Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 4, 2024): Famous American Women Q: Think of a famous American woman with a two-syllable last name. The first syllable is spelled like a body part, but isn’t pronounced like one. The second syllable is pronounced like a body part, but isn’t spelled like one. Who […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 28, 2024): Movie Numbers Q: Think of a classic movie title in which the initials of all the words up to the last one, in order, spell the number of letters in that last word. The number of words in the title is for you to […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 21, 2024): For General Audiences Q: Take the name of a famous actor of the past. Say it out loud, and phonetically you’ll describe what a famous general’s horse did. Who is the actor and who is the general? I need an “L” to make my […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 14, 2024): Classic Movie Couple Q: Think of a famous actor and a famous actress who co-starred in a classic movie of the past. The actress’s first name, when reversed, and the actor’s last name, spelled forward, are similar romantic gifts. Who are these film stars? […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 7, 2024): Camping Trip Q: Think of something in two words (7,5) that you might take camping. The phrase has seven consonants, which are all different and appear in alphabetical order through the phrase. What camping item is this? You can rearrange the letters to name […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 30, 2024): Beach Fun Q: Name a state capital. Remove its first two letters, and you can rearrange the rest to name something in two words that you might find while beachcombing in that state. What is it? Burt Reynolds has a connection to the capital.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 23, 2024): Colorful Film Actor Q: Name a famous film actor of the past (4,6). Swap the second and third letters of the first name to name a color. Change the third letter of the last name to get another color. What actor is it? The […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 16, 2024): Mixed-up Body Parts Q: Think of two parts of the human body that start with the same letter of the alphabet. Drop one instance of that letter and rearrange the remaining letters to name another part of the body that is not near the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 9, 2024): Don’t Judge My Baguette or Biscuit Storage Q: This is a little tricky. What item containing a silent “u” is commonly found in kitchen drawers? If you change the “u” to a different letter of the alphabet, you get a name for a similar […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 2, 2024): Name That Writer Q: Think of a famous writer with a three-word name. The first two letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the middle name followed by the first two letters of the first name, in order, spell […]