February 24, 2020
Think of a musical instrument in 8 letters. Change one letter, then anagram, and
you’ll get another musical instrument. What are they?
Sandy Weisz
Ryekoms The Bear
Today’s issue is dedicated to puzzles-by-mail, which make great last-minute gift ideas, since you can tell your giftee that their
December 18, 2019
Think of a name associated with fire under ground. Remove the first letter,
reverse the letters that remain, and the result will be a
Jaws Swam Mars
Puzzler
Think of a movie title in 4 letters. Change one letter and anagram it to get the title of another movie that came
November 27, 2019
Think of a movie title in 4 letters. Change one letter and anagram it to get the
title of another movie that came out
Reco rider
Puzzler
Think of a word in 8 letters that means “to review or change”. Swap out two letters for one new letter, and you’
November 07, 2019
Think of a word in 8 letters that means “to review or change”. Swap out two
letters for one new letter, and you’ll
Mystery League ✈️ New York City
I’ll be in New York City on October 24-27. I’ve got a few slots open for anyone interested in a puzzle
October 02, 2019
Take a 10-letter word for something that is often done in the dark. Remove first
letter, swap two other letters, and you’ll
ForTe
It’s finally Fall, which means I’m back from my Twitter puzzle hiatus. I’m trying out a new schedule: original puzzles Mon
September 13, 2019
What four-letter word that means “selling point” also describes, with different
capitalization, pieces of information that are often used at a selling point?
Unmew
Hello! I’m back from Summer break and ready to do get back into the puzzle-making swing of things.
Puzzler
Think of a
September 03, 2019
Think of a word for something that includes a list of food. Add one letter and
rearrange the letters to get something that might
Noana
Regular reminder that you should follow us on Twitter, where we post a new puzzle every day.
Puzzler
Take a 2016 movie in five
June 26, 2019
Take a 2016 movie in five letters. Change the first letter to the next letter of
the alphabet to get a 2018 movie. What
Resolver
Hi, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. No, seriously. 4+ years after starting this dang business, I’ve
June 11, 2019
Take a word that means “resolve”. Remove a letter and anagram it to get another
word that is often used to modify “resolve”. What
Captain Marvee
Seeking playtesters. We’re building a new tabletop puzzle game, and it’s almost done, which means we need to observe people playing it.
May 14, 2019
Name a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Change the last letter and
you’ll get, phonetically, another character in the MCU. Who are
Crookshanks
Puzzler
Take a word that can mean “criminals,” as well as a word for a kind of crime. Merge the two words together to
April 08, 2019
Take a word that can mean "criminals," as well as a word for a kind of crime.
Merge the two words together
Tallahassee Taureses
March 19, 2019
Think of a pro hockey team whose name is in the same category as a particular
pro baseball team, and also in the same
Mystery League ✈️ San Francisco
Next Tuesday, on March 5, we’ll be in San Francisco at the Barrel Head Brewhouse to put on our game The Unknown Islands.
Calli Handset
Mystery League is heading to San Francisco! I’ll be in town March 3 - 6. If you’d like me to put one of
February 12, 2019
Think of a celebrity that goes by a stage name. Their born last name describes
something found on a phone. Remove the last letter
Caroline Savory
Puzzler
Take a woman’s first name. If you follow it with a certain five-letter word, you get someone famous. On the other
January 30, 2019
Take a woman’s first name. If you follow it with a certain five-letter word, you
get someone famous. On the other hand,
Tulsa, the Alright City
Puzzler
What state’s abbreviation, when spoken aloud, sounds like an example of the nickname of the state’s largest city?
How the Digital
January 15, 2019
What state’s abbreviation, when spoken aloud, sounds like an example of the
nickname of the state’s largest city?
Hella Good
Puzzler
Name a word you might use as a first word in a conversation. Change one letter and you’ll end up with a
January 07, 2019
Name a word you might use as a first word in a conversation. Change one letter
and you’ll end up with a word
The Clandestine Mystery Hunt
Oh el el
Chicagoans: I’m putting on my tabletop puzzle game The Unknown Islands Thursday night (November 15) at Empirical Brewery. In it, you and your
November 14, 2018
Take something frequently written in text messages. Swap two letters and say the
result out loud, and phonetically you’ll describe something else frequently
This or that
October 19, 2018
Think of a place where you’re often asked to make a couple of choices, one right
after another. For both choices, you’re
Dice Less, Julianne Moore
Cat Power & Snoop Dogg, happy again
Here’s a creative challenge. Yesterday’s twitter puzzle combined a fantastical musical duo along with a song they should cover:
* Brian May &
Fo' Paw
September 13, 2018
Name a very modern two-word phrase that’s used when describing a foolish
decision. It is a homophone of another two-word phrase,
Lady! Ladi! Ladé!
The autumn is rich will puzzle hunts: DASH [https://playdash.org/DASH10/],
Puzzle Boat [http://www.pandamagazine.com/island5/], Mark Halpin’s Labor Day
Phalanges that Intersect Metacarpal and Resemble Thüringers
I’m continuing to publish daily Twitter puzzles at @pzlr
[https://twitter.com/pzlr]. Each tweet offers five items that share a quality
and
What's the connection?
Over the last week, I’ve been publishing daily Twitter puzzles. I was inspired by — and using the same format as — P&A
Reespiecer
Puzzler
Name a product found in a supermarket checkout line, in two words. Remove the space and 2 adjacent letters, and change the last
July 31, 2018
Name a product found in a supermarket checkout line, in two words. Remove the
space and 2 adjacent letters, and change the last letter,
National Puzzlers League
I just returned from the 179th National Puzzlers League Convention, known informally as the Con, in Milwaukee, a brilliant three days of meeting fellow
July 17, 2018
Name a famous person from Chicago — first and last names. The last name ends in
an E. Change the E to an I and
Wuts up, Bull?
July 02, 2018
Name any movie (there are lots of possibilities) that could fit in the missing
blank of this ordered and complete set:
North by Northwest