Sunday, May 19, 2024

A new set of Sunday Puzzle from NPR!

Are you ready to enjoy the latest batch of Sunday puzzle from NPR? You are given three words, one of which is an animal. You give me a fourth word that can follow each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

 

Ex. Toad, Step, Bar --> STOOL (toadstool, stepstool, bar stool)



 

1. Snake, Olive, Castor

 

2. Pig, Fountain, Play

 

3. Cow, Door, Dumb

 

4. Dog, Shooting, Rock

 

5. Cat, Bathing, Paternity

 

6. Whale, Wish, Collar

 

7. Horse, Power, Foul

 

8. Tortoise, Shotgun, Taco

 

9. Mule, Gravy, Wagon

 

10. Bear, Stock, Black

 

11. Monkey, Show, Unfinished






Answer Keys

    1.  OIL (SNAKE OIL, OLIVE OIL, CASTOR OIL)

    2.  PEN (PIG PEN, FOUNTAIN PEN, PLAY PEN)

    3.  BELL (COW BELL, DOOR BELL, DUMBBELL)

    4.  STAR (DOG STAR, SHOOTING STAR, ROCK STAR)

    5.  SUIT (CATSUIT, BATHING SUIT, PATERNITY SUIT)

    6.  BONE (WHALE BONE, WISH BONE, COLLAR BONE)

    7.  PLAY (HORSE PLAY, POWER PLAY, FOUL PLAY)

    8.  SHELL (TORTOISE SHELL, SHOTGUN SHELL, TACO SHELL)

9. TRAINING (MULE TRAINING, GRAVY STRENTH, wagon

LACK MARKET)

10. MARKET (BEAR MARKT, STOCK MARKET, BLACK MARKET)

11. BUSINESS monkey business, show business, unfinished business)

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