NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

July 10, 2022

Will Shortz

 

In each pair of words below, one of them can be anagrammed into a synonym of the other. For example, given the pair SOUP - WORK, you would anagram SOUP into OPUS - which means WORK. Which word has to be anagrammed is for you to determine.

 

1. THIN - ELAN

2. TURN - EVER

3. DRAG - HULA

4. RASP - MAST

5. DUNE - BARE

6. WHIP - GOLF
7. PLUM - CLOD

8. LEAP - RING

9. DRAB - POET

10. FUSE - LEWD

11. GONE - FELT

Answers:

 

1. LEAN

2. VEER

3. HAUL

4. SPAR

5. NUDE

6. FLOG

7. LUMP

8. PEAL

9. BARD

10. WELD

11. LEFT