Today's NPR puzzler was fun (anagrams)

[pokerfan]

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Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form "____ of ____." The letters in the first and last words of each phrase are rearranged. You give the phrases. For example, "Cat of Dog " becomes "Act of God."

taco of mars = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]coat of arms[/font]

cork of sage = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]rock of ages[/font]

dies of charm = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]ides of march[/font]

danger of need = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]garden of eden[/font]

taste of hocks = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]state of shock[/font]

thea of tablet = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]heat of battle[/font]

mage of hornets = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]game of thrones[/font]

stapler of pairs = [font color="white" size="size" face="face"]plaster of paris[/font]

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. coat of arms

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. rock of ages

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. ides of march

[Graybeard]

6. garden of eden

Got them all but this was the toughest.

[struggle4progress]

7. garden of eden

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. game of thrones

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. state of shock

[struggle4progress]

8. heat of battle

[Graybeard]

9. plaster of paris

Love NPR Puzzles.

[Scuba]

10. plaster of paris

fun quiz

[nolabear]

11. For some reason one of the easiest things in the world for me.

Done in seconds.

[petronius]

12. Very fun - but I don't think I'd have wanted to do that one on the air

Seeing the letters really helped...