On-air challenge
If I asked you to name two occupations starting with the letters ENG-, you might say Engineer and Engraver. Now try these:
Name two ... starting with ...
1. Parts of the mouth ... TON
2. Chemical elements ... SIL
3. Mammals ... BEA
4. Dances ... CHA
5. Alcoholic drinks ... MAR
6. Units of distance ... MIL
7. Tropical trees ... BAN
8. Brands of candy ... TWI
9. Hand tools ... SCR
10. Spaces in which to hang coats ... CLO
11. Words in "The Star-Spangled Banner" ... PRO
Last week's challenge
Name certain female animals. Insert a T somewhere inside the word, and you'll get a synonym for this animal's offspring. What animals are these?
Challenge answer
Does --> Dotes. Fawns.
Winner
Jerry Tsai of Los Angeles, Calif.
This week's challenge
This week's challenge comes from Evan Kalish, of Bayside, N.Y. Take a child's game, in eight letters. Change the sixth letter to 'ch' and, phonetically, you'll have a popular animated children's character. What are the game and the character?
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, June 19 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.
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