NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
July 8, 2007
Will Shortz

The answers to the clues below will have something in common that allows them to be changed into new words. What are the clue answers, what do they have in common that will change them to new words, and what are the new words?

1. Animal doctor, briefly
2. Hospital division, as in "maternity"
3. Word that often precedes "a time"
4. Word of disgust
5. Lady's partner, briefly
6. Very devout
7. Road divider

Clue Answers:

1. VET
2. WARD
3. UPON
4. UGH
5. GENT
6. PIOUS
7. MEDIAN 

What the answers have in common:

Each answer word can be preceded by CO to make a new word:

1. COVET
2. COWARD
3. COUPON
4. COUGH
5. COGENT
6. COPIOUS
7. COMEDIAN