DOUBLE DUTY LII

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Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2006
N. M. Meyer

In the clues below, think of a three-letter "reversible" word that will complete the word beginning on its left and, when reversed, begin the word ending on its right.  For example, given the clue

NIM _ _ _     _ _ _ URB,

the answer word would be BUS, as in NIMBUS - SUBURB.

1. BUR _ _ _       _ _ _ ACE
2. WOM _ _ _     _ _ _ LOID
3.  BUT _ _ _      _ _ _ ION
4. MAG _ _ _      _ _ _ SION
5. BEW _ _ _      _ _ _ SER
6.     SC _ _ _      _ _ _ GIN
7.     SC _ _ _      _ _ _ TNER
8.     SC _ _ _      _ _ _ TE
9.     SC _ _ _      _ _ _ CH
10.   SC _ _ _      _ _ _ ME

HINTS:
The first letters (following the words on the left) are:
1. L
2. B
3. T
4. N
5. A
6. R
7. R
8. A
9. O
10. A

Answers:

1. burLAP............PALace
2. womBAT..........TABloid
3. butTON........... NOTion
4. magNET...........TENsion
5. bewARE.......... ERAser
6. scRAM............ MARgin
7. scRAP...............PARtner
8. scALE...............ELAte
9. scOPE...............EPOch
10. scARF.............FRAme