Sunday, September 5, 2021

Time to play the latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR!

Every answer today is a word, name, or phrase in which the only consonants are N and S, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels.


Ex. Squeak and creak --> NOISES



[Starting with six-letter answers ...]
1. Japanese auto manufacturer
2. People who live in China and India
3. Capital of the Bahamas

 

[Seven letters ...]
4. Jacqueline Kennedy's surname after she remarried
5. Hairstylist Vidal
6. Silly

 


[More than eight letters ...]
7. Straightforward, without joking around (hyph.)
8. Physical gratification as opposed to an appeal to the intellect

 

 

<Answer Keys>

1.   Nissan

2.   Asians

3.   Nassau

4.   Onassis

5.   Sassoon

6.   Asinine

7.   No-nonsense

8.   Sensuousness

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