Sunday puzzle
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On-Air Challenge: In each of them, find two words that sound like two other synonymous words
Ex. I can also peel an apple. –> pair, two
1. I hit my foot while running down the hall.
2. How much do the mansion shutters weigh?
3. Winnie Mandela voted ‘no’.
4. In Korea, a bucket costs three won.
5. The spy was sent on a mission to the Oder.
6. A woman who made a perfect game wrote the foreword to my book.
7. Dad went to the grocery store to buy some food.
Last week’s challenge: Last week’s challenge comes from Simeon Seigel of Brooklyn. Name a punctuation mark found on a computer keyboard. Somewhere inside this insert a word for what this punctuation mark may be part of or what it may represent. The result will be a 10-letter word associated with the painting. What words are these?
Answer to the challenge: Colon, ratio –> colon(ratio)n –> staining
Winner: Vandana Bajaj from Highland Park, NJ
This week’s challenge: This week’s challenge was sent independently by two listeners – Steve Baggish and Neville Fogarty – to both of them. Think of two well-known companies with two-syllable names beginning with J and D respectively and whose names rhyme. One of these companies was founded within the last 10 years. Which companies are these?
Submit your answer
If you know the answer to the two-week challenge, submit it here by Thursday, November 17 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the puzzle live. Important: Provide a phone number where we can reach you.
