Shifting from One Phrase to Another
Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home.
Challenge from April 15: Name something commonly found in an office. It is two words, with five letters in the first word and four letters in the last. Both words are the last names of famous singers. What is the office item, and who are the singers?
Answer: Petty Cash / Tom Petty / Johnny Cash
Winner: Joe Baldanza from Framingham, Mass.
Challenge for April 22: Name a famous character in literature and legend, two words, five letters in the first name, four letters in the last. The second letter of the first name is "R." Move this "R" to the second position of the second word, say the result out loud and you'll name a vehicle. Who is the character and what is the vehicle?
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