Sunday, May 31, 2026

Time to play the Sunday Puzzle from NPR! Find the words/ phrases in which the 1st syllable sounds like "FAIR" in any spelling!

 Every answer is a word, name, or a familiar phrase in which the first syllable is pronounced "fair" in any spelling.

(Ex. Locale for an exhibition --> FAIRGROUND)

 



1. Long stretch on a golf course

2. Alternative to Celsius in temperatures

3. Alaska city just south of the Arctic Circle

4. Boat that transports passengers across a river or body of water

5. Monarch in ancient Egypt

6. Medical term for the throat

7. Revolving ride at an amusement park

8. "Cinderella" or "Hansel and Gretel"

9. Small, domesticated animal related to the European polecat

10. Historical Jewish sect in the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles

11. County of northern Virginia that's adjacent to Washington, D.C.

12. Actress Morgan

13. Louis who leads the Nation of Islam

14. Chemical secreted by the body that's a stimulant to others

15. Fond goodbye

 



Answer Keys

     1.      Fairway

     2.      Fahrenheit

     3.      Fairbanks

     4.      Ferry

     5.      Pharaoh

     6.      Pharynx

     7.      Ferris Wheel

     8.      Fairytales

     9.      Ferret

    10.  Pharisees

    11.  Fairfax

    12.  Fairchild

    13.  Farrakhan

    14.  Pheromones

    15.  Fairwell

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