MISSING TRIOS XXVII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Autumn, 2020

For each numbered group fill in the same three missing letters, not necessarily in the same order, to complete a 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter word. The missing trio is different for each group.

1. T _ _ A B _ E

     O _ T _ I _

       _ _ T E _ 

        _ _ _ E

         _ _ _

2. D _ A _ _ R S

     S _ R _ T _

      V _ _ _ R

        _ _ _ C

         _ _ _

 

3. B A _ _ _ S M

     U _ L _ F _

       _ R _ N _

        S _ _ _

           _ _ _

4. T R _ _ _ ET

     S _ _ _ N Y

       _ _ _ T S

        _ _ _ D

         _ _ _

5. I N _ O _ N _

     O _ T _ I _

      C _ _ E _

        _ _ _ S

         _ _ _

Answers:

 

1.  The letters are LAX:

           TAXABLE 

            OXTAIL

             LATEX

              AXLE

                LAX 

 

2. The letters are PIE:

           DIAPERS 

             SPRITE

              VIPER

                EPIC

                 PIE

 

3. The letters are PIT or TIP:

               BAPTISM

                 UPLIFT

                  PRINT

                   SPIT

                 PIT/TIP

 

4. The letters are INK or KIN:

               TRINKET

                 SKINNY

                  KNITS

                   KIND

                INK/KIN

5. The letters are BUD or DUB:

               INBOUND

                OUTBID

                 CUBED

                  DUBS

              BUD/DUB