NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
July 3, 2005
Will Shortz

Each of the names and  words below can be changed new names or words by making the same two changes. One of the changes involves the last letter of each word.

1. COLA
2. SOAK
3. DEERE
4. SCRAM
5. REDID
6. ROYAL
7. SINUS
8. DRAWER
9. DEBBIE
10. CIGARS

Answers:

Each name or word can be changed into a new one by advancing the last letter one step forward in the alphabet and then reading the word backward:

1. BLOC
2. LAOS
3. FREED
4. NARCS
5. EIDER
6. MAYOR
7. TUNIS
8. SEWARD (Alaska)
9. FIBBED
10. TRAGIC