NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 18, 2025): You Read It Here First

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 18, 2025): You Read It Here First

Q: Name a popular magazine. Rearrange its letters. Then add an O at the end and you'll name a prominent subject in this magazine's new issue. What magazine is it? Hint: You don't need to read this magazine in order to guess the answer.

You can add a few more letters and the answer still works.

Edit: You can add X, I and V.

A: PEOPLE, POPE LEO

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 11, 2025): Famous Singer

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 11, 2025): Famous Singer

Q: Name a famous singer past or present. Remove the first and last letter from the first name and the result will be a potential partner of the last name. What singer is this?

Little did I know that my first guess was close.

Edit: My first guess was Lady Gaga

A: GLADYS KNIGHT --> LADY, KNIGHT

Happy Birthday Bob!

As part of a birthday celebration for Bob, we created a short crossword puzzle. The partygoers seemed to have a fun time with it. How many answers can you figure out?

Update: If the dynamic version of the crossword stops working (it has a limited number of sessions), you can download a printed copy of the puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 4, 2025): Rhymes with Spain

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 4, 2025): Rhymes with Spain

Q: There are four countries whose names have one-syllable anagrams that rhyme with "Spain." What are they?

Check your globes; I think you could fly in a straight line over all 4 countries.

Edit: I assume you'd fly in a plane to chain the countries together. Here's a great circle route from Niamey, Niger to Shenzhen, China.

A: NIGER (reign), IRAN (rain), NEPAL (plane), CHINA (chain).