CURTAILMENT II

 

The Enigma

NPL Magazine

July, 2021

LADY MONDEGREEN

 

Drop the last letter of the word that answers THE FIRST to get the answer word for the SECOND's.

On this sewing machine that I

   purchased in town,

The needle's the bit that's THE FIRST 

   up and down.

It's got a foot pedal that rests on the

   ground,

And the SECOND's the part that the 

   thread winds around. 

HINT:

THE FIRST: _ _ _ _ ING

Answer:

BOBBING

BOBBIN's