MISSING TRIOS XXVIII

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

June, 2020

 

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

1. P _ _ _ URE

    A _ _ R _ Y

     _ E _ _ E

      V _ _ _

        _ _ _

2. A _ _ THE _

    G _ _ U _ D

     AP _ _ _

      H _ _ _

        _ _ _

3. _ A _ SID _

    LA _ _ _ R

     _ _ AR _

      _ H _ _

       _ _ _

4. _ _ AN _ TE

    G _ N _ E _

      _ _ D _ E

       _ _ _ D

        _ _ _

5. _ R _ M _ LE

     S _ R _ _ E

      _ N _ A _

        _ _ _ K

         _ _ _ 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are SAT:

         PASTURE 

          ASTRAY

          TEASE

           VAST

            SAT

2. The letters are NOR:

         ANOTHER

          GROUND

           APRON

            HORN

             NOR

3. The letters are YEW:

          WAYSIDE

           LAWYER

            WEARY

             WHEY

              YEW

4. The letters are RIG:

          GRANITE

           GINGER

            RIDGE

             GRID

              RIG 

5. The letters are CUP:

         CRUMPLE

           SPRUCE

            UNCAP

             PUCK

              CUP