HIDDEN WORDS XI

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

February 26, 2023

Will Shortz

Each sentence below conceals the name of something. All the names are of things in the same category. What is the category and what are the names? The name of the category is given below the clues as a hint.

1. Halos are headwear for angels.

2. If it's organic, her rye bread is fine.

3. With helpers, I'm monitoring the situation.

4. You can heap ricotta on lasagna.

5. Wash with soap, please.

6. I hope a check arrives tomorrow.

7. Mars is a Roman god.

8. That was so dumb an analogy.

9. You can get it on sale Monday.

10. The producer is making rap easy.

11. A Nicaragua vacation would be nice now.

12. I went to Liverpool to see the Beatles.

13. The writer put anger in every line. 

HINT:

Each sentence conceals the name of a tree.

Answers:

 

1. ..... fOR ANGEles

2. ..... organiC HER RYe bread

3. .... helPERS I'M MONitoring

4. ..... heAP RICOTta 

5. ..... soAP PLEase

6. ..... hoPE A CHeck

7. ..... roMAN GOd

8. ..... dumB AN ANAlogy

9. ..... saLE MONday

10. ..... makinG RAP Easy

11. ..... nicaraGUA VAcaton

12. ..... tO LIVErpool

13. ..... puT ANGER IN Every