NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 24, 2024): Periodic Puzzle
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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. Could they be Zirconium and Tungsten, but a small quantity ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle Q: Take a body part, add a letter at the beginning and end to get another body part, then add another letter at the beginning and end to get something designed to affect that body part. I can tell you it isn't a knee ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 3, 2024): Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 3, 2024): Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 25, 2024): Here to Grant Three Wishes
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 25, 2024): Here to Grant Three Wishes 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 18, 2024): Famous Year in History
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 18, 2024): Famous Year in History 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 11, 2024): Types of Movies
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 11, 2024): Types of Movies 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 4, 2024): Checking a Liszt...
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 4, 2024): Checking a Liszt... 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill
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2M ago
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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present 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 ..read more
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting
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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting 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 ..read more
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