Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 1, 2021): Topsy-Turvy Q: Think of a common Britishism — a word that the British use that’s not common in the U.S. Write it in all capital letters. Turn it upside-down (that is, rotate it 180 degrees). The result is a famous hero of books and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 25, 2021): Olympic Sports Competitor Q: Think of the word for a competitor in a particular Olympic sport. It’s a compound word with a hyphen in the middle. Remove the hyphen. What remains are two words from a different Olympic sport. What words are these? Don’t […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 18, 2021): Searching the Flower Box Q: Take the name of a flower that has a common girl’s name in consecutive letters inside it. Remove that name, and the remaining letters, in order, sound like another girl’s name. What flower is it? I’m thinking of a […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 11, 2021): Rival Companies Q: Think of a country. Embedded in consecutive letters is a well-known brand name. The first, second, eighth and ninth letters of the country, in order, spell a former competitor of that brand. Name the country and the brands. The first country […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 4, 2021): Where a Plant Might Grow Q: Think of a place where a plant might grow, in two words. Spoonerize it — that is, switch the initial consonant or consonants of the two words. The result will name another place where a plant might grow, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 27, 2021): Japanese and Mexican Food Q: Take the name of a major American city. Hidden inside it in consecutive letters is the name of a Japanese food. Remove that. The remaining letters can be rearranged to spell some Mexican foods. Name the city and the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 20, 2021): Take the Car out for a Spin Q: Name a make of car. Write it in all capital letters. Rotate one of the letters 90 degrees and another letter 180 degrees to make a woman’s name. What is it? I think this might be […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 13, 2021): Famous Woman with a Three Part Name Q: Name a famous woman in American history with a three-part name. Change one letter in her first name to a double letter. The resulting first and second parts of her name form the first and last […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 6, 2021): Best Picture Oscar Winners Q: Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Name the country, capital, and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 30, 2021): A=1, B=2, C=3, … Q: Name a famous city in 10 letters that contains an “S.” Drop the “S.” Then assign the remaining nine letters their standard value in the alphabet — A = 1, B= 2, C = 3, etc. The total value […]