NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
November 14, 2004
Will Shortz

Anagram each word below and combine it with the name of an animal to form a compound word or familiar phrase. For example, given the word CARE, you could anagram it to RACE and combine it with RAT to get RAT RACE.

1. PAN
2. DIET
3. PART
4. GUSH
5. LIPS
6. STARE
7. SUPER
8. STATE
9. DARTER
10. MASTER
11. SILENCE
12. RETIRER

HINTS:
The animals are:
1. Cat
2. Hog
3. Mouse
4. Bear
5. Cow
6. Crocodile
7. Alligator
8. Beaver
9. Horse
10. Lion
11. Dog
12. Fox

Answers:

1. CATNAP
2. HOGTIED
3. MOUSE TRAP
4. BEAR HUGS
5. COWSLIP
6. CROCODILE TEARS
7. ALLIGATOR PURSE
8. BEAVER STATE (Oregon)
9. HORSE TRADER
10. LION TAMERS
11. DOG LICENSE
12. FOX TERRIER