1. The same two letters, in the same order, will complete the clues below to make words:

U _ _ ET

LA _ _ E

_ _ ALM

COR _ _

COR _ _ E

2. The same three-letter word will complete the clues below to make words:

S _ _ _ VE

AL _ _ _

RO _ _ _ Y

_ _ _ DT

NEC _ _ _

3. The same three-letter word will complete the clues below to make words:

SW _ _ _

_ _ _ Y

AL _ _ _

W _ _ _

Answers:

1. The two letters are PS (Upset, lapse, psalm, corps, corpse).

2. The three-letter word is TAR (Starve, altar, rotary, tardy, nectar).

3. The three-letter word is ARM (Swarm, army, alarm, warm).