Sunday Puzzle – NPR
This week’s on-air challenge involves two-word phrases. Each word in these phrases has five letters. Your task is to rearrange the letters in one word to complete a familiar two-word phrase. You need to figure out which word to anagram.
- Example: APPLE DICER becomes Apple cider
- 1. BAKER PEDAL
- 2. BLANK SERVE
- 3. LEGAL FIBER
- 4. MAID’S TOUCH
- 5. REGAL PRINT
- 6. HUMAN BINGE
- 7. PEACH TRICK
- 8. DREAM GUARD
- 9. DUTCH TATER
- 10. PEARL DRIVE
- 11. CLEAN TALES
- 12. SHORE SENSE
Last Week’s Challenge
The previous challenge was from Joseph Young, St. Cloud, Minn. You were asked to name a famous actor from the past with the pattern (7,7). By removing three consecutive letters from his last name, the remaining letters should form the name of a well-known character from a film series.
Answer: Charlie Chaplin becomes Charlie Chan.
Winner: Thomas Hirschman from Durham, North Carolina.
This Week’s Challenge
This week’s puzzle comes from Jim Francis, Kirkland, Wash. Think of a famous female singer with the pattern (8,4). The first syllable of her first name, the second syllable of her first name backward, and her last name again are verbs related to human desire.
If you know the answer, submit it by Thursday, May 28 at 3 p.m. ET. Winners will play the on-air puzzle. Make sure to include a contact number.
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