NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
March 8, 2015
Will Shortz

Each word below contains the beginning of two related things. Can you determine what they are?

1. LATEX
2. PROVIDER
3. SAVAGE
4. MOVER
5. DECO
6. POOR
7. LIAR

HINT:
US geography

Answers:

Each clue contains the beginning of the name of a city and the beginning of the name of the state in which it is located:

1. LAredo, TEXas
2. PROVIDEnce, Rhode island
3. SAVAnnah, GEorgia
4. MOntpelier, VERmont
5. DEnver, COlorado
6. POrtland, ORegon
7. LIttle rock, ARkansas