{"id":675415,"date":"2026-09-06T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/675415\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T14:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T14:11:13","slug":"sunday-puzzle-spa-day-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/675415\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Puzzle: SPA Day : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sundaypuzzle-widecrop_custom-fc423904705b59dbf8067e7f24062444f00e986b.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/10\/10\/sundaypuzzle-widecrop_custom-fc423904705b59dbf8067e7f24062444f00e986b.jpg?s={width}&amp;c={quality}&amp;f={format}\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Sunday Puzzle\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Sunday Puzzle<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    NPR<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>              <b>toggle caption<\/b><br \/>\n            <\/b><\/p>\n<p>        NPR<\/p>\n<p>            <img data-original=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/assets\/img\/2020\/10\/10\/sundaypuzzle-widecrop_custom-fc423904705b59dbf8067e7f24062444f00e986b.jpg?s=2600&amp;c=100&amp;f=jpeg\" alt=\"Sunday Puzzle\"\/><\/p>\n<p>   On-air challenge   <\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re going to the spa. Every answer is a familiar two-word, phrase or name in which the first word starts with S and the second word starts PA-.<\/p>\n<p>Ex. Purchasse of beer at a grocery &#8211;&gt; Six pack<\/p>\n<p>1. Something you install on a roof to generate energy<\/p>\n<p>2. Photon, electron, or neutron<\/p>\n<p>3. Dish scrubber<\/p>\n<p>4. Money you get when you leave a job<\/p>\n<p>5. Miscellaneous sheets to jot notes on<\/p>\n<p>6. All-male social event<\/p>\n<p>7. What&#8217;s used to put graffiti on a wall<\/p>\n<p>8. What you tear open in order to sweeten your coffee<\/p>\n<p>9. Figure celebrated on March 17<\/p>\n<p>10. Most populous city in Brazil<\/p>\n<p>11. Political group that&#8217;s to the left of the Democrats<\/p>\n<p>12. Small bit of facial hair below the lower lip<\/p>\n<p>13. Extra items at a repair shop<\/p>\n<p>14. Informal term for a know-it-all<\/p>\n<p>   Last week&#8217;s challenge   <\/p>\n<p>Think of a state capital and say it out loud. Change one vowel sound in it to name something many schoolkids study. What things are these?<\/p>\n<p>Answer: Phoenix \u2014&gt; Phonics<\/p>\n<p>   Winner   <\/p>\n<p>Momo Brennan of Honolulu, Hawai&#8217;i<\/p>\n<p>   This week&#8217;s challenge   <\/p>\n<p>This week&#8217;s challenge comes from Schwartz, of Florence, Ore. Think of a means of transportation in seven letters. Change the fifth letter to a U and read the result backward. You&#8217;ll get a common Latin word followed by its English synonym. What words are these?<\/p>\n<p>If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 10 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday Puzzle NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR On-air challenge Today we&#8217;re going to the spa. 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