DROP A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD XLI

GAMES/World of Puzzles

Janurary, 2021

Scott Erdman

LETTER SHEDDER I

 

For each pair of clues given, answer the first one, then eject a single letter from that answer to get the answer to the second clue. For example, if the given clues were A blank book for the insertion of pictures / A graduate, the answer words would be ALBUM / ALUM. 

1. Neck warmers / Frightens

2. Sheriff's backup party / Sit for a picture

3. Flower - in Bambi / Went down

4. Deprived of / Artist's cap

5. Trial figure / Piece of cake

6. Plane seating request / Black _____ spider

7. Wander aimlessly / More cruel

8. Race with a baton / Depend

9. Like a queen / Authentic

10. Sky streaker/ A yard plus a bit

11. Supple / Factory

12. Maryland athlete / Part of ATV

Answers:

 

1. SCARVES / SCARES

2. POSSE / POSE

3. SKUNK / SUNK

4. BEREFT / BERET

5. LAWYER /LAYER

6. WINDOW / WIDOW

7. MEANDER / MEANER

8. RELAY / RELY

9. REGAL / REAL

10. METEOR / METER

11. PLIANT / PLANT

12. TERRAPIN / TERRAIN