NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 9, 2025): Jon Stewart at the Movies

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 9, 2025): Jon Stewart at the Movies

Q: Take the name JON STEWART, as in the comedian and TV host. Rearrange the letters to spell the titles of three classic movies. One of the titles is its familiar shortened form.

ChatGPT isn't much help, or is it?

Edit: Spielberg directed two of the movies. He also directed A.I. Artificial Intelligence in 2001.

A: JAWS, ET and TRON

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 2, 2025): Scary Things: The Musical

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 2, 2025): Scary Things: The Musical

Q: Think of a famous singer and actress, first and last names, two syllables each. The second syllable of the last name followed by the first syllable of the first name spell something that can be dangerous to run into. What is it?

After we've gotten the answer, we'll be the judges of whether this was a good puzzle or not.

Edit: If you take the left over letters (BRASTREI) and rearrange them, you get ARBITERS.

A: BARBRA STREISAND --> SANDBAR