LA Times Crossword
March 22, 2017
Dan Gagliardo and C.C. Burnikel
VOWEL TRIFECTA

Can you think of a word for each of the five vowels in which only one vowel is used, repeated 3 times - in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th letter positions?

1.  _ A _A _ A
2.  _ E _ E _ E
3.  _ I_ I _ I
4. _ O _ O _ O
5. _ U _ U _ US

(Possible) Answer:

1. BANANA
2. SEVERE 
3. BIKINI
4. ROCOCO
5. CUMULUS