NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
August 26, 2018
Will Shortz

Two consecutive letters in the name, phrase, and words below can be changed to give five new, related words. What are they?

1. MALADY
2. BARGAIN
3. SERENA
4. SENSUAL
5. SUDDEN
6. CAME UPON

Answers:

Replacing two consecutive letters in each word will give the name of a country:

1. MALAWI
2. BAHRAIN
3. SERBIA
4. SENEGAL
5. SWEDEN
6. CAMEROON