NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
January 29, 2006
Will Shortz

What do the following words have in common?

1. SENILE
2. REVOLT
3. EGRESS
4. DROWSY
5. AMORAL
6. RATTAN
7. SLIVER
8. ENROBE

Answer:

Dropping the final letter of each word and reading the remaining letters backward will reveal a new word:

1. LINES
2. LOVER
3. SERGE
4. SWORD
5. AROMA
6. ATTAR
7. EVILS
8. BORNE