Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 4, 2022): Postcards from Two Countries Q: Name two countries with a total of 12 letters that, when spelled one after the other, form six consecutive state postal abbreviations. What are the two countries? Anagram all the letters and you get something that means “loony sail”.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 28, 2022): Switcharoo! Q: Name a well-known island. Move the last letter six spaces later in the alphabet. Read the result backward. You’ll get where this island is located. What island is it? I’m not familiar with the island of NAECI, are you?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 21, 2022): A Pair of Girls Names Q: Think of an eight-letter noun composed phonetically of two consecutive names traditionally given to girls. Remove the sixth letter and rearrange the result. You’ll get an event where you might hear the thing named by the original noun. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 14, 2022): Oklahoma, OK! Q: This is a continuation of a two-week creative challenge. The object is to write a sentence using only the letters of any particular U.S. state. You can pick the state and repeat letters as often as necessary. For example: OREGON –> […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 7, 2022): Oh I, Oh! Q: This is the start of a two-week creative challenge. The object is to write a sentence using only the letters of any particular U.S. state. You can pick the state and repeat letters as often as necessary. For example: NEW […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 31, 2022): American TV Personality Q: Name a famous person in American television — 6 letters in the first name, 4 letters in the last. Switch the last letter of the first name with the first letter of the last. Then reverse the order of the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 24, 2022): 1989 and 1992 Q: This week’s challenge will require a little research. The 1989 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 1992 Olympic gold medal in giant slalom both suggest, phonetically, a certain square number. What is it? Research and read carefully. You can’t say […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 17, 2022): Let’s Eat! Q: Name a food item in seven letters. Move the first letter to the fifth position and you’ll get two words that are synonyms. What are they?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 10, 2022): Presidential Motorcade Q: Write down the last names of two U.S. presidents. Move a letter from the second name into the first one. You’ll name a vehicle that’s used for special occasions. What is it? Coincidentally, the names are in the order they were […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 3, 2022): Add -s, -es, -ies or -ves? Q: Name a well-known fictional character in two words. Remove two letters from the first word in the name. The result is the plural form of the second word. What character is this? My first thought was a […]