Elimination
HOW TO PLAY
Each of the clues eliminates two words from the list of 37. Find the words that match the clues, cross them off the list and you’ll be left with one word. You can confirm the accuracy of your answer next week.
(a) Oddly, rude struggle
(b) Two linked with fair
(c) Capital carrier!
(d) Two suggesting grease (e) Numbered US way
(f) Two reptiles
(g) A breezy ale?
(h) Two synonyms
(i) Wandering soccer men? (j) Two anagrams
(k) Very handy struggles!
(l) Two going with dead
(m) Barely famous woman (n) Two joined with garden (o) For heat of battle?
(p) Two with gin
(q) With food athwart?
(r) Two words with wedding
1. Owl
2. Lay
3. War
4. Gun
5. Low
6. Side
7. Trap
8. Fete
9. Lady
10. Fist
11. Play
12. Well
13. Beer
14. Fifth
15. Raith
16. Flame
17. Cobra
18. March
19. Rummy
20. Civil
21. Elbow
22. Ground
23. Avenue
24. London
25. Godiva
26. Rovers
27. Weight
28. Fights
29. Dishes
30. Shotgun
31. Draught
32. Healthy
33. Kitchen
34. Throwers
35. Anaconda
36. Transport
37. Breakfast
LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION
The remaining word is “Fishing” (a) 14-5 (b) 3-13 (c) 17-27 (d) 12-35 (e) 23-4 (f) 22-34 (g) 37-11 (h) 16-2 (i) 20-15 (j) 8-19 (k) 36-9 (l) 25-29 (m) 32-7 (n) 1-28 (o) 21-30 (p) 10-18 (q) 31-6 (r) 24-33