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) For erasing music group? (b) Two going with light

(c) The band of Hood

(d) Two in orchestra

(e) Observer holds it!

(f) Two linked with block

(g) Stick line on it

(h) Two joining with safe

(i) Beauties hung here!

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Create misfortune?

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Peculiar figures?

(n) Two associated with pin (o) Arid washers?

(p) Two words with glass

(q) A vehicle preserve?

(r) Two make a book

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION The remaining word is “Plane ” (a) 25-20 (b) 4-21 (c) 26-14 (d) 5-17 (e) 27-19 (f) 6-30

(g) 31-29 (h) 2-33 (i) 10-32

(j) 35-36 (k) 13-28 (l) 7-34

(m) 12-22 (n) 8-37 (o) 23-1

(p) 9-3 (q) 24-15 (r) 11-18

1. Jam 2. Dry 3. Odd 4. Art 5. Rod 6. Men 7. Farm 8. Make 9. Drum 10. Hour 11. Seat

12. Band 13. Year

14. Hurt

15. Brief 16. Merry 17. Breeze 18. Rubber 19. Houses

20. Animal 21. Artisan 22. Cushion 23. Stained 24. Trouble 25. Threads 26. Traffic

27. Fishing 28. Deposit 29. Numbers 30. Damaged 31. Tsarina 32. Drawing 33. Cleaners 34. Triangle 35. Watching 36. Capitals 37. Galleries