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Start with a nine-letter Egyptian ruler. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #10 and work your way back up to a seven-letter Egyptian ruler.
1. Female Egyptian ruler. (9 letters)
2. Chest muscle. (8 letters)
3. Weasel-like animal found in Europe. (7 letters)
4. To pinpoint something. (6 letters)
5. Baseball shoe. (5 letters)
6. Blue-ish color and water fowl. (4 letters)
7. Type of drink and beer. (3 letters)
8. Spanish for "him". (2 letters)
9. 5th letter of the English alphabet. (1 letter)
10. Abbreviation for Maine. (2 letters)
11. Tree with white bark. (3 letters)
12. Small burrowing animal. (4 letters)
13. Similar to a hotel. (5 letters)
14. A medieval court jester's clothes. (6 letters)
15. Egyptian ruler. (7 letters)
Hint will reveal answers to #3 and #14.
1. Female Egyptian ruler. (9 letters)
2. Chest muscle. (8 letters)
3. Weasel-like animal found in Europe. (7 letters)
4. To pinpoint something. (6 letters)
5. Baseball shoe. (5 letters)
6. Blue-ish color and water fowl. (4 letters)
7. Type of drink and beer. (3 letters)
8. Spanish for "him". (2 letters)
9. 5th letter of the English alphabet. (1 letter)
10. Abbreviation for Maine. (2 letters)
11. Tree with white bark. (3 letters)
12. Small burrowing animal. (4 letters)
13. Similar to a hotel. (5 letters)
14. A medieval court jester's clothes. (6 letters)
15. Egyptian ruler. (7 letters)
Hint will reveal answers to #3 and #14.
Hint
3. Polecat14. Motley
Answer
1. Cleopatra2. Pectoral
3. Polecat
4. Locate
5. Cleat
6. Teal
7. Ale
8. El
9. E
10. ME
11. Elm
12. Mole
13. Motel
14. Motley
15. Ptolemy
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