Sunday Puzzle: Seeing Double : NPR

On-air problem: I’ll offer you some six-letter phrases. For every one add the identical letter of the alphabet twice — with out rearranging any of the opposite letters — to make a standard eight-letter phrase.

Ex. STURDY — A –> SATURDAY
1. RESENT — C

2. COLLIE — D

3. LATISH — F

4. SEATED — H

5. FESTER — I

6. ASSORT — P

7. WANGLE — R

8. MALLET — S

9. HEDGER — A

10. REARED — P

11. TREBLE — U (hyphenated)

Final week’s problem: A tricky one from listener Joe Becker, of Palo Alto, Calif. The “zh” sound will be spelled in many various methods in English — just like the “s” in MEASURE; just like the “g” in BEIGE; just like the “z” in AZURE; just like the “j” in MAHARAJAH; and just like the “x” in LUXURY as some folks pronounce it. The “zh” sound will also be spelled as a “t” in a single occasion. We all know of just one frequent phrase that is true of, not counting its derivatives. What phrase is it?

Problem reply: Equation

Winner: Yossi Berkowitz of Beachfield, OH

This week’s problem: This week’s problem comes from listener Mark Isaak, of Sunnyvale, Calif. Consider a part of the human physique whose identify is a compound phrase (like fingertip or toenail). Add an N and rearrange the consequence to get one other a part of the physique whose identify can be a compound phrase. What physique elements are these?

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