SPIDER'S WEB II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Oct/Nov, 1989
Will Shortz

Each clue to this puzzle has had the letters to the answer removed in order. For example, given the clue

_ _ I _ TEEN   L _ SS   T _ N , the answer would be THREE , as in

THiRteen  lEss  tEn

Replace the letters to discover - and define - the answers to the clues below:

1.  RE _ UCED - CALOR _ _   EA _ _ _
2.  T _ INKLY   M _ GICIA _ ' S   RO _ _
3.  _ _ ENCHES ; GR _ _ _ _
4.  _ _ IRE  / _OZAM _ _ QUE   _ BUTMENT
5.  _ _ _ UTY ' _    COUN _ ERPART
6.  TRO _ _ LE   F _ R    _LLIED  FREIGH _ ERS
7.  REME _ I _ S   _ AD  COMP_ TER  PRO_ RAM _

Answers:

1. DIETER
2. WANDS
3. CLASPS
4. ZAMBIA
5. BEAST
6. UBOAT
7. DEBUGS