1. The same three letters, in the same order, will change the clues below into words.

SA _ _ _

BR _ _ _

M _ _ _ D

2. The same three letters, in the same order, will complete the clues below.

DE _ _ _ S

HY _ _ _ D

FA _ _ _ C

3. The same four-letter word can fill the blanks in each clue to make new words.

_ _ _ _ RAY

_ _ _ _ END

_ _ _ _ AGE

HINTS:

1. The first missing letter is U.

2. The first missing letter is B.

3. The first missing letter is P.

Answers:

1. UTE (SAUTE, BRUTE, MUTED)

2. BRI (DEBRIS. HYBRID, FABRIC)

3. PORT (PORTRAY, PORTEND, PORTAGE)