On-air challenge: I'm going to give you some crossword clues for six-letter words. The last word in each clue will rhyme with its acknowledge.
Ex. Traveling theater group --> TROUPE
1. Opposite of smaller
2. Heavenly body with a ring sample
3. Attire for many sports
4. Aimlessly go yonder
5. Proceed in a hurry
6. Food like cheddars or bries
7. One engaged in a medieval fight
8. Chatter
9. Teammate of Dasher and Prancer
10. Sport in which a player might act as a blocker
11. Quality of food to savor
12. Scream "Eek!"
13. One who denies people entry
14. Wilbur or Orville of early flight[br]15. coast like a worm
16. State capital approximately 1700 miles NE of Austin
Last week's challenge: Name part of the human body in six letters. Add an R and rearrange the result to name a part of the body in seven letters. What is it?
acknowledge: Tonsil --> nostril [br]
Winner: David Chapus of Rush,N.
Y. Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Joseph Young, who conducts the weekly blog Puzzleria. Take the start of the name of a country and the end of that country's capital. effect the parts together, and one after the other,and you'll fetch the last name of a character in a very approved movie. It's a character everyone knows. Who is it? Submit Your acknowledge[br]
whether you know the acknowledge to next week's challenge, submit it here. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. critical: Include a phone number where we can reach you Thursday, or Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. ET. Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more,visit http://www.npr.org/.
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