COMPLETE-A-WORD XV

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 123 (1-10)

Fill in the dashes with the 4-letter answers to the clues to complete 7-letter words. (Numbers 15 and 16 are 6-letter words.)

1. High point                  M _ _ RA _ _

2. Dandy                         _ _ _ AGL _

3. Bewildered                 F _ _ RI _ _

4. Bluish green               LI _ _ R _ _ 

5. Compress                   _ _ DLO _ _

6. Trounce                      P _ _ D _ C _

7. Bride's wear                _ _ H _ C _ E

8. Sharpen                       _ ER _ I _ _

9. Long walk                  W _ _ S _ _ R

10. Cheeky                     O _ _ _  A _ E

11. Outlet                        S _ _ _ R _ E

12. Fork part                   RE _ _ _ U _

13. Plunge                       _ EL _ _ ER

14. Fine fabric                 P _ _ _ _ BO

15. Rodent                       _ _ _ UM _

16. Parasitic insects         S _ U _ _ _

Answers: 

 

1. ACME - MACRAME

2. FINE - FINAGLE

3. LOST - FLORIST

4. TEAL - LITERAL

5. PACK - PADLOCK

6. ROUT - PRODUCT

7. VEIL - VEHICLE

8. HONE -HEROINE

9. HIKE - WHISKER

10. PERT - OPERATE 

11. PLUG - SPLURGE

12. TINE - RETINUE

13. DIVE - DELIVER

14. LACE - PLACEBO

15. VOLE - VOLUME

16. LICE - SLUICE