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Sunday Puzzle: New Names In The News 2018

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Sunday

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Sunday Puzzle: Take 2

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Saturday

The Beastie Boys, from left, "Ad-Rock" (Adam Horovitz), "Mike D" (Michael Diamond) and "MCA" (Adam Yauch) pose in Paris in 2004. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Beastie Boys On Yeast

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Friday

Contestants go head-to-head in the Final Round on Ask Me Another at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Family Gathering

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House musician Jonathan Coulton performs a music parody game on Ask Me Another at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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San Dieg-O Holy Night

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Host Ophira Eisenberg performs stand up on Ask Me Another at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Many Happy Returns

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Contestants Annie O'Reilly and Tyler Parthemer compete in trivia games on Ask Me Another at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, Californi Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Snow Birds

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Contestants Sophie Wasserman and Angela Estes compete in trivia games on Ask Me Another at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, California Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Unhappy Holiday

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Tony Hawk: Puzzles, Skateboards, And Trivia

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Adam Lambert: Queen Of The Glamberts

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Thursday

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A Snake, A Sandwich And A Glass Eye: Teachers Share Memorable Gifts From Students

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Sunday

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Sunday Puzzle: Silence Is Golden

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Saturday

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Not My Job: William Shatner Gets Quizzed On Cannes

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Thursday

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Sunday Puzzle: Familiar Phrases

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