Question

What was Sheela’s word?

• A. Baadshah
• B. Silence
• C. Rosebud
• D. Barely
• E. Burden
• A. Baadshah
• B. Silence
• C. Rosebud
• D. Barely
• J. Burden
• A. First
• B. Second
• C. Third
• D. Fourth
• O. Fifth
• A. 4 down
• B. 21 across
• C. 8 across
• D. 15 down
• T. 15 across
• A. Barely
• B. Burden
• C. Silence
• D. Rosebud
• Y. Baadshah

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall the conditions.
- Barely was the first word to be entered.
- Sheela was neither the first nor the last to solve.
- Silence was not the third word, and it had to be an across clue.
- Elsie’s word was longer than Bineet’s.
Step 2: Check Sheela’s placement.
Sheela cannot be 1st or 5th. From the sequence of insertion (Barely → Silence → Rosebud → Burden → Baadshah), Sheela’s possible positions are 2nd, 3rd, or 4th.
Step 3: Match Sheela with words.
- If Sheela had Rosebud (3rd), then Silence would not be accounted for correctly.
- If Sheela had Burden (4th), this would make her too late in sequence relative to condition (Sheela not last but also not placed in middle in this structure).
- The only consistent word Sheela can have is Silence (2nd position).
Step 4: Confirm with other constraints.
- Bineet’s word must be Barely (shorter than Elsie’s).
- Elsie’s word must be Baadshah (longer than Bineet’s).
- That leaves Silence for Sheela, Rosebud for Titli, and Burden for Easwar.
- All constraints are satisfied.
\[ \boxed{\text{Sheela’s word = Silence}} \]

Answer 2

Step 1: Recall Titli’s clue.
Titli solved “8 across.” The problem states:
- Titli’s answer had the same number of letters as the previous answer.
- Titli’s answer had one more letter than the subsequent answer, which was produced by a man.
Step 2: Length matching.
- Barely (6 letters) was 1st.
- Silence (7 letters) was 2nd.
- Rosebud (7 letters) was 3rd.
- Burden (6 letters) was 4th.
- Baadshah (8 letters) was 5th.
Titli’s word must be 7 letters and come after another 7-letter word, followed by a 6-letter word solved by a man. This matches Rosebud perfectly:
- Preceded by Silence (7 letters).
- Followed by Burden (6 letters), solved by Easwar (a man).
Step 3: Confirm placement.
Thus, Titli’s word must be Rosebud.
\[ \boxed{\text{Titli’s answer = Rosebud}} \]

Answer 3

Step 1: Sequence of words.
From earlier analysis:
1st = Barely (Bineet)
2nd = Silence (Sheela)
3rd = Rosebud (Titli)
4th = Burden (Easwar)
5th = Baadshah (Elsie) Step 2: Verify condition about Titli.
Titli’s word is Rosebud (7 letters), positioned after Silence (7) and before Burden (6, solved by a man). This is exactly the third entry in the sequence.
Step 3: Conclude.
Thus, Titli’s order is third.
\[ \boxed{\text{Titli’s order = Third}} \]

Answer 4

Step 1: Recall the placement of persons and words.
From previous deductions:
- 1st = Bineet = Barely = 4 down
- 2nd = Sheela = Silence = 21/15 across
- 3rd = Titli = Rosebud = 8 across
- 4th = Easwar = Burden = ?
- 5th = Elsie = Baadshah = 15/21 across
Step 2: Match Easwar’s word to clue.
Easwar’s word is “Burden.” Looking at the table, Burden is positioned as “15 down.”
Step 3: Conclude.
Thus, Easwar’s number is 15 down. \[ \boxed{\text{Easwar’s number = 15 down}} \]

Answer 5

Step 1: Recall key conditions.
- “Barely” was the first word to be entered.
- Elsie’s word was longer than Bineet’s.
- Sheela was neither first nor last.
Step 2: Assign Barely.
Since “Barely” was first, it must belong to the person who solved first. From the final arrangement, the first solver was Bineet.
Step 3: Verify length condition.
- Barely (6 letters)<Baadshah (8 letters).
- Bineet got Barely, Elsie got Baadshah. This satisfies the condition “Elsie’s word was longer than Bineet’s.”
Step 4: Conclude.
Thus, Bineet’s word is “Barely.” \[ \boxed{\text{Bineet’s word = Barely}} \]