Lateral Thinking Quiz

[rozmercer]

What 9-letter English word is still a word each time you take away a letter?

I am used to bat with but never get hit and near a ball but never thrown. What am I? (number of letters not given)

Town or city in UK - 10 letters - Obtain 12 in a raffle.
Many thanks for any help you can give.

[scorpiojo]

3 Winchester

[scorpiojo]

1 Startling
Starling
Staring
String
Sting
Sing
Sin
In
I

[Jackdaw33]

Should that not be rifle rather than raffle?

[Fibonacci]

1 suggestions here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question535466.html


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[Jackdaw33]

2 Eyelid

[scorpiojo]

The answer to Q12 is Chester according to a previous question.

[Jackdaw33]

Yes, but Winchester is a rifle, I don't see where raffle comes into it.