LOSE AND CARRIAGE I

 

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

April 6, 2025

Will Shortz (adapted)

The words in both columns below are in random order. Change one letter in each of the words in both columns to find two words that make up a common phrase when you put "and" in between them. For example if CLOCK were in the left-hand column and DANGER in the right, the answer would be CLOAK and DAGGER. The changed word in the left-hand column will always be the first word of the phrase.

1. BREAK             FUMBLE             

2. BLACK             BUTLER

3. ROUGE             TICKLE 

4. WIELD              SIMILE

5. PLAID               BARREN

6. CRAZE              STREAK

 

Answers:

 

1. BREAD and  BUTTER

2. BLOCK and TACKLE

3. ROUGH -and TUMBLE

4. FIELD and STREAM

5. PLAIN and SIMPLE

6. CRATE and BARREL