Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 19, 2023): Let’s Start a Band Q: Here’s a harder challenge. Name a musical instrument plus part of that instrument. Drop the last letter of the instrument then rearrange all the remaining letters to name another musical instrument. What is it? The deadline is Wed. Nov […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 12, 2023): Creative Places (continued…) Q: This is a two-week creative challenge. Name a geographical place. Then describe it acrostically using the letters in its name. For example, ALBANY could be described acrostically as “Administering Legislative Business At New York.” The place can be anywhere in […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 5, 2023): Creative Places Q: This is a two-week creative challenge. Name a geographical place. Then describe it acrostically using the letters in its name. For example, ALBANY could be described acrostically as “Administering Legislative Business At New York.” The place can be anywhere in the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 29, 2023): My Alarm Didn’t Go Off… Q: The time 6:29 on a digital clock, ignoring the colon, also reads 6:29 upside down. How many times in a day can a digital clock, ignoring the colon, read the same right side up as upside down? We […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 22, 2023): The Cat’s Away… I’m unable to post the puzzle this week, but I didn’t want to leave you without a place to post comments on the puzzle. Somebody help me out by posting a copy here. Then feel free to add your hints as […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 15, 2023): If Life Gives You Fruit… Q: Name a famous athlete, first and last names. Interchange the initials of those names. Then add an appliance. The result, reading left to right, will name a fruit. What is it? Take the athlete’s middle name. Keep the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 8, 2023): Mammal, Insect, Bird Q: Think of a mammal, an insect, and a bird, in that order — six, three, and four letters, respectively. Say them out loud and you’ll name something often seen around this time of year. What is it? You have a […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 1, 2023): City Animal Q: Name a well-known U.S. city in four syllables. The first two syllables, with a letter inserted, will name an animal — that might be found in the place named by the last syllable. What city is it? The third syllable is […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 24, 2023): U.S. City Demonyms Q: Name a major U.S. city in two words. Change the first letter of the first word and the next-to-last letter of the second word. Then rearrange all the letters to name the people who live in this city. What city […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 17, 2023): Vacation Places Q: Name a place where many people go for vacation (3,10). Change one of the vowels sounds from a long A to a long E, and the result phonetically will be one reason to visit this place. What place is it? You […]