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) Folk-figure, digital?

(b) Two joining auto

(c) Wilde pictured him!

(d) Two make a cricketer

(e) Openly holidaying!

(f) Two linked with broom (g) Harmless striker?

(h) Two suggesting fish

(i) Youth’s return

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Fraction of a contest?

(l) Two anagrams

(m) For paying stayers

(n) Two associated with rule (o) They spoil the rest!

(p) Two words with public (q) Bent illuminants?

(r) Two with soap

1. Tom 2. New 3. Bad 4. Bar 5. Arc 6. Top 7. Out 8. Calm 9. Suds

10. Gray

11. Graph 12. Sword 13. Slide 14. Thumb 15. Match 16. Final 17. House 18. Dorian 19. Shorts

20. Safety

21. Second

22. Aliens

23. Honest

24. Mobile

25. Sticks

26. Saline

27. Dreams 28. Lights

29. Operas

30. Camping 31. Quarter

32. Fingers

33. Opinion 34. Boarding 35. Childhood 36. Unruffed 37. Britannia