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Artistically pleasing to the eye

Aesthetic

Barking up the __; to be mistaken

Wrong tree

Bus line with the ad “Leave the driving to us”

Greyhound

Covering for a light-giving device

Lamp shade

Creating a new product or device

Inventing

Desolate, miserable, unhappy

Sorrowful

Grain-like seeds used in kasha varnishkes

Buckwheat

Insoluble substance found in vegetable fibers

Cellulose

Knick-knacks, figurines, baubles and decorations

Ornaments

One of the largest Dutch cities, a world entrepôt

Rotterdam

Part of archery target outside the scoring area

Petticoat

Understand, work on finding an answer

Figure out

With an instructive, informative purpose

Educative

Arranged in strata

Layered

Cell division that creates exact copies

Mitosis

Edge __; brink of success hit for Lady Gaga

Of glory

Information sent from one sender to one receiver

Unicast

Long, firm, cylindrical pillow

Bolster

Making owl noises

Hooting

Manchurians who established Jin Dynasty in China

Jurchen

Neatening clutter in the house

Tidying

Oklahoma City basketball team

Thunder

Preserved in brine or vinegar

Pickled

Rod __, actor starred in In the Heat of the Night

Steiger

Stamped to indicate postage has been paid

Franked

Volcanic Indian Ocean island once owned by France

Réunion

What it’s like outside, e.g. sunny, raining

Weather

__ Elliot, Martian boy in The Space Between Us

Gardner

2018 superhero movie, Black __

Panther

Banishing, expelling

Exiling

Crucially, importantly

Vitally

Encasement on the top of a room

Ceiling

Greedily gobbling down one’s food

Wolfing

Greek alphabet letter, capital looks like a Y

Upsilon

Handcrafted floor coverings from fabric oddments

Rag rugs

In a slantwise manner

Ascaunt

Mountain pass between Italy and Austria: __ Pass

Brenner

Rattle your __, Lennon’s request to posh audience

Jewelry

Stocking holders

Garters

TV lawyer who charged $100,000 per case

Matlock

Takes detritus from river bed

Dredges

Territory ruled by medieval Mongol ruler

Khanate

US singer known for Lucky Star, Like a Prayer

Madonna

__ and Lovage, very English play by Peter Shaffer

Lettice

As tough as __; well-worn shoes

Old boots

Dancers’ or actors’ outfits

Costumes

Disposable drinking vessel

Paper cup

Friedrich __ University is based in Jena, Germany

Schiller

From Venice; like a certain type of window blind

Venetian

Most worn and untidy

Tattiest

Multiple Oscar-winner Daniel __, My Left Foot star

Day lewis

Processed canned pork meat

Luncheon

Small void in a piece of wood

Knothole

Tower with sails that drains a marsh or swamp

Windpump

Bats the eyes

Blinks

Calcium compound for cleaning washing machines

Calgon

Collecting piles of leaves with a garden tool

Raking

Indian soldiers of the British Army of the Raj

Sepoys

Johnny Depp stars as this failed movie director

Ed wood

NY NBA team, based at Madison Square Garden

Knicks

Patti __, Broadway Diva

Lupone

Put inside

Insert

Swiss melted cheese dish

Fondue

Three times

Thrice

Tom, Tom, the piper’s son, stole a pig and away __

Did run

What hippophobia is the fear of

Horses

Bad breath

Halitosis

Bass guitarist for The Who: the late John __

Entwistle

Beach seating

Deck chair

Decorative parchment that covers a brick structure

Wallpaper

Deliberate, not accidental

On purpose

Pipe obstructions

Blockages

Punxsutawney Phil, for example

Groundhog

Removed Xmas paper from

Unwrapped

Siege warfare machine for hurling large stones

Trebuchet

Thistle with edible flower bud

Artichoke

To become annoyed, with reference to a garment

Get shirty

Tom __, US chef founded Crafted Hospitality

Colicchio

Aquatic mattress

Waterbed

Bubbles created by washing up liquid

Soap suds

C S __, Hornblower author who was born Cecil Smith

Forester

End, cut short, prune

Truncate

Freddy __; Belgian contemporary of Eddy Merckx

Maertens

Hockey team based out of Canadian capital

Senators

Issues an order; not demands but __

Commands

Level of noise or sound

Loudness

Money, bills

Currency

Music by __, Oscar-winner about a Zimbabwean singer

Prudence

Pan __, once the world’s largest airline

American

Region in France famous for its Camembert cheese

Normandy

Same as Calvary, a small hill near Jerusalem

Golgotha

Vitality, energy, drive

Dynamism

__ of the Runaways sang Bad Reputation

Joan jett

Big snakes, perhaps called Monty

Pythons

Building fronts

Facades

Civil War hero “Stonewall” __

Jackson

Cursed; damned

Dratted

Demands forcefully

Insists

Looking for, maybe even desperately

Seeking

Michael __, linguist who deciphered Linear B

Ventris

Old-fashioned wringing laundry aids

Mangles

Plate that helps you serve a balanced diet

Eatwell

Round citrus fruits for making breakfast juice

Oranges

Shoes with a patterned leather upper

Brogues

Some forms of life survive the atomic or __ blasts

Nuclear

Throwing a party, compering a do

Hosting

__ Holden, American actor

William

__ edition, an art book, say, with few copies

Limited

Capable of being replaced by new growth

Renewable

Commanded the starship USS Enterprise in Star Trek

James kirk

Dicing __; taking dangerous risks

With death

Edit by removing offensive parts

Expurgate

Fortified keep along the English-Scottish border

Pele tower

Get a motorbike going with one of these

Kickstart

Girl band of Lewis, Blatt and Appleton x 2

All saints

Moving toy that dangles above sleepy babies

Cot mobile

Nationality of Gisele Bundchen and Adriana Lima

Brazilian

System that waters lawn

Sprinkler

Tampa Bay’s hockey team

Lightning

Bellingshausen’s ship used to discover Antarctica

Vostok

Frankfurter, wiener

Hot dog

Itchy dry skin condition

Eczema

Photo agency founded by Cartier-Bresson and Capa

Magnum

Protective pinnies worn when barbecuing

Aprons

Release from one’s grasp

Unhand

Removes everything from a table

Clears

Someone who passes secrets to the press

Leaker

Support framework for lighting on a film or TV set

Gantry

Thickset, heavily built

Stocky

Thomas __, the father of English cathedral music

Tallis

__ Lewis, longtime Cincinnati Bengals coach

Marvin

Architect of the pyramid of Zoser

Imhotep

Big balls of laundry

Bundles

Boris, the UK prime minister from July 2019

Johnson

Cause trouble or distress to someone

Afflict

Fun search for hidden oval objects during Easter

Egg hunt

Having an opening, like pores in a sponge

Ostiate

Laying cloth over furniture

Draping

More deprived

Needier

Small flow of liquid

Trickle

State known as the Heart of Dixie

Alabama

Subtle eye contact gesture, closing one eye

Winking

Table __; meals given to customers at their seats

Service

The M in CMYK printing cartridges

Magenta

Transportation that’s good for you and the planet

Cycling

What Ms Dolittle sold in Covent Garden

Flowers

__ Henry wrote “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”

Patrick

Athletic event with a sandpit

Long jump

Establishing, setting up

Founding

Group of superheroes who beat Thanos in __ Endgame

Avengers

Like something lightweight that can be carried

Handheld

Mrs and Miss are abbreviations of this word

Mistress

Scottish weapon, a double-edged broadsword

Claymore

Some of these veggies are the “daikon” type

Radishes

Something you have loaned from a friend

Borrowed

Suggested, speculative, as in a budget

Notional

Superhero group that faces Thanos in __ Endgame

Avengers

Victor and Nikki’s daughter on soap opera Y&R

Victoria

__ cage bulbs possess many filaments

Squirrel

Answered, replied

Responded

Bill who drew Calvin and Hobbes

Watterson

Elvis’ style of shoes

Bluesuede

Flu

Influenza

Frame for carrying injured footballers

Stretcher

Gen. Lee’s trusty steed during American Civil War

Traveller

Pictorial greetings sent home from holidays

Postcards

Slightly smaller mattress than a male monarch’s

Queen size

The __, Irish Rover folk band

Dubliners

The __, Oscar-winner with Lemmon and MacLaine

Apartment

Wallboard made from Portuguese trees

Corkboard

__ gardens, place for scientific study

Botanical

Canadian pop singer who sang Baby

Bieber

Extremely pressing

Urgent

Hard white limestone used in architecture

Marble

Isle off the toe of Italy’s boot

Sicily

Leave an airport

Depart

One of The Bold & The Beautiful’s worst villainess

Sheila

Puts up scaffolding or a building

Erects

Shared combined resources, a little watery perhaps

Pooled

Shocked electrically

Jolted

Toasted batter, served with ice cream and syrup

Waffle

__ lithography, method of book printing

Offset

-Apennine; landing site for Apollo 15 mission

Pierce, Oscar-winning film with Joan Crawford

Mildred

__ greens, where cricket matches are played

Village

Born on the __ of July; 1989 Tom Cruise film

Fourth

Circular dish that sits under a teacup, plate

Saucer

Clothing company, __ Republic

Banana

Dark reddish purple

Maroon

Father of the two “Princes in the Tower”: __ IV

Edward

Female foxes

Vixens

German folkloric animal, fire, human or candle

Kobold

Guidance handle for steering a boat

Tiller

Japanese horseradish sauce, found in sushi plates

Wasabi

Opinion at odds with religion

Heresy

The wealthy girl in Billy Joel song is from there

Uptown

Writing desk or a branch of an institution

Bureau

Abbreviation and nickname for Santa Claus

St nick

Actress Tia Mowry’s twin sister

Tamera

Add to the price for profit

Mark up

Burrowing rodent that causes farmers trouble

Gopher

Eight __ Freaks, monster-spider movie

Legged

Houses, dwellings, residences

Abodes

Opposite of youngest

Oldest

Prisoner who received clemency in 1977: Patty __

Hearst

Textured like the white cliffs of Dover

Chalky

Vertical sections of steps on a staircase

Risers

__ Mitty, character with alternative existence

Walter

African coffee seeds; anagram of sour bat

Robusta

Boring, everyday

Humdrum

Capital of Armenia

Yerevan

Cloth window covering

Curtain

Cropping up, occurring, e.g. a problem

Arising

Curated popular stories on Twitter

Moments

Dumbo’s mouse friend

Timothy

Freddy __; A Nightmare on Elm Street serial killer

Krueger

Margaritaville singer, Jimmy __

Buffett

Meaty liquids

Gravies

Rich, woven fabric with a raised pattern

Brocade

Walter __, painter fascinated with Jack the Ripper

Sickert

When the Moon covers the Sun

Eclipse

With Swedish, the official language of Helsinki

Finnish

A just-married person

Newlywed

Chewy candy bar manufactured by Nestlé

Redskins

Child abductors of Pullman’s His Dark Materials

Gobblers

Climbing nook-filled structure for felines

Cat condo

Composer of film score for Chariots of Fire

Vangelis

Disqualified 2019 Derby winner: Maximum __

Security

Handle to turn a latch

Doorknob

Hit song by the band Chicago: “__ in the Park”

Saturday

Home environments of animals

Habitats

Ignoring; not acknowledging

Blanking

Injured a joint by twisting or tearing

Wrenched

Large paper size; a jester’s hat

Foolscap

More tangled

Knottier

Pope Alexander VI’s 3x married daughter: __ Borgia

Lucrezia

Relating to the French region of Alsace

Alsatian

Roman leader who won the Battle of Actium

Octavian

__ domain, the TL in TLDs

Top level

Chaotic, haphazard

Shambolic

Dare; dispute

Challenge

Dramatic French singer of Milord

Edith piaf

Exposed to the elements and looking bedraggled

Windswept

Facilities, services

Amenities

Facilities, services provided in a hotel

Amenities

Fool, dunce

Blockhead

Framed opening made in a chimney to contain flames

Fireplace

Fur trapper protagonist role in The Revenant

Hugh glass

Half-moon blade for chopping herbs

Mezzaluna

Large Indian reservation in South Dakota

Pine ridge

Putting green gofer

Golf caddy

Yellow/white plant grown from a bulb; daffodil

Narcissus

A spinal disc condition, not slipped

Bulging

American luxury store chain

Barneys

Appraisals of new books in magazines and papers

Reviews

Beaming with joy

Smiling

Finger measures of salt when added to a recipe

Pinches

Hellraiser: __, fifth Hellraiser movie

Inferno

Lord married to Mary, Queen of Scots

Darnley

Poison found in crushed apple pips

Cyanide

Sensual Hindu yoga, massage

Tantric

Small Mesopotamian horse descended from Arabians

Caspian

Stovetop coffee maker

Moka pot

Windblown, fluttering, streaming in the wind

Flyaway

Wiping down a kitchen floor hit by liquid spills

Mopping

__ Cole, he had fiddlers three

Old king

__ Way, walkway leads to the UK’s national stadium

Wembley

Caught __; apprehended mid-crime

In the act

Dealt with legally

Actioned

Furniture piece with shelves; used to store novels

Bookcase

Japanese spitz-type dog with foxy features

Shiba inu

Miner’s illumination invented by Sir Humphry

Davy lamp

Obama campaign slogan

Yes we can

Pained and drawn expressions on faces

Grimaces

Rock band My __ Romance

Chemical

Seattle team uses Native American art in logo

Seahawks

Showing contempt for the rules

Flouting

Visiting spectrally

Haunting

Wall-mounted devices for turning lights on and off

Switches

__ With Morrie; Mitch Albom memoir

Tuesdays

__ dew, US lemonade brand

Mountain

A hound and a 70s smelly coat

Afghan

Acquire

Obtain

Boated along a canal; anagram of badger

Barged

Chest for storing children’s playthings

Toy box

Circular swirling currents

Eddies

Don’t Let the Sun __ on Me, Elton John single

Go down

Fails an exam

Flunks

Google __, logo manipulation on special days

Doodle

Illuminations, lamps

Lights

Items on display in the Uhrenmuseum in Vienna

Clocks

Pharmaceutical company founded in NYC in 1849

Pfizer

Return to life from the ashes

Rise up

Aircraft storage place

Hangar

Capital city of Australia’s Northern Territory

Darwin

Cards with apertures used in framing pictures

Mounts

Cook an egg in water that is just below boiling

Coddle

Irish, English or Gordon longhaired gundog breed

Setter

Language used by Legolas

Elvish

Large skylight over a courtyard within a building

Atrium

Paper towel brand with a Lumberjack mascot

Brawny

Put an item up for sale again on eBay

Relist

Temporary garden structure

Gazebo

US House Speaker Nancy __

Pelosi

Worried, anxious, unsettled

On edge

1960s musical genre, local to southern Louisiana

Swamp rock

A football club’s strongest line-up

First team

Actor who played playboy spy Austin Powers

Mike myers

Buckets keep these rain-blockers upright

Umbrellas

Conflict with Finland after Soviet 1939 invasion

Winter war

Device for removing two small circles from paper

Hole punch

Hugging, enfolding, cuddling

Embracing

Kitchen utensils made of wood

Treenware

Penguins with marked black line under their heads

Chinstrap

Ran off and avoided the law

Absconded

Restaurant/bar-type establishment

Brasserie

Sci-fi series Battlestar __

Galactica

Watch, observe, look out for

Keep an eye

__ Heyer; historical fiction and crime novelist

Georgette

A person who is mechanical and unemotional

Robotic

Bad __; no amount of brushing can fix this style

Hair day

Boundary of flesh and exposed part of tooth

Gumline

Cylinder-style barbecue with hinged lid

Oil drum

Damn __, baseball musical of the 1950s

Yankees

Mike __, Instagram cofounder

Krieger

Nuts found in cantucci biscuits

Almonds

Roof structures, usually with windows

Dormers

State where the Mar-a-Lago resort is located

Florida

Thrilling moment of terror or excitement

Frisson

To beg urgently, implore

Beseech

USAF lunar probe mission launched in 1958

Pioneer

USAF lunar probe program launched in 1958

Pioneer

__ Starling, detective played by Jodie Foster

Clarice

Art of making people spellbound

Hypnotism

Burden, oppress

Weigh down

Grand terraced building, usually slim and narrow

Townhouse

Lasting winter in Game of Thrones

Long night

Old American spiritual, Down by the __

Riverside

Scientific study of ancient inscriptions

Epigraphy

Serving table, often near a formal dining table

Sideboard

Southern Ocean World Heritage Site: __ Island

Macquarie

Swelled through burning

Blistered

__ Light Railway, London’s DLR

Docklands

__ Man, Leonardo sketch of bodily proportions

Vitruvian

An escort on horseback or motorcycle

Outrider

Aquatic platypus

Duckbill

Boxed game of identifying faces

Guess who

Container for storing gas

Canister

Fight Club and Mr and Mrs Smith actor

Brad pitt

Fortified white wine used in cocktails

Vermouth

Glass __ Act, split commercial, investment banks

Steagall

Graf __, famous, round-the-world, 1920s airship

Zeppelin

Grappler, like Naomi, for example

Wrestler

Half a __, musical featured Flash, Bang, Wallop

Sixpence

People who have just joined a team or company

New blood

Political philosophy of the State of Qin

Legalism

Ship’s biscuits that certainly weren’t soft

Hardtack

Shortcomings and weaknesses

Failings

Spring __, an annual decluttering of homes

Cleaning

Town and county in Ulster

Monaghan

Type of surgery that is not a medical emergency

Elective

1980s William Shatner police drama T.J. __

Hooker

Artificial harbor on the Tiber in Ancient Rome

Portus

Book of the OT named after Holofernes’ beheader

Judith

Describes a dress with many folds or flounces

Frilly

First female Prime Minister of India: Indira __

Gandhi

Hollow space; tooth decay

Cavity

Horizontal parts of the steps of a staircase

Treads

Of Northern Europe, Scandinavia

Nordic

Quinn was one according to Manfred Mann

Eskimo

Strained broth made from shellfish

Bisque

Took advice

Heeded

Transfer a file from a computer, not down

Upload

__ center, for animals looking for a new home

Rescue

__ tank; domestic sewage chamber

Septic

Chocolate bar that’s also a galaxy

Milky way

Comedy drama series based on The Karate Kid

Cobra kai

Curried cauliflower side dish in Indian cuisine

Aloo gobi

Free from war, strife, commotion, or violence

Peaceful

Made a positive impression on

Inspired

Mathematician, nobel laureate, studied game theory

John nash

Nickname for the US flag

Old glory

One spouse at a time

Monogamy

Side of a building with a pointed roof

Gable end

Small wedge; Hodor

Doorstop

Steadfast, dependable, trustworthy

Reliable

Townsend __; defunct European ferry operators

Thoresen

__ Canó, MVP for 2013 champion Dominican Republic

Robinson

Another name for wellingtons

Gumboots

Chassis or __ punch, metalworker’s king hit tool

Knockout

Discontinue little by little

Phase out

Ewan __, Moulin Rouge’s Christian

Mcgregor

Example property on display to prospective buyers

Show home

Ordinary

Every day

Scots isle where Ben Fogle was “Castaway” in 2000

Taransay

Spice that is small green pods with black seeds

Cardamom

State in which the Platte River is located

Nebraska

State of doubt or a dilemma

Quandary

__ whales, acrobatic baleen mammals

Humpback

Bill __, coach of the Patriots

Belichick

Cock of the north mountain finch

Brambling

Disturbing preoccupation with a person or idea

Obsession

Festive scene encased in liquid-filled dome

Snow globe

Kitchen machine

Appliance

Makeup to transform a child into a tiger

Face paint

Popular Korean shaved ice dessert

Patbingsu

Related to a substance that is poisonous to cells

Cytotoxic

The number of short films about Glenn Gould

Thirty two

Two __ of Verona, by Shakespeare

Gentlemen

US philosopher who authored A Theory of Justice

John rawls

Attached to a washing line

Pegged

Detached prepping structure mid-kitchen

Island

Family-run eateries or bars in Portugal

Tascas

Growth __, rapid height increases by youngsters

Spurts

Mendicant Muslims

Fakirs

NYC famed John Lennon residence

Dakota

Nurturing, kind

Caring

Swahili word for hippo

Kiboko

The g in eg

Gratia

Trick-taking card game; anagram of create

Écarté

You can play this on a field or on ice

Hockey

Band that sang Don’t You Want Me: The Human __

League

Curd cheese used in Asian cookery

Paneer

Describes the state of hot lava or metal

Molten

Generic, chlorine-based cleaning product

Bleach

Nate is a short version of this boys’ name

Nathan

Not external

Within

One of the driest cities in the world, in Chile

Calama

Poet who wrote the Aeneid

Virgil

Stately home in Brideshead Revisited: Castle __

Howard

The Tennessee Titans formerly: the Houston __

Oilers

Type of stairs invented in 480 BC Sicily

Spiral

__ cipher; German ‘tuna fish’ cipher machines

Lorenz

Bought dinner for, lavished gifts on

Treated

Ed __ is “in love with the shape of you”

Sheeran

Knives, spoons, forks

Cutlery

Large body of water between W and E Antarctica

Ross sea

Light as a __, stiff as a board

Feather

Mary __ Returns as Emily Blunt

Poppins

Meaninglessness, absurdity, stupidity

Inanity

Merry __, rotating horses, carousel

Go round

Portuguese Black Panther world class footballer

Eusebio

Project __; 1959 study into building a lunar base

Horizon

Sheer, plain-weave cloth originally from France

Batiste

Small rounded beetle with a red back

Ladybug

Type of lock added to a door’s edge via a recess

Mortise

A short piece of writing, often found in magazines

Article

A written record or study of human events

History

Contempt, scorn

Disdain

Have something down to a __; be highly skilled

Fine art

Helen B. __, US pediatric cardiologist

Taussig

Moorish Spanish city of the Alhambra

Granada

Mrs Gates, co-sponsor of the foundation

Melinda

Nail-driving tools

Hammers

Palindrome that describes changing wall decoration

Repaper

Rice __, milky dessert with a dollop of jam

Pudding

Salad __, use this to dry lettuce leaves

Spinner

Small dried fruit in hot cross buns

Currant

Snuggled into, cosied up to

Nuzzled

Sprays or posies of flowers

Bunches

Thor Heyerdahl’s balsa raft

Kon tiki

Valved brass instrument family, bugle-like

Saxhorn

__ Girl, Melanie Griffith as investment banker

Working

__ clogs, multihued Dutch wooden footwear

Klompen

Band with Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl

Nirvana

Best friend of Yao and Ling in Mulan

Chien po

Break military rank after a spell of marching

Fall out

Door __, brass hammer for alerting householders

Knocker

Instrument for telling the time with shadows

Sundial

Name of game (and film) that traps players inside

Jumanji

Relating to the treatment of injury and illness

Medical

Space for limbs on airplanes

Legroom

Spouse or companion of a reigning monarch

Consort

Ugly blot on the landscape

Eyesore

Umbrian uni recognized in 1308 by Pope Clement V

Perugia

__ Teams, not offense or defense in football

Special

__ and Dean, gold-medal ice dancers of the 1980s

Torvill

After the __, 1970 album by Neil Young

Gold rush

An indication left by receding waters

Tidemark

Billed, requested payment for services

Invoiced

Blood-sucking humans

Vampires

Brand of advocaat, popular at Christmas

Warninks

Covered in the most suds

Soapiest

Dampness, like on an early morning lawn

Dewiness

Grasped strongly

Clutched

Jacques __; speedy French road racing cyclist

Anquetil

Kicked out of school

Expelled

Loud and frequent talker

Big mouth

Opium-sourced substance used in pain relief

Morphine

Shakespeare play about the Prince of Tyre

Pericles

Volcanic eruption of 1883 near Java

Krakatoa

Walked off in a huff

Flounced

__ Oven, kid appliance cooks with bulb

Easy bake

__ toaster, device for heating bread with filling

Sandwich

Beach vehicle with wheels and sails used for sport

Land yacht

Bullhorn used to manage crowds

Megaphone

Cheap fiction with colorful cover pictures

Dime novel

Feel encouraged and optimistic

Take heart

First king of independent Norway, 1905-57

Haakon vii

Hourglass with trickling grains

Sand timer

Moaning about something

Grumbling

Not had any attention paid to it

Unnoticed

Pregnant; looking forward to

Expecting

Snake depicted eating its own tail

Ouroboros

Steps, basic element of ballet, waltz, etc

Dance move

TV genre with opposing teams

Panel show

US multi-medalist sprinter and long-jumper

Carl lewis

Wicker cribs

Bassinets

A large property or grounds with a large house

Estate

Backed off, refused to jump a fence

Jibbed

Broadcast __, makes large scale planting easier

Seeder

Credits given for achievements

Awards

Discs used as replacement for money

Tokens

Gothic novel by Horace Walpole: The __ of Otranto

Castle

Hit hard; crash bang __

Wallop

Parental figure honored in June

Father

Relating to something or someone from Bonn or Berlin

German

Tingles, stings; needs to be scratched

Itches

Was afraid of

Feared

__ meat, beef spread that has a fat layer

Potted

__ memory, created by repetitive motor tasks

Muscle

“My name is “, Biblical saying about demons

Garden; Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones’ group

Savage

__ Hill, connects Manhattan with the Bronx

Marble

__ Stadium; branded home to Bolton Wanderers FC

Reebok

Covers for air vents

Grilles

Dead Egyptians wrapped in linen strips

Mummies

Edward __, first climber to summit the Matterhorn

Whymper

Frustum shaped, Christmas sweet bread

Pandoro

Gloria Swanson film role, Norma __

Desmond

Go back to once more

Revisit

Group of islands that includes Antigua and Barbuda

Leeward

In my arrogant __, or IMAO

Opinion

Lucky __; first boss of the Genovese crime family

Luciano

Painter of the Paris Opera House ceiling: Marc __

Chagall

TV mistake

Blooper

Tightening muscles

Tensing

Undress

Disrobe

A Whole __ song from Disney movie Aladdin

New world

A line that is at right angles to the horizon

Vertical

Andreas __; first to extract sugar from beets

Marggraf

Describes wines from France, Spain, Germany, Italy

Old world

Destinies, fates

Fortunes

Fashion designer and founder of Complex

Marc ecko

Furniture leg used in Chippendale furniture

Cabriole

It falls from your eye when you’re sad

Teardrop

Kurt __, Austrian ex-secretary-general of the UN

Waldheim

Legal probes into incidents

Inquests

Nightclub security guards

Bouncers

Overlapping roof coverings

Shingles

Something __, Heller’s follow-up to Catch-22

Happened

Suddenly without warning

Abruptly

Using too many words, redundancy in speech

Pleonasm

1983 Australian drama film: __, He Might Hear You

Careful

Band that sang Love Me Do

Beatles

Capital of Spain’s La Rioja autonomous community

Logrono

Cheek-to-cheek greeting with no contact

Air kiss

Cleopatra’s father: King __ XII

Ptolemy

Exhibit to show off goods

Display

Fast-food delivery website; sponsored The X Factor

Just eat

Jon __, comedian, former Daily Show host

Stewart

Left empty

Vacated

Long-range, hidden sharpshooters

Snipers

Mythological Greek figure, brother of Electra

Orestes

Pro golfer from Northern Ireland, Rory __

Mcilroy

Studs, each worn on the sides of the head

Earring

Subject to absorbing an idea unconsciously

Osmosed

Three-pointed hat

Tricorn

Warning signal, waved in front of a vintage car

Red flag

__ basket, suspended plant pot

Hanging

__ deposit; paid to reserve a rental property

Holding

Describes a voyager, moving places to find work

Itinerant

For a specific purpose or occasion

Specially

Headgear worn in Tocumen, perhaps

Panama hat

Niagara, Victoria or Angel, for e.g.

Waterfall

Operations to make visages look younger

Facelifts

Raising __; passing on knowledge to educate others

Awareness

Rebellious soldiers or sailors

Mutineers

Skill of making and repairing roofs using straw

Thatching

Springsteen song that Fallon sang in 62nd Emmy

Born to run

Study of production, distribution and consumption

Economics

Theory associated with Abraham Maslow: __ of Needs

Hierarchy

Unlabelled vino in a restaurant

House wine

Utensil designed for baking a French pie

Quiche pan

__ number nine, children’s counting rhyme

Racing car

Back __; following the right path once more

On track

Birds with broadly spread rear feathers

Fantail

Bunches of sticks

Bundles

European country that’s home to Vienna

Austria

Expression of praise

Plaudit

Fold in the skin

Wrinkle

Hoped

Aspired

Japanese style deep fried battered fish or veggies

Tempura

Men __, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones star

In black

Narrow flat-bottomed vessel with a pole or paddle

Jonboat

Part of the Marx brothers with Chico and Harpo

Groucho

Planet to which Yoda went into exile in Star Wars

Dagobah

Suspended sleeping, between trees

Hammock

The late Eppie Lederer, aka columnist Ann __

Landers

The period a king governs a land

Regency

To mention or state in detail

Specify

V. S. __, wrote A Bend in the River

Naipaul

Wailing sound made by a banshee

Keening

Wooden implements for croquet

Mallets

Anne __, 17th C poet of The Miseries of Man

Killigrew

Banner flown on public buildings

State flag

Blood is thicker __; family ties are important

Than water

Feeling of doubt or apprehension

Misgiving

Give pleasure or enjoyment to others

Entertain

In Solo Whist, an undertaking to win nine tricks

Abundance

Lamp that casts illumination towards a ceiling

Uplighter

Raised platforms in front of house entrances

Doorsteps

Sandwich roll filled with fried potatoes

Chip butty

Small sized piano

Babygrand

The __ Murders, film investigating puppet murders

Happytime

What fax is short for

Facsimile

Banned, blocked

Barred

Cabinet type for papers

Filing

Dick Van __, Eight is Enough dad

Patten

Energetic French music hall dance

Can can

Fresco by the painter Raphael: The School of __

Athens

Not winning

Losing

One or the other

Either

Reuben __, creator of the Häagen-Dazs brand

Mattus

Tools for smoothing wood

Planes

Two-number system with 0s and 1s

Binary

What Scientologists call the immortal soul

Thetan

__ Steps, iconic scenes in Eisenstein’s film

Odessa

__ of crows; sinister collective noun for corvids

Murder

“Turquoise Goddess” peak, on China-Nepal border

Cho oyu

Congregation singing book

Hymnal

Cool area for storing food

Larder

Loft spaces in homes, often used for storage

Attics

Native North American social gathering

Pow wow

Needed to turn a TV on and off after a long day

Remote

Parries a blow in martial arts

Blocks

Pear that grew on the little nut tree

Golden

The real name of Disney’ Sleeping Beauty

Aurora

Watery substances

Fluids

When a player’s cards are exposed for all to see

Ouvert

Battery brand

Duracell

Debut album for Elton John, devoid in the heavens

Empty sky

Economize, make cuts

Retrench

Handrail that forms part of a staircase

Banister

IBM competitor semiconductor business

Qualcomm

Legal protector, especially when parentless

Guardian

Paying for something for someone

Treating

Reduce business costs, make cuts

Retrench

Removed in an appendectomy

Appendix

Small sailing vessels found on the Nile

Feluccas

Small untruth

White lie

Spiritual stories in Christianity

Parables

Star of the film Pretty in Pink: Molly __

Ringwald

Table with raised sides for seating more diners

Drop leaf

Tropical fruits with white flesh and hard shell

Coconuts

__ Woolf, author of Orlando

Virginia

Ace __, three pet detective movies

Ventura

At the end of a sofa, to lean on

Armrest

Colombian “Whenever, Wherever” singer

Shakira

Ewok-like dog breed from Brussels

Griffon

High-protein small pulses

Lentils

King Henry II’s wife: __ of Aquitaine

Eleanor

Lily-__, cowardly

Livered

Machine that smooths the ice in hockey rink

Zamboni

Medieval Dutch city, home of the Frans Hals Museum

Haarlem

Nom __; a writer’s pen name

De plume

Sea god who took on different shapes

Proteus

Situation that is impossible to resolve

Impasse

Sore lips

Chapped

Strip of silk worn under a shirt collar

Necktie

Suggestive, earthy, vulgar, smutty

Raunchy

The capital of New Jersey

Trenton

__ reel, invented in 4th century in Ancient China

Fishing

__ ring, used on a gas hob with an espresso maker

Reducer

Biblical king who threw Daniel into the lion’s den

Darius

Bill __; Apollo 8 crew who took Earthrise photo

Anders

Blabs about a secret

Blurts

Combustible fine material used to start a fire

Tinder

Credit your money back after a returned purchase

Refund

Former NBA player known as Dr. J., __ Erving

Julius

Game of throwing rings over spikes

Quoits

Harry Potter’s owl

Hedwig

Informs asker who the fairest of all is

Mirror

Narrow table cloth

Runner

Not-to-be-repeated event; unique

One off

Small mammal, like a stoat or ferret

Weasel

Sprain or wound

Injury

Vehicle motor

Engine

__ Sutherland, Flatliners star

Kiefer

__ caramel; sweet, buttery sauce or filling

Salted

Ballroom dances with quick and slow step patterns

Foxtrots

Google headquarters city in California: __ View

Mountain

In recent times

Latterly

Multi-headed dog guarding the gates of Hades

Cerberus

One of the members of the Jackson 5

Jermaine

Opposite of blend in; make yourself noticed

Stand out

Replacing the mortar in between bricks in a wall

Pointing

Solution or drop, used in alternative medicine

Tincture

Solution, essence or drop, used in homeopathy

Tincture

Sound of a clock mechanism in action

Tick tock

Succeeding, soon to take office

Incoming

Sugar-free cola brand

Diet coke

Supremacy of one state over others

Hegemony

The Young __, 2009 film about the English queen

Victoria

__ cooker, airtight utensil for quick cooking

Pressure

A Star __, movie with Bradley Cooper

Is born

Era, historical period

Epoque

Extra, identical versions

Copies

In a kind and welcoming way

Warmly

Mentally or physically weak or incapacitated

Feeble

Morose, like Eeyore

Gloomy

Pannier made from woven grasses or twine

Basket

Populous Mexican city in Chihuahua: Ciudad __

Juarez

Populous Mexican city in Chihuahua: __ Juárez

Juarez

Populous Mexican city, Chihuahua’s capital

Juarez

Predator

Hunter

Small-scale character doll: __ figure

Action

TV show Desperate Housewives creator: Marc __

Cherry

Used the tongue to eat an ice cream

Licked

__ chic, distressed interior design styling

Shabby

A household tidy or glove compartment

Vide poche

Area ruled over by sovereign princes of Austria

Archduchy

Big, snappy reptile that’s not a croc

Alligator

Denying someone of something

Depriving

Discount, reduction on a sales label

Price drop

Electoral divisions

Precincts

Gauge theory at the heart of Standard Model

Yang mills

Magnetite, with attractive properties

Lodestone

Night of costume parties and sweet treats

Halloween

Perforated bowls for draining pasta and salads

Colanders

Shouting deeply

Bellowing

State of wedded or holy bliss

Matrimony

The Black Keys song about a man looking for love

Tighten up

__ Union, author of We’re Going To Need More Wine

Gabrielle

Callings, vocations

Niches

Chain of Doughnut shops __ Kreme

Krispy

Country whose independence Lord Byron fought for

Greece

Fertilized ovum

Zygote

His Girl __, Hawks’ wisecracking newspaper comedy

Friday

Impregnated ovum

Zygote

Late morning crossover meal

Brunch

Laurel & Hardy signature tune: The __ Song

Cuckoo

Make smaller

Reduce

Mounted knights’ weapons, long sticks for charging

Lances

Not see-through

Opaque

Observe, remark upon details

Notice

Pump-up mattress

Air bed

Religion traditionally associated with Haiti

Voodoo

Tapping a keyboard with fingers

Typing

Turn an object or image upside down

Invert

Type of managed fund of collective investments

Mutual

U2’s Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild __

Horses

Vegetable prep tool

Peeler

Volcanic isle, third-largest of Japan’s islands

Kyushu

Bullseye; retail store

Target

Capital of Angola: not Rwanda but __

Luanda

Core, __ and crust make up the earth

Mantle

Gave a dwelling to

Housed

Green, edible shoots with purple pom pom flowers

Chives

Japanese car manufacturer that makes the Impreza

Subaru

Karen __, German psychoanalyst of womb envy

Horney

Marion __, actress and muse of Randolph Hearst

Davies

Solomon, who was born on a Monday

Grundy

Spray can used with a duster

Polish

Stamp a design on something

Emboss

State sometimes called America’s Last Frontier

Alaska

Tatty, torn

Ragged

Temporarily take legal guardianship of children

Foster

__ bridge, quickly assembled device used in WW2

Bailey

All the responsibilities of a citizen

Civic duty

Ancient Greek repeating catapult weapon

Polybolos

Arbitrary reordering of cards

Shuffling

Go with, escort

Accompany

Head __; an ostrich’s preferred position

In the sand

Machine or person who gathers crops

Harvester

Musician, singer and former husband of Cher

Sonny bono

Novelty lighting with warmed wax blobs in glass

Lava lamps

Put right, remedied

Rectified

Tiny people who live under floors, per Mary Norton

Borrowers

Wooden devices for attaching washing to a line

Dolly pegs

Punch, Philadelphia peach brandy cocktail

Salander, Larsson’s trilogy main character

Lisbeth

__ salesman; second-hand vehicle dealer

Used car

Archer’s bag for holding arrows

Quiver

Checks on financial accounts

Audits

Companion ship to Erebus, trapped in Arctic ice

Terror

MSNBC Prison documentary series

Lockup

Paper or plastic tubes for drinking with

Straws

Praising promotional literature or sayings

Blurbs

Rock tour assistant

Roadie

Shakespeare play set in Denmark

Hamlet

Silent movie actress and flapper, __ Brooks

Louise

Small, forest-dwelling wildcat of C and S America

Margay

What a ! A wonderful thing or a bottle stopper

tool, gardener’s tool for creating neat sides

Edging

“Clear moon, “: countryside weather lore

artist, creator of works from latex and air

Balloon

Alloy of pure gold and silver used in ornaments

Electrum

Cat-like mountainous mammal from Asia

Red panda

Edgar __ Jr., US architect and lover of Kahlo

Kaufmann

Fezzik and Inigo were best mates in The __ Bride

Princess

Geological presidents monument

Rushmore

Hidden city of Elves, in Beleriand, Middle-earth

Gondolin

Live Nation London festival, once sponsored by O2

Wireless

Makes an error

Blunders

Member of the Church of England

Anglican

Open storage for books

Shelving

Russian mystic, appointed to heal Tsarevich Alexei

Rasputin

The T in TVP, a meat substitute

Textured

Top of a cooker or a separate cooking platform

Hot plate

__ Cavendish, English writer of The Blazing World

Margaret

Anna __, child star of Jane Campion’s The Piano

Paquin

Blue Belgian cartoon characters

Smurfs

Buffalo’s hockey team

Sabres

Canopy added to a building for extra shade

Awning

Clandestine, like a spy

Covert

Complimenting piece that stands out

Accent

Damaged, bruised, e.g. __ pride

Dented

Fabric made of yarn loops

Boucle

Language in which Adonai means God

Hebrew

Mother __, Albanian nun famous for charity work

Teresa

Paul __, the Modfather

Weller

Short sightedness

Myopia

__ Puddle-Duck, a tale of a bonneted egg-layer

Jemima

__ dance, __ jive; opening lyrics to Dancing Queen

You can

Alcoholic after-dinner drink

Digestif

Entitled, qualified

Eligible

Female X-Men mutant, introduced in 1978

Mystique

Fictional town setting for One Life to Live

Llanview

Nellie the Elephant packed this

Her trunk

Put in jail

Imprison

Region of Italy containing the province of Milan

Lombardy

Shot when the 7 and 10 pins are split in bowling

Bedposts

Small, folding blade with tools

Penknife

Stand-alone jacket holder

Coatrack

Time between __ is TBF in longform

Failures

Victoria Aveyard’s Mare Barrow fantasy book series

Red queen

Walking babies

Toddlers

Words for goodbye in French

Au revoir

__ Express, Dietrich and a varied cast on a train

Shanghai

Actor who played the patriarch of Addams Family

Raul julia

Card-matching game also called Pairs

Pelmanism

Christian ceremony using bread and wine

Eucharist

Cover a chair with cushion and fabric

Upholster

Facts and information a person has

Knowledge

Green and yellow US tractor brand

John deere

Large rectangular towel size

Bath sheet

Substance added to make a liquid less watery

Thickener

The enchanted clock in Beauty and the Beast

Cogsworth

Traditional Christmas carol: God Rest Ye Merry __

Gentlemen

__ Wake; experimental James Joyce novel

Finnegans

Awning, cloth covering

Canopy

Castle attic

Garret

David __, the Green Cross Code man and Darth Vader

Prowse

Disposing-your-hand card game, aka card dominoes

Fan tan

Good news from the doctor: A clean bill of __

Health

Hour hand, minute hand and __ hand on a clock

Second

Largest city in Cameroon, but not the capital

Douala

On fire

Burning

Pauses, gaps

Lapses

Riding a water slide on a floating ring-shape

Tubing

Thank You, __, P G Wodehouse’s manservant

Jeeves

__ Piper, actress in Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Billie

Bass speaker

Woofer

Cleansing skin to shrink pores

Toning

Criminal destroyer of property

Vandal

Hollywood worker who cuts scenes from a movie

Editor

Jurassic Park menace or Toronto NBA player

Raptor

Pertaining to that thing

Linked

Piano-like musical instruments played in church

Organs

RuPaul’s song Call Me __

Mother

The Canadiens play at __ Bell

Centre

Togetherness

Unison

Turkey __, device for moistening poultry

Baster

Untidy edge of fabric that has come away

Frayed

Utensil combines spoon, fork and knife

Splayd

American wild pig with social behavior

Peccary

Biennial festival celebrating West African masks

Festima

Blade for chopping meat

Cleaver

Built-in breakfast nook

Dinette

Country where Bran Castle is located

Romania

David __, Order of Merit, Pop Art painter

Hockney

Engineless aircraft with large wingspans

Gliders

James __, “Master builder of the US Constitution”

Madison

Lynyrd Skynyrd signature song: Sweet Home __

Alabama

Not indoors

Outside

Signal lights on hills

Beacons

Squirted with mist

Sprayed

Uses, gives a job to

Employs

Blade attached to the end of a firearm

Bayonet

Desk with slatted tambour cover

Roll top

First ship to offer round-the-world cruises

Laconia

Hugh __, P.T. Barnum in The Greatest Showman

Jackman

Machines that convert power into movement

Engines

Omen or warning, particularly of doom

Portent

Originator, instigator

Creator

Receptacle worn by a horse when eating

Nosebag

Room or business devoted to displaying artworks

Gallery

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti __ began in 2005

Monster

The Night King leads White __ in Game of Thrones

Walkers

The name the Mughal Empire gave itself

Gurkani

Theatrical lyricist often with Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tim rice

Thinks wistfully, considers

Ponders

This city is home to NBA’s predator of the sky

Atlanta

Turns pink, reddens

Flushes

Word remade with same letters

Anagram

__ and brush, utensils to clean a house

Dustpan

Accessory used in stage lighting

Barn door

Comfy, movable seats made from filled sacks

Beanbags

Curse of Scotland, playing card aka the 9 of __

Diamonds

Exoplanet, “Earth’s equivalent” in the galaxy

Proxima b

First man to go on both North and South Poles

Amundsen

Judge’s decision, people cannot talk about a case

Gag order

Keepsake souvenirs of mats for glasses

Coasters

Lewis __; champion Formula One driver

Hamilton

Minced beef, onion and bean curd dish

Ma po tofu

Naturally, like a native speaker

Fluently

Nuance

Subtlety

One long form of the name Teddy

Theodore

River of __, Marilyn Monroe & Robert Mitchum film

No return

Rubbery sealant used on reef tanks

Silicone

__ the mark, to exceed a previously set boundary

Overstep

Duvet

Bedspread

Expert in matter, motion, force and energy

Physicist

Lie-telling

Mendacity

Love interest in The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Esmeralda

Narration or commentary off-camera in a TV show

Voiceover

Place for leaving outdoor clothes

Cloakroom

Purpose-built capital of Pakistan

Islamabad

Said of the bank balance that is below zero

Overdrawn

Too much of something, opposite of a dearth

Abundance

Very hard to convince

Skeptical

Without a hem or dress

Skirtless

__ drive (4WD) are vehicles for rugged terrains

Four wheel

All __; the current fashion

The rage

Buildings based on advertising, giant animals, etc

Novelty

First U.S. culinary magazine

Gourmet

Freestanding closet

Armoire

German city on the Elbe, home to Zwinger Palace

Dresden

He, she, it, they or I

Pronoun

Metal construction toy popular in the 20th century

Meccano

Missing, doing without

Lacking

Movable furniture for separate rooms, __ screen

Folding

One-eyed Greek giant

Cyclops

Paul __, played Iron Man’s computer

Bettany

Presume

Suppose

Rolled meringue and cream dessert

Roulade

Without oxygen, like in space

Airless

A pillar, holds up a building

Column

California __ train runs from Chicago to Emeryville

Zephyr

Dark lunar rock formed from cooled lava

Basalt

Eat, swallow

Ingest

Food that Dan Quayle learned too late has no “e”

Potato

Movie iconic actress Elizabeth

Taylor

Pass, like time

Elapse

Print on __, system of printing smaller quantities

Demand

Sherlock __; animated film with garden figures

Gnomes

Underground animal dwelling

Burrow

__ Caves, Indian frescoes on the Buddha’s life

Ajanta

__ stove, brand of domestic paraffin burner

Primus

Actor who played David Banner, the Incredible Hulk

Bill bixby

Annual celebration on December 25th

Christmas

Butterfly with flame-hued wing edges

Orange tip

Ceiling windows that illuminate

Skylights

Chimney corner

Inglenook

Devoted to a task

Dedicated

Height above sea level

Altitude

Occurrence, incident, event

Happening

Place where spies exchange briefcases

Park bench

Slogan: You’re in __ with Allstate

Good hands

Sweet yellow citrus spread

Lemon curd

With a Little Help from __, by The Beatles

My friends

Cast out to sea

Adrift

Ford __ XB, bird of prey ride driven by Mad Max

Falcon

Greek mathematician, founder of geometry

Euclid

Harsh, very bad

Severe

Jog one’s __

Memory

Padded stool used as a footrest

Pouffe

Parisian mecca for high-end shopping: __ Elysees

Champs

Scrawl over, ruin

Deface

Secured with a metal pin

Bolted

Seven Seas __, Queen number

Of rhye

The capital of Montana

Helena

Draught __; placed by a door to keep out cold air

Excluder

Given a prime (but fruity) position in business

Plum role

Hill overlooking Barcelona, site of a fortress

Montjuic

Hotel chain now owned by Marriott International

Sheraton

In reality

Actually

Little Pig __, Beatrix Potter story

Robinson

Luther Burbank’s profession

Botanist

Medicine __, wheeled devices delivering remedies

Trolleys

Ms. Mars, private investigator

Veronica

Nationality of Usain Bolt and Grace Jones

Jamaican

Pillows for comfort/decoration on a sofa

Cushions

Since U __ was a hit in 2004 for Kelly Clarkson

Been gone

Slackens a thirst

Quenches

Unexpectedly, by surprise, off guard

Unawares

Vincente __; Oscar-winning director of Gigi

Minnelli

Width of a plane from tip to tip

Wingspan

__ file shell is an ornate bivalve from Asia

Oriental

Bodies elected to govern towns and cities

Councils

Break in the middle of a match

Half time

Evoked, triggered

Prompted

Interactive learning session hosted by a museum

Workshop

Lidia Bastianich’s autobiography: My __ Dream

American

Paper lamps, can be sent off into the sky

Lanterns

Ryan __, actor lead in the Deadpool movies

Reynolds

TV show where the tribe has spoken

Survivor

To adorn something with ornaments

Decorate

Weights and pulleys used to stretch an injury

Traction

Where supply is controlled by one sole company

Monopoly

Wooden panel gives access via a flank

Side gate

Customer satisfaction market research firm

Jdpower

French car maker of the Mégane

Renault

Nationality of someone from Riga

Latvian

Qualities that make up an entity; women’s magazine

Essence

Receptacle for discarding cigarette butts

Ashtray

Running like a river

Flowing

Shoe flaps that sit below laces

Tongues

Sword __; Lion-O’s weapon in ThunderCats

Of omens

The Last King of Scotland, in the 1998 Foden novel

Idi amin

Threatening or menacing, as with a stare

Baleful

Throw away

Discard

Touched, felt, fingered

Handled

Walked with a bent back

Stooped

__ Goes to Town sees Gary Cooper inherit millions

Mr deeds

Chinese explorer and mapmaker with treasure fleets

Zheng he

Countryside hiker

Rambler

Doctor who turns into comic book superhero Ant-Man

Hank pym

Ford Motor Company’s luxury car subdivision

Lincoln

Large courgette vegetables

Marrows

Margaret Thatcher’s advertising man

Tim bell

Not close

Faraway

One who is being educated

Learner

Solarium or winter garden

Sunroom

Sugar __, metal canister for shaking out sweetness

Dredger

What you get when you add an s to nouns

Plurals

__ Perk, coffee shop on Friends

Central

A community made up of temporary housing

Shacktown

Gloom, mournfulness

Morbidity

Italian for cheese

Formaggio

Most ancient golfing track at the Royal & Ancient

Old course

O Little Town of __, Christmas carol

Bethlehem

Person who relinquishes a throne, for example

Abdicator

Restaurant/dining seating for a toddler

High chair

School acting group that meets regularly

Drama club

Solid lump collected from the Moon’s surface

Lunar rock

Sweetener, lure

Incentive

The __, Lou Gehrig’s nickname

Iron horse

War among the Greek gods

Theomachy

African country totally enveloped by South Africa

Lesotho

Brandy or cognac glass

Snifter

Cartoon cat pursuer of Pixie & Dixie

Mr jinks

Chatting, prattling, jawing

Yakking

Covering thinly in gold

Gilding

Everything is this in The Lego Movie

Awesome

Fret or worry over

Agonize

Medical treatment of injury, disease or disorder

Therapy

Self-absorbed person, narcissist

Egotist

Sleeping chamber

Bedroom

Triumph, conquest, win

Victory

Turkish empire that ended in 1922

Ottoman

Amsterdam airport and a major European hub

Schiphol

Ball __, tiny metal spheres

Bearings

Bird of __ is a yellow and blue flower

Paradise

International peace agreements or pacts

Treaties

Jeopardy winner, Ken __

Jennings

Mexican cooking beans

Frijoles

Most succulent and moist

Juiciest

Something made invalid, like a marriage

Annulled

Valley where wine is produced in British Columbia

Okanagan

You wipe your feet on these

Doormats

__ Nails, Johnny Cash covered their song Hurt

Nine inch

__ Refrigerator: modern, intelligent fridge

Internet

__ than good; something damaging and unhelpful

More harm

Abdomen fat or the rise in a fairy cake

Muffin top

Blinking like a star

Twinkling

Movie about competitive cheerleading

Bring it on

Place for making and selling scents

Perfumery

Ride __ over; treat someone with disrespect

Roughshod

Scotland’s largest castle, now a museum: __ Castle

Edinburgh

Slugs __; what little boys are made of, apparently

And snails

Volcanic peninsula in the Russian Far East

Kamchatka

Wine chiller

Ice bucket

Yellow vehicle that whisks kids off to be educated

School bus

__ the Earth; environmental campaigners

Friends of

Airtight seal used in packaging

Hermetic

Chewy Italian bread shaped like a slipper

Ciabatta

Danish theme park for little builders

Legoland

Forcefully; vigorously

Mightily

Illustrated book describes real/imaginary animals

Bestiary

Observant, attentively keeping an eye on

Watchful

Opening night of a new Broadway show

Premiere

Person who misses school or work

Absentee

Polite asks for something

Requests

Psychological tests made popular by Rorschach

Inkblots

Sagging or dangling

Drooping

She hit No. 1 with “Love Me Like You Do”: Ellie __

Goulding

Shelf-type that appears be held up by nothing

Floating

Supporting stands for table tops

Trestles

Vital for good health alongside a healthy diet

Exercise

__ Sixties; nickname for hedonistic decade

Swinging

Ancient Egyptian city; Tennessee blues town

Memphis

Cutting bread for toasting

Slicing

Detailed, comprehensive

In depth

Glaze or filling of semisweet chocolate and cream

Ganache

Having tiny dents

Dimpled

Loose and unisex Moroccan caftan

Jellaba

Philadelphia __, Elton John with Backstreet Boys

Freedom

Ranges for making dinner on

Cookers

Small journalistic binder of pages for writing in

Notepad

Solid nickname of wrestler Dwayne Johnson

The rock

Toni Morrison’s 1987 novel

Beloved

Year __; bovine Chinese zodiac sign period

Of the ox

Cannon or trebuchet

Weapon

Chased, pursued

Hunted

Comics produced in South and North Korea

Manhwa

Desire or need for a drink

Thirst

E.g. Swiss army, steak, switchblade

Knives

Place where cars are kept safely off road

Garage

Small areas of land surrounded by water

Islets

Tourist attractions to see

Sights

__ Senators play at the Canadian Tire Centre

Ottawa

__ Soul, Beatles LP of 1965

Rubber

__ fork, retractable utensil to spear silverskins

Pickle

Gigantic or huge

Colossal

Home state of George Washington

Virginia

Horror about four teenage girls dabbling in Wicca

The craft

Measure of sheep threads

Wool bale

Moving in water

Swimming

Roland __; Stephen King’s Dark Tower series hero

Deschain

Space __; astronomical Disney World attraction

Mountain

Synchronized __, groups perform dances in water

Swimming

Urban music of early 20th century Greece

Rebetiko

Where avians can drink/take a wash in the garden

Birdbath

__ brass means you have some front

As bold as

__ jam cake, southern cake with caramel icing

Kentucky

__ site; rubbish dump

Landfill

Charon steered one of these on the river Styx

Ferryboat

Country where hallaca is a national dish

Venezuela

Elands, gnus, and impalas, for example

Antelopes

Getting ready, putting together, e.g. meals

Preparing

Goody King’s instrument in Fame

Saxophone

Important, something that you can’t do without

Essential

Make someone speechless, flabbergasted

Dumbfound

Money lender with high interest rates

Loan shark

Reduced to fertilizer

Composted

Thankfulness or appreciation of good fortune

Gratitude

__ Wars, series of 20th century Asian conflicts

Indochina

A set of props

Shoring

As pretty as a __

Picture

Consuming books for pleasure

Reading

Edible marine crustacean with a long abdomen

Lobster

Forgive for a sin

Absolve

Last boss of 1986’s game Castlevania

Dracula

Making of bespoke wooden furniture

Joinery

Merv __, US TV host and media mogul

Griffin

Perplexing 1989 hit for INXS

Mystify

Poured H2O to nourish garden plants

Watered

Puts food in very cold storage

Freezes

Rental occupancy

Tenancy

Satirical office comic strip

Dilbert

Trademarked laminate used in 60s kitchen surfaces

Formica

Type of plague with swollen lymph nodes

Bubonic

__ End, based on 1910 E.M. Forster novel

Howards

__ Roy, Avalanche goaltender, one of best ever

Patrick

Company that owns the Cadbury chocolate brand

Mondelez

Eased off, gave in

Relented

Fuel oil and wax

Paraffin

Groups of four musicians

Quartets

Hungarian author of “The Sleepwalkers”: Arthur __

Koestler

Person of charitable actions

Do gooder

Soft layer of a bed

Mattress

Summer skin condition from hot temperatures

Heat rash

They prevent air entering part-used wine bottles

Stoppers

Too many to count

Numerous

Yearly planner

Calendar

__ Covenant, store of the Ten Commandments

Ark of the

Ancient paper folding art of Japan

Origami

Bic __; transparent biro, introduced in 1950

Cristal

Bruce Wayne’s underground headquarters

Bat cave

Capital of the Canadian province of Nunavut

Iqaluit

Game show once presented by Donny Osmond

Pyramid

Middle Eastern coffee served in a tiny cup

Turkish

Name given to a female whose identity is unknown

Jane doe

Nothing Else __ by Metallica

Matters

Operation to open someone up

Surgery

Oscar and __, Peter Carey’s Booker winner

Lucinda

Overwhelming happiness, euphoric religious state

Rapture

Search out, try to track down something

Look for

Small curtain, often in a kitchen window

Valance

Sun shading umbrella

Parasol

__ Armani, Italian fashion designer

Giorgio

2010 space documentary narrated by DiCaprio

Hubble

Broadway Joe __, NFL quarterback

Namath

Bubbling noise made by a young baby

Gurgle

Cooks in an oven

Roasts

King Henry III’s successor to the throne: __ I

Edward

Prized pink-fleshed river or sea fish

Salmon

Ran away to get married

Eloped

Short wooden rods that are used in flat-packs

Dowels

__ Night, first major release for Kool & The Gang

Ladies

__ Söze, shady character in The Usual Suspects

Keyser

__ sizer, a ruler used in quilling

Circle

80’s cop show with Crockett and Tubbs in Florida

Miami vice

A coat with eye-like markings

Ocellated

Chocolate rodents

White mice

Communal pot and forks used to eat melted cheese

Fondue set

Democrats are donkeys and Republicans are __

Elephants

Dinosaur whose name means iguana tooth

Iguanodon

Discordant clashing noises, dissonance

Cacophony

Earth metal used in fireworks, with symbol Sr

Strontium

Layer of wall paint applied beneath the main hue

Undercoat

Match between rivals FC Barcelona and Real Madrid

El clasico

More inconvenient or clumsy than

Awkwarder

Muddy coastal wetland area

Tidal flat

Seating for drinking patrons

Bar stools

Bewildering

Confusing

French cast-iron cookware, notably in orange

Le creuset

Land area under government authority; not a state

Territory

Men’s protective sport device invented in Canada

Jockstrap

Protectors of the queen and her buildings

Guardsmen

Scandal associated with Richard Nixon

Watergate

Small desk with desktop that lifts on hinges

Davenport

Stampeding, marauding

Rampaging

Tears for Fears song: __ Wants to Rule the World

Everybody

Viggo __, star of Green Book

Mortensen

Violet eats Willy Wonka’s gum, becomes this fruit

Blueberry

Archaic terms for pubs, inns

Taverns

Benign tumor of glandular tissue

Adenoma

California city named after Burroughs’ jungle hero

Tarzana

Exhausted, drained

Rundown

Fireflies group, named after nocturnal birds

Owl city

Gaining illegal access to an IT system

Hacking

Least tame

Wildest

Low-ranking hereditary title

Baronet

Measurement units in a temperature scale

Degrees

Minimal government economic involvement: -faire

Park; murder-mystery film set in a stately home

Gosford

__ style, Scandinavian clean, light, white decor

Swedish

Animal enzyme used to curdle cheese

Rennet

Classic comic actor and writer Carl __

Reiner

Difficult and awkward

Tricky

Plea to a god

Prayer

Road that takes a detour around a town

Bypass

Roof drainage system

Gutter

Saying: __ and smell the coffee

Wake up

Song by Dexys Midnight Runners: Come On __

Eileen

The Office’s beet farmer, __ Schrute

Dwight

Three __, Western comedy about Spanish friends

Amigos

Type of cleaner that sucks up dirt from carpets

Vacuum

__ Tuesday, highpoint of the Lenten celebrations

Shrove

__ bone, dog treats for chewing on

Marrow

Barry __; Copacabana singer-songwriter

Manilow

Disney animated series __ and Ferb

Phineas

Early computer programming language

Fortran

Excited, stimulated; anagram of gelatin

Atingle

Lost in __, pensive

Thought

Male child of your new partner

Stepson

Milan __, writer banished by the Communist regime

Kundera

Small daily jobs

Errands

Small house

Cottage

Sportspeople with clubs

Golfers

__ wing, fried chicken coated in hot sauce/butter

Buffalo

Act of price negotiation

Haggling

American folk singer and social rights activist

Joan baez

An objector who speaks out against something

Naysayer

Appliance for cooking food over charcoal

Barbecue

Hillside vineyards, red and white wines

Solopaca

Home of the Seattle SuperSonics, 1978-1985

Kingdome

Intricate handicraft that Brussels is famous for

Lacework

Mock, scorn, mimic, deride

Ridicule

Most populated city in New Zealand

Auckland

Off __; reckless, out-of-control

The rails

Tangible or substantial

Physical

__ Bankhead, early 20th century actress

Tallulah

__ steppe; vast Northern Hemisphere grassland

Eurasian

__ straw, paper, plastic tube for beverages

Drinking