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) Takes trains for good? (b) Two linked with stock (c) Top entertainer, nightly? (d) Two make political tour (e) Bad thrift!

(f) Two trees

(g) Holds expansively

(h) Two suggesting master (i) Gambler’s error?

(j) Two going with call

(k) High feline

(l) Two synonyms

(m) Roman nickname!

(n) Two anagrams

(o) Burning bare

(p) Two words with cart

(q) He raises a drink!

(r) Two with clock (a) 35-21 (b) 5-22 (c) 6-9 (d) 13-29 (e) 18-4 (f) 7-17 (g) 36-23 (h) 1-32 (i) 37-24 (j) 14-33 (k) 28-10 (l) 19-25 (m) 31-11 (n) 8-34 (o) 15-12 (p) 2-26 (q) 16-27 (r) 3-30

1. Ash 2. Old 3. Off 4. Tea 5. Way 6. Top 7. Bold 8. Work 9. Star

10. Band 11. Slip

12. Lion 13. City

14. Still

15. False 16. Naked 17. Horse 18. Light 19. Daring

20. Wheels

21. Evening

22. Elastic

23. Betting

24. Eternal

25. Reviled

26. Resolve

27. Rolling

28. Economy 29. Deliver

30. Planter

31. Watcher

32. Whistles 33. Mountain 34. Magnolia 35. Permanent 36. Craftsman 37. Emergency