Elimination

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) He soon runs America! (b) Two linked with parade (c) They carry us below

(d) Two going with water

(e) Piled on the roof?

(f) Two suggesting house

(g) Air for predators!

(h) Two joined with lady

(i) Calls in timely way!

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Beast-girl

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Publicly flogged

(n) Two associated with pipe (o) Poet

(p) Two of Europe

(q) Domestic term

(r) Two words with red

1. Hit

2. Hot 3. Out 4. Tube 5. Bird 6. Keep 7. Horn 8. Dane 9. Song

10. Maid

11. Pope

12. Word 13. Heavy 14. Light 15. Elect

16. Stack 17. Clock 18. Cuckoo 19. Kennel

20. Wander 21. Lashed

22. Ground

23. Trains

24. Andrew 25. Chimney 26. Hunting 27. Javelin

28. Colours 29. Warming 30. Painted

31. Italian

32. Admiral 33. Maintain 34. Cleaners 35. President 36. Alexander 37. Household