SOMETHING IN COMMON III
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Oct. 2006
Stephen Sniderman

In each puzzle below, the blanks before and after each word can be filled in with the same set of letters to form four longer words. For example, given the clue

_ I _ _
_ ID _ _
_ OR _ _
_ ARM _ _ , 

the answer letters would be WTH, and the answer words would be


WITH
WIDTH
WORTH
WARMTH

1)
_ _ IN _
_ _ TEN _
_ _ YOU _
_ _ TRIO _

2)
_ IS _ _ _
_ CAT _ _ _
_ PINS _ _ _
_ LAUGH _ _ _

3)
_ ALL _ _
_ ASK _ _
_ LANK _ _
_ RACK _ _

4)
_ _ CRAM _
_ _ CHIN _
_ _ GNAT _
_ _ TINE _

5)
_ _ _ DIAL
_ _ _ NETS
_ _ _ NICE
_ _ _ SAGE

6)
_ AM _ _ _
_ IN _ _ _
_ URN _ _ _
_ EVER _ _ _

7)
_ AN _ _
_ HOB _ _
_ LAST _ _
_ ROSA _ _

Answers:

1)
PAINT
PATENT
PAYOUT
PATRIOT

2)
SISTER
SCATTER
SPINSTER
SLAUGHTER

3)
BALLET
BASKET
BLANKET
BRACKET

4)
MACRAME
MACHINE
MAGNATE
MATINEE

5)
CORDIAL
CORNETS
CORNICE
CORSAGE

6)
FAMISH
FINISH
FURNISH
FEVERISH

7)
PANIC
PHOBIC
PLASTIC
PROSAIC