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 of the clue to get an appropriate surname.
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 17, 2024): A Couple of Trees
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 17, 2024): A Couple of Trees
Sunday, March 10, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle
I used the same hint last time this puzzle was used. Knee was a hint to NEA which is the National Endowment For The Arts. My image could be considered "art" and she has a heart painted on her side.
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 to affect that body part.I can tell you it isn't a knee.
I used the same hint last time this puzzle was used. Knee was a hint to NEA which is the National Endowment For The Arts. My image could be considered "art" and she has a heart painted on her side.
A: EAR --> HEART --> THE ARTS
Sunday, March 03, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 3, 2024): Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 3, 2024): Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
Edit: Last week's post had an image of "I Dream of Jeannie" and Major Nelson
Q: Take the last name of a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Remove the middle three letters and duplicate the last two letters to get the first name of a different Nobel Peace Prize winner. What are those two names?I gave a major clue to this week's puzzle previously.
Edit: Last week's post had an image of "I Dream of Jeannie" and Major Nelson
A: Nelson MANDELA --> MALALA Yousafzai
Sunday, February 25, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 25, 2024): Here to Grant Three Wishes
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 25, 2024): Here to Grant Three Wishes
Edit: Sounds like "Au" = Gold
Q: Take the word SETS. You can add a three-letter word to this twice to get a common phrase: SPARE PARTS. Can you now do this with the word GENIE, add a three-letter word to it twice to get a common phrase?Hey you!
Edit: Sounds like "Au" = Gold
A: GOLDEN OLDIE
Sunday, February 18, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 18, 2024): Famous Year in History
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 18, 2024): Famous Year in History
Edit: Herman Melville was born in 1819.
Q: Think of a famous character in American literature. Change each letter in that character's name to its position in the alphabet — A=1, B=2, etc. — to get a famous year in American history. Who is this person and what is the year?The author was born shortly after the famous year.
Edit: Herman Melville was born in 1819.
A: (Captain) AHAB --> (War of) 1812
Sunday, February 11, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 11, 2024): Types of Movies
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 11, 2024): Types of Movies
Edit: Early in his career, he directed and starred in a couple of independent films.
Q: Start with the name of a blockbuster movie star. Remove the first letter of the first name and last two letters of the last name to get the types of movies he almost never stars in. Who is this?I'm glad Will included "almost never".
Edit: Early in his career, he directed and starred in a couple of independent films.
A: VIN DIESEL --> INDIES
Sunday, February 04, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 4, 2024): Checking a Liszt...
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 4, 2024): Checking a Liszt...
Edit: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture includes a cannon while Pachelbel wrote a canon
Q: Name a famous classical composer in three syllables. Change the vowel sounds in the first and third syllables, and phonetically you'll name a sport. What is it?I thought I was close with Tchaikovsky
Edit: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture includes a cannon while Pachelbel wrote a canon
A: PACHELBEL --> PICKLEBALL
Sunday, January 28, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill
Q: Think of brand name in seven letters that you might find in a pharmacy. Drop the last letter and rearrange the letters that remain. You'll get another brand name, in six letters, that you might also find in a pharmacy. What is it?
A: CLAIROL --> RICOLA, there were several alternate answers provided in the comments.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present
Edit: The title starts TIN... I thought giving it as a joke answer would lead people astray, but in retrospect it was too close so I deleted the hint. Unfortunately the title is in the URL which I couldn't change without deleting the whole post and comments.
Q: Think of a familiar saying in seven words. The initial letters of the first three words in order spell a type of container. And the initials of the last four words in order spell something edible that might be found in this container. What's the saying?No comment.
Edit: The title starts TIN... I thought giving it as a joke answer would lead people astray, but in retrospect it was too close so I deleted the hint. Unfortunately the title is in the URL which I couldn't change without deleting the whole post and comments.
A: There Is Nothing New Under The Sun --> TIN of NUTS
Sunday, January 14, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting
Edit: RENT MOTOR
Q: Think of a word for a person who helps you. Copy the last three letters and repeat them at the front, and you'll get a new, longer word that names a person who hurts you. What words are these?If you rearrange the letters in the longer word, you get something you might do at a marina.
Edit: RENT MOTOR
A: MENTOR, TORMENTOR
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