NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
March 19, 2017
Will Shortz
The words in the left-hand column can be paired with those in the right-hand column according to a certain pattern. The words in both columns are in random order. Can you determine the relationship and match each word with its partner?
PEON SOTS
NAME HEAT
VOLE DUST
FLIT THUS
OWLS SOLE
PEEK CINE
REAM FATS
Answer:
The words are anagrams of opposites:
PEON - THUS - - - OPEN - SHUT
NAME - CINE - - - MEAN - NICE
VOLE - HEAT - - - LOVE - HATE
FLIT - PROD - - - LIFT - DROP
OWLS - FATS - - - SLOW - FAST
PEEK - SOTS - - - KEEP - TOSS
REAM - DUST - - - MARE - STUD
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