WORD TAG
NY Times Crossword
March 19, 2000
Greg Staples

Can you fill in the blanks with words which will complete the chain so that each word and the word following it make up a common two-word phrase.

SIDE_____BACK_____WATER_____SHORT
_____BOOK_____HOUSE_____ROOM_____
CHARGE_____TRICK_____DEEP_____DRY
_____UP_____ORDER_____LETTER_____
LINE_____STEP_____TIME_____SHOP_____
SEAT_____BUCKLE_____SIDE_____

Answers:

sideSTEPbackGROUNDwaterFALLshort
STORYbookCLUBhouseGUESTroom
chargeCARDtrickKNEEdeepFREEZEdry
CLEANupSTANDINGorderFORMletter
HEADlineDANCEstepFATHERtime
MACHINEshopWINDOWseatBELTbuckle
DOWNsideSTEP