DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD XXI

In each of the three sets below, drop one letter from each of the words and re-arrange the remaining letters to form related words.

Set I
1. DUMMIES
2. LLAMAS
3. REGALE

Set II
1. LEAKY
2. NUKED
3. EMBRYO
4. USURPED
5. ENCRYPTION

Set III
1. ALTERED
2. RHYMER
3. THIMBLE
4. LECHERY
5. PEDESTAL

HINTS:

Letters to be dropped:

Set I:

1. S

Set II:

1. K

Set III:

1. R

Answers:

Set I
1. MEDIUM
2. SMALL
3. LARGE

Set II
1. YALE
2. DUKE
3. EMORY
4. PURDUE
5. PRINCETON

Set III
1. ELATED
2. MERRY
3. BLITHE
4. CHEERY
5. PLEASED

Credit:
Sets II and III
GAMES/World of Puzzles
September, 2019
Regis Modesta
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