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Sunday Puzzle: TLDR Challenge

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and this week's puzzle winner, Vicki Helwick of Port Angeles, Wash.
Sunday Puzzle

The letters "R-D-A" stand for "recommended daily allowance." They're also the initials of "Red Delicious Apple." I'm going to give you some well-known initialisms plus clues for some common phrases that happen to have 1. M.P.H. (miles per hour) — Toy in which you add parts to a face2. L.O.L. (laugh out loud) — Work done for the sheer pleasure of doing it3. D.D.S. (doctor of dental surgery) — Many libraries use this to arrange their books4. W.S.W. (west southwest) — Forecast of wind and heavy snow5. P.I.N. (personal identification number) — A little sticky thing you write on6. S.S.T. (supersonic transport) — Latin words cried by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater7. M.M.A. (mixed martial arts) — Years in the past8. P.A.C. (political action committee) — Two sides to consider when weighing a decision9. P.D.A. (personal digital assistant or public display of affection) — Argue the other side of an argument even if you don't support it10. B.T. S. (as in the K-pop band) — Out of sight, as backstage where things are done

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