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) US politician?

(b) Two flowers

(c) Better vision with these glasses! (d) Two have Luck

(e) High Command home

(f) Two with leave

(g) Takes strain of the bolt

(h) Two suggesting hot

(i) Two anagrams

(j) Two joined with milk

(k) Two synonyms

(l) Two going with green

(m) For plungers!

(n) Two make cosy spots

(o) Two liquids

(p) Numbered volumes

(q) Two going with wheel

(r) Young pop star’s mount?

1. Red 2. Big 3. Air 4. Man 5. Now 6. Beer 7. Fire 8. Lady 9. Rose 10. Maid 11. Ever 12. Pool 13. Alone 14. Books 15. Horse 16. Sides 17. Dream 18. Tulip 19. States

20. Vision

21. Tinted

22. Bottle

23. French

24. Claimed

25. Mercury

26. Rocking

27. Pursuit

28. Fingers

29. Medical

30. Ministry

31. Swimming 32. Conductor 33. Catherine 34. Telephone 35. Lightning 36. Snapdragon 37. Legionnaire

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION The remaining word is “Lances ”

(a) 6-5 (b) 7-14 (c) 16-36

(d) 1-15 (e) 32-28 (f) 2-29

(g) 26-9 (h) 12-37 (i) 17-21

(j) 8-30 (k) 33-22 (l) 18-23 (m) 34-24 (n) 13-31 (o) 27-10 (p) 3-35 (q) 19-11 (r) 4-25