TRIPLE DUTY WORDS  
Credit: Will Shortz in The Puzzlemaster Presents

What single word can precede the three words in each of the following sets to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase? Every answer is six letters long.

Example: Parlor..........Sleep..........Spot........................BEAUTY

1. Control.............Missile...............Ship
2. Goose...............Oldie..................Years
3. Summer............Ocean................Chief
4. League.............Dipper...............Women
5. Guess...............Fiddle................Thoughts
6. Band.................Check................Neck
7. Ages.................Class..................Weight
8. Paint.................Print..................Nail
9. Bedroom..........Mind..................Plan

Answers:

1. Cruise
2. Golden
3. Indian
4. Little
5. Second
6. Rubber
7. Middle
8. Finger
9. Master