DITTO
Credit: GAMES Magazine
March, 2008

Complete each word below by inserting an identical pair of letters in the blanks. The letter pairs will change from word to word. For example, given the clue _ _ I _ _ , the blanks could be filled in with the letter pair ON,  to form ONION.

1. _ _ N _ _
2. Q _ _ _ _
3. _ _  N _ _ CT
4. _ _ G _ _  (two)
5. _ _ AT _ _
6. _ _ P _ _ R
7. _ _ R _ _ ISE (two)
8. _ _ U _ _ U
9. _ _ R _ _ N
10. TA _ _ AMOU _ _

Answers:

1. SENSE
2. QUEUE
3. CONCOCT
4. EDGED or MAGMA 
5. ORATOR
6. PEPPER
7. TORTOISE or PORPOISE
8. MUUMUU
9. TARTAN
10. TANTAMOUNT

NOTE: See also BEGIN AND END