NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
December 4, 2005
Will Shortz

What do the following name and words have in common?

ORATE
DOVER
MALES
SPICE
SHANK
SLUMP
ROSIN

Answer:

The first and last letters of each word can be interchanged to form new words or names:

ORATE - ERATO
DOVER - ROVED
MALES - SALEM
SPICE - EPICS
SHANK - KHANS
SLUMP - PLUMS
ROSIN - NO SIR