DYNAMIC DUOS IV
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Aug. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

The same two consecutive letters can be inserted somewhere within each word in the pairs below to form two new words. For example, given the two clue pairs

MAIN     ALLEY
THEY     STAGE

the consecutive letters RG could be added to MAIN and ALLEY, forming MARGIN and ALLERGY.
Likewise, the consecutive letters OR could be added to THEY and STAGE to form THEORY and STORAGE. The duos are never added at the beginning or end of words.

As a solving aid, each letter duo shares one missing letter with the duo from the preceding pair of words, and the other missing letter with the next duo. In the example above, the letter R from the first pair is used in the second pair. The letter O in the second pair will be used in the third pair, and so on. This holds true for the first and last words in each set, which also share a letter. This allows you to solve from the bottom up as well as from the top down. For example, the duo form the last pair in Set I, MANTA and FORT, must contain either an R or a G.

Set I
MAIN             ALLEY
THEY             STAGE
MASSES        FLOW
REUSE           DIRT
MANTA         FORT

Set II
MAROON       GRIME
SOLAR            DRAMA
FIERY              HARNESS
LINED             LOON
WHINED         PREEN
SLAG               NOTION

Set III
CANTER        PARADE
RENDER        CHEST
CRUET           CAUSES
ELEMENT      ENTRY
PLUCK           FOREST
JUICE             BARRIER

Answers:

Set 1
MARGIN          ALLERGY
THEORY          STORAGE
MOLASSES     FOLLOW
RECLUSE        MUSCLES
SPECIES          DIRECT
MAGENTA      FORGET 

Set II
MACAROON    GRIMACE
SCHOLAR         DRACHMA
FISHERY           HARSHNESS
LINSEED           LOOSEN
WHITENED      PRETEEN
STALAG            NOTATION

Set III
CANISTER         PARADISE
REMINDER       CHEMIST
CRUMPET         CAMPUSES
ELOPEMENT    ENTROPY
POTLUCK         FOOTREST
JUSTICE            BARRISTER

DYNAMIC DUOS III
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Aug. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

The same two consecutive letters can be inserted somewhere within each word in the pairs below to form two new words. For example, given the two clue pairs

TANGLE    SLING
MEDAL      LENSES

the consecutive letters IB could be added to TANGLE and SLING, forming TANGIBLE and SIBLING. Likewise, the consecutive letters IC could be added to MEDAL and LENSES to form MEDICAL and LICENSES. The duos are never added at the beginning or end of words.

As a solving aid, each letter duo shares one missing letter with the duo from the preceding pair of words, and the other missing letter with the next duo. In the example above, the letter I from the first pair is used in the second pair. The C in the second pair will be used in the third pair, and so on. This holds true for the first and last words in each set, which also share a letter. This allows you to solve from the bottom up as well as from the top down. For example, the duo form the last pair in Set I,
HEAL and SHEET, must contain either an I or a B.

Set I
TANGLE             SLING
MEDAL               LENSES
CONSTRUED     DOOR
ROW                   CLASS
FITFUL               EDITION
HEAL                  SHEET

Set II
POURING      HONEY
TOURED        AERIAL
BODING        CART
DELVE           AID
FORGE          CARNAL
POTION         DEPOT

Set III
CELLAR       GLIBLY
TINY             SHINE
IRATE           BOOS
CANE           DIVE
RATS            CHART
HIDES          CRIER

Answers:

Set I
TANGIBLE                SIBLING
MEDICAL                  LICENSES
CONSTRUCTED      DOCTOR
ROUTE                      CUTLASS
FRUITFUL                ERUDITION
HERBAL                    SHERBET 

Set II
POSTURING            HONESTY
TORTURED             ARTERIAL
BROODING             CARROT
DEVOLVE                AVOID
FORGIVE                 CARNIVAL 
POSITION                DEPOSIT 

Set III
CELLULAR            GULLIBLY
TINGLY                   SHINGLE
INGRATE                BONGOS
CANINE                   DIVINE
RATIOS                   CHARIOT
HIDEOUS               COURIER

DYNAMIC DUOS II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Aug. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

The same two consecutive letters can be inserted somewhere within each word in the pairs below to form two new words. For example, given the two clue pairs

FIGHT    CASE
LYNX     BROW,

the consecutive letters RE could be added to FIGHT and CASE, forming FREIGHT and CREASE. Likewise, the consecutive letters AR could be added to LYNX and BROW to form LARYNX and BARROW. The duos are never added at the beginning or end of words.

As a solving aid, each letter duo shares one missing letter with the duo from the preceding pair of words and the other missing letter with the next duo. In the example above, the letter R from the first pair is used in the second pair. The letter A in the second pair will be used in the third pair, and so on. This holds true for the first and last words in each set, which also share a letter. This allows you to solve from the bottom up as well as from the top down. For example, the duo from the last pair in Set I, RIVAL and RELATION, must contain either an R or an E.

Set I
FIGHT           CASE
LYNX            BROW
DECENT       RENEGE
RELENT       ARABLE
INNATE        DETAIL
RIVAL           RELATION

Set II
BURL          DRIES
MICE          TENT
SINCE         CHAT
AMITY       REVUE
AHEM        DEIST
MOVE        CAPON

Set III
BEAN               AUNT
COMMODE     BOUGH
SPIT                 GAFFE
OBVIOUS        REGION
WARES            SUET
COINED          BOAST

Answers:

Set I
FREIGHT         CREASE
LARYNX          BARROW
DECADENT    RENEGADE
REDOLENT    ADORABLE
INNOVATE      DOVETAIL
REVIVAL         REVELATION

Set II
BURIAL          DIARIES 
MALICE         TALENT
SILENCE        CHALET
AMENITY      REVENUE
ANTHEM       DENTIST 
MOTIVE        CAPTION 

Set III
BEMOAN               AMOUNT
COMMODORE     BOROUGH
SPIRIT                    GIRAFFE
OBLIVIOUS           RELIGION
WARBLES              SUBLET
COMBINED           BOMBAST

 

DYNAMIC DUOS I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Aug. 1994
Stephen Sniderman

The same two consecutive letters can be inserted somewhere within each word in the pairs below to form two new words. For example, given the two clue pairs

TRUE     LEER
HOME    RING,

the consecutive letters DG could be added to  TRUE and LEER , forming TRUDGE and LEDGER.
Likewise, the consecutive letters AG could be added to HOME and RING to form HOMAGE and RAGING. The duos are never added at the beginning or end of words.

As a solving aid, each letter duo shares one missing letter with the duo from the preceding pair of words and the other missing letter with the next duo. In the example above, the letter G from the first pair is used in the second pair. The A in the second pair will be used in the third pair, and so on. This holds true for the first and last words in each set, which also share a letter. This allows you to solve  from the bottom up as well as from the top down. For example, the duo in the last pair of Set I, HALE and BAIT, must contain either a D or a G.

Set I
TRUE          LEER
HOME         RING
LENDER     TRAIL
TRIAL         LASH
SISTER        MARE
HALE          BAIT

Set II
GLOSSY      CAFE
DAM            ENTITY
COSMIC      DOUR
EARLY         LIE
BEND          TROPES
FRY              FLING

Set III
SEW            TOUGH
HAY             HOE
CANE          BRIE
SLAM         CARIES
BUS             TETHER
KNIT           BOUT

Answers:

Set I
TRUDGE         LEDGER
HOMAGE       RAGING
LAVENDER   TRAVAIL
TRIVIAL        LAVISH 
SINISTER      MARINE
HANDLE        BANDIT

Set II
GLOSSARY     CARAFE
DREAM            ENTIRETY
COSMETIC      DETOUR
EARTHY          LITHE
BEHIND           TROPHIES
FAIRY               FAILING

Set III
SHREW       THROUGH
HARDY       HORDE
CANDLE     BRIDLE
SLALOM    CALORIES
BOGUS       TOGETHER
KNIGHT     BOUGHT