Sunday Puzzle: Pet theory

Sunday Puzzle: Pet theory

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Key Points:

  • Today's puzzle, "Pet Theory," features answers that are familiar two-word phrases or names where the first word starts with "PE-" and the second word starts with "T-," such as "Pedestrian Traffic."
  • Last week's numerical challenge involved using the digits 1 through 9 in order to create the number 2026 with arithmetic operations, with two known solutions provided; Daniel Abramson of Albuquerque won.
  • This week's challenge, submitted by listener Ward Hartenstein, asks participants to identify a well-known couple with seven letters in total, then combine and rearrange their names (changing an E to an S) to form another famous duo.
  • Listeners are invited to submit answers by Thursday, January 15 at 3 p