Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 12, 2024): Mother Earth Q: Think of a well-known seven-letter geographical name in a single word that has just two consonants and yet is pronounced in five syllables. I’m seeing a genus of aphids in the anagram.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 5, 2024): Rhyme Doesn’t Pay Q: Think of three common six-letter words that have vowels in the second and fifth positions. The last five letters of the words are the same. Only the first letters differ. And none of the words rhyme with either of the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 28, 2024): Male Singers of the Past Q: Think of a famous male singer of the past with two A’s in his name. Drop both A’s and the remaining letters can be rearranged to name a popular make of automobile. What is it? Take a model […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 21, 2024): Upcoming Events Q: Think of a a major American corporation of the past (two words, 15 letters altogether). Change the last three letters in the second word and the resulting phrase will name something that will occur later this year. What is it? Mazda […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 14, 2024): America Online Q: Think of a popular online service. Change the first letter to a Y and rearrange the result to get what this service provides. What is it? Yes! Will is back! If you add 4 letters to the service and rearrange, you […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 7, 2024): The Bible as a Tool Q: Think of a nine-letter word naming a kind of tool that is mentioned in the Bible. Remove the second and sixth letters and the remaining letters can be rearranged to spell two new words that are included in […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 31, 2024): Women’s History Month Q: The English language developed in a patriarchal society, so many words in our language were traditionally assumed to be male, and turned into female versions by adding a prefix or suffix. Waiter and waitress, comedian and comedienne — those are […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 24, 2024): Periodic Puzzle Q: Each chemical element can be represented by a one or two-letter symbol. Hydrogen is H, helium is He, and so on. There are two commonly known elements whose names each can be spelled using three other element symbols. Name either one. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 17, 2024): A Couple of Trees Q: Take two three-letter tree names and combine them phonetically to get a clue for a type of fabric, then change one letter in that word to get something related to trees. What are the two trees? Anagram the letters […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle Q: Take a body part. Add one letter at the beginning and another at the end to get a different body part. Then again add a letter at the beginning and another at the end to get something designed […]