Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 23, 2022): Movie with a Five-Word Title Q: It’s unusual for a multi-word movie title to consist entirely of words starting with vowels, none of which are the article “a.” or pronoun “I.” Can you name a popular movie with a five-word title — with word […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 16, 2022): Confrontation or Cooperation Q: Think of a pair of two-syllable words that are pronounced the same, except one is accented on the first syllable while the other is accented on the second. The word that’s accented on the first syllable is associated with confrontation, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 9, 2022): Building Materials Q: Name two things that many houses are built with: “[blank] and [blank].” Drop the first letter of the first thing. Change the last two letters of the second thing to a “Y.” And you’ll name a popular TV show, “[blank] and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 2, 2022): A Couple Brand Name Products Q: Think of two well-known brand names, each in eight letters that have the same first six letters in the same order. Both brands are of products, one found in a supermarket and one for something used outdoors. And […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 25, 2022): White Collar Crime Q: This week’s challenge comes from listener Adam Cohen, of Brooklyn. Take the name of a large financial corporation in 10 letters. Drop the fourth and fifth letters. Move the sixth and seventh letters to the front. You’ll name a person […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 18, 2022): Are You Using a Modern Modem? Q: If you squish the lowercase letters “r” and “n” together, they look like an “m.” Think of a word that ends in the consecutive letters “r-n.” Squish them together to get a homophone of a synonym of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 11, 2022): It’s Not Over… Q: Name something, in eight letters, that you might hear at an opera. Drop three of the letters, without changing the order of the remaining five. You’ll name something you might see at an opera. What things are these? If you […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 4, 2022): Postcards from Two Countries Q: Name two countries with a total of 12 letters that, when spelled one after the other, form six consecutive state postal abbreviations. What are the two countries? Anagram all the letters and you get something that means “loony sail”.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 28, 2022): Switcharoo! Q: Name a well-known island. Move the last letter six spaces later in the alphabet. Read the result backward. You’ll get where this island is located. What island is it? I’m not familiar with the island of NAECI, are you?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 21, 2022): A Pair of Girls Names Q: Think of an eight-letter noun composed phonetically of two consecutive names traditionally given to girls. Remove the sixth letter and rearrange the result. You’ll get an event where you might hear the thing named by the original noun. […]