PAIRS X

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 323

 

Place the same pair of letters onto both sets of dashes to complete a common word. The pair of letters will be different for each answer. (The clues get progressively harder.)

 

1. _ _ ICK _ _ ACK

2. _ _ RKS _ _ N

3. CA _ _ BOA _ _

4. L _ _ BR _ _

5. _ _ OE _ _ INE 6

6. _ _ ACTM _ _ T

7. P _ _ ATI _ _

8. O _ _ OI _ _

9. _ _TER _ _ Y

10. MAL _ _ AB _ _

 

Answers:

 

1. KNICKKNACK

2. MARKSMAN

3. CARDBOARD

4. LOWBROW

5. SHOESHINE

6. ENACTMENT

7. PALATIAL

8. ONGOING

9. WATERWAY

10. MALLEABLE