Jenny's Noodle

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb. 19):

Answer: There are two acceptable answers...

1) If you reenter states, the best answer is the 10-letter word AMALGAMATE, which consists of the beginning letters of states in the following order: Alabama or Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Alabama or Arkansas, Tennessee; or Alabama or Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Texas.

2) If you do not reenter states, the best answer is the nine-letter word OMISSIONS, which consists of the beginning letters of Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota.

NPR Sunday Puzzle for Feb. 26:
Name a bird. Change its second letter to an E to get the first name of a famous actor. Then name the female of that bird, and double one of its letters. You'll get the last name of this actor. What are the birds, and who is the actor?

Submit your answer to NPR for a chance to be on next week's broadcast and be sure to visit Jenny's Noodle next Sunday to see the correct answer!