LESS IS MORE XIII

In this puzzle, the lowest score wins. Add at least one letter to each side of the letter groups below to form the shortest possible common words. It can be done by adding 28 letters.

1. _____ EFT _____

2. _____ AUC _____

3. _____ FF _____

4. _____JOL _____

5. _____ DT _____

6. _____ KR _____

7. _____ UDI _____

8. _____ ZZ _____

9. _____ AGU _____

10. _____ AUN _____

11. _____ NLO _____

12. _____ XCE _____

(Possible) Answers:

1. HEFTY

2. SAUCE

3. IFFY

4. CAJOLE

5. WIDTH

6. OKRA

7. AUDIO

8. PIZZA

9. VAGUE

10. HAUNT or TAUNT

11. UNLOCK

12. EXCEL