GARDEN VARIETY
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Nov. 1988
N. M. Meyer

Each set of blanks below can be filled in with the name of a common fruit or vegetable to get a longer word. For example, given the letters GR _ _ _ _ _ D, you could fill in APPLE to make the word GRAPPLED.

1. DOG _ _ _ HT
2. UNS _ _ _ KABLE
3. INUN _ _ _ _ D
4. _ _ _ _ ERSTONE
5. S _ _ _ _ MINT
6. MIL _ _ _ _ TER
7. IM _ _ _ _ _ MENT
8. _ _ _ _ MET
9. BO _ _ _ _ CK

Answers:

1. dogFIGht
2. unsPEAkable
3. inunDATEd
4. CORNerstone
5. sPEARmint
6. milLIMEter
7. imPEACHment
8. PLUMmet
9. boOKRAck