This week’s “Slang This!” contestant from the National Puzzlers’ League tries to decipher the difference between zoo planes and zipper clippers. She also puzzles over a sentence in which the words brindle and verse used in...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle Blank the Blank, also called Verb the Noun, asks for familiar three-word expressions in the pattern verb + the + noun. One clue describes someone who refuses to confront trouble, another an accountant committing fraud...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski invites Grant and Martha to busta rhyme with a word puzzle called Rhyme Groups. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Rhyme Groups Word Puzzle” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski presents a letter-shaving game called “Curtailments.” In this game, Grant and Martha leave everything on the floor. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Curtailments Game” You’re...
Let’s say that you’re getting diesel therapy at o-dark-thirty. What are you getting and when are you getting it? A New Jersey contestant from the National Puzzlers’ League learns the meaning of these terms in this week’s...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski strikes up the band, begins the beguine, and treats Martha and Grant to a musical quiz. Warning: Songs may be sung. Not to worry, though—all three have promised to keep their day jobs. This is part of a complete episode...