Wednesday, June 19, 2013

IN THE END, THERE WILL BE CHEMISTRY I
Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle  (#1-7)
August 12, 2012

The three words in each group below are the ending letters of three longer words which all belong in a particular category. Can you name the words and the category to which they belong?

For example, given the clue words FUR, DINE, STEN, the answer would be SULFUR, IODINE, and  TUNGSTEN -  three elements.

1)
ARCH
GUST
EMBER

2)
PET
BONE
SOON

3)
DEN
MANY
PAIN

4)
MUTE
STIFF
EAGLE

5)
SIS
SEA
VERBS

6)
LAX
GOLD
GLOVE

7)
SEE
CUT
SIN

8)
US
TUNE
TURN

9)
ONE
ARE
BUS

10)
TON
KEY
RACK 

HINTS:
1. Months
2. Musical instruments
3. Countries
4. Dogs
5. Bible books
6. Plants
7. States
8. Planets
9. Shapes
10. Sports

Answers:

1)
MARCH
AUGUST
DECEMBER (or September/November)

2) 
TRUMPET 
TROMBONE
BASSOON

3)
SWEDEN
GERMANY
SPAIN

4)
MALAMUTE
MASTIFF
BEAGLE


5)
GENESIS
JOSEA
PROVERBS

6)
FLAX
MARIGOLD
FOXGLOVE 

7)
TENNESSEE
CONNECTICUT
WISCONSIN 

8)
VENUS
NEPTUNE
SATURN 

9)
CONE
SQUARE
RHOMBUS

10)
BADMINTON
HOCKEY
TRACK





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