Monday, September 14, 2020

Weekend Word Puzzle (from NPR)

Time to play the word puzzle (created by Will Shortz) aired on NPR this last Sunday. Every answer to this puzzle is a word or name that has the accented syllable "lee" (in any spelling) somewhere inside it.

 

Example: Expungement --> DELETION

 

1. City in Ohio sometimes called "holy"

 

2. Supreme Court justice Samuel

 

3. Pledge of ___

 

4. Opposite of an atheist

 

5. Island off the coast of California

 

6. Resident of California's largest city

 

7. One-named "Queen of Tejano Music"

 

8. Italian film director Federico

 

9. Leonardo da Vinci painting (two words)

 

 

 


Answer Keys 

    1.  Toledo

    2.  Alito

    3.  Allegiance

    4.  Believer

    5.  Catalina

    6.  Angelino

    7.  Selena

    8.  Fellini

    9.  Mona Lisa

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