STUMPERS DLXV

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

July 13, 2025

Henri Picciotto and Joshua Kosman

Presented by Will Shortz  

 

Think of a word that means DELAY. Drop one W from this word to leave another word that also means DELAY - without any re-arrangement of letters.

 

HINT:

Take the instructions literally.

 

Answer:

 

The first word that means delay is STONEWALL. Remove "one W" to leave STALL, which also means delay (STONEWALL).