NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 26, 2020): What's My Job

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 26, 2020): What's My Job:

Q: Write down the letter C. Beneath that write ENT. And beneath that write a G. What profession do these letters represent? Here's a hint: It's a two-word phrase — 10 letters in the first word, 5 letters in the second.

I believe the operative word is "write".

Edit: Actually the operative word is "operative" :)

A: Under C, Over a G, ENT --> UNDERCOVER AGENT

P.S. If anyone is interested, an almost identical version of the puzzle was played on-air about 10 years ago.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 19, 2020): Staying Alive

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 19, 2020): Staying Alive:

Q: Name something everyone has, starting with H. Add an E, and rearrange the letters. You'll name two things that every person must do to stay alive.

I'm pretty sure my grandpa doesn't have this.

A: HEARTBEAT + E --> EAT, BREATHE

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 12, 2020): Three Word Phrases

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 12, 2020): Three Word Phrases:

Q: Think of a familiar three-word phrase that has the following property: The first word is a number. Let X be that number. Then the last X letters of the second word form, in order, a common abbreviation for the third word.

I might have heard my wife utter this in the last couple weeks.

Dancing on New Year's Eve?

A: TWO LEFT FEET --> FT., FEET

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 5, 2020): Informal Names of Body Parts

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 5, 2020): Informal Names of Body Parts:

Q: Think of an informal term for part of the human body that consists of two alcoholic beverages, one after the other. What is it?

I got stuck on "beer gut" but I should have used the resources at hand sooner.

Edit: I should have used my head

A: NOG + GIN = NOGGIN