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Delete a Letter 6

Category:	Language
Submitted By:	cnmne
Fun:	(2.64)
Difficulty:	(2.07)

Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word.

1) saturated with liquid (5 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) steam
2) a narrow crack (5 letters) & (delete 5th letter) a part of the one's face
3) a dry finely ground substance (6 letters) & (delete 4th letter) wattage
4) to draw and sketch preliminary outlines (6 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) to condescend

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Posted by Puzzle_Master	01/08/13
If you wanted to up the difficulty a bit, don't tell the solvers which letter to delete to get the second word. Other than that, I found this to be a great brainteaser!