DOUBLE DUTY XL
THREE ON A MATCH #5
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb. 2011
N.M. Meyer

The blanks in the first and last three clues below can be filled in with letters that will complete the word beginning on the left and begin the word ending on the right. The letters running down the second column of blanks will make up a bonus word which follows the same pattern. You have to supply the three missing middle letters - although they are given as a hint.

  GUI _ _ _ TAN
   PLI _ _ _ LER
GAR _ _ _ NCY
            _
            _
            _
  FIA _ _ _ TCH
DAP _ _ _ DGE
SAC _ _ _ EEM

HINTS:
The three middle letters, reading down, are ORA.
The first letters are:
T
A
A
-
-
-
S
P
R



Answers:

  guiTARtan
  pliANTler
garAGEnda
         O
         R
         A
  fiaSCOtch
dapPLEdge
sacREDeem

Bonus word:  angORAcle