BUILDING BLOCKS II
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Dec/Jan 1990
Will Shortz

Three letters in each line of the puzzle below are already in place. To complete the words, insert the letter "blocks" below the puzzle into the remaining blanks - without re-arranging any letters - to complete eight nine-letter words. For example, the first line in the puzzle would be completed by adding the blocks WAS and TEL to form WASTELAND.

_ _ _ _ _ _ AND
_ _ _ _ _ _ NCE
_ _ _ _ _ _ SUS
_ _ _ _ _ _ ATE
_ _ _ _ _ _ KIN
_ _ _ _ _ _ ARD
_ _ _ _ _ _ TRY
_ _ _ _ _ _ AST

AGG   EVA   LAN   SEN
ADC   GAL   BRO   SHE
CON   GRI    REG   TEL
COU   EPS   RTY   WAS

Answers:

WASTELAND
GRIEVANCE
CONSENSUS
AGGREGATE
SHEEPSKIN
COURTYARD
GALLANTRY
BROADCAST