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.
| ___ | ___ | NCY |
| ___ | ___ | RSE |
| ___ | ___ | ING |
| ___ | ___ | SES |
| ___ | ___ | ERS |
| ___ | ___ | RIS |
| ___ | ___ | IAN |
| ___ | ___ | BLE |
| ___ | ___ | AKE |
| AER | MAT |
| AMB | OMA |
| AND | RAC |
| CHM | STR |
| COU | TOC |
| DIS | TOI |
| EGO | TOR |
| ERG | UNT |
| HAR | YPA |
| ___ | ___ | KED |
| ___ | ___ | EST |
| ___ | ___ | AIC |
| ___ | ___ | ILE |
| ___ | ___ | ERO |
| ___ | ___ | ISM |
| ___ | ___ | APH |
| ___ | ___ | SES |
| ___ | ___ | TIC |
| ALE | NON |
| ASI | OEN |
| AUT | OGR |
| CHO | OPH |
| CHO | OSI |
| HAN | PAR |
| HEC | PHZ |
| MEC | RUS |
| MOR | UNC |
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 August 1st, 2024. Solutions and solvers will be announced in the next issue.
