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) Domestic term?

(b) Two games

(c) Growing well with these! (d) Two suggesting salts

(e) An earthy loss!

(f) Two linked with fire

(g) Was flowery for felons

(h) Two going with boat

(i) Causes trouble

(j) Two synonyms

(k) See words doing this!

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Makes drinkers stop

(n) Two words with paper (o) Regal medicine?

(p) Two with blue

(q) Very high dudgeon?

(r) Two associated with sand

1. Bay

2. Lip

3. True

4. Time

5. Rage

6. Clip

7. Life

8. Bath

9. Word

10. Polo

11. Soil

12. Stone

13. Makes

14. Green

15. Peter

16. Idler

17. Meteor

18. Remedy

19. Sender

20. Forest

21. Botany

22. Rowing

23. Remote

24. Closing

25. Erosion

26. Fingers

27. Cricket

28. Reading

29. Castles

30. Smelling

31. Fighters

32. Mischief

33. Foolscap

34. Layabout

35. Towering

36. Household

37. Sovereign