Time to play the Sunday Puzzle! (aired on NPR yesterday)

Every answer today is an 8-letter word that consists of a 3-letter word inserted inside a 5-letter word. I'll give you a clue to the 3-letter word as well as the 5-letter word itself. You tell me the 8-letter word.

 


Ex. Part of the mouth + AREN'T --> ARGUMENT

1. Aged + DRUMS

2. Perform on stage + PRICE

3. Bone in the chest + MOUND

4. Sprinted + WARTY

5. Make a knot + FORTH

6. Long period of time + OPTIC

7. Vehicle for movers + RELET

8. Spoil, as food + PRUDE

9. Health resort + TRESS

 

Answer Keys

    1.  doldrums

    2.  practice

    3.  moribund

    4.  warranty

    5.  fortieth

    6.  operatic

    7.  relevant

    8.  protrude

    9.  trespass

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