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Puzzle #1 - Letter Removal

The clues in both columns refer to common words or abbreviations. For each word in the left hand column (1st clue) there is a word in the right hand column (2nd clue) with the same spelling except 1 letter of the alphabet has been removed. You will remove each letter of the alphabet only once throughout the puzzle.

Here is an example of how it works to get you started:

First Clue:

Second Clue:

A.  0 for last 20

B.  30 second spot

C.  Blue Bird Company

D.  BnB guest

E.  C-3PO for one

F.  Cow spread

G.  Dissatisfied sound

H.  Floral prick

I.    Football move

J.   Get their attention

K.   Icelandic feature

L.   Lumberjacks or Guitarists

M.  Make Juicy

N.  Pilot's Activity

O.  Needs a cane

P.   New girlfriend

Q.  Periodically 30

R.  Pitcher's trick

S.  Proclamation

T.  Put off

U.  Racket game

V.  Starter car

W. Sucker

X.  Take possession of

Y.  There in your time of need

Z.  Trouble

1.    4 on the field

2.   A#1

3.   Assembly Line King

4.   Bambi or Rudolph

5.   Birthday Suit

6.   Cheer

7.    Corporate Structure

8.   Doctors purpose

9.    Fix the first draft

10.  Fortune's partner

11.  Giggle

12. Group of nations

13.  Holy response

14.  Inverted Valley

15.  Look away

16. Medical Scare

17.  One night stand

18.  Pageant winner Accessory

19.  Pal

20. Separates Countries

21.  Some Chowders

22. Spring sound

23. Teeth protector

24. To get by

25. Chicken from the Bluegrass State

26. Undecided

The left hand words and their right hand counterparts are not in the same order.

The matching word can be anywhere on the other side.

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