NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

February 7, 2021

Will Shortz

 

The answers to the clues below will have something in common that may not be obvious at first.

 

1. Ukranian peninsula

2. Single-celled animal

3. Protein-building acid

4. Fire-giver of mythology

5. Composer Shostakovich

6. Meant to correct or improve

7. He wants to make you laugh

8. Country between Turkey and Azerbaijan

HINT:

Ignore spelling.

Answers:

 

1. CRIMEA

2. AMOEBA

3. AMINO

4. PROMETHEUS

5. DMITRI

6. REMEDIAL

7. COMEDIAN

8. ARMENIA 

 

What the answers have in common:

The second syllable of each answer word has the sound of the word ME.