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.

Forty years ago this weekend... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR CONTENT) SIMON: I'm Scott Simon, and we're glad you're with us for this, our first program, on Saturday, November 2, 1985. (SOUNDBITE OF ...

Every answer today is the name of a breed or variety of dog. What kind of dog ... 1. ... is also a pugilist? 2. ... consists of an informal term for "food" said twice ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Eyder Peralta, and it's time for sports. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) PERALTA: World Cup matchups are set. So what's in store for the heavyweights and underdogs in ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WFIU listener Mark Minster of Terre Haute, Ind., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster .

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