1. What do the following words have in common?

RICH 

YULE

DUNE 

SMITE 

CROWN 

COWARD

 

2. What do the following phrases have in common?

 

Sad tricky long ruler

Traditional army scout 

Comprehended rodent duos

Stadium boxer deft with both hands 

 

Answers:

 

1. Change one letter in each word to get the names of major universities:

    RICE

    YALE

    DUKE

    SMITH

    BROWN

    HOWARD

 

2. Two words in each phrase can be anagrammed to get a word that is defined by the remaining word or words in the phrase:

 

Sad tricky = yardstick (long ruler)

army scout = customary (Traditional)

rodent duos = understood (Comprehended)

Stadium boxer = ambidextrous (deft with both hands)  

 

Credits:

1: Will Shortz

     NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle

     October 11, 2026 

2: Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

    August, 2025