1. What do the following words have in common?

RATE

DEAL

SLANDER

2. What do the following words have in common?

MUCH

BACK

DUCT

BRICK

CHEER

CASH

3. What do the following words have in common, other than each containing the word ALL?

SHALLOW

CALLOW

BALLAD

WALLET

DALLYING

BALLROOM

Answers:

1. Each word can be preceded by I to give a new word.

IRATE/IDEAL/ISLANDER

2. The C in each word can be changed to S to give new words.

MUSH/BASK/DUST/BRISK/SHEER/SASH

3. When ALL is removed from each word, a valid word still remains.

SHOW/COW/BAD/WET/DYING/BROOM

Credit: NY Times Crossword - Sept. 25, 2005

Matt Skoczen - ALL IN