MISSING TRIOS XCIV 

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

August, 2021

THREESOMES 

For each group below, insert the same three letters onto the blanks to complete everyday 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words. The three letters may be entered in any order, and the missing trio will be different for each group.

 

1.  E _ _ C _ LY

      O _ _ _ IL

       E _ _ R _ 

         _ _ _ I 

          _ _ _ 

2. S _ OT _ _ R

      _ _ R _ IT 

       C _ I _ _

         _ _ S _

          _ _ _ 

3. DIS _ _ A _

    _ IM _ L _

     A _ P _ _ 

      _ E _ _ 

       _ _ _ 

4. _ L _ C _ ER

     FR _ _ _ Y

      _ _ E _ N

       _ _ S _

        _ _ _ 

5. S _ _ _ ISH

     _ I _ T _ R

      C _ _ _ T

       _ U _ _

         _ _ _ 

6. BRO _ _ _ E

     M _ _ NO _

      _ H _ _ E

       _ _ _ K

        _ _ _ 

Answers:

 

1. The letters are TAX:

          EXACTLY

           OXTAIL

            EXTRA

             TAXI

              TAX 

2. The letters are HEM:

          SMOTHER

            HERMIT

             CHIME

              MESH

               HEM 

3. The letters are PLY:

           DISPLAY

            LIMPLY

             APPLY

              YELP

               PLY 

4. The letters are SKI:

           SLICKER

            FRISKY

             SKEIN

              KISS

               SKI

 

5. The letters are ELF:

           SELFISH

            FILTER

            CLEFT 

             FUEL 

              ELF 

6. The letters are WIN:

          BROWNIE 

           MINNOW

            WHINE

             WINK

              WIN