DOUBLE DUTY XLII
THREE ON A MATCH #7
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb. 2011
N.M. Meyer

The blanks in the first and last three clues 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 third column of blanks will make up a bonus word which follows the same pattern. You have to supply the three missing letters - although they are given as a hint.

  BEH _ _ _ IGO
 MOS _ _ _ NCH
 BUR _ _ _ DOG
             _
             _ 
             _ 
BON _ _ _ LOR
CRO _ _ _ PID
 PAC _ _ _TLE

HINTS:
The three missing letters, reading down, are ART.
The first letters are:
I
Q
L
-
-
-
S
C
K

Answers:

  behINDigo
mosQUEnch
 burLAPdog
            A
            R
            T
 bonSAIlor
 croCUSpid
pacKETtle

Bonus word: depARTist