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) eg, Birthday now?

(b) Two joining with split

(c) Bat for many sportsmen! (d) Two going with race

(e) Burns in storms

(f) Two associated with file (g) For moving teaching

(h) Two make donate

(i) Turns for instrumentalist! (j) Two synonyms

(k) Off for charity?

(l) Two anagrams

(m) Stop in the road

(n) Two linked with square (o) Boils loudly!

(p) Two with cold

(q) Soldier takes cover here (r) Two words with bean

1. Con 2. Box 3. Set 4. Pin 5. Jam 6. Club 7. Lamb 8. Nail 9. Time 10. Stool 11. Horse 12. Grind 13. Going 14. Cream 15. Broad 16. Flags 17. Piano 18. Relay 19. School

20. Besoms 21. Banana 22. Kettle 23. Single 24. Sentry 25. Emboss 26. Present 27. Jumping 28. Cricket 29. Begging 30. Tribute 31. Traffic 32. Driving 33. Dancing 34. Shoulder 35. Whistling 36. Pulverise 37. Hurricane

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

The remaining word is “Hectare” (a) 27-11 (b) 8-26 (c) 20-15

(d) 9-34 (e) 35-25 (f) 7-31

(g) 32-19 (h) 4-16 (i) 21-2

(j) 14-28 (k) 18-1 (l) 24-33

(m) 6-22 (n) 17-5 (o) 12-36

(p) 13-29 (q) 23-37 (r) 10-3