SHARE PAIRS II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Feb. 2008
R. C. McEvoy

Some people or things are so closely linked that they are thought of as a pair. And some pairs have something else in common - they share letters. For example, a pair that shares the letters E and R could be shown as follows:

_ E R _ &
   E R _ _ _  -------- with the shared letters aligned

The blanks could be filled in to show

BERT &
  ERNIE

Each of the following pairs shares two or three letters, aligned as shown:

1)
P R _ _ _ &
P R _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2)
R O _ _ &
R O _ _

3)
S _ _ _ T &
S _ _ _ T

4)
T H I _ _ &
T H I _

5)
_ O _ N &
_ O _ N _ _ _

6)
T R _ E _  &
T R _ E

7)
   _ A _ S &
_ _ A _ S

8)
_ _ E _ L &
   _ E _ L

HINTS:
1. "It is a truth universally understood that ........... "
2. Third of 60's trio
3. Like a good talk
4. True friends are there for both
5. Two familiar mice
6. Faithful
7. Congressional committee
8. Hustle in business

Answers:

1. PRIDE & PREJUDICE
2. ROCK & ROLL
3. SHORT & SWEET
4. THICK & THIN
5. TOWN & COUNTRY
6. TRIED & TRUE
7. WAYS & MEANS
8. WHEEL & DEAL