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) Caperers floored here!

(b) Two associated with pipe (c) Important WW2 rodent? (d) Two going with well

(e) Folklore circle?

(f) Two linked with earl

(g) Airs of the people?

(h) Two joined with fair

(i) Catches us fibbing?

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Original vegetables?

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Not perilous criminals? (n) Two with frog

(o) America’s starry place! (p) Two words with soap

(q) Found in ghost town?

(r) Two suggesting map

1. New

2. Lie

3. Fun

4. Rat

5. Leap

6. Maid

7. Clay

8. Hall

9. Ring

10. Folk

11. Safe

12. Fairy

13. Moats

14. Hills

15. Opera

16. House

17. Dance

18. Songs

19. Notes

20. Spawn

21. Atoms

22. Belted

23. Sketch

24. Desert

25. Relief

26. Wishing

27. Scented

28. Haunted

29. Marshal

30. Breaker

31. Exchange

32. Cleaners

33. Potatoes

34. Artesian

35. Beverley

36. Detector

37. Memoranda