Change the first letter of one of the countries so it is four earlier in the alphabet and rearrange all the letters to name two other countries.Q: There are two neighboring countries whose names have anagrams that rhyme with each other. What are the countries and their anagrams?
A: CHINA, NEPAL --> CHAIN, PLANE
This puzzle might have been better next month.Q: Name a product in seven letters that people buy in a shop that typically sells only this product. The last four letters backward spell what people often do to this product. Rearrange the first three letters to spell what people then do to this product. What product is it?
A: SPIRITS --> STIR, SIP
The level of difficulty in this week's puzzle is just right.Q: Think of a means of transportation in seven letters. Change the fifth letter to a U and read the result backward. You'll get a common Latin word followed by its English synonym. What words are these?
A: DOGSLED --> DEUS, GOD
Matthew 26Q: Think of a state capital and say it out loud. Change one vowel sound in it to name something many schoolkids study. What things are these?
A: PHOENIX --> PHONICS
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?
A: INFINITY
I got it on the fourth try.Q: Think of a famous movie villain. Insert one letter to get the brand name of a household product. Then change one letter of the product to get the last name of another famous movie villain. Who are the characters, and what is the product?
A: DR. NO, DRANO, DRAGO
I'm reminded of a puzzle with something left out.Q: Using only the letters in the words FACES NORTH, repeating them as often as you wish, you can spell a familiar expression in seven words (4,3,3,6,3,3,5). What expression is it?
A: CAN'T SEE THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
It was worded differently, but we've seen this wordplay twice before.Q: Think of a type of exercise equipment in three syllables. Remove the two middle letters and you'll name a means of transportation. What words are these?
A: TRAMPOLINE, TRAMLINE
Q: There is a set of five five-letter words that vary by just their middle letter. If the middle is any letter from K through O, it makes a common word. However, no other letter can go in the middle to complete a word. What words are these?The first and last words are somewhat similar.
A: HOKEY, HOLEY, HOMEY, HONEY, HOOEY
Change the penultimate letter in the film title to an R and rearrange. The result is a plural for something else that can move and consume food.Q: Take the name of a popular 21st-century film with animals, in eight letters. Remove the first and last letters, then change one of the remaining six letters to a C, to spell a plural word for certain animals. What words are these?
A: ZOOTOPIA, OCTOPI
