NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 27, 2018): There's Something Worrisome About My Body?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 27, 2018): There's Something Worrisome About My Body?:

Q: Name part of the human body. Switch the first two letters to get a two-word phrase for something that is worrisome. What is it?

In reverse it's a fish dance move.

Edit: Backwards it's NEMO DAB

A: ABDOMEN --> BAD OMEN

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 20, 2018): Hit Film with Sequels

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 20, 2018): Hit Film with Sequels:

Q: Take the title of a famous Hollywood flop. Change an A to an R, then rearrange the letters to spell a famous box office hit — which went on to spawn sequels. What films are these?

As with most things, we can blame Shakespeare.

Edit: The phrase was made familiar in Shakespeare's sonnet 29, "my state...sings hymns at heaven’s gate"

A: HEAVEN'S GATE --> THE AVENGERS

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 13, 2018): When's Dinner?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 13, 2018): When's Dinner?:

Q: Think of a two-word phrase a child might shout when walking in the front door. Rearrange the letters and add an "E" at the end, and you get the next two words the child might shout. These are both common expressions. What are they?

There are a few assumptions being made, but I'll allow it.

Edit: It's a little dated to expect Mom to be the one staying home waiting for the kids to arrive from school. Can't Dad be there too? And how did the child get home? They didn't walk home alone, did they?

A: HI MOM! I'M HOME!

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 6, 2018): Criminal Country

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 6, 2018): Criminal Country:

Q: Name a certain kind of criminal. Drop the first two letters and the last letter of the word, and you'll name a country. What is it?

I'm not writing a misleading clue today.

A: I'll be interested to see whether PYROMANIAC or VAGABOND was Will's intended answer.