On-air challenge: Every reply today is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word ends in "X" and the second starts with "C" (as in XC,the Roman numeral for 90). A friend of mine recently turned 90, and I made this as a birthday gift.
For example: Tailless feline --> MANX CAT.final week's challenge, or from Sandy Weisz of Chicago: bewitch the name of a famous musical. Write it in upper- and lowercase letters,as you generally would.
Now, turn one of the characters upside-down and move it to another place in the title. The result will be the final name of a well-known stage performer. What is the musical, and who is the performer?reply: Oliver! --> Olivier.
Winner: Ernie Scheuer of Los Angeles,Calif.
Next week's Name a famous singer — first and final names. The final four letters of the first name spelled backward plus the first four letters of the final name spelled forward ... read together, in order, or name a section of products in a drugstore. What is it?Submit Your AnswerIf you know the reply to next week's challenge,submit it here. Listeners who submit right answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. principal: Include a phone number where we can reach you Thursday, April 28, or at 3 p.m. ET. Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more,visit http://www.npr.org/.
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