NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
November 6, 2011
Will Shortz

In each word pair below, anagram one of the words to make it a synonym of the other. For example, given the word pair STATE - CLEARED, the answer would be DECLARE - an anagram of CLEARED and a synonym of STATE.

1. COACH - TERRAIN
2. OPTIC - SUBJECT
3. SNAKE - PRESENT
4. STUCK - REDHEAD
5. LEAST - PURLOINED
6. PESKY - SMOKIER

Answers:

1. TRAINER
2. TOPIC
3. SERPENT
4. ADHERED
5. STEAL
6. IRKSOME

NOTE: See also similar puzzle - posted 1-4-17