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Sunday Puzzle: Part Human

NPR

On-air challenge: Every answer today is part of the human body. I'm going to give you some words. Drop the first letter and rearrange those that remain to name the body part.

Example: MARE --> EAR

1. CRAM

2. OGLE

3. POET

4. PINCH

5. CLAMP

6. ZONES

7. SHADE

8. KNISH

9. PITSAW

10. BATHER

11. DRIVEL

12. ETCHES

13. OUTGONE

14. RESCRIPT

Last week's challenge:Name a famous person from Chicago — first and last names. The last name ends in an E. Change the E to an I and rearrange the letters in just the last name to get a famous actor — whose first name is the same as the first person's. Who are these people?

Answer:Al Capone, Al Pacino

Winner: Doug Modica from Watertown, S.D.

Next week's challenge: Name two parts of the human body. Say them one out loud after the other. The result, phonetically, will name something delicious to eat, in 7 letters. What is it?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to next week's challenge, submit it here. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you Thursday, July 26at 3 p.m. ET.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz has appeared on Weekend Edition Sunday since the program's start in 1987. He's also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of Games magazine, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (since 1978).

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