SOMETHING IN COMMON II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
April, 2006
Stephen Sniderman

In each puzzle below, the blanks before and after each word  can be filled in with the same set of letters to form four longer words. For example, given the clue

_ I _ _
_ ID _ _
_ OR _ _
_ ARM _ _ ,

the answer words would be

WITH
WIDTH
WORTH
WARMTH

1)
_ _ SCAR _
_ _ LUTE _
_ _ THERE _
_ _ SABLE _

2)
_ _ CAD _
_ _ SIR _
_ _ TENT _
_ _ VOTE _

3)
_ _ NO _
_ _ US _
_ _ NAP _
_ _ BOOS _

4)
_ AM _ _
_ ART _ _
_ HAP _ _
_ HIS _ _

5)
_ _ _ BO _
_ _ _ TO _
_ _ _ AVA _
_ _ _ TOO _

6)
_ ANTE _
_ URGE _
_ LATHE _
_ OUNCE _
 7)
_ _ _ LAG _
_ _ _ LEG _
_ _ _ LID _
_ _ _ LAPS _

8)
 _ ID _
_ HER _
_ SETS _
_WING_

9)
_ OX_ _
_ ACT _ _
_ RAG _ _
_ HEIST _ _

Answers:

1)
DISCARD
DILUTED
DITHERED
DISABLED

2)
DECADE
DESIRE
DETENTE
DEVOTED

3)
CANOE
CAUSE
CANAPE
CABOOSE

4)
CAMEL
CARTEL
CHAPEL
CHISEL

5)
CARBON
CARTON
CARAVAN
CARTOON

6)
BANTER
BURGER
BLATHER
BOUNCER

7)
COLLAGE
COLLEGE
COLLIDE
COLLAPSE

8)
TIDE
THERE
TSETSE (fly)
TWINGE

9)
TOXIC
TACTIC
TRAGIC
THEISTIC