NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
January 19, 2020
Will Shortz

What do the following pairs of words have in common?

1. INCH - RING
2. LURE - POLO
3. KNEE - NEAL
4. BUSY - SIRE
5. RACE - HIRE
6. RAGE - RIPE
7. LUGE - HOSE
8. OPUS - POLO

Answer:

Each set of words can be re-arranged into rhyming anagrams:

1. CHIN - GRIN
2. RULE - POOL
3. KEEN - LEAN
4. BUYS - RISE
5. CARE - HEIR
6. GEAR - PIER
7. GLUE - SHOE
8. SOUP - LOOP