NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
September 4, 2010
Will Shortz

In each word pair below, anagram one of the words to make it a synonym of the other. For example, given the word pair ALLOY - DEVOTED the answer would be LOYAL - an anagram of ALLOY and a synonym of DEVOTED.

1. THING - EVENING
2. STATE - CLEARED
3. MARCH - DELIGHT
4. TIMER - DESERVE
5. IRATE - GRENADE
6. NADIR - DEPLETE
7. ONSET - BOULDER
8. AWFUL - IN-HOUSE
9. GIRTH - CORRECT
10. AGREE - ITCHING

Answers:

1. NIGHT
2. DECLARE
3. CHARM
4. MERIT
5. ANGERED/ENRAGED
6. DRAIN
7. STONE
8. HEINOUS
9. RIGHT
10. EAGER 

SEE ALSO similar puzzle - posted 2-3-17