AV Club Crossword
Aimee Lucido
February 22, 2023
The word pairs below don't seem to be related, but they are - according to a certain pattern that is hinted at by the last clue. Can you figure out the pattern?
1. CUTIE - DRAW
2. NICOLA - SODA
3. AUBURN - SINGE
4. SNOOPS - ERROR
5. COOLIO - MIX
6. Certain waste material
(BIG) HINT:
The puzzle title is PERIODIC DISPOSAL.
Answer to Clue 6:
SCRAP METAL
Answers to Clues 1-5:
The first two letters of each word on the left of each pair is the chemical symbol for a kind of metallic element. If you "scrap the metal" - that is, drop those two letters - the remaining word is a synonym of the second word:
1. Cutie - draw (copper)
2. Nicola - soda (nickel)
3. Auburn - singe (gold)
4. Snoops - error (tin)
5. Coolio - mix (cobalt)
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