Phrasal Word Chains

Question

Find the missing words in the chain, where consecutive pairs of words must form a phrase.
For example,

HOLY
- - - -
- - - -
RUN

has the solution

HOLY
WAR
TRIAL
RUN

The puzzle is based on the game show Chain Reaction.

1.

BLACK
- - - -
- - - -
PUZZLE

2.

PUZZLE
- - - -
- - - -
SANDWICH

3.

STACK
- - - -
- - - -
DUE
- - - -
- - - -
SHIFT
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
EXCHANGE

$\begingroup$ Is this based on British English? $\endgroup$
– Todd Wilcox
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 3:51 — Todd Wilcox, Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 3:51

Will · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-11 02:05:44Z

4

Possible solutions:

BLACK
MAGIC
WORD
PUZZLE

and

PUZZLE
BOOK
CLUB
SANDWICH

and

STACK
TRACE
AMOUNT
DUE
DATE
NIGHT
SHIFT
GROUND
BEEF
STOCK
EXCHANGE

answered Jan 10, 2016 at 23:03

Will

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$\begingroup$ The 2nd puzzle is correct and the 3rd has the correct words DATE and STOCK. Also the word GROUND was correct before you edited it. $\endgroup$
– Daniil Agashiyev
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 0:44
$\begingroup$ Now it's all correct with the exception of EXCHANGE and VALUE. I should say the word after STACK was probably ill-chosen because it's not a general knowledge term, but computer science specific. $\endgroup$
– Daniil Agashiyev
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 1:06
$\begingroup$ TRACE is right. Good guess with OVER but overdue is one word. $\endgroup$
– Daniil Agashiyev
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 1:09
$\begingroup$ @DaniilAgashiyev 'back' instead of 'over'? $\endgroup$
– manshu
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 1:14
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$\begingroup$ "Shift ground" is certainly...interesting $\endgroup$
– question_asker
Commented Jan 11, 2016 at 11:20

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