Medium Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.

Answers
----rem = theorem ----oct = concoct ----pso = calypso ----dma = grandma ----edo = torpedo ----rre = bizarre ----sfy = satisfy ----ott = boycott ----hma = drachma ----dpa = grandpa

Workings

Hint
The first letter can only be H, R, S, or E.

Answer
A hyena.

Reasoning
The 1st letter can be: H R S E
The 2nd letter can be: O Y T E
The 3rd letter can be: E
The 4th letter can be: P N D
The 5th letter can be: B A

Workings

Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, S, P, B. One of the vegetables is another word for rutabaga.

Answer
Carrot, swede, pea, bean.

Swede is another word for rutabaga.

Workings

Hint
The first letters of the words are: M, C, C, S, V, G, A, T, S, T, S, F, S, D, O.

Answers
---rix = matrix ---osy = choosy ---few = curfew ---oze = snooze ---uum = vacuum ---wth = growth ---nda = agenda ---nis = tennis ---tem = system ---pod = tripod ---reo = stereo ---hom = fathom ---gan = slogan ---amt = dreamt ---gen = oxygen