PEAS AND QUEUES
Credit: NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
November 1, 2009
Will Shortz

Fill in the blanks in each sentence below with two words which will make sense in the context of the sentence, but which are also are homophones of common expressions. For example, in the sentence

The vegetable store received a supply of fresh ________ and excited customers lined up in ________,

the answer words would be PEAS and QUEUES - which are homophones for P's and Q's - as in Watch your P's and Q's (be on your best behavior).

1. The warship had a ________ of 20,000 tons as it put out to ________.
2. In London's ________ Park, we listened to a religious discussion between a Muslim and a ________.
3. The sharp jolt in the jousting contest left one of the ________ in a ________.
4. In ancient Mongolia, tales in poetry and ________ entertained the royal ________.
5. At the seafood restaurant, composer Lorenz ________ ordered filet of ________.
6. It has been difficult to involve the ________ in Northern Iraq, but we must find a ________.
7. If your land line isn't working, you can still contact me ________   ________.

Answers:

1. weight - sea - - -  wait and see 
2. Hyde - Sikh - - - Hie and seek
3. knights - daze - - - Nights and days
4. prose - Khans - - - pros and cons
5. Hart - sole - - - heart and soul
6. Kurds - way - - - Curds and whey
7. by - cell - - - buy and sell