FLEXERS XLIX

Answer each clue by matching it with one of the choices below. The choices are in random order. Wordplay is fair play.

1. Middle name for Eloise
2. Easiest way to run
3. Pistil-packing
4. Magic word
5. Altared state
6. Joint venture
7. Salt shaker, perhaps
8. Media shower
9. Labor day
10. Home of Lions and Tigers

CHOICES:
a. Sea captain
b. Airer
c. Prison break
d. Due date
e. Please
f. Detroit
g. Lois
h. Marriage
i. Unopposed
j. Female

Answers:

1. g - Lois  (eLOISe)
2. i - Unopposed  (run for office)
3. j - Female  (pistil is female part of a flower) 
4. e - Please
5. h - Marriage  (altar) 
6. c - Prison break  (joint is slang for prison)
7. a - Sea captain  (salt is slang for a sailor)
8. b - Airer  (as in show)
9. d - Due date
10. f - Detroit  (football and baseball teams)