MISSING TRIOS CIX

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 139

 

For each group below, fill in the same three missing letters to complete 7,6,5,4, and 3-letter words. The letters may be filled in in any order, and the missing trio will be different for each group. One of the 3-letter words in one of the groups is an informal abbreviation.

 

1. _ RO _ R _ M  

      _ _ LLO _ 

      _ R _ _ H

        _ _N _

         _ _ _ 

 

2.  A _ S _ A _ N

      _ R _ GH _

       _ R _ _ E

        _ A _ _

          _ _ _ 

 

3. _ N _ O _ CE

     _ A _ M _ R

       D _ _ E _

         _ _ _ N

          _ _ _ 

 

4. C _ N _ O _ R

     B _ T _ _ N

      C _ _ N _

        _ _ N _

         _ _ _ 

 

5. _ R _ _ ERY

     _ O _ IN _

      L _ _ I _

       _ L _ _

         _ _ _ 

 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are GAP:

        PROGRAM

         GALLOP

          GRAPH

           PANG

            GAP  

 

2. The letters are BIT:

         ABSTAIN

          BRIGHT

           TRIBE

            BAIT

             BIT  

 

3. The letters are REF:

        ENFORCE

         FARMER

          DEEPER

            FERN

             REF  

 

4. The letters are OUT:

        CONTOUR

         BUTTON 

          COUNT  

           TOUR

            OUT  

 

5.  The letters are COG:

          GROCERY

           COOING

            LOGIC

             CLOG

              COG