OPPOSITES ATTRACT VI

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

June 15, 2023

Will Shortz

 

Change one letter in each of the five-letter word pairs below to get two new words that are opposites of each other. The position of the letter you change in one word will be the same position you change in the other. For example: FLESH - SCALE would become FRESH - STALE.

1. FLOWN - STILE

2. ANGER - DEMOS

3. BLANK - WHILE

4. INTER - HEAVE

5. SHARK - HOARY 

6. APPLE - SLANT

Answers:

 

1. FROWN - SMILE

2. ANGEL - DEMON

3. BLACK - WHITE

4. ENTER - LEAVE

5. SHARE - HOARD

6. AMPLE - SCANT