NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

August 28, 2022

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Presented by Will Shortz

Think of an 8-letter noun composed phonetically of two consecutive names, traditionally associated with girls. Remove the 6th letter and re-arrange the result, and you'll get an event where you might hear the thing named by the original noun.

Answer:

 

The 8-letter noun is CLARINET, composed of the names CLAR and INET - which phonetically sound like CLARE and ANNETTE. Removing the N (6th letter) from CLARINET and re-arranging the remaining letters gives RECITAL - where you might hear a clarinet.