NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle 

January 24, 2021

Will Shortz

 

Each clue below can be answered with a word that phonetically starts with the sounds of two letters. For example, the element CESIUM phonetically starts with the sounds of the letters CZ. #8-10 start with the phonetic sounds of three letters.

1. Wanting what others have

2. Capital of Austria

3. Be like someone

4. Boredom

5. Minimum age of an octogenerian

6. Scam artist

7. Spying and such

8. Basic

9. Compliant

10. Convenient and practical

 

Answers:

 

1. NV - Envious

2. VN - Vienna

3. MU - Emulate

4. TD - Tedium

5. AT - Eighty

6. DC - Deceiver

7. SP - Espionage

8. LMN - Elementary

9.  OBD - Obedient

10. XPD - Expedient