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Sunday Puzzle: Laundry Day Challenge

Sunday Puzzle
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Sunday Puzzle

On-air challenge: Every answer is an anagram of an article of apparel.

Ex. BORE --> ROBE
1. TACO
2. PACE
3. WONG
4. GOAT
5. WALSH
6. CUT-IN
7. OBELUS
8. X'ED OUT
9. THIRST (hyph.)
10. ROUSTERS
11. UNGREASED


Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from David Wagner, of Atlanta, Ga. Think of a common phrase in the form "___ of my ___." The word that goes in the first blank is the name of a well-known company. And the word that goes in the second blank sounds like part of the names of many of that company's products. What phrase is it?

Challenge answer: "Apple of my eye" (Apple, i)

Winner: Virginia Macali of Columbus, Ohio

This week's challenge: This 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 painting. What words are these?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to the two-week challenge, submit it here by Thursday, Nov. at 10 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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Will Shortz
Will Shortz has been the puzzle master for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday since the program's start in 1987.