Ready to play the latest NPR Sunday Puzzle from yesterday? Every answer today is a made-up phrase like MIGHTY MATEY, consisting of two two-syllable words that are pronounced the same except for their initial vowels. The first word in the phrase has a long-I sound that is /ay/ sound. The second one has a long-A that is /ey/ sound.
Ex. Powerful comrade --> MIGHTY MATEY
1. Restaurant server who's more pale
2. Passover meal that comes with fermented apple juice
3. Person staring at Old Faithful, for example
4. Double-crosser who uses more hackneyed expressions
5. Earlier person making supplications to God
Bonus Question
Name two US presidents (from the 19th century)
whose names are appropriate for this puzzle!
Answer Keys
1. whiter
waiter
2. cider
seder
3. geyser
gazer
4. triter
traitor
5. prior
prayer
6. Tylor
Taylor
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