Each clue below can be answered with a word containing the same two letters, in the same order, repeated twice. For example, given the clue EUROPEAN CAPITAL, the answer would be LONDON - containing the letters ON, repeated twice.

1. Biblical mountain
2. Sorrow
3. Eskimo boot
4. Highly ornamental
5. Venetian painter
6. Luxurious fabric

Answers:

1. ARARAT
2. REGRET
3. MUKLUK
4. ROCOCO
5. TITIAN
6. VELVET

Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
Sept. 29, 2012