NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

September 25, 2022

Will Shortz

 

Each sentence below conceals a related word. Can you spot them?

 

1. Look! A rat! Eek!

2. This is your classic rickety chair.

3. He was a dumb ox in grade school.

4. My family has always gotten Nissans.

5. The rainbow lingered for more than an hour.

6. With enough cash and ballots, you can get elected.

7. That historian is the best researcher you'll ever find. 

Answers:

 

Hidden in each sentence is the name of a sport:

 

1. looK A RAT Eek

2. classiC RICKETy chair

3. dubB OX IN Grade 

4. gotTEN NISsans

5. rainBOW LINGered

6. casH AND BALLots

7. reseARCHER You'll