NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
February 4, 2018
Will Shortz

Each of the answers to the clues below will be a three-syllable word with the middle syllable having the sound you hear in the word SIGH - spelled in various ways. For example, given the clue SHOULDER PAIN CAUSE, the answer could be BURSITIS.

1. Use again - as to minimize waste
2. Probing - as questions
3. Faithful follower - as of a way of thinking
4. God of the Sea in Greek mythology
5. Solo musical performance
6. Illegal kind of stock trading
7. Causing disagreement or hostility between people
8. Protection given by a country to a political refugee

Answers:

1. RECYCLE
2. INCISIVE
3. DISCIPLE
4. POSEIDON
5. RECITAL
6. INSIDER
7. DIVISIVE
8. ASYLUM