NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
November 19, 2017
Steve Baggish

Take the name of a U.S. state capital. Right next to it, write the name of a South American capital. Embedded in this string of letters is a U.S. state. What are the names of the three places?

Answer:

The U.S. state capital can be either Dover or Denver . The South American capital is Montevideo. The U.S. state is Vermont:

DOVERMONTEVIDEO