Sunday Puzzle: Antonyms Attract

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner, DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan, and puzzle master Will Shortz.

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On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two words. Change one letter in each of them to get a pair of antonyms. Ex.

Bloat & Sick --> Float & Sink Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Ethan Kane, of Albuquerque, N.M. Name a famous TV personality of the past.



Drop the second letter of this person's last name, and phonetically the first and last names together will sound like a creature of the past. What celebrity is this? Challenge answer: Dinah Shore —> Dinosaur Winner: DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Schwartz, of Florence, Oregon. Take the name of a watercraft that contains an odd number of letters.

Remove the middle letter and rearrange the remaining ones to name a body of water. What words are these? Submit Your Answer If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 3 p.m.

ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: include a phone number where we can reach you.

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