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) Altering space!

(b) Two linked with grand (c) Woven for buyer

(d) Two suggested wicket (e) Point for a curtain

(f) Two we may pull

(g) A divisive evil

(h) Two make brave

(i) On Blondin’s bed?

(j) Two synonyms

(k) Cuts round!

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Attractive place

(n) Two words with force (o) Need water wings for it? (p) Two joined with race

(q) Poor creatures!

(r) Two with short

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

The remaining word is “Hilts”.

(a) 21-34 (b) 12-35 (c) 22-10 (d) 6-16 (e) 13-36 (f) 7-17

(g) 1-31 (h) 2-18 (i) 14-11

(j) 23-37 (k) 29-19 (l) 24-25 (m) 30-5 (n) 3-26 (o) 33-20 (p) 8-27 (q) 9-32 (r) 4-28

1. Saw 2. Ant 3. Bar 4. Room 5. Pole 6. Stam 7. Spot 8. Gate 9. Sack

10. Mice 11. Gale 12. Foil

13. Gall

14. Faces 15. Sheet 16. Blind 17. Relay 18. Stroke 19. Basket

20. Sticky

21. Finale

22. Church 23. Colour

24. Commons 25. Strings

26. Feeding 27. Circuit

28. Balance 29. Sergeant 30. Circular 31. Magnetic 32. Haystack 33. Shopping 34. Changing 35. Estrange 36. Frustrate 37. Butterfly