Monday, April 24, 2023

Find the 2-word phrases with the initials 'O' & "M'! (from the latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR on-air challenge)

 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>

    1.  Olympic Medals

    2.  Oven Mitts

    3.  Oxygen Mask

    4.  Open Mic

    5.  One Minute

    6.  Once More

    7.  Outboard Motor

    8.  Orange Marmalade

    9.  Outlet Malls

    10. Orlando Magic

    11. OPEC Members

    12. Oprah Magazine

    13. Oh My!

No comments:

Post a Comment

BRAINTEASERS

Care for some silly but fun, brain-teasing riddles?   E.g., What gets shorter as it grows older?   => answer: a candle       1.  ...