BUILDING BLOCKS I
Credit: GAMES Magazine
Dec/Jan 1990
Will Shortz

Three letters in each line of the puzzle below are already in place. To complete the words, insert the letter "blocks" below the puzzle into the remaining blanks - without re-arranging any letters - to complete eight nine-letter words. For example, the first line in the puzzle would be completed by adding the blocks NAU and ZER to form SCHNAUZER.

SCH _ _ _ _ _ _
SUP _ _ _ _ _ _
JAY _ _ _ _ _ _
POL _ _ _ _ _ _
RIV _ _ _ _ _ _
TRE _ _ _ _ _ _
EXT _ _ _ _ _ _
CRO _ _ _ _ _ _

ACH   ERB   NAU   SSW
APH   ERN   OAT    WAL
ATE   ERY    OVA    YGR
AYS   KER   RIC      ZER

Answers:

SCHNAUZER
SUPERNOVA
JAYWALKER
POLYGRAPH
RIVERBOAT
TREACHERY
EXTRICATE
CROSSWAYS