SEEING DOUBLE
Credit: Will Shortz
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
September 30, 2012

The blanks each clue below can be filled in with the same two letters, in the same order. The two letters are different for each clue.

1. L _ _ D _ _
2. RO _ _ _ _
3. M _ _ L _ _
4. A _ _ _ _ T
5. _ _ G _ _ TS
6. _ _ L _ _ T
7. _ _ _ _ AN
8. _ _ OR _ _

HINTS:
1. World capital
2. Baroque style
3. Kind of shoe
4. Certain mountain
5. Reply to an RSVP
6. Kind of fabric
7. Famous artist
8. Common or regal name

Answers:

1. LONDON
2. ROCOCO
3. MUKLUK
4. ARARAT 
5. REGRETS
6. VELVET
7. TITIAN
8. GEORGE