MISSING TRIOS XXVI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 121

For each set below, fill in the same three missing letters to form complete 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words.The three letters may be placed in any order and are different for each group.

 

1. GI _ _ F _ E    

     A _ _ _ ID   

      SC _ _ _

       _ _ _ Y

        _ _ _

2. PL _ NG _ _

      INS _ _ _

      _ O _ G _

        _ _ G _

          _ _ _

 

3. _ ADL_ _ K

     TR _ _ I _

      _ _ R _ H

        _ _ U _

          _ _ _

4. _ L _ M _ SE

     CO _ _ N _

       S _ R _ _

         _ R _ _

          _  _ _

5. C _ _ IC _ L

     _ N _ O _ E

        _ _ GR _

         _ _ R _

           _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. The letters are FAR:

          GIRAFFE

           AFRAID

            SCARF

             FRAY

              FAR 

 

2. The letters are RUE:

          PLUNGER

            INSURE

            ROUGE

             URGE

              RUE 

 

3. The letters are COP:

          PADLOCK

            TROPIC

             PORCH

              COUP

               COP 

 

4. The letters are PIG:

           GLIMPSE 

            COPING

              SPRIG

               GRIP

                PIG 

 

5. The letters are ANY:

           CYNICAL 

            ANYONE

             ANGRY

               YARN 

                ANY