NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
August 23, 2015
Will Shortz (adapted)

What do the following word pairs have in common?

CARVE - DESIRE
SOUTH - SCREAM
MARCH - AMULET
PEACH - FRUGAL
PHASE - FIGURE
SERVE - POETRY
EARNS - ENTRAP

Answers:

The first word of each pair is an anagram of a synonym for the second word:

CARVE - DESIRE - CRAVE
SOUTH - SCREAM - SHOUT
MARCH - AMULET - CHARM
PEACH - FRUGAL - CHEAP
PHASE - FIGURE - SHAPE
SERVE - POETRY - VERSE
EARNS - ENTRAP - SNARE

Note: Puzzle title: SYNONYM SHUFFLE