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) Paintings on the go?

(b) Two suggesting pen

(c) Carried early Americans! (d) Two joined with mail

(e) EC study?

(f) Two whales

(g) Cry “ship’s lost one!”

(h) Two going with farm

(i) Star prize!

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Political illness

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Rapid shades?

(n) Two associated with tea (o) Book for top salesman? (p) Two words with damp (q) Not speeding at this!

(r) Two with inn

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION The remaining word is “Lyre” (a) 34-15 (b) 8-30 (c) 20-36 (d) 9-29 (e) 5-26 (f) 10-19 (g) 4-33 (h) 13-22 (i) 2-25

(j) 6-37 (k) 18-28 (l) 16-21

(m) 17-31 (n) 12-24 (o) 23-35 (p) 14-7 (q) 1-27 (r) 3-32

1. Man

2. Pig 3. Blue 4. Best 5. Fast 6. Sign 7. Pace 8. Stick 9. Chain

10. Award 11. Fever

12. Royal 13. Break 14. Solemn 15. Course 16. Flower 17. Market 18. Wagons 19. Killer

20. Moving

21. Sewage

22. Adhere

23. Melons

24. Rising

25. Seller

26. Keepers 27. Walking 28. Academy 29. Colours 30. Covered 31. Research 32. Fountain 33. Election 34. Pictures 35. Strainers 36. Labourers 37. Overboard