And it's time to play The Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) GARCIA-NAVARRO: Joining us is Will Shortz. He's puzzle editor of The New York Times and WEEKEND EDITION's puzzlemaster. Hi, Will. WILL SHORTZ, ...

An anagram is a word or phrase that is formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Today’s puzzle is to solve the anagram challenge by finding the sport name within the letters. Are ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, Name that's an anagram of 43-Down, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic opportunity to engage your mind, enjoy leisure ...

Since antiquity, we have been fascinated by a seemingly simple verbal mind game: Can the letters in a word be rearranged to produce another word that reveals a meaning hidden in the original word?

Every answer today is something you might see in a kitchen. Identify them from their anagrams. This is a phonetic challenge in four parts. First, say a letter of the alphabet out loud -- like B, C, or ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with VPM listener Kathleen Martin of Richmond, Va., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz. Sunday Puzzle: Spooky anagrams On-air challenge: Every answer today is the name ...

As is well known, anagrams are ancient. Today, we see them as an interesting genre of wordplay. But they were hardly perceived as such in the past, and to an extent even today. Anagrams of people’s ...

Mel Taub, the longtime creator of the Puns and Anagrams puzzle for The New York Times -- a form that involved wordplay and groan-inducing puns, of which Taub was a master -- died on Sept. 14 at his ...