NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

March 12, 2023

Will Shortz

The answers to the clues below are Consonyms - words that have the same consonants in the same order - with any number or order of vowels. For example, given the clue word MINGLE, the answer would be MONGOLIA - because it has the same consonants, M, N, G, and in the same order as MINGLE. Every answer will by the name of a country.

1. BELIEVE

2. SEWED ON

3. BELEAGUER

4. HINDERS

5. ERASES

6. ENCOURAGE

7. STERILE

8. USER NAME

 

Answers: 

1. BOLIVIA

2. SWEDEN

3. BULGARIA

4. HONDURAS

5. RUSSIA

6. NICARAGUA

7. AUSTRALIA

8. SURNINAME