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) Northern spree?

(b) Two suggesting horse (c) Ringer in the deep?

(d) Two make fools

(e) Forceful extremity!

(f) Two linked with eye

(g) Are fresh in service

(h) Two going with branch (i) Old killing place

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Constructive plot!

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Shady from Italy?

(n) Two joined with stock (o) Tar for teams?

(p) Two words with tape (q) Not played by leaders (r) Two with cream

1. Red

2. New

3. Bell

4. Site

5. Tree

6. Fist

7. Tons

8. Cart

9. Blind

10. Loyal

11. Pitch

12. Fling

13. Naked

14. Olive

15. Fiddle

16. Please

17. Cheese

18. Taking

19. Simple

20. Diving

21. Tyburn

22. Second

23. Mailed

24. Whales

25. Asleep

26. Offices

27. Witness

28. Clotted

29. Building

30. Laughing

31. Venetian

32. Football

33. Highland

34. Chestnut

35. Recruits

36. Faithful

37. Recorders