NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 30, 2025): Game Day!

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 30, 2025): Game Day!

Q: Name a place where games are played. Move the last two letters to the beginning. Change the new last letter to an "H." The result, sadly, is what you might have when you leave this place.

Drop the second letter of the place, rearrange to name something you might use while in this place.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 23, 2025): Horsing Around

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 23, 2025): Horsing Around

Q: Name some equipment an equestrian might use. Remove the second, third and fourth letters, and reverse those that remain. The result will be some more equipment an equestrian might use. What things are these?

Change the fourth letter in the original equipment to an A and rearrange. The result is a place you wouldn't expect to see a horse.

Note: The deadline this week is Wednesday

Edit: Upstairs

A: STIRRUPS, SPURS

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 16, 2025): Dry Politics

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 16, 2025): Dry Politics

Q: Take the name of a famous person in American politics (6,6). Hidden in this name reading from left to right, but not in consecutive letters, is the name of a well-known place that's very dry, in 4 letters. Remove these letters. The remaining 8 letters in order from left to right will name another well-known, very dry place. What politician is this?

I referred to a list and one place showed up just after a very familiar place.

Edit: I was referring to a list of planets where Earth comes third and Mars comes next.

A: KAMALA HARRIS --> MARS, KALAHARI

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 9, 2025): Actress Gives Advice on Fermenting Milk

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 9, 2025): Actress Gives Advice on Fermenting Milk

Q: Think of a famous actress -- first and last names. Swap the first letter of each name (e.g. Lana Turner would become Tana Lurner). Say the result out loud, and phonetically you'll get some advice on fermenting milk. What is it?

Take the name of the actress. For each letter, if it appears more than once, keep only half the instances (round up if necessary -- half of 3 is 1.5, but you'd keep 2 letters). Rearrange those letters to get a piece of outerwear.

Edit: The remaining letters anagram to BODYWARMER

A: DREW BARRYMORE, "BREW DAIRY MORE"

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 2, 2025): Automobile Import and Ethnic Food

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 2, 2025): Automobile Import and Ethnic Food

Q: Name a popular automobile import (make and model). Add the letter V and anagram the result. You'll name a popular ethnic food. What names are these?

Insert an E in the model to get something directly associated with the make.

Edit: The Kia Soul is manufactured in Seoul, South Korea.

A: KIA SOUL + V = SOUVLAKI (Greek)