SpecGram—Mix & Match ¶—Max & Mitch Ninelette

Mix & Match ¶

by Max & Mitch Ninelette

The goal of this Mix & Match puzzle is to reconstitute a set of nine 9-letter words that have each had two trigrams removed. Below are two separate puzzles. Each includes a table to fill out and a set of trigrams with which to fill it up. Using each trigram once, fill the blanks in the table to form various nine-letter words. When you are done, three additional words will be revealed in the vertical direction for each puzzle.

		
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___EGR___
___MAN___
___ERS___
___PIE___

	

		
		ASEINT
ATEIVE
ATEMAL
CESNUM
CONOTS
CRAOVE
EYEPOS
IMMTIC
INGXED

	
 
		
		______ARY
______ICS
______APH
______TES
______IMO
______UAL
______NED
______EAL
______RLY

	

		
		ACCMAL
AETNDE
ALLNEC
AMUNET
DECOGR
DUOPHO
ENTSLE
ESSTTU
HERUNA

	

If you think you’ve figured out all the answers—that’s 24 nine-letter words!—submit your solution to the editors of SpecGram by May 15, 2018, and you could win a prize. Solutions and winners will be announced in the next issue.

The solution to last month’s Phorensic Phonology question—How did a set of sound changes put away a notorious prohibition-era gangster?—is that they sent /æl kəpoʊn/ to /ælkətræz/. The following puzzlemeisters solved the puzzle, and will receive some SpecGram merch of their choice:

Vincent Fish • Kerstin Werner • Johan Ellingsen

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___	BER	___
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___	FOR	___
___	EGR	___
___	MAN	___
___	ERS	___
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___	___	ARY
___	___	ICS
___	___	APH
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___	___	IMO
___	___	UAL
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ASE	INT
ATE	IVE
ATE	MAL
CES	NUM
CON	OTS
CRA	OVE
EYE	POS
IMM	TIC
ING	XED

ACC	MAL
AET	NDE
ALL	NEC
AMU	NET
DEC	OGR
DUO	PHO
ENT	SLE
ESS	TTU
HER	UNA

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___	___	NED
___	___	EAL
___	___	RLY

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