NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast

NPR: Sunday Puzzle Podcast

NPR's weekly word game: match wits with "Weekend Edition" puzzle master Will Shortz.

Category: Gaming
Language: en-us
Last Update: 2008-03-30
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In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given clues for six-letter words, each containing the consecutive letters M-A. Remove the M-A, and the remaining four letters, in order, will spell a word answering the second clue.
play download Published: 2008-05-11
In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given three words that rhyme with three things that start with the same letter and are in the same category. For example, given "soxer," "facet" and "regal," the answer would be "boxer, "basset" and "beagle."
play download Published: 2008-05-04
In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given anagrams of the names of constellations. You name the constellations. For example, given "ray" plus L, the answer would be "Lyra."
play download Published: 2008-04-27
For each category Will lists, you must name something that belongs in it that begins with each of the following letters: C, H, A, M and P.
play download Published: 2008-04-20
In this week's puzzle, clues are given for two words. The first word has two or more G's in it. Remove all the G's and the remaining letters, in order, will spell the answer to the second clue. For example, given "joke writers" and "prayer ending," the answer would be "gag men" and "amen."
play download Published: 2008-04-13
In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar two-word phrase, where the first word starts with V and the second word starts with A. For example, given "subject of a tax in Britain" the answer would be "value added."
play download Published: 2008-04-07
In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar two-word phrase, where the first word starts with V and the second word starts with A. For example, given "subject of a tax in Britain" the answer would be "value added."
play download Published: 2008-04-07
In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form of "______ of ______." The first word starts with M, and you are given the third word. For example, given "production" the answer would be "means" for "means of production."
play download Published: 2008-03-30
In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar two-word phrase in which the first word starts with CA and the second word starts with W. For example, given "a glass opening in a wall that is attached by hinges," the answer is "casement window."
play download Published: 2008-03-23
In this week's puzzle, you are given two things and must name what they have in common. Each answer has six letters. For example, given "typewriter" and "Christmas gift," the answer is "ribbon."
play download Published: 2008-03-16
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