NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

August 13, 2023

Will Shortz

 

Each sentence below has two blanks. Change the first letter of the word that goes in the first blank to "QU" - to get the word that goes in the second blank.

Ex: The ducks in our _____ yard patio _____ a lot.

       The ducks in our backyard patio quack a lot.

1. After jogging, I sat on a park _____ with a bottle of water to _____ my thirst.

2. The price of a _____ of oil to the last penny is not something to _____ about.

3. How many blocks of limestone can a rail car _____ from a _____?

4. The chef's _____ in the world of cooking was his making _____ Lorraine.

5. If you haven't  heard about a manuscript you submitted months ago, it would be _____ wise to _____ your editor.

6. The _____ was two members short of a _____ to conduct business.

7. The witty writer was most _____ for being eminently _____.

8. The words "_____" and "_____" both mean to exhibit unsteadiness.

Answers:

 

1. BENCH - QUENCH

2. BARREL - QUARREL

3. CARRY - QUARRY

4. NICHE - QUICHE

5. VERY - QUERY

6. FORUM - QUORUM

7. NOTABLE - QUOTABLE

8. WAVER - QUAVER