Elimination

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) Earth touched here!

(b) Two with chair

(c) Nice-looking sum?

(d) Two linked with iron

(e) Suburban sleeping quarters? (f) Two associated with cow

(g) Tending kin?

(h) Two suggesting bone

(i) Degradingly crusty?

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Tory present at once!

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Has grounds for watching! (n) Two ending board game

(o) Goes for nothing!

(p) Two words with jack

(q) Turns up and down

(r) Two for word of 1984

1. Now 2. Pie 3. Peak 4. Wish 5. Mate 6. Park 7. Shed 8. Cane 9. Cast 10. News 11. Strip 12. Space 13. Knife 14. Vogue 15. Penny 16. China 17. Check 18. Right 19. Sister

20. Pretty

21. Humble 22. Keeper

23. Spiral

24. Chalets 25. Suburbs 26. Rocking 27. Landing 28. Fashion 29. Steeple 30. Hectare 31. Catcher

32. Nursing 33. Satchel

34. Foundry 35. Dormitory 36. Traveller 37. Staircase