Sunday Puzzle: Antonyms Attract

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On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two words. Change one letter in each of them to get a pair of antonyms.

Ex. Bloat & Sick --> Float & Sink

1. Bread & Marrow
2. Expansive & Cheat
3. Worn & Pray
4. Brine & Broom
5. Throb & Watch
6. Heaved & Well
7. Plaid & Fanny
8. Oven & Closet

Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Ethan Kane, of Albuquerque, N.M. Name a famous TV personality of the past. Drop the second letter of this person's last name, and phonetically the first and last names together will sound like a creature of the past. What celebrity is this?

Challenge answer: Dinah Shore —> Dinosaur

Winner: DJ Boyd of Northville, Michigan

This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Schwartz, of Florence, Oregon. Take the name of a watercraft that contains an odd number of letters. Remove the middle letter and rearrange the remaining ones to name a body of water. What words are these?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 3 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.