MISSING TRIOS CXI

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

February, 2025 (1-3)

Volume 141 (4-6) 

 

For each group below, fill in the missing letters to make 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words. The letters may be filled in in any order, and the missing trio will be different for each group. As a solving hint, a 7-letter word with the same missing letters is given below the clues. 

 

1. _ _ N _ MO

     C _ N _ _

       _ _ R _

        _ _ _

 

2. P _ C _ E _

     S _ _ R _

      _ N _ _

       _ _ _

 

3.  A _ _ H _ R

       _ _ T _ H

         _ _ I _

          _ _ _ 

 

4. C _ _ _ RG

      E _ _ N _

        _ U _ _

          _ _ _  

 

5. EM _ _ R _ 

     _ R _ M _

       _ _ _ C

        _ _ _

 

6. _ FF _ R _

     CL _ _ _

       _ _ _ L

        _ _ _  

 

HINTS: 

1. _ CA _ EM _ 

2. _ W _ N _ LE

3. I _ V _ I _ E

4. AN _ _ _ DY

5. COM _ _ L _

6. S _ W _ _ LL 

 

Answers (with HINTS listed first):

 

1. The letters are DAY:

         ACADEMY

          DYNAMO

           CANDY  

            YARD

              DAY  

 

2. The letters are KIT: 

         TWINKLE

           PICKET

            SKIRT

             KNIT

              KIT 

 

3. The letters are CON:

           INVOICE

           ANCHOR

             NOTCH

              COIN

               CON  

 

4. The letters are BOY:

         ANYBODY

          CYBORG

           EBONY

            BUOY

             BOY

 

5. The letters are PIE:

         COMPILE

          EMPIRE

           PRIME

            EPIC

             PIE 

 

6. The letters are AIM:

         SAWMILL

          AFFIRM

           CLAIM

            MAIL

             AIM