Sunday, April 12, 2026

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 12, 2026): Foreign Landmark

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 12, 2026): Foreign Landmark
Q: Name a famous foreign landmark (5,4). Change the eighth letter to a V and rearrange the result to make an adjective that describes this landmark. What landmark is it?
I need to finish up my taxes, so I'll have to put solving on hold until then.
Posted by Blaine at 5:22 AM
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36 comments:

  1. RobSun Apr 12, 05:27:00 AM PDT

    Take a well-known feature of the landmark. Change a vowel to the vowel that precedes it. Rearrange. You get its locale.

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  2. NoddSun Apr 12, 05:27:00 AM PDT

    A former president comes to mind.

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  3. Dr. KSun Apr 12, 05:32:00 AM PDT

    The "5,4" made it pretty easy.

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  4. CritoSun Apr 12, 05:32:00 AM PDT

    I have the answer but I don't get any of the clues except Nodd's.
    Oh wait. Now I get Jan's clue from the previous thread -- that's good!
    Okay I'll try to think of my own.

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  5. DBCSun Apr 12, 05:37:00 AM PDT

    Change the first letter of the landmark to another letter and rearrange. You get a description of this list.

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  6. janSun Apr 12, 05:44:00 AM PDT

    1146 correct answers last week

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  7. SuperZeeSun Apr 12, 05:55:00 AM PDT

    I have a feeling there will be lots of correct answers this week.

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  8. Dr. KSun Apr 12, 05:57:00 AM PDT

    Take the name of a character associated with the landmark, remove the final letter, rearrange, and get the name of some jewels.

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  9. CritoSun Apr 12, 06:15:00 AM PDT

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    1. CritoSun Apr 12, 06:15:00 AM PDT

      This poem is my clue.
      It is intended to be utterly impossible until you've solved the puzzle, and even then some of the bits are a little far-fetched. But I had fun making it, and I'll explain it Thursday.

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    2. CritoSun Apr 12, 08:37:00 AM PDT

      Oy, I made a mistake in the poem. Here's a version that works:


      A landmark found in lands afar?
      I solved it fast. (My time is par.)
      Another landmark, _ _ _,
      Distinguished by _ _ _,
      Shaves its grass (Pope’s _)
      Under the eye of _ _.
      The blanks I’ll fill in, bye and bye,
      To show you the site: a delicate lie.

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  10. PandamoniumSun Apr 12, 06:16:00 AM PDT

    I sort of have an answer.

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  11. ChuckSun Apr 12, 06:20:00 AM PDT

    Take off a letter and you miss the whole point.

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  12. WolfgangSun Apr 12, 06:28:00 AM PDT

    "An unfit ovum"? Nah, that's not it.

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  13. bessfontSun Apr 12, 06:50:00 AM PDT

    does the adjective have to be made up of only letters from the landmark? does the adjective need to be 2 words? we are struggling a bit.

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  14. LancekSun Apr 12, 06:58:00 AM PDT

    Congratulations to Benita Rice for a very clever puzzle! The anagramming is rarely this satisfying.

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  15. PamSun Apr 12, 06:58:00 AM PDT

    For the answer I have, it is a one word, 9 letter adjective, containing all the letters in the landmark except for the 8th letter which become a V. Good Luck!

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  16. QuesterSun Apr 12, 07:00:00 AM PDT

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  17. JAWSSun Apr 12, 07:24:00 AM PDT

    This is one of those puzzles that is easy, once you think of the right thing it starts with (the landmark, in this case). I spent too much time rearranging letters for other landmarks.

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    1. JAWSSun Apr 12, 07:29:00 AM PDT

      The resulting adjective contains the name of a television show.

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    2. PaulSun Apr 12, 07:49:00 AM PDT

      Sometimes a hint is so tempting my better judgement fails to hold me back.

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  18. MusinglinkSun Apr 12, 07:42:00 AM PDT

    Well, the "adjective" is more of a participle.

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    1. DizSun Apr 12, 10:47:00 AM PDT

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    2. CritoSun Apr 12, 10:52:00 AM PDT

      Isn't this TMI?
      (But, Musinglink is definitely correct here -- can we take it up again on Thursday?)

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  19. SnipperSun Apr 12, 07:53:00 AM PDT

    Clever puzzle. The first letters of the adjective are a place I’ve been to. (I bet some others here have been as well).

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  20. BenSun Apr 12, 08:12:00 AM PDT

    I enjoyed the fact that you can take NORTH POLE, perform the operation, and anagram to PROVEN HOT.
    I don't think that's the right answer, though.
    Maybe the correct answer is closer to Corsica, but maybe not quite?

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    1. MusinglinkSun Apr 12, 08:36:00 AM PDT

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  21. Word WomanSun Apr 12, 08:21:00 AM PDT

    Clever, clever wordplay. The 5,4 did get me there too soon, though, within moments. I like a puzzle that lasts a little longer. Otherwise it could have been up for best PUZZLE OF 2026. That one tiny detail. Too much info. Darn.

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  22. BobbySun Apr 12, 08:54:00 AM PDT

    The adjective also describes a list regarding somebody associated with the landmark.

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  23. Scarlett Sun Apr 12, 09:32:00 AM PDT

    You seldom hear of a [2nd word in the landmark] as a [1st word rearranged].

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  24. SarmaSun Apr 12, 10:51:00 AM PDT

    Nice clues including Blaine’s… was this puzzle meant for last week?

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  25. skydiveboySun Apr 12, 11:32:00 AM PDT

    I new when I got the first part I was getting warm.

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