Codycross Art museum Answers

A very large unit of image resolution

Megapixel

Animated film about a puppet whose nose grows

Pinocchio

Basic, rudimentary

Elemental

Circle in a meadow caused by fungi

Fairy ring

Clothing that is turned the wrong way around

Inside out

Known for being trustworthy and reliable

Reputable

Punishment, being kept in class after school

Detention

Step in to avert disaster

Intervene

Using spoons to get the right amount of flour

Measuring

Weighing out ingredients with spoons

Measuring

Wool sweater with twisted design

Cableknit

Aware or conscious of

Mindful

Budding young actress who longs for fame

Starlet

Coy addition on an invite, wife, husband, or other

Plus one

Foes, adversaries

Enemies

Hormone isolated by Frederick Banting

Insulin

Large dish for serving a meal for sharing

Platter

Single out, keep away from others

Isolate

Sticky styling product

Hair gel

The largest flightless bird

Ostrich

Those who work on ships

Sailors

Threesome including Moe Howard, Larry Fine

Stooges

Transit vehicle propelled by a person

Bicycle

Travel each day to a place of work

Commute

Adjective that means you can eat it

Edible

Argue over the price of something

Haggle

Artists’ overalls worn to protect clothes

Smocks

Book: The Girl with the Dragon __

Tattoo

Instructions on how to prepare a specific dish

Recipe

It’s the Cuban capital and a Camila Cabello song

Havana

Largest and most populous of Japan’s islands

Honshu

Pluto was formerly one

Planet

Rigid strip used to immobilize a broken bone

Splint

Rigid strip used to keep a broken bone stable

Splint

Small prawn

Shrimp

Step high like a horse

Prance

Wall-to-wall floor fabric

Carpet

Actor-comedian who plays Ant-Man and himself

Paul rudd

Basin in the garden that offers water to fowl

Birdbath

Boxing punch aimed at the opponent’s chin

Uppercut

Carved with initials, name or date, for example

Engraved

Do this to a manager when things go wrong

Complain

Girl from the North Country’s singer

Bob dylan

Little monkey with long tail

Marmoset

Nasty, vindictive

Spiteful

Parental __ help monitor kids’ online activity

Controls

Place to support heels while at a desk

Footrest

Reduced price

Discount

Strip of decorative paper, keeps a place in a book

Bookmark

Tiredness, lack of energy, fatigue

Lethargy

Top-of-the-range luxury hotel rating

Five star

Type of candy on a stick

Lollipop

Chemical element with the symbol K

Potassium

Defamatory, malicious and untrue

Libellous

Falling apart, breaking into dust

Crumbling

Finger and toe bones

Phalanges

Logical thinking to derive conclusions

Reasoning

Mass, horde, crowd

Multitude

Mythological maze, built to be hard to escape from

Labyrinth

Person who puts on a false appearance of virtue

Hypocrite

Promotional period when cheap drinks are offered

Happy hour

Religious ceremony or rite

Sacrament

Stuffing and mounting skins of dead animals

Taxidermy

Tiny oval superfood for sprinkling in smoothies

Chia seeds

Trough for blooms attached to a sill

Window box

Board game of property trading

Monopoly

Covered padded squares on chairs for extra comfort

Cushions

Decorated with a raised pattern

Embossed

Department to call for tech support or assistance

Help desk

Mind __; confusing, unbelievable

Boggling

Motown trio that was fronted by Diana Ross

Supremes

Over full, jam-packed, stuffed

Bursting

Perfected a new skill

Mastered

Selecting representative parts of the whole

Sampling

Sum of money given to a good cause

Donation

__ rates measure equivalencies between currencies

Exchange

A double espresso coffee

Doppio

Celestial bodies with fiery tails

Comets

Female fairy-tale figure who needs to be rescued

Damsel

Gaps in TV broadcasts when commercials are shown

Breaks

Items of value owned by a company

Assets

Kin

Family

Prestige, distinction, worth, value

Cachet

Relative Sophie is searching for in Mamma Mia!

Father

Rich Renaissance family in Italy

Medici

Someone skilled at making counterfeit copies

Forger

Time keepers monitored for end of day release

Clocks

Tubes to relieve the build-up of fluids

Drains

__ Date is a rendezvous with two couples

Double

Aggression, antagonism

Hostility

Chaperone, could be romantic interest

Companion

Country whose name means little Venice

Venezuela

Dry out; remove the moisture from something

Desiccate

Entrance hallway in a public building

Vestibule

First operational space shuttle to be retired

Discovery

French for a small, bite-size cake

Petit four

Hesitant, unenthusiastic

Reluctant

Knight’s armor made of interwoven metal rings

Chain mail

Memphis mansion owned by Elvis Presley

Graceland

Multi-leg sports event with baton exchanges

Relay race

Quirky term for the speed of posted letters

Snail mail

Similar to a computer program, runs on phones

Mobile app

Surgical board game, try not to make it buzz

Operation

Thames-side revolving wheel, lit up at New Year

London eye

Thistle-like vegetable with leaves and a heart

Artichoke

__ hunt, a game where you collect a list of things

Scavenger

2016 musical that nearly won a Best Picture Oscar

La la land

Given a superior rank or position at work

Promoted

Natural ability, flair

Aptitude

On Star Trek, this means danger or under attack

Red alert

Prince sang about birds weeping, “When “

Doves cry

Retired luxury supersonic passenger jet

Concorde

Rough drawings

Sketches

Spanish sailing ships, such as Columbus’s Niña

Caravels

Sum of money given to a good cause

Donation

Teacher, mentor

Educator

Women’s very short hairstyle

Pixie cut

Worries, reasons to feel uneasy

Concerns

Blue-veined cheese with distinctive smell

Stilton

Eggs of sea creatures such as salmon

Fish roe

Fall rapidly, drop without warning

Plummet

Figurative writing that paints pictures

Imagery

Fine wood particles left over after cutting

Sawdust

Hard to hear accurately, an obscured sound

Muffled

Oily cream for the mouth in cold weather

Lip balm

Places to meet and play video games, pinball, etc

Arcades

Reserve, decorum, especially of dress and fashion

Modesty

Star of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle

Meg ryan

Traditional, enduring style

Classic

Adele sang the title theme for this Bond film

Skyfall

Bathroom attached to a bedroom

En suite

Blood-sucking undead creature, e.g. Dracula

Vampire

Inability to process smells, sounds, shapes

Agnosia

Initial business venture

Startup

Long sensor on an insect’s head

Antenna

Make-believe

Pretend

Number of miles away when completely distracted

Million

Speared upon something, like a fence spike

Impaled

The scientific study of life

Biology

awareness; understanding of your own position

Spatial

Altered something for the better, upcycled

Revamped

Arnold who goes with eggs and hollandaise

Benedict

Birds of prey, like turkey vultures

Buzzards

Bragging, immodest, showing off

Boastful

Dead in __, without hope of success

The water

Defeat, conquer, overcome in battle

Vanquish

Dental condition with protruding upper jaw

Overbite

Dig up, remove soil for building foundations

Excavate

Extra text added to a speech at a later stage

Addendum

Funeral __, person who arranges the final goodbye

Director

Japanese music festival on the side of a mountain

Fuji rock

Pieces of hair that fall in corkscrew curls

Ringlets

Starred opposite DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can

Tom hanks

Three-dimensional representation of a human

Hologram

Vocabulary banter used in crosswords

Wordplay

__ Mata, happiness and long life Hindu goddess

Santoshi

__ cap; imaginary hat worn when pondering

Thinking

Bamboozle or totally confuse someone

Baffle

Clammy, hot state after exercise

Sweaty

Fortune __; clairvoyant who predicts the future

Teller

Motto or catchphrase

Slogan

Needle that draws music from a groove

Stylus

Preparing and primping before a photo

Posing

Radiant and dazzling; clever

Bright

Rue de __, Parisian street, the site of the Louvre

Rivoli

Suit jacket or sport coat

Blazer

__ seeker; person seeking refuge or sanctuary

Asylum

A tourist destination in Dominican Republic

Punta cana

Ability to predict what will happen in the future

Foresight

Collective decision reached by a group

Consensus

Cover the seat of a chair with fabric

Upholster

Font or typeface used in an inscription

Lettering

Hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly

Chrysalis

Major river flowing through Syria to Iraq

Euphrates

On a smartphone, you write in these

Text boxes

Organized and not wasteful

Efficient

Pain __; tolerance level of discomfort

Threshold

Paring down a piece of wood with a knife

Whittling

Steel that does not rust or corrode

Stainless

Well thought out and not wasteful

Efficient

A dive into water that ends up stomach first

Belly flop

Bodhi, or the activation of a Buddha’s wisdom

Awakening

Capital of Nepal

Kathmandu

Charity that makes kids’ dreams come true

Make a wish

Deeply sincere, earnest, profound

Heartfelt

General term for chemical that kills insects

Pesticide

Gesture of indifference using one’s shoulders

Shrugging

High-profile theater accolade for Broadway actors

Tony award

Medical device for stimulating the heart

Pacemaker

Music by composers like Mozart and Bach

Classical

Outgoing and sociable person

Extrovert

The final insult or piece of misfortune

Last straw

The most notable inhabitant of the Sherwood Forest

Robin hood

Boundaries, limitations, restrictions

Confines

Cartridge with a recorded tape

Cassette

Debris that remains after a ship sinks

Wreckage

Formal written request against a motion

Petition

Patch of liquid petroleum spilled in ocean waters

Oil slick

Peer __, coercion or force from friends to conform

Pressure

Prepared fried squid, often eaten as a starter

Calamari

Preparing in advance for an event

Planning

Short news broadcast; an Internet noticeboard

Bulletin

Throwing and rotating three objects in the air

Juggling

Tiny handbag with carrying strap

Wristlet

Title given to a military or intelligence mission

Code name

“__ is bliss”

Ignorance

Accuracy, exactitude

Precision

Add this shiny makeup to the tops of cheekbones

Highlight

Attempts by politicians to win elections

Campaigns

Aussie decorative stick brought back from holidays

Boomerang

Canadian port named the world’s polar bear capital

Churchill

Enticing links that are a must-read

Clickbait

Fast craft that travels on water and sets records

Speedboat

Modifying rhythm by accenting the weak beat

Syncopate

Small drinking container used for measuring spirits

Shot glass

Sturdiness, durability

Stability

Author of the Origin of Species

Darwin

Bets, gambles, flutters

Wagers

Decorative clothes fastener

Brooch

Hypothesis, way of explaining something

Theory

Italian lagoon city famous for its carnival

Venice

Musical genre made popular by Nirvana

Grunge

N American desert with Death Valley at its edge

Mojave

Pressed Italian grilled sandwich

Panini

This type of club is interested in plants

Garden

Type of pipe the Caterpillar smokes in Wonderland

Hookah

Underground transportation system

Subway

Biblical giant

Goliath

Contract with real estate agent to sell a house

Listing

Cosmetic used to darken eyelashes

Mascara

Delivery driver who carries parcels and letters

Courier

Drawn edges around a figure

Outline

Fast car brand, including the Cayenne

Porsche

Make a knife less blunt

Sharpen

Make allowances or excuses for something

Condone

One of three babies born at the same time

Triplet

Patch of rough, hard skin on a person’s foot

Callous

Popeye’s preferred food

Spinach

Portable cassette player, popular in the 1980s

Boombox

With far-reaching consequences, pivotal

Fateful

Building used for fabrication of goods

Workshop

Button on a screen that adjusts clarity

Contrast

Every so often; at random times

Sporadic

Exact reverse of something else

Opposite

Foretells what is going to happen

Predicts

Invention of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel

Dynamite

Lie __, crime-fighting device aka a polygraph

Detector

Measure between high and low tides

Sea level

Reef predator named after king of the jungle

Lionfish

Searing food to make it turn darker

Browning

Signed up, e.g. to a course

Enrolled

Spreads like __; when news or gossip travels fast

Wildfire

Baby ones of these fluffy camelids are crias

Llamas

Fire __; emergency exit invented by Anna Connelly

Escape

Leaf sugar substitute first used by the Guarani

Stevia

Leftovers, like food or metal

Scraps

Legal contract entered into before a marriage

Prenup

Pair of hand-drums often held between the knees

Bongos

Picturesque

Scenic

Scarlet effects from flash photography

Red eye

Sport in which each round takes three minutes

Boxing

Strong chemical for removing stains

Bleach

Altered states of reality

Trances

Announce openly and publicly

Declare

Bladdered device for blowing air into open fires

Bellows

Needle-drawn image created on a metal plate

Etching

Online audio show that can be streamed, downloaded

Podcast

Over a longer distance

Farther

Publicly support or voice approval for a candidate

Endorse

Rice __, baked milky dessert

Pudding

Single Ladies singer’s fan club name

Beyhive

Strips of fabric or leather under shoes’ laces

Tongues

The makers of Stop, CodyCross

Fanatee

Use a special bin to sort materials for reuse

Recycle

__ Portman; Padmé Amidala in Star Wars

Natalie

A guess based on a thought-out calculation

Estimate

A tiny bit, a particle

Molecule

Baton __; agile sport of majorettes

Twirling

Becoming better with age

Maturing

Former southern African state; modern-day Zimbabwe

Rhodesia

Hard rubber substance used in baking trays

Silicone

Online ID needed to access an account

Username

Process or key turn responsible for starting a car

Ignition

Surgical knives for facelifts

Scalpels

To put at risk

Endanger

After-school stay as punishment

Detention

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s partying millionaire

Jay gatsby

Flowers known for fragrance, creamy-white blooms

Gardenias

Full of life

Vivacious

Island group of the Pacific meaning “many islands”

Polynesia

Landsteiner’s discovery means we are A, AB, B or O

Blood type

One who gets students to school

Bus driver

Outline, internal structure

Framework

People link like this to sing Auld Lang Syne

Join hands

Pyrotechnics used in holidays or celebrations

Fireworks

The great & good are placed on them, to be revered

Pedestals

Trial of an emergency evacuation procedure

Fire drill

__ Analytica, data firm in scandal with Facebook

Cambridge

An emery board by another name

Nail file

Artist who uses walls and the ground as canvases

Muralist

Fury and World War Z star

Brad pitt

How you say goodbye in French

Au revoir

Not cautious, negligent

Careless

Pie topping made of baked egg whites and sugar

Meringue

Romantic scarlet blooms, often sold by the dozen

Red roses

Tight tie or binding

Ligature

Uncontrolled mass running of wild animals

Stampede

Winter sport, sliding head-first down an ice track

Skeleton

Ability to sustain physical effort

Stamina

Animals used for luck by sports teams

Mascots

Antipathy, aversion towards something

Dislike

Date each year when day and night are equal length

Equinox

Drive together as a group

Carpool

It delays progress, a holdup, a hindrance

Setback

Japanese ecommerce company, owners of Play.com

Rakuten

Live music show, often at a stadium or arena

Concert

Pendants that contain treasured photos

Lockets

Prospero’s young daughter in The Tempest

Miranda

Smartphone operating system, not iOS

Android

Special anniversary, such as golden or diamond

Jubilee

To exceed expectations, over-deliver

Surpass

A bridge used to transport water

Aqueduct

Asian legumes used to make tofu

Soybeans

Beg, borrow, solicit, sponge

Scrounge

Cuddled warmly

Snuggled

Deliberately or intentionally included

By design

Mind your manners and say please and this

Thank you

Sheets of paper attached together, for writing in

Notebook

Small, stringed instrument similar to a lute

Mandolin

Spanish conquistadors founded it, Chile’s capital

Santiago

Stone statue often seen on a church roof

Gargoyle

Advocates of women’s rights

Feminists

Bond theme tune sung by Tina Turner

Goldeneye

Cate __, starred with Brad Pitt in Babel

Blanchett

Colonies of marine life and home of many animals

Coral reef

Deceitfulness, disloyalty, deception

Duplicity

Devices used to show magnetic North

Compasses

Dice-based cross-and-circle board game

Parcheesi

Evaluates art, writing of strengths and weaknesses

Art critic

Extreme or severe in a description of the weather

Inclement

Greenish colour used in medieval Italian frescoes

Verdaccio

Holding Back the Years band

Simply red

Holiday when it’s traditional to sing carols

Christmas

Isle of Wight sailing festival in August

Cowes week

Leo __; described the continent south of Europe

Africanus

Metalworker’s fuel-burning tool with flames

Blowtorch

Nonsense, it crosses a red flower and a chicken

Poppycock

Responsible for the Baudelaire’s guardianship

Arthur poe

Scoop for a newspaper

Exclusive

Small and insignificant person

Pipsqueak

Soothing balms

Ointments

They hold body joints together

Ligaments

__ razor, old-fashioned item for cutting whiskers

Cutthroat

Animals are trained to perform these

Tricks

Anxiety or nervousness, often screamed

Abdabs

Brand of two-wheeled motorized scooter

Segway

Composer of the opera Das Rheingold

Wagner

Filaments twisted together

Thread

Greer __, 1940s Elizabeth Bennet opposite Olivier

Garson

Groups of ships that travel together

Fleets

Joining together, like wires

Fusing

Knowledge possessed by Solomon

Wisdom

Male feline

Tom cat

Masculine version of mistress

Master

Mural painting laid on wet plaster

Fresco

Paper __; decorative circular links

Chains

Pull a con

Hustle

State of emergency

Crisis

Tiger Woods is one

Golfer

Undercover stooges placed in magic show audiences

Plants

Zlotys are the currency of this European country

Poland

__ road; alternative to a very busy route

Relief

Assign, set aside for a specific task

Allocate

Booty dancing craze

Twerking

Common bad guys in Minecraft

Creepers

Croissants, pains au chocolat are these

Pastries

Got one’s balance, found a firmer footing

Steadied

Lessen, reduce

Diminish

Marco __, tennis-playing younger brother to Novak

Djokovic

Movement/displacement of peoples around the world

Diaspora

Nothing but __ __ words demanded in court

The truth

Photographer’s device for viewing negatives

Lightbox

Resting and calming

Relaxing

Rocky islets

Skerries

Something that sucks up a liquid, like a sponge

Absorber

Spa treatment for feet

Pedicure

Splinter pickers

Tweezers

Springing movement of gazelles and antelopes

Pronking

They don’t cry, according to Frankie Valli song

Big girls

This is palming an extra ace or rolling twice

Cheating

Tidiness, orderliness

Neatness

What a letter is put in

Envelope

__ committee, those who decide upon agendas

Steering

1995 album of romantic ballads, by Elton John

Love songs

Competition among others, like eating cinnamon

Challenge

Conceit, big-headedness

Arrogance

Elastic plastic headgear used to keep hair dry

Shower cap

Exaggerated visual comedy style, with props

Slapstick

Family members and their domicile

Household

Herbs used as a finishing touch on a dish

Garnishes

Islands where the world’s biggest tortoises live

Galapagos

Laid by the goose in Aesop’s Fables

Golden egg

Large white seabird nicknamed a gooney

Albatross

Mother of Mean Girls actress Lindsay

Dina lohan

Skill of making things from wood

Carpentry

Students who have completed university degrees

Graduates

Styling tool for locks

Hairbrush

Styling tool revolutionized by Lyda Newman

Hairbrush

Trip outdoors with fun things planned

Excursion

What candidates in the US must go through

Campaigns

__ Building, NY icon for a five-and-dime merchant

Woolworth

A, AB, B, and O are blood __

Groups

Act of putting a dead person in a grave or tomb

Burial

Additions to SLR cameras for arty purposes

Lenses

Extendable canvas roof for a tent or motorhome

Awning

Famous Raphael fresco: “The School of “

Athens

Fly under the radar, attempt to go unnoticed

Lie low

Fortune telling by the flight of birds

Augury

Giant dust cloud in space

Nebula

Hold out against

Resist

Horse’s head chess piece that moves in an L shape

Knight

It follows you everywhere

Shadow

Latex hand protectors

Gloves

Name of Paul McCartney’s Old English sheep dog

Martha

Near-human species from Iridonia in Star Wars

Zabrak

Nonprofit supporters

Donors

Repeated refrain of a song

Chorus

Ring-shaped bread rolls

Bagels

Scrubbing instrument that can absorb water

Sponge

Shiny description of well-conditioned hair

Glossy

Strand on a desert island

Maroon

Written draft of a play

Script

Harris dated Taylor Swift and got a hit song

Calvin

__ Sussex, Cambs college attended by Cromwell

Sidney

A being with the inability to die

Immortal

A photo collection showcasing a fashion line

Lookbook

A predilection or tendency to do something

Penchant

Can be counted on

Reliable

Classic Italian tomato sauce

Marinara

Complained about

Bemoaned

Decide the outcome before examining fully

Prejudge

Decisive battle in the Norman conquest of England

Hastings

Decorate, adorn, especially in heraldry

Emblazon

Describes a sudden occurrence of spotty skin

Breakout

Forename of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

Clarissa

Genuine, enduring affection

True love

Having been straightened, disentangled

Unkinked

Hinged blades used to cut paper, fabric etc.

Scissors

Papier-mâché satirical dummies or large heads

Effigies

Pictures created with scraps of colored paper

Collages

Publisher of Batman and Robin

Dc comics

Revolving fast

Spinning

Software that alters a singer’s off-key pitch

Autotune

Stealing multiple vehicles from drivers

Carjacks

Triathletes Alistair and Jonny the __ brothers

Brownlee

Wearing outfits that are the same

Matching

Broadcast of a Q&A session with a celebrity

Interview

Ceramic material used to make some figurines

Porcelain

Coloring agents

Dyestuffs

Dental pain

Toothache

Engraved with a name or other text

Inscribed

Food purchased at a store and kept at home

Groceries

Horse kept solely to produce young

Broodmare

Lady courted in the song A Bicycle Built for Two

Daisy bell

Making the surface of a cake flat

Smoothing

Quality of being able to be easily damaged

Fragility

Recognized as “the wisest man in all of Oz”

Scarecrow

Schedule and plan of things to do on a day trip

Itinerary

Substance that cleans up oily surfaces

Degreaser

That special something that bowls people over

Wow factor

The opposite of a hardcover book

Paperback

The sainted patroness of the city of Paris

Geneviève

Valuation, estimate of how much an item is worth

Appraisal

A snake is this type of animal

Reptile

Because you’re __; ad slogan of L’Oréal Paris

Worth it

Biography, a listing of attributes on a dating app

Profile

Dear Sir __; formal opening to a letter

Or madam

Fate or kismet

Destiny

Glimmer, gleam

Flicker

Gomer Pyle’s military rank

Private

Japanese puppet display with visible puppeteers

Bunraku

Like Dalí, Kahlo’s paintings were __ (bizarre)

Surreal

Making models of hands or feet from plaster

Casting

Moreover, or more to the point

Besides

Nazis forced Jews to wear a Star of David on this

Armband

Noisemaker blown to attract attention in a crisis

Whistle

Parts of the body that can be affected by styes

Eyelids

Peter, Peter, -Eater, old English nursery rhyme

Pumpkin

Relies on

Depends

Ridge of coarse sediment formed by waves

Sand bar

Saint-, French city or English dance band

Étienne

Space or hole that one can enter

Opening

Steeping food in salt water before cooking

Brining

Take part in, participate in a sports race or game

Compete

Tight-knit social groups

Cliques

Train of __, a-ha ditty with puzzling lyrics

Thought

What models showcase on the catwalk

Fashion

“Hands-off” control system on an aircraft

Autopilot

2004 sports comedy starring Ben Stiller

Dodgeball

A pattern made up of shapes

Geometric

Appointed role of a famous painter during conflict

War artist

Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565 AD: __ I

Justinian

Conflict fought in East Asia from 1950-53

Korean war

Dart-firing weapons

Blowpipes

Device that blows hot air for styling wet locks

Hairdryer

Disgusting, revolting, nauseating

Repulsive

Early style of New Orleans jazz

Dixieland

Evil fairy in Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty

Carabosse

Fruits used to make guacamole

Avocadoes

Handheld game console, rival of the GameBoy

Atari lynx

He claimed Canada for the British

John cabot

Human __; recruitment department of a company

Resources

Japanese electronics company of TVs, cameras, etc

Panasonic

Large flightless bird native to New Guinea

Cassowary

Larynx spasm caused by object or bad thoughts

Gag reflex

Lead singer who formed Radiohead

Thom yorke

Michael __, host of a popular chat show

Parkinson

Outdoor game with guns firing what artists use

Paintball

Pecking order; ranking of needs

Hierarchy

Person who writes for a living

Wordsmith

Red roadside construction for posting letters

Pillar box

Reddened extremity caused by the cold

Chilblain

Strait between Corsica and Sardinia

Bonifacio

Thrust or pushed forwards

Propelled

Workplace canteen, somewhere to eat

Cafeteria

Endemic taro leaf-shaped winged-mammal

Hoary bat

Game using an underhand pitch to batters

Softball

Hot drink with leaves that have not been oxidized

Green tea

Hot drink with leaves that have not turned brown

Green tea

In a paternal way

Fatherly

Making artistic objects in a skilled way

Crafting

Most stark or depressing

Bleakest

Papers that have a pH of 7-9

Acid free

The Philippines’ second-largest island after Luzon

Mindanao

The Tool Man on Home Improvement

Tim allen

Tweezing hairs from the eyebrows

Plucking

William Goldman book The __ Bride

Princess

Assassinated British Prime Minister: Perceval __

Spencer

Coarse grained rock commonly used in buildings

Granite

Creator of the Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Phidias

Educated

Learned

First name of US composer Aaron

Copland

Hungarian-Spanish red powdered spice

Paprika

Indicated with a finger

Pointed

Italian astronomer; “father of modern physics”

Galileo

Long, usually black, garment worn by clergymen

Cassock

Occultist who did Good Queen Bess’s horoscopes

John dee

Pattern of stars in the sky

Asteism

Polite and ingenious irony

Asteism

Smallest planet in the Solar System

Mercury

The substance that gives inks or paints their hues

Pigment

Thief who breaks into houses

Burglar

__ Rift; brand of VR headsets released in 2016

Occulus

Artistic craft of creating raised patterns

Embossing

Ask for money, often holding a bucket

Panhandle

Cinema building with several screens

Multiplex

Color of the sky in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Marmalade

End of year festivities cookies, Santa, reindeer

Christmas

First film in martial arts series, stars Van Damme

Kickboxer

Housing period famed for Skara Brae and Jericho

Neolithic

Penguin species with distinctive neck band

Chinstrap

People who take over & live in abandoned buildings

Squatters

Rolling terrain

Hilliness

Sikh worship places

Gurdwaras

Small triangular bone of the eye socket

Lachrymal

Toy such as Trivial Pursuit, played with friends

Board game

A wooden block tied to the feet of grazing horses

Logger

Action film had theme song You Take My Breath Away

Top gun

Cautioned about an impending risk

Warned

Cosmetics used to transform appearance

Makeup

David __; germ-phobic CSI lab technician

Hodges

Decorative ornament with knotted cord

Tassel

Diego __, Mexican painter married to Frida Kahlo

Rivera

Dwight Filley Davis donated a cup for this sport

Tennis

Formal words said to an audience

Speech

Himachal Pradesh city, once India’s summer capital

Shimla

This legume butter is a natural with jelly

Peanut

When the wind blows gently

Breezy

12 constellations or signs in astrology

Zodiac

2019 TV Bachelorette or film actress Daryl __

Hannah

80s Daryl Hannah mermaid flick

Splash

Another word for cloth, especially in fashion

Fabric

Bah, ! Disgruntled cry from Scrooge

Humbug

Brings into line

Aligns

Canadian singer who wrote “Bad Day”: Daniel __

Powter

Carve a statue

Sculpt

Constantly worrying about something

Obsess

Dipping one’s upper body to show respect

Bowing

E-cigarette smoking

Vaping

Fix, perhaps a broken nail

Repair

Flat dining surfaces for eating meals on

Tables

Fragrant purple spring-blooming shrub

Lilacs

Giuliana __; developed flame-retardant textiles

Tesoro

High and __, is to be arrogantly superior

Mighty

Inhabitant of the country whose capital is Sana’a

Yemeni

Judo mat, traditionally made of straw

Tatami

Kitchen area on a ship or aircraft

Galley

Old term for the past participle of bind

Ybound

Queen __; Merida’s mother in Brave

Elinor

Starred with Monroe and Curtis in Some Like it Hot

Lemmon

Stay in pace with someone, don’t lag behind

Keep up

Stretched fabric used by painters for their art

Canvas

To purify fat by melting it down

Render

Type of songbird or fungal infection of the mouth

Thrush

Clenching in awkwardness

Cringing

Coated pulp for producing coffee table books

Art paper

Deceiving, deliberately misleading

Bluffing

Extraction industry for mining fossil fuels

Fracking

French bowling game with boules and a jack

Petanque

Green vegetable used for pickles or tea sandwiches

Cucumber

Hues made from mixing primary and secondary shades

Tertiary

Men, members of the lowest rank of UK nobility

Baronets

Mythological beasts, blended humans & horses

Centaurs

Putting the face over a bowl of boiling water

Steaming

Small shop catering to specific items

Boutique

Snubbing, deliberately ignoring

Blanking

The last __, A. Dumas’ unfinished novel, 1869

Cavalier

Another word for embarrassed

Ashamed

Artist who painted The Milkmaid

Vermeer

Changed the wording

Amended

Computer accessory for outputting documents

Printer

Crepe stuffed with cheese and with fruit

Blintze

Followed after someone, stalked

Pursued

Goes up a mountain

Ascends

Home to Montevideo

Uruguay

Paintings and sculptures appreciated for beauty

Fine art

Paintings and sculptures with aesthetic purpose

Fine art

Sir Wilfrid __, Canadian PM 1841 to 1919

Laurier

Sir Wilfrid __, Canadian PM 1896–1911

Laurier

African bird of prey; lives on river life

Fish eagle

Baroque Dutch painter van Rijn

Rembrandt

Blockage condition causing abdominal pain

Gallstone

Blowhards, boasters

Braggarts

Charles __ Floyd, a US public enemy of the 1930s

Pretty boy

City where the Rijksmuseum is located

Amsterdam

Countryside expanse of a yellow crop

Rape field

Espresso coffee with added steamed milk

Flat white

Examples of the various species of plants

Specimens

Floor accelerator that drives a sewing-machine

Foot pedal

Handmade greetings with a 3D surprise

Pop up card

I Left My Heart in San __, Tony Bennett crooned

Francisco

Knife __, device for keeping a true cutting edge

Sharpener

Large G&T from Spain in a balloon glass

Gintonica

Long astronomical distance

Light year

Novelist who penned The Godfather

Mario puzo

Olympic medal-winning NBA All-Star point guard

Chris paul

Period of darkness when Santa visits

Nighttime

Prana Mudra, or energy from a yoga hand position

Life force

Warning shout that a vehicle is ready to depart

All aboard

Witch, enchantress

Sorceress

24 hours off work and in bed

Duvet day

38th __, the boundary partition of Korea in 1948

Parallel

Best clothes, worn on evenings out and to church

Glad rags

Caribbean Codia shrubs or trees

Manjacks

Control, rule, dictate, take over

Dominate

Gulliver’s Travels author Swift

Jonathan

Hairs above the peepers, often plucked

Eyebrows

Having had the quality of something enhanced

Enriched

Medieval performer, often sang about heroics

Minstrel

Memento from a trip that a tourist might buy

Souvenir

Opportunities, e.g. through new doors

Openings

Ropes used to hoist sails on ships

Halyards

Shellfish that clings onto rocks, stubbornly

Barnacle

Small filled soup dumplings in Jewish cuisine

Kreplach

Someone not in the military

Civilian

Spanish city famous for architecture and paella

Valencia

Subterranean structure for storing vintage bottles

Wine cave

Sweat, leak from the pores

Perspire

Tree that grows mostly in coastal swamps

Mangrove

Triangular upper part of classical building

Pediment

court; mob tribunal, sham legal proceedings

Kangaroo

__ pens, artistic biros producing glittery inks

Metallic

Animal that primarily eats fish

Piscivore

Artist of Charles II’s mistress Barbara Villiers

Peter lely

British architecture 1901-1910

Edwardian

Ferris wheel with capsules on the River Thames

London eye

Frank and Joe, brothers and crime solvers

Hardy boys

He won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice, 2007, 2009

Kauto star

Illumination at night from our lunar satellite

Moonlight

Land around a town protected as conservation area

Green belt

Large measure of mothers’ ruin

Double gin

Legendary hoax featuring a rabbit with antlers

Jackalope

SpongeBob lives in one under the sea

Pineapple

Stamina, test of strength and commitment

Endurance

Stop an item before it reaches intended recipient

Intercept

The study of design and purpose in material world

Teleology

Vodka brand and symphonic poem by Sibelius

Finlandia

Woody Allen’s film about comedian and singer

Annie hall

A type of bitter orange often used in marmalade

Seville

Ben __, brand associated with the 60s Mod movement

Sherman

Bright red

Crimson

Buy in bulk, fill cupboards

Stock up

Country where the carol Silent Night was written

Austria

Cover something or fill with gray earthen material

Claying

Exhibit to show off goods

Display

Extinct elephant-sized cows

Aurochs

False names or identities

Aliases

French name of cleaner shrimp in Finding Nemo

Jacques

League of __, world peacekeeping body of 1920

Nations

Marine mammal that walks with large flippers

Sea lion

Metal finger cup; Sleeping Beauty needed one

Thimble

Plaything for dogs to bite on

Chew toy

Putting hair into a certain design for the day

Styling

Room where people try on clothes

Fitting

Roy __, Only the Lonely’s “Big O”

Orbison

Ship of __; thought experiment in identity study

Theseus

Shirley’s best friend, played by Penny Marshall

Laverne

Sport of catching the waves on a board

Surfing

Tangible, touchy-feely

Tactile

Temporary __, to pretend to mark the skin for life

Tattoos

Trivial objection

Quibble

Type of military jet that rhymes with “carrier”

Harrier

Well-known digital currency using blockchain

Bitcoin

Winding bend of a river or stream

Meander

Beware, be careful, stay vigilant

Watch out

Cheering excitedly

Whooping

Confessing one’s guilt

Owning up

Cosmetic procedure to raise up skin on cheeks

Facelift

Drafting of an intricate storyboard

Plotting

Figurative, representative

Symbolic

Forename of the wives of Kings George II and IV

Caroline

Gluing

Sticking

Holing a putt one over par

Bogeying

Making a home sparkling and dust-free

Cleaning

Menu options under different on-screen headings

Dropdown

Norwegian region and 1965 movie The Heroes of __

Telemark

Port city on the Gulf of Mexico founded by Cortes

Veracruz

Power of __; person who can make decisions for you

Attorney

Public addresses, said by orators at events

Speeches

Reddish-brown plover with white markings

Dotterel

Scepticism or suspicion

Cynicism

Sketches made with pens or pencils

Drawings

Star Trek opening: Space, the final __

Frontier

Violin makers from Cremona

Guarneri

Water that comes from the sky

Rainfall

Weapons worn on a belt, for example

Sidearms

__ Géromé, washed-rind French cheese

Muenster

A trip or excursion

Outing

Activate, make a tech feature operational

Enable

American football team from New York

Giants

Australia’s largest national park

Kakadu

Color of the sun and daffodils

Yellow

Common insect that has hardened wings

Beetle

Earl of Wessex, married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999

Edward

Famous figure who publicly promotes a charity

Patron

Germany city, once had a wall

Berlin

Laws of __; Newton’s theory of planetary movement

Motion

Lyricist collaborating with Elton John: Bernie __

Taubin

Police officer from Blyton’s Toyland

P c plod

Pronounced, enunciated

Voiced

Qualified with a set of skills

Ablest

Surprise! A contraction of God’s wounds

Zounds

Thandie __ of Westworld and Solo

Newton

The Nike logo symbol is this

Swoosh

They look after others’ needs, sympathetically

Carers

Three-legged camera stand

Tripod

Understand, with nautical measure allusion

Fathom

Vocalized, pronounced, enunciated

Voiced

Where children can visit a person dressed as Santa

Grotto

Who’s on First, What’s on __

Second

Written record of someone’s personal experiences

Memoir

__ Corridor, interwar Polish route to the Baltic

Danzig

__ bar, smooth milk chocolate from Mars

Galaxy

__ in the Park with George, Sondheim musical

Sunday

1956 Olympics site, the first in the S hemisphere

Melbourne

Canadian actor who voiced Shrek

Mike myers

Citrus trees producing small oranges

Mandarins

Dog __; expert who communicates with canines

Whisperer

Gets bigger, or higher in number

Increases

Grainy sheet for making surfaces smooth and flat

Sandpaper

Last name of the main character in Star Wars

Skywalker

Leader of Ireland’s Fine Gael party 2002-17

Enda kenny

Mayfair street famous for tailors Gieves & Hawkes

Savile row

Name of a well-known sans-serif typeface

Helvetica

Plucky and determined

Tenacious

Round metal disc worn around the neck

Medallion

Skin infection, pus producing

Festering

Small oranges

Mandarins

Strict and sudden implementation of laws

Crackdown

Toffee flavor in Hokey Pokey ice cream

Honeycomb

Worker who removes bituminous lumps from a mine

Coal hewer

American __, cat with a short rear part

Bobtail

Female name that means honeybee

Melissa

Hold back, choose not to get involved

Abstain

Japanese paper-folding art form

Origami

Landlocked country sharing Lake Titicaca with Peru

Bolivia

Largest moon of Uranus; Shakespeare’s Fairy Queen

Titania

Musical, tells the story of New York’s melting pot

Ragtime

Not typical, unexpected

Unusual

Stolen sculpure by Michelangelo: __ of Bruges

Madonna

Tumor of the nerve tissue

Neuroma

Very small ball of sticky liquid

Globule

A person or thing that innovates

Developer

A series of four books or operas

Tetralogy

Alter ego of Eminem featured in 2000 hit Stan

Slim shady

Animal or bird distress signal response to danger

Alarm call

Charmian and Iras, maids to this Egyptian queen

Cleopatra

France’s second-largest city and Riviera resort

Marseille

Lead ship ransacked at the Boston Tea Party

Dartmouth

Reserved, playing one’s cards close to one’s chest

Secretive

Sea-based branch of the British military

Royal navy

Speaking from the pulpit

Preaching

The Virgin and Child with __, Da Vinci’s painting

Saint anne

The __ Itch, Marilyn Monroe comedy of 1955

Seven year

To take revenge, tit for tat

Retaliate

Trained vinous grower, beloved by Marvin Gaye

Grape vine

Arrangement of an image to make it pleasing

Design

Complete this room’s mental challenge to get out

Escape

Country where the artist Marc Chagall was born

Russia

Gas jet with flames to cook on

Burner

Grace, the “grandmother” of COBOL computer code

Hopper

In golf, the allowance for movement when putting

Borrow

Repress, set back

Impede

Revenge is a dish best __ cold

Served

Robbie Williams song popular at weddings/funerals

Angels

Weasel relative that preys on squirrels, rabbits

Marten

__ & Klement; initial name of Skoda Autos

Laurin

__ Santa, random surprise gift-giving tradition

Secret

__ and Maude, an unlikely love story

Harold

Aggravated, made angry

Provoked

Aide-memoire so as not to forget a date

Reminder

Causes anguish

Torments

Cutting, hacking

Chopping

Describes hardened, aged skin

Leathery

Fabrics, materials

Textiles

French author. wrote about the giant Pantagruel

Rabelais

Long-haired Siamese-type cat with blue eyes

Balinese

Made noise like a mouse

Squeaked

Mean girl who’s frenemies with Betty in Riverdale

Veronica

Olivia Newton-John song Let’s Get __

Physical

Polish process for feet

Pedicure

Russian caviar hors d’oeuvre served with vodka

Zakouska

Southernmost capital city of Europe

Valletta

Sugar CAe sauce from South America

Chancaca

The Barefoot __, sex symbol Maria Vargas

Contessa

The most expansive; largest

Broadest

The voice of Buzz Lightyear

Tim allen

Transparent sheets used on overhead projectors

Acetates

Tricks, attention-grabbing stunts

Gimmicks

__ host; TV presenter who gives away prizes

Game show

A sculptor’s medium

Alabaster

Big Aussie flightless bird; anagram of assay crow

Cassowary

Chief cryptographer and code breaker during WWII

Dilly knox

Courtesy, chivalry, thoughtfulness

Gallantry

Crawly bug with many legs, maybe even 100

Centipede

Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist

Pete wentz

Famous luxurious South African locomotive

Blue train

Fancy and bubbly alcoholic beverage

Champagne

Person who rummages through rubbish

Scavenger

Planning finances

Budgeting

Preservations of beer in glass receptacles

Bottlings

Sarcastic phrase about something that is unlikely

Fat chance

Springfield’s judge in The Simpsons

Ray snyder

Stable owner who had room for Mary and Joseph

Innkeeper

Subhead in a newspaper article

Strapline

Sweeping, scenic, e.g. __ view

Panoramic

Those with idealized thoughts about life, people

Romantics

Unsolicited manuscripts received by publisher

Slush pile

__ rain, means to be perfectly ok

As right as

A set with nothing in common

Disjoint

Apples and __

Oranges

Child of a highest-ranking nobleman

Dukeling

Clear, French soup made from seasoned stock

Consomme

Fishing mesh that floats off the side of a boat

Drift net

Food poisoning that can result in paralysis

Botulism

Fruits of __, Frida Kahlo still-life painting

The earth

Got rid of, threw away

Disposed

Humorous verse associated with Ireland county

Limerick

Main language spoken in Madagascar

Malagasy

Military toilets

Latrines

Repository for storing plant genetics

Seed bank

Ruby wedding anniversary marks this ordinal number

Fortieth

Southernmost country bordering Lake Victoria

Tanzania

Symbol that verifies the content of gold or silver

Hallmark

Women and __ first! Alert when abandoning ship

Children

Young, unmarried woman in German, e.g. __ Maria

Fraulein

__ Bull; Wall Street bronze sculpture

Charging

__ Son, Biblical parable about families

Prodigal

__ mask; worn in hospitals for infection control

Surgical

__ soul, fast-tempo music/dance for all-nighters

Northern

A Streetcar Named __, about Blanche DuBois

Desire

A card game; also a place to play other card games

French

Annul, revoke a decision

Cancel

Area of the face that includes the glabella

Indian

Character created by Jacqueline Wilson: Tracy __

Beaker

Container used in laboratories; squeaky Muppet

Beaker

Early this is reserved for members

Access

Examine, evaluate

Assess

Exercise routine of crouching low and rising

Squats

Galaxy __, a twisted stick

Ripple

Indian city once known as Bombay

Mumbai

Instructions at the start of a knitting pattern

Cast on

Lunar __ Vehicle (LRV); moon buggy

Roving

Many dogs sleep in these metal rectangles

Crates

Nocturnal lizards with sticky foot pads

Geckos

Sentimental love poem

Sonnet

She sang the theme tune for Diamonds are Forever

Bassey

Ship’s steering place

Bridge

Silky cords used for trimmings and edgings

Braids

Small, compressed sphere from an airgun

Pellet

Stand-ins for missing doctors

Locums

Streaked rock used in sculptures

Marble

The Glenn __ Story, movie about band leader

Miller

__ Garden had a 1997 hit with To The Moon and Back

Savage

__ opener, a blade that duels with envelopes

Letter

A rip-__ success is a wildly exciting moment

Roaring

Arab cloak that is fully hooded and trimmed

Burnous

Blake’s dark __ mills has been applied to industry

Satanic

Boring, dull

Tedious

Celebrity, fame

Stardom

Central Asian sheep or common Afghanistan hat

Karakul

Ceremony to reaffirm your wedding vows

Renewal

Flower __; devices for preserving blooms

Presses

Gaming or VR technology with earphones and a mic

Headset

Less ornate, simpler

Plainer

Middle of the World Monument country

Ecuador

Mild acid condiment that can be used in cleaning

Vinegar

Planet that the Galilean moons circle around

Jupiter

Psychology pertaining to theories of Swiss Carl

Jungian

Respectful Hindu greeting

Namaste

Shakespeare’s Queen of the Fairies

Titania

Spell-casters who cackle over cauldrons

Witches

Tabletop surface for serving goods

Counter

Things that are stored in drawers or worn

Clothes

Tightrope walker who crossed Niagara Falls

Blondin

Type of further education institute

College

Unfortunate, cursed

Hapless

Yves __, Italo-French actor wed Simone Signoret

Montand

__ gum, thickening food additive

Xanthan

Acting in accord with divine or moral law

Righteous

Alternative name for carambola

Star fruit

Convenient, accessible

Available

Don’t __, since you can make acne worse

Pick spots

Emmeline, Christabel and Sylvia’s family name

Pankhurst

Frances __, who starred in Fargo

Mcdormand

Glass sphere filled with winter weather

Snow globe

Homeland rejectors, such as the Cambridge Spies

Defectors

Masonry structure that forms the side of a house

Brick wall

Period of declining prices as seen in the 1930s

Deflation

San Francisco monument with working-life murals

Coit tower

Similar to tusk material

Ivorylike

Sunken boat, perhaps filled with exotic fish

Shipwreck

Surname of Digory’s Uncle Arthur in Narnia books

Ketterley

Swedish pop group with All That She Wants

Ace of base

Term for someone who needs to hurry up

Slow coach

Tetchy, easily stirred up

Irritable

__ Anguissola, Italian Renaissance painter

Sofonisba

Bob __, Watergate newspaperman and novelist

Woodward

Diverts, causes something to change direction

Deflects

Driving adventure

Road trip

Fossil of prehistoric mollusc

Ammonite

Gondola mountain transport

Cable car

Greek protector of seafarers, son of Cronus

Poseidon

Happen at the same time, e.g. a crossover of plans

Coincide

Jelly doughnut named after a European capital

Berliner

Lute-like instrument

Mandolin

Mapping out tasks in advance

Planning

Munch painted Death in the __

Sickroom

On your __; totally without company

Lonesome

Richard __, British pop artist of the 1950s-1960s

Hamilton

She stars as Batwoman in new TV series

Ruby rose

Small cartilage bottle that holds writing pigments

Inkhorns

Title of a Christian minister

Reverend

Treatment to put on cheeks, forehead then wash off

Face mask

Where queens and their workers live

Beehives

With no conclusion, never finishing

Unending

A __ of one’s imagination; something made up

Figment

A defeat, a thrashing, a drubbing

Pasting

Amazon retail service for spoken-word books

Audible

Charles __, formed the Bible Students’ Association

Russell

Conniving or underhanded

Devious

Cookings of breads and cakes

Bakings

Edits, revisions to a text

Changes

False names that disguise true identities

Aliases

Formal shoes with decorative perforations

Brogues

Freud, whose personality theory had three aspects

Sigmund

Havarti cheese if from this Nordic nation

Denmark

In a competent way

Capably

Insurance statistician

Actuary

Jack Harkness or Jack Sparrow’s rank

Captain

Joined two rope ends together by weaving

Spliced

Lip- and cheek-inflating cosmetic treatments

Fillers

Long woodwind instrument, with double reed

Bassoon

Make a movie with drawings, cartoons

Animate

Mythological elfin characters; two fizzy drinks

Sprites

Power source for a phone, for example

Battery

Ribbony badge won by ponies, and dogs at Crufts

Rosette

Rounded knobs on the handles of swords

Pommels

Umbrella sunshade

Parasol

__ tint, darkening dye instead of mascara

Eyelash

Art piece made of marble

Statue

Author of Good-Bye to All That: Robert __

Graves

Brutish tool for breaking up slabs of toffee

Hammer

Different from all others, like many polish names

Unique

Family symbol in heraldry

Crests

Joint presenter of a radio or TV show

Cohost

Measurement from the edge of circle to its middle

Radius

Minutes or hours to relax on one’s own

Me time

Naked Chef and restaurant chain owner Jamie

Oliver

Narrow paths between buildings

Alleys

Permanent or semi-permanent skin ink or makeup

Tattoo

Reddish-brown hair colour

Auburn

Screechy devices connect computers via phone lines

Modems

Second largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi

Lahore

Sharp prickles on the stems of roses

Thorns

Spotty South American cat; a UK car brand

Jaguar

Stoor hobbit, originally known as Sméagol

Gollum

Type of concertinaed bonnet of the 18th-19th C

Calash

Uprise against the rulers

Revolt

What Christian Slater was pumping up in 1990 film

Volume

__ Shuffle, New York track by The Rolling Stones

Harlem

__ bid; auction practice with closed envelopes

Sealed

A person whose job is to sell things

Salesman

African native flowering plant in coffee family

Gardenia

Cleaning brand with bulging biceps logo

Mr muscle

Curvy scrawl

Squiggle

Encouraged and roused

Inspired

Flying __, iconic British steam train

Scotsman

Goal __; netball players whose job is to score

Shooters

Hairy faced, also describes feline faces

Whiskery

James __; physicist who discovered the neutron

Chadwick

Make holes in, pierce

Puncture

Mary Mary’s personality type

Contrary

NZ actor who starred as Dr Grant in Jurassic Park

Sam neill

Neolithic Chinese culture around Yellow River

Yangshao

Nicholas __, portraitist of Queen Elizabeth I

Hilliard

Share the raising of a child

Coparent

Slippery cake-tin coating that’s easy clean

Nonstick

Space __, arcade video game for shooting aliens

Invaders

Staged entertainment by the Scouts

Gang show

Strokable small plaything for an Xmas tree

Plush toy

Thoroughly mix water and oil

Emulsify

Took off the talons

Declawed

Words associated with repeated actions

Commands

__ me! Polite expression of surprise

Goodness

Aka pill bug, house crustacean with a shell

Woodlouse

Arrange or plan a day’s activities

Structure

Brownish tint, redolent of old photographs

Sepia tone

Clear and Present Danger espionage novelist

Tom clancy

Diminish someone’s authority

Undermine

Jose __ had a hit with Light my Fire

Feliciano

Matthew __, voiced Simba in The Lion King

Broderick

Mysterious Scottish village appears each 100 years

Brigadoon

Peepers sooty with mascara, like Chinese bears

Panda eyes

Person that someone tells their secrets to

Confidant

Riccota-like cottage cheese produced in Salento

Marzotica

Six times nine

Fifty four

Thor __, Pacific explorer on Kon-Tiki raft

Heyerdahl

To be self-employed

Freelance

Towering summer bloom with yellow petals

Sunflower

Trail, fail to keep up

Lag behind

Vessel for Chablis or Burgundy

Wine glass

Country known as the land of smiles

Thailand

Doing lengths in a pool

Swimming

Famous French tapestry business

Gobelins

Final station at the end of a railway line

Terminus

Firearm brand used to assassinate Lincoln

Deringer

Henry __, invented a steel-making process

Bessemer

Henry, the gunsmith who gave his name to a pistol

Deringer

Individual hairs on a paintbrush

Bristles

Long lines feel like this endless time period

Eternity

Metal grabbers for pulling out facial hairs

Tweezers

Natives of Moscow or St Petersburg, for example

Russians

Put money (or sodium chloride) away for the future

Salt away

Salad fruits with plum and cherry varieties

Tomatoes

The __ (Die Walkure), Wagnerian opera

Valkyrie

Weak political office holder, a limping canard?

Lame duck

__ signs, another name for cardinal signs

Reacting

A permit to do something, such as fish in a lake

Licence

Bivalves that the Walrus & Carpenter come across

Oysters

Break into many pieces, like broken glass

Shatter

Breed of dog, Spike was one in Tom & Jerry

Bulldog

Can of milk from a tropical fruit, for curries

Coconut

Composer of the sonata called Devil’s Trill

Tartini

Freddy __; horror menace played by Robert Englund

Krueger

Horse-racing length of 220 yards

Furlong

Humanitarian support delivered by a plane

Air drop

Metal clip for holding papers together

Bulldog

Nuts served to Greek wedding guests: Jordan __

Almonds

Packed, stuffed, filled, jam-packed

Crammed

Roman Catholic prayers for the Annunciation

Angelus

Second largest African nation after Sudan

Algeria

Someone aged between 40 and 49 is in their __

Forties

Torre __, Dalí’s house with eggs in Figueras

Galatea

Torre __, Salvador Dalí’s final resting place

Galatea

__ Pierce, medic played by Alan Alda in MAS*H

Hawkeye

Bacon-flavoured crispy snack

Frazzles

Begin, launch

Commence

Cat breed, a serval/domestic cross from the desert

Savannah

Creating feelings of gratitude; making contact

Touching

Dart weapon

Blowpipe

First Beatle to release a solo album: George __

Harrison

German system of federal motorways

Autobahn

He wrote Bond tune The Writing’s on the Wall

Sam smith

Invisible stitch made by specialist sewing machine

Overlock

Long-running feud

Vendetta

Norwegian Islands famous for tourism and stockfish

Lofotens

Ordinary, like something encountered routinely

Everyday

Powerful and fascinating; magnetically attractive

Alluring

Religious rhyming exclamation said in surprise

Holy moly

Singer who wrote The Writing’s on the Wall in 2015

Sam smith

Super cute, extra charming

Adorable

Surname of the children who visit Narnia

Pevensie

Sweet, flat pastry filled with fruit

Turnover

The first period of the Mesozoic Era

Triassic

Theatrical practice with marionettes

Puppetry

__ cracker; Ayla Hutchinson’s wood-splitting tool

Kindling

__ domes, Buckminster Fuller shapes for buildings

Geodesic

Desolate environment attacked by gales

Windswept

Intelligence

Smartness

Knives in battle, especially bayonets

Cold steel

Listen in secretly or overhear

Eavesdrop

Orange tree fruit

Persimmon

Pre-1800 European established painter

Old master

Real-life court cases resolved on TV by Sheindlin

Judge judy

Scottish uni of A Conan Doyle and RL Stevenson

Edinburgh

Several sentences make one of these

Paragraph

Study of stars, space and the universe

Astronomy

Territorial extent of an animal

Home range

Tourist who looks at points of interest

Sightseer

Treat hair with a creamy lotion after washing

Condition

Unscrupulous or brazen, e.g. a __ lie

Barefaced

Very strong bonding liquid

Super glue

Viking oared vessels used in invasions

Longships

__ Coming, Bob Dylan’s evangelical album of 1979

Slow train

Abuse, hurt, damage

Maltreat

Action painting popular in 40s-50s France

Tachisme

Aristocrats from the Middle Ages

Noblemen

Beauty is but __, shallow

Skin deep

Capital and largest city of Queensland

Brisbane

Darning __, used to place socks over when mending

Mushroom

Express __, Madonna song, if you believe in love

Yourself

Expresses shock and offence about

Deplores

Harmless growth on neck and armpits in the elderly

Skin tags

Keats epic poem about the fall of the Titans

Hyperion

Luxurious or rare food

Delicacy

Part of the highway where you can pick up speed

Fast lane

Person who goes AWOL from military service

Deserter

Staying power needed to endure heavy shopping

Patience

Subjugated, dominated, forced

Enslaved

Three goals

Hat trick

Asking forcefully

Demanding

Card frames to display photos in

Mounts

Fitted in an apt way

Suited

Fruit drink, maybe fresh-squeezed

Juices

His birth name is Marshall Mathers

Eminem

James __; author who created Shangri-La utopia

Hilton

Opposite of “on one’s last legs”: “fit as a “

Fiddle

Person who models for a portraitist

Sitter

Sharp tools once used to catch fish

Spears

Shoulder __, the scapulas

Blades

USS __(SS-267), WWII sub named after Anisot fish

Pompon

Wilco frontman Jeff __

Tweedy

Dearest, book written about Joan Crawford

Mommie

70s band with Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott

Humble pie

A wine-bottle opener

Corkscrew

Automated set of rules to come up with an answer

Algorithm

Bad luck with condiments

Spilt salt

Blank album used to collect photos, memorabilia

Scrapbook

Building material made of a mix of substances

Composite

Circle of fabric holds a garment to your middle

Waistband

Curls or a wine-bottle opener

Corkscrew

Drugs for treating illnesses

Medicines

Element grouping of Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo

Earth sign

Fly __, documentaries with real-life people

On the wall

Flying Boxcar military aircraft manufacturer

Fairchild

Glistening, shiny

Sparkling

Moving on or freeing your mind from past hurts

Letting go

Mumbai is the focus of this Indian film industry

Bollywood

Shelter for guardsmen outside royal residences

Sentry box

Sticky, glue-like

Glutinous

Term for an everyday object elevated to an artform

Readymade

Warn, chastise

Reprimand

Water power generation of under 5 kW

Pico hydro

Water vortex, circling in spirals

Whirlpool

Workmate, collaborator

Colleague

Alcoholic drink served before a meal in France

Aperitif

Asian bamboo percussion instrument

Anklongs

Author of Interview with the Vampire

Anne rice

Buyer, purchaser

Consumer

Clock for cooking used in board games

Egg timer

Diamond anniversary

Sixtieth

Dublin prison

Mountjoy

Fabric shapes sewn on to a bigger fabric piece

Appliqué

For twanging a guitar string

Plectrum

Forced entry by aliens onto Earth

Invasion

HM revenue’s demand for annual payments

Tax bills

Half of the musical duo Wham: Andrew __

Ridgeley

Heat balm rubbed onto skin to relieve stiffness

Liniment

Increasing, e.g. confidence or self esteem

Boosting

Invertebrates including snails, slugs and mussels

Molluscs

Laundry bubbles

Soap suds

Loving thoughts and atmosphere

Romantic

Mexican __ dog, or Xoloitzcuintli

Hairless

Monetary tip

Gratuity

Old-fashioned, no longer current

Outdated

Padding that offers gymnasts a soft landing

Crash mat

Raising upwards, using a pulley system

Hoisting

Ringlets created by using thin barrettes

Pin curls

The __; TV show culminating in the Rose Ceremony

Bachelor

They tidy and scrub offices at night

Cleaners

Uncomfortable pains during exercise

Stitches

We celebrate love during this month

February

Where scouts roast marshmallows

Campfire

Word books containing vocabulary lists

Lexicons

A two-dimensional shape

Polygon

Banquo’s son and heir in “the Scottish play”

Fleance

Con trick

Swindle

Eye __; being able to meet someone’s gaze

Contact

Feline-sounding ocean bottom swimmer

Catfish

Gru would be lost without his army of yellow __

Minions

Intuitions, premonitions

Hunches

Kicks a ball through an opponent’s legs

Nutmegs

Maxim or adage; the Bible has a chapter with many

Proverb

Musical of Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

Pal joey

Nickelback lead singer and guitarist: Chad __

Kroeger

Odd, out of place

Strange

Orange variety whose main use is to make marmalade

Seville

Perform again, recreate a historical event

Reenact

Textile made from interlaced threads

Weaving

Underground defensive position used in war

Foxhole

Very old, from a previous civilization

Ancient

Agreed to give up or relinquish

Forsworn

Frocks to be worn at the races or a tea party

Day dress

Military ranking above corporal

Sergeant

Painting of an enigmatic woman made by an Italian

Mona lisa

Podium, stage

Platform

Process of cutting vegetables very finely

Julienne

Socialist politician, three times the PM of France

Léon blum

Taking a nap

Snoozing

To put down, to disparage or demean

Belittle

Tomaso __, Vivaldi contemporary, Italian composer

Albinoni

Watery underground chamber for human waste

Cesspool

With no visible joins or edges

Seamless

__ Seedorf; Dutch footballer who won several cups

Clarence

A tree hit and damaged by lightning

Litten

Afternoon nap

Siesta

Ammunition shells, cartridges

Rounds

Blows own trumpet

Boasts

Bread often found with cream cheese and lox

Bagels

Can be private or public in the business world

Sector

Cubicles for taking photos at parties

Booths

Eat too much food

Pig out

Group of stars such as the Milky Way

Galaxy

Last Emperor of India, the British monarch __ VI

George

People-less rabbit head-shaped island near Oahu

Manana

Pipe with wide opening at top for decanting liquid

Funnel

Reveal, uncover

Expose

Romeo and __, Prokofiev ballet

Juliet

The subtitle of Frankenstein, the __ Prometheus

Modern

Those who are below the age of consent

Minors

__ Fisher, from Princess to General Organa

Carrie

Avid fan of The Doctor

Whovian

Baby goose

Gosling

Barista tool that crushes coffee beans

Grinder

Chopping down a tree

Felling

Clothes pouches in which to carry objects

Pockets

Deny someone of something

Deprive

Device for discharging hot adhesive

Glue gun

Evel __, motorcycle daredevil leapt London buses

Knievel

Fassbender and McKellen play him at different ages

Magneto

Female reflexive pronoun

Herself

Fizzy, sharp and sweet powdered sugar

Sherbet

Genuine, backed up by verifiable details

Factual

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Germanic middle name

Wilhelm

Metal grille in the pavement

Grating

Painter from a wild art movement

Fauvist

Patricia __, Molly Peters’ steamy Bond girl

Fearing

Salted and roasted treats loved by elephants

Peanuts

Tinted lotion for the face

Bb cream

Title of female ruler in Ancient China

Empress

Ugly sight, unattractive view

Eyesore

__ Arch, St Louis edifice designed by Saarinen

Gateway

A house falls on the __ Witch of Oz

Wicked

Accessory chain worn above the foot

Anklet

Arrogantly, conceitedly

Smugly

Author of The Joy Luck Club

Amy tan

Bejeweled accessory worn above the foot

Anklet

Chilean island known for moai statues: __ Island

Easter

French meat cut also known as a hanger steak

Onglet

Gertrude __, Arts & Crafts garden designer

Jekyll

Ground-in dirt marks that are hard to remove

Stains

John __, had No 1 hit with Annie’s Song

Denver

Knitted or netted device to confine long hair

Snoods

Liar, teller of tales

Fibber

Loosen up, release the day’s events from the mind

Unwind

Made in __, 1990s Queen song about up above

Heaven

Male parents of cousins

Uncles

Muggy, stale, fetid

Stuffy

Napoleon represents this Russian in Orwell’s tale

Stalin

Pen-shaped device for “writing” on touchscreens

Stylus

Sacred objects belonging to saints or martyrs

Relics

Small garden ornaments with beards

Gnomes

Tall building site machinery used for heavy loads

Cranes

Tall building site machinery used for winching

Cranes

Type of job where the person works from home

Remote

“My __ will not be repressed”: Jane Austen quote

Feelings

A __ board is a spread of food or large buffet

Groaning

Button, oyster, portobello

Mushroom

Carved, etched, e.g. with a name or message

Engraved

Container with gas under pressure

Canister

Facial lines, like cheekbones

Contours

French for Mister

Monsieur

Honest, not lying

Truthful

James __; Canadian-American inventor of basketball

Naismith

Played by Attenborough in 10 Rillington Place

Christie

Pressurized container with gas

Canister

Reign name of Puyi, China’s last emperor

Xuantong

Relating to finance or currency

Monetary

Shaft of illumination from the Earth’s satellite

Moonbeam

Take matters into your __; tackle issues directly

Own hands

The Pretenders hit, Brass __

In pocket

Trick-taking card game, named after a Frenchman

Napoleon

Warbling sound made by birds

Trilling

__ Apgar; developed Apgar Score scale for infants

Virginia

Argued or bickered

Squabbled

Art that has a shape and isn’t on a canvas

Sculpture

Beloved toy in books about The __ Rabbit

Velveteen

Bucolic English poet of April Rise and Winter Poem

Laurie lee

Business addresses kept on separate small entries

Card index

Contest between yachts of a similar design

Match race

Country whose mythical creatures include bunyips

Australia

Dropping trash in the streets

Littering

Edges or outer limits

Periphery

Elvis’s character in Love Me Tender

Clint reno

Hem __, distance between raw edge and hem

Allowance

Identifies the location of a computer online

Ip address

Liver disease; types can range from A to E

Hepatitis

Liver infection; types range from A to E

Hepatitis

Nagging, pestering

Chivvying

Person who buys and sells paintings and sculptures

Art dealer

Radio slot when listeners are returning from work

Drive time

Seasonal festive broadcast at the New Year

Tv special

To improve the appearance of an area of land

Landscape

Traditional Milanese Christmas bread

Panettone

WALL-E’s insect friend Hal’s species

Cockroach

Bassoon + trombone =

Tromboon

Ceremony to ban evil spirits

Exorcism

Collectable adhesive labels

Stickers

Cross-country motor-sport at which the Finns excel

Rallying

Ended, cancelled, written off

Scrapped

Ended, written off

Scrapped

Fault or defect; opposite of strength

Weakness

Legally becoming parents to someone else’s child

Adopting

Made less hard, like room-temperature butter

Softened

Mass of throat tissue alongside tonsils

Adenoids

Material in the middle of a pencil

Graphite

Petting a dog or cat

Stroking

Rainy __, Childe Hassam evening painting

Midnight

Soldier with a long-barrelled gun

Rifleman

Tag often applied to nurses, who go the extra mile

Heroines

Term used for female nurses who go the extra mile

Heroines

This shows the page where you stopped reading

Bookmark

Those who listen to radio shows

Audience

Brothers or men in general of the same church

Brethren

Caribbean staple, like a starchy banana

Plantain

Coin-operated public call box

Payphone

Expression for asserting one’s authority

Pull rank

Got to the line

Finished

Head and shoulders painting or drawing of a person

Portrait

Illness or disease

Sickness

Interrogative expression to request an answer

Question

Lightweight metal kitchen strainer

Colander

Merida’s clan in Disney movie Brave

Dunbroch

Moving backwards and forwards on a roped bench

Swinging

Nationality of someone native to Bucharest

Romanian

Nuptial separations

Divorces

Opportunity to impress talent show judges

Audition

Places for beehives

Apiaries

Point __; mystery-solving video-game genre

And click

Post, detail

Stations

Pumps that fire fighters can use to access water

Hydrants

Purple __; Horrid Henry’s club

Hand gang

Revealing new subscription items, often filmed

Unboxing

Sound-producing organ also called the larynx

Voice box

Spanish dance sung about in Bohemian Rhapsody

Fandango

Speak impulsively

Blurt out

Special price for a main, fries and drink

Meal deal

Stately home central to the Profumo Affair

Cliveden

Thank you, in Portuguese

Obrigado

Those who learn from a teacher

Students

A perfect copy

Facsimile

Actor who played Jesse on Breaking Bad

Aaron paul

Ballroom dance, fast by name and nature

Quickstep

Burgess, Maclean, Blunt, Philby were the __ Spies

Cambridge

Copyright stamp embedded in an image file

Watermark

Dripping slowly, like a thick liquid

Trickling

Elephant-type beast in the Winnie-the-Pooh tales

Heffalump

Former region of South Africa settled by the Boers

Transvaal

Group of newspapers under the same owner

Syndicate

Identifying pattern on paper, like on a stamp

Watermark

In a rush, quickly

Hurriedly

Keep people amused, like a magician or singer

Entertain

Person with an outgoing, sociable personality

Extrovert

Sarah __; Madame C J Walker hair products inventor

Breedlove

Short audio clip to promote a news story

Sound bite

Sirloin or T-bone cuts of cow meat, for example

Beef steak

The adjective used to describe Biggie Smalls

Notorious

Thick paper shield that diffuses an electric light

Lampshade

To showcase a product for purchase

Advertise

Bane was his nemesis in The Dark Knight Rises

Batman

Beer and lemonade mixed drink

Shandy

Confiscated Van Gogh painting: Portrait of Dr. __

Gachet

Cued billiard balls into pockets

Potted

Dull and humdrum

Dreary

Human __; civilians used to protect a target

Shield

Jack __, author of White Fang, tale of a wild dog

London

Jim __, country singer of Welcome to My World

Reeves

London public school, as famous as Eton

Harrow

Permanent inking of the skin

Tattoo

Posh musicals with classically trained singers

Operas

Silver __, term ascribed to an older internet user

Surfer

Sleeping surfaces that live mostly in couch form

Futons

Transferring belongings from one house to another

Moving

Wriggle or twist in pain or discomfort

Writhe

A thick tuft of grass on moorland

Tussock

Comic strip character with a fairy godfather

Barnaby

Find a solution to a difficulty or argument

Resolve

Going somewhere in a vehicle, taking the wheel

Driving

Leather made from the hide of a porcine

Pigskin

Lewis Carroll’s illustrator: cartoonist John __

Tenniel

Tear the skin when itching

Scratch

The __, Buster Keaton’s Civil War-set film

General

Town near Dresden, Germany famous for porcelain

Meissen

Track or trail for walkers

Pathway

Transparent dead skin above nail

Cuticle

Warming chocolate so it turns into liquid

Melting

Way to get back at someone

Revenge

Whittling wood for a statue

Carving

__ Ice, US rapper from the 1980s

Vanilla

American novelist known as Papa

Hemingway

Beat through superior strength

Overpower

Entry through a locked door, not with a key

Forceable

Expressions of gratitude e.g. for gifts

Thank yous

Extra; surplus to requirements

Spare part

Jane Austen’s sister, who created her portrait

Cassandra

Las Vegas female dancers; cult classic film title

Showgirls

Makeup product used to hide dark circles

Concealer

Place where people are buried after death

Graveyard

Preposterous, ludicrous

Laughable

Snappy reptile that will see you after a while

Crocodile

To and fro motion of seas according to the moon

Tidal flow

Weatherproofed, polished

Varnished

Wide underskirt worn with full 50s skirts

Petticoat

Artist whose painting self-shredded at auction

Banksy

Circular paint brush

Roller

City that is home to the Bolshoi Ballet

Moscow

Cylindrical tool for painting walls

Roller

Emphatic or ironic interjection

No less

House of ill __, also known as a brothel

Repute

Huey __, lead singer of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals

Morgan

Lauren __, 40s actress who could whistle

Bacall

Mr Spock’s ethnic origins (as well as human)

Vulcan

Posted a letter

Mailed

Potential danger

Hazard

Pressed folds on a kilt

Pleats

Terminates a procedure prematurely

Aborts

Territory that ants create, and their social group

Colony

The Gare Saint-__, station by Monet

Lazare

Timon’s warthog buddy in The Lion King

Pumbaa

Triangular pastry snack popular in Indian cuisine

Samosa

Well-mannered, courteous

Polite

Yellow fine powder created by flowering plants

Pollen

Yellow smileys with various expressions

Emojis

__ Islands, Spanish islands including Lanzarote

Canary

__ del Conde, Mexican art critic and art historian

Teresa

__ the Fringe, 60s West End and Broadway revue

Beyond

A “feel good” brain chemical

Dopamine

Advantages; pros, not cons

Benefits

Alex Garland novel about a backpacker in Thailand

The beach

Amends errors or rights wrongs

Corrects

Architecture tradition based on pagodas and stupas

Buddhist

Benchmarks, standards to evaluate against

Criteria

Brain chemical blamed for addiction

Dopamine

Composer of the Chariots of Fire score

Vangelis

Densely populated Dutch megalopolis

Randstad

Describes the noise made by tennis players

Grunting

Enameled Japanese style of ceramics

Kakiemon

Foolishly, impulsively

Unwisely

Founder and first emperor of the Roman empire

Augustus

Hired assassin to take out Snow White

Huntsman

Kindness or compassion shown by people

Humanity

Medical condition, like Down __

Syndrome

Preliminary model for sculptures

Maquette

Sequence of tasks to get a job done

Workflow

Soften by soaking, to steep

Macerate

Spinner is a common type of these friendly mammals

Dolphins

The D of EGBDF, a mnemonic for memorizing scales

Deserves

Accomplishment of a goal

Success

Altered an image to remove unwanted areas

Cropped

Art movement of truthful representations

Realism

Assortment of devices used by a diy-er

Toolkit

Birgit __, Swedish soprano of Wagnerian songs

Nilsson

Bovine leather

Cowhide

Butchery, mass slaughter

Carnage

City in Florida, home to Ernest Hemingway

Key west

Current name of Western Poland’s largest city

Wroclaw

Event with opportunities for employment-seekers

Job fair

Extreme tiredness

Fatigue

Hair removal

Shaving

Hairstyle seen in sumo wrestling, aka chonmage

Top knot

Irish city, home to the Titanic Quarter

Belfast

Notable family of politicians hit by tragic events

Kennedy

Order of songbirds

Oscines

Person accused of committing a crime

Suspect

Stanley __; director and producer of The Shining

Kubrick

Strawberry trays

Punnets

Stumped, baffled, puzzled

At a loss

Tasty nibbles of food

Morsels

The questioning villain in Batman comics

Riddler

__ Cortes, Spanish flamenco and ballet dancer

Joaquin

A result of dripping nasal passages

Runny nose

Acts of political violence for a stated aim

Terrorism

Amazon-owned book review and recommendations site

Goodreads

Anticipated milestone for young teens

First kiss

Avian metaphor for amorous types

Lovebirds

Baffled and confused

Perplexed

Brass instrument sometimes called the tenor tuba

Euphonium

Chemically broken down, pickled

Fermented

Cleared of all charges

Acquitted

Eager, ready and willing, a horsey analogy

Hot to trot

First person to fly solo around the Moon

John young

Innocent, free from blame

Guiltless

Kitchen tool for chopping, combining ingredients

Food mixer

Lover of words

Logophile

Method used to perform a dance

Technique

Noteworthy, well known

Prominent

Performer’s pseudonym

Stage name

Quilt made from scraps of fabric sewn together

Patchwork

SW German city, a centre of the car industry

Stuttgart

Sovereign’s protector, may wear a bearskin

Guardsman

Sports including throwing, running and jumping

Athletics

Underwater boat for military or viewing fish

Submarine

__ sightings, verified identifications of species

Confirmed

Anna __; Tolstoy’s beautiful Russian aristocrat

Karenina

Bend elbow and snap out to side with knuckles

Backfist

Flopping and sagging

Drooping

Greek god’s instrument made from reed tubes

Panpipes

John who is behind the music of Star Wars

Williams

Marchers’ signs

Placards

Old collectables

Antiques

On-air mention by a radio presenter

Shout out

Rigorous and conclusive check, like assessing gold

Acid test

Ryan __; radio host and American Idol compere

Seacrest

Scale for measuring heat of peppers

Scoville

Send someone away from danger to place of safety

Evacuate

Sesame seeds

Jinjilis

Shape or design of a garment’s collar

Neckline

Short 1950s nightdress with ribbons and bows

Baby doll

Slippery film on oceans, discharged from tankers

Oil slick

Stamp of authenticity on a precious metal

Hallmark

Surfers’ resort in France, on the Bay of Biscay

Biarritz

Term for Carnival season in Greece

Apokreas

Treatment for stress, involving total time off

Rest cure

Treatment to raise up the eye-line hairs

Lash lift

Was abundant, existed in large quantities

Abounded

__ fracture; barely visible crack in a bone

Hairline

City nicknamed the “Athens of Ireland”

Belfast

Dull, complimentary hue such as grey, beige

Neutral

Egg and sugar sauce put in pastries

Custard

Fall apart at the seams

Unravel

In an angry manner

Crossly

Mosaic wooden floor synonymous with art deco

Parquet

Painting by J.A.D. Ingres: “The __ Bath”

Turkish

Protective garment worn by a scientist

Lab coat

Small iceberg that sounds like a bear

Growler

Song you can’t get out of your head

Earworm

Word meaning university or university sports team

Varsity

__ Tracy; patented sewing machines and an elevator

Harriet

1970s disco dance made famous by John Travolta

Hustle

Cylindrical foam column to massage sore muscles

Roller

Extraordinary abilities like strength or telepathy

Powers

Grope clumsily

Fumble

Japanese era that began with Emperor Yoshihito

Taisho

Laced/boned undergarment creates an S silhouette

Corset

Life-threatening infection that damages tissue

Sepsis

Meaningful sayings or wise words

Quotes

Meaty Scottish delicacy

Haggis

Money or bond held as collateral

Escrow

Painter of The Yellow Christ and The Green Christ

Gaugin

Protagonist of the movie Coco

Miguel

Scotoplane marine cucumber species

Sea pig

Search engine owned by Alphabet

Google

Small slice or splinter

Sliver

Spanish for man; a tough guy

Hombre

Subatomic particle with a positive electric charge

Tuvulu

Tutti __, Little Richard’s preferred ice cream

Frutti

White fungus that grows on damp walls

Mildew

__ Söze; mystery crime lord in The Usual Suspects

Keyser

__ lines; these are drawn when it’s time to fight

Battle

1969 road trip drama directed by Dennis Hopper

Easy rider

African term for a foreigner; a Brit in Boer areas

Uitlander

Annual yachting festival off the Isle of Wight

Cowes week

At Christmas, the bird found in a pear tree

Partridge

Babbling nervously, e.g. a __ wreck

Gibbering

Being the one who is in charge, chairing meetings

Presiding

Cleansing, restorative

Cathartic

Device for washing dust out of eyes

Water bath

Garden feature, a rocky cascade

Waterfall

Guess a possible answer or solution

Speculate

Hot-water dish for cooking food gently

Bain marie

Meat that is not fully cooked

Underdone

Money set aside for illicit activities or payments

Slush fund

Most-famous expressive painting by Edvard Munch

The scream

Philosophy of loving more than one person

Polyamory

Precious items, valuable pieces of art

Treasures

Spur of the moment

Impulsive

This is fat, juices from cooking meat

Drippings

Unbalanced, out of kilter

Disturbed

What defendants need to prove

Innocence

Where Apprentice hopefuls are hired and fired

Boardroom

Battle of Britain single-seater fighter aircraft

Spitfire

Board game where you can Go To Jail by Chance

Monopoly

Broadcast, send out radio signals

Transmit

Brushing and combing hair

Grooming

Chopper’s home base

Heliport

Domestic bleaches brand from Unilever

Domestos

Earl-invented dish, fillings surrounded by bread

Sandwich

Gap in the law, allows an issue to be circumvented

Loophole

Geoffrey of __, early English historian

Monmouth

Great historical lover linked to Venice’s carnival

Casanova

Name for group of pairs of golfers or card players

Foursome

Refined, pleasant to look at

Tasteful

Refined, showing good aesthetics

Tasteful

Statue in memoriam

Monument

Subscriber, adherent

Follower

US state home to Wilmington

Delaware

__ a dead horse, persisting with a futile situation

Flogging

__ along; carrying on with no clear purpose

Muddling

__ of May 1808, Goya’s war artwork

The third

2018 alien movie starring Luke Hemsworth

Encounter

Absolutely not the darkest

Brightest

Beyond exhausted

Overtired

Chinese explorer who established the Silk Route

Zhang qian

Dirty canard, gentle admonishment for a filthy tot

Mucky duck

Finely milled copper and gold used in crafting

Metal leaf

Liquid gargled to freshen the breath

Mouthwash

Monroe-inspired play by Miller, __ the Picture

Finishing

Representative government with elected officials

Democracy

Rise and fall irregularly, as in a market

Fluctuate

Sea edge of a country

Coastline

Swiss hotelier of luxe hotels in Paris and London

César ritz

Technical drawing of architects’ designs

Blueprint

Traditional proposal pose

On one knee

Wood-eating animal

Xylophage

alcoholic drink taken at sunset

Sundowner

A small, fast moving but graceful African antelope

Gazelle

Copper __, Sherlock tale of an imprisoned daughter

Beeches

I Saw Mommy __ Santa Claus

Kissing

Ibn __, Arab author, toured in Africa and Asia

Battuta

Kind-__; having a generous, selfless personality

Hearted

Leafy, aniseed-tasting herb

Chervil

Leaking, oozing of liquid

Seepage

Less fancy, simpler

Plainer

Polish that has flaked off

Chipped

Software company, owners of Firefox web browser

Mozilla

Solutions for keeping skin hydrated

Lotions

Solutions for keeping skin moisturized

Lotions

Someone excluded by a group

Outcast

Taking time out for the body to recover; relaxing

Resting

Toronto’s NBA side, founded in 1995

Raptors

Two Young __ Women, by Pissarro

Peasant

__ City, self-evident nickname for Washington DC

Federal

__ Dance, was Lord Havelock in Going Postal

Charles

__ ware, earthenware after the first firing

Biscuit

“A common cormorant or shag lays its eggs in a “

Paper bag

An American colonist who supported the British

Loyalist

Artisans who make and repair shoes

Cobblers

Beards are made of these

Whiskers

Desert plant adaptation reaching down to water

Tap roots

Finding a new family for an unwanted pet

Rehoming

French word used in English for a hairstyle

Coiffure

Hurried

Hastened

Italian pork belly meat that is cured with salt

Pancetta

Leave with a neighbor in case you get locked out

Spare key

Paint spraying device; to cover up, expunge

Airbrush

People who rouse others from sleep

Wakeners

Rock solid, real

Concrete

Safe, indoor shooting game with bright lights

Laser tag

The Way of __, banker on train, silent film

All flesh

Unconscious, out for the count

Comatose

What Helen of Troy’s face did to 1,000 ships

Launched

Woo with romantic songs

Serenade

You feel this when a situation weighs you down

Pressure

16th C art form with distorted human figures

Mannerism

A wet obstacle in a steeplechase event

Water jump

Attending through the ears

Listening

Buildings for manufacturing goods

Factories

Folk music genre from the Appalachian region

Bluegrass

He robs from the rich and gives to the poor

Robin hood

Limit or restrict

Constrain

Night light activated by the sun’s rays

Solar lamp

Reduce a certain food in a diet

Cut down on

Strongly spoken, written or verbal attack

Broadside

The PV in PVA glue

Polyvinyl

The king, queen and jack of each suit

Court card

When on fire, Modest Mouse calls it a good party

Lampshade

Clinging on for __, holding on by one’s fingertips

Dear life

Fee barriers to web content

Paywalls

Flood __ alert people of high water levels

Warnings

Former Florentine prison, now a museum

Bargello

Friar responsible for the Annunciation in Florence

Angelico

London tube station, site of a 1975 rail disaster

Moorgate

Pontificate or talk pompously

Bloviate

Quiche or Alsace __

Lorraine

Referring to the bones in the human body

Skeletal

Searching or hunting thoroughly

Scouring

The act of doing a gesture or motion

Movement

conditions, legalese on a website, or T&Cs

Terms and

Country where the Battle of Batoche took place

Canada

Glamorously attractive

Glitzy

Keke __, rapper-actress, sang Keep It Movin’

Palmer

More blonde or pale than someone else

Fairer

Nureyev the dancer

Rudolf

Truthful, not deceitful

Honest

__ League, alliance of ancient Greek city-states

Delian

__ card, slim digital piece captures photos

Memory

__ of Love, Bruce Springsteen’s album

Tunnel

__ seeds, found atop a burger bun

Sesame