WORD STAIRS
Credit: GAMES Magazine - March, 1986

Find a three-letter word for each set of blanks such that the same three letters complete all four words in the set. The three-letter word is different for each set.

Example:

_ _ _ B L E
G _ _ _ P Y
S T _ _ _ S
Q U O _ _ _

would lead to RUM..........RUMBLE/ GRUMPY/ STRUMS/QUORUM

1)
_ _ _ G E T
S _ _ _ V E
R O _ _ _ Y
G U I _ _ _

2)
_ _ _ D L E
B _ _ _ G E
S T _ _ _ E
F L O _ _ _

3)
_ _ _ I V E
T _ _ _ O N
A G _ _ _ A
A S C _ _ _

4)
_ _ _ T S Y
S _ _ _ R Y
S E _ _ _ E
C O N _ _ _

5)
_ _ _ L E R
W _ _ _ O N
S C _ _ _ Y
I N F _ _ _

6)
_ _ _ A L D
C _ _ _ R Y
S P _ _ _ E
R A T _ _ _

7)
_ _ _ C I L
O _ _ _ E R
E X _ _ _ D
H A P _ _ _

8)
_ _ _ A C T
D _ _ _ L E
S K _ _ _ Y
S H R _ _ _

Answers:

1. TAR
2. RID
3. END
4. CUR
5. ANT
6. HER
7. PEN
8. IMP