Sunday Puzzle: Dressed to the rhymes
On-air challenge
Every answer today is the name of something you might wear in two syllables. This could be something primarily worn by men, primarily by women, or both. I’ll give you rhymes for the answers. You name the things.
Ex. Razor –> Blazer
- Racket
- Lackeys
- Gofers
- Honcho
- Candles
- Venoms
- Bowsers
- Kittens
- Starry
- Woody
- Better
- Wordle
Last week’s challenge
This week’s challenge comes from Peter Gwinn, who writes for “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!”. Name something many hospitals have, in 7 letters. Rearrange the letters to name two things you can get inside a hospital (4 and 3 letters each).
Challenge answer
Helipad –> help, aid
Winner
Alison Triebwasser of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
This week’s challenge
This week’s challenge comes from Ed Pegg Jr., who conducts mathpuzzle.com. Take the classic illustrated children’s book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Rearrange its 26 letters to name a famous film director (first and last names) and a noted role on stage (in two words). What are these things?
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, August 21st at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.
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