MISSING TRIOS XI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

April 15, 2019

In each set below, fill in the blanks with the same three missing letters, not necessarily in the same order, to complete 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words.

1)

G _ _ AF _ E   

 A _ F _ _ M

  _ N _ E _

   _  _ _ T

    _ _ _

2)

_ _ STAR _ 

 _ E _ _ RE

  F _ _ E _

   _ R _ _

     _ _ _

3)

_ AR _ L _ R

  _ O _ BL _

   _ L _ O  _

     _ L _ _

       _ _ _

4)

C _ N _EA _

 _ B _ I _ E

 _ R _ W _

   _ _ _ F

   _ _ _

5)

W _ _ LAI _

 BR _ N _ _

   _ I _ R _

    _ _ R _

     _ _ _

Answers:

 

1)

The letters are FIR:

      GIRAFFE

       AFFIRM

        INFER

         RIFT

          FIR

 

2)

The letters are MUD:

      MUSTARD

       DEMURE

        FUMED

         DRUM

          MUD 

 

3)

The letters are WEB: 

      WARBLER

       WOBBLE

        ELBOW

         BLEW

          WEB 

 

4)

The letters are LOG:

       CONGEAL

        OBLIGE

        GROWL

          GOLF

          LOG 

 

5) 

The letters are DAY:

      WAYLAID

       BRANDY

        DIARY

        YARD 

         DAY