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The post on deletions touched upon different ways in which a clue could prompt you to subtract letters from a word. To recap, the deletion clue type could lead you to:
- Subtract letters from the "head" (beginning) of a word e.g. STOP – S = TOP
- Subtract letters from the "tail" (end) of a word e.g. TOPE – E = TOP
- Subtract letters from both edges of a word: e.g. AUTOPSY - {AU,SY} = TOP
- Subtract letters from the middle of a word: STROP – R = STOP
- Subtract specific letters from any position: e.g. TEARDROP – {EAR DR} = TOP
Here is a sample set of indicators that go with each type of deletion.
| Delete The Head |
| AFTER COMMENCEMENT BEGINNING TO GO BEHEADED BEHEADING DECAPITATED FIRST OFF HEADLESS HEAD OFF | INITIALLY LACKING LEADERLESS LOSING OPENER MISSING THE FIRST NEEDING NO INTRODUCTION NOT BEGINNING NOT COMMENCING | NOT STARTING START OFF START TO GO SCRATCH THE HEAD STRIKE THE HEAD UNINITIATED UNSTARTED WITHOUT ORIGIN |
| Delete The Tail |
| ABRIDGED ALMOST BACK OFF CLIPPED CURTAILED CUT SHORT DETAILED EARLY CLOSING ENDLESS | FALLING SHORT FINISH OFF FOR THE MOST PART INCOMPLETE INTERMINABLE LACKING FINISH MISSING THE LAST MOST MOSTLY | NEARLY NOT COMPLETELY NOT FULLY NOT QUITE SHORT SHORTENING TAILLESS UNENDING UNFINISHED WITHOUT END |
| Delete Both Ends |
| EDGES AWAY LACKING WINGS LIMITLESS LOSING MARGINS | SHELLED SIDES SPLITTING TRIMMED | UNLIMITED WINGLESS WITHOUT LIMITS |
| Delete The Middle |
| CORED DISHEARTENED EMPTIED EMPTY | EVACUATED FILLETED GUTTED HEARTLESS | HOLLOW LOSING HEART UNCENTERED |
| Delete Specific Words/Letters |
| CUTTING ERASED GOES OUT OF LEAVES | MISSING NO NOT REMOVED | SHORT OF STRUCK WITHOUT |
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