IT COMES AND GOES I

NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
July 12, 2020
Will Shortz

Each word below contains the consecutive letters IT. Replace the IT with two different letters to form a new word. For example, given the word TITULAR, you could replace the IT with UB to get TUBULAR.

1. IGNITE
2. COMMIT
3. CITRUS
4. CITRIC
5. INVITE
6. FINITE
7. MARITAL
8. EXPLOITS
9. SMITTEN
10. BACKBITE

Answers:

1. IGNORE
2. COMMON
3. CHORUS
4. CLERIC
5. INVOKE
6. FINALE
7. MARSHAL
8. EXPLODES or EXPLORES
9. SMARTEN
10. BACKBONE