Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

  This weekend's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable "om." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.   Ex. Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Botticelli, for example --> OLD MASTERS     1. Gold, silver, or bronze item awarded every four years   2. Hand protector for a chef   3. Aid for breathing during an airplane emergency   4. Session at a club when anyone can sing or do standup   5. 60 seconds   6. Again   7. Something found on the back of a speedboat   8. Preserve made from the juice and peel of a citrus fruit   9. Group of stores selling national brands   10. Florida N.B.A. team for which Shaquille O'Neal once played   11. Countries that are part of an oil cartel   12. Former monthly publication founded by a talk show host   13. Cry in "The Wizard of Oz" after "Lions and Tigers and Bears" <Answer Keys>   ...

Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.   Ex. MEALS --> SALEM (Oregon)   1. ROVED   2. POKE AT   3. ANTI-U.S.   4. UP LAST   5. LEG HAIR   6. IN SLANG   7. IPHONE X   8. MISSED ONE   9. TICKET ROLL   10. ACTOR'S NAME     Answer Keys     1.   Dover (Delaware)     2.   Topeka (Kansas)     3.   Austin (Texas)     4.   St. Paul (Minnesota)     5.   Raleigh (North Carolina)     6.   Lansing (Michigan)     7.   Phoenix (Arizona)     8.   Des Moines (Iowa)     9.   Little Rock (Arkansas)     10.   Sacramento (California)

I hope you all had a happy Easter! The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The traditions, religion and customs associated with Easter are varied and impressive, and the history behind many of Easter's symbols is rich. You may think you know all there is to know about Easter, but we bet at least some of these Easter trivia questions and answers will still stump you!   Question 1. Easter always falls between which two dates?   Question 2. Which city in the U.S. is the most popular Easter parade held each year? Question 3. The first Easter eggs were dyed what color?   Question 4. In the 13th century, the church prohibited eating what during Holy Week? Question 5. In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?   Question 6. While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., which animal delivers the...

On-air challenge: Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used. Ex. Characteristic --> TRAIT   1. Common fish in streams   2. Participant in a civil disturbance   3. Extreme fright   4. Kind of sauce for seafood   5. Turn, as wheels   6. Means for connecting to the internet   7. Grand speaker   8. Tenacious dog   9. Turncoat   10. Getaway for meditation or study   11. Annoy   12. Italian eatery   13. Seesaw (hyph.)     Answer Keys 1.   trout 2.   rioter 3.   terror 4.   tartar 5.   rotate 6.   router 7.   orator 8.   Terrier 9.   traitor 10.             retreat 11.         ...