NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 28, 2025): Seven Letters, One Syllable

Q: Think of a two-syllable word in four letters. Add two letters in front and one letter behind to make a one-syllable word in seven letters. What words are these?

Remember: another Wednesday deadline - work at a quick pace!

Edit: Or feverishly.

A: AGUE --> PLAGUED (also accepted: PLAGUES or LEAGUES)

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 21, 2025): Out to Sea

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 21, 2025): Out to Sea

Q: I was at a library. On the shelf was a volume whose spine said "OUT TO SEA." When I opened the volume, I found the contents had nothing to do with sailing or the sea in any sense. It wasn't a book of fiction either. What was in the volume?

I can't say that I've read the whole book, but the section I read was riveting. Remember the deadline this week is Wednesday.

Edit: A section on RIVETING might appear in the volume.

A: It's an ENCYCLOPEDIA

Our Annual Puzzle and Video for Christmas 2025!

Our Annual Video for 2025 is a celebration of 25 years as a couple and a family. To get the password, solve the puzzle in the image below.

Note: You can't directly type on the PDF so either print a copy, or write the words down on a separate piece of paper. Extra points if you can solve it in your head!

Once you have figured out the 6-letter password, click on the cute little mascots above, type the password and you'll be ushered into our Video Vault. Keep an eye out throughout the video as our mascots switch outfits at the beginning of each section.

As always, post a comment below about your favorite part of the video to show you've solved the puzzle, but don't give away the password directly.

P.S. If you need help, here is the answer key with the password. Also, add comments below if you encounter any issues entering the password or playing the video.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 14, 2025): International Foods

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 14, 2025): International Foods

Q: Name a famous female singer of the past (five letters in the first name, seven letters in the last name). Remove the last letter of her first name, and you can rearrange all the remaining letters to name the capital of a country (six letters) and a food product that its nation is famous for (five letters).

Her daughter has the same middle name.

Edit: Deborah Lois Atkins

A: SARAH VAUGHAN --> HAVANA, SUGAR

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 7, 2025): Song Birds

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 7, 2025): Song Birds

Q: Think of a famous living singer. The last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last name spell a bird. Change the first letter of the singer's first name. Then the first three letters of that first name and the last five letters of his last name together spell another bird. What singer is this?

I'm not sure he'd like having his first name changed to that.

Edit: My Japanese teacher would pronounce my name with an "r" sound; I didn't mind the nickname "Brain". On the other hand, if you change the P in the singer's first name to an F...

A: PLÁCIDO DOMINGO --> DODO, FLAMINGO