In each set of clues below, the same four-letter word will fill the blanks to make two common words. The word is different for each set of clues. The third set has two solutions.

CR _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ OR

BE _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ RA

DE _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ ER

Answers:

crEDIT

EDITor

beCAME

CAMEra

deFEND

FENDer

or

deMEAN

MEANer