CONNECTIONS XIII

What do the three or four words in each group have in common?

1. Bag, Counter, Dip, Sprout

2. Dim, Nick, Pen, Quart

3. Lion, Prom, Burger

4. Bull, Fog, Shoe

5. Curt, Hairy, Kneel, Wane

6. Clark, Cowl, Craven

7. Cradle, Whiskers, Eye, Pajamas

8. Lock, Marks, Pane, Rustle

9.  Wet, Electric, Security

10. Ice, Ire, Fin

Answers:

1. Bean

2. Starts of U.S. coins

3. King 

4. Kinds of horns

5. Homophones for men's names  

6. Names of birds preceded by "C"

7. Cat's

8. Homophones of philosophers' names  

9. Blanket

10. Words that can be followed by "land" to name countries