THE LETTER THIEF III

GAMES/World of Puzzles

August, 2020

Darren Nattinger and S. Matt Read

 

A thief has run off with most of the letters in the words below. However, his hallmark is to leave enough letters behind to form a synonym of the original word. Can you recover the lost letters and restore the words to their former glory. 

 

For example, the clue C _ OCO  _ A _ _ would lead to CHOCOLATE.

1. _ _ _ _ CI _ _ _ _ TY

2. _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ I _ N

3. _ _ _ _ RU _ _ I _ N

4. _ _ _ US _ _ _ ED (TO)

5. _ _ AC _ E _ _ _ _ _

6. _ _ _ _ R _ O _ _ T _

7. _ L _ U _ _ SH _ _ _

8. _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RE

9. RA _ SCAL  _ _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. MUNICIPALITY

2. PRECIPITATION

3. DESTRUCTION

4. ACCUSTOMED

5. CRACKERJACK

6. DETERIORATE

7. FLOURISHING

8. DISPLEASURE

9. RAPSCALLION