MENTAL BLOCKS V
Credit: GAMES Magazine
November, 1982
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)
                     SET
                 _ _ _ W _
               D _ _ _ R _               
               _ _ _ _ H _               
               _ _ _ _ _ M
              D _ _ _ _ R _
            R _ _ _ L _ _ _
        B _ _ _ _ _ LL _ R
       _ _ AM _ _ R _ _ _

2)
                                               ACE
                                            _ _ _ S _
                                          _ _ N _ _ L
                                          _ _ _ _ D _
                                         D _ _ _ D _
                                        _ _ D _ N _ _
                                       _ _ _ D _ MI _
                                      _ L _ G _ N _ _
                                      PI _ _ _ M _ _ L
                                     _ _ _ _ L _ R _ T _

Answers:

1)
                     SET
                  STEWS
                 DESERT
                TEETHE                            
                ESTEEM               
               DESSERT
              RESTLESS
             BESTSELLER
             SEAMSTRESS 

2)
                                                   ACE 
                                                 CEASE
                                                CANCEL
                                               ACCEDE
                                               DECADE
                                             CADENCE
                                            ACADEMIC
                                            ELEGANCE
                                           PIECEMEAL
                                          ACCELERATE