NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

November 7, 2021

Will Shortz

 

Each clue below contains two words. Drop one letter from each of them to leave two words that are in the same category. For example, given the clue pair, LAUNCH - SCUPPER, you could drop the A in LAUNCH and the C in SCUPPER to get LUNCH and SUPPER - both meals.

 

1. THEN - THIRSTY

2. BOOST - SHORE

3. BUNGLE - SHORN

4. JUDGE - PESTER

5. CANINES - NIECE

6. COUNTY - PEARL

7. BRASS - TREMBLE

8. DRILL - STAGE 

Answers:

 

1. TEN - THIRTY - numbers

2. BOOT - SHOE - footwear

3. BUGLE - HORN - musical instruments

4. JUDE - PETER - Biblical Saints

5. CANNES - NICE - French cities

6. COUNT - EARL - nobility titles

7. BASS - TREBLE - musical clefs

8. DILL - SAGE - herbs