NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

October 31, 2021

Will Shortz

 

The answers to each pair of clues below will be realated according to a certain pattern. What are the answers and what is the pattern that connects them?

1. "Semper Fi" guy

    Soak in herbs and spices

2. Go through again

     Uncle or cousin

3. Hunter constellation

    Long speech

4. Sea off Alaska

    Scolding or criticizing harshly

5. Buddhist place of worship

    Pattern used to make multiple copies

6. Voltaire word

    Office seeker

7. Like flypaper

    Like poor radio reception

8. Religious change

    Talking with others

Answers:

 

The pattern is to answer the first clue and then insert the letters AT into it to get the answer to the second clue:

 

1. MARINE - MARINATE

2. RELIVE - RELATIVE

3. ORION - ORATION

4. BERING - BERATING

5. TEMPLE - TEMPLATE

6. CANDIDE - CANDIDATE

7. STICKY - STATICKY

8. CONVERSION - CONVERSATION