Monday, May 8, 2023

Time to play the latest on-air challenge from NPR Sunday Puzzle!

Here are six-letter words given in each question below. For each one, add the same letter of the alphabet twice — without rearranging any of the other letters — to make a common eight-letter word.

 

Ex. STURDY — A --> SATURDAY


 


1. RESENT — C

 

2. COLLIE — D

 

3. LATISH — F

 

4. SEATED — H

 

5. FESTER — I

 

6. ASSORT — P

 

7. WANGLE — R

 

8. MALLET — S

 

9. HEDGER — A

 

10. REARED — P

 

11. TREBLE — U (hyphenated)

 

Answer Keys

1.  “C”: crescent

2.  “D”: collided

3.  “F”: flatfish

4.  “H”: sheathed

5.  “I”: feistier

6.  “P”: passport

7.  “R”: wrangler

8.  “S”: smallest

9.  “A”: headgear

10.              “P”: prepared

11.              “U”: true-blue

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