THREE-FOR-ALL I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - July, 2014
Theresa Sweeney

In the trios below, a common phrase is disguised by having each of its words replaced by a word that commonly follows it. For example, given the clue words ache, bleed, and lozenge, the answer would be ear, nose, and throat - as in ear ache, nose bleed, and throat lozenge.

1. Alert, lightning, and jeans
2. Worm, chimes, and crackers
3. Magnetism, soup, and water
4. Jaw, exchange, and cactus
5. Warden, designer, and box
6. Fisher, bee, and hammer

Answers:

1. Red, white, and blue
2. Earth, wind, and fire
3. Animal, vegetable, and mineral
4.  Lock, stock, and barrel
5. Game, set, and match
6.  King, Queen, and Jack