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