Three for Five

(A la Pandora) In each row, find a 3–letter word whose letters, in some order, can
be used to complete the 7–, 6–, 5–, and 4–letter words.
Example: s–a–l–w, –al––p, be–––, –o––, ––– (swallow, wallop, below, wool, low)

-1. s–umo––, ca–a––, –at––, –a––, –––
-2. –l––ter, –––set, –og––, r–––, –––
-3. –il––ge, g–––or, ––pu–, –––e, –––
-4. ––u–her, to–––y, gu–––, ––r–, –––
-5. –e––ons, –an–r–, r––e–, ––i–, –––
-6. –am–o–n, pe–––e, s–o––, ––a–, –––
-7. –l–ca–e, s–––le, –r––e, –r––, –––
-8. a–––don, o–t–i–, c––i–, –e––, –––
-9. h–r–es–, ––aun–, ––le–, ––s–, –––
-10. –r––ine, sc–––s, –––se, c–––, –––

1. spumone,canape,paten,pane,pen

Hi Jema.

9. abandon, obtain, cabin, bean, ban

10 - praline ,scalp ,lapse ,clap ,pal

Hi curly, you, michele, and niteowl

michele, I had reversed the numbers for 8 and 9. I have corrected that and
marked yours #8.

niteowl, you left the S off your 2nd word, but it was a given letter, so all's good.

7. placate, staple, prate, trap, apt

manxman

9.harvest,avaunt,valet,vast,vat

Good early morning Jema.

Good afternoon, curly. Another good one.

6. lampoon, people, spool, opal, lop

5. deacons, canard, raced, drac, cad

michele, a good one.

manxman,your 4th word needs changing - the given 3rd letter is "i".

3.millage,glamor,ampul,male,lam

Morning Jema.

Good Morning, curly, on the button.

2. bluster,subset,bogus,rubs,bus

Hi encore.

Another good one, curly.

5. deacons, canard, raced, acid, cad

Now you got it, manxman.

4. souther, tootsy, gusto, sort, sot

Perfect finish, Bob.