NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
January 28, 2007
Will Shortz

The same letter can be added to each of the words below, and the resulting letters anagrammed into new words. The missing letter begins all the new words. What is the missing letter, and what are the new words?

1. TUNA
2. GROAN
3. INSEAM
4. INTO
5. ALACK
6. ARIEL
7. GURGLE
8. VIOLA

HINTS:
The missing letter is J.  

Answers:

Adding J as the beginning letter and anagramming the clue words gives:

1. JAUNT
2. JARGON
3. JASMINE
4. JOINT
5. JACKAL
6. JAILER
7. JUGGLER
8. JOVIAL