MISSING TRIOS I
Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles
March, 2019

For each numbered group, fill in the same three missing letters (not necessarily in the same order) to complete a 7-letter, 6-letter, 5-letter,4-letter, and 3-letter word. The missing trio is different for each group.

1)
I S _  L A _ _
       _ X P _ R _
         C _ M _ _
             _ _ R _
                 _ _ _

2)
F _ _ I A _ E
      _ _ B _ U T
        A _ _ _ W
            C _ _ _
                _ _ _

3)
S _ _ C _ F Y
      _ M _ O S _
           T _ _ _ D
              _ _ K _
                  _ _ _

4)
G E _ _ T _ N
       M _ S _ _ Y
        F _ N _ _ Y
              H _ _ _
                  _ _ _

5)
 _ E _ A T _ R
   W _ R _ E _
         _ _ I _ Y
           _ _ _ B
              _ _ _

6)
P R _ M _ E _
   M _ S _ _ Y
       F _ N _ _
          H _ _ _
              _ _ _

Answers:

1) The letters are OTE:
         ISOLATE
         EXPERT
         COMET
           TORE
            TOE 

2) The letters are OLG:
         FOLIAGE
          GOBLET
          AGLOW
           CLOG 
             LOG 

3) The letters are PEI:
            SPECIFY
             IMPOSE
              TEPID
               PIKE
                PIE 

4) The letters are LAI:
          GELATIN 
           MISLAY
             FINAL
              HAIL
               AIL 

5) The letters are SNO:
         SENATOR
          WORSEN
           NOISY
            SNOB
             SON

6) The letters are EIR:
          PREMIER
           MISERY
             FINER
              HIRE
                IRE