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Sunday Puzzle: Same Sound, Different Meaning

In this week's puzzle, Puzzlemaster Will Shortz reveals a love of the band One Direction. Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro play with Rob Hardy of Dayton, Ohio.
Sunday Puzzle.

: Every answer today is a two-word phrase like READY RED, in which the first word is an adjective ending in -y, and the Ex. Mideast ruler who trembles --> SHAKY SHEIK1. Hirsute animal that hops2. Flying mammal that's nuts3. Male offspring who has an optimistic outlook4. Numerous fellows5. Nobleman who arrives prematurely6. Wacky singer Malik formerly of One Direction7. Vowels that are simple to draw8. Powerful little arachnid9. Very small prong on a fork

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