Puzzle: Cross off words as the clues eliminate them. What's left?

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So this may be fun for some and a fun way to pass some time if you’re bored or need some time being passed.

Work the puzzle out and spoil your answer once you have it.

Using the clues, eliminate words one by one until only a few are left. The remaining words left over will form a sentence when read in order from top to right.

The Words:

Column A------------Column B-------------**Column C **------------Column D
Every------------------Graphs------------------ Who----------------Cooperation
Guile-------------------Intersection-------------Rink----------------Lavender
In----------------------Gander-------------------See-----------------Punk
Reply-------------------Skillful------------------Steeple--------------The
Let---------------------Cares--------------------Road-----------------Isle
Of----------------------Drench------------------Rooster--------------Ration
Carton------------------Life----------------------Pure-----------------Ram
Rile----------------------Is-----------------------Gal--------------------Mile
Zigzagged--------------Inform-----------------Suspense-------------An
Opportunity------------Never------------------Church---------------Wisdom
To-----------------------Minimum---------------Not------------------Splash
Abode-------------------Make--------------------Pick------------------Per
Run---------------------Throng------------------Now-----------------Coop
Rink---------------------Individual----------------A-------------------Cavity
Style---------------------But---------------------Buck----------------Decision
The Clues:

  1. Cross off all six letter words that contain only one vowel (A, E, I, O, or U).

  2. Cross off all of the words in column B and D that contain the letter V.

  3. Cross off each word that appears IMMEDIATELY UNDER a two letter word.

  4. Cross off all three letter words in columns A and C.

  5. Cross off any and all words if it has the same letter of the alphabet appearing three times in it.

  6. Cross off all words in columns A and D that rhyme with the word “file”.

  7. Cross off each word of three (or more) letters in columns B and C if it can become a new word by doubling its last letter.

  8. Cross off any four letter word that can become the word “pink” if you change just one of its letters.

9.Cross off any word in column D that is found (uninterrupted) in the very first/top word of that column (column D).

  1. Cross off all words that are types of male animals.

What’s the sentence you’re left with?

It should be:

Every intersection in the road of life is an opportunity to make a decision.

I hope anyone who took the time to do this had fun.

If a few did, I may do a few more.

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That was fun! Thanks, Idle Thoughts.

No need really. The benefit of it being a sentence is that it should be fairly obvious that the answer is right, otherwise it won’t make any sense. Clicking on your spoiler confirmed it.

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Solved it as well. Nice distraction for a few minutes.

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Glad you both enjoyed it.

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Every intersection in the road of life is an opportunity to make a decision

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That was fun. Thanks!

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I’m going to print this out and give it to my 8 year-old son. He loves puzzles like this.

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Oh, neat. Well, there’s another one here if you like.

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Enjoyed this.