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Puzzle 1 Answers
A deep round dish for broth
Soupbowl
Egg whites and sugar dessert cooked at low temps
Meringue
Graphic display of events in chronological order
Timeline
Items to wear
Garments
Noisy white birds found on beaches or coastlines
Seagulls
Reading something quickly
Skimming
Shopper in a store
Customer
State of being smaller in size or contracted
Shrunken
Substance used to make a chemical reaction faster
Catalyst
Successful singer or song-writer of popular music
Hitmaker
Those who watch a show or play
Audience
To try out for a part in a movie
Audition
Puzzle 2 Answers
Containers used to feed babies milk
Bottles
Creature with eagle head and lion body
Griffin
Lady’s hairdo that looks like an insect’s home
Beehive
Lending a hand
Helping
Made an estimate about how large a number is
Guessed
Not employed
Jobless
Ocean where Hawaii is located
Pacific
Only a small piece of a big problem: tip of the __
Iceberg
Standing yoga pose, or a soldier
Warrior
These are used to feed babies milk
Bottles
What many water bottles are made out of
Plastic
Word with the same meaning as another word
Synonym
__ beans, Mexican or Tex-Mex staple
Refried
Puzzle 3 Answers
80s New Wave band fronted by Debbie Harry
Blondie
A stop between flights before the next journey
Layover
An exact copy of something
Replica
Canine competition
Dog show
Citrus fruits that make up part of a mimosa
Oranges
Dark green crispy stuff wrapped around sushi
Seaweed
Exhibition space
Gallery
Japanese warrior
Samurai
Las Vegas and Monte Carlo have many of these
Casinos
Mountaineer
Climber
They extract liquid from fruits and vegetables
Juicers
They help you see better
Glasses
__ City, fictional city in the Land of Oz
Emerald
Puzzle 4 Answers
A female sibling
Sister
Earthquake rumble
Tremor
Eat voraciously, gobble up
Devour
Famous river that flows through London
Thames
Human soul, mind or spirit
Psyche
One who corrects and revises text for publication
Editor
Overseas
Abroad
The book from which actors learn their lines
Script
This Beatle imagined a hypothetical world
Lennon
You need one to get into a concert
Ticket
Puzzle 5 Answers
A place where a person lives
Residence
A system of parts working together in a machine
Mechanism
Gather and keep supplies in case of emergency
Stockpile
Gentle melodies to send babies to sleep
Lullabies
He could turn the things he touched into gold
King midas
Long-distance running races
Marathons
Made someone feel better
Comforted
Periodical such as The Guardian, New York Times
Newspaper
Protective outer layer of the skin
Epidermis
Small, rocky space objects that orbit the sun
Asteroids
Group 462
Puzzle 1 Answers
“Deck the halls with __ of holly”; tree branches
Boughs
1939 film starring Judy Garland: “The __ of Oz”
Wizard
A hypothesis
Theory
A panda’s preferred food
Bamboo
Admit into a club
Induct
Admit into an organization or club
Induct
Concedes permission
Grants
Delicate and neat
Dainty
E-book reader from Amazon
Kindle
Headgear, protects against solar rays
Sun hat
Journey to far-away places
Travel
Jumping into the water with minimal splash
Diving
Kingdom of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Narnia
Medical term for a nonmalignant tumor
Benign
Nearly
Almost
People who star in movies and plays
Actors
Underground hole that a rabbit lives in
Burrow
Puzzle 2 Answers
Images taken with the front-facing camera
Selfies
Indignation and anger
Outrage
Movie about a romance on an ill-fated ship
Titanic
Natural indents in a person’s cheeks
Dimples
Run around playfully like young kids or dogs
Scamper
Salty lake in the Middle East with no life
Dead sea
Shrivels and dries, like a plant
Withers
The Vitruvian Man was drawn by him
Da vinci
To go down a mountain
Descend
Worshipper who travels to a sacred place
Pilgrim
Puzzle 3 Answers
Against
Opposed
Another name for the breastbone
Sternum
First part of Dante Alighieri’s long poem
Inferno
It is pulled to open a parachute
Ripcord
Lights a fire, starts something burning
Ignites
Pet rodents that burrow in soil
Gerbils
Popular music streaming app with green logo
Spotify
Scale for measuring the magnitude of earthquakes
Richter
Small piece; scrap; fragment
Snippet
The falls located on the border of NY and Canada
Niagara
They make up bouquets
Flowers
What the female feline super hero wears
Catsuit
Whisky and gin, or ghosts
Spirits
__ Impossible series with Tom Cruise
Mission
Puzzle 4 Answers
A graphic representation of a story
Pictorial
Billowing symbol of surrender
White flag
Chamber of the heart, left or right
Ventricle
First rule, do not talk about this film title
Fight club
Fungi
Mushrooms
Ornamental objects used to hold a sleeve closed
Cufflinks
Piece of plastic you pay with (not credit)
Debit card
Pigs that aren’t domesticated
Wild boars
Rose to fame as the lead singer of The Supremes
Diana ross
Terrified, or turned to stone
Petrified
Tethered journey outside a craft by an astronaut
Spacewalk
To rise and fall with no regular pattern
Fluctuate
Puzzle 5 Answers
Black liquid that comes from a sea creature
Squid ink
Editing a photo by cutting down the sides
Cropping
Entered where not welcome
Intruded
Gin or vodka cocktails made with vermouth
Martinis
In close friendship; intimate
Familiar
Making educated assumptions
Guessing
Male building owner who rents out spaces to others
Landlord
Official procedure or system of rules
Protocol
Purposeful omission of information; crossing out
Deletion
Social media platform by Mark Zuckerberg
Someone subject to ridicule: “__ stock”
Laughing
Time zone that covers the Rockies in the US/Canada
Mountain
Group 463
Puzzle 1 Answers
“Oh, the weather outside is ” Let it Snow lyrics
Frightful
Actor who played Luther, Stringer Bell in The Wire
Idris elba
Ancient Roman road leading from Rome to Brindisi
Appian way
Bittersweet jam made from oranges
Marmalade
E.T. desperately wants to do this
Phone home
Famous U.S. military academy located in New York
West point
Large white and furry inhabitant of the Arctic
Polar bear
Obsessive supporters
Superfans
Rough, noisy, playful behavior
Horseplay
Rough, noisy, playful fun
Horseplay
Stiff paper material that boxes are made out of
Cardboard
Walking exercise machine
Treadmill
Puzzle 2 Answers
A person depicted in a novel or a play
Character
Clock or watch to measure minutes, hours, etc.
Timepiece
Demeaning, cheapening
Degrading
Edible marine animals like crab or prawns
Shellfish
Love, fondness, liking, care
Affection
Professional who selects and serves wine
Sommelier
Relating to plants
Botanical
Skill of managing international relations
Diplomacy
Spikey-topped yellow fruit
Pineapple
The way in which a person lives
Lifestyle
Thin pasta served with meatballs
Spaghetti
Wookiee from Star Wars
Chewbacca
Housewives, the lives of Wisteria Lane’s ladies
Desperate
Puzzle 3 Answers
Accept; surrender
Concede
Canoe propellers
Paddles
Dishonest; like many politicians
Corrupt
Getting stuck in this after leaving work is no fun
Traffic
Kate Middleton is one
Duchess
Keep safe and sound, watch over
Protect
Media provider that originated The Crown
Netflix
Shakespearean play that includes a witches’ spell
Macbeth
They are the “walking dead”
Zombies
Yo-Yo Ma is a famous one
Cellist
__ and sniff, an odorous surface
Scratch
Puzzle 4 Answers
Band of thin fabric worn tightly on the neck
Choker
Capital of Colombia
Bogota
Kids nursery rhyme: The Itsy Bitsy __
Spider
Military exercises
Drills
Optical glass discs
Lenses
Said of a fruit that has gone bad
Rotten
Small, green fruits that go in martinis
Olives
Sweet and old-fashioned; charming
Quaint
The types of doves in The 12 Days of Christmas
Turtle
You tend to this just outside your home
Garden
Puzzle 5 Answers
1970s-style shoes with thick soles
Platform
Band known for their songs “Yellow” and “Fix You”
Coldplay
Conceited, with extreme sense of self-importance
Arrogant
Italian cheese grated on pasta dishes
Parmesan
Lessons that teach you how to tread water
Swimming
Mary Mary Quite __, How Does Your Garden Grow?
Contrary
Park City, Utah film festival
Sundance
Something that causes inconvenience or annoyance
Nuisance
Table game with rectangular dotted tiles
Dominoes
To look after a residence while its owner is away
Housesit
Wood-eating pests that live in colonies
Termites
Group 464
Puzzle 1 Answers
A strong dislike
Aversion
Advocacy of women’s rights based on equality
Feminism
Apples becoming juicier and sweeter, ready to eat
Ripening
Big wild cats with spotted fur
Leopards
Careful, guarded, circumspect
Cautious
Ceremonies held to bury the departed
Funerals
Country directly to the west of Spain
Portugal
His enemy was Captain Hook
Peter pan
Sarah __, the Duchess of York
Ferguson
Searching for food in the wild
Foraging
Tips over in a boat
Capsizes
Puzzle 2 Answers
Checks and __, a theory of government
Balances
Cleaning with a broom
Sweeping
Evita the musical was about this first lady
Eva peron
Fast, short-distance runner
Sprinter
Followed an order
Complied
Grateful; expressing gratitude
Thankful
Head coverings for hygiene when handling food
Hairnets
His heel was his only weak spot
Achilles
Long stiff hairs on cats’ faces
Whiskers
Pasta beloved with a cheese sauce
Macaroni
Performed by both a mailman and midwife
Delivery
The writer of the words of a song
Lyricist
Third largest religion in the world
Hinduism
Unpleasant physical effects from drinking too much
Hangover
You type on this
Keyboard
Puzzle 3 Answers
Bette __; US Beaches actress and singer
Midler
Famous Rough Collie on TV; Scottish term for girl
Lassie
Grid puzzle for digits 1 through 9
Sudoku
Informal photo, taken without the subject knowing
Candid
Large organized group of singers
Chorus
Long sticks some circus performers walk on
Stilts
Mended a wound
Healed
Paulo __, novelist most famous for The Alchemist
Coelho
Special dog food bits given as rewards
Treats
They are the people invited to a party
Guests
What balloons are filled with
Helium
Puzzle 4 Answers
Delicate
Fragile
Department store customer
Shopper
Lead singer of Queen: Freddie __
Mercury
Morally sound
Ethical
Paul Michael Glaser’s character, partner of Hutch
Starsky
Permits that protect the rights of inventors
Patents
Pigs find this underground; also a chocolate
Truffle
Venue used for outdoor sports
Stadium
Wealth or luck
Fortune
What a canine eats its dinner out of
Dog bowl
__ Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney
__ stars, streaks of light from meteors
Falling
Puzzle 5 Answers
A mythological, magical or folklore story
Fairy tale
Director of the movie The Birds
Hitchcock
Holding something very tightly
Squeezing
Inverted gymnastics position using the cranium
Headstand
Maze
Labyrinth
Minneapolis and Saint Paul are in this state
Minnesota
Not uptight
Easy going
Not uptight, laid back
Easy going
People who were ruled by pharaohs
Egyptians
Photo-sharing app owned by Facebook
Study of your family tree
Genealogy
Substance, like caffeine, which gives you energy
Stimulant
Sunken remains of a vessel
Shipwreck
Supervisor of a young woman in a social situation
Chaperone
This gelatinous sea creature stings
Jellyfish
Very detailed or complicated
Intricate
Group 465
Puzzle 1 Answers
A specialist in a particular branch of study
Scholar
Alternatives, choices
Options
Becomes thinner
Narrows
Cooked under heat
Grilled
Eager to find something out, like a cat maybe
Curious
Element with the chemical symbol Li
Lithium
It usually comes after a lightning strike
Thunder
Money storage items
Wallets
Siddhartha __, the Buddha
Gautama
Superhero, punisher; anagram of engrave
Avenger
This writer penned A Christmas Carol
Dickens
Those who use cigarettes and cigars
Smokers
Puzzle 2 Answers
A homeless canine
Stray dog
An actual place; a site
Location
Covert activities of a government agency
Black ops
Female lead in A Star is Born
Lady gaga
Guilty people
Culprits
Hissy fits
Tantrums
In very poor condition; in a state of neglect
Derelict
Unable to defend oneself
Helpless
Very dark, concentrated and strong vinegar
Balsamic
__ star, meteoric sky flyer
Shooting
Puzzle 3 Answers
Capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
Halifax
Country where the soup known as pho originated
Vietnam
Earth that is immediately beneath the surface
Subsoil
Japanese paper-folding art form
Origami
Join together, like two pieces of a puzzle
Connect
Least agitated
Calmest
Made spices into dust with a pestle and mortar
Pounded
More quickly
Swifter
Organized search for a criminal
Manhunt
Pummelled
Pounded
Scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0°
Celsius
Spiritualist gatherings aiming to contact the dead
Seances
Structured search for a male criminal
Manhunt
TV show: takes certain characters from an original
Spinoff
Tony Stark
Ironman
Women’s shirts
Blouses
__ Crescent, area of West Asia where farming began
Fertile
Puzzle 4 Answers
Aquatic reptile with a hard shell
Turtle
Bring the memory of a past event to mind
Recall
Casual chatty conversation with malicious slant
Gossip
Colour of the submarine the Beatles sang about
Yellow
Damaged, no longer functioning
Broken
Element with symbol is Na
Sodium
Friendly ghost of children’s films
Casper
Hot, green Japanese paste served with sushi
Wasabi
Lily of the __, bloom linked to May in flower lore
Valley
Machines that can be operated by remote controls
Robots
Serena Williams’ sport
Tennis
Solid and bulky, like a heavy knit
Chunky
Theologian Martin Luther’s nationality
German
Tune, song; a girl’s name
Melody
Using only gestures to act something out
Miming
Where a king might live
Castle
Puzzle 5 Answers
A type of aquatic flower found in lakes or ponds
Waterlily
Ball of ice that falls from the sky like rain
Hailstone
Channing Tatum shows off his dancing in this movie
Magic mike
Country where Pope Francis was born
Argentina
Dangerously loud; ear-splitting
Deafening
Evil nemesis of Kai and Gerda in Andersen’s tale
Snow queen
Handbag item for burnishing tresses
Hairbrush
High peaks
Mountains
Not always
Sometimes
People who travel to work in the city
Commuters
Self-assured and bold, assertive
Confident
The one who directs an orchestra
Conductor
Group 466
Puzzle 1 Answers
Ended, completed, terminated
Finished
Garment often worn before or after a shower
Bathrobe
Green vegetable that resembles small trees
Broccoli
It flows down from your eye when you’re sad
Teardrop
Italian who carves the puppet Pinocchio
Geppetto
Kuala Lumpur is the capital of this country
Malaysia
Running order of music tracks to be broadcast
Playlist
Scientist who developed the theory of relativity
Einstein
Strays from the path
Deviates
The process of throwing away something
Disposal
They’re good for holding bubbles and for relaxing
Bathtubs
Weight loss activity that requires physical effort
Exercise
Puzzle 2 Answers
Accepting an offering
Taking
Curved features on a building
Arches
Futuristic comedy; South American country
Brazil
Grassy land for grazing livestock
Meadow
Meryl __; plays Donna in Mamma Mia!
Streep
Questionnaire
Survey
Substance in grains and wheat, some are allergic
Gluten
Supernatural, mystical, or magical practices
Occult
The month of August in Spanish
Agosto
The red birthstones for July
Rubies
Travel voucher
Ticket
Puzzle 3 Answers
Circular routes; loops
Circuits
Climate that is hot and humid, like in Bora Bora
Tropical
Exemption from punishment
Impunity
Greek god of the sea
Poseidon
Often stubbed, can be painted
Toenails
Publication of events from the previous 12 months
Yearbook
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was one of these mammals
Mongoose
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was one of these rodents
Mongoose
Slick jacket worn to repel water
Raincoat
Table container for wine
Decanter
Warning someone about a danger
Alerting
Puzzle 4 Answers
Baseball hit that lets you round all the bases
Homerun
Combination of musical notes pleasing to the ears
Harmony
Famous singer married to Jay-Z
Beyonce
Famous singer with a hit album titled Lemonade
Beyonce
Left behind by spiders
Cobwebs
Left without sufficient nutrition
Starved
Look closely at something to check it’s ok
Inspect
Move in a circle on a central axis
Revolve
One with a heated skull and rash temper
Hothead
Oprah __, TV host and supporter of women’s rights
Winfrey
Period when day and night are of equal length
Equinox
Smallest planet in the Solar System
Mercury
Tapering stone pillar such as Cleopatra’s Needle
Obelisk
The violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd
Rioting
They take astronauts into outer space
Rockets
Weekly gambling game with numbered tickets
Lottery
Puzzle 5 Answers
All living homo sapiens, both male and female
Humankind
Aquatic animal considered the largest on Earth
Blue whale
Beatles album with zebra crossing on cover
Abbey road
Body of water between Alaska and eastern Russia
Bering sea
Customer-facing person in a financial institution
Bank clerk
Nine is the square root of this number
Eighty one
Scientific study of the universe
Astronomy
Street vehicle that sells meals
Food truck
Treasure sought after by Indiana Jones
Holy grail
Wealth; the state of having a lot of money
Affluence
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Puzzle 1 Answers
Bow-and-arrow sport
Archery
Car, bus or truck
Vehicle
Chilli pepper spice powder used on deviled eggs
Cayenne
Engrossed, absorbed
Riveted
Figures made from icy precipitation
Snowmen
Hot pepper spice powder
Cayenne
Kitchen appliance for making smoothies
Blender
Occasional and varied employment opportunities
Odd jobs
One-eyed mythical giant
Cyclops
Scorn, contempt
Disdain
The guilty or not guilty decision by a jury
Verdict
Winged angels that look like children
Cherubs
Puzzle 2 Answers
Closeness, nearness, vicinity
Proximity
Composer of the Emperor Concerto
Beethoven
Deep respect for someone
Reverence
Flattening or crushing something
Squashing
Gritty sheet used to rub down and smooth wood
Sandpaper
How fast the breeze is blowing
Wind speed
Monologue; one-person speech
Soliloquy
One-person speech on stage
Soliloquy
Persons guilty of lying under oath in court
Perjurers
Peter Parker’s alter ego
Spider man
She’s the Barefoot Contessa on TV
Ina garten
Someone who studies the past
Historian
Those who enter without permission
Intruders
To deposit powder on a flower so more can grow
Pollinate
Type of home owned by those who tend the land
Farmhouse
Uninterested, indifferent
Apathetic
Puzzle 3 Answers
Amount one is paid for a job
Salary
Chimney __, danced on roofs in Mary Poppins
Sweeps
Country where El Dia de los Muertos is celebrated
Mexico
Dark __, stuff in space that emits no light
Matter
Goal
Target
Ideal, perfect state written about by Thomas More
Utopia
Loves a lot
Adores
Oak fruits fed to pigs that make Iberian ham
Acorns
Small thin object used to sew items together
Needle
Stevie __, Motown hit-maker since the 1960s
Wonder
__ media, such as Facebook, Twitter
Social
Puzzle 4 Answers
Admits to a crime
Confesses
Crime novels
Mysteries
Dye-filled capsule used to play a combat game
Paintball
Ejections of molten rock from a volcano
Eruptions
Holiday celebrated on December 25th
Christmas
It’s eaten in the morning
Breakfast
Items like mascara, cleanser, eyeshadow
Cosmetics
Items like moisturizer, blush and eyeshadow
Cosmetics
Mixture of substances once used to fire guns
Gunpowder
Nine-month period before a woman gives birth
Pregnancy
Person who designs buildings
Architect
Photo-sharing app bought by Facebook in 2012
Porous to fluids
Permeable
Something done spontaneously, unrehearsed
Impromptu
The hump in the middle of the work week
Wednesday
The power to give orders and make decisions
Authority
Underwater vessel
Submarine
Voluntary gifts to charity
Donations
Water vessel propelled by mist
Steamboat
Puzzle 5 Answers
A guess of how much the bill will cost
Estimate
Believing you are deserving of special treatment
Entitled
Canteens, cooking rooms
Kitchens
Capital of Belgium
Brussels
Da Vinci painted this famous woman
Mona lisa
King of Ithaca, stayed 20 years away from home
Odysseus
Many pirates wear this accessory
Eyepatch
Nickname of both boxers Robinson and Leonard
Sugar ray
Spelling board game with letter tiles
Scrabble
Walks unsteadily
Staggers
We celebrate love during this month
February
Group 468
Puzzle 1 Answers
A specialist in plant science
Botanist
Another name for table tennis
Ping pong
Aromatic herb that contains the names of 2 women
Rosemary
Coffee extracted in small, concentrated amounts
Espresso
Condition where skin, hair and eyes lack pigment
Albinism
Creating artworks with oils or acrylics
Painting
Famous brand of petroleum jelly
Vaseline
Hanging woven beds often used across palm trees
Hammocks
Hanging woven beds often used while traveling
Hammocks
Luring someone with delicious food
Tempting
Math statement that shows that values are equal
Equation
Meg Ryan’s partner in You’ve Got Mail
Tom hanks
Newspapers that have celebrity gossip
Tabloids
Prejudiced about someone’s social standing
Classist
Retriever dog breed with a black or yellow coat
Labrador
The name of the rat’s human helper in Ratatouille
Linguine
To persuade
Convince
Puzzle 2 Answers
A novel based on imaginary events and characters
Fiction
A pilot
Aviator
Change the path or direction of something
Deflect
Live music event
Concert
Long wooden seats for the public
Benches
Medical term for German measles
Rubella
Plant from which the ancient Egyptians made paper
Papyrus
Raw seafood dish with citrus juice and seasoning
Ceviche
Richard __, founder of the Virgin empire
Branson
Sending out light or heat
Radiant
Single pieces of thread or hair
Strands
Small wheels; anagram of actress
Casters
Time period when crops are collected
Harvest
Puzzle 3 Answers
A sleeping area for visitors in your home
Guest room
Bill Gates started this company
Microsoft
Eight-legged sea creatures
Octopi
Hills made of grainy material found on beaches
Sand dunes
Home of Peter Pan
Neverland
Musician who plays with a bow
Violinist
Nobody wins when a game of chess ends this way
Stale mate
One of six babies from the same birth
Sextuplet
Replying
Answering
Ritualistic offering
Sacrifice
Small round red fruit; juice helps bladder issues
Cranberry
Superman’s bespectacled alter ego
Clark kent
Unimportant, not serious
Frivolous
Wishful thinkers, fantasists
Idealists
Puzzle 4 Answers
A TV show that makes the audience laugh
Comedy
A type of music sung at a church service
Gospel
Comes after Thursday
Friday
Deep-rooted fear of something
Phobia
Disposable paper used while eating
Napkin
FBI Special Agent Fox __ from The X-Files
Mulder
Forms a country with Herzegovina
Bosnia
Guiding light
Beacon
Pointless, fruitless, ineffectual
Futile
Thin posts driven through the hearts of vampires
Stakes
Valentine and Proteus: The Two Gentlemen of __
Verona
Puzzle 5 Answers
An opening, a hole or a gap
Aperture
Blue gemstone, September birthstone
Sapphire
Car that runs on batteries, not gas
Electric
Country bordering Ecuador on the north
Colombia
Decorative structure that spews water
Fountain
His/Her Royal __, British royal family address
Highness
Line joining two opposite corners of a square
Diagonal
Making from scratch
Creating
Mouse-like household pets
Hamsters
Place for medical care, surgery, emergency
Hospital
Rebellions against authority, like on a ship
Mutinies
Short curved tubes to breathe while under water
Snorkels
__ Love, Leona Lewis’s no. 1 hit
Bleeding
Group 469
Puzzle 1 Answers
An act of resistance or rebellion
Uprising
Item used to type information on a computer
Keyboard
Not evenly or justly
Unfairly
Small fish packed tightly in a can
Sardines
Soften with liquid
Macerate
Sparkly, shiny, describes Christmas decorations
Glittery
Succession, order
Sequence
The vehicle Cinderella rode to the ball
Carriage
Two-wheeled vehicle used for motor sports
Dirt bike
Urban feral street feline
Alley cat
Volcano that destroyed Pompei: Mount __
Vesuvius
__ pass, paperwork issued by airline for check in
Boarding
Puzzle 2 Answers
A person who mixes and serves drinks
Bartender
British band, Dark Side of the Moon
Pink floyd
Country where Hugh Jackman was born
Australia
Doctor’s identification of an illness, disease
Diagnosis
Famous Parisian cathedral
Notre dame
Grass grown in the Caribbean, produces sweet sap
Sugar cane
Hairy relative of the Addams family
Cousin itt
Ink container that needs to be replaced
Cartridge
Most difficult, complicated
Trickiest
Of no value
Worthless
Retribution, reprisal
Vengeance
Signs or symbols of something positive
Good omens
Small white Swiss flower emblematic of the country
Edelweiss
Suspicious of; with no confidence in
Mistrusts
Three-stage athletics competition: swim, bike, run
Triathlon
Puzzle 3 Answers
Avians that come home to roost
Chickens
Cut timber used in domestic heating
Firewood
Italian bacon, unsmoked
Pancetta
Item to protect you from rain
Umbrella
Male who replaces actors in dangerous scenes
Stuntman
Small groups of bound pages suitable for lists
Notepads
Stage entertainment that alters consciousness
Hypnosis
Stayed around, like a bad smell
Lingered
Take away; like in a mathematical equation
Subtract
This involuntary action can cause worn down teeth
Grinding
Younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II
Margaret
__ foul; violent personal violation in basketball
Flagrant
Puzzle 4 Answers
A stored collection of weapons
Arsenal
Body-bending game of laying feet/hands on circles
Twister
Device that blocks sound to the auditory canal
Earplug
Donatella __, Italian designer, sister of Gianni
Versace
Embarrassing and uncomfortable
Awkward
First actor to portray James Bond on film, Sean __
Connery
Male who delivers dairy to your door
Milkman
Material that biker jackets are usually made of
Leather
Move to first class from a lower price bracket
Upgrade
Those who steal
Thieves
Tropical primates with tails
Monkeys
U.S. music awards; Elvis won three
Grammys
Walk in a lurching or wobbling manner
Stagger
__ and Old Lace, murder mystery
Arsenic
Puzzle 5 Answers
Bread shop
Bakery
Describe the meaning of a word
Define
Fluffy, creamy dessert beaten with egg whites
Mousse
Formal black tie attire for men
Tuxedo
Male head-covering for a Sikh
Turban
Person who takes confession
Priest
Ruthless, cruel
Brutal
To thrust into water
Plunge
Walk with a limp
Hobble
Wooded area
Forest
Group 470
Puzzle 1 Answers
Bicycle taxi
Rickshaw
Canine used for herding animals
Sheep dog
Extend; elongate
Protract
Fungal growth with a domed top
Mushroom
Furry or knitted covers for the hearing organs
Earmuffs
Green, starchy banana that must be cooked to eat
Plantain
Human that can shapeshift into a wild canine
Werewolf
Just a spoonful of sugar makes this go down
Medicine
Place to secure your cycle
Bike rack
Sticking, gluing
Adhering
Transfer data onto a computer
Download
With lots of money in the bank
Affluent
Puzzle 2 Answers
Darth Vader tells Luke he is his __
Father
Discrimination based on how old you are
Ageism
Formally quit your job
Resign
Goodness, morality, integrity
Virtue
Itchy, red skin condition
Eczema
Rug
Carpet
Said
Spoken
Sarah Jessica __, played Carrie Bradshaw
Parker
Seats attached to rope, found at the park
Swings
Sharp utensils used in the kitchen
Knives
The hardened feet of horses
Hooves
These fruits grow on vines
Grapes
To act in the expected manner
Comply
Truly Madly __, Savage Garden’s biggest world hit
Deeply
__ Island, Chile’s possession in the Pacific
Easter
Puzzle 3 Answers
A state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Agitation
Aunts, uncles, nephews
Relatives
Cable-suspended seats carry people up mountains
Chair lift
Greek philosopher, tutored Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Mind-bending film about a dream within a dream
Inception
Opera famous for its “La Donna e Mobile” aria
Rigoletto
Relevant; suitable
Pertinent
Ringing amplification of a sound
Resonance
Sample, model of product before release
Prototype
Seeker of change
Reformist
Something not made to last, not permanent
Temporary
__ beef, Chinese dish named after an Asian country
Mongolian
Puzzle 4 Answers
Abstaining from food for a period of time
Fasting
Austrian rolled pastry with apple filling
Strudel
Capital of Sicily
Palermo
Catastrophe of Greek proportions
Tragedy
Consolidated TV series sold as single units
Box sets
Contract provisos
Clauses
Direct telephone number for a specific cause
Hotline
Fun, childish, spirited
Playful
Interview with the __; Tom Cruise Gothic horror
Vampire
Knocking into
Bumping
Members of the dog family
Canines
Religious war
Crusade
Seats fastened to the backs of horses
Saddles
The top layer
Surface
__ reality, or VR, i.e. computer simulated
Virtual
Puzzle 5 Answers
A swirling, watery vortex
Whirlpool
All future generations
Posterity
Businesses, corporations
Companies
Canadian actor who voiced Shrek
Mike myers
Chief consort of Akhenaten in Ancient Egypt
Nefertiti
Foxxy __, character played by Beyonce on film
Cleopatra
Herbs added at the end to make a dish look nice
Garnishes
Someone attending shindigs, blasts, celebrations
Partygoer
Someone in charge of the well-being of others
Caregiver
Upheaval or disaster, or violent flood
Cataclysm
Word that sounds the same as another (bear & bare)
Homophone
Writing music or songs
Composing
Group 471
Puzzle 1 Answers
60 minutes when pub drinks are reduced in price
Happy hour
Acceptance of others’ views and cultures
Tolerance
Interfering with something to cause damage
Tampering
Mountains that erupt with hot lava
Volcanoes
Orderly historical written account
Chronicle
People who design and build machines
Engineers
Ridding of impurities
Cleansing
Social time after work when drinks are cheaper
Happy hour
Spread of disease by close contact
Contagion
To come between with the intent of preventing
Intervene
__ wall; sub-divider of interior space
Partition
Puzzle 2 Answers
A person who deserts and betrays a group
Renegade
A person who deserts and betrays an organization
Renegade
A serious argument
Conflict
Artist who creates drawings for a cartoon
Animator
Cheap shiny things for decoration or jewellery
Trinkets
Concerning sailors or navigation
Nautical
Elton John love message given away in a ballad
Your song
Fatherly
Paternal
Hugeness, expansiveness, describes open skies
Vastness
In __, Latin phrase, to the highest degree
Excelsis
Lost strength
Weakened
Parties for people joined in matrimony
Weddings
Paste made from black olives, capers, & anchovies
Tapenade
People thought guilty of crimes
Suspects
Small sphere with which to get a hole in one
Golfball
Soak; drench
Saturate
Starving; very hungry
Famished
__ identity; wrong person
Mistaken
Puzzle 3 Answers
Areas of very little rain
Deserts
Ask someone to marry you
Propose
Cargo
Freight
Chill; calm
Relaxed
F1 Italian racing team with prancing horse icon
Ferrari
Fancy curved staircase design, also called spiral
Helical
Feelings of worry, apprehension and fear
Anxiety
Place to treat animal hides
Tannery
Placed in a straight line
Aligned
Pretend to be someone else on a dating site
Catfish
Sudden involuntary diaphragm contractions
Hiccups
Turn the oven on in advance
Preheat
__ of Solace’s theme song was Another Way to Die
Quantum
Puzzle 4 Answers
A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a language
Accent
Amount consumed or absorbed, like with calories
Intake
Arrival of a notable person
Advent
Balls, like the Earth
Globes
Between knees and pelvis
Thighs
Capital of Greece
Athens
David and Victoria Beckham’s daughter
Harper
Describes the feel of cuddly toys or Persian cats
Fluffy
Filet __, considered the king of steak cuts
Mignon
Medicine from plants, traditional herbal __
Remedy
Out of __, off limits
Bounds
Roman Emperor assassinated on the Ides of March
Caesar
Shuts
Closes
Sport where the goal is to knock out the opponent
Boxing
The big ending number at a show
Finale
Three-legged frame used to hold a camera
Tripod
To voluntarily sign up for military service
Enlist
Writing or drawing utensil
Pencil
__ Figure, 1987 hit for George Michael
Father
Puzzle 5 Answers
A short, broad ski used to slide down mountains
Snowboard
City where the Anne Frank House is located
Amsterdam
Grasping tightly
Clenching
Inflammation of the stomach’s lining
Gastritis
Moth larvae that spin fine strands of fine fabric
Silkworms
Must be fastened when the sign is lit on a plane
Seatbelts
Sand timer; body shape
Hourglass
Shocked and distressed
Horrified
Taxi worker
Cab driver
To cover a couch with fabric
Upholster
Treatment of diseases that affect the teeth
Dentistry
Unafraid
Undaunted
Villainous captain of the Peter Pan stories
James hook
White flaky condiment at dinner used for seasoning
Table salt
You type on these
Keyboards
Group 472
Puzzle 1 Answers
A being who might live on the red planet
Martian
Actresses Katharine and Audrey shared this name
Hepburn
Acute conjunctivitis
Pinkeye
Breakfast food or snack made of oats, honey & nuts
Granola
Changed
Altered
Expertise or skill in a particular field
Prowess
Famous Colombian singer whose hips don’t lie
Shakira
Fitness runners
Joggers
One of Australia’s natural wonders: Great __ Reef
Barrier
Person responsible for overseeing your work
Manager
Step on; tread on and crush
Trample
Puzzle 2 Answers
A star explosion
Supernova
Beetle-like pest found in dirty kitchens
Cockroach
CEO: Chief __ Officer
Executive
Country between Honduras and Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Dangerous coagulated mass in an artery
Blood clot
Entering where not welcome
Intruding
Fondness; tenderness
Affection
Large mounds of land, created by volcanos
Mountains
Making clay models
Sculpting
Narrow current of winds high above the earth
Jet stream
Of someone fluent in two languages
Bilingual
Old unsolved crimes
Cold cases
Otello’s wife in the opera by Verdi
Desdemona
Politically motivated campaigners or protestors
Activists
Science branch dealing with the Periodic Table
Chemistry
Soothing, appeasing
Placatory
Things that require answers
Questions
Tiny glands that hairs grow from
Follicles
Type of story read to young children at bedtime
Fairytale
Uneaten food stored for the following day
Leftovers
__ Square, Beijing, saw democracy protests in 1989
Tiananmen
Puzzle 3 Answers
Abandoned or rejected by family
Disowned
Brass wind instrument with tubing and bell shape
Trombone
Business networking website with personal profiles
Change from one flight to another
Transfer
Country where actress Sofia Vergara was born
Colombia
French philosopher who wrote The Age of Louis XIV
Voltaire
Hand-held firework that crackles
Sparkler
Illuminated backlit container used in photography
Lightbox
Oscar-winning director of The Revenant
Inarritu
Secret meeting to elect a new pope
Conclave
Surgical thread for tying off a blood vessel
Ligature
Using strength; powerful
Forceful
Puzzle 4 Answers
A room or building equipped for physical exercise
Gymnasium
A story; spoken or written account
Narrative
Alienated from a spouse
Estranged
Dedicated
Committed
Find this at the end of a rainbow
Pot of gold
Lack of knowledge or awareness
Ignorance
Longform of NVM
Nevermind
Manhattan resident
New yorker
Special way of doing something; a skill
Technique
Starting
Beginning
Thin breaded pan-fried veal cutlet: wiener __
Schnitzel
Traditional orchestral music
Classical
Varmint, crook, rascal, villain
Scoundrel
Where La Sagrada Familia cathedral is located
Barcelona
Puzzle 5 Answers
Alexander __ Bell, inventor of the telephone
Graham
Cone-shaped item used to pour liquids through
Funnel
Cooked in bubbling hot water
Boiled
Elton John song about a man on a plane to Spain
Daniel
Famous mural by Leonardo da Vinci: The Last __
Supper
Gather tightly together
Huddle
Part of a parachute that opens and fills with air
Canopy
Person with knowledge & skill in a certain field
Expert
Queen Elizabeth II’s father, King __ VI
George
Sleepy
Drowsy
The Brahmaputra delta empties there: Bay of __
Bengal
We speak and eat with them
Mouths
Group 473
Puzzle 1 Answers
A hollowed-out space, often in a tooth
Cavity
A stretching and tearing of ligaments
Sprain
An astronomical body orbiting a star
Planet
Beaded counting device invented in Ancient Sumeria
Abacus
Caped superhero; named Bruce Wayne
Batman
Footwear label that Victoria Beckham designs for
Reebok
Greek goddess to whom the Parthenon was dedicated
Athena
Hermès bag named after Jane
Birkin
Magician’s headwear, with a rabbit inside
Top hat
Openly, without any cares or restrictions
Freely
Small object worn to protect from evil, harm
Amulet
Spanish term for “port”
Puerto
Stylish and modern
Snazzy
They’re on the skin of reptiles
Scales
Tradition
Custom
Water between Pacific and Arctic Ocean: __ Strait
Bering
Puzzle 2 Answers
Arranged ahead of time
Planned
Green fruit; main ingredient in guacamole
Avocado
Mozilla’s free web browser
Firefox
Murmurs, talks quietly
Mumbles
Old English poem about the hero who slays Grendel
Beowulf
Organised ahead of time
Planned
Played Watson in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes
Jude law
Shallow waters partly separated from the sea
Lagoons
Shortage; undersupply
Deficit
Switches to something else
Changes
The largest primate
Gorilla
Vehicles that carry coffins
Hearses
Puzzle 3 Answers
A great victory
Triumph
Be financially successful
Prosper
Bird like a martin, forked tail, lucky in Korea
Swallow
Cabin where the pilot flies the plane
Cockpit
Cloth insignias
Patches
Day of religious observance
Sabbath
Dependent
Reliant
Film starring Anthony Hopkins: __ of the Lambs
Silence
Leisure traveller
Tourist
Leisure voyager
Tourist
Noisily emitting air via your mouth
Burping
Noisily emitting gas through your mouth
Burping
Part of the body between the chest and the hips
Abdomen
Rational
Logical
Replies; resolutions to questions
Answers
Sing-along entertainment created in Japan
Karaoke
The feel of a surface, bumpy or smooth
Texture
Venezuela’s capital and largest city
Caracas
__ Flame; neverending fire for The Bangles
Eternal
Puzzle 4 Answers
Close call
Near miss
Collections of historical documents or records
Archives
Lois Lane’s love
Superman
Potent green aniseed-flavored alcoholic spirit
Absinthe
Something left out
Omission
Steer a ship on a course
Navigate
Stimulant found in coffee and soft drinks
Caffeine
Tall, African mammals with extra long necks
Giraffes
Tight-fitting stretch pants
Leggings
__ Crusoe, novel by Daniel Defoe
Robinson
__ Franklin, “First American” and Founding Father
Benjamin
Puzzle 5 Answers
A breakfast staple that’s been cooked in hot water
Boiled egg
A wide, often tree-lined street in a city or town
Boulevard
All good; Bowie album
Hunky dory
Book containing a list of people’s names & numbers
Directory
Contrast two things by placing them together
Juxtapose
Deep cracks or fissures in a glacier
Crevasses
Doing quick, freehand drawings on paper
Sketching
Emergency vehicle for the injured
Ambulance
Gases discharged by vehicles
Emissions
Grouped closely together
Clustered
Identity booklets for tourists
Passports
Increase in prices; reduction in purchasing power
Inflation
Much sought after Last Supper’s goblet
Holy grail
One who studies rocks
Geologist
Profession whose word origin means “star sailor”
Astronaut
They watch over the sheep
Shepherds
__ To Frankfurt, Agatha Christie’s birthday tale
Passenger
Group 474
Puzzle 1 Answers
A person who investigates crimes
Detective
Bending down or squatting
Crouching
Eggs laid by chickens with access to outdoors
Free range
Extensive online reference resource
Wikipedia
He investigates crimes
Detective
In a disgusting, indecent manner
Obscenely
List of activities on a trip
Itinerary
Nearest to the centre
Innermost
Nearest to the middle
Innermost
Obsession with fire
Pyromania
Old Possum’s Book of __ Cats, by T. S. Eliot
Practical
Optimistically, encouragingly
Hopefully
Painful skin lumps, mounds, inflammations
Swellings
Sewing squares of fabric together to make quilts
Patchwork
Sport contest that consists of 10 different events
Decathlon
The act of obtaining government or corporate secrets
Espionage
Wet weather garments
Raincoats
What’s left of a sunken boat
Shipwreck
__ man or woman; supportive co-worker
Right hand
Puzzle 2 Answers
An outfit worn to play a character
Costume
Crimson-colored alcohol, taken with cheese
Red wine
First score in a tennis game
Fifteen
Funny
Comical
Hand-thrown munition; anagram of derange
Grenade
High plain, tableland, no longer rising
Plateau
Narrow-edged tooth made for cutting
Incisor
Placido __, one of the Three Tenors
Domingo
Smash to a thousand pieces
Shatter
Sword on a rifle
Bayonet
They operate vehicles
Drivers
Type of ball used by a fortune teller
Crystal
Puzzle 3 Answers
A dream location
Paradise
A woman with brown hair
Brunette
Actor who played Forrest Gump
Tom hanks
Altered to fit better
Adjusted
Can be smooched
Kissable
Changes something to improve it
Modifies
Greek god of the sea, brother of Zeus and Hades
Poseidon
Habitual greed or excess in eating
Gluttony
It tracks the months in a year
Calendar
Little bowls for cigarette ends
Ashtrays
Long boats for romantic rides in Venice
Gondolas
Occupational hazard of an apiarist
Bee sting
Stimulant found in coffee
Caffeine
The one who yells “cut” on a movie set
Director
There is no place __
Like home
What slice puts on a tennis ball
Backspin
__ and dealing; bartering, trading
Wheeling
Puzzle 4 Answers
An expert in science
Scientist
Glittery sphere that clubbers dance under
Disco ball
Kerfuffle, disturbance
Commotion
Mountains covering 75% of Nepal
Himalayas
Notes sent home from a place you’re visiting
Postcards
Person who fights crime without legal authority
Vigilante
Prank device with a rotten stench
Stink bomb
Punishments
Penalties
Racing dog breed
Greyhound
Small round yellow legumes for making hummus
Chickpeas
Something that is priced very high; costly
Expensive
Syndrome that can affect kidnapped people
Stockholm
Taken over, say, by a spirit
Possessed
Word origin study
Etymology
Puzzle 5 Answers
Belly __, ladies with fast moves of hips and tummy
Dancers
Borders or boundaries of a place
Confine
Cerebrovascular accidents, brain attacks
Strokes
Enclose; imprison
Confine
Leaping in the air
Jumping
Left the premises
Vacated
Not slouching, sitting tall and straight
Upright
Scottish Highlands plant sold by Roma for luck
Heather
Spread out over a large area
Diffuse
Verifier; one who vets crossword clues
Checker
__ King, author of Misery, The Stand, It
Stephen
__ Spears, Me Against the Music, ft. Madonna
Britney
__ pin, for flattening pastry dough
Rolling
Group 475
Puzzle 1 Answers
A woollen ball found on top of winter hats
Pompom
An agriculturalist
Farmer
Cleaning substance for getting rid of stains
Bleach
Colorful bird whose largest species is the toco
Toucan
Country directly above the United States
Canada
Dump, empty
Unload
George Harrison track that opened Revolver
Taxman
Groups of ships sailing together
Fleets
Humpty __, sat on a wall, but also had a mishap
Dumpty
Jean-Paul __, French companion of de Beauvoir
Sartre
Lego pieces are called this
Blocks
Magical medicine, a witch’s brew
Potion
Margot __, actress who played Harley Quinn
Robbie
Organ in the mouth that helps you eat and speak
Tongue
Rancher or agriculturalist
Farmer
The quality of using money carefully
Thrift
Thick, sweet liquids used on pancakes
Syrups
Tile-dropping puzzle video game
Tetris
Type of performance dance, like the Nutcracker
Ballet
Wall paintings, can be fresco
Murals
__ grace, a redeeming feature
Saving
Puzzle 2 Answers
Announcement for passengers to enter a plane
Boarding
Conflagration in the Australian outback
Bushfire
Creepy hotel setting of The Shining
Overlook
Greek god of feasts and wine
Dionysus
One who creates fashion pieces
Designer
One-handed sweeping basketball play
Hook shot
Shapes with eight sides
Octagons
Social network for posting status updates
To put forward an idea
Propound
What comes after a good joke’s punchline
Laughter
What the WWF stands for: World __ Fund
Wildlife
Puzzle 3 Answers
A device that lets us view distant space objects
Telescope
Bloom linked to January in flower lore
Carnation
Cartoon who lives in a pineapple under the sea
Spongebob
Changing allegiance; switching sides
Defecting
Cocoa-based treat given on Valentine’s Day
Chocolate
Colourful explosions in the night sky
Fireworks
DC Comics character, best friend of Wonder Woman
Etta candy
Devotion, fondness, love
Affection
Engross, enchant, charm
Captivate
Huge, flightless birds with large eggs, big eyes
Ostriches
Juicy and tasty like a plant with flesh leaves
Succulent
Label with owner’s name inserted into literature
Bookplate
Opposed to, disapproving of
Objecting
Pyrotechnic explosions in the night sky
Fireworks
Spaghetti made with egg, cheese and pancetta
Carbonara
Sport played in swimming pools with a ball
Water polo
Sturdy table used for carpentry and other tasks
Workbench
Where engine explosions happen
Cylinders
Puzzle 4 Answers
Anti-__ cream, to help ward of facial lines
Wrinkle
City where Germany’s largest Gothic cathedral is
Cologne
Fixing things to a noticeboard
Pinning
Grooves made on farmland
Furrows
Limelight-seeker needing attention
Show off
Low-level layer of cloud
Stratus
Nation
Country
Plotter
Schemer
Preserved in vinegar
Pickled
Ridge of beach formed in water by tides/currents
Sandbar
Road speed event on a bike
Cycling
Root taken for health e.g. better memory
Ginseng
Root taken to increase energy, improve memory
Ginseng
Spanish word for “horse”
Caballo
Tight swimming trunks, named after brand
Speedos
Puzzle 5 Answers
Camera brand that prints photo instantly
Polaroid
Can be torn into smaller pieces by teeth
Chewable
Confessed to something
Admitted
Country whose capital is Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
How much can you lift
Strength
Huge passenger plane
Jumbo jet
Imaginatively artistic
Creative
It falls from your eye when you’re sad
Teardrop
Lacking in knowledge on a topic
Ignorant
Nationality of actress, Julia Roberts
American
People whose job it is to sell flower arrangements
Florists
Physical power
Strength
Reduced papers to unreadable strips
Shredded
Scheduled start of military operations
Zero hour
This agreement can be written or oral
Contract
This gas makes up around 78% of Earth’s atmosphere
Nitrogen
Without a care about consequences
Reckless
Group 476
Puzzle 1 Answers
A person who gives information on TV or radio
Announcer
Choices after deliberations
Decisions
Greek goddess of love in Mamma Mia! finale
Aphrodite
Lots of houses have this to keep warm during winter
Fireplace
Not sufficiently compensated
Underpaid
Rigid airships designed by a German count
Zeppelins
Someone legally qualified to be a doctor
Physician
Spanish percussion instruments
Castanets
The name is in the title
Eponymous
Unknown
Foreign
Using one hand to repeatedly bounce a ball
Dribbling
Puzzle 2 Answers
Band worn around the leg to keep up a stocking
Garter
Bugs Bunny’s favorite food
Carrot
Bugs Bunny’s preferred food
Carrot
Curved at the top
Arched
Eastern Caribbean __, currency of the West Indies
Dollar
Enhance the quality of something
Enrich
John __, singer and pianist of All of Me
Legend
Katherina’s sister in The Taming of the Shrew
Bianca
Lottery with tickets, to win prizes at a fair
Raffle
NBA All-Star small forward, Kevin __
Durant
Ornery bird in Looney Tunes
Tweety
Put to sleep in a medical fashion
Sedate
The chemical element represented by Na in NaCl
Sodium
The, usually, 12 arbiters in a criminal trial
Jurors
Tree or insect that came in a plague
Locust
Yearned
Longed
Yellow bird in Looney Tunes
Tweety
Puzzle 3 Answers
A lizard without legs that looks like a snake
Slowworm
Castle setting of Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Elsinore
Country once led by a ruler named Pol Pot
Cambodia
Hastening
Hurrying
Head of the hive
Queen bee
Male vendors
Salesmen
Official summer sport of Canada
Lacrosse
Old-fashioned and literary name for a pickpocket
Cutpurse
Ovum served sunny side up or over easy
Fried egg
The tiny tribe of pirates met by Moana and Maui
Kakamora
Wool garment that can button up
Cardigan
__ Fishburne, CSI actor
Laurence
Puzzle 4 Answers
Alfred Reginald Jones, best known as actor Ray __
Milland
Drug that activates receptors in the brain
Agonist
French words for all together, as a whole
En masse
Grain tied into bundles
Sheaves
Institutions with curated displays of objects
Museums
Institutions with displays of artefacts
Museums
Line touching a curve
Tangent
Part of a telephone with earpiece and mouthpiece
Handset
Positive marks
Credits
Potato character on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Frylock
Script reminder device for TV presenters
Autocue
Shave off layers of wood with a knife
Whittle
Shortness, conciseness
Brevity
Spear thrown in athletics event
Javelin
The __ 5 had a hit with Frosty the Snowman
Jackson
Vespa bike
Scooter
Puzzle 5 Answers
British WWI song: “It’s a Long Way to “
Tipperary
East Slavic language
Ukrainian
Holiday when William the Conqueror became king
Christmas
Icy crystal unlike another
Snowflake
Jack, Queen or King
Court card
Keeps the photo subject sharp; not manual
Autofocus
Raving about
Enthusing
Second-largest city in Alaska
Fairbanks
Teetering long-legged wader bird
Sandpiper
Term used to define complete vision loss
Blindness
The R in HR
Resources
The international dialling code number for the UK
Forty four
Treat cotton with alkali to make shinier
Mercerize
Urged to do
Compelled
Variable distance between tracks for locos
Rail gauge
Warning that something bad will happen
Woe betide
Yellow maize kernels surrounded by husks
Sweetcorn
Mist, tourist boat around the Niagara Falls
Maid of the
__ swimming; sport in a lake, ocean or river
Open water
Group 477
Puzzle 1 Answers
Announcement period of a school day
Homeroom
Body of water between Britain and Scandinavia
North sea
Captain Ray Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Andre __
Braugher
Easily recyclable grocery carrier
Paper bag
Editor of an anthology
Compiler
Evergreen tree offspring
Pinecone
Iconic Swedish accommodation built each year anew
Icehotel
Malcolm __, became Aussie PM in 2015
Turnbull
Mathematical rules expressed in symbols
Formulae
Nationality of wasabi hot paste
Japanese
Pumpkins hollowed out and illuminated
Lanterns
They come in chest, upright and walk-in types
Freezers
This animal is quick at jumping over a lazy dog
Brown fox
Waterloo chorus lyrics: I was __, you won the war
Defeated
Puzzle 2 Answers
Changeable, capricious, inconstant
Fickle
Dust storms occurring in arid regions
Haboob
Franklin’s NW Passage ship lost with HMS Erebus
Terror
John __; Australian PM during WWII
Curtin
Leaks saliva like a dog
Drools
Little Jack __, he sat in a corner
Horner
Nail-__; incredibly tense situation
Biting
Nationality of landscape painter Albrecht Durer
German
Scott __, US ragtime pianist
Joplin
Sea that the Neva River empties into
Baltic
State of something illegally taken from another
Stolen
To lie languidly on a sofa taking up all the space
Sprawl
__ kiss, the rubbing of noses as a greeting
Eskimo
Puzzle 3 Answers
Bumped into someone or hit wood with fist
Knocked
Fruit jam for sticking marzipan to Christmas cake
Apricot
Infants’ viral illness: anagram of “aerosol”
Roseola
Knocking down tenpins
Bowling
Large courgette vegetables
Marrows
Something drawn, painted, maybe hung on the wall
Picture
Taking plants out of grass
Weeding
Wiz __, rapper
Khalifa
__ horse, indoor equine for child riders
Rocking
-aggressive, manipulation over confrontation
Passive
Puzzle 4 Answers
Abstract painter Wassily __
Kandinsky
Appealing
Desirable
Astronaut who took a “giant leap for mankind”
Armstrong
Contagious condition that causes gastroenteritis
Norovirus
Equine signifying death in the apocalyptic vision
Pale horse
Greetings from a trip sent without an envelope
Postcards
Internal food processing
Digestion
Italian island group between Corsica and Sardinia
Maddalena
Legumes in the Italian soup minestra di ceci
Chickpeas
Moving feet illegally in basketball
Traveling
Process by which the body breaks down food
Digestion
Publication for children with tales
Storybook
Ready to be used
Available
Rising prices
Inflation
Substance of plant cell walls
Cellulose
The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon band
Pink floyd
Tidal mouths of large rivers
Estuaries
To Brits it is a weatherboard; to Americans a __
Clapboard
straps, thin shoulder straps on summery tops
Spaghetti
Puzzle 5 Answers
Adrian __, Swiss designer, created Univers font
Frutiger
Age of Michael Jackson at first solo number 1 hit
Thirteen
Birth town of Margaret Thatcher
Grantham
Decays, rots
Composts
Haiti, Malaysia, and South Korea national flower
Hibiscus
Man of Steel
Superman
Reply, answer, retort
Response
She-Ra and the __ of Power cartoon
Princess
Something done for symbolic effect only
Tokenism
String goes through eyes/hooks in winter footwear
Bootlace
Wrong in judgement or opinion
Mistaken
__ of Catan, board game
Settlers
Group 478
Puzzle 1 Answers
Band from Scotland big in the 70s: Bay City __
Rollers
Captain America Co-Star, Jenna __
Coleman
Cardinal Wolsey’s gift to Henry VIII: __ Court
Hampton
Contraceptive drug developed in the 1960s
The pill
Decorate again, anagram of pertain
Repaint
Expanded widthways
Widened
Female parts of flowers
Pistils
Food worker’s headwear
Hairnet
Having or understanding information
Knowing
Julie Andrews film role: Mary __
Poppins
Last name of last U.S. President to die in office
Kennedy
Month named after Latin for “door”
January
Month named like Roman god of beginnings & endings
January
NE Indian state; its capital is Imphal
Manipur
Nasal adornment of a clown
Red nose
Ordinary sailors, not officers
Ratings
Outgrowing bony lumps on the big toes
Bunions
Series of US space probes; no. 9 orbited Mars
Mariner
Tidal wetland with silt deposits
Mudflat
Type of bowling adopted by all cricketers
Overarm
Weight, anagram of magneto
Megaton
__ Finster, Red-haired Rugrat
Chuckie
__ Lohan, Herbie and Freaky Friday star
Lindsay
Puzzle 2 Answers
A plantation of grapes aimed to wine production
Vineyard
Carmen aria about bullfighting, The __ Song
Toreador
Chortling
Giggling
Coffee grown at high altitudes
Hard bean
Crossbowman
Balister
Diseases that animals can transmit to humans
Zoonoses
Elders; anagram of instance
Ancients
Female comic superhero created by Roy Thomas
Ms marvel
Marking postage stamps with an official imprint
Franking
Maurice de __, French Fauvist artist of Red Trees
Vlaminck
Pursuing and tracking down deer
Stalking
Putting plans on hold
Shelving
Queensland’s capital city
Brisbane
Received payment for employment
Salaried
The Big __ featuring The Dude
Lebowski
They float in seas, sometimes bumping into ships
Icebergs
This is a virtue
Patience
To burn food
Overcook
Valuable collector’s items from the past
Antiques
Puzzle 3 Answers
America’s most macabre TV family
Addams
Brings up another’s child legally as one’s own
Adopts
Friends in war
Allies
Increases in salary
Raises
One who fixes illnesses
Healer
River whose mouth meets the Irish Sea in Liverpool
Mersey
Sandy flat floor of a __; basin that is dry
Desert
Starts, inceptions, commencements
Onsets
__ Broadsides, first copies of the US Declaration
Dunlap
__ nero, black cabbage in Italian, a type of kale
Cavolo
Puzzle 4 Answers
Basketball play where ball is moved to weak side
Pinch pass
Dangerous sliding of snow in the mountains
Avalanche
Display anger, seen in dogs or wolves
Show teeth
Highwire for walking along with a balance pole
Tightrope
Knitting stitch with an offset pattern
Garter rib
Radical socialist
Communist
Redheaded prop comedian
Carrot top
Sparked off
Triggered
Tang emperor with beloved consort Yang
Zhuanzong
Traditional Irish potato dish served on Halloween
Colcannon
Tummy pains; or to moan incessantly
Bellyache
Unstable reactor incident in Ukraine in 1986
Chernobyl
Violet gemstone from Africa
Tanzanite
What no money can buy
Priceless
Puzzle 5 Answers
A bird allusion to an athlete’s reach
Wingspan
Extracting oil with compressed water
Fracking
Famous variety of black truffle
Perigord
Gauge that tells you how many miles are on a car
Odometer
Haile __, Ethiopian emperor, aka Ras Teferi
Selassie
Jamaican city with the Bob Marley Museum
Kingston
Range of items, including slippers, boots, etc.
Footwear
Spectral visitation
Haunting
Temperature when water mist condenses into water
Dew point
The quality or state of being faithful; exactness
Fidelity
Unwrapped a flag
Unfurled
Young male chicken
Cockerel
__ World starring Chris Pratt
Jurassic
Group 479
Puzzle 1 Answers
Another name for a whirlwind of flames and ash
Firenado
Autumn __, daughter-in-law of Princess Anne
Phillips
Basketball player who begins game on the bench
Sixth man
Breakfast at __, classic movie
Tiffanys
Roman Catholic address to the virgin mother
Hail mary
Searching for wild food resources, e.g. mushrooms
Foraging
The image of Jesus on the cross
Crucifix
Time when crepuscular animals are active
Twilight
Ugly buildings, blots on the landscape
Eyesores
Well supplied with water
Hydrated
Wonky, unbalanced
Lopsided
Year of the Four __, 69 AD
Emperors
__ Payard, pastry chef, luxury dessert creator
Francois
__ pain, aches felt in an unaffected body part
Referred
Puzzle 2 Answers
Aviatrix Jean __, “the Greta Garbo of the skies”
Batten
Cecil __, diamond merchant in South Africa
Rhodes
Cirque du __, alternative Canadian circus troupe
Soleil
Diluted with plenty of H2O
Watery
In Roman numerals, XC, or 100 minus ten
Ninety
Lana __, Lust for Life crooner
Del ray
Piles of stones at a mountain summit
Cairns
Raven-turned-dragon in Disney’s Maleficent
Diaval
Small city car by Renault, anagram of towing
Twingo
South African national park in Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Kruger
__ and spade, construction tools for sandcastles
Bucket
__ wind, is the Japanese meaning of kamikaze
Divine
Puzzle 3 Answers
Buyers and sellers
Traders
Collagen in Jell-O
Gelatin
DIY Cassette containing specially chosen songs
Mix tape
Drooping, shrivelling, through lack of water
Wilting
Drooping, wasting away through lack of water
Wilting
German matured fruit and booze pud eaten at Xmas
Rumtopf
Modern name of Black Sea city Trebizond
Trabzon
Ranking of strong competitors in a sports contest
Seeding
Self-punishment for sin, an act of devotion
Penance
Space where things are packed or stowed away
Storage
Those who fight with words
Arguers
Transformed
Changed
Under the light of the night sky
Moonlit
__ Sea, body of water north of Scandinavia
Barents
Puzzle 4 Answers
American Dad’s patriarch
Stan smith
Antony -Jones; also known as Lord Snowdon
Armstrong
Ariel, Helvitica, Times Roman, etc.: fonts or __
Typefaces
Cuddly toy hit for Elvis in 1957
Teddy bear
Flash Gordon’s main enemy, Ming the __
Merciless
Formal men’s outerwear of the 19th century
Frock coat
Herb, gives carthamin dye and oil from its seeds
Safflower
Hold a drinking vessel by this, not near the rim
Glass stem
Infants cry a lot when these are growing in
Baby teeth
Italian-born seafood restaurateur
Aldo zilli
Last section of a relay race
Anchor leg
Meritorious, worthy, commendable
Deserving
Name of drag queen tour bus in a 1994 film
Priscilla
Name of transvestite tour bus in a 1994 film
Priscilla
Negatively charged atomic particles
Electrons
Organisms and their environment
Ecosystem
Red lamp at the rear of a vehicle
Tail light
Shocking, horrendous, terrible
Egregious
What plates get washed in
Dishwater
Village, Manhattan artistic/cultural district
Greenwich
Puzzle 5 Answers
Amount carried by a car, full capacity
Carload
Country to which the Faroe Islands belong
Denmark
Fake pill that mysteriously has an effect
Placebo
Flounced about in an arrogant manner
Swanned
French afternoon newspaper respected globally
Le monde
Highest mountain in Wales: Mount __
Snowdon
Large wave caused by underwater earthquake
Tsunami
Late meals
Dinners
President of the Second Continental Congress
Hancock
Putting a plant into a suitable container
Potting
The Lady of __, Tennyson long poem
Shalott
The highest prize in a lottery
Jackpot
Top layer of e.g. water
Surface
Wasteful person, a lazy spendthrift
Wastrel
__ glass, huge round vessel for drinking G&Ts
Balloon
__ is crying, __ is lying; line from 1981 ABBA hit
One of us
__ maker, machine makes your fave movie snack
Popcorn
Group 480
Puzzle 1 Answers
“The Pied Piper of “
Hamelin
A hard worker
Grafter
Actress cast as Rose in “Titanic”: Kate __
Winslet
Bon __, said by waiters after delivering meals
Appetit
Captain Kathryn __; in charge of the USS Voyager
Janeway
Drake __, water between S America and Antarctica
Passage
Female theatre performer
Actress
Golfing advisors and bag carriers
Caddies
Madagascar is a famous producer of this sweet bean
Vanilla
Small generator, anagram of megaton
Magneto
Squander money frivolously
Fritter
Standard unit of measurement of a food’s energy
Calorie
The bumpy bits on the top of waters
Ripples
Puzzle 2 Answers
Benjamin Britten opera about Queen Elizabeth I
Gloriana
Bird of prey Muppet
Sam eagle
Bog, swamp or marsh
Quagmire
Boxy lines around a phrase of text
Brackets
Comedy sci-fi show with cat, android and hologram
Red dwarf
Crafters who work with cast iron
Founders
Curved lines around a phrase of text
Brackets
Exiled director who won an Oscar for The Pianist
Polanski
Fragrant purple flower used in sachets and soaps
Lavender
Menial worker who is put upon, not a canine
Dogsbody
Most well-known song from Bizet’s Carmen
Habanera
Offerman and Mullally: The __ Love Story Ever Told
Greatest
State where Brad Pitt was born, abbreviation OK
Oklahoma
To pull even in a chase
Overhaul
Turkey-rearing Bernard
Matthews
Use these for making smoothies
Blenders
Puzzle 3 Answers
Bestowed a high honour on a gentleman
Knighted
Bestowed a title on a gentleman
Knighted
Chewed something brittle
Crunched
Directed DiCaprio in The Quick and The Dead
Sam raimi
Homes on wheels to tow behind vehicles
Caravans
Horse contest with hurdles or obstacles to cross
Jump race
Journeying in a road vehicle
Motoring
More full of beans than
Livelier
Quickly, swiftly
Speedily
Sea, part of the Med between Italy and Corsica
Ligurian
Someone who creates musical scores
Composer
Tapping hands together to show appreciation
Clapping
Travelling, e.g. in a road vehicle
Motoring
saving time, system of adjusting the clocks
Daylight
Puzzle 4 Answers
A reason for doing something
Motive
Angelique, 2018 female champ at Wimbledon
Kerber
Assassin
Killer
Boer leader of the Great Trek murdered 1838
Retief
Carson McCullers novel: The Heart is a Lonely __
Hunter
Collier; coal miner
Pitman
Featured instrument in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
Violin
First name of actor who played Frasier Crane
Kelsey
Her goose is __
Cooked
Irritates
Annoys
Measure of how well a planet reflects solar energy
Albedo
Real first name for Meghan Markle
Rachel
Red-wine coloured
Claret
Red-wine hue
Claret
Sweet, such as fizzy drinks
Sugary
The two longest rivers in the UK: Thames and __
Severn
Tiny islands
Islets
Took a brief rest
Napped
__ Scott, Gladiator and The Martian director
Ridley
__ shrimp, its legs resemble a praying insect’s
Mantis
__ up, purse lips in anticipation of a kiss
Pucker
port-wine stain
Naevus
Puzzle 5 Answers
Algarve city and tourist resort
Albufeira
Amethysts, emeralds, garnets, diamonds
Gemstones
Carried along with information on trip sights
Guidebook
Cate __, Galadriel, Queen Elizabeth I, Hela
Blanchett
He who wrote History is bunk
Henry ford
Moving feet illegally in basketball
Traveling
Or two weeks
Fortnight
Place for keeping things for future use
Storeroom
Reject, renounce, rebut
Repudiate
Rock-and-roll beater used in a percussion section
Drumstick
Swimming stroke named after flying insect
Butterfly
Water-based, breathable emulsion
Claypaint
