PIECE BY PIECE IV
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1995
Stephen Sniderman

Each line of words below contains six pieces from two or three longer words that begin with the same letter. The first letter of these longer words has been dropped, and the remaining letters have been broken up into shorter words. These shorter words are listed in alphabetical order. By adding the right starter letter and regrouping the pieces, you should be able to reconstruct the original two or three words.

For example, given the set of words
___ NAB  NEAR   RED   RIDGED   SHE   THING,
you would add the starter letter U to NAB, NEAR, SHE 
and pair them up with RIDGED, THING, and RED
to form UNABRIDGED, UNEARTHING, USHERED. 

The letters you add, read downward, will spell a seven-letter word with no repeated letters. This word, which is given as a hint, will tell you the starter letter for each line.

___ ART  AT  CAP  EGO  THE  WEE
___ ALE  ANT  ARE  ARF  HOLES  ONLY
___ CENT  DATE  NUN  RANT  RIDES  TINE
___ A  ERR  I  OR  TILL  TORY
___ AT  HAS  HITCH  IT  ONCE  SIS
___ HER  HIP  IT  OR  SEW  TO
___ AM  EVE  RAGE  ROADS  ROUGH  WORD
___ AM  AND  ODES  OWL  PLIGHT  TONE
___ BAN  DIE  DON  RUCK  US  WEST
___ BAND  EVE  IS  LED  LOPED  RAW
___ CITY  HAG  I  LAST  SOP  US

HINT:
The added letters, reading downward, are
SWITCHBLADE

Answers: 

SCAPEGOAT, SWEETHEART
WANTONLY, WARFARE, WHOLESALE
INUNDATE, IRIDESCENT, ITINERANT
TERRITORY, TORTILLA
CHASSIS, CHITCHAT, CONCEIT
HITHERTO, HORSEWHIP
BEVERAGE, BROADSWORD, BROUGHAM
LAMPLIGHT, LODESTONE, LOWLAND
ABANDON, ADIEUS, AWESTRUCK
DEVELOPED, DISBAND, DRAWLED
ELASTICITY, ESOPHAGUS

PIECE BY PIECE III
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1995
Stephen Sniderman

Each line of words below contains six pieces from two or three longer words that begin with the same letter. The first letter of these longer words has been dropped, and the remaining letters have been broken up into shorter words. These shorter words are in alphabetical order. By adding the right starter letter and regrouping the pieces, you should be able to reconstruct the original two or three words.

For example, given the set of words
___ AD   ISLE   ODE   STY   TANG   US,
you would add the starter letter M to ISLE, ODE, and US
and pair them up with AD, STY, and TANG
to form MISLEAD, MODESTY, and MUSTANG.

The letters you add, read downward, will spell a word with no repeated letters. This word, which is given as a hint, will tell you the starter letter for each line.

___ AND   EL   EYED   I   ION   SOB
___ ATE   DIN   DO   LA   NOR   TRY
___ DOFF   ON   PI   RITUAL   TAN   URGE
___ DIES   ESTER   OWE   RAGE   RIM   RING
___ NAB   NEAR   RED   RIDGED   SHE   THING
___ A   EAR   END   EVER   PIER   RANGE
___ A   ALL   AS   DEER  ON   SO
___ HE   ID   PA   PART   THE   TIC
___ A   I   ON   OUR   POLE   SHED
___ ANY   FEE   HOPS   OF   ON   TICKS
___ LAP   LED   NAME   PI   SING   TOME

HINT:
The added letters, reading downward, are:
DISTURBANCE

Answers:

DANDELION, DISOBEYED
IDOLATRY, INORDINATE
SPIRITUAL, STANDOFF, SURGEON
TOWERING, TRAGEDIES, TRIMESTER
UNABRIDGED, UNEARTHING, USHERED
RAPIER, REARRANGE, REVEREND
BALLADEER, BASSOON
APARTHEID, APATHETIC
NAPOLEON, NOURISHED
CANYON, CHOPSTICKS, COFFEE
ELAPSING, ENAMELED, EPITOME

PIECE BY PIECE II
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1995
Stephen Sniderman

Each line of words below contains six pieces from two or three longer words that begin with the same letter. The first letter of these longer words has been dropped, and the remaining letters have been broken up into shorter words. These shorter words are in alphabetical order. By adding the right starter letter and regrouping the pieces, you should be able to reconstruct the original two or three words.

For example, given the set of words
___ ABLE  ALLY  DEN  NO  PER  TIC,
you would add the starter letter I to DEN to make
IDEN-TIC-ALLY,
and to NO to make INO-PER-ABLE

Given the set of words
___ ANT  ARK  ARM  LAB  LEG  ORATE,
you would add the starter letter E to ARM, LAB, and LEG
to make
EARM-ARK, ELAB-ORATE, and ELEG-ANT.

The letters you add in each set, read downward, will spell a word with no repeated letters. That word, which is given as a hint, will tell you the starter letter for each line.

SET ONE
___ AD  ISLE  ODE  STY  TANG  US
___ ANT  ASTER  DAM  GIST  LAB  POLO
___ A  AM  AN  ILL  IN IT
___ ABLE  GOT  PIG  QUIT  RAM  SCAR
___ AD  AN  AND  GEL  I  US
___ LASS  LATE  MAGI  NATIVE  SING  SO
___ ANT  HEM  IS  ON  TEST  TRY
___ A  HIP  INS  LEDGE  NOW  RATE

SET TWO
___ AS  HOE  IN  NIX  ROTE  SWORD
___ AGO  AMEN  FELINE  I ON  TABLE
___ A  LIE  NAG  NATION  ORT  RAM
___ A  BRED  HO  RICER  ROUGH  TOPS
___ AM  EAT  HERB  I  LIAR  RAIN
___ AS  AT  IN  MEAL  RIG  VERSE
___ A  HI  I  NEST  ONE  SIN
___ ANY  AS  CELL  IS  RED  SAC

HINTS:
The added letters, reading downward, are:
SET ONE: MAVERICK
SET TWO: PLATFORM

Answers:

SET ONE
MISLEAD, MODESTY, MUSTANG
ADAMANT, ALABASTER, APOLOGIST
VANILLA, VITAMIN
EPIGRAM, EQUITABLE, ESCARGOT
RADIUS, RANGELAND
IMAGINATIVE, ISINGLASS, ISOLATE
CHEMISTRY, CONTESTANT
KARATE, KINSHIP, KNOWLEDGE

SET TWO
PASSWORD, PHOENIX, PROTEIN
LAGOON, LAMENTABLE, LIFELINE
ALIENATION, ANAGRAM, AORTA
THOROUGHBRED, TRICERATOPS
FAMILIAR, FEATHERBRAIN
OATMEAL, ORIGIN, OVERSEAS
RAISIN, RHINESTONE
MASSACRED, MISCELLANY

PIECE BY PIECE I
Credit: GAMES Magazine - Dec. 1995
Stephen Sniderman

Each line of words below contains six pieces from two or three longer words that begin with the same letter. The first letter of these longer word has been dropped, and the remaining letters have been broken up into shorter words. These shorter words are listed in alphabetical order. By adding the right starter letter and regrouping the pieces, you should be able to reconstruct the original two or three words.

For example, given the set of words
___ FLAG  HIM  ON  PAN  RATION  ZEE,
you would add the starter letter C to HIM to make
CHIM-PAN-ZEE,
and to ON to make - CON-FLAG-RATION.

Given the set of words
___ CUTE  OR  POISE  ROSE  ROTE  STATION,
you would add the starter letter P to OR, ROSE, and ROTE to make
POR-POISE, PROSE-CUTE, PROTE-STATION.

The letters you add in each set, read downward, will spell a word with no repeated letters. That word, which is given as a hint, will tell you the starter letter for each line.

SET ONE
___  CUTE   OR   POISE   ROSE   ROTE   STATION
___  AT   EAT   HER   ONE   RED   STY
___ BUN   CENT   DANCE   DOLES   HER   NOT
___ A   ASTERN  ATE   OR   THE   USE
___ ION   LET   PET   RILL   RIP   RUM
___ AS   DO   ID   IS   METER   VERB
___ AX   I   IT   MUM   ON   OR

SET TWO
___ GAL   I   ION   REPO   ROD   SIT
___ ANT   ARK   ARM   LAB   LEG   ORATE
___ AMOUNT   ANT   APES   TILE   TRY   URNS
___ AMP   ART   BERATE   EGRET   EVER   TABLE
___ ABLE   ALLY   DEN   NO  PER   TIC
___ ANT   BOY   I   LACE   LAM   REP
___ EL   ELF   LED   LOW   ODE   OURS

HINTS:
The added letters, reading downward, are:
SET ONE:  PHANTOM
SET TWO: PETRIFY

Answers: 

SET ONE
PORPOISE, PROSECUTE, PROTESTATION
HATRED, HEATHER, HONESTY
ABUNDANCE, ADOLESCENT, ANOTHER
NAUSEATE, NORTHEASTERN
TRILLION, TRIPLET, TRUMPET
OASIS, ODOMETER, OVERBID
MAXIMUM, MONITOR

 SET TWO
PREPOSITION, PRODIGAL
EARMARK, ELABORATE, ELEGANT
TANTAMOUNT, TAPESTRY, TURNSTILE
RAMPART, REGRETTABLE, REVERBERATE
IDENTICALLY, INOPERABLE
FIREPLACE, FLAMBOYANT
YELLOW, YODELED, YOURSELF