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The pair of answers to each clue pair below are such that the second answer can be found by adding the same letter to both the front and rear of the first answer. For example, "to be in debt/someone you might find on a lake" would be "owe/RoweR".
1. The time just before an event / a position on a scale.
2. These are used to keep things together / to surpass someone else's achievement.
3. A red fruit / spotted.
4. A length-measurement abbreviation / a faint colour spread over a surface.
5. A short staff / to destroy or wash away.
6. A thick, viscous fluid / you might see these after a bump on the head.
1. The time just before an event / a position on a scale.
2. These are used to keep things together / to surpass someone else's achievement.
3. A red fruit / spotted.
4. A length-measurement abbreviation / a faint colour spread over a surface.
5. A short staff / to destroy or wash away.
6. A thick, viscous fluid / you might see these after a bump on the head.
Answer
1. eve / LeveL2. clips / EclipsE
3. apple / DappleD
4. in / TinT
5. rod / ErodE
6. tar / StarS
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