Commonalities

The words in each set have a common connection, something that bonds all three of them in some way, shared features or characteristics...a manifestation of common attributes.

Can you find a Commonality?



= 1. THE ROOKIE - THE GAUNTLET - THE ENFORCER
= 2. ALL STAR INVITATIONAL - PBA NATIONAL - ABC MASTERS
= 3. BATTLE OF QUEENSTOWN - BATTLE OF FRENCHTOWN - BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
= 4. BOX - SEA - TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
= 5. THE MONSTER - PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT
= 6. SOFTBALL - BASEBALL - VAMPIRE
= 7. PROSTRATE - THYROID - ADRENAL
= 8. A DOCTOR - A MAILMAN - DOMINO'S
= 9. TELMA HOPKINS - ANTHONY ORLANDO - JOYCE WILSON
= 10. TELEPHONE - COPPER - BARBED
= 11. NAT TURNER - DRED SCOTT - SALLY HEMINGS
= 12. ELBOW - TEE - COLLAR

7. glands

Spot on Marian .. you are first out of the chute on this one

1. Clint Eastwood movies

5. All staring Lon Chaney

6. bats

10. Wire

Bernie

8. they deliver

9. members of singing group Tony Orlando and Dawn

I hope you had a pleasant Sunday, soot!

2. golf tournaments?

4. turtles

12. pipes like in plumbing?

3. War of 1812

Right concept Jema, wrong sport

All other solutions are spot on

I had a marvelous Sunday Marian, simply marvelous ... in fact, I had some spare time to spend on trying to figure out how to squeeze in another day between Saturday and Sunday ... I can only imagine

2. Bowling Tournaments

Yes indeed Bob .. right on

11. US Slaves from Virginia

You got the tough one Gail .. well done