In each row, find a 3-letter word whose letters, in some order, can also be used to complete the 7-, 6-, 5-, and 4-letter words. If you'd like to increase the challenge and amuse the rest of us, please answer by using all five words in one sentence.

-1. cu-l--s, -rre--, t---e, m---, ---
-2. -i-le-t, re---t, --ri-, --r-, ---
-3. e-cla--, -i--ng, a--o-, --n-, ---
-4. his--r-, --s-er, --u-h, --n-, ---
-5. re--or-, -is--r, -ka--, r---, ---
-6. c---ble, m-r-u-, --be-, d---, ---
-7. tra---r, -ot--n, --as-, -a--, ---
-8. -r--ise, pr---t, --iu-, --e-, ---
-9. wh---er, --sce-, ---ll, l---, ---
-10. ---ddle, -n--er, -h--l, ---h, ---

9. whisper, pisces, spill, lisp, sip

6. I drank rum while listening to the murmur of the crowd and the noise from the umber drum which made the wall crumble.

10. swaddle, answer, shawl, wash, was

There was no need to wash the shawl as it was the perfect answer to swaddle in cozy comfort on a cold winter night.

4. history, oyster, youth, tony, toy

There is no version of history in which a youth named Tony consumed the first oyster in return for a small toy.

Hahahaa! You're all brilliant!

1. It was not to my TASTE to ARREST the man who SAT on the MAST with a CUTLASS.

2. dialect, redact, acrid, card, cad

3. Exclaim, mixing, axiom, minx, mix

5 - restore; sister; skate; rest; set

When my SISTER SET out to REST after her practice, she remembered she needed to RESTORE the shine to her SKATE blades

Great jobs!

7. tractor, cotton, coast, taco, cot

8. Promise, prompt, opium, poem, mop

Bernie

Well done, boys!