MISSING TRIOS V
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 _ _ T _ TE
 RE _ _ _ N
    _ ED _ _
        _ _ _ L
           _ _ _

2)
P _ _ CEE _
 B _ R _ E _
     F _ _ N _
     _ _ _ M_
            _ _ _
  
3)
_ U _ LE _ R
    PR _ _ _ E
        P _ _ I _
          _ L _ _
             _ _ _

4)
U _ _ N _ IL
  MA _ _ _ R
     L _ A _ _
         Z _ _ _

5)
REB _ _ N _
   _ EV _ _ T
      CL _ _ _
         _N _ _
            _ _ _

Answers:

1. The letters are MIA:
           IMITATE 
            REMAIN
             MEDIA
              MAIL
               AIM

2. The letters are ROD:
           PROCEED 
             BORDER
              FROND
               DORM
                 ROD 

3. The letters are NCA:
           NUCLEAR
            PRANCE
              PANIC 
              CLAN 
               CAN

4. The letters are TES:
           UTENSIL
           MASTER
              LEAST
               ZEST
                SET 

5. The letters are OUD:
          REBOUND
           DEVOUT
           CLOUD
            UNDO 
             DUO