Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 23, 2025): TH: Think vs. That Q: In English the two-letter combination TH can be pronounced in two different ways: once as in the word “booth,” the other as in “smooth.” What is the only common English word, other than “smooth,” that ends in the letters […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 16, 2025): Eight Letter Island Q: Name a famous island in eight letters. Remove three consecutive letters. The letters that remain, in left-to-right order, will name where many islands can be found — but not this one. What is this island, and where can’t it be […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 9, 2025): Jon Stewart at the Movies Q: Take the name JON STEWART, as in the comedian and TV host. Rearrange the letters to spell the titles of three classic movies. One of the titles is its familiar shortened form. ChatGPT isn’t much help, or is […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 2, 2025): Scary Things: The Musical Q: Think of a famous singer and actress, first and last names, two syllables each. The second syllable of the last name followed by the first syllable of the first name spell something that can be dangerous to run into. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 23, 2025): Musical Artists and Game Pieces Q: Think of two classic music artists with multiple top 40 hits. Their first names are near-synonyms. And their last names are both game pieces. Who are they? Their last names being similar is not a coincidence.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 16, 2025): Sports Figure and American of the Past Q: Name a famous sports figure of the past (5,4). Change the third and fourth letters of the first name to a single D, and you’ll have the nickname of another famous American of the past. Who […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 9, 2025): Happy Valentine’s Day! Q: Name a well-known cartoon character in eight letters. Change the last letter to a U and rearrange the result to make a phrase you might see on a Valentine’s Day card. The cartoon starring this character had a different name […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 2, 2025): Hip, Hip Hooray! Q: Name a part of the human body in seven letters. Add a B and rearrange the result it to get another part of the human body. I woke up and it was yet another body part puzzle. Is this Groundhog […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 26, 2025): Name That Popular Singer Q: Think of a popular singer whose first and last names each have two syllables. Drop the second syllable from each name and you’ll be left with the piece of a toy. What singer is this? I accidentally focused on […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 19, 2025): Should You Choose to Accept It Q: Think of a familiar two-word phrase that means “a secret mission”. Move the last letter of the first word to the start of the second word. The result will be two words that are synonyms. What are […]