NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
June 21, 2020
Will Shortz

Replace the initial letter, or the first two letters, of each word below with a different letter to get a new word that looks like it ought to rhyme with the given word, but does not. For example, given the word CORD, changing the C to W would give WORD - which does not rhyme with CORD though it looks like it should.

1. HOWL
2. GOLF
3. BRAVE
4. BROAD
5. GASP
6. GREEN
7. GOOSE
8. POOCH

Answers:

1. BOWL
2. WOLF
3. HAVE
4. TOAD
5. WASP
6. BEEN
7. CHOOSE
8. BROOCH (jewery pin -rhymes with COACH)