NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Joan Suits and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
I'm going to give you clues for two four-letter words. Put an"r" between them to complete a common nine-letter word.2. Shape of a frisbee / to change, as text4. 18-wheeler / Russia's ___ Mountains6. Arrived / word said at the end of a prayer8.
Sharp part of a wire fence / pointed tools used for punching holes Last week's challenge came from Tom Streit, of Crozet, Virginia. A man said to a friend:"I'm thinking of a nine-letter word that contains my name, Ian , embedded somewhere inside it. If you replace my three-letter name with your four-letter name, you'll get a familiar word in 10 letters." What are the two words, and what is the name of Ian's friend?WinnerThis week's challenge comes from Greg VanMechelen, of Berkeley, California. Name something you don't want to have at night using two words . Shift each of the letters of the second word nine spaces later in the alphabet. If your count reaches the end of the alphabet, continue counting from the start. The result will name a famous singer. If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, February 26 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.
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