i would be more than happy if you DID find a way, otherwise i'm going to look like a complete idiot who can't come up with anything feasible:)

SIGN
sigh
high
hugh (laurie)
huge
hugs
mugs
mags (magazines)
mars
MARK

i managed to get from SIGN to MARK, but that's where i got stuck you can try to finish it (mark – spot). if no solution is found, feel free to come up with a new task and start from scratch.

ok, you got me.

just try this one (this should hopefully work):

rent – flat – lord

RENT
lent
sent
seat
seam
slam
slap
flap
FLAT
flag
flog
foog
fool
foal
foam
form
ford
LORD

roam – maze – rove

ROAM
foam
foal
goal
goad
load
loan
moan
moon
mood
wood
word
worm
warm
ware
hare
haze
MAZE
male
mole
move
ROVE

FATE->DOOM->SURE

FATE
rate
fare
farm
form
foam
roam
room
DOOM
boom
boot
boat
beat
bent
bend
band
bard
bark
lark
lurk
lure
SURE

NEED – FOOT – BILL

NEED
reed
read
road
load
loaf
loan
loon
loot
FOOT
boot
boat
beat
beet
belt
bell
BILL

meek – hood – fill

MEEK
reek
reel
real
deal
dead
deed
feed
feet
felt
fell
fill
mill
mild
mold
mood
HOOD
hook
book
bonk
bank
balk
ball
hall
hull
full
FILL

BEEN – HOOD – WINK

BEEN
bead
beat
boat
moat
moan
moon
mood
HOOD
hook
honk
wonk
WINK

rust – nick – mend

RUST
lust
last
past
pact
pick
NICK
lick
link
line
lane
land
lend
MEND

GRAB->BITE->CAKE

GRAB
crab
crap
clap
slap
slam
seam
beam
bean
been
bees
bets
bits
BITE
rite
rate
rake
CAKE

NOSE – STAR – LEAK

NOSE
lose
lost
most
moat
meat
neat
near
sear
STAR
sear
seer
seek
peek
peak
LEAK

CARD->BILL->NOTE

CARD
cord
cold
bold
bald
ball
BILL
dull
doll
dole
dose
nose
NOTE

HAVE – TAKE – PILL

HAVE
wave
wake
TAKE
tale
tall
till
PILL

WIND->HOWL->LOUD

WIND
bind
bins
sins
sons
cons
cows
bows
bowl
HOWL
fowl
foul
fool
foot
boot
bout
lout
LOUD

RAIN – GONE – EAST