Sunday Puzzle Each week, New York Times crossword puzzle editor and NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz presents an on-air quiz to one contestant and gives a challenge for listeners at home.

Sunday Puzzle

The Weekly Quiz From NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz

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Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi

April 19, 2026 • NPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 4/19/26

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Sunday Puzzle: For Mimi

April 19, 2026 • NPR's Elissa Nadworny plays the puzzle with WMEH listener Chee Sing Lee and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE

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Sunday Puzzle: Sweet Treat

April 12, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KUT listener Nell Newton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE

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Sunday Puzzle: Vowel Renewals

March 29, 2026 • NPR's Don Gonyea plays the puzzle with KXJZ radio listener Suzanne Palmer and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Vowel Renewals

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Sunday Puzzle: Brainteaser

March 22, 2026 • NPR'S Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KXJZ listener Jen Hart and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Brainteaser

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Sunday Puzzle: BAD!

March 15, 2026 • Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KCUR listener Justin Marciniak and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle

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Sunday Puzzle: Hush

March 8, 2026 • Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with BPR listener Wesley Davis and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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Sunday Puzzle: Sandwiched

March 1, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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Sunday Puzzle: TransformeR

February 22, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Joan Suits and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 02/22

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Sunday Puzzle: Common threads

February 15, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WWNO listener Shyra Latiolais and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 02/15

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Sunday Puzzle: -IUM Pandemonium

February 8, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPBS listener Anthony Baio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 02/08/26

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Sunday Puzzle: Rhyme Time

February 1, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBUR listener Laurie Rose and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 02/01/26

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Sunday Puzzle: All In

January 25, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WFIU listener Mark Minster of Terre Haute, Ind., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

SUNDAY PUZZLE 1/25/26

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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two

January 18, 2026 • Ilyse Levine-Kanji of Westborough, Massachusetts plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and host Ayesha Rascoe.

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Sunday Puzzle: Pet theory

January 11, 2026 • NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer plays the puzzle with KAMW listener Daniel Abramson of Albuquerque, N.M, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: 01112026

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Sunday Puzzle: New newsmakers of 2025

January 4, 2026 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KNPR listener Calvin Siemer of Henderson, Nev., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: 01042026

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Sunday Puzzle: P-A-R-T-Y words and names

December 28, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Mark Karp of Marlboro Township, N.J., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: P-A-R-T-Y words and names

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Sunday Puzzle: BE-D with two words

December 21, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: BE-D with two words

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Sunday Puzzle: Major U.S. cities

December 14, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Montana Public Radio listener Brock Hammill of Corvallis, Mont., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Major U.S. cities

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Sunday Puzzle: Swapped first and last letters

December 7, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KQED listener Mike Rombach of Pleasanton, California and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Swapped first and last letters

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Sunday Puzzle: Dog breeds

November 30, 2025 • NPR's Lauren Frayer plays the puzzle with Kevin Demko of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: 11302025

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Sunday Puzzle: Opposite homophones

November 23, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WVXU listener Dennis Pattinson of Cincinnati, Ohio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: 11232025

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Sunday Puzzle: Name's the Same

November 16, 2025 • NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Sunday Puzzle: Name's the Same

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