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NPR's weekly word game: match wits with "Weekend Edition" puzzle master Will Shortz. (Author: National Public Radio)
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Recent episodes from Npr: Sunday Puzzle

  • The End Justifies The Clue
    Published: Sep 7, 08
    You are given clues that end in a six-letter word. Rearrange the letters in the last word to get the answer to the clue. For example, given "Jewels a pirate buries," the answer would be "rubies."
     
  • Thinking Phoneticall-ee
    Published: Aug 31, 08
    Each word has 2 syllables. The first vowel sound in the first word is a long 'E.' Change this to a short 'E,' and phonetically you'll get a new word that answers the second clue. If the clue is "slang term for an eye, and partner for salt," the answer is "peeper and pepper."
     
  • Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
    Published: Aug 24, 08
    Each word you're given has the letters C-H within it. Rearrange the letters to come up with an anagram that begins with C-H. For example, "inch" becomes "chin."
     
  • A Turn Of Phrase
    Published: Aug 17, 08
    Every answer starts with the letter A and completes a familiar three-word phrase that takes the form "blank of blank."
     
  • Of Primo Importance
    Published: Aug 11, 08
    In the on-air puzzle, you are given several 10-letter words. For each word, rearrange the first five letters to spell a common word and the last five letters to spell another common word.
     
  • Vowel Swapping
    Published: Aug 4, 08
    You are given clues to two words, each with two syllables. The vowel sound in the first syllable of the first word is a long A. Change that vowel to a short I, and phonetically you will get a new word that answers the second clue.
     
  • Finish The Phrase
    Published: Jul 27, 08
    In the on-air puzzle, you must complete a two-word phrase with a word that starts with the third and fourth letters of the word given to you.
     
  • Live And Learn
    Published: Jul 20, 08
    In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given two words. Move a letter from one word to the other to make two new words that complete the familiar phrase, "___________ and ___________."
     
  • The Art Of The Word
    Published: Jul 13, 08
    The theme is "ART." You are given three words, starting with the letters A, R and T, respectively. You offer a fourth word to precede each of the original words to create a familiar two-word phrase.
     
  • Categorically Fun
    Published: Jul 6, 08
    You are given two things from the same category. Name a third thing that's in the same category and falls between the two things alphabetically. For example, given Psycho and Rebecca, the answer would be Rear Window, because all three are Hitchcock films.
     
  • It's Not What You Think
    Published: Jun 29, 08
    Nowadays, the letters IT stand for information technology. But they're also the initials of some other familiar two-word phrases and names. You name them from the clues.
     
  • Rhyme Time
    Published: Jun 22, 08
    Here are two words. Change one letter in each of them to make two new words that rhyme.
     
  • Tripping The Light Acrostic
    Published: Jun 15, 08
    This Friday, the 20th, is the day of the year that has the most daylight. So, here's a game of categories using the word light.
     
  • It's A Real Tease
    Published: Jun 8, 08
    In this week's on-air challenge, every answer is a word or familiar phrase of no more than 12 letters. The word contains at least four T's.
     
  • A River Runs Through It
    Published: Jun 1, 08
    In this week's on-air challenge, you are given anagrams plus an extra letter that you must unscramble to name a river. For example, given "roil" plus E, the answer would be "Loire," the river in France.