Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 24, 2024): Name that Capital Q: Name a state capital. Inside it in consecutive letters is the first name of a popular TV character of the past. Remove that name, and the remaining letters in order will spell the first name of a popular TV game […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2024): An American Author’s Body of Work Q: Think of a classic American author, whose first and last name’s are each one syllable. The last name, when said aloud, sounds like part of the body. Insert the letters “A-S” into the first name and you […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 10, 2024): Panders for Seafood Q: Using only the letters of PANDERS, and repeating them as often as desired, spell a certain entrée at a seafood restaurant (3-6 3 7). I got the first two words and the last two words. I didn’t think there was […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 3, 2024): Experimental Place Q: Name a place where experiments are done (two words). Drop the last letter of each word. The remaining letters, reading from left to right, will name someone famously associated with experiments. Who is it? Rearrange the letters in the person’s full […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 27, 2024): Where in the World? Q: Name a place somewhere on the globe — in two words. Rearrange the letters of the first word to name some animals. The second word in the place name is something those animals sometimes do. What is it? I’ve […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 20, 2024): Greetings from… Q: The city of UTICA, NEW YORK, when spelled out, contains 12 letters, all of them different. Think of a well-known U.S. city, that when its name is spelled out (including the state), contains 13 letters, all of them different. Your answer […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 13, 2024): Have a Drink Q: Think of something to drink whose name is a compound word. Delete the first letter of the first part and you’ll get some athletes. Delete the first letter of the second part and you’ll get where these athletes compete. What […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 6, 2024): Two Word Place Names Q: Think of a place in America. Two words, 10 letters altogether. The first five letters read the same forward and backward. The last five letters spell something found in the body. What place is this? The first letter of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 29, 2024): They’re Gr-r-reat! Q: Name a certain breakfast cereal character. Remove the third, fifth, and sixth letters and read the result backward. You’ll get a word that describes this breakfast cereal character. What is it? Change the fifth letter of the character’s name to an […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 22, 2024): New Towels Q: Take the phrase NEW TOWELS. Rearrange these 9 letters to get the brand name of a product you might buy at the supermarket. What is it? I saw an AD for this product just the other day.