Remove two consecutive letters that are an element, rearrange the remaining letters to name part of another animal.Q: Name an animal. The first five letters of its name spell a place where you may find it. The last four letters of this animal will name another animal -- but one that would ordinarily not be found in this place. What animals are these?
Sunday, March 22, 2026
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22, 2026): Animals and Habitats
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22, 2026): Animals and Habitats
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Almost got hung up on a vegetable.
ReplyDeleteI see.
DeleteThe first five letters used to be important in a certain sport.
ReplyDeleteAdd a G to the first animal and rearrange to find what both animals have.
ReplyDeleteVery clever!
DeleteCongrats to Lego on another fine puzzle! It took some time to figure out how to solve this one, but I did eventually.
ReplyDelete753 correct answers last week? Anyway, I have a tentative answer. The trouble is it's not a compound animal name.
ReplyDeleteRearrange the even letters of the first animal. You get a washday occurrence.
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ReplyDeleteI just got it. Clever, lego. Well done.
ReplyDeleteMusical hint: Neil Young?
I feel like Blainesvilleans have an advantage.
ReplyDeleteI agree, if only because we know how clever Lego's puzzles always are. There's an unfortunate, trivial answer that some of us found and rejected, but it might satisfy some listeners.
DeleteWe speak the truth.
ReplyDeleteJoe -
ReplyDeleteGood one! Congrats!
Brilliant, Lego. I had a 50-50 shot at solving this one.
ReplyDeleteClever puzzle Lego - was this a place you were in when you came up with this puzzle? Anyway, the actual answer (with a certain modifier in front of it) brings to mind a certain well-known sports figure, which then has a nifty connection to last week’s challenge.
ReplyDeleteThe first animal’s companion may or may not be in the same place as the first animal.
ReplyDeleteI’d like to leave a hint, but it’s a bit early for that. I’ll drop one later in the week.
ReplyDeleteTake the longer animal name, remove any doubled letters. Now you can add in two more letters and scramble to name an NPR Show.
ReplyDeleteHere I am, ready to solve this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteMy son's name has a literary connection to the first animal.
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