MENTAL BLOCKS III
Credit: GAMES Magazine
January, 1984
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)
               TIP
            _ N E _ _
          S _ _ R _ _
          _ _ _ _ O _
      _ M _ R _ N _
     _ E _ _ _ _ O N
     A _ _ E _ _ _ E
 O _ _ _ M _ S _ _ C

2)
                      BET
                   _ _ S _ _
                 _ R _ _ L _
                 _ _ _ _ L _
               _ _ _ W _ _ N
             F _ _ _ L _ S _
             _ M _ I _ _ _ R
          _ _ _ _ _ R M _ N T

Answers:

1)
                 TIP
              INEPT
             SPIRIT
            TIPTOP
          IMPRINT
         PETITION
        APPETITE
      OPTIMISTIC

2)
                           BET
                        BESET
                      TREBLE
                      BEETLE
                    BETWEEN
                   FEEBLEST
                  EMBITTER
               BETTERMENT