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

What do the following word pairs have in common?

OUGHT - STRONG
NIGHT - OBJECT
DRAPE - FATHER
PLATE - JUMPED
PRATE - NARROW
LARGE - KINGLY
SPORE - RIDDLE

Answers:

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

OUGHT - STRONG - TOUGH
NIGHT - OBJECT - THING
DRAPE - FATHER - PADRE
PLATE - JUMPED - LEAPT
PRATE - NARROW - TAPER
LARGE - KINGLY - REGAL
SPORE - RIDDLE - POSER

Note: Puzzle title: SYNONYM SHUFFLE