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Group 461
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: Facebook
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: Instagram
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
Group 467
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: Instagram
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: Linkedin
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: Facebook
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