MENTAL BLOCKS I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
May/June, 1980
Frederic H. Kock

Use only the three letters in the top row of each stack to complete the words in the other rows. Each of the three letters must be used at least once in every row.

1)
               SUN
           _ _ O _ _
         F _ _G _ _
        _ _ _ _ _ AL
      _ T _ _ _ I _ G
      _ _ I _ A _ C E

2)
                  TAN
               S _ I _ _
             I _ S _ _ _ _
           H E  _ R _ E _
            _ _ _ E _ _ _
           _ _ _ O _ _ _ E
          E _ _ E R _ _ I _

Answers:

1)
             SUN
          SNOUT
        FUNGUS
       UNUSUAL
      STUNNING
      NUISANCE

2)
                 TAN
               SAINT
            INSTANT
           HEARTEN
           ANTENNA
          ANNOTATE
          ENTERTAIN