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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 22, 2026): Get Out Your Secret Decoder Rings Q: Name something you don’t want to have at night using two words (3,5). Shift each of the letters of the second word nine spaces later in the alphabet. If your count reaches the end of the alphabet, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 15, 2026): Ian and his Friend Q: A man said to a friend: “I’m thinking of a 9-letter word that contains my name, Ian (“I-A-N”), embedded somewhere inside it. If you replace my 3-letter name with your 4-letter name, you’ll get a familiar word in 10 […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 8, 2026): Weightloss Q: Name something in 7 letters that’s designed to help you lose weight. Insert the letters EP somewhere inside this word to get a two-word phrase naming things that are likely to add weight. What words are these? Take the letters in the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 1, 2026): Two Hooved Animals and an Actress Q: Think of two hooved animals. Take all the letters of one of them and the last three letters of the other, mix them together, and you’ll get the first and last names of a famous actress. Who […]