LESS IS MORE I
Credit: GAMES/World of Puzzles
January, 2017
Stephen Sniderman

In each pair of words below, remove one letter from the first word and one letter from the second, so that the remaining letters, in order, spell a new word. The removed letters may come from anywhere in the words. For example, given the word pair CONTEMPT - LATHE, you should remove the T from CONTEMPT and the H from LATHE, leaving the word CONTEMPLATE.

1. AMOUNT - RAIN 
2. RESIN - FORCEPS
3. TOUT - ORNAMENT 
4. ECHO - COLLATE
5. PRIMER - HOSE
6. GENRE - REALLY
7. TRAVEL - STAY
8. HINGE - NUDITY
9. PALACE - BOY
10. MATES - TRIO
11. ANCHOR - VICES
12. DONOR - STOOP
13. SEATS - HORSE
14. BEAN - EARTH
15. EASY - PLUM
16. CART - ALONG

Answers:

1. MOUNTAIN
2. REINFORCES
3. TOURNAMENT 
4. CHOCOLATE
5. PRIMROSE
6. GENERALLY
7. TRAVESTY
8. INGENUITY
9. PLACEBO
10. MAESTRO
11. ANCHOVIES
12. DOORSTOP
13. SEASHORE
14. BENEATH
15. ASYLUM 
16. CATALOG