MYSTERY TRIOS

GAMES Magazine

July, 1991

N.M. Meyer

 

In each set below, three words from a common category are listed. One letter of the alphabet has been removed from each word every time it appears. How many of these trios can you re-construct?

 

Example: UIT, DRE, VET might represent the words SUIT, DRESS, VEST - all articles of clothing - with the S's removed.

1. CLRY           4. OLA             7. ALE

    PPPR                IDER                AAYA

    NDIV               OOA                 GRAE

2. MSE             5.   CNRY         8. COA

    CYTE                 TNGR             MIENS

    TTER                  MCW              HA

3. CNST           6.   YS                9. TE

    HERTS               CHKS               IETEE

    BCCRT               TTH                 OE

Answers:

 

1. Vegetables: Celery, Pepper, Endive

2. Animals: Moose, Coyote, Otter

3. Card games: Canasta, Hearts, Baccarat

4. Beverages: Cola, Cider, Cocoa

5. Birds: Canary, Tanager, Macaw

6. Parts of the head: Eyes, Cheeks, Teeth

7. Fruits: Apple, Papaya, Grape

8. Clothing: Coat, Mittens, Hat

9. Numbers: Ten Nineteen, One