The latest SUNDAY WORD PUZZLE from NPR on-air challenge! Find the U.S. cities using the given clues!

Every answer is the six-letter name of a well-known U.S. city, in which I've changed the first and last letters. You name the cities.

 

Ex. JURORS  -->  AURORA, Colo. and Ill.

1.  BALLAD

    2.  MOST OF

    3.  CUNEAL

    4.  KOPEKS

    5.  SIERRA

    6.  RELENT

    7.  NUNCIO

    8.  NUGENT

    9.  FUR HAT

   10. RUSTIC

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  DALLAS (in Texas)

2.  BOSTON (in Massachusetts)

3.  JUNEAU (in Alaska)

4.  TOPEKA (in Kansas)

5.  PIERRE (in South Dakota)

6.  HELENA (in Montana)

7.  MUNCIE (in Indiana)

8.  EUGENE (in Oregon)

9.  DURHAM (in North Carolina)

10.     AUSTIN (in Texas)