Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 4, 2025): Rhymes with Spain Q: There are four countries whose names have one-syllable anagrams that rhyme with “Spain.” What are they? Check your globes; I think you could fly in a straight line over all 4 countries.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 27, 2025): Getting Around Q: Name an activity in the form of “blank and blank.” Move the first letter of the second word to the start of the first word. The result will be two modes of transporting things. What is the activity and what are […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 20, 2025): Hoppy Easter! Q: Name an animal in five letters. Add two letters and rearrange the result to name a bird in seven letters. Then add two letters to that and rearrange the result to name another animal in nine letters. What creatures are these? […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 13, 2025): European Vacation Q: Name a famous European tourist site in nine letters. Rearrange its last four letters to name something that its first five letters can be planted in. I believe in behavior which is positive and helpful.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 6, 2025): Milk and Beef Q: Think of an 11-letter word that might describe milk. Change one letter in it to an A, and say the result out loud. You’ll get a hyphenated word that might describe beef. What is it? Pour out a sunrise smile!

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 30, 2025): Answers Delayed Until Thursday Q: Think of a word meaning “delay.” Remove one W from it and you’ll be left with another word meaning “delay.” What words are these? Read carefully, if you don’t want to be delayed.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 23, 2025): TH: Think vs. That Q: In English the two-letter combination TH can be pronounced in two different ways: once as in the word “booth,” the other as in “smooth.” What is the only common English word, other than “smooth,” that ends in the letters […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 16, 2025): Eight Letter Island Q: Name a famous island in eight letters. Remove three consecutive letters. The letters that remain, in left-to-right order, will name where many islands can be found — but not this one. What is this island, and where can’t it be […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 9, 2025): Jon Stewart at the Movies Q: Take the name JON STEWART, as in the comedian and TV host. Rearrange the letters to spell the titles of three classic movies. One of the titles is its familiar shortened form. ChatGPT isn’t much help, or is […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 2, 2025): Scary Things: The Musical Q: Think of a famous singer and actress, first and last names, two syllables each. The second syllable of the last name followed by the first syllable of the first name spell something that can be dangerous to run into. […]