NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle 

March 2, 2025

Will Shortz

 

Name a country that has the same consonants in the same order as the clue word - with any number of vowels before, after, or in between.

 

Ex: REMAIN has the consonants RMI. ROMANIA also has the same consonants in the same order. ARMENIA would also be acceptable. The clues below have only one answer. 

1. COMBED

2. FURNACE

3. AROUSES

4. U.S. OPEN

5. AL GORE

6. MANGLE

7. SINGLE

8. CLIMB

9. REWIND

10. CLONED

11. ORIGINATION

 

Answers:

 

1. COMBED - CAMBODIA

2. FURNACE - FRANCE

3. AROUSES - RUSSIA

4. U.S. OPEN - SPAIN

5. AL GORE - ALGERIA

6. MANGLE - MONGOLIA

7. SINGLE - SENEGAL

8. CLIMB - COLOMBIA

9. REWIND - RWANDA

10. CLONED - ICELAND

11. ORIGINATION - ARGENTINA