Sunday Puzzle
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On-air problem
In the present day’s puzzle is known as “All In.” I will provide you with clues for 2 phrases. Insert the letters A-L-L inside the reply to the primary clue to get the reply to the second.
Ex. Reverse of fine / Romantic music –> B(ALL)AD
1. Examination / Having the best peak
2. Bathe standing up / Not as deep
3. One thing that is sudden and helpful / Air-filled rubber sac connected to a string
4. What bees do / Enjoying for time
5. Descendant / Inexperienced onion
6. Try in basketball / Onion utilized in cooking
7. Sweeper’s device / Locale within the recreation Clue
8. Overhead construction supporting a crane / Braveness displayed in battle
9. Huge wooded areas / Prevents from taking place
Final week’s problem
Final week’s problem got here from Joseph Younger of St. Cloud, Minn. Consider a phrase which means “very small.” Transfer the primary syllable to the tip, separated by an area, and you will get a two-word phrase naming one thing that could be very massive. What phrases are these?
Problem reply
Subatomic / Atomic sub
Winner
Mark Minster of Terre Haute, Ind.
This week’s problem
This week’s problem comes from Evan Kalish, of Bayside, N.Y. Title a well-known dwelling singer whose first and final names collectively have 4 syllables. The second and fourth syllables phonetically sound like issues a canine walker would seemingly carry. What singer is that this?
If you recognize the reply to the problem, submit it beneath by Thursday, January 29 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose solutions are chosen win an opportunity to play the on-air puzzle.
