RD CHALLENGE I

Three of a Kind

Reader's Digest

July, 2006

Will Shortz

 

What do the trio of clues in each set below have in common? Each answer is a six-letter plural word, ending in S.

 

1. Trombone

    Children's playground

    Laboratory microscope

 

2. Salad

    Energy

    Golf course

 

3. Rose Parade

    Ice cream shop

    Swimming lesson

 

4. Compass

    Scoreboard

    Up front money on a mortgage

 

5. Railroad

    Music CD

    Wild animal

 

6. Sequence

    McDonald's

    Jewelry store

 

7. Dentist

    Dry run

    Army boot camp

Answers:

 

1. Slides

2. Greens

3. Floats

4. Points

5. Tracks

6. Chains

7. Drills