COMMON ELEMENTS
Credit: GAMES Magazine
January, 1988
Gary Disch

Fill in the two sets of blanks in each clue below with the same three letters, in the same order. Both words will then share a common characteristic.

1. CAB _ _ _ E and RUTA _ _ _ A
2. SWE _ _ _ and _ _ _ MARK
3. _ _ _ L and T _ _ _ Z
4. S _ _ _ N and EL _ _ _ N
5. S _ _ _ and _ _ _DOCK
6. SUP _ _ _ OR and _ _ _ E
7. S _ _ _ PIO and CAPRI _ _ _ N
8. _ _ _ CE and P _ _ _ D
9. B _ _ _ ZE and I _ _ _
10. VE _ _ _ and URA _ _ _
11. S _ _ _ M and R _ _ _ IGH
12. _ _ _ SS and _ _ _ CKERS
13. G _ _ _ TS and IND _ _ _ S
14. _ _ _ CH and _ _ _ R
15. C _ _ _ ER and _ _ _ HUR

HINTS:

3. Gemstones

5. Fish

8. Units of weight

11. State capitals

13. Baseball teams

14. Fruits

15. US Presidents

Answers:

1. AGE---cabbage and rutabaga
2. DEN---Sweden and Denmark
3. OPA---opal and topaz
4. EVE---seven and eleven
5. HAD---shad and haddock
6. ERI---Superior and Erie
7. COR---Scorpio and Capricorn
8. OUN---ounce and pound
9. RON---bronze and iron
10. NUS---Venus and Uranus
11. ALE---Salem and Raleigh
12. CHE---chess and checkers
13. IAN---Giants and Indians
14. PEA---peach and pear
15. ART---Carter and Arthur