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) Monstrous fish-tailed horse

(b) Two with goose

(c) Mobile earth-mover

(d) Two wildcats

(e) Take when applauded

(f) Two monastic orders

(g) This is in it

(h) Two roof supports

(i) She leads the flock

(j) Two can be sweet

(k) Get your share here!

(l) Two could be yellow

(m) Salty liquid’s the answer!

(n) Two to stick

(o) This outfit may be full

(p) Two cephalopods

(q) Rises from heater or head!

(r) Two bounded by state

1. Pea

2. Bull

3. News

4. Bell

5. Call

6. Pipe

7. Hippo

8. Stock

9. Fever

10. Dress

11. Squid

12. Stove

13. Dozer

14. Paper

15. Tooth

16. Serval

17. Saline

18. Insect

19. Campus

20. Pimple

21. Jaguar

22. Corbel

23. Wether

24. Hammer

25. Curtain

26. Squinch

27. Striate

28. Uniform

29. Barnacle

30. Capuchin

31. Exchange

32. Solution

33. Shooting

34. Cuttlefish

35. Carolingian

36. Benedictine

37. Strangulate