Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 3, 2023): Strumming on the Old Banjo Q: Name certain musical instruments (plural). The first, third, fourth, and fifth letters spell something that holds the things named by the last five letters. What instruments are these? I’m pretty sure I saw this on an episode of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 27, 2023): A Seriously Bad Effect Q: Think of a noun in six letters. It sounds like a two-word phrase (2,6). And the thing named by the noun can have a seriously bad effect on what’s named by the phrase. What is it? I would not […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 20, 2023): A Jumble of Body Parts Q: Name part of the human body above the neck in 9 letters. Rearrange them to name another part of the human body found below the neck. Only some people have the first body part. Everyone has the second […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 13, 2023): Contemporary Singer on Repeat Q: Name a famous contemporary singer (6,4). The second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and ninth letters, in order, spell a repeated part of a song that everyone knows. What is it? It’s not the first time someone’s made this observation.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 6, 2023): Found In England Q: Name something found on a map of England. Two words. The last two letters of the first word are the same as the first two letters of the last. If you go to England, you can’t see this place. You […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 30, 2023): I’ll Drink to That Q: Name a well-known U.S. city in nine letters. Change the third and fifth letters to get the name of a beverage. What is it? Remove the fourth letter of the city, rearrange and… not again!

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 23, 2023): Classic TV Show Q: Name a classic TV show in two words, in which the respective words rhyme with the first and last names of a famous writer – four letters in the first name, five letter in the last name. Who is it? […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 16, 2023): Lovely Day for a Picnic Q: Name a famous singer (first and last names, 12 letters in all). Add a Y at the end, and the result, with respacing but not rearranging any letters, will spell a possible contribution to a picnic and how […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 9, 2023): Lights, Camera, … Q: Take the first name of a famous movie director. Write it in upper- and lowercase letters. Rotate the third letter of this name 180° and you’ll get the name of the main character in one of this director’s most popular […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 2, 2023): Time to Play! Q: Name a sports facility in two words. (This is a general term, not a specific place.) Three consecutive letters in the first word also appear consecutively in the second word. If you reverse these three letters, you’ll name something seen […]