NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
March 8, 2020
Will Shortz

Each pair of words or letter strings below can be preceded by the same two letters to complete a compound word or familiar two-word phrase. For example, given

ITE - ALE, each group of letters could be preceded by WH to form WHITE WHALE.

1. UND - BIN
2. ASS - OWN
3. BBY - RSE
4. STE - TER
5. DAR - NGE
6. ASH - OOD
7. WER - INT
8. TOR - UTH
9. OWN - EAD
10. AIN - ACK
11. OLE - EAT
12. TCH - KER (2 answers)

Answers:

1. ROUND ROBIN
2. CLASS CLOWN
3. HOBBYHORSE
4. WASTE WATER
5. RADAR RANGE
6. FLASH FLOOD
7. POWERPOINT
8. MOTORMOUTH
9. BROWN BREAD
10. TRAIN TRACK
11. WHOLE WHEAT
12. MATCHMAKER / HITCHHIKER