MOTHER LODE
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
May 10, 2009
Will Shortz

1. Anagram MOTHERS to name a container that can keep a hot drink hot, or a cold drink cold.

2.What's an eleven-letter word using only the letters in MOTHER, that has MOM as its middle three letters?

3. What letter goes in the middle of MAMA to make a word?

4. What three letters go in the middle of MAMA to make a word that's a title of respect?

5. MERE is French for mother. What word ends in MERE that names a type of sweater fabric?

6. Fill in the blank: MOTHER ________ SHAPE.

7. Fill in the blank: MOTHER ________ BUMPS

8. The word OTHER becomes MOTHER if you add M at the beginning, and BROTHER if you add BR. What three letters become a fermented drink if you add M at the beginning and a type of food if you add BR?

Answers:

1. THERMOS
2. THERMOMETER
3. G - MAGMA
4. HAT - MAHATMA
5. CASHMERE
6. motherSHIPshape
7. motherGOOSEbumps
8. EAD - MEAD - BREAD