From The Enigma
NPL Magazine
June, 2017
#1: EARL E. BYRD
#2: LEXMAN
#3: LEXMAN (adapted)

The missing words in both flats below are anagrams.

1)
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of Spain
Are fair, ne'er plain,
Or so I've heard professed.
It may be true,
But it's an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Not easy to attest.

2)
The yes-men were
All _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _.

3)
He took his car to be repaired,
It kept pulling to the right;
"It'll cost you," the mechanic said,
And the bill, it was a fright.
He left the shop _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The cost of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

HINTS:
#1: First word - single women
#2: What do yes men always do?

Answers:

1. senioritas - assertion
2. eager - agree 
3. lamenting - alignment