On-air challenge: I'm going to give you three words starting with S, E, and P -- as in "September." Think of a word that can follow each of mine to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
Ex. Spring, Egg, Pay --> ROLL (as in spring roll, eggroll, payroll)
- Sales, Estate, Property
- Shut, Eagle, Private
- Stretch, Easy, Post
- School, Elbow, Powder
- Stained, Eye, Plate
- Social, Earth, Political
Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Lillian Range, of New Orleans. The word NONUNION has four N's and no other consonant. What famous American of the past -- first and last names, 8 letters in all -- has four instances of the same consonant and no other consonant?
Challenge answer: Eli Lilly
Winner: Franny Bavaro of Long Island
This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Ethan Kane, of Albuquerque, N.M. Name a famous TV personality of the past. Drop the second letter of this person's last name, and phonetically the first and last names together will sound like a creature of the past. What celebrity is this?
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 5th, 2024 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.
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