LINKAGES
NY Times Crossword - April 3, 1988
June A. Boggs  (#1-4)

Can you supply the missing links below so that the linking word completes a word or phrase starting with the word on its left, and begins a word or phrase ending with the word on its right? (Ignore word spacing and hyphens.)

For example, given the clue
FALSE..........OVER..........GAME..........AHEAD,
a possible answer would be
falseSTARToverBOARDgamePLANahead

1. FEATHER..........POST..........KEY..........GANG
2. LETTER..........LIGHT..........FLY..........GOWN
3. GAME..........CASE..........HORSE..........TREE
4. STRING..........BAG..........DREAM..........PEACE
5. WHITE..........BOX..........CULTURE..........WAVE

Answers:

1. featherBEDpostMASTERkeyCHAINgang
2. letterHEADlightHOUSEflyBALLgown
3. gameSHOWcaseWORKhorseSHOEtree
4. stringBEANbagPIPEdreamWORLDpeace
5. whiteGLOVEboxCARcultureSHOCKwave