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RD CHALLENGE

THREE OF A KIND

Reader's Digest

Will Shortz

 

The words in each set below share a single feature. For example, a compass, a phonograph record, and a pine tree all have ........... needles. The triplets below are tougher, but here's a clue: Each answer is a seven-letter plural ending in S.

 

1. Bed, Ranch, Bookie

2. River, Nose, Dental work

3. Mattress, Health resort, Year

4. Ion, Credit card bill, Cavalry

5. Tennis player, Noisy party, Scam

6. Greek building, Newspaper, Marching army

7. April, Locker room, Pre-wedding get-togethers

8. Television, Porch, Basketball team offensive tactic

9 Thermometer, College graduate, Longitude and latitude

10. Crossword puzzle, Post office, High school sports star

Answers:

 

1. Spreads

2. Bridges

3. Springs 

4. Charges

5. Rackets 

6. Columns

7. Showers

8. Screens

9. Degrees

10. Letters