DOUBLE DUTY CCXXIII

GAMES/World of Puzzles 

February, 2023

Raymond Simon

 

Fill in the blanks with three-letter words so that the three-letter word completes the word beginning on the left and begins the word ending on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word. (#9 is partial word.)

 

1. H _ _ _ NEST

2. S _ _ _ GE

3. K _ _ _ICE

4. BR _ _ _ LING

5. TH _ _ _ DY

6. SP _ _ _ TLE

7. EXC _ _ _ FUL

8. SH _ _ _ BY

9. AR _ _ _ ON

10. DIS _ _ _ BE

 

HINTS:

First of the missing letters:

1. E

2. L

3. N

4. I

5. R

6. L

7. U

8. R

9. B

10. M

 

Answers:

 

1. hEARnest

2. sLEDge

3. kNOTice

4. brINKling

5. thROWdy

6. spLITtle

7. excUSEful

8. shRUGby

9. arBORon

10. disMAYbe