This Last Sunday's Word Puzzle (by Will Shortz on NPR)

This puzzle is called "P B & J." I'm going to give you three words starting with the letters P, B and J. You give me a word that can follow each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

 

Example: Parking, Back, Job --> LOT (parking lot, back lot, job lot)

 

3-letter answers:

 

1. Penalty, Boom, Juke

 

2. Power, Buzz, Jig

 

3. Present, Birth, Judgment

 

4. Pill, Bed, Jitter

 

 

4-letter answers:

 

5. Paddle, Basket, Jump

 

6. Plymouth, Bed, Jailhouse

 

5-letter answers:

 

7. Pogo, Broom, Joy

 

8. Pocket, Butter, Jack

 

9. Pinto, Baked, Jelly

 

 

6-letter answers:

 

10. Pickled, Bell, Jalapeño

 

11. Puzzle, Brew, Jedi

 

Answer Keys

-     3 letter answers -

    1.  Box

    2.  Saw

    3.  Day

    4.  Bug

 

-     4 letter answers-

 

    5.  Ball

    6.  Rock

 

-     5 letter answer -

    7.  Stick

    8.  Knife

    9.  Beans

 

-     6 letter answers -

    10.    Pepper

 

    11.    master