Sunday, January 28, 2024

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill
Q: Think of brand name in seven letters that you might find in a pharmacy. Drop the last letter and rearrange the letters that remain. You'll get another brand name, in six letters, that you might also find in a pharmacy. What is it?
A: CLAIROL --> RICOLA, there were several alternate answers provided in the comments.

Sunday, January 21, 2024

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 21, 2024): There Is No Time Like The Present
Q: Think of a familiar saying in seven words. The initial letters of the first three words in order spell a type of container. And the initials of the last four words in order spell something edible that might be found in this container. What's the saying?
No comment.

Edit: The title starts TIN... I thought giving it as a joke answer would lead people astray, but in retrospect it was too close so I deleted the hint. Unfortunately the title is in the URL which I couldn't change without deleting the whole post and comments.
A: There Is Nothing New Under The Sun --> TIN of NUTS

Sunday, January 14, 2024

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 14, 2024): Helping Hurting
Q: Think of a word for a person who helps you. Copy the last three letters and repeat them at the front, and you'll get a new, longer word that names a person who hurts you. What words are these?
If you rearrange the letters in the longer word, you get something you might do at a marina.

Edit: RENT MOTOR
A: MENTOR, TORMENTOR

Sunday, January 07, 2024

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 7, 2024): Hammer Time

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 7, 2024): Hammer Time
Q: Name certain weapons. Remove the middle four letters. The remaining letters, spelled backward, describe what these weapons do.
What if I don't reverse the letters?

Edit: Before reversing we have BATS which are also weapons
A: BAYONETS --> STAB

Monday, January 01, 2024

Annual Puzzle and Video for 2023.

Happy New Year! In Our Annual Family Video we star in our own comic book adventure as we travel back to the beginning of 2023. The password can be found by solving our annual puzzle. Click this link or the image below to get a printable PDF of the full puzzle.
Post a comment below about your favorite part of the video to show you've solved the puzzle, but don't give away the password directly.

Sunday, December 31, 2023

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 31, 2023): Mixed Up Movies

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 31, 2023): Mixed Up Movies
Q: Name a famous movie in 4 letters. Change one letter and anagram the result to name another movie that came out 20 years later. Then change one letter in that and anagram to name a third movie that came out 29 years after the second one. What movies are these?
It doesn't help that I thought I was looking for a famous movie in 4 words. Then I made a different assumption that messed me up. And finally, I got a different release date for the first movie. Anyway, if you take the last movie, change one letter and rearrange, you get a word that describes these 3 movies.

Edit: For Dr. No my first search came up with the U.S. release date being 1963 rather than the U.K. release date in 1962. For the extra puzzle, you can perform the same operation on THOR and get TRIO.
A: DR. NO (1962), TRON (1982), THOR (2011)

Sunday, December 24, 2023

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 24, 2023): Shifting Things Around in the Workplace

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 24, 2023): Shifting Things Around in the Workplace
Q: Think of an area found in many workplaces, in two words. Move the first letter of the first word to the start of the second word. Phonetically you'll name two items that have a similar use — one of which might be used in the workplace. What place is this?
Drop the last two letters in the first word and add an "S". Rearrange to name a type of hat.

Edit: BRE(ak) ROOM + S --> SOMBRERO
A: BREAK ROOM --> RAKE, BROOM

Sunday, December 17, 2023

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary
Q: Think of a word that means "required." Rearrange its letters to name two school subjects, one of which is often required, and one of which often isn't. What are they?
Alternatively, rearrange the letters to name a subject and something you might study in that subject.

Edit: In BIOLOGY you might study a RAT
A: OBLIGATORY --> BIOLOGY and ART

Sunday, December 10, 2023

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches
Q: Take the phrase WINTER SEASON. Add a letter of your choosing. Then rearrange all 13 letters to spell three related words. What are they?
Christmas is coming...

Edit: WINTER SEASON has no "L" (Noel)
A: WINTER SEASON + L = RAIN, SNOW, SLEET

Sunday, December 03, 2023

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 3, 2023): Car Parts To Wear Out

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 3, 2023): Car Parts To Wear Out
Q: A muffler is part of an automobile. It's also the name of something you can wear. Think of two other parts of automobiles that are also things you can wear. These two words have the same number of letters and the same first two letters in the same order.
I wanted to wear a belt, but couldn't find anything to go with it. As for the answers, I wear one part much less frequently than the other.

Edit: I occassionally wear a hood (with a jacket), but the other much less frequently.
A: HOOD, HOSE