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Sunday Puzzle: City swap

Sunday Puzzle: City swap

Summary

The Sunday Puzzle featured on Weekend Edition Sunday invites listeners to solve a word game involving U.S. city names with altered first and last letters. Last week's puzzle involved rearranging drink names to reveal a prison and an escape method. This week's challenge asks participants to identify a singer and a related term based on their birthplace.

Key Facts

  • The segment is called the Sunday Puzzle and airs on Weekend Edition Sunday.
  • This week's puzzle involves naming U.S. cities with modified first and last letters.
  • Last week's puzzle required participants to think of a drink and rearrange its letters to find a prison and escape method.
  • The previous puzzle answer was "Singapore sling" rearranged to "Sing Sing" and "parole."
  • Tony Mangina of San Diego, Calif., won last week's challenge.
  • The new puzzle involves naming a singer based on a clue related to their birthplace.
  • Participants can submit answers by a specified date and time for a chance to play on-air.

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