Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 14, 2021): An Actress and a Musician Q: Name a famous TV actress of the past. Double her first name phonetically. You get the first name of a famous musician. If you put the last names of the musician and the actress together, in that order, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 7, 2021): What’s in Your Kitchen? Q: Name a variety of song and a genre of music. Switch the initial consonant sounds of these two words, and, phonetically, you’ll name an object found in the kitchen. What is it? I’m sure there are many obvious clues […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 31, 2021): Halloween Travel Puzzle Q: Think of a popular tourist attraction in two words. The second, fourth, and sixth letters of the second word, in order, spell the first name of a famous author. The last four letters of the first word spell the author’s […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 24, 2021): A Pair of Menus Q: Think of a two-word phrase you might see on a laptop computer menu. Remove five letters. What remains, in order, is a three-word phrase you might see on a restaurant menu. What phrases are these? I’m going to have […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 17, 2021): Famous Actress (8,6) Q: Name a famous actress (8,6). Change the next-to-last letter of her first name to an S. Then reverse the order of the last three letters, and you’ll name a famous ruler. The actress’s last name is an anagram of where […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 10, 2021): Start Your Day Off Right Q: Name something you might eat for breakfast, in two words. Add a “G” at the end of the first word. Switch the middle two letters of the second word. Then reverse the order of the two words. You’ll […]

Q: Write down the name of a country and its largest city, one after the other. Hidden in this string, in consecutive letters, is another country’s capital (in six letters)? What is it? The first country’s capital and the second country’s largest city share the same two starting letters.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 26, 2021): Prepare for Departure Q: Take the common abbreviation for a major American city. Insert it inside an airport code for that city. And you’ll name a flower. What flower is it? Perhaps it is a one-letter abbreviation?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 19, 2021): Grown in a Garden Q: Name something grown in a garden. Change the second letter, and double the third letter, to get an adjective that describes this thing. What is it? I guess it can be considered a word that describes the item.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 12, 2021): Same Name Singers Q: Think of two famous singers with the same five-letter first name. Take the last name of one of these singers. Switch the second and third letters. Then advance the resulting first and third letters each to the next letter in […]