Sunday Puzzle: Dressed to the rhymes

Will Shortz

August 17, 2025 / 6:41 am

On-air challenge

Every answer today is the name of something you might wear in two syllables. This could be something primarily worn by men, primarily by women, or both. I'll give you rhymes for the answers. You name the things.

Ex. Razor --> Blazer

Racket

Lackeys

Gofers

Honcho

Candles

Venoms

Bowsers

Kittens

Starry

Woody

Better

Wordle

Last week's challenge

This week's challenge comes from Peter Gwinn, who writes for "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!". Name something many hospitals have, in 7 letters. Rearrange the letters to name two things you can get inside a hospital (4 and 3 letters each).

Challenge answer

Helipad --> help, aid

Winner

Alison Triebwasser of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.

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