Working 9 to 3

Use the letters from the nine-letter word to complete the seven, five and three letter words. You can only use the letters from the nine-letter word as many times as they appear in that word. If the nine-letter word was "CELEBRATE" you would use an "E" three times within the seven, five and three letter words and all of the other letters once.

1. varnish, usage, orb

Hi Cue, nice puzzle.

2 - envelop, trend, ale

OOOpppssss disregard


9 - trollop, crate, ear

8. isthmus, essay, rye

3. Depress, actor, ace

6. abstain, altar, not





abstain, clear, lot

Curly, Belle, Michele and Lex
Thanks, Curly

Sondi, you're missing a "C" and a "E" from the 9-letter word. I've updated the instructions to explain that a little better.

2. pothole, never, and

10. fidgets, inert, son

Two good solves!

5. general, enact, say

6. abstain, clear, lot

Hi Cue.

7 - decorum, abode, men

4. Theorem, elope, gas

Bravo...bravo... Well done!