A.J. Jacobs’ book The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life is a delightful celebration of the history and lure of all kinds of puzzles and puzzlers, from...
A ditloid uses numerals and initial letters to suggest a phrase, such as 26 L in the A, or 52 W in a Y. Sometimes called an equation analysis test, this type of puzzle was dubbed a ditloid by a newspaper columnist who clued the name of Alexander...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski finds that whenever he loses an item, he often forgets to look inside something else. So it’d be a lot easier if the name of the thing he was looking for was inside the name of the thing it’s already in. For...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle is about common bonds that connect three things. For example, what’s the one word that links the following trio of terms? A report card, USDA inspected beef, and an incline. This is part of a complete...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s puzzle is about words that begin with the letters N-O and N-O-T. For example, figure out what two terms are clued by the following sentence: I’m not taking off my hat, but I feel like I’m falling asleep...
An honorable mention in the pangram contest at Wordsmith.org: Brexit loved by many fans who are creating quick word puzzles just now. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Brexit Pangram” Music Music Music Music Music Music...