NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

September 15, 2024

Will Shortz 

 

What do all of the following words have in common?

SAGA

GAIN

DECO

LINE

JAMS

LIAR

BIND

POOR

POME

PONY

LOCA 

 

Answer:  

 

The first two letters of each word are the first two letters of a major city in a U.S. state, and the last two letters of the word are the postal abbreviation of that state: 

 

SAVANNAH, GA

GARY, IN

DENVER, CO

LINCOLN, NE

JACKSON, MS

LITTLE ROCK, AR

BISMARCK, ND

PORTLAND, OR

PORTLAND, ME

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY

LOS ANGELES, CA