HOW ODD!
The Puzzlemaster Presents Vol. 2
Will Shortz

In this puzzle you're given some four-letter words. They comprise the letters in the odd positions (that is, the first, third, fifth, and seventh letters) of some familiar seven-letter words. Can you supply the three letters in the even positions to complete the words? As a solving aid, the four-letter word is shown in expanded form.

For example: Given the four-letter word A _ C _ R _ E - the seven-letter word answer  would be ACCURSED.

1. B _ R _ A _ N
2. C _ A _ K _ E
3. C _ L _ U _ E
4. C _ U _ B _ E
5. G _ L _ E _ N
6. L _ O _ A _ D
7. P _ R _ O _ M
8. R _ O _ B _ S
9. S _ I _ L _ T
10. S _ P _ O _ T
11. T _E _ R _ M
12. T _ R _ U _ E

Answers:

1. BARGAIN
2. CRACKLE
3. CULTURE
4. CRUMBLE
5. GALLEON
6. LEOTARD
7. PERFORM
8. RHOMBUS
9. SKILLET
10. SUPPORT
11. THEOREM
12. TORTURE