Once the answers to the clues at the bottom are put into their respected numbered positions in the bracket, solvers must attempt to find a word which follows both of the words in each pair to make a common phrase or compound word. This is repeated until the entire bracket is filled:
Solvers can use the fact that both the clues and the pairs of words are given in alphabetical order to help verify their results. The word which can follow HEAD, JUMP, and KICK is START, the answer.