GARDEN VARIETY

 

GAMES Magazine

November, 1988

N.M. Meyer

 

Each set of blanks below can be filled in with the name of a common fruit or vegetable to get a longer word. For example, given GR _ _ _ _ _ D, you could fill in APPLE to make the word GRAPPLED. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing fruit or vegetable.

1. DOG _ _ _ HT

2. UNS _ _ _ KABLE

3. INUN _ _ _ _ D

4. _ _ _ _ ERSTONE

5. S _ _ _ _ MINT

6. MIL _ _ _ _ TER

7. IM _ _ _ _ _ MENT

8. _ _ _ _ MET

9. BO _ _ _ _ CK

Answers:

 

1. dogFIGht

2. unsPEAkable

3. inunDATEd

4. CORNerstone

5. sPEARmint

6. milLIMEter

7. imPEACHment

8. PLUMmet

9. boOKRAck