NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

April 23, 2023

Will Shortz

 

This puzzle is a variation on the meditation syllable OM. The answer to each clue is two-word phrase with the initial letters O and M - in that order. 

 

1. 60 seconds 

2. Again

3. Hand protector for a chef

4. They're gold, silver, and bronze

5. Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Botticelli

6. Breathing aid in an aircraft emergency

7. It's in the back of a speedboat

8. Group of stores selling brand name products

9. Session at a club when anyone can sing or do stand-up

10. Preserve made from juice and peel of a citrus fruit

11. Countries that are part of an oil cartel

12. Words following "Lions and Tigers and Bears" in The Wizard of Oz

 

Answers:

 

1. One Minute

2. Once More

3. Oven Mitt

4. Olympic Medals

5. Old Masters

6. Oxygen Mask

7. Outboard Motor

8. Outlet Mall

9. Open Mike

10. Orange Marmalade

11. Opec Members

12. Oh My!