Blaine’s Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 15, 2026): Films and Food

Q: Think of a popular movie franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a food. Replace that food with a single letter and you’ll get another popular film franchise. What films are these?

I started with Scream but replacing “cream” with a single letter didn’t go anywhere. Then I came up with the intended film series.

Edit: My hint was “didn’t go anywhere” which hinted toward “to boldly go where no man (or one) has gone before”

A: STAR TREK – TART + H = SHREK