MISSING TRIOS XVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

November, 2019

 

In each numbered group, fill in the same three letters to complete a seven, six, five, four, and three-letter word. The letters may be filled in in any order and are different for each group. 

1. S _ _ RRO _

    U _ _ _ RD

     S _ _ _ N

      S _ _ _

        _ _ _

2. FIN _ N _ _

    BL _ _ _ H

     S _ _ _ E

      _ _ G _

       _ _ _

3. _ _ CH _ NE

     _ TO _ _ C

     _ _ _GE

      _ _ _L

      _ _ _

4. P _ O _ _ LE

     _ _ GU _ E

     G _ _ E _

       _ _ _ T

        _ _ _

5. CR_ _ T _ L

    _ H _ GG _

      _ E _ _ T

       E _ _ _

         _ _ _

6. N _ _ _ MAN

     LO _ _ _ T

      _ HR _ _

       _ I _ _

        _ _ _

Answers:

 

1)

The letters are PAW:

     SPARROW

      UPWARD

       SPAWN

        SWAP

         PAW 

 

2. The letters are ACE:

           FINANCE

           BLEACH

            SCARE

             CAGE

              ACE 

 

3. The letters are AIM:

         MACHINE

          ATOMIC

           IMAGE

            MAIL

             AIM 

 

4.  The letters are FIR:

           PROFILE

            FIGURE

             GRIEF

              RIFT

               FIR 

 

5. The letters are SAY:

          CRYSTAL

           SHAGGY

             YEAST

              EASY

               SAY 

 

6. The letters are SEW:

       NEWSMAN

         LOWEST

          SHREW

            WISE 

             SEW