Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2026): Famous 20th Century Writer Q: Name a famous 20th century writer. Remove the last two letters of the first name and the last letter of the last name. The result will name a clothing material. What is it? Contrary to what Will might think, […]

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 22, 2026): Get Out Your Secret Decoder Rings Q: Name something you don’t want to have at night using two words (3,5). Shift each of the letters of the second word nine spaces later in the alphabet. If your count reaches the end of the alphabet, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 15, 2026): Ian and his Friend Q: A man said to a friend: “I’m thinking of a 9-letter word that contains my name, Ian (“I-A-N”), embedded somewhere inside it. If you replace my 3-letter name with your 4-letter name, you’ll get a familiar word in 10 […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 8, 2026): Weightloss Q: Name something in 7 letters that’s designed to help you lose weight. Insert the letters EP somewhere inside this word to get a two-word phrase naming things that are likely to add weight. What words are these? Take the letters in the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 1, 2026): Two Hooved Animals and an Actress Q: Think of two hooved animals. Take all the letters of one of them and the last three letters of the other, mix them together, and you’ll get the first and last names of a famous actress. Who […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 25, 2026): Famous Living Singer Q: Name a famous living singer whose first and last names together have four syllables. The second and fourth syllables phonetically sound like things a dog walker would likely carry. What singer is this? A very timely puzzle.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 18, 2026): Very Tiny, Very Large Q: Think of a word that means “very small.” Move the first syllable to the end, separated by a space, and you’ll get a two-word phrase naming something that is very large. What words are these? Change the last letter […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 11, 2026): Famous Duos Q: Think of a well-known couple whose names are often said in the order of _____ & _____. Seven letters in the names in total. Combine those two names, change an E to an S, and rearrange the result to name another famous duo […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 4, 2026): Equation of the Year Q: This week’s challenge is a numerical one. Take the nine digits — 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. You can group some of them and add arithmetic operations to get 2011 like this: 1 + 23 […]