http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/ Historic, folkloric and sometimes even automotive-- test your cranial power against the weekly puzzler from National Public Radio's Car Talk. 2009, Dewey, Cheetham and Howe 2009, Dewey, Cheetham and Howe http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/ Given a list of five words, what would the sixth word in the series be? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/ 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200925/index.html What makes a particular sentence interesting? Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200925/index.html 2009-06-20T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200924/index.html Marty's Carolla goes off the road and he has no traction. He has a can of Bumble Bee tuna, a screwdriver, a pair of vice grips, a roll of electrical tape, a flashlight and a tube of hemorrhoid cream. What does he use and how? Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200924/index.html 2009-06-15T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200923/index.html How many times does the mileage appear on an odometer that does not contain the number 1 at all? Mon, 08 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200923/index.html 2009-06-08T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200922/index.html Just prior to the start of rainy season, a stream with low water sees its level rise. Why? Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200922/index.html 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200921/index.html Take the numbers, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Using each number only once, and in any kind of mathematical operation also only once, you must end up with the number 26. How? Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200921/index.html 2009-05-26T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200920/index.html A frustrated woman misplaced her keys. Her husband came to her rescue, calming her with a four-word sentence consisting all of homonyms. What was the sentence? Mon, 11 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200920/index.html 2009-05-11T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200918/index.html How did Ray use the items at hand to get the energy from the generator to jump his car's battery? Mon, 04 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200918/index.html 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200917/index.html A man is on the standby list for a flight. Heￂﾒs number 15 on the list and there are only 4 seats left. How does he get on the flight? Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200917/index.html 2009-04-27T04:00:00Z http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200916/index.html A customer complains that his Camry is getting lousy gas mileage. He and his teenage son drive the car. After a battery of tests, the shop suggests the owner buy a 20 dollar item to fix the problem. What did he buy? Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://cartalk.com/content/puzzler/transcripts/200916/index.html 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z