NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
May 31, 2020
Patrick Berry
Presented by Will Shortz

Think of a well-know European city of seven letters. If you remove the third letter, you'll get a two-word phrase describing what you must do to win a race. If instead you remove the fourth letter, you'll get a two-word phrase describing what you can't do to win a race. What's the city?

HINTS:
1. The city is in western Europe.
2. It's country has a two-word name.

Answer:

BELFAST (Northern Ireland)

What you must do to win a race - BE FAST
What you can't do to win a race - BE LAST