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.

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

I'm going to name three things. You tell me something they all have in common. Time to play the Puzzle. (SOUNDBITE OF STEVEN HENLEY JR.'S "PLAY THE PUZZLE") RASCOE: Joining us as always is Will Shortz ...

I'm going to give you some seven-letter words. For each one, change one consonant to a vowel to spell a new word. This week's challenge comes from Peter Gordon, of Great Neck, N.Y. Name some tools ...

Last week's challenge comes from Benita Rice, of Salem, Ore. Name a famous foreign landmark (5,4). Change the eighth letter to a V and rearrange the result to make an adjective that describes this ...

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz has appeared on Weekend Edition Sunday since the program's start in 1987. He's also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of ...