NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 24, 2024): Name that Capital

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 24, 2024): Name that Capital

Q: Name a state capital. Inside it in consecutive letters is the first name of a popular TV character of the past. Remove that name, and the remaining letters in order will spell the first name of a popular TV game show host of the past. What is the capital and what are the names?

The last names make me think of a former School of Journalism.

Edit: The picture of Sesame Street characters above was a hint to Ernie. Ernie Pyle Hall (at Indiana University) used to house the Journalism Department but has been renovated/rededicated as the Office of Admissions.

A: MONTGOMERY --> GOMER (Pyle), MONTY (Hall)

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2024): An American Author's Body of Work

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2024): An American Author's Body of Work

Q: Think of a classic American author, whose first and last name's are each one syllable. The last name, when said aloud, sounds like part of the body. Insert the letters "A-S" into the first name and you have the location of this body part. Who is the author?

I had to nix my previous hints.

Edit: Nix --> 86 --> Agent 86 --> "Get Smart" rhymes with the answer.

A: BRET HARTE --> BREAST, HEART

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 10, 2024): Panders for Seafood

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 10, 2024): Panders for Seafood

Q: Using only the letters of PANDERS, and repeating them as often as desired, spell a certain entrée at a seafood restaurant (3-6 3 7).

I got the first two words and the last two words. I didn't think there was a dish that put them together. Update: I had the incorrect first two words... no wonder it didn't make sense. As a hyphenated word it makes more sense.

Edit: I initially came up with Red-pepper red snapper.

A: PAN-SEARED RED SNAPPER

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 3, 2024): Experimental Place

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 3, 2024): Experimental Place

Q: Name a place where experiments are done (two words). Drop the last letter of each word. The remaining letters, reading from left to right, will name someone famously associated with experiments. Who is it?

Rearrange the letters in the person's full name and you get a quiet animal.

Edit: NIKOLA TESLA --> SILENT KOALA

A: TEST LAB --> TESLA