MISSING LINK CLXXIX

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. Dead..........Evil..........Shut
2. Cap..........Nail..........Staple
3. Long..........Short..........Free
4. Flag..........Tape..........Carpet
5. Fast..........Rule..........Record
6. Net..........Weight..........Hearing
7. Garden..........Apple..........Shopping
8. Common..........Neutral..........Sacred
9. Day..........Moment..........Opportunity
10. Idaho..........Florida..........Oklahoma

Answers:

1. Eye
2. Kinds of guns
3. Hand
4. Things that can be red
5. Things that can be broken
6. Loss
7. Types of carts
8. Ground
9. Things that can be seized
10. Panhandle states