NPR Series: Sunday Puzzle Podcast show

NPR Series: Sunday Puzzle Podcast

Summary: NPR's weekly word game: match wits with "Weekend Edition" puzzle master Will Shortz.

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 This Puzzle Is A Blast! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:23

This week we're playing a game based on the word "blast." Given a category, name something in the category starting with each letter: B-L-A-S-T.

 Don't Get Dizzy While You're Busy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:15

Every answer today is a rhyming two-word phrase in which each word has two syllables and the first word ends with a doubled consonant plus the letter Y.

 Making Ends Meet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:38

Given a category, name something whose first two letters are the first and last letters of the category. For example, given "Animal," you would say "Alligator" or "Alpaca."

 What's In A Name? A Country, Apparently | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:09

For each famous name given, change either the first or last letter of the last name to a new letter, and rearrange the result to name a country.

 Coming To TV This Fall: Anagrams! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer is the name of a popular prime-time TV series from this century, on either broadcast or cable. Identify the shows from their anagrams.

 This Week, A Pretty Lepidoptera | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

The word cho means "beautiful" in Korean and "butterfly" in Japanese. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name based around "cho."

 A Puzzle Cheer: Give Me An 'A'! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

This week, we've got clues for two words. Add a long A sound at the end of the first word to phonetically get the second one.

 Stuck In The Middle With Clues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Given a five-letter word, insert two new letters between the second and third letters of the given word to complete a common seven-letter word.

 The Puzzle And The Pea | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer today is a word or name with an accented syllable "pee" — spelled in any way — but always occurring inside the word, never at the start or end.

 Rhyming Phrases, With Consistent Consonants | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase in which the two words start with the same consonant or pair of consonants. Given rhymes for the words, you name the words.

 The Same Until You Shuffle | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer this week is a made-up two-word phrase, in which both words start with 'S' and they're anagrams of each other.

 A Puzzle Hokey Pokey, That's What It's All About | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer is a made-up, two-word phrase, in which the first word has 5 letters. Drop its last letter and read the remaining 4 letters backward, and you'll get the second word of the phrase.

 Is There An Echo In Here? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

Every answer is made up of a two-word phrase, in which the second word has three syllables, and the first word sounds like the last two of these syllables.

 Getting Thick In The Midsection | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:00

For each four-letter word given, insert two letters exactly in the middle to complete a common, uncaplitalized six-letter word.

 Looking High And Low For Middle C | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:31

This puzzle is called "Middle C." For each prompt or clue, think of a common three-syllable word or name in which the middle syllable is pronounced "cee."

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