WELL AND GOOD..............AND PLENTY III
Based on a puzzle by Holden Baker

Instead of the usual two-word phrase _______ and _______, the clues below add an additional blank - with the key word in the middle. Fill in the blanks with words so that the word in the middle completes a familiar two-word phrase beginning with the word in the first blank, and begins a familiar two-word phrase ending with the word in the second blank.

For example, given the clue _______and ODDS and _______, the answer words would be EVENS and ENDS, as in EVENS and ODDS and ODDS and ENDS.

1. _______ and FISH and _______
2. _______ and SHORT and _______
3. _______ and TALL and _______
4. _______ and PAST and _______
5. _______ and WIFE and _______
6. _______ and BOWS and _______
7. _______ and CHEESE and _______
8. _______ and LOCK and _______
9. _______ and CHIPS and _______

Answers:

1. HUNT and FISH and FOWL
2. LONG and SHORT and STOCKY
3. BIG and TALL and THIN
4. CURRENT and PAST and PRESENT
5. HUSBAND and WIFE and MOTHER
6. BUTTONS and BOWS and ARROWS
7. MACARONI and CHEESE and CRACKERS
8. PARK and LOCK and KEY
9. FISH and CHIPS and DIP