MISSING LINK CLXXII

Each trio of words below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.

1. Tip..........Lap..........Box
2. Ear..........Jump..........Best
3. Soft..........Sweet..........Tight
4. Order..........Point..........Entry
5. Bass..........Trio..........Quartet
6. Grass..........Onion..........Shorts
7. Like..........Feeble..........Narrow
8. Solid..........Sacred..........Stomping
9. Counter..........Starting..........Vanishing
10. Blind........All You Need........Sharing your popcorn

Answers:

1. Top
2. Shot
3. Kinds of spots
4. Blank
5. String
6. Bermuda
7. Minded
8. Ground
9. Point
10. What love is