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 quadgrams 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 quadgram 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.
| ____ | ____ | Y |
| ____ | ____ | L |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ____ | ____ | T |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ____ | ____ | D |
| ____ | ____ | Y |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ____ | ____ | E |
| ANCE | OGIE |
| EGOA | PHOT |
| EXTE | SABO |
| IBSE | SCAP |
| ICIT | SLIE |
| ICON | STRA |
| NISM | TEUR |
| NSUR | VOLK |
| OCOP | ZOOL |
| ____ | ____ | T |
| ____ | ____ | E |
| ____ | ____ | R |
| ____ | ____ | E |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ____ | ____ | D |
| ____ | ____ | T |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ____ | ____ | S |
| ASTE | IMPR |
| AXEM | INFL |
| CHAN | INSC |
| CROS | ISON |
| DOWN | RHYT |
| DRIF | SFIX |
| ECTE | SING |
| HMIC | TEUS |
| IENC | TRAN |
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 1st, 2024. Solutions and solvers will be announced in the next issue.
