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Start with an eight-letter animal and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #8.
1. A quick-moving, horned, deer-like animal native to Africa and Asia. (8 letters)
2. A thick mush of cornmeal that is prevalent in Italian cuisine. (7 letters)
3. A large celestial body that revolves around the sun. (6 letters)
4. A flying means of transportation; also a flat surface. (5 letters)
5. Colorless or white. (4 letters)
6. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person. (3 letters)
7. Short for father or papa. (2 letters)
8. A shallow cooking container used for frying or baking. (3 letters)
9. A valley in Northern California known for wine-producing and vineyards. (4 letters)
10. An endangered, white-and-black, bearlike mammal found in China that feeds on bamboo. (5 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #2 and #8.
1. A quick-moving, horned, deer-like animal native to Africa and Asia. (8 letters)
2. A thick mush of cornmeal that is prevalent in Italian cuisine. (7 letters)
3. A large celestial body that revolves around the sun. (6 letters)
4. A flying means of transportation; also a flat surface. (5 letters)
5. Colorless or white. (4 letters)
6. The front area from the waist to the knees of a seated person. (3 letters)
7. Short for father or papa. (2 letters)
8. A shallow cooking container used for frying or baking. (3 letters)
9. A valley in Northern California known for wine-producing and vineyards. (4 letters)
10. An endangered, white-and-black, bearlike mammal found in China that feeds on bamboo. (5 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #2 and #8.
Hint
2. Polenta8. Napa
Answer
1. Antelope2. Polenta
3. Planet
4. Plane
5. Pale
6. Lap
7. Pa
8. Pan
9. Napa
10. Panda
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