1. What do the following words have in common?

HOTTER

FOX

WASP

THEN

2. What do the following words have in common?

EASY
TALKS
BAGS
OLD
BIG
PIN
POCKET
HUSH

3. What do the following names and words have  in common?

ADAM
ABRAHAM
TIME
FIGURE
CHRISTMAS
WASHINGTON

Answers:

1. Dropping the first letter leaves the name of an animal:

OTTER/OX/ASP/HEN

2. Each word can be either preceded or followed by MONEY.

3. They are all associated with the word FATHER:

FATHER ADAM
ABRAHAM - FATHER OF NATIONS
FATHER TIME
FATHER FIGURE
FATHER CHRISTMAS - Santa Claus
GEORGE WASHINGTON - FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY