The blanks in the clues below can be filled in with the same two letters, in the same order, to form complete words. (The two letters are different for each clue.)

1. _ _ UR _ _

2. _ _ IT _ _

3. _ _ CI _ _

4. _ _ MA _ _

5. _ _ BL _ _

6. _ _ AT _ _

7. _ _ AS _ _

8. _ _ N _ _

9. _ _ G _ _

10. _ _ I _ _

11. _ _ R _

12. _ _ G _ _

HINTS:

The first letters are:

1. C

2. E

3. D

4. T

5. E

6. O

7. E

8. S

9. M

10. O

11. V

12. E

Answers:

1. Church

2. Edited

3. Decide

4. Tomato

5. Emblem

6. Orator

7. Eraser

8. Sense

9. Magma

10. Onion

11. Verve

12. Edged