1. What do the following words have in common?

EAR

AFT

ICE

RAIN

EARTH

2. What do the following words have in common?

BROWSE

BORROWING

FROWNING

HARROWING

THROWN

3. What do the following words have in common?

GAZE

BAT

STING

SPITE

PAY

CASH

HINTS:

3. The same letter can be inserted into each word.

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by D to make a new word.

(Credit: NY Times Crossword - Nov. 10, 2002

Cathy Millhauser - "2-D")

2. Hidden in each word is the smaller word ROW.

3. The letter R can be inserted into each word .

(Credit: NY Times Crossword - May 19, 2002

Cathy Millhauser - PUNS R US)