Our Quiz Guy John Chaneski sorts out the hosts with a puzzle about book categories on Amazon.com. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Book Categories Puzzle” You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about...
John Chaneski’s quiz adapts the National Puzzlers League puzzle type called a flat: a short verse with one or more blanks, an enumeration, and a stated bit of wordplay that turns one answer into another. These two-line flats use The Wizard of Oz...
Attention Sue Grafton fans: A is for Amusing might be a good title for this week’s puzzle from Quiz Guy John Chaneski. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “”A” is for Amusing Word Game” You’re...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski offers a quiz with punning clues from some of the nation’s top crossword-puzzle constructors. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pun Clues Puzzle” You’re listening to A Way with Words...
Our Puzzle Man John Chaneski’s been working at the Museum of Math in New York City and it’s got him thinking about number words. For this game, each clue leads to a certain number spelled out. For example, can you guess which number...
Looking for a book to read with the kids, or maybe a guide to becoming a better writer? Why are leg cramps called charley horses? And where’d we get a phrase like pie in the sky? If you happen to be tall, you’ve no doubt heard plenty of...