Sunday Puzzle
Each week, New York Times crossword puzzle editor and NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant and gives a challenge for Weekend Edition listeners at home.
In Honor Of The Super Bowl()
February 7, 2010 Every answer today is a word used in football. Given three words, you give a word that can follow each to give a familiar two word phrase. The answer will always be a football term. For example, if the clue is "year, tag and dead," the answer would be "end."
Alma Maters (Or, A Smart Male)()
January 31, 2010 Every answer is the name of a college or university. Given an anagram, the contestant names the school. For example, if the clue is "lay" plus "e," the answer is "Yale."
Who Killed This Puzzle?()
January 24, 2010 Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials J.R. For example, if the clue is "going for a spin in a stolen car," the answer would be "joy ride."
The Bad Pun Department Strikes Again()
January 17, 2010 Every answer is a word, name or familiar phrase with alternating A's. For example, if the clue is "Woody Allen movie," the answer is "Bananas."
Fresh From The Bad Pun Department()
January 10, 2010 Each sentence has a blank. Fill the blank with the name of a vegetable that can complete the sentence in a "punny" way.
I'll See Your Susan Boyle And Raise You A Balloon Boy()
January 3, 2010 It's time for Will Shortz's annual names-in-the-news quiz. Will gives the names of people that you almost certainly never heard of before 2009, but who became suddenly famous during the past 12 months.
Can You See Through From Me To You?()
December 27, 2009 Every answer is a familiar phrase in the form ____ to ____, as in "bored to tears" or "year to date." Each clue is a compound word or common two-word phrase in which the first part rhymes with the first word in the answer and the second part rhymes with the last word in the answer.
These Phrases Have A Shushing Effect()
December 20, 2009 Today's puzzle is called "Shhh." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase in which the first word starts with S-H and the second word starts with H. For example, if the clue is "restraining device with a diagonal strap across the chest," the answer would be "shoulder harness."
'I' Will Lead()
December 13, 2009 Each clue in today's puzzle is a word that contains the letter "I" inside. Rearrange the letters to get a new word that starts with the letter "I." For example, if the clue is "Susie," the answer would be "issue."
Nouns In Famous People's Names()
December 6, 2009 Every answer is the name of a famous person. The person's last name is a plural noun that is part of a category. The clues are the person's first name and the category of the last name. For example, if the clues are "Britney" and "weapons," the answer is "Britney Spears," because spears are weapons.
Solving This One Will Be A Fine Trick()
November 29, 2009 Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase that has the letters N-E-T consecutively inside. Specifically, the letters N-E will end the first word, and T will start the second. For example, if the clue is "cause of a breakdown on the road," the answer would be "engine trouble."
