MISSING TRIOS XVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

July, 2019

In each numbered group, fill in the same three letters to complete a seven, six, five, four, and three-letter word. The letters may be filled in in any order and are different for each group.

1. _ D _ A _ C E

     W _ _ I _ G

        _ _ _ I L

        _ _ _ Y

         _ _ _

2. _ R _ M B  _ E

     F R _ _ A _

      B _ _ _ E

       _ _ L _

        _ _ _

3. _ A N A _ _ R

     _ _ E R _ E

     _ N O _ _

      _ A _ _ 

       _ _ _

4. _ O _ L _ R Y

     P _ _ P E _

      _ H _ M _

        _ _ N _

         _ _ _

5. _ _ R N I _ H

     _ H _ N _ Y

      _ _ C O _

        _ _ _ K

         _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are VAN:

         ADVANCE

           WAVING

            ANVIL

             NAVY 

              VAN 

 

2. The letters are LUG:

         GRUMBLE

           FRUGAL

            BUGLE

            GULL

             LUG 

 

3. The letters are GEM:

        MANAGER

         EMERGE

          GNOME

           GAME

            GEM 

 

4. The letters are PUT:

        POULTRY

         PUPPET

         THUMP

          PUNT

           PUT 

 

5. The letters are SAT:

         TARNISH

          SHANTY

           ASCOT

            TASK

             SAT