Again, Will has given us a "number" puzzle that doesn't expect any math knowledge.Q: Spell out the numbers from 13 to 20 -- THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN, SIXTEEN, SEVENTEEN, EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, TWENTY. Select one letter from each word, in order, to name another number. No anagramming is necessary. What number is it?
Sunday, August 23, 2026
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 23, 2026): Thirteen to Twenty
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 23, 2026): Thirteen to Twenty
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Wow! This must break the record for Blaine's ability to foresee the puzzle! It's 9pm Saturday on the East Coast.
ReplyDeleteIs this your puzzle, Blaine?
ReplyDeleteNope.
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DeleteGot the answer. Trying to find a clue.
ReplyDeleteYou could Google the answer, but you won't get far.
ReplyDeleteI like it. I tried 2 different approaches first, and then got it right away.
ReplyDeleteSo, okay Blaine, last week you credited moi for providing you with how you obtained the puzz so quickly. Now it is your turn to do the same for me. LOL
It was posted really early and I subscribe to the RSS feed. I was actually late to noticing it in my feed.
DeleteYou beat me too it. I now see how you got it. I believe this may be the first time it has been posted so early.
DeleteSo now will get my sorry ass outta bed tomorrow?
DeleteThis is the current CarTalk Puzzler:
ReplyDelete"Take the name of a current make of car say, a Dodge, Buick, Ford, or Hyundai.
Now add one letter, scramble all the letters around, and come up with another current make of car.
That's it. Pretty simple, right?
So, you've got one car make, you add one letter, mix everything up, and voilà! you've got another car make.
What two car makes are they?"
The intended answer is not difficult, but I am wondering if anyone else here got the alternate answer? I have driven the second car answer, and it is a piece of excrement.
I found the answer in the sound of the wind in the branches.
ReplyDeleteDidn't you say you were never going to get the answer? Or was that someone else?
DeletePublishing the Sunday Puzzle this early is toying with us.
ReplyDeleteNice.
DeleteThis puzzle's days are numbered.
ReplyDeleteConceptually, the puzzle is flawed. I'll explain Thursday.
ReplyDeleteElegant.
DeleteI agree with Nodd. Thursday should be interesting.
DeleteI concur
DeleteI feel incredibly lazy.
ReplyDeleteThe middle of the number is European.
ReplyDeleteWhen I looked at my NPR puzzle page, at 7:25 A.M., it said fifteen hours ago. That means it was posted between 4 and 4:30 Saturday. That's a little fckd.
ReplyDeleteThe answer can be found in aerobatics.
ReplyDeleteI have an answer.
ReplyDeleteMy answer works for at least one other clue. It hit me like a ray of sunshine on a foggy morning.
DeleteI'm with Nodd on this one. But I will think of a clue anyway and be back later.
ReplyDeleteI own a Hyundai Ioniq. But this week I'm traveling, and I rented a Nissan.
ReplyDeleteNot a Tesla?
DeleteAs the morning marches on, I feel number and number. No novocaine needed.
ReplyDeleteIt took me longer to solve this than it should have. An anagrammer helped.
ReplyDeleteAt least we don't have to rotate any digits, like Will's number puzzles often require.
ReplyDeleteAnother long driving day in front of us. I thought I’d never solve it in time, but once I thought outside the common categories, it didn’t take as long as I feared it would.
ReplyDeleteSolve it in time!? The puzzle was posted 15 hours before it aired!
ReplyDeleteSorry 16 hours.
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ReplyDeleteI'm feeling better picturing the answer with a red hat.
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ReplyDeleteI am reminded of the American Songbook standard, St. James Infirmary.
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ReplyDeleteUh, this is a bit of a NONEVENT. For newcomers, here is my vote for the greatest Sunday puzzle of all time: Sort all Roman numerals into alphabetical order ... What is the last one? (!)
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ReplyDeleteIn our alphabet, the first letter is 'a' and the last letter is 'z'.
ReplyDeleteI was a little lethargic early this AM but once I had my breakfast I was able to score a 100% on this puzzle. I also noticed an interesting property associated with this number.
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