NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
February 24, 2008
Myron Beck
Presented by Will Shortz

Can you think of a seven-letter word in which the first four letters name an animal and - overlapping the fourth letter - the last four letters also name an animal. Both animals are male and symbols of strength. The entire seven-letter word names something that - if one has a lot of it - can make him strong, but in a different way.

Answer:

The two animals are BULL and LION. The seven-letter word is BULLION (gold and silver bars).