CodyCross Airport Answers

Wearing black clothes has this effect.

Slimming

People held hostage.

Captives

Unfairly, not in a morally right way.

Unjustly

Battle of 1642, the first of the English Civil War.

Edgehill

Revealed information, disclosed.

Divulged

Eating lightly.

Snacking

Unnerves, bothers.

Agitates

Main body section of an aeroplane.

Fuselage

Changing; anagram of triangle.

Altering

Prime number, the sum of two squares, 16 + 25.

Forty one

Losing density.

Thinning

Largest of the US Great Lakes.

Superior

Trademark for a non-stick plastic used in cookware.

Teflon

Floral glazed cottons used disparagingly in homes.

Chintz

Outdoor area, with plants, belonging to a house.

Garden

Seashell where you might find a pearl.

Oyster

Series of 8 notes in the interval between 2 notes.

Octave

For luck, avoid stepping on these small crevices.

Cracks

An involuntary response to a stimulus.

Reflex

London street on which the art deco Savoy is found.

Strand

Deep holes or cracks in the Earth.

Chasms

Largest country in area in the Northern hemisphere.

Russia

“Live long and __” said Mr Spock.

Prosper

Small waves that appear on the surface of water.

Ripples

Hunt around in an unstructured way.

Rummage

Turned away, rejected by a lover.

Spurned

Flowering herbaceous plant with lemon flavour.

Verbena

Make someone less angry.

Placate

Letters or postage sent by plane.

Airmail

Small case for face powder.

Compact

Sing-along entertainment created in Japan.

Karaoke

Tall waxy pillars create a festive glow.

Candles

Receptacles made from wicker, e.g. for logs.

Baskets

Forty-one twice.

Eighty two

Worshippers, believers or followers of a religion.

Adherents

Fight for Your Mind and The Will to Live artist.

Ben harper

State of the economy exhibiting a rise in prices.

Inflation

Battles with.

Struggles

Young female troop member who might sell cookies.

Girl scout

Progeny, children, kids.

Offspring

Designated landing areas for planes.

Airstrips

Unofficial game of 5-on-5 basketball.

Scrimmage

Site of the final battle of the Hundred Years’ War.

Castillon

Syndrome where the kidnapped trusts the kidnapper.

Stockholm

Director of the movies Psycho and The Birds.

Hitchcock

Anarchic animation with Kenny, Cartman, Kyle, Stan.

South park

A primer; used before the final painting.

Undercoat

Involuntary reactions to stimuli.

Reflexes

Collections of dwellings in the countryside.

Villages

Cutting hair with a machine.

Clipping

At this precise moment.

Right now

Action of sticking to a surface.

Adhesion

Specialist in the scientific study of plants.

Botanist

Support at the top of a seat, for the noggin.

Headrest

Contribution or gift, sometimes even burnt.

Offering

Pours downwards rapidly.

Cascades

Withdraw a claim, concede an argument.

Back down

Fall over and over, like in gymnastics.

Tumble

__ in Pink, Brat Pack film directed by John Hughes.

Pretty

Carriage __, mechanism on a typewriter.

Return

Stopped the car.

Braked

Famous American blonde hotel heiress, Paris ___.

Hilton

Don’t walk under this climbing apparatus, for luck.

Ladder

Swiss international diplomatic meetings city.

Geneva

Still, not moving.

Static

Sound of excitement.

Squeal

Human bone often called the tailbone.

Coccyx

A pursuer, a predator.

Hunter

Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen were from here.

Verona

Spanish city with Real and Atletico football clubs.

Madrid

Iraq’s capital.

Baghdad

Smoke and __, a distraction technique or cover-up.

Mirrors

Fire-breathing, mythical beasts.

Dragons

Dark leafy green veggie; makes Popeye strong.

Spinach

Classifying waste into paper, glass, plastic, etc.

Sorting

Puzzling or enigmatic, e.g. crossword clues.

Cryptic

Art made from scratched metal.

Etching

With a leg on each side of a horse.

Astride

An expert who works in a lab.

Chemist

__ violet, potted plant also called Saintpaulia.

African

Money paid as recompense in legal cases.

Damages

__ blues, music genre from Illinois major city.

Chicago

Kate __, Titanic and The Reader actress.

Winslet

Distributing playing cards.

Dealing

One who tells fortunes by studying hands.

Palmist

Inexpensive, like earth.

Dirt cheap

Venetian canal boat operator.

Gondolier

Stomping off in an exaggerated or angry manner.

Flouncing

UFO __; reports of spaceships being spotted.

Sightings

Soft cover book, not hard cover.

Paperback

An expert in the human body; a dissector.

Anatomist

__ Prefer Blondes, a 1953 Monroe–Russell movie.

Gentlemen

Pick up burgers here without leaving a car.

Drive thru

Flat case for carrying artwork.

Portfolio

Michael Jackson has a star on the __ Walk of Fame.

Hollywood

Inspiration, guidance, impact.

Influence

This country has the Internet domain .SM.

San marino

Penalty __; decider when a soccer game is tied.

Shoot out

Constrain someone or something.

Restrict

Carves letters into.

Engraves

Animal whose diet includes both animals and plants.

Omnivore

“Familiarity breeds __”.

Contempt

Another word for a rhytidectomy.

Facelift

Left-handed.

Southpaw

Concrete pole in the street illuminated on top.

Lamppost

Meeting a watery grave.

Drowning

“__ when you’re not strong & I’ll be your friend”.

Lean on me

Ocean where the island of Ilha Grande is located.

Atlantic

They separate seats on a plane.

Armrests

Planned, strategic, calculated, of military moves.

Tactical

Whine, moan.

Complain

Worthy of being copied or aped.

Imitable

“__ at the bit” means impatient and raring to go.

Chomping

Hunger Games actress Jennifer __.

Lawrence

Lose.

Misplace

People capable of front crawl, breaststroke etc.

Swimmers

Flattened or crushed.

Squashed

Capital of Sierra Leone.

Freetown

Long boots for fishing.

Waders

Akashi-__, longest suspension bridge in the world.

Kaikyo

Disappear as in a magic trick.

Vanish

A business’ consumer.

Client

Evening meal.

Dinner

Lions, and __, and bears. Oh, my!.

Tigers

A round shape.

Circle

Despot.

Tyrant

A cockatoo is this type of bird.

Parrot

Wooden storage boxes repurposed as furniture.

Crates

Irritable and bad-tempered.

Fractious

Speaking from the pulpit.

Preaching

The study of planets and other objects in space.

Astronomy

__ dog; one way to survive a hangover.

Hair of the

Prize given for excellence in Broadway theatre.

Tony award

An Italian cheese; anagram of “poor novel”.

Provolone

Term for a plant that lives more than two years.

Perennial

Group of musicians with metal instruments.

Brass band

Bit by bit.

Gradually

Very strong bonding liquid.

Super glue

One-handed sweeping basketball play.

Hook shot

Damsel in __, a cue for a hero to arrive.

Distress

Inputs the wrong number on a phone.

Misdials

Morris __; Russian inventor of the teddy bear.

Mitchtom

Cut of meat, sock puppet with TV show.

Lamb chop

Scavenger birds of prey.

Vultures

Heavy rainfall.

Downpour

Game of deducing the identities of people.

Guess who

Human gland that secretes insulin.

Pancreas

Extended journey in a motor vehicle.

Road trip

Pipe fitters or fixers.

Plumbers

Declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts.

Bankrupt

One half, one third, one quarter are all examples.

Fraction

Bearded, trendy folk.

Hipsters

World’s most widely used man-made material.

Concrete

Worked dough with hands.

Kneaded

Remuneration.

Payment

The carrying of goods from one place to another.

Transit

Without a break, incessant.

Non stop

Like rubbing a lamp, power to make dreams true.

Wishing

Government document allowing one to drive.

License

2014 FIFA World Cup winner.

Germany

Cut angles into a gemstone.

Faceted

Overlaying a new soundtrack to a movie.

Dubbing

Ranchers.

Cowboys

Hanoi is this country’s capital.

Vietnam

Flying toy discs.

Frisbees

Areas of thick skin on the hands from hard work.

Calluses

Area along the seashore, with crashing waves.

Surfside

An animal that stalks and kills other animals.

Predator

Approves, endorses.

Confirms

A dividing line.

Boundary

Left a job.

Resigned

Distorted representation of something.

Travesty

Elimination tournament at end of NBA season.

Playoffs

Most quick-witted tool in the box.

Sharpest

Makes ahead of time.

Prepares

Homo sapiens.

Humans

Vestments worn by nuns.

Habits

Language where “mazel tov” means congratulations.

Hebrew

Fish sign of the zodiac.

Pisces

Himalayan person who guides climbers on Everest.

Sherpa

__ famine, Irish disaster of the 1840s.

Potato

Palm tree fibre used to weave mats and baskets.

Raffia

Walking aid to those with a limp.

Crutch

Country bordering Guatemala on the north.

Mexico

Inflated cushion invented for car safety.

Airbag

Song by Duran Duran: __ Like the Wolf.

Hungry

Hot and humid; passionate and attractive.

Sultry

Feel-good TV show with a hero rough collie star.

Lassie

Self-service dining option.

Buffet

People who make bread.

Bakers

Shocking; anagram of marginal.

Alarming

Leaving empty.

Vacating

__ Games, competition for injured ex-servicemen.

Invictus

Legendary king of Ithaca whom Homer wrote about.

Odysseus

Blessing in __: misfortune leads to good fortune.

Disguise

Study and treatment of tumors.

Oncology

The action of setting something on fire.

Ignition

Slap palms with another in celebration.

High five

On a long run you might stop to have one of these.

Breather

Five-armed sea creature.

Starfish

Personal set of clothes or furniture it’s kept in.

Wardrobe

Logical, well-reasoned.

Rational

Art templates with cut-out designs.

Stencils

Cowboy movies.

Westerns

Negligent.

Careless

Beginning of a symphony.

Overture

Freedom to travel, expanse of tarmac ahead.

Open road

Sign of the zodiac comes first alphabetically.

Aquarius

Suffered a technical malfunction.

Glitched

Ran rapidly.

Sprinted

Colourless alkaloid, active constituent of tobacco.

Nicotine

Throat tissues, can be removed with tonsils.

Adenoids

Chilling, putting one’s feet up.

Relaxing

Removing covering from peas.

Shelling

Sudden, unexpected good fortune.

Windfall

Avalanche of wet earth.

Mudslide

Slot __ are found in a casino.

Machines

Promising solemnly.

Pledging

Anagram of “the plane”; another word for pachyderm.

Elephant

Those holding unorthodox or sacrilegious views.

Heretics

Circling indentations on LPs.

Grooves

An act of moving slowly or heavily.

Trundle

Small Greek cafe or restaurant.

Taverna

A corridor in a building.

Hallway

Utter nonsense, or a pig taking a bath.

Hogwash

Moved away from the path.

Strayed

Elephant relative, wooly __.

Mammoth

Leader of the ship.

Captain

Marriage, matrimony.

Wedlock

The Ottomans replaced these in Asia Minor.

Seljuks

The second of Prince Harry’s four names.

Charles

Heavy objects lifted for muscle-building.

Weights

Vagueness, indistinctness, confusion.

Ambiguity

Naughtily enter the frame when the shutter clicks.

Photobomb

German city home to the European Central Bank.

Frankfurt

Original arcade Luigi game before it became super.

Mario bros

Ill, and confined to a sleeping place.

Bedridden

Some say it’s the sincerest form of flattery.

Imitation

Two __ of Verona, by Shakespeare.

Gentlemen

Steel __; 1989 comedy drama film with Sally Field.

Magnolias

Undergarments worn to give a smooth appearance.

Shapewear

Hired killers of important people.

Assassins

Mammal with a pouch.

Marsupial

He was pursued relentlessly by Elmer Fudd.

Bugs bunny

Title of popular French-Canadian song about a lark.

Alouette

Ladies’ undergarments, often fancy and lacy.

Lingerie

Frank __, Jr; con man played by DiCaprio in 2002.

Abagnale

He won the 2018 men’s title at Wimbledon: Novak __.

Djokovic

Significant others.

Partners

Shook with fear.

Trembled

China’s biggest city.

Shanghai

Branch of biology cocnerning the function of cells.

Cytology

Fell apart like a dry cake.

Crumbled

Ascending a staircase.

Climbing

Buzz Lightyear’s famous phrase, To ___ and beyond!.

Infinity

Uniform worn by nurses in a hospital.

Scrubs

Often heard apology for swearing: “Pardon my __”.

French

An unimportant, unknown person, not a celebrity.

Nobody

Big tennis or golf tournament in North America.

Us open

St Francis of __, man who founded the Franciscans.

Assisi

__ beetles were sacred to ancient Egyptians.

Scarab

__-Elysees, famous tree-lined Parisian avenue.

Champs

Offer an explanation of.

Define

Scamper like a mouse.

Scurry

__ dipping, open-air bathing in the nude.

Skinny

Shortcut to make daily existence much easier.

Lifehack

Envious Queen song.

Jealousy

Laughing like a witch.

Cackling

Not looking forward to at all, scared of doing it.

Dreading

The __ Zone, TV sci-fi with a twist in the tail.

Twilight

Waste recklessly.

Squander

Debtor agreement on a house.

Mortgage

Moistened disposable towels for personal hygiene.

Wet wipes

They appear in snow, quartz and sugar.

Crystals

Official orders.

Mandates

Knife with a bumpy blade edge.

Serrated

Describes the horseman in Sleepy Hollow.

Headless

Musical shows.

Concerts

Jack __; psychotic hotel caretaker in The Shining.

Torrance

Replenishes battery life.

Charges

Song by the band U2: Where the __ Have No Name.

Streets

Finality, wrapping up loose ends.

Closure

Butterflies, beetles and flies are these.

Insects

Famous street in New Orleans.

Bourbon

Force by which the Earth keeps us grounded.

Gravity

A king or a queen.

Monarch

Garments.

Clothes

Gym worker.

Trainer

One-night stay between flights.

Lay over

Played a joke on.

Pranked

Favourite place for kids to buy playthings.

Toy shop

2006 Guillermo del Toro film: Pan’s __.

Labyrinth

Wireless technology that connects phone to watch.

Bluetooth

Final chuckle.

Last laugh

Replacement head covering like a wig or toupee.

Hairpiece

Medieval singers or musicians.

Minstrels

Final conclusive maneuver in chess.

Checkmate

Public transport worker.

Bus driver

New __, name given to New York by Dutch colonists.

Amsterdam

A widespread feeling of upset.

Shock wave

All-__; hotel, with meals as part of the package.

Inclusive

Mountains covering 75% of Nepal.

Himalayas

Lax in morals, self-indulgent.

Dissolute

Identity booklets for tourists.

Passports

Mistakes, inaccuracies.

Errors

Divided into two, equally.

Halved

Said yes; was of the same mind.

Agreed

Mediterranean island invaded by Turkey in 1974.

Cyprus

Tiny rodent kept as a pet.

Gerbil

Fashionable garments to prevent cooking stains.

Aprons

In advance of, prior to an event.

Before

Player competing in his inaugural NBA season.

Rookie

Excessive admiration of one’s own appearance.

Vanity

Wile E. Coyote chased the Road __.

Runner

Brothers who invented planes.

Wright

For every action there is an equal and opposite __.

Reaction

Tiredness, lack of energy, fatigue.

Lethargy

Lasting for a very short time.

Fleeting

Treasured, priceless, valued and loved.

Precious

Our galaxy.

Milky way

Destiny’s Child member with Rowland and Knowles.

Williams

A piece of paper money.

Bank note

Demeans, cheapens.

Degrades

Belgium’s capital.

Brussels

Elephant-like sea mammals with tusks and flippers.

Walruses

Food traditionally eaten to observe Shrove Tuesday.

Pancakes

Windmill-like structure that generates electricity.

Turbine

Home city for the Maple Leafs hockey team.

Toronto

Santana’s 1970 album featuring “Oye Como Va”.

Abraxas

US whiskey made with corn.

Bourbon

England’s largest castle.

Windsor

Natives of Aleppo or Damascus, for example.

Syrians

Type of cuisine that often uses water chestnuts.

Chinese

Memorable phrases, used in advertising.

Slogans

Water bird, big beak, e.g. Nigel in Finding Nemo.

Pelican

Month when Three Kings Day is celebrated.

January

At last, ultimately, in the end.

Finally

Made a nuisance of oneself online.

Trolled

Greek coins until the euro was adopted.

Drachmas

Shoreline watery environment for crabs.

Rock pool

Indian Ocean island republic popular with tourists.

Maldives

sorrowful for one’s sins.

Contrite

the shortest of all jokes.

Oneliner

The abundant gas in Saturn’s atmosphere.

Hydrogen

Netflix series about British royals.

The crown

Fear and Loathing in __, Hunter S. Thompson tale.

Las vegas

In the manner of a female sibling.

Sisterly

Four-wheeled, all-terrain vehicle with handlebars.

Quad bike

Place where animated comic characters live.

Toontown

__ Rhapsody, Queen’s biggest hit and movie.

Bohemian

US motorways without tolls.

Freeways

Illumination at the front of a car.

Headlight

Doorway, entrance.

Threshold

Gaze of the populous.

Public eye

People who live on land masses surrounded by water.

Islanders

Insect pupa, especially of butterflies.

Chrysalis

Makeup for children at parties.

Facepaint

Diseases that spread far and wide.

Pandemics

Novel by Jane Austen: __ Park.

Mansfield

Facade, guise, pretense.

Semblance

Charm and beguile someone, enthrall them.

Captivate

Swimming-pool employee who saves drowning folk.

Lifeguard

False or artificial.

Synthetic

Strip around the top of trousers or a skirt.

Waistband

Killing of a king.

Regicide

“__ like flies”, dying/being taken ill in numbers.

Dropping

Cons, anagram of windless.

Swindles

More familiar name for the trachea.

Windpipe

Intellectual, scholarly.

High brow

Broken or ruptured.

Breached

Italian region of Monza, Bergamo and Milan.

Lombardy

Religious places of worship for Christians.

Churches

Surprise, amaze.

Astonish

Making angry, provoking fury.

Enraging

Coffee made without hot water.

Cold brew

Varnish, gloss, glaze.

Lacquer

Thick soup/stew with corn, or prawn or clams.

Chowder

January in French.

Janvier

Peter Piper picked a peck of __ peppers.

Pickled

The state of being overweight.

Obesity

Hopelessness.

Despair

Berry-type fruit of a popular flower used in tea.

Rosehip

A small piece or fragment.

Snippet

Praise, lift high.

Glorify

He played James Bond in the film “Dr. No”: Sean __.

Connery

Singing on the streets for money.

Busking

Provide money by raising it through many people.

Crowdfund

Wanted, needed, something attractive and enviable.

Desirable

They built pyramids in Africa.

Egyptians

Eight squared.

Sixty four

Assembling information.

Compiling

Poke one’s nose in where it isn’t wanted.

Interfere

Furniture for playing bridge on.

Card table

Condition that makes people unable to see.

Blindness

Lawyer’s statement in court when they don’t agree.

Objection

Pomegranate syrup.

Grenadine

Fleet of cars for a president or dignitary.

Motorcade

Mischievous imp-like creature.

Goblin

Electronic novels.

Ebooks

Period when Mycenaean culture flourished: __ Age.

Bronze

__ Watchers, meetings and points help slim down.

Weight

British hard rock and heavy metal band: Deep __.

Purple

Motto, or advertising phrase.

Slogan

Craft of making T-shirts with string and colouring.

Tie dye

Usual, recurring, everyday.

Common

A dozen.

Twelve

Began a new day, the sunrise came.

Dawned

Positive and upbeat.

Cheery

Separate article or stipulation in a contract.

Clause

Misconstrued evil intent: “A wolf in sheep’s__”.

Clothing

Seeks, tries to find.

Searches

Where VIPs sit at Wimbledon.

Royal box

Deep open crack, like in a glacier.

Crevasse

Ralph Breaks the __, Wreck-It Ralph’s sequel.

Internet

Ten to the 12th power; 1 with 12 zeroes.

Trillion

Person who campaigns to bring about social change.

Activist

Of the Christian holy book.

Biblical

Mirage, hallucination.

Illusion

The length between two points.

Distance

No longer useful.

Obsolete

Moved faster than a competitor.

Outpaced

Murderer of an important person.

Assassin

Graphical portrayal of statistical slices.

Pie chart

In-depth study or examination of research.

Analysis

Edie __, 60s actress-model, muse of Andy Warhol.

Sedgwick

Columbus voyage funders; monarchs Ferdinand and __.

Isabella

Strong Italian coffee in a small cup.

Espresso

Big, colorful ring for exercise and fun.

Hula hoop

Greek island, film location for Mamma Mia!.

Skopelos

Jean-Paul __, French haute couture designer.

Gaultier

Chinese interior decor rules for good luck.

Feng shui

Saturday Night’s Alright for __, Elton John.

Fighting

In the sky, directly above.

Overhead

Casino game also known as 21.

Blackjack

General name for paintings of people.

Portraits

Making someone lose courage, disheartening.

Unnerving

A state of anxiety or nervous excitement.

Agitation

Super fine, displaying grandeur.

Exquisite

Most robust and well built.

Sturdiest

__ Laurent, fashion designer who made female tux.

Yves saint

Famous cranky feline from the Internet.

Grumpy cat

Incinerating.

Cremating

Firm abdominals named after this laundry equipment.

Washboard

Ant-like insect that eats wood.

Termite

Whittling wood for a statue.

Carving

Slow thin stream of water.

Trickle

Ripped with a blade.

Slashed

The __ Machine, Scooby-Doo’s camper van.

Mystery

Wanted dead __, posters seeking fugitives.

Or alive

Finding a spot for the car.

Parking

Power or small position on basketball team.

Forward

Stirred an omelette mix.

Whisked

Cards requesting someone’s appearance at an event.

Invites

They performed A Hard Day’s Night, The __.

Beatles

Losing hair.

Balding

Chess piece also known as a rook.

Castle

Sign of the zodiac runs from April to May.

Taurus

Back teeth.

Molars

Also called green onions.

Chives

Modifies.

Alters

__ Brick Road, Elton John said goodbye to this.

Yellow

Only non-Scandanvian country bordering Finland.

Russia

Jason __, Ludlum’s character played by Matt Damon.

Bourne

Sign up to join the military.

Enlist

Exclusive group that excludes outsiders.

Clique

Spanish word for “name”.

Nombre

Name given to a rodent used in experimentation.

Lab rat

Revolt at sea.

Mutiny

Swap places with someone.

Switch

One enjoying a swim.

Bather

Holy battles or demonstrations for a cause.

Crusades

Frozen fruit on a stick.

Popsicle

Rookie, starter.

Beginner

Chucking or __ salt over the shoulder for luck.

Throwing

Space for children’s fun.

Playroom

Repeatedly pestered, like a black and white mammal.

Badgered

Powered by amps and watts.

Electric

Humanitarian society founded by Henry Dunant.

Red cross

French Impressionist of the Boulevard Montmartre.

Pissarro

Use something to maximum advantage.

Leverage

Become twisted or caught up in.

Entangle

What you wear.

Clothing

Making a difference to someone.

Affecting

Michael Meyer’s killing spree film.

Halloween

Committee of minds reporting to a government.

Think tank

Boisterous fun and games or naughtiness; pranks.

High jinks

Thin slice of meat, breaded and fried.

Schnitzel

Huge, flightless birds with large eggs, big eyes.

Ostriches

A large number.

Multitude

Becoming thinner or less wide.

Narrowing

Dance of the __ Fairy; in The Nutcracker ballet.

Sugar plum

Shelf for flavourings such as cinnamon.

Spice rack

Rectangular panel behind basketball hoop.

Backboard

Ball-shaped.

Spherical

Stenographer, assistant.

Secretary

Blowin’ in the Wind writer/singer.

Bob dylan

Footwear string.

Shoelace

Where drugs are bought with a prescription.

Pharmacy

Encompass, encircle.

Surround

Container has tiered compartments for art supplies.

Caddy box

Making a hole to find oil.

Drilling

Chuck Taylor basketball shoe manufacturers.

Converse

Practice of abstaining from animal products.

Veganism

An EEG reading indicating cardiac arrest or death.

Flatline

Sherlock Holmes’ adversary, the Napoleon of Crime.

Moriarty

Lifesaving first aid technique: __ maneuver.

Heimlich

Dozing, taking a nap.

Sleeping

Royal spouses.

Consorts

Arrogant, vain.

Conceited

Superfluous, no longer needed or useful.

Redundant

Baffled and confused.

Perplexed

Moving nervously because of embarrassment.

Squirming

Tears for Fears song: __ Wants to Rule the World.

Everybody

Sign of the zodiac runs from December to January.

Capricorn

Capital of Iceland.

Reykjavik

Malcolm X was assassinated in 19__.

Sixty five

TV-show host.

Presenter

Animals that prey or hunt.

Predators

Home for an agriculturist.

Farmhouse

Cut hair a little bit.

Trimmed

“To all __ and purposes”; in essence.

Intents

Changes back to original state.

Reverts

Stalking animals to kill for food.

Hunting

__ Valley, the nickname of Santa Clara Valley, CA.

Silicon

A family gathering.

Réunion

Circus performer who throws items in the air.

Juggler

Cellophane or plastic enclosing food or other item.

Wrapper

Large mythological apelike forest dweller.

Bigfoot

Trouble, torment.

Afflict

Edible oval-shaped nuts that are high in Vitamin E.

Almonds

__ Love; Soft Cell hit in 1981.

Tainted

Says hi, welcomes someone.

Greets

Describes a curve, an eyebrow say.

Arched

Sunday __ Sunday, U2 track about The Troubles.

Bloody

Wax burner for safely removing ear wax.

Candle

Male bees in a colony.

Drones

Mumbai before 1996.

Bombay

Money transfer brand once owned by eBay.

Paypal

City location of Red Square.

Moscow

Robert __, wrote The Bourne Supremacy.

Ludlum

Unripe fruit in the Thai salad called som tam.

Papaya

__ in distress, fairytale maiden needs saving.

Damsel

Sudden and involuntary muscle contractions.

Spasms

Watching and noticing the details.

Observing

Technical term for bad breath.

Halitosis

Shocking and appalling.

Egregious

Policies, dogmas, guidelines.

Doctrines

Muscular partition between chest and abdomen.

Diaphragm

Very frightened.

Terrified

Three-sided structure that supports a portal.

Door frame

City at the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Sausalito

Treacherous; crafty.

Insidious

World’s largest island (in area).

Greenland

National bird of the United States.

Bald eagle

Insect with decorative wings.

Butterfly

Hump Day in Spanish.

Miercoles

The state of puzzlement or bewilderment.

Confusion

Very close-fitting clothing.

Skin tight

Russian Communist leader, Mikhail __.

Gorbachev

Device that creates electrical energy.

Generator

Large Spanish estates or ranches.

Haciendas

Debauchery, dissoluteness, degeneracy.

Depravity

Congeal, like blood.

Coagulate

Revolving device used to water lawns.

Sprinkler

Clickable text that leads to a website.

Hyperlink

The girl in Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Esmeralda

Music studios used by The Beatles (and crossing!).

Abbey road

The crispy skin found on pork.

Crackling

Long life.

Longevity

Discarded, threw away.

Scrapped

Float and raise, as in a magician’s trick.

Levitate

In mythology, the food of the gods.

Ambrosia

Rex __, taught My Fair Lady’s Eliza to talk proper.

Harrison

Interjection asking for more information.

Excuse me

YOLO, or you only __.

Live once

In golf, a do-over of a poor shot.

Mulligan

These animals pull Santa’s sleigh.

Reindeer

TV’s sci-fi mission aboard the USS Enterprise.

Star trek

Non-typical, different to the usual.

Abnormal

The __ Wives; Ira Levin’s satirical thriller.

Stepford

Like a boat that’s been turned over in the water.

Capsized

__ mile, a distance measure at sea.

Nautical

Made small changes.

Amended

Half of the music duo Wham: the late George __.

Michael

Cosmetic added to lips to make them look larger.

Plumper

Acute conjunctivitis.

Pinkeye

The __ Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

Strange

__ McConaughey stars in Dallas Buyers Club.

Matthew

Like a flawed vase or shattered mirror.

Cracked

Books of Christian songs.

Hymnals

Sandy shores.

Beaches

Blue bird social media site with tweets.

Twitter

Line where the earth meets the sky.

Horizon

Risks, speculates, bets.

Gambles

Spanish word for “heart”.

Corazon

Cooked in an oven.

Roasted

Outdoor structure for flames.

Firepit

Break through a barrier.

Breach

Small horses.

Ponies

Rafter’s challenge.

Rapids

Disparage, denigrate.

Vilify

John __; Jigsaw killer in Saw horror franchise.

Kramer

__ Camera, first of the hidden camera shows.

Candid

Narrow tidal inlets.

Creeks

Song by Bryan Adams: ” __ of ’69”.

Summer

Fashionable, up to the minute, stylish.

Trendy

Job of fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge.

Banker

Maker of Barbie.

Mattel

Sign of the zodiac runs from February to March.

Pisces

Moscow piazza.

Red square

What mascara is applied to.

Eyelashes

Accelerate progress or an application.

Fast track

Decorative cardboard outers for food and goods.

Packaging

Mission Impossible: Ethan Hunt, Top Gun: Maverick.

Tomcruise

Used to censor genitals on ancient statues.

Figleaves

Inventive, imaginative, inspired.

Ingenious

Basketball brand with Jumpman logo.

Air jordan

Commentators, critics, assessors.

Reviewers

Can be replenished, e.g. green energy sources.

Renewable

Mode of walking of a model down a catwalk.

Sashaying

Glee’s choirmaster; Will __, aka Mr Shue.

Schuester

Equines, big ponies.

Horses

Second wife of King Henry VIII: Anne __.

Boleyn

Known as the Aloha State.

Hawaii

__ late than never.

Better

Italian pies topped with cheese, sauce, pepperoni.

Pizzas

Least common.

Rarest

Look over.

Revise

Slang term for one who takes bets.

Bookie

Scooby Doo’s human companion.

Shaggy

Skill involved in playing charades.

Miming

Portuguese shrine, site of apparitions of Mary.

Fatima

Rock of __, seat of the Irish kings of Munster.

Cashel

Giving a weapon to.

Arming

Read aloud from memory, often of poetry.

Recite

50s nostalgia show with Richie, Joanie and Fonzie.

Happy days

Dangerous mire that sucks the unwary under.

Quicksand

Sci-fi genre devoted to the Industrial Revolution.

Steampunk

Best score available at each stage of a golf game.

Hole in one

Vehicle for the injured.

Ambulance

Second largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands.

Karpathos

Punch the clock.

Start work

Non-furry, peach-like fruit.

Nectarine

Spoke out in support of.

Advocated

Canadian actor and comedian of Austin Powers hits.

Mike myers

Where businessmen might carry their documents.

Briefcase

Plastic or glass dome with wintry scene inside.

Snow globe

Russian astronaut, such as Yuri Gagarin.

Cosmonaut

Container for pen fluid.

Ink bottle

Hearing, e.g. a radio show.

Listening

Danish __, sweet dough snacks.

Pastries

Name of two recent popes.

John paul

Walt Disney tale of a rabbit joining the police.

Zootopia

Dirk __; German NBA power forward.

Nowitzki

A cancer of the lymphatic system.

Lymphoma

Capital of Hungary.

Budapest

Blowy, windy, gusty.

Blustery

Truncated, terminated ahead of time.

Cut short

Catching an animal.

Trapping

Pleasure-seeker.

Hedonist

Reduce in number.

Decrease

Throw shade at someone via Twitter.

Subtweet

__ Pass, series of hairpin roads in Italian Alps.

Stelvio

Short sleeps.

Catnaps

Lack of rain, causing environmental issues.

Drought

Came out from a hiding place.

Emerged

Holden Caulfield is the lead of The __ in the Rye.

Catcher

Calendar month of birth of John Lennon.

October

Building for processing lumber.

Saw mill

Mocking, poking fun at.

Teasing

“So, a needle __ thread” (Do, Re, Mi).

Pulling

A feeling or premonition.

Inkling

When a thread goes OT, it means this.

Off topic

Grasping, holding onto something tightly.

Clasping

Male monarch with power over lesser monarchs.

High king

Surname of Spanish singers Julio and son, Enrique.

Iglesias

Aspirin and Warfarin, for example: blood __.

Thinners

The opposite of weakness.

Strength

Crowd at an entertainment venue; they clap a lot.

Audience

Loafer, waster, layabout.

Deadbeat

Insect-eating mammal with long nose and tongue.

Anteater

Two runners or horses finishing a race level.

Dead heat

Team game involving ale and table tennis balls.

Beerpong

A hot or cold drink.

Beverage

Ceramic container in which metals are melted.

Crucible

Spins around in a circle.

Revolves

Reboot of Conan Doyle’s tales starring Cumberbatch.

Sherlock

Italian island above Sicily.

Sardinia

__ Beauty, Aurora’s story.

Sleeping

Concerned with office work.

Clerical

Dates by which something should be completed.

Deadlines

Nut-eating mammals that you might see at the park.

Squirrels

Italian leader who joined forces with Hitler.

Mussolini

To the same scale as reality.

Life sized

To have an advantage, to be dominant.

Upper hand

Spreading, radiating from.

Emanating

Tiny plants just emerging from the earth.

Seedlings

Facebook-owned photo site.

Instagram

__ Express, Andrew Lloyd Webber show on wheels.

Starlight

Chocolate ice cream with nuts and marshmallow.

Rocky road

She guides you to a seat in a cinema.

Usherette

Two-piece garment worn by an athlete.

Tracksuit

Simon the __, Apostle of Jesus aka the Zealot.

Canaanite

Control mechanism for pressure or speed, say.

Regulator

Elvis __, rhyming nickname for the King.

The pelvis

Prevent someone from breathing, smother.

Suffocate

First name of first woman in space.

Valentina

Utterance of magician drawing a rabbit from a hat.

Hey presto

Outer layer of skin; the outer layer of a plant.

Epidermis

Renewable energy generated by air flow.

Wind power

The most powerful.

Mightiest

Buys.

Purchases

A reminder of the past.

Throwback

Twisting, hurting a joint, like an ankle or wrist.

Spraining

Penalties, often used in international politics.

Sanctions

Django __; 2012 Tarantino Western.

Unchained

Confesses.

Admits

Game __; guided safari excursion on wheels.

Drives

Sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells: The War of the __.

Worlds

Reproductive cells produced by fungi and plants.

Spores

A bicycle wheel has many.

Spokes

Bruce __, star of the Die Hard series.

Willis

From the Asian country where New Delhi is found.

Indian

Formal list of things to do in a meeting.

Agenda

Hangs sadly.

Droops

Damage someone’s reputation.

Defame

Flounce in a skirt, or to disturb a tot’s hair.

Ruffle

Wants, longs for something.

Desires

Wider.

Broader

Laugh quietly; giggle.

Chuckle

Large jug for water.

Pitcher

To be in __ with someone is to plot together.

Cahoots

The young narrator of Treasure Island: Jim __.

Hawkins

Forename of former British prime minister Attlee.

Clement

Movement downhill of water, as in a waterfall.

Cascade

Striking shade of magenta; Barbie’s colour.

Hot pink

Bull fighter.

Matador

Rigid devices to immobilise broken bones.

Splints

These must be kept and not told.

Secrets

Country that is home to the Southern Alps: New __.

Zealand

A legally recognized inhabitant.

Citizen

35th U.S. president, nicknamed “Jack”.

Kennedy

__ energy: what a body possesses while in motion.

Kinetic

Abandon, desert.

Forsake

Mirror for checking what’s behind a car.

Rear view

Long passageway in a building such as a school.

Corridor

Amsterdam airport.

Schiphol

Generic description of a knight, pawn, bishop, say.

Chessman

The Sound of Silence : “Hello __ my old friend”.

Darkness

One who steers a ship.

Helmsman

Debatably, possibly, questionably.

Arguably

A vegetarian’s meal could be described this way.

Meatless

The queenly name of Hong Kong’s harbour.

Victoria

Disney classic music film, released in 1940.

Fantasia

Nickname of any person from Australia.

Aussie

__ Crow sang the Bond theme Tomorrow Never Dies.

Sheryl

Back exercise started in a hanging position.

Pull up

Acid __, heartburn from regurgitation.

Reflux

Spock’s home planet.

Vulcan

Come __ look, a tempting, flirtatious invite.

Hither

Woollen round flat hats, linked to the French.

Berets

Video recorder for e.g. Skype calls from computer.

Webcam

Not showy or elaborate.

Low key

Sad, like a Greek play.

Tragic

Carry one of these squirrel nuts for luck.

Acorns

Compliment; anagram of Persia.

Praise

Find out for certain, establish something is true.

Ascertain

Drew __; Charlie’s Angels and Ever After actress.

Barrymore

Obsession with fire.

Pyromania

What plates get washed in.

Dishwater

Untreatable.

Incurable

Consensus, accord, unanimity.

Agreement

Stubborn, obstinate, porcine-skulled.

Pigheaded

On a __; quick to lose one’s temper.

Short fuse

Scientist specializing in the study of animals.

Zoologist

Program on the airwaves.

Radioshow

Shopping plastic, takes money from a bank account.

Debit card

Study of the history of words.

Etymology

When workers stop for refreshment.

Break time

Expensive watches (specific brand).

Rolexes

Language specific to a region or social group.

Dialect

A brief break from effort.

Respite

Regular tours made by security guards.

Patrols

Satin bows and ties for securing bouquets.

Ribbons

She mimicked Marilyn’s pink dress in Material Girl.

Madonna

Hebrew religion.

Judaism

Taco Bell made this Mexican wrap a breakfast item.

Burrito

__ Knot, a complicated problem according to legend.

Gordian

Spear thrown in athletics.

Javelin

Small dog of a breed that hunts & digs.

Terrier

A long hair growing from the snout of a cat.

Whisker

Operations to make visages look younger.

Facelifts

Raided.

Plundered

Unappreciated, unrewarded, generally of a task.

Thankless

The existing state of affairs.

Status quo

Biblical writing.

Scripture

Used in refusing to answer a question.

No comment

Person who possesses terrain.

Landowner

XXII in Roman numerals.

Twenty two

Length of time food is fit for sale.

Shelf life

Small French or German dog with curly hair.

Toy poodle

Young males employed in church singing.

Choirboys

Walked or moved unsteadily.

Staggered

Throat membrane that produces sounds.

Vocal cord

Ride a bicycle without pedalling.

Freewheel

An anatomical part that’s not so amusing if hit.

Funny bone

Mysterious, like a puzzle.

Enigmatic

Offensive curse term.

Swearword

Skill of making things from wood.

Carpentry

Scientific study of all the water on earth.

Hydrology

TV’s fashion mag assistant who wore braces.

Ugly betty

State of not moving, quietness.

Stillness

Bad dream at night.

Nightmare

OTOH, translates to: on the __ __.

Other hand

A military unit.

Battalion

In Roman numerals, XXXI.

Thirty one

__ point, where two parallel lines appear to meet.

Vanishing

Loaves of French bread shaped like long sticks.

Baguettes

Sarah Ferguson’s royal title: __ of York.

Duchess

Egg-laying mammal.

Echidna

The least shallow.

Deepest

Wooden covering for patio.

Decking

Vending machine of music.

Jukebox

A small case or container that is cylindrical.

Capsule

To leave someone somewhere, e.g. kids at school.

Drop off

Crinkled hair, with waves from a styling iron.

Crimped

Country of the Thousand Lakes.

Finland

__-edge means at the forefront of a technology.

Cutting

Woman who receives or entertains guests.

Hostess

__ Lagasse, US chef that says “bam!” a lot.

Emeril

Amaze, impress, astonish.

Dazzle

Marksman.

Sniper

Siddhartha Gautama.

Buddha

Swan Lake is a famous one.

Ballet

Sordid, dirty, disreputable.

Sleazy

Elton John’s birth surname.

Dwight

Hat style that rhymes with a form of poetry.

Bonnet

Carl Sagan’s popular science show of 1980.

Cosmos

Facing and dealing with responsibilities, problems.

Coping

Bring into being.

Create

Useful container for building sandcastles.

Bucket

Sale of goods to the public.

Retail

Island with the Internet domain suffix TW.

Taiwan

Cup for winning at sport.

Trophy

__ fever, a severe form of malaria.

Jungle

Moving violently from side to side, as on a bus.

Lurching

Catches, seizes, apprehends.

Captures

Shade of brown; type of wood.

Mahogany

Fungi you grate over dishes.

Truffles

To transfer data from one computer to another.

Download

Earns, merrits.

Deserves

They come home to roost.

Chickens

In betting, a long-shot, not likely to win.

Outsider

Type of water-based interior paint.

Emulsion

Deep and meaningful.

Profound

Stripped off, undressed.

Disrobed

Nationality of director Akira Kurosawa.

Japanese

Soft pliable footwear worn in the house.

Slippers

Shadowing, following undercover.

Trailing

Individual iced sweet bakes, in paper cases.

Cupcakes

Conclusive, certain, for sure.

Definite

Make-believe, sham.

Pretence

First American Idol winner, Kelly __.

Clarkson

Medical disorder characterized by seizures.

Epilepsy

Heavy farming vehicles.

Tractors

Round metal container that holds chemicals.

Canister

Country where Satpara Lake is located.

Pakistan

City in Ireland; also a funny five-line poem.

Limerick

__ Prime, commander before Optimus in Transformers.

Sentinel

Natural illumination, not during night-time.

Daylight

Arrival, of Christmas especially.

Advent

Largest city in Southern Italy.

Naples

Human organ that destroys old red blood cells.

Spleen

Image and video-hosting website.

Flickr

Racehorse with a good chance of winning.

Hot tip

Cornstarch and cold water sauce thickener.

Slurry

Eeyore is often associated with this mood.

Gloomy

Items, whatchamacallits, gadgets, stuff.

Things

Throwing game of small hoops over posts.

Quoits

Unqualified practising doctors, charlatans, frauds.

Quacks

Blue and purple painful mark on the skin.

Bruise

President __ Obama.

Barack

Tall formal headgear for a gentleman.

Top hat

Not tied or fastened, e.g. shoelaces.

Undone

“Say hello to my little __” – Scarface.

Friend

Brutus stabbed Caesar with this.

Dagger

Long, sharp hunting sticks.

Spears

Makes unhappy.

Saddens

Time of year when day/night are equal length.

Equinox

Scissor-like tools for cutting roses down to size.

Pruners

Frenchman who penned the play Tartouffe.

Moliere

Answering telephone calls: __ the phones.

Manning

“To err is human, to __ is divine”.

Forgive

Plastic to open the door of a hotel room.

Keycard

Vine-__ tomatoes, to be eaten at their best.

Ripened

Someone with privileged information; in-the-know.

Insider

Tooth doctor.

Dentist

Marx brother with moustache and cigar.

Groucho

Scotland’s biggest city.

Glasgow

Receptacles for drinking chai or oolong.

Teacups

Occupy the same space peacefully.

Coexist

Able to bend easily.

Flexible

Famous blonde British supermodel.

Kate moss

Female singing star of Calamity Jane.

Doris day

Auld __, Scots poem by Robert Burns.

Lang syne

Reptile with a hard shell, often lives as a pet.

Tortoise

Physical force, aggression, carnage.

Violence

Sweat, swelter.

Perspire

Red salad fruits, with cherry or plum varieties.

Tomatoes

__ Kant, German philosopher of the 18th century.

Immanuel

Gathering closely together.

Crowding

Brave, fearless, daring.

Intrepid

Knocking someone down, especially in football.

Tackling

__ return, typewriter part used at end of a line.

Carriage

Nat King Cole sang that they roast on open fires.

Chestnuts

Plays DiCaprio’s The Wolf of Wall Street co-worker.

Jonah hill

Self-assured.

Confident

Without strength or influence; defenceless.

Powerless

A container that holds a roll of film.

Cartridge

Inner human timer that adjusts to light and dark.

Body clock

Person hired to adorn a house.

Decorator

Never ending or changing.

Perpetual

To get off on the __ __ (incorrect limb).

Wrong foot

Luxury stretch car.

Limousine

Planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.

Exoplanet

Tropical fish with protruding teeth.

Barracuda

Number of the century we’re living in now.

Twenty one

Highlighting the key points.

Outlining

Ancient Greek author of the play Antigone.

Sophocles

Fusilade of big guns, like on the queen’s birthday.

Canonfire

Cosmologist and author of The Dragons of Eden.

Carl sagan

Consumer goods brand known for shaving products.

Gillette

Still, bad pond water.

Stagnant

Rocket launchers that are short tubes.

Bazookas

Alpinists.

Climbers

Keep __; don’t lose your temper.

Your cool

Essence of big bird for cooking roast potatoes.

Goose fat

Not elderly, sprightly.

Youthful

__ are Forever, a gem of a hit for Shirley Bassey.

Diamonds

Widespread disease.

Epidemic

The most resilient and tough.

Hardiest

Plastic named for its inventor Leo Baekland.

Bakelite

Ghostly.

Spectral

Profile of soffits, gutters, tiles, gables.

Roofline

Pots made from clay hardened by heat.

Ceramics

Disciplines a person for a crime.

Punishes

A person who expresses disagreement with something.

Objector

Sore loser.

Bad sport

Adjective describes agricultural and rural life.

Agrarian

Italian motorcyclist with the most world titles.

Agostini

__ de Compostela, shrine and capital of Galicia.

Santiago

Dark purple fruit, called aubergine in the UK.

Eggplant

Summarised again.

Recapped

Powerful ruler who governs with force.

Dictator

Long ago, unsolved crime.

Cold case

Fabric piece worn to keep hair off the face.

Headband

A Knight’s religious and moral code.

Chivalry

He voiced Woody in Toy Story.

Tom hanks

Show of floats and marching through a town.

Parade

Go from A to B.

Travel

Bad-tempered, like the Internet cat.

Grumpy

Worldwide.

Global

Arrange, categorize, classify.

Assort

South __, US state, the location of Mount Rushmore.

Dakota

Partition between the nostrils that can be pierced.

Septum

The offspring of a lion and a female tiger.

Ligers

An exit for a pipe or sewer.

Outlet

Describes a rough or harsh-sounding voice.

Hoarse

Dextrous board game, sees removal of body parts.

Operation

Division.

Partition

Hypersensitivities caused by fur, food, pollen etc.

Allergies

Taking someone into custody.

Arresting

Pizza with crispier base/edge.

Thin crust

Completely soaked.

Saturated

Cloth used to cover someone’s eyes.

Blindfold

Horrified, utterly embarrassed.

Mortified

Pisces, Libra and Virgo are all these.

Star signs

Debt __, person who gathers outstanding payments.

Collector

Holy bovine.

Sacred cow

Water vessel propelled by vapor.

Steamboat

Process of removing something; authorization.

Clearance

Alanis __, singer who released Jagged Little Pill.

Morisette

Term for a short-lived insect.

Ephemerid

With varying, changeable moods.

Up and down

Brad Pitt film about illicit boxing group.

Fight club

A stitch in time does this.

Saves nine

Flat surface for religious observance.

Prayer mat

A room used for communal meals.

Refectory

Subcutaneous fat causing dimpling of the skin.

Cellulite

Generic cartoon character with extra-special power.

Superhero

Made stronger.

Fortified

Note-taking system like Isaac Pitman’s.

Shorthand

Soft animal toy named after American president.

Teddy bear

Musical and film that centre on Tracy Turnblad.

Hairspray

Fatty underside of pig.

Pork belly

La __, pearl (meaning pilgrim) owned by Liz Taylor.

Peregrina

Queens of the jungle.

Lionesses

Film studio whose name is above all.

Paramount

Satisfaction, bliss, contentment.

Happiness

Simon and __, musical duo sang Scarborough Fair.

Garfunkel

A monarch.

Sovereign

State of delicate breakability.

Fragility

Beauty treatments and massage for the visage.

Facials

English translation of “Rauchen Verboten”: No __.

Smoking

Ten lords a-__ in The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Leaping

Strong desire for a certain food.

Craving

British __, the UK’s carrier.

Airways

Untidy, messy.

Scruffy

Metal pole with weights on it.

Barbell

Makes possible for someone to do something.

Enables

Swiss buildings, often ski lodges.

Chalets

Shoes without ties, laces, buckles or straps.

Slip ons

Forgives.

Pardons

Plant leaves, collectively.

Foliage

Spring __; young poultry, or even a young human.

Chicken

Straight line touching a curve but not crossing it.

Tangent

Took evasive driving action to go around something.

Swerved

Yellowy egg/milk sauce for a variety of puddings.

Custard

Refreshing drink of citrus juice and sugar.

Lemonade

Makes it out alive.

Survives

Disposable drinking vessel.

Paper cup

Eavesdrop, listen in on.

Overhear

Jungle Book panther.

Bagheera

In The Aristocats, O’Malley was proudly one.

Alley cat

Afflictions, illnesses.

Maladies

Slope, incline.

Gradient

Sit on eggs to hatch.

Incubate

__ Aniston, Rachel Green from Friends.

Jennifer

Mythical island speculated about by Ancient Greeks.

Atlantis

Tattered, scruffy.

Raggedy

__ Palace; Monaco venue of Grimaldi weddings.

Princes

Likely to snap easily.

Brittle

Closing a long fastening on a coat.

Zipping

Avoided, steered clear of.

Averted

Long, thin rice used in Indian cuisine.

Basmati

Pressed button on a computer mouse.

Clicked

Natalie Portman’s nationality at birth.

Israeli

__ Road, Bangkok, home to global backpackers.

Khao san

Fabric window covering.

Curtain

Person who looks after passengers on a ship, plane.

Steward

Road that goes nowhere.

Dead end

Luxuriously and expensively stylish.

Swanky

The seven __ sins include greed, sloth, wrath.

Deadly

Capital of Gambia.

Banjul

Large public sculpture.

Statue

Perfume company with interlocking back-to-back Cs.

Chanel

Sign of the zodiac runs from May to June.

Gemini

Third place metal in an Olympic event.

Bronze

Provide with goods.

Supply

Dial M for __, Hitchcock film with Ray Milland.

Murder

Stradivarius made this instrument.

Violin

Disease that was once known as hydrophobia.

Rabies

__ pork, dish where cooked meat is shredded.

Pulled

Number; two ones, side by side.

Eleven

Loss of the football without being tackled.

Fumble

Not in view, hidden, unnoticed.

Unseen

Counting on.

Depending

Newspaper scoop.

Exclusive

Europe’s highest active volcano, on Sicily.

Mount etna

Term for a draw in chess.

Stalemate

Comb with narrow and very close together teeth.

Fine tooth

Excessive sideways curvature of the spine.

Scoliosis

Garments worn beneath clothes.

Underwear

Exactness, meticulousness.

Precision

Manmade lake behind a hydroelectric dam.

Reservoir

Our Lady, in French.

Notre dame

What you need to have to avoid being easily hurt.

Thick skin

Large chamber of the heart.

Ventricle

Bananas that can be cooked.

Plantains

Don’t Stop ‘Til You __, 1979 MJ hit.

Get enough

Close Encounters of the __; 1977 UFO film.

Third kind

Not a long flight.

Short haul

Caracas is this country’s capital.

Venezuela

Viral pet disease of coughing, fever.

Distemper

Sacrificed, someone who died for a cause.

Martyred

With impurities removed.

Filtered

To draw something with no supplementary tools.

Freehand

The ability to move.

Mobility

__ fathers; key figures in early US history.

Founding

Spread, scatter.

Disperse

Be in bed at night unable to sleep.

Lie awake

Easily persuaded or controlled.

Amenable

Born to __; Grease soundtrack hit.

Hand jive

Peter Pan’s friends in Neverland.

Lost boys

Hair that comes again after removal.

Regrowth

Company that brews Amstel beer.

Heineken

Closed __, subtitles on a TV show.

Captions

Solidified, e.g. a friendship.

Cemented

Marvel mutant with the powers of Phoenix Force.

Jean grey

Swaps something around.

Switches

Characteristic of low-pressure whirlwind.

Cyclonic

Cover or seal paper with a layer of plastic.

Laminate

This number comes after thirteen.

Fourteen

Competitive buying of weapons by nations.

Arms race

US term for military leave.

Furlough

Unoriginality.

Banality

Feminine, behaving like a well-to-do female.

Ladylike

Fetus nourishment.

Placenta

Peaky __, gangster show starring Cillian Murphy.

Blinders

Skin abrasion left by an attacking dog.

Bitemark

The __; 1983 reunion film by Lawrence Kasdan.

Big chill

Important to the way it works; anagram of triangle.

Integral

Field ball sport that uses netted sticks.

Lacrosse

Just one can spoil the whole fruit barrel.

Bad apple

Give an actor a role based on their appearance.

Typecast

Person who finances a film.

Producer

Sound emerges from these in a music system.

Speakers

__ flu pandemic of 1918, left over 50 million dead.

Spanish

Gentle exercise like yoga, invented by Joseph __.

Pilates

Michael __, lead figure in dance troupe Riverdance.

Flatley

Large pebbles secured in concrete paths.

Cobbles

A scheduled stop on a metro or railway journey.

Station

__ Isles, series of islands off northern France.

British

Vincent __, The Starry Night painter.

Van gogh

Mr. Chipping’s profession in Goodbye Mr. Chips.

Teacher

Remarkably stupid, idiotic.

Moronic

Fashion designer mentioned by Peter Sarstedt.

Balmain

Poor man’s pudding in Quebec: pouding __.

Chomeur

Leisure vehicle originally associated with gypsies.

Caravan

Alert, notification of danger.

Warning

__ Sachs, global financial services corporation.

Goldman

Antonym of knowledge.

Ignorance

Child’s small shed built in the boughs.

Tree house

Miniature wooden stick for cleaning after meals.

Toothpick

A birthstone for December.

Turquoise

Italian for appetizer.

Antipasto

Acknowledgement of truth; entrance fee.

Admission

Tired and completely drained.

Exhausted

Perform music without access to a score.

Play by ear

Structure of hexagonal cells in a hive.

Honeycomb

Protection against a loss or a financial burden.

Indemnity

The Haunting of __, Netflix spooky horror series.

Hill house

Destructive spinning column of air.

Whirlwind

Unanimity, agreement, accord.

Consensus

Potterworld village where no Muggles go.

Hogsmeade

South Asian religious retreat; anagram of Marsha.

Ashram

Clothing, dress, clothes.

Attire

First name of George Washington’s wife.

Martha

US music award.

Grammy

Wholesome and substantial.

Hearty

Claws or nails, like on a bird of prey.

Talons

Attraction.

Allure

Pats down for contraband.

Frisks

Small room for prayer.

Chapel

Capital of Bavaria.

Munich

Teased, made fun of someone.

Mocked

Liam __; plays DiCaprio’s dad in Gangs of New York.

Neeson

Where avians can drink/take a wash in the garden.

Birdbath

Flavor of fennel, star anise, and absinthe.

Licorice

With no joins; something that goes without a hitch.

Seamless

Goodbye in French.

Au revoir

Attending a party uninvited.

Crashing

States of no change after a period of progress.

Plateaus

Processing plant for crude oil.

Refinery

Jewellery worn around the wrist.

Bracelet

Creatures with body of a lion & head of an eagle.

Griffins

Making a hollow bubbling sound.

Gurgling

Opening of a cinema run or theatre season.

Premiere

Thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon.

Bludgeon

Educators.

Teachers

Midway break in many sports.

Half time

False belief or notion, figment of the imagination.

Delusion

Jerking involuntarily.

Twitching

Light wind from the ocean.

Sea breeze

Sitting lazily.

Slouching

Expert in the field of chemistry or physics.

Scientist

Plunged, plummeted from a height.

Nosedived

Moves from one’s home country to live in another.

Emigrates

Piercing headaches with nausea.

Migraines

Six-sided frozen ice cluster.

Snowflake

First ancient people known to use hieroglyphics.

Egyptians

Elephant-type creature in Winnie-the-Pooh.

Heffalump

Move towards, be drawn to.

Gravitate

Anthony __-Jones, wed Princess Margaret in 1960.

Armstrong

Neat, like a tidy boat.

Shipshape

Place for art or museum exhibitions.

Galleries

Failed 1961 attempt to unseat Cuban leader Castro.

Bay of pigs

Those marooned on a desert island.

Castaways

One __, former boy band.

Direction

Arsenal FC plays in this South American country.

Argentina

Being bereft of money; completely broke.

Penniless

Nutrition specialist who prepares meals.

Dietitian

Foiling, standing in the way of.

Thwarting

Confused, puzzled, questioning.

Quizzical

German city, scene of post-WWII trials.

Nuremberg

Chinese seed-based cooking liquid.

Sesame oil

Car door security to protect kids.

Child lock

Drinking establishment during Prohibition.

Speakeasy

This number comes directly after a quarter century.

Twenty six

Version or performance.

Rendition

To support something or make it stronger.

Bolster

Devices for warming rooms.

Heaters

Film where nobody puts Baby in a corner; Dirty __.

Dancing

Den, safe house.

Hideout

__ tape, adhesive used to mark off painting areas.

Masking

Drizzling to pouring.

Raining

Their hands are raised at auction.

Bidders

Desirable or useful feature or service.

Amenity

Reptiles including geckos.

Lizards

Very big armaments on castles.

Cannons

__ your breath, a way of stopping hiccups.

Holding

Liquid to lower temperature of an engine.

Coolant

__ Navratilova, tennis star.

Martina

Placebo recipients in a research study: __ group.

Control

Makes someone happy by good actions.

Pleases

Examining, investigating.

Vetting

__ Road, Bruce Springsteen song on Born to Run.

Thunder

Sausages and potatoes in the UK: __ and mash.

Bangers

Enclosed by brick or stone boundaries.

Walled

Container for several animals to drink from.

Trough

Word used to describe the UK leaving the EU.

Brexit

Root with a zing, used in teas, curries, cakes.

Ginger

Film depicting blue humanoids living on Pandora.

Avatar

Don Draper is center-stage of the 60s ad agency.

Mad men

Four-leaved ones are lucky.

Clover

Gives plants essential liquid to live.

Waters

Lebanon’s largest city.

Beirut

Edgar’s scheming brother in King Lear.

Edmund

Physically weak, frail or delicate.

Feeble

Clenches, clings to.

Clutches

Devastating, severe, often of emotional blows.

Crushing

Wooden house in the forest.

Log cabin

Measuring with a device, anagram of regiment.

Metering

Twisting, spinning – especially with a ribbon.

Twirling

Summer biter, and not just of equines.

Horsefly

Martin __; directed DiCaprio in Gangs of New York.

Scorsese

Spartan King who insisted on fighting Xerxes.

Leonidas

Places where baseball pitchers warm up.

Bullpens

The wide sleeves on 80s garments.

Batwings

Edible part of clawed crustacean.

Crabmeat

Mental fever, confusion or disorientation.

Delirium

When the heart muscle relaxes and lets blood in.

Diastole

Herman __; author of whaling novel Moby-Dick.

Melville

Taken in by the police.

Arrested

Describes ink that can’t be removed or altered.

Indelible

Medical description of a tumour likely to spread.

Malignant

Hunter, scrounger, bird who feeds off carcasses.

Scavenger

Is more important than something else.

Outweighs

Thrown for a loop; challenging pitch.

Curveball

Lamp pointed at an actor on stage.

Spotlight

To do with the body.

Corporeal

Someone who is popular and fashionable.

Socialite

One who studies the past.

Historian

Dorothy __, star of Porgy and Bess, Carmen Jones.

Dandridge

He is nipping at your nose in The Christmas Song.

Jack frost

Oceans bordering on Indonesia: Indian and __.

Pacific

Venus, Jupiter and Mars are these.

Planets

Largest planet in the solar system.

Jupiter

To ruin; the opposite of build.

Destroy

Plot revelation in advance.

Spoiler

Doctor __, Marvel superhero, Sorcerer Supreme.

Strange

Increase the volume.

Amplify

O __! My __!, poem by Walt Whitman.

Captain

Sharp bend in a road.

Hairpin

Stove-top coffee-making container.

Moka pot

Words that describe actions.

Adverbs

__ bread, leavened, cooked in clay oven.

Tandoor

Cancels a law.

Repeals

Miraculous, amazing, beyond belief.

Magical

Walter __, partnered Jack Lemmon in The Odd Couple.

Matthau

Forget time or purpose.

Lose track

Flattering words designed to inveigle or persuade.

Sweet talk

Strip of road edge dedicated to bikes.

Cycle lane

Something having the shape of a cross.

Cruciform

Geological terms for scratches on a rock surface.

Striation

Lamb casserole from the Emerald Isle.

Irish stew

Deer-like African and Asian animals.

Antelopes

UK money-making factory.

Royal mint

Horror director, creator of Freddy Kreuger.

Wes craven

Arnold __, supposed fixer of the 1919 World Series.

Rothstein

Mid-range hotel rating.

Three star

Mineral gemstone used as a diamond substitute.

Zirconium

Ill days, away from work.

Sick leave

Laurel wreath is the symbol of this sports company.

Fred perry

Greek Island known for its white coastal houses.

Santorini

Person who adds words to TV shows for the deaf.

Subtitler

Absolute __, post-war London portrait by MacInnes.

Beginners

Taut strands of an archer’s weapon.

Bowstring

Illegal hunting for game and fish.

Poaching

Sweet or savoury patties cooked in batter.

Fritters

__ Ford, acted with Pitt in The Devil’s Own.

Harrison

Month when Father’s Day is celebrated in Thailand.

December

What Nellie the Elephant packed.

Her trunk

Goes with fear in Hunter S Thompson’s tale.

Loathing

He abandons allegiance to his home country.

Defector

Goes with fixtures, part of the make up of a house.

Fittings

Aldous Huxley quote: “To his dog, every man is __”.

Napoleon

Termination, discontinuation, closure.

Stoppage

Straight-sided tubes for holding liquids in a lab.

Cuvettes

Owner of the film that caught the Kennedy killing.

Zapruder

Dig out earth with a large machine.

Excavate

Used ears to pay attention to something spoken.

Listened

As happy as a __; filthy porcine.

Pig in mud

Cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City.

Brooklyn

Leftovers, often said of fabric.

Remnants

The __, like Dorothy’s footwear for Kate Bush.

Red shoes

Sign of the zodiac runs from June to July.

Cancer

__ Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street.

Oxford

Kampala is the capital of this country.

Uganda

Ancient Indian city, site of the Great Stupa.

Sanchi

__ Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

Shrove

Books for photographs.

Albums

Categories of film type, like horror or comedy.

Genres

Slang for face, anagram of skiers.

Kisser

French word for cake.

Gateau

Vicar; anagram of aprons.

Parson