Sunday, July 12, 2026

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 12, 2026): Filmed on Location

NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 12, 2026): Filmed on Location
Q: Take the 10-letter (2-word) title of a popular TV series for which most of its seasons have been filmed in a foreign country. Remove the first and last letters, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to spell the name of a country. What are the two names?
Take the 4th letter of the country and change it to a G. Rearrange to get the name of a popular liquid.
Posted by Blaine at 5:54 AM
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34 comments:

  1. LancekSun Jul 12, 06:10:00 AM PDT

    I'm surprised that there were only 900 low-fat entries this week. As this week's guess, I'll take 550.

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  2. Word WomanSun Jul 12, 06:11:00 AM PDT

    Oh my. Lindsay Graham is dead but Mitch McMcConnell is "alive." What a way to start a Sunday morning.

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    1. Dr. KSun Jul 12, 06:14:00 AM PDT

      Third time's the charm.

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    2. Word WomanSun Jul 12, 07:09:00 AM PDT

      Hmmm, Dr. K, who will it be, who will it be?

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    3. LancekSun Jul 12, 12:25:00 PM PDT

      This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

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    4. LancekSun Jul 12, 03:31:00 PM PDT

      Oops! I obviously had my eye on the thread and wasn't thinking about the puzzle. Sorry.

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  3. feinsteeSun Jul 12, 06:12:00 AM PDT

    On air, Will said that the TV series had a two-word title.

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    1. BlaineSun Jul 12, 06:27:00 AM PDT

      Thanks, I've updated the wording but I'm still waiting for a link to the puzzle that aired.

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  4. Dr. KSun Jul 12, 06:13:00 AM PDT

    I think I have it. But a clue?

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  5. SnipperSun Jul 12, 06:13:00 AM PDT

    Good one. I think I can see a connection to last week’s puzzle. Hope everyone is enjoying the thrilling World Cup this month.

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  6. RobSun Jul 12, 06:16:00 AM PDT

    I don’t know anything about TV series, but I was surprised to find this show as a subject on a podcast I listened to this morning as I did weights. Remove the first two and the last two letters from the show, rearrange, and you get a container.

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    1. LorenzoSun Jul 12, 09:07:00 AM PDT

      Rob - it seems we listen the same podcasts.

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  7. Dr. KSun Jul 12, 06:25:00 AM PDT

    Remove the second letter, rearrange a bit, and get a possible synonym for a famous home.

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    1. LancekSun Jul 12, 06:41:00 AM PDT

      Amazing! But be sure to start with the TV show, not the country.

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    2. Dr. KSun Jul 12, 07:00:00 AM PDT

      Right. Thanks for the clarification, Lancek.

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  8. CritoSun Jul 12, 06:30:00 AM PDT

    Oh goody, an anagram of a tv series, what could be more fun than that?
    Okay I have it, but I'm not going to rack my brain for a good hint. Maybe one will just come to me.

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  9. ChuckSun Jul 12, 07:50:00 AM PDT

    Trump

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  10. janSun Jul 12, 07:54:00 AM PDT

    There's a local version of the series coming to the country.

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  11. janSun Jul 12, 08:05:00 AM PDT

    The NPR Sunday Puzzle Page still hasn't been updated.

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    1. Word WomanSun Jul 12, 08:36:00 AM PDT

      Indeed. Just listened to last week's offering where the winner says she has 5 grandchildren, does geneology, and plays puzzles. Will's retort "I like how you collect things." Did he mean "collecting grandchildren" is a thing?

      That"s weird phrasing about one's kin, if so.

      I am collecting photos of my pup in many places (including a Nebraska cornfield at sunrise -' in my thumbnail) but I would not say I have collected Maizie, Bruno, and now, Maxx.

      I have two children but they are not in any "collection."

      Weird. Just weird to me.

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    2. janSun Jul 12, 10:32:00 AM PDT

      The new puzzle is up now.

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    3. MusinglinkSun Jul 12, 02:03:00 PM PDT

      Capisce paisan?!

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  12. Howie RoarkSun Jul 12, 08:49:00 AM PDT

    Remove the first and last letters from the second word of the TV show, rearrange the remaining letters to spell something read rather than watched. Appropriate for me, who’s never owned a TV.

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  13. LorenzoSun Jul 12, 09:31:00 AM PDT

    The team from this country did not qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

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  14. BobbySun Jul 12, 10:05:00 AM PDT

    The answer is similar to a lot of recent puzzles.

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  15. Clark a pseudonymSun Jul 12, 10:15:00 AM PDT

    The only one I found with 10 letters was if I didn't include the?

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  16. Clark a pseudonymSun Jul 12, 10:30:00 AM PDT

    Never mind....I finally cheated and used AI, so I won't submit the answer... I should say that this a series I NEVER would have watched. I hated the title.

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    1. MusinglinkSun Jul 12, 01:35:00 PM PDT

      Yes, especially in view of things along the same line.

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  17. UnknownSun Jul 12, 12:22:00 PM PDT

    This puzzle was a bit slippery, for sure. --Margaret G.

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  18. NoddSun Jul 12, 01:55:00 PM PDT

    The two words in the show title appear in the titles of two shows that used to air back-to-back. (I'd never heard of the show. I solved it working backwards from Blaine's hint.)

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  19. skydiveboySun Jul 12, 04:44:00 PM PDT

    I am sorry to report that Mitch McConnell is reported to be recovering and may someday return to the Senate. I was hoping for more good news such as we got earlier today.

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