NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
June 14, 2020
Will Shortz

Each word below contains the consecutive letters ID. Replace the ID with two new letters to get a new word. For example, given the word STRIDE, the answer word could be STROKE or STRAFE.

1. FIDGET
2. IDEATE
3. BRIDAL
4. RANCID
5. FIDDLE
6. AFRAID (hyphenated answer)
7. COLLIDE
8. PROVIDE
9. HUMIDITY
10. CONSIDER

Answers:

1. FORGET
2. CREATE
3. BRUTAL
4. RANCOR or RANCHO
5. FONDLE
6. A-FRAME
7. COLLEGE or COLLAGE or COLLATE
8. PROVOKE
9. HUMANITY
10. CONSUMER