Will Shortz— The New York Times crossword editor, NPR puzzle master, and affable subject of the crossword documentary Wordplay—is in town this week for a Portland Arts and Lectures gig. The Mercury ...

Last week's challenge came from Chad Graham, of Philadelphia. Name a well-known comic actor (4,5) whose name is an anagram of two terms in golf (4 and 5 letters, respectively). Who is it? This week's ...

Today's puzzle is a tribute to Mimi. Every answer is a familiar two word phrase or name in which each word starts with the letters MI-. This week's challenge comes from James Ellison, of Jefferson ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUT listener Nell Newton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Sweet Treat Every answer today is a ...

NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KXJZ listener Jen Hart and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Brainteaser Every answer is a three-syllable word, name, or phrase in ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Andrew Patton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz Sunday Puzzle: 'To Be Announced' Today's puzzle is called "To Be Announced." Every ...

This is a "quiet" puzzle. Every answer is a word that starts with SH-. I'm going to give you two words that the answer can proceed in order to complete compound words or familiar two-word phrases. You ...

Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase, in which the first and last words are the same, and the middle word is "to." This week's challenge comes from Gordon Legge, of South Minneapolis, Minn.

Every answer today is a word that comes from German, but that's also commonly used in English. See if you can identify them from their anagrams. This week's challenge comes from Chad Graham, of ...

Last week's challenge came from Mike Reiss, who's been a showrunner, writer, and producer "The Simpsons." Think of a popular movie franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its ...

Every answer today is a flavor of ice cream or sorbet. What flavor of ice cream ... 1. ... has a two-word name in which each word starts CH-? 2. ... has a two-word ...