NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

May 22, 2022

Will Shortz

 

The answers to the clues below are four-letter words that will have something in common.

 

1. Smile

2. Peruse

3. Wild pig

4. German wife's title

5. One who saves he day 

6. Closing word of a prayer

7. Lumbering forest animal

 

Answers:

 

1. GRIN 

2. READ

3. BOAR

4. FRAU

5. HERO

6. AMEN

7. BEAR

 

What the answer words have in common: (Number 2 is tricky.)

 

Each answer word becomes a new one with the addition of "D" at the end:

 

1. GRIND

2. RE-ADD

3. BOARD

4. FRAUD

5. HEROD

6. AMEND

7. BEARD