NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

Mach 1, 2026 

Will Shortz (1-7)

 

Given the two items in each clue, think of a third item in the same category that would fit between them alphabetically. For example, given BLUE and INDIGO, the answer would be GREEN - a color of the rainbow that is alphabetically in between BLUE and INDIGO.

 

1. AUGUST - FEBRUARY

2. BASHFUL - DOPEY

3. FIVE - NINE

4. TAU - UPSILON

5. NIXON - PIERCE

6. CUSPID - MOLAR 

7. VINTNER AVE. - VIRGINIA AVE.

8. DO - LA 

9. COMET - DANCER 

10. DEUTERONOMY - GENESIS 

 

Answers:

 

1. DECEMBER

2. DOC

3. FOUR

4. THETA

5. OBAMA

6. INCISOR

7. VERMONT AVE.

8. FA

9. CUPID

10. EXODUS