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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.
Sunday Puzzle
A Puzzling Grab Bag Of Phrases
March 4, 2012 Today's puzzle is a grab bag. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with B-A and the second word starts with G.
Sunday Puzzle
And The Best Picture Oscar Goes To ...
February 26, 2012 In honor of the Oscars, every answer is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Identify the films from their anagrams.
Sunday Puzzle
Two States Enter, One Four-Letter Word Leaves
February 19, 2012 Every answer consists of two adjoining U.S. states. Each clue is a four-letter word formed by one or more letters starting one of the state names plus one or more letters starting the other state name. For example, given "mist," the answer would be "Mississippi" and "Tennessee," or "Missouri" and "Tennessee."
Sunday Puzzle
Hey, I've Got Five On It!
February 12, 2012 Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase, name or title in which each word has five letters — for example, "Royal Opera House."
Sunday Puzzle
Rearranging The Deck Chairs On The Anti-Tic
February 5, 2012 Each clue contains at least one seven-letter word. Rearrange the letters in that word to answer the clue.
Sunday Puzzle
This Puzzle Is The Pits
January 29, 2012 Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with "PI" and the second word starts with "T."
Sunday Puzzle
Sitting Comfortably In Between
January 22, 2012 You'll be given two things in the same category. You name the only other thing in the same category that fits between the given things alphabetically. For example, given "Mars" and "Saturn," the answer would be "Mercury."
Sunday Puzzle
Second To Last
January 15, 2012 Think of a word that can follow a given word to complete a familiar two-word phrase or name. The first two letters of the word must be the second and last letters, respectively, of the given word. For example, given "fallen," the answer would be "angel."
Sunday Puzzle
Arrange The Notes
January 8, 2012 Each answer is a five-letter word or phrase containing the letters N, O, T, E plus one other letter. Answer the clues to get the words.
Sunday Puzzle
The Fame Game
January 1, 2012 In our annual year-end news quiz, you are given new names in the news — people you probably never heard of before 2011, but who became famous during the past 12 months. Explain why they're famous.
Sunday Puzzle
Unwrap The Phrase To Reveal A Gift
December 25, 2011 Identify a gift for a child spelled by consecutive letters in familiar two-word phrases. For example, if given "tomato paste," the answer would be "top."
Sunday Puzzle
Rearranging Titles On The Magazine Rack
December 18, 2011 Rearrange a series of anagrams to identify some well-known magazines. For example, if given "never point," rearrange the letters to spell "Prevention," the name of a popular health magazine.
Sunday Puzzle
Teasing Out A New Word
December 11, 2011 Add a letter to create new words in a series of word teasers.
Sunday Puzzle
Making Changes Is Up To You
December 4, 2011 Change one letter in each word of a made-up, two-word phrase to get two new words that will start a familiar proverb or saying. Determining which letters to change is up to you.
