MENTAL BLOCKS VII
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2004
Shawn Kennedy

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)
                  DUO
               _ _ T _ _
             _ ET _ _ R
           AR _ _ _ _ S
          _ _ T _ _ _ RS
          _ _ TB _ _ N _

2)
                                               LAB
                                           _ _ N _ _
                                          _ _ _ _ _ D
                                          D _ _ _ _ E
                                         M _ I _ _ _ G
                                         W _ _ _ _ _ Y
                                        _ _ SE _ _ _ _
                                       _ I _ _ _ O _ RD

Answers:

1)
                      DUO
                  OUTDO
                 DETOUR
               ARDUOUS
             OUTDOORS
             OUTBOUND

2)
                                                   LAB
                                                BANAL
                                               BALLAD
                                               DABBLE
                                              MAILBAG
                                              WALLABY
                                              BASEBALL
                                             BILLBOARD