DOUBLE DUTY XLIV
THREE ON A MATCH #9
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.

DIM _ _ _ ASE
URC _ _ _ DER
TUN _ _ _ GON
               _
               _
               _
 DRI _ _ _ CRO
  BIS _ _ _ UGH
 BES _ _ _ ARD

HINTS:
The three missing letters, running down, are MEL.
The first letters are:
P
H
D
-
-
-
V
T
T

Answers:

    diPLEase
  urcHINder
 tunDRAgon
            M
            E
            L
 driVELcro
 bisTROugh
besTOWard   

Bonus word:  enaMELlow