DISAPPEARING ACT

1)

I can travel from there to here by disappearing,

And from here to there by re-appearing.

2. The two words that complete this sentence can combine to form an appropriate homophone:

He's burdened by a load of debt and he can't

_ _ _ _ _ / _ _ .

3. The blanks in each clue below can be filled in with three different letters. The three letters are different for each clue, but all the three-letter sets follow a certain pattern.

_ U _ SE _

_ _ _ BBY

_ E _ T _ R

_ _ _ ACE

_ _ FI _ Y

_ A _ _ RN

HINT:

3. The pattern has to do with alphabetical order.

Answers:

1. The letter "T"

2. budge it (BUDGET)

3. The blanks can be filled in with three consecutive letters of the alphabet.

RUSSET ..... (RST)

STUBBY ..... (STU)

MENTOR ..... (MNO)

DEFACE ..... (DEF)

EFFIGY ...... (EFG)

SATURN ..... (STU)