The same change can be made to each of the words below to create new words. Can you determine what it is?
CROON
TABLE
SLICE
PLUNGE
UNKIND
NORDIC
PRIORY
AUTEUR
HINTS:
#1: This was a Mother's Day tribute puzzle
#2: One letter in each word has to be dropped.
Answer:
The letters MA can be substituted for one letter in each word to create new words:
CROON - MAROON
TABLE - TAMALE
SLICE - MALICE
PLUNGE - PLUMAGE
UNKIND - MANKIND
NORDIC - NOMADIC
PRIORY - PRIMARY
AUTEUR - AMATEUR
Credit: Will Shortz
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