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Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick (adapted)

Can you decipher the following letter patterns and convert them into ordinary words according to a logical pattern?

1. BOZ
2. CIN
3. SMI
4. LBING
5. LANYD

HINT:
It has to do with abbreviations.

Answers:

1. BOUNCE
2. CINCH
3. SMILE
4. POUNDING
5. LANYARD