STUMPERS CDLXXII

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

May 21, 2023

Ed Pegg, Jr.

Presented by Will Shortz 

Think of the a word naming the singular form of a female animal. Now think of a word naming the plural form of the male of the same animal. A homophone of the first word and the second word are synonyms - slangily. What animal is it, and what are the two words?

Answer:

 

The animal is a deer:

Female singular - DOE (dough)

Male plural -   BUCKS