{"id":2458935,"date":"2026-06-14T12:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2458935"},"modified":"2026-06-14T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:27:44","slug":"sunday-puzzle-world-capitals-kgou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sunday-puzzle-world-capitals-kgou\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Puzzle: World Capitals | KGOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"\">On-air challenge<\/h3>\n<p>\nEvery answer is the six-letter name of a world capital, in which I&#8217;ve changed the first and last letters. You name the capitals.<\/p>\n<p>\nEx. VASSAL \u00a0&#8211;&gt; \u00a0NASSAU (capital of the Bahamas)<\/p>\n<p>\n1. CONDOR<\/p>\n<p>\n2. ROSCOE<\/p>\n<p>\n3. PUBLIC<\/p>\n<p>\n4. SAVANT<\/p>\n<p>\n5. ZANILY<\/p>\n<p>\n6. DRAG UP<\/p>\n<p>\n7. ETHENE<\/p>\n<p>\n8. TARSAL<\/p>\n<p>\n9. TUSCAN<\/p>\n<p>\n10. NONACT<\/p>\n<p>\n11.\u00a0I AGREE<\/p>\n<p>\n12. [7 letters:] CALLING<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Last week&#8217;s challenge<\/h3>\n<p>\nRearrange the letters of NECESSARY MISPRINT to spell a familiar phrase.<\/p>\n<p>\nAnswer: Sic semper tyrannis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Winner:<\/h3>\n<p>\nJudy Alexander of South Burlington, Vermont.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">This week&#8217;s challenge<\/h3>\n<p>\nThis week&#8217;s challenge comes from listener Michael Pickard. Name something in 10 letters that&#8217;s found in a kitchen. Drop its sixth letter to name something on a keyboard. Then drop the new word&#8217;s fifth letter to name something no one wants to get. What words are these?<\/p>\n<p>If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, June 18 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.\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2026 NPR<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '130719443711',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kgou.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On-air challenge Every answer is the six-letter name of a world capital, in which I&#8217;ve changed the first and last letters. 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