MISSING PIECES
Credit: Boston Globe Crossword
Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon   (#1-5)

Each clue below is missing one or two letters. Consider the particular place in the word where the letters are missing to suggest an expression related to the clue. For example, given the clue EXISTENC, the final E is missing, suggesting the answer LIFE without end.

1. NARRATIV
2. LEXICO
3. QUESTRIAN
4. BEETHOVEN'S FIFT
5. IBERT
6. SIBRIA
7. MAN

Answers:

1. Never-ending story
2. Abridged dictionary
3. Headless horseman
4. Unfinished symphony
5. Unlimited freedom
6. Middle of nowhere
7. Tailless cat