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Start with a seven-letter animal and I'll give you a clue to what it is. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #7 and work your way back up to a six-letter animal.
1. The largest type of ape. (7 letters)
2. A female name. (6 letters)
3. A cup or chalice often associated with the Last Supper. (5 letters)
4. Someone who does not tell the truth. (4 letters)
5. To feel pain or be ill. (3 letters)
6. Abbreviation for Alabama. (2 letters)
7. A hasty escape or flight. (3 letters)
8. Money or goods given as charity to the poor. (4 letters)
9. Opposite of large. (5 letters)
10. South American ruminant mammals with soft wool that are used as beasts of burden. (6 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #5 and #7
1. The largest type of ape. (7 letters)
2. A female name. (6 letters)
3. A cup or chalice often associated with the Last Supper. (5 letters)
4. Someone who does not tell the truth. (4 letters)
5. To feel pain or be ill. (3 letters)
6. Abbreviation for Alabama. (2 letters)
7. A hasty escape or flight. (3 letters)
8. Money or goods given as charity to the poor. (4 letters)
9. Opposite of large. (5 letters)
10. South American ruminant mammals with soft wool that are used as beasts of burden. (6 letters)
Hint will reveal the answers to #5 and #7
Hint
5. Ail7. Lam
Answer
1. Gorilla2. Gloria
3. Grail
4. Liar
5. Ail
6. Al
7. Lam
8. Alms
9. Small
10. Llamas
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