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TIME TO PLAY THE LATEST SUNDAY PUZZLE: ON-AIR CHALLENGE FROM NPR!!!

Every answer today is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts BE- and the second word start D- (as in "bed"). (Ex. Sauce often served with tortilla chips  -->  BEAN DIP)

 



1. Sinuous Mideast entertainer who may have a navel decoration

 

2. Oscar category won multiple times by Frank Capra and Steven Spielberg

 

3. While it's still light at the end of the day

 

4. Obstruction in a stream made by animals that gnaw

 

5. Actress who starred in "Now, Voyager" and "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

 

6. Two-time Conservative prime minister of Great Britain in the 19th century

 

7. Italian for "beautiful woman"

 

8. Patron at an Oktoberfest, e.g.

 

9. Dim sum dish made with ground meat and fillings wrapped in a wonton and steamed

 

10. [Fill in the blank:] Something that is past its prime has seen ___

 

11. Like the engine room and sleeping quarters on a ship

 

 



Anwer Keys

1. Belly Dancer

2. Best Director

3. Before Dark

4. Beaver Dam

5. Bette Davis

6. Benjamin Disraeli

7. Bella Donna

8. Beer Drinker

9. Beef Dumpling

10. Better Days

11. Below Deck  

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