Consider an English word. We will still have a valid English word, when the last letter is removed from it.
Clues for the word pairs will be furnished, with the shorter word following the longer word.

Example: Begin --> Heavenly body
Answer: Start --> Star

CLUES:

1. Water pitcher --> Sheep
2. Platform phase --> Deer
3. Tub --> Flying mammal
4. Desert mammal --> Arrived
5. Inclined surface --> Sheep
6. Slow-moving mammal --> Small opening
7. Marine mammal -> Large body of water
8. Type of lizard --> Body covering

1.  [edit:  I deleted an incorrect solution for #1]
2.  STAGE --> STAG
3.  BATH --> BAT
4.  CAMEL --> CAME
5.  RAMP --> RAM
6.  SLOTH --> SLOT
7.  SEAL --> SEA

Edited on February 17, 2023, 10:28 am

Posted by Larry on 2023-02-17 09:00:47