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Sunday Puzzle: It takes two

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with winner Jim Frost of Albuquerque, New Mexico and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
Sunday Puzzle

Every answer today is a made-up two-word rhyming phrase, using only two-syllable words, in which every syllable has the same vowel sound. Ex. Brawl caused by a1. Hot chocolate drink that's crazy2. Snapshot of Dorothy's dog in Oz3. Woolly South American animal that has offspring4. Pilot's emergency call when he's supposed to collect his wages 5. Tubular pasta that's served with a beef sauce6. [triple:] Very, very small cap

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