Sunday, July 25, 2021

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 25, 2021): Olympic Sports Competitor

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 25, 2021): Olympic Sports Competitor
Q: Think of the word for a competitor in a particular Olympic sport. It's a compound word with a hyphen in the middle. Remove the hyphen. What remains are two words from a different Olympic sport. What words are these?
Don't get distracted by the animated pictograms for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Edit: Don't be distracted... keep your eye on the ball.
A: SHOT-PUTTER --> SHOT, PUTTER (Golf)

Sunday, July 18, 2021

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 18, 2021): Searching the Flower Box

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 18, 2021): Searching the Flower Box
Q: Take the name of a flower that has a common girl's name in consecutive letters inside it. Remove that name, and the remaining letters, in order, sound like another girl's name. What flower is it?
I'm thinking of a folk art and antique collector.

Edit: I was hinting at Mary Allis
A: AMARYLLIS --> MARY, ALICE

Sunday, July 11, 2021

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 11, 2021): Rival Companies

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 11, 2021): Rival Companies
Q: Think of a country. Embedded in consecutive letters is a well-known brand name. The first, second, eighth and ninth letters of the country, in order, spell a former competitor of that brand. Name the country and the brands.
The first country I checked was MADAGASCAR and for once, that isn't the answer.

There have been several NPR puzzles involving MADAGASCAR (MAZDA/WANDA, MADE A GAS CAR, MAZDA/GAS CAR) which was a hint towards car brands.
A: SAUDI ARABIA --> AUDI, SAAB

Sunday, July 04, 2021

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 4, 2021): Where a Plant Might Grow

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 4, 2021): Where a Plant Might Grow
Q: Think of a place where a plant might grow, in two words. Spoonerize it — that is, switch the initial consonant or consonants of the two words. The result will name another place where a plant might grow, and a plant that might grow in either place.
I'm going back to bed and counting sheep.

PHLOX sounds like FLOCKS
A: FLOWER BOX --> BOWER, PHLOX