NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 30, 2015): A Bag of Holding

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 30, 2015): A Bag of Holding:

Q: Name a famous movie in eight letters that has had multiple sequels. The title is one word. Rearrange its letters to get a two-word phrase for a satchel. What is it?

I can't help you with a clue this week... it's too obvious.

Edit: My hint was "can't" as a hint to Clark Kent.

A: SUPERMAN --> MAN PURSE

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 23, 2015): Name that Military Figure

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 23, 2015): Name that Military Figure:

Q: Name a famous military figure of the past 50 years. The first three letters of his first name and the first three letters of his last name are both well-known military abbreviations. Who is it?

February 1, 1976: One of the abbreviations applied to him.

Edit: That was the date he attained the rank of Colonel. The other hint was the colon.

A: COLIN POWELL --> Col. and P.O.W.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 16, 2015): Easily Say Lei

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 16, 2015): Easily Say Lei:

Q: Take the word EASILY. You can rearrange its letters to spell SAY and LEI. These two words rhyme even though they have no letters in common.

What is the longest familiar word you can find that can be anagrammed into two shorter words that rhyme but have no letters in common? The two shorter words must have only one syllable.

I guess we'll all be spending time with a rhyming dictionary and an anagrammer.

A: CHICKPEAS = CHIC, SPEAK
PHYSICKED = PSYCH, DIKE
HEAPINGLY = NEIGH, HAY
LIGHT-YEARS = SLEIGH, TRAY

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 9, 2015): Time to Grease Your Muffler Bearings

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 9, 2015): Time to Grease Your Muffler Bearings:

Q: Name part of a car. Drop the fifth letter. Now reverse the order of the last three letters. The result, reading from left to right, will name a major American city. What city is it?

Safety tip: put wheel chocks in place before working on your car.

Edit: "Safety" hinted at the part of a car being used for safety. The other hint was "chocks" which, if you break it into parts, sounds like c-hocks = "Seahawks".

A: SEAT BELT --> SEATTLE

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 2, 2015): Watching a Butterfly Flutter By

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 2, 2015): Watching a Butterfly Flutter By:

Q: This challenge involves a spoonerism. (To recap, that's where you exchange the initial consonant sounds of two words to get two new words. For example, a spoonerism of "light rain" is "right lane.")

Name two animals. Exchange their initial consonant sounds, and the result in two words will be the name of a third animal. What is it?

A: BUNNY + HARE --> HONEY BEAR