Summer Puzzle from NPR!

This is a summertime puzzle. I'm going to give you three words starting with the letters H, O, and T. For each set you give me a word that can precede each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.

 

Example: Heat, Oven, Tank   --> GAS (gas heat, gas oven, gas tank)

 

1. Hampshire, Orleans, Testament

 

2. Horse, Otter, Turtle

 

3. Hydrant, Opal, Truck

 

4. Hopes, Octane, Tide

 

5. Hard, Out, Torch

 

6. House, Onion, Thumb

 

7. Heavyweight, Opera, Touch

 

8. Hand, Order, Term

 

9. Hole, Olive, Tie

 

10. Hawk, Owl, Time

 

11. Havana, Ones, Toe

 

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  NEW (New Hampshire, New Orleans, New Testament)

    2.  SEA (Sea Horse, Sea Otter, Sea Turtle)

    3.  FIRE (Fire Hydrant, Fire Opal, Fire Truck)

    4.  HIGH (High Hopes, High Octane, High Tide)

    5.  BLOW (Blow Hard, Blow Out, Blow Torch)

    6.  GREEN (Green House, Green Onion, Green Thumb)

    7.  LIGHT (Light Heavyweight, Light Opera, Light Touch)

    8.  SHORT (Short Hand, Short Order, Short Time)

    9.  BLACK (Black Hole, Black Olive, Blanck Tie)

   10.  Night (Night Hawk, Night Owl, Night Time)

   11.  Little (Little Havana, Little Ones, Little Toe)