DEAD LETTER DEPT.

Credit: GAMES Magazine

Mike Shenk

1. What three letters, in the same order, will complete all four of these common English words?

GY _ _ _ ES

LO _ _ _ DED

TI _ _ _ NESS

CA _ _ _ ZE

SHORT QUIZ

Credit: GAMES Magazine - June/July 1987

Mike Byrne

2. The same four-letter word will complete the following clues:

BE _ _ _ _

OB _ _ _ _

PRO _ _ _ _

3. The same three-letter word will complete the partial words below.

CAL _ _ _

C _ _ _ N

S _ _ _ LY

F _ _ _ ER

AL _ _ _

HINTS:

1. The three letters spell a letter from the Greek alphabet.

2. The last letter is G.

3. The first letter is L.

Answer:

1. The letters are PSI - GYPSIES/LOPSIDED/TIPSINESS/CAPSIZE

2. The word is LONG - BELONG/OBLONG/PROLONG

3. The word is LOW - CALLOW/CLOWN/SLOWLY/FLOWER/ALLOW