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Sunday Puzzle
Hit Me Baby One More Time
June 17, 2012 Every answer is a word, phrase or name starting with the letter "B," ending in "Y" and having "A" and "B" inside, in that order, although not necessarily consecutively. For example, the answer to "assistant to a baseball team" would be either "batboy" or "ballboy."
Sunday Puzzle
This Changes Everything!
June 10, 2012 Given a sentence, change one letter in one word to make a new word which completely reverses the meaning of the sentence.
Sunday Puzzle
That's Jakarta, With A Capital 'J'
June 3, 2012 Every answer is the name of a world capital. You'll be given clues to its phonetic parts, and you name the capital. For example, given the clues "person from Bangkok" and "salary," the answer would be Taipei ("Thai" plus "pay").
Sunday Puzzle
Just Give It A Shot In The Dark
May 27, 2012 Every answer is a phrase in the form "___ in the ___." You'll be given rhymes for the first and last words, and you give the phrases.
Sunday Puzzle
Initially Famous 2: Electric Boogaloo
May 20, 2012 This week's on-air challenge is a twist on "Characteristic Initials." We will gives clues for some famous people, past and present. The initial letters of the clues are also the initials of the answers.
Sunday Puzzle
You Two, Move To The Back Of The Line
May 13, 2012 The word "mother" has a surprising property. If you move the first two letters to the end, you get "thermo," the prefix for "heat." Every answer today is another six-letter word that, when you move the first two letters to the end, you get another word or phrase.
Sunday Puzzle
Brave Sir Robin Ran Away, But The Puzzle Is Still OK
May 6, 2012 You'll be given a series of categories. For each one, name something in the category beginning with each of the letters of the word "robin." For example, given the category "two-syllable boys' names," the answers could be "Roger," "Omar," "Barry," "Isaac" and "Neville."
Sunday Puzzle
To Cross This Puzzle Safely, Look Left And Right
April 29, 2012 Every answer today is a familiar three-word phrase in which the second word is "and" and the first word starts with the letter "L." You'll be given the last word of the phrase, and you must identify the first word, starting with "L." For example, given "master," the answer would be "lord," as in "lord and master."
Sunday Puzzle
A Puzzle Worthy Of Don Draper
April 22, 2012 You'll be given classic advertising slogans and catch phrases in which the letters of the last word are scrambled. First, unscramble the word. Then name the product or company that is the advertiser. For example, given "Get a piece of the cork," the answer would be "Get a piece of the rock," which is a slogan of the Prudential Insurance Company.
Sunday Puzzle
A Challenge That Is Initially Famous
April 15, 2012 You'll be given a two- or three-word description of a famous person. The initial letters of the description are also the initials of the person.
Sunday Puzzle
A Mix-Up At The Music Fest
April 8, 2012 Every answer is the name of a popular music group, past or present. You'll be given clues in which two letters in the group's name have been changed. For example, given "The Bench Boss," the answer would be "The Beach Boys."
Sunday Puzzle
Testing Your Wits With Knowledge Of Spirits
April 1, 2012 Today's challenges are from an old English book called Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Hannah Robson and Nick Hoare. They all have a drinking theme, and they'll test your wits.
Sunday Puzzle
Don't Be Lax With Your Answers
March 25, 2012 Every answer to this week's puzzle is a word or phrase containing the consecutive letters A-X. You'll be given clues and anagrams to the answers.
Sunday Puzzle
If I Were An Animal, I'd Be An Alpaca
March 18, 2012 Name something in a given category such that the last two letters of the category's name are the first two letters of your answer. For example, given "U.S. state," the answer would be either "Texas" or "Tennessee."
Sunday Puzzle
This Puzzle Gets Cracked When Opposites Attract
March 11, 2012 Every answer consists of two words that are opposites. You are given rhymes for the words, and you give the opposites.
