Sunday Puzzle: Common denominator

Will Shortz

September 07, 2025 / 5:33 am

On-air challenge

I'm going to name three things. You tell me something they all have in common.

Ex. Telephone, Saturn, tree stump --> RINGS

1. Guitar, tennis racket, marionette

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2. Sewing kit, bowling alley, ATM

3. Tennis tournament, arsonist, dating app

5. Painting , bowling, glasses

6. Canal, safe, head of hair

7. Car trunk, deck of cards, the film "Titanic"

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Last week's challenge

Last 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 o

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