Brain Teasers and Puzzles

A box for your workings out:

Hint: Five of the missing first letters are R, S, P, Q and L.

Answer:

..PAY >> REPAY
..LAD >> SALAD
..IOR >> PRIOR
..EUE >> QUEUE
..RVA >> LARVA
..DAY >> TODAY
..VOC >> HAVOC
..YSS >> ABYSS
..GUN >> BEGUN
..PTY >> EMPTY
..TIL >> UNTIL
..CAY >> DECAY
..UKE >> FLUKE
..UZE >> GAUZE
..NOE >> CANOE