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Taking a Shot at SPACE Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Dakota Snow from Albany, Ore. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KWAX in Eugene, Ore.)
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Taking a Shot at SPACE

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Taking a Shot at SPACE

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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home.

Challenge from February 26: Take the phrase, TAKE BETS ON. Re-arrange the 10 letters to name something to eat. What is it?

Answer: T-Bone Steak

Winner: Dakota Snow of Albany, Oregon.

Challenge from March 5: From Henry Hook, of Brooklyn, New York: What eight-letter noun -- containing the letter "B" -- is pluralized by inserting an "S" immediately before the "B"?