Sunday, August 16, 2026

NPR Sunday Puzzle Updates!

I'm going to give you some sentences. Each sentence has two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has an O somewhere in it. Double the O and you'll get a new word that goes in the second blank to complete the sentence..

 

Ex. In the college lecture hall, the math ___ explained a difficult ___.   -->  PROF/PROOF

 



1. Road Runner opened a ___ of Acme products in the Looney Tunes ___.

 

2. For his next blockbuster set in Africa, will director James ___ film in ___?

 

3. While on vacation in the West, we saw a flock of birds ___ over the ___ Dam.

 

4. Having a stubbed toe was sort of a ___ excuse for playing ___ from school.

 

5. In a Wild West movie set, a nail ___ is an unlikely business next to a ___.

 

6. Among the ___ of workers at the poultry farm, one man had to see that every ___ was well cared for.

 

7. The chef will ___ the steak in gravy to give it a ___ texture.

 

8. The Russian novelist Nikolai ___ has become so popular, he gets almost a ___ hits on the Internet.

 

9. The losing candidate for mayor of ___, Delaware, is calling for a ___.

 

 

Answer Keys 

    1.  Carton, Cartoon

    2.  Cameron, Cameroon

    3.  Hover, Hoover

    4.  Hoky, Hooky

    5.  Salon, Saloon

    6.  Roster, Rooster

    7.  Smother, Smoother

    8.  Gogol, Google

    9.  Dover, Do Over

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NPR Sunday Puzzle Updates!

I'm going to give you some sentences. Each sentence has two blanks. The word that goes in the first blank has an O somewhere in it. Doub...