Skip to main content

Sunday Puzzle: Antonyms Attract

caption: Sunday Puzzle
Enlarge Icon
Sunday Puzzle
NPR

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two words. Change one letter in each of them to get a pair of antonyms.

Ex. Bloat & Sick --> Float & Sink

  1. Bread & Marrow
  2. Expansive & Cheat
  3. Worn & Pray
  4. Brine & Broom
  5. Throb & Watch
  6. Heaved & Well
  7. Plaid & Fanny
  8. Oven & Closet

Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Ethan Kane, of Albuquerque, N.M. Name a famous TV personality of the past. Drop the second letter of this person's last name, and phonetically the first and last names together will sound like a creature of the past. What celebrity is this?

Challenge answer: Dinah Shore —> Dinosaur

Winner: DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan

This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Schwartz, of Florence, Oregon. Take the name of a watercraft that contains an odd number of letters. Remove the middle letter and rearrange the remaining ones to name a body of water. What words are these?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: include a phone number where we can reach you.

Why you can trust KUOW
Close
On Air Shows

Print

Print

Play Audio
 Live Now On KUOW
KUOW Live Stream
On Air Shows

Print

Print

Play Audio
Local Newscast
The Latest
View All
    Play Audio