Time to play the NPR Sunday Puzzle (aired on November 15th, 2020)

This last weekend’s puzzle was a tribute to Alex Trebek, the longtime host of "Jeopardy!," whom we lost last Sunday. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name with the initials

A-T.

 

Example: 180-degree reversal --> ABOUT TURN

1. Part of an orchard

 

2. Something controlled by a tower at O'Hare or LAX

 

3. Clumsy

 

4. Appreciation for something that you get only through repeated exposure

 

5. Clock setting in Anchorage or Fairbanks

 

6. Something you can hike from Georgia to Maine

 

7. LSD experience

 

8. Band of tissue that connects the calf muscles to the heel bone

 

9. Sticky material for fastening things

 

10. Worker with tigers and elephants at old circuses

 

11. Author of "The Joy Luck Club"

 

12. Something affixed to a wall or ceiling in a sound studio

 

Answer Keys

    1.  apple tree

    2.  air traffic

    3.  all thumbs

    4.  acquired taste

    5.  Alaska time

    6.  Appalachian trail

    7.  acid trip

    8.  Achilles tendon

    9.  adhesive tape

    10.  animal trainer

    11. Amy Tan

    12.  acoustic tile