Sunday Puzzle
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This week’s problem
At present’s puzzle is a tribute to Mimi. Each reply is a well-recognized two phrase phrase or title by which every phrase begins with the letters MI-.
Ex. Project for troopers –> MILITARY MISSION
1. Pageant title for a contestant from Detroit
2. One of many Twin Cities
3. Nickname for the river via New Orleans
4. Tremendous brief skirt
5. Neighborhood in Los Angeles that comprises Museum Row
6. Simply over 4 instances the space from the earth to the moon
7. Goateed sing-along conductor of previous TV
8. American financier who pioneered so-called “junk bonds”
9. Little accident
10. Land-based weapon in America’s nuclear arsenal
11. In “Snow White,” the evil queen’s phrases earlier than “on the wall”
Final week’s problem
Final week’s problem comes from Benita Rice, of Salem, Ore. Title a well-known overseas landmark (5,4). Change the eighth letter to a V and rearrange the outcome to make an adjective that describes this landmark. What landmark is it?
Reply
Notre Dame –> Renovated
Winner
Chee Sing Lee of Bangor, Maine
This week’s problem
This week’s problem comes from James Ellison, of Jefferson Metropolis, Mo. Consider a well-liked film of the previous decade. Change the final letter in its title. The outcome will recommend a lawsuit between two politicians of the late twentieth century — one Republican and one Democrat. What is the film and who’re the individuals?
If you already know the reply to the problem, submit it beneath by Thursday, April 23 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose solutions are chosen win an opportunity to play the on-air puzzle.
