May 2026

Think of a US state capital. It partly shares a name with a famous TV personality. Then think of one of the state’s biggest cities. Change one letter in the city's name and you'll get that TV star’s successor. Name these two people.

March 2026

Start with the name of a ’90s rock band, in three words. Change the first letters of two of those words and anagram the whole thing to get the name of another ’90s rock band in three words. Which bands are these?

February 2026

Think of two actors who co-starred in a trilogy of movies together. A homophone of one of their last names and an anagram of the other are the first names of two famous brothers. Who are they?

January 2026

I took a flight between two cities in continental Europe. I noticed that my boarding pass showed my departure and arrival city names, as normal, but also, unexpectedly, it showed the name of my arrival country in all-caps letters. Which two cities was I traveling between?

October 2025

Think of an album from 2020 from a massive pop star. Remove an “R”, anagram the rest, and you'll get a name of a caffeinated drink. Then, by removing something from the drink, you’ll get a massive pop hit from 2024. What are the album, drink and song?

August 2025

Think of a part of the body near the top. Remove every other letter and you'll get a part of your body at the bottom. What parts are these?

July 2025

Think of a five-letter animal. Change one letter to get an activity that the animal can help you achieve. Or, change a different letter to get an object often employed in that activity. (Hint: both the activity and object involve counts.) What words are these?

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 a different letter to get a different term for the same. Alternatively still, remove 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 “places of refuge”. 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 “a secret mission”. Move the last letter of the 1st word to be the first letter of the 2nd word, and you’ll 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?

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 you’ll get the last name of an actor whose first name is also a caffeinated drink. Who is this?