August 31, 2008 · 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."
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August 24, 2008 · 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."
August 17, 2008 · Every answer starts with the letter A and completes a familiar three-word phrase that takes the form "blank of blank."
August 10, 2008 · 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.
August 3, 2008 · 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.
July 27, 2008 · 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.
July 20, 2008 · 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 ___________."
July 13, 2008 · 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.
July 6, 2008 · 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.
June 29, 2008 · 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.
June 22, 2008 · Here are two words. Change one letter in each of them to make two new words that rhyme.
June 15, 2008 · 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.
June 8, 2008 · 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.
June 1, 2008 · 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.
May 25, 2008 · In this week's on-air puzzle, every answer is a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase in which the first part has a long I vowel sound and the second part has a long O sound. Both parts have just one syllable. For example, given "a small pink flower growing in a field," the answer would be "wild rose."
