"I'm going to give you some nine-letter words. For each one, insert a letter somewhere inside it to make a familiar 10-letter word. Ex. MEDIATION --> C to make MEDICATION or T to make MEDITATION IMPERIOUS HEADWATER PACEMAKER REHEARING SIMULATED GEOLOGIST ETERNALLY MINESTONE IMPLEMENT Last week's challenge Last week's challenge came from Bobby Jacobs, of Glen Allen, Va. Take the first and last names of a famous athlete."
"This week's challenge This week's challenge came from Mike Reiss, who's a showrunner, writer, and producer for "The Simpsons." Name a famous English author. Change the first letter of the last name to an S. Then move the first, second, and final letters of that last name in front of the first name. The resulting string of letters reading from left to right will name a major American city. What city is it?"
Nine-letter words are provided with instructions to insert one letter somewhere inside each to create familiar ten-letter words. The example shows MEDIATION with C making MEDICATION or T making MEDITATION. The listed nine-letter words are IMPERIOUS, HEADWATER, PACEMAKER, REHEARING, SIMULATED, GEOLOGIST, ETERNALLY, MINESTONE, and IMPLEMENT. A prior puzzle required changing the first letter of a famous athlete's last name to L and rearranging to form another famous athlete; the solution was Simone Biles → Lionel Messi. A current puzzle requires naming a famous English author, changing the first letter of the last name to S, then moving three specified letters of that last name in front of the first name to form a major American city. Entries are due by Thursday, September 4 at 3 p.m. ET for a chance to play on air.
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