Tuesday, February 16, 2021

NPR Word Puzzle of Finding Anagrams!

Here’s another batch of this last Sunday’s Word Puzzle from NPR. Every answer is a familiar phrase in the form "___ of the ___." I'll give you anagrams of the first and last words. You give me the phrases.

 

Ex. SING of the ITEMS --> SIGN OF THE TIMES

 

 


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1. TASTE of the RAT

2. LAST of the HEART

3. LILTS of the THING

4. AMEN of the MAGE

5. STOOL of the TREAD

6. SHAPES of the MONO

7. HIPS of the RESTED

8. TABLET of the BUGLE

9. LICENSE of the BALMS

10. DEN of the NILE

 

Answer Keys   

   1.  STATE of the ART  

   2.  SALT of the EARTH

   3.  STILL of the NIGHT

   4.  NAME of the GAME  

   5.  TOOLS of the TRADE 

   6.  PHASES of the MOON

   7.  SHIP of the DESERT

   8.  BATTLE of the BULGE

   9.  SILENCE of the LAMBS  

   10. END of the LINE

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