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Curtailing Again - X
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To curtail a word you remove its final letter so a new word is formed. Clues are given for both words.
The first words all end in '-x', which is then removed. Most of them are very common.
*EXAMPLE*
Fashionable and impressive >> Soft song of a pigeon
---Answer: cool, coo
*CLUES*
1. Peak >> Mimic
2. Continuous change >> Viral infection causing fever and pain
3. Bewitch >> Pronoun
4. Bringer of bad luck >> Chinese Dynasty
5. Rubber tree fluid >> Overdue
6. Images (colloquially) >> Greek letter between omicron and rho
7. Tariff >> Short way of saying goodbye
8. Building divided into 3, or a flat on 3 floors >> threefold
*SMALL HINT*
Words are in alphabetical order.
*HINT BELOW*
Starting letters are given.
The first words all end in '-x', which is then removed. Most of them are very common.
*EXAMPLE*
Fashionable and impressive >> Soft song of a pigeon
---Answer: cool, coo
*CLUES*
1. Peak >> Mimic
2. Continuous change >> Viral infection causing fever and pain
3. Bewitch >> Pronoun
4. Bringer of bad luck >> Chinese Dynasty
5. Rubber tree fluid >> Overdue
6. Images (colloquially) >> Greek letter between omicron and rho
7. Tariff >> Short way of saying goodbye
8. Building divided into 3, or a flat on 3 floors >> threefold
*SMALL HINT*
Words are in alphabetical order.
*HINT BELOW*
Starting letters are given.
Hint
1. A2. F
3. H
4. J
5. L
6. P
7. T
8. T
Answer
1. Apex, Ape2. Flux, Flu
3. Hex, He
4. Jinx, Jin
5. Latex, Late
6. Pix, Pi
7. Tax, Ta
8. Triplex, Triple
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