OVERLAP OF LUXURY II
From Brain Games for Word Nerds (adapted)
Francis Heaney

Can you fill in the blanks before and after the given letters below so that:

The added preceding letters and the given letters form a word.
The given letters plus the added following letters from a word.
The preceding letters and the following letters form a word.
(The entire string of letters will not be word.)

For example, given _ _ MOR _ _ , the answer would be ARMORGUE, as in

ARMOR MORGUE ARGUE

1. _ _ _ BLE _ _
2. _ _ _ HAL _ _ _
3. _ _ _ DOW _ _ _
4. _ _ _ _ VE _ _ _
5. _ _ _ _ MEL _ _

HINTS:
First letters:
1. S
2. L
3. M
4. RE
5. CA

Answers:

1. STABLEND (STABLE BLEND STAND)
2. LETHALTER (LETHAL HALTER LETTER)
3. MEADOWNER (MEADOW DOWNER MEANER)
4. REMOVERSE ( REMOVE VERSE REMORSE)
5. CARAMELTS (CARAMEL MELTS CARATS)