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June 2025 Take the last name of a famous nineteenth century novelist. Change one letter to get a word for someone who enjoys pot. Alternatively, change aĀ differentĀ letter to get a different term for the same. Alternatively still,Ā removeĀ a letter to get yet another term for the same. Who is this?
May 2025 Start with the name of a famous Hollywood director. Take his first name, remove the first letter, and you'll get the name of an organ. Adjacent to that organ is another organ that may be afflicted with the director's last name. Who is this?
March 2025 Think of a five-letter word that can mean āplaces of refugeā. Change the first letter to get another word that can mean the same thing. What words are these?
February 2025 Think of a word that means "treasure," and another word for a container that that treasure typically comes in. Both words also name parts of the body. What words are these?
January 2025 Think of a two-word phrase that means āa secret missionā. Move the last letter of the 1st word to be the first letter of the 2nd word, and youāll end up with two words that are synonyms. What are they?
November 2024 Think of an Asian capital in 5 letters. Shift the 1st and 4th letters forward in the alphabet by 3 positions to get the name of an African country. Shift them forward again 5 more positions to get a different Asian capital. What places are these?
The Ones That I Want If you can figure out what this number means, youāll really be something special.
October 2024 Think of a hit song from 1992. Remove all of the first word except the first two letters and the result will be a hit song from 1993. Both were released by bands, and both bands have the same number of letters in their names. Which songs are these?
September 2024 Take the name of a caffeinated drink. Remove a letter, then add a letter, and youāll get the last name of an actor whose first name is also a caffeinated drink. Who is this?
August 2024 Think of a hyphenated phrase that means āfineā. Take the second half, change just the middle of it to its opposite, and youāll get a word that also means āfineā. What words are these?
July 2024 Think of a pair of actors who headlined a beloved movie from the late ā80s. The female actorās first name, when reversed, and the male actorās last name, are two words often used interchangeably. Who are they?
Intersectionality We asked Sandy's kids to make this month's Mystery. It's pretty simple! Just identify what's in the pictures.
May 2024 Think of a six-letter nut. Change the first and last letters to get something that is often nut-adjacent. What two words are these?