NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle I

June 5, 2022

Will Shortz

 

The sentences below have something in common. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. Have you heard about the new EBAY jingle?

2. Is everyone at the mosque obeying the rules?

3. Show me the new saddlebag Daddy bought.

4. Three Ninja cart away hundreds of swords.

5. Like a dog and a cat - man, do they fight!

HINT I:

Capital cities

HINT II:

Phonetic pronunciation

Answers:

 

Each sentence contains the phonetic pronunciation of a capital city:

 

1. eBAY JINGle - Beijing

2. MOSQUE Obeying - Moscow

3. saddleBAG DADdy - Baghdad

4. ninJA CART Away - Jakarta

5. CAT - MAN DO - Katmandu 

 

Note: Remainder of this puzzle posted 6/18/22 under same heading.