NPR Sunday Puzzle: Tribute to Mimi and Weekly Challenge
This NPR Weekend Edition Sunday segment, hosted by Will Shortz on April 19, 2026, features the weekly Sunday Puzzle. The main on-air challenge is a tribute to Mimi, requiring listeners to identify familiar two-word phrases or names where both words begin with 'MI-'. Clues range from geographic locations like Minneapolis and Miracle Mile to cultural references such as Military Mission and Mini Skirt. The article also reviews the previous week's puzzle, which involved an anagram of the landmark Notre Dame, won by Chee Sing Lee. Additionally, a new off-air challenge is presented by contributor James Ellison. Participants must identify a popular movie from the past decade and modify its title to reveal a lawsuit between two late 20th-century politicians, one Republican and one Democrat. Submissions for the new challenge are accepted until Thursday, April 23, with winners earning a chance to play on air. The content serves as an engaging intellectual exercise for the radio audience, blending wordplay with general knowledge.
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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Tribute to Mimi and Weekly Challenge
This NPR Weekend Edition Sunday segment, hosted by Will Shortz on April 19, 2026, features the weekly Sunday Puzzle. The main on-air challenge is a tribute to Mimi, requiring listeners to identify familiar two-word phrases or names where both words begin with 'MI-'. Clues range from geographic locations like Minneapolis and Miracle Mile to cultural references such as Military Mission and Mini Skirt. The article also reviews the previous week's puzzle, which involved an anagram of the landmark Notre Dame, won by Chee Sing Lee. Additionally, a new off-air challenge is presented by contributor James Ellison. Participants must identify a popular movie from the past decade and modify its title to reveal a lawsuit between two late 20th-century politicians, one Republican and one Democrat. Submissions for the new challenge are accepted until Thursday, April 23, with winners earning a chance to play on air. The content serves as an engaging intellectual exercise for the radio audience, blending wordplay with general knowledge.
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