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.
| ___ | AD | ___ | C |
| ___ | RE | ___ | S |
| ___ | LA | ___ | M |
| ___ | TT | ___ | D |
| ___ | EN | ___ | S |
| ___ | IR | ___ | S |
| ___ | OL | ___ | A |
| ___ | TA | ___ | N |
| ___ | CH | ___ | S |
| ALI | LUN |
| ASC | MIN |
| BED | MIS |
| DER | PAR |
| EON | QUO |
| ERE | SAT |
| IDI | THE |
| ISI | TIO |
| IST | UNU |
| DE | ___ | T | ___ |
| FO | ___ | T | ___ |
| MA | ___ | T | ___ |
| JO | ___ | T | ___ |
| GU | ___ | M | ___ |
| CA | ___ | E | ___ |
| CR | ___ | C | ___ |
| LE | ___ | A | ___ |
| EV | ___ | B | ___ |
| ACA | IZE |
| CKS | ODY |
| ERY | OLE |
| FEC | RAP |
| ICS | RMA |
| IEU | TAL |
| ION | TED |
| ITI | VIT |
| IVE | XIS |
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 September 28th, 2025. Solutions and solvers will be announced in the next issue.
