NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

October 6, 2024

Will Shortz 

PHONETIC PUZZLE

Ex: Say a letter of the alphabet before one of the gifts of the Wise Men to phonetically get a man's name.

Answer: L myrrh = Elmer

 

Say a letter of the alphabet before ..........

 

1. A decoration on a gift to get a musical instrument

2. A carpenter's tool to get a Biblical patriarch

3. A boundary of a field to get half a football team

4. A cat sound to get a windshield cleaner

5. A judge's realm to get a companion on a date

6. A son of Adam to get something hard to understand

7. A mixed-breed, mean dog to get a card game

8. A sea bird to get a dog with floppy ears 

Answers:

 

1. O bow - Oboe

2. E saw - Esau

3. D fence - Defense

4. Y purr - Wiper

5. S court - Escort

6. R Cain - Arcane

7. U cur - Euchre

8. B gull - Beagle