NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
October 8, 2017
Will Shortz

Within each sentence below, two or three words can be combined to sound like the name of a world capital. The words are in correct left-to-right order, but may not be consecutive. For example, in the sentence The Sigma Chi House can be found on Fraternity Row, the words CHI and ROW sound like CAIRO.

1. The opening bell rang for the grade school.
2. Mom got a bag of golf clubs for Dad on his birthday.
3. The Russians watched a black car whisk by Lenin's tomb.
4. After a meal at a Thai restaurant, I rose to pay the bill.
5. Even in the poor light, I could see the dinosaur's toe prints.
6. After taking the cat to the vet, the man wondered what he should do.

Answers:

1. Belgrade
2. Baghdad
3. Khartoum
4. Taipei
5. Port au Prince
6. Katmandu