MENTAL BLOCKS VI
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)
                      LOB
                   _ _ _ _ Y
                   _ _ _ _ M
                  _ _ _ _ NG
                 _ A _ _ _ _ N
               _ _ M _ SHE _ _
               H _ _ G _ _ _ IN
              _ _ _ ND _ GG _ E

2)
                                               NET
                                           _ _ _ S _
                                          KI _ _ _ _
                                         D _ _ O _ _
                                        D _ _ _ _ _ _
                                       I _ _ OC _ _ _
                                      _ _ _ _ M _ _ _
                                    _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H

Answers:

1)
                       LOB
                    LOBBY
                   BLOOM
                  OBLONG
                 BALLOON
              BOMBSHELL
              HOBGOBLIN
            BOONDOGGLE 

2)
                                                         NET
                                                      TENSE
                                                     KITTEN
                                                    DENOTE
                                                   DETENTE
                                                  INNOCENT
                                                 TENEMENT
                                                NINETEENTH