On-air challenge: I'm going to give you some words and phrases. Each conceals the name of something in left-to-right order, although not consecutively. Hint: Every answer has exactly 7 letters.
Example: SANCTIMONIOUS — Shakespeare character --> ANTONIO
1. REVERSE SPLIT — Mountain
2. AFFRANCHISE — Pope
3. CROSS-TRAINING — Italian composer
4. SERVICE STATION — Norse explorer
5. CARDIAC ARREST — South American capital
6. MOTOR CONTROL — Canadian city
7. TIME INTERVAL — Roman goddess
8. PETROLEUM JELLY — Ancient astronomer
9. THEORETICALLY — Conservative commentator
10. NO-WIN SITUATION — Brand of cigarettes
11. SEARCH PARTY — Aviator
Last week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from Joseph Young, of St. Cloud, Minn., who conducts the blog "Puzzleria!" It's a little tricky. When you remove the last letter from Germany, Sweden, or Somalia, what remains is a native of that country. What country, if you remove its last letter, also leaves a native — but only after you rearrange its remaining letters?
Challenger answer: Vietnam (native)
Winner: Steven Bailey of San Francisco
This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Eric Berlin. Take an 11-letter word with two D's in it. If you drop both D's, you'll get a world capital followed by a sign of the zodiac. What's the 11-letter word?
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