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)