Sunday Puzzle: A Game of Consonants

On-air challenge: Every answer is a word, name, or phrase in which the only consonants are L and T — repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels.

Ex. Add up --> TOTAL1. Opposite of big2. Coffee made with hot steamed milk3. Name, as of a book or movie4. Dole out5. Sweepstakes game6. "For rent" sign (2 wds.)7. Lavatory8. Place to insert an electric plug9. No-holds-barred (hyph.)10. Prevaricate (3 wds.)11. Excite the imagination12. Snitch

Last week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Jerry Heckler of Chardon, Ohio. Name the make and model of a popular car. Change the first and last letters of the make to name an animal. Change the first and fourth letters of the model to name another animal. What car is this?

Challenge answer: Toyota Corolla --> coyote, gorilla

Winner: Lena Porell from Tuson, Arizona

This week's challenge: Name a Cabinet department — as in "Department of ___." Rearrange the letters of what goes in the blank to get the brand name of a product you might find at a drugstore or supermarket. What is it?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to next week's challenge, submit it here. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you by Thursday, May 21, at 3 p.m. ET. [Copyright 2020 NPR]