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The craft of making porcelain or earthenware.

Pottery

Hinder, restrain.

Inhibit

Foretell that something will happen in future.

Predict

Process of interlocking loops of yarn with a hook.

Crochet

Italian rice dish cooked in broth until creamy.

Risotto

Number defined as 1 followed by 9 zeros.

Billion

Cancels permissions or access rights.

Revokes

Destination of the virtuous in Greek mythology.

Elysium

Russian author of War and Peace.

Tolstoy

Small Greek restaurant or cafe.

Taverna

Very weak, insubstantial.

Tenuous

Furniture containing a concealed chamber pot.

Commode

Morally corrupt.

Depraved

Alcoholic mixed drink.

Cocktail

Mystical adviser to Czar Nicholas II of Russia.

Rasputin

Losing consciousness.

Fainting

Ridiculous, preposterous.

Farcical

Outstanding tennis sisters Venus and Serena __.

Williams

City home to the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.

Florence

Small structure for drying plates on.

Dish rack

Sporadic, intermittent, periodic.

Episodic

Encourage, compel someone to do something.

Motivate

Kids who have escaped home.

Runaways

Rises or grows rapidly.

Escalates

Person who moves scenery in theatrical productions.

Stagehand

Deeply engaging 3D experience, such as when gaming.

Immersive

Deception, two-facedness.

Duplicity

TV Adventures of the Ricardos and Mertzes.

I love lucy

Frequency range for transmitting internet signals.

Bandwidth

Tribe or clan leader.

Chieftain

Gargamel’s blue lady spy.

Smurfette

Rod Stewart hit about a fling with an older woman.

Maggie may

French maker of stilettos with red soles.

Louboutin

“Sweet” mountain peak located in Rio de Janeiro.

Sugar loaf

Organisations doing good works.

Charities

The most glossy, most polished.

Shiniest

Cave of ____ has Paleolithic paintings, in Spain.

Altamira

Hungarian capital city on the Danube river.

Budapest

Nun dwellings.

Convents

Greedily, eagerly.

Hungrily

Lawbreaker.

Criminal

Radio frequencies for broadcasting.

Airwaves

Cut of a garment above the chest.

Neckline

Fastener for binding electric wires together.

Cable tie

Song by Queen: Bohemian __.

Rhapsody

Once upon a __ dreary: by Edgar Allan Poe.

Midnight

Snowstorm.

Blizzard

Pieces of printed music.

Scores

Use this on Instagram to change a photo’s look.

Filter

Says hello.

Greets

Long choux bun has cream filling and chocolate top.

Eclair

Head-wrap worn by a Sikh.

Turban

Lotus __ S1, Bond’s car in The Spy Who Loved Me.

Esprit

A song’s refrain.

Chorus

Security.

Safety

Weapon that fires heavy iron balls.

Cannon

Illustrious __, Sherlock is approached by a royal.

Client

Roland __; Parisian Grand Slam tennis venue.

Garros

Stella __, Belgian pilsner.

Artois

Husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Joseph

Leave.

Depart

Capital of Cook Islands.

Avarua

He pulled the trigger.

Gunman

Breakfast tart with eggs and fillings.

Quiche

__ Pete, nickname of tennis player Sampras.

Pistol

Not in front.

Behind

Equines.

Horses

Showy, glamorous, sparkly.

Glitzy

Flat, polished sides of a diamond.

Facets

Composer called “The Poet of the Piano”.

Chopin

Japanese art form of small trees.

Bonsai

Exploding, like a cork from a bottle.

Popping

Word formed by rearranging the letters of another.

Anagram

Ancient light source, no electricity.

Oil lamp

Bram Stoker’s famous vampire.

Dracula

Primary patron saint of Ireland: St. __.

Patrick

The level of sourness, e.g. of a food or substance.

Acidity

Tennis played with one player each side of the net.

Singles

Unseen prompt for actors, held off screen.

Cue card

Field of fruit trees.

Orchard

Queasy, nauseous.

Bilious

Director of the Italian film Nights of Cabiria.

Fellini

Singer Niall Horan’s native country.

Ireland

Actor John __; played T-Birds’ leader in Grease.

Travolta

Shined to a glossy finish.

Polished

Pleads.

Implores

One who subscribes to another’s tweets.

Follower

Leonardo __ was The Wolf of Wall Street.

Dicaprio

Spectacularly embarrassing mistake.

Epic fail

Tube leading from the outer to inner hearing organ.

Ear canal

Lemongrass helps treat this scaly scalp condition.

Dandruff

Type of restaurant most likely to serve sushi.

Japanese

Former name for Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Rhodesia

Fundamental component.

Mainstay

Element with the chemical symbol Pt.

Platinum

Love song, used to court someone.

Serenade

Clyde __, US astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930.

Tombaugh

Chastising.

Scolding

Coin-operated communication.

Pay phone

Kelly and Jack’s heavy metal singer dad, Ozzy __.

Osbourne

Relating to the Greek capital.

Athenian

Thin tissue-sheet boundary in a living organism.

Membrane

Well-spoken, articulate.

Eloquent

St Peter’s __; focal point of the Vatican City.

Basilica

Birds found on the coast.

Seagulls

Athletic event of leaping across sand area.

Long jump

Sleeping platform with a liquid mattress.

Water bed

Noise-making vehicle anti-theft mechanism.

Car alarm

Viral reactivation of the chickenpox virus.

Shingles

Chinese system for placing objects in a room.

Feng shui

Since birth, lasting all one’s years.

Lifelong

Register of people present.

Roll call

Person who brings goods into a county in bulk.

Importer

Risky.

Dangerous

__ Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

Talladega

__ Willie, Mickey’s first film, released in 1928.

Steamboat

Traditional greeting of business people.

Hand shake

Not pleasant to look at.

Unsightly

People from Bucharest are __.

Romanians

Little __ are fibs meant to do no harm.

White lies

Daily prophecy or advice based on the zodiac.

Horoscope

Fascinated, curious about.

Intrigued

Elvis Presley’s actress wife.

Priscilla

Struggle, brawl.

Tussle

Innocence; freedom from contamination.

Purity

What Iran was called formerly.

Persia

Ocean where walruses are concentrated.

Arctic

Fast-moving river area.

Rapids

A __ tweet stays at the top of a feed.

Pinned

Thrill of victory, the agony of __.

Defeat

Green guy who stole Christmas.

Grinch

__ Franklin, Queen of Soul.

Aretha

__ infection; disease caused by spores.

Fungal

Forested wetlands along the Mississippi.

Swamps

__ Fleece, found on the flying ram of Aries.

Golden

Barney and Betty’s last name in the Flintstones.

Rubble

Exploit.

Overwork

Extra big bed, fit for a male monarch.

King size

Nationality of a native of Tirana.

Albanian

Hamlet’s stepfather who is also his uncle.

Claudius

Idly chattering, like a brook.

Babbling

Jon __; comic strip cat Garfield’s owner.

Arbuckle

Photos of a designer’s seasonal collection.

Look book

Italian tomato sauce.

Marinara

Inundated with water.

Engulfed

Mecca’s most distinguished historical figure.

Muhammad

Under __ by Queen.

Pressure

Finds a solution, settles a dispute.

Resolves

Flap of skin underneath the tongue.

Frenulum

Vastness of size, enormity.

Immensity

Closed the window doors on a shop.

Shuttered

This Venetian beauty elopes with Othello.

Desdemona

Loved and protected.

Cherished

French torch-song singer of La Vie en rose.

Edith piaf

Rodent with quills.

Porcupine

Insatiable.

Voracious

__ wraps; don’t give away a secret.

Keep under

Shining, making something glisten.

Polishing

Tennis penalty when serving on a baseline.

Foot fault

Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome.

Colosseum

Samhainophobia is the fear of this.

Halloween

Greek dramatist of the Bacchae and Orestes.

Euripides

__ up, fried eggs with the yoke showing.

Sunnyside

Followers and fans of Justin Bieber.

Beliebers

In the open air; outdoors (Italian).

Alfresco

Holy or consecrated.

Hallowed

Doggedly chasing.

Hounding

Power tool associated with Texas massacre movies.

Chainsaw

Geological time period of the first dinosaurs.

Triassic

Sessions during which auditions are held.

Castings

Nero’s great uncle who adopted him.

Claudius

Day of the week of the Travolta’s Night Fever.

Saturday

Fried squid dish.

Calamari

Katana-wielding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Leonardo

Tasks to be tackled, written in order of priority.

To do list

Ponte __; medieval stone bridge in Florence.

Vecchio

Singer with Fenty beauty line of makeup.

Rihanna

Brighten, become happier.

Gladden

Filthier, grubbier.

Dirtier

Metal cap worn to protect against needle pinches.

Thimble

Large spotted wild cat.

Leopard

Month in which Libras and some Scorpios are born.

October

Make an image more in focus.

Sharpen

Flat Italian pasta sheets.

Lasagna

Walked in step, like a soldier.

Marched

Series of Japanese animated films with Pikachu.

Pokemon

Photo taken upon arrest.

Mugshot

Capital letters.

Uppercase

__ your mind; a mental burden eased.

Weight off

Gravemarker with inscription.

Headstone

Istanbul even before it was Constantinople.

Byzantium

Oddly, weirdly.

Bizarrely

Grippy footwear worn on nautical vessels.

Boat shoes

Primary hub city for Lufthansa Airlines.

Frankfurt

Food regime with zero animal products.

Vegan diet

Il __, a Verdi opera about a troubadour.

Trovatore

Oval-banked cycling track.

Velodrome

Ash __, first day of Lent.

Wednesday

Giant brick construction ordered by Shi Huangdi.

Great wall

Hans Christian Andersen tale: The __ and the Pea.

Princess

Leave one’s country and resettle elsewhere.

Emigrate

Answering people’s tweets or messages.

Replying

Resident of a house, a tenant or dweller.

Occupant

Gap between the teeth.

Diastema

ABBA-themed musical film and stage show.

Mamma mia

Hiding game enjoyed by babies.

Peekaboo

Tied-back hairstyle.

Ponytail

Strong Roman god.

Hercules

Palpable, can be touched.

Tangible

Specialist in the scientific study of plants.

Botanist

Hole in mountain or hill that can grow speleothems.

Cavern

Richard __, traveled to Mecca; namesake of actor.

Burton

__ saints; every place has their own.

Patron

Japanese organized crime syndicate, like the Mafia.

Yakuza

Distressing or urgent situations.

Crises

Fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac.

Cancer

An optical illusion in the desert.

Mirage

Famous for its shell-shaped roof: __ Opera House.

Sydney

Traditional Japanese dramatic performance.

Kabuki

Egyptian god of the underworld.

Osiris

Dog.

Canine

Deep blue colour.

Indigo

__ pastries, assorted yeasty breakfast treats.

Danish

Prospero’s young daughter in The Tempest.

Miranda

Ocean that is the largest on Earth.

Pacific

David’s successor at the end of 1 Chronicles.

Solomon

Face powder case with built-in mirror.

Compact

Long pole with weights at either end.

Barbell

Reprimanded for bad behaviour.

Scolded

How most UK monarchs are now addressed: Your __.

Majesty

Severe.

Chronic

Only living species of the acinonyx genus.

Cheetah

Awarding a mark for an assignment.

Grading

He delivered newsprint to your door.

Paperboy

Forming plans or a writer constructing a story.

Plotting

___ Lacus; Roman name for Lake Lugano.

Ceresius

Compelling attractiveness.

Charisma

Making a heavy, metallic noise.

Clanking

Lotion used to relieve itchiness.

Calamine

Old, heavy sailing ships.

Galleons

The Godfather and Scarface actor.

Al pacino

Large swelling luminous star with cool surface.

Red giant

Spirits or spectres.

Phantoms

Wet weather to save money for.

Rainy day

Portable exercise weight.

Dumbbell

Venomous flat fish with long, thin tail.

Stingray

Lawless, instruction less.

Ruleless

Papers with adhesive backing, for pricing goods.

Stickers

Second-level pilot checks for software programs.

Beta test

Not scared, courageous, intrepid.

Fearless

Spanish word for pharmacy.

Farmacia

Cave of the __, huge transclucent shards in Mexico.

Crystals

__ an Egyptian; 1986 smash hit for The Bangles.

Walk like

Landlocked country linked to the origin of coffee.

Ethiopia

Was hired to work for a company.

Employed

Jungle Book movie birds modelled after The Beatles.

Vultures

May or may not be successful.

Hit or miss

Stringed instruments, similar to lutes.

Mandolins

Member of the rabbit or hare family.

Lagomorph

Green colour named after a type of nut.

Pistachio

What the “A” stands for in the diagnosis ADHD.

Attention

Natural feature, e.g. Niagara.

Waterfall

Tennis __ saw the birth of the French constitution.

Court oath

Noticed, perceived.

Discerned

Harmless, safe.

Innocuous

In television: not on screen.

Off camera

Halted.

Stopped

Def __, British heavy metal band.

Leppard

Painting style with thick layers of paint applied.

Impasto

Sent unwanted emails to users.

Spammed

Mess, untidy proliferation.

Clutter

Short story by Oscar Wilde: The __ Giant.

Selfish

Audible sign of possible sleep apnea.

Snoring

No longer existing, no longer useful.

Defunct

Place of significant activity; popular hangout.

Hotspot

Northern and southern hemisphere divider.

Equator

Using another’s phrase or saying.

Quoting

Toasted bread cube found in salads.

Crouton

One fourth part.

Quarter

Showing sincere and intense conviction.

Earnest

Humbled, made to feel guilty publicly.

Shamed

Light meal accompaniment, with lettuce, cucumber.

Salads

River that flows through Baghdad.

Tigris

To have put a barrier around animals.

Fenced

To deny an accusation.

Refute

Appearances, pretenses, costumes.

Guises

Family ruling Florence for most of the Renaissance.

Medici

__ and Jake Gyllenhaal, acting siblings.

Maggie

Country where Leon Trotsky was assassinated.

Mexico

A mule is created by mating a horse and a __.

Donkey

White hat worn by MJ in Smooth Criminal video.

Fedora

Bird depicted as the head of Egyptian god Horus.

Falcon

Popular red fruits grown in home gardens.

Tomatoes

Broad, strongly built.

Heavyset

Glass bottle used to serve wine.

Decanter

Settler of a new country.

Colonist

Programs used on a computer, e.g. games.

Software

The amount of tasks to be completed for one’s job.

Workload

Conning someone.

Tricking

Well-educated people who are interested in books.

Literati

Famous waterfall on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border.

Victoria

__ whale, aerially active breaching mammal.

Humpback

An active hit for Olivia Newton-John in 1981.

Physical

Set apart from all the rest.

Segregate

Power outages, when electric lights fail.

Blackouts

Thick, cool and flavoured fast-food drink.

Milkshake

Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ nationality.

Colombian

Deaf German classical composer.

Beethoven

Term for a plant that lives more than two years.

Perennial

Plane-jumping sport.

Skydiving

Yellow metal, symbol Sr, used in cathode ray tubes.

Strontium

Philosopher to whom Kong Miao Temple is dedicated.

Confucius

Not a fake, the genuine article.

Real mccoy

Explains in clear detail.

Clarifies

Ice crystals that form a circle around the sun.

Solar halo

Principal wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten: Queen __.

Nefertiti

Calming tea herb.

Chamomile

To speak or act on behalf of someone else.

Intercede

Put money into a bank account.

Deposited

Larger body from which 12 jurors are chosen.

Jury pool

Pills, tablets.

Capsules

Early Beatles drummer, often titled the 5th Beatle.

Pete best

Athletes who clear obstacles.

Hurdlers

Sofa accessories.

Cushions

Due or planned to happen at a certain time.

Expected

Able to be carried.

Portable

Dark red, polished hardwood for furniture.

Mahogany

Car that races over a quarter mile.

Dragster

Cook who is in charge in the kitchen.

Head chef

Outshines, overshadows.

Eclipses

Anatomical term for tailbone.

Coccyx

Use it to clear out the snow.

Shovel

Get a message across.

Convey

Largest country in area in the Northern hemisphere.

Russia

Green tea powder.

Matcha

Longs for.

Yearns

Not senior.

Junior

Ancient military leader of the Huns.

Attila

Dora the Explorer antagonist.

Swiper

Little __ of Fourteen Years, by Edgar Degas.

Dancer

Footwear label that Victoria Beckham designs for.

Reebok

Acceptability.

Adequacy

English nursery rhyme: “Mary, Mary, Quite __”.

Contrary

Smearing ink.

Smudging

Making air-filled spheres; boiling.

Bubbling

Avoidance of reality through fantasy/entertainment.

Escapism

Brazil’s capital (not Rio de Janeiro).

Brasilia

In the __ hemisphere, spring begins in September.

Southern

Prevents illness or bad luck from harming you.

Wards off

Sauce tossed onto salad to add flavour.

Dressing

Slow-moving ice mountains.

Glaciers

Share someone’s Twitter musings to your followers.

Retweet

Conducted yourself politely.

Behaved

Brown dot on skin.

Freckle

Physicist had a sound waves effect named after him.

Doppler

Journeys.

Voyages

Japanese island where karate originated.

Okinawa

__ Pilate, Roman governor who judged Jesus.

Pontius

Historical document collection.

Archive

Modus __; Latin phrase meaning way of life.

Vivendi

Wilted, flopped.

Drooped

Moet et __, French champagne house.

Chandon

Another word for prepared wood.

Timber

Lake __, turquoise lake & resort in Alberta, CA.

Louise

Bay of __; gulf of the Atlantic bordering France.

Biscay

Steer violently around something.

Swerve

Featured instrument in Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Violin

The swaying gait of ducks.

Waddle

Confirm to be true.

Verify

Robert __ was a Taxi Driver in 1976.

De niro

Miss __, Vietnam love story about Madame Butterfly.

Saigon

Velvety-tasting, like a carbonara.

Creamy

A market in a Middle Eastern country.

Bazaar

Invention that inspired the first opera glasses.

Telescope

To discuss the terms of an agreement via debate.

Negotiate

South Asian flat staple served with curries.

Naan bread

Musical movie soundtrack.

Film score

Canadian Pacific isle with its capital at Victoria.

Vancouver

Thickness of a liquid.

Viscosity

First Nobel Prize for Literature winner: Sully __.

Prudhomme

Sudden memory of a past experience.

Flashback

Containers for saws, hammers, drills etc.

Toolboxes

British band created by Simon Cowell: One __.

Direction

St Peter’s earthly profession.

Fisherman

Indigestion.

Heartburn

Wassily __, Russian abstract painter.

Kandinsky

Like a phantom, ghostly.

Ghoulish

Stripes, checks, polka dots, floral are all these.

Patterns

Pertaining to the self; __ planets, inner planets.

Personal

What the E stands for in a record format EP.

Extended

Material draped around windows and drawn shut.

Curtains

Autonomous community in north-west Spain.

Asturias

Make a claim retrospectively valid.

Backdate

Followed closely, observing work practices.

Shadowed

Type of melon and a scientific Muppet character.

Honeydew

Weather condition estimate.

Forecast

Microsoft’s online file-hosting service.

One drive

As American or as British as this fruity pastry.

Apple pie

Evergreen tree offspring.

Pinecone

Beach-based drama series with lifeguard action.

Baywatch

Feeling elated.

Euphoric

In Greek mythology, the city founded by Queen Dido.

Carthage

Coming out from cover.

Emerging

Spots on buildings for aircraft to land.

Helipads

A picture is worth this many words.

Thousand

Laboratory substance.

Chemical

Strips of stickiness to catch summer insects.

Flypaper

You’re in here if in disgrace (one for canines!).

Doghouse

Puts forward a plan.

Proposes

Makes officially valid, like a treaty.

Ratifies

Strips of material to wrap a wound.

Bandages

Breathe this in when you are outdoors.

Fresh air

World’s second largest landlocked country by area.

Mongolia

Degree earner.

Graduate

Term for inflammation of the substance of a bone.

Osteitis

Beta-__, red-orange pigment found in carrots.

Carotene

Touching a football with your arm, by accident.

Hand ball

Avoiding the question.

Evasive

Hobbling.

Limping

Sailor.

Mariner

Vertical strip at the left or right of a website.

Sidebar

Likes one thing over another.

Prefers

Arrow holsters.

Quivers

US postal cipher at the end of an address.

Zip code

Visible African country from Straits of Gibraltar.

Morocco

Title or address of a married Italian lady.

Signora

Puzzle-loving Batman adversary.

Riddler

In fashion; a 90s R&B female group.

En vogue

Tibetan, Neapolitan, & English breeds of this dog.

Mastiff

Mint compound from peppermint oil used in cigs.

Menthol

Slanting or sloping line; side abdominal muscle.

Oblique

Soft, squishy item for washing your body.

Sponge

Japanese robe closed with an obi.

Kimono

Put upside down or in the opposite position.

Invert

Frightened.

Scared

Closest Caribbean island to Florida.

Bimini

Chinese astrology animal with floppy ears.

Rabbit

The main course, in US.

Entree

Largest hot desert in the world.

Sahara

Agatha Christie’s character, detective Hercule __.

Poirot

Fine parchment made from the skin of a calf.

Vellum

A solution of salt in water.

Saline

Insect that makes a noise by rubbing its wings.

Cricket

Rocket launcher.

Bazooka

Your father’s father.

Grandpa

Sugar in milk products many people can’t tolerate.

Lactose

Sporting boat race.

Regatta

Water __, another name for Aquarius.

Carrier

Woodland areas under threat from being cut down.

Forests

Official language of Belize.

English

A bold or daring act.

Exploit

Extreme tiredness, exhaustion.

Fatigue

Commonplace, ordinary, expected.

Typical

Roman god of wine.

Bacchus

Business tycoon.

Magnate

Highest mountain in Greece.

Olympus

Author of the novel “Bleak House”: Charles __.

Dickens

Frilly gathers of material that decorate clothes.

Ruffles

Brazilian black bean stew.

Feijoada

Getting older and wiser.

Maturing

Place of abode.

Dwelling

Nut-hoarding animal.

Squirrel

The capital of South Carolina.

Columbia

Jacques __, French sailor and underwater explorer.

Cousteau

Ceremony for driving out evil spirits.

Exorcism

Applied a dressing to a wound.

Bandaged

City where Catherine de Medici was born.

Florence

Ecclesiastical districts with churches.

Parishes

Tennessee ‘good stuff’ summer festival.

Bonnaroo

Term for Carnival season in Greece.

Apokreas

State of being usual, common, natural.

Normalcy

Surgical cutting of nerves in the brain.

Lobotomy

Longest reigning Roman emperor.

Augustus

Mountain range along the entire Italian peninsula.

Apennine

A chance occurrence.

Fortuity

Nationality of one from the city of Sucre.

Bolivian

Jose __, tenor singer with Domingo and Pavarotti.

Carreras

Maximum extent across the arms of a plane.

Wingspan

Filipino professional boxer, Manny __.

Pacquiao

The occasion of a person’s birth.

Nativity

The most expensive.

Priciest

Found in Chinese cookies.

Fortunes

Cold cabbage side dish.

Coleslaw

Looming close, approaching.

Impending

Breeze that hits perpendicularly.

Crosswind

Ride of the __ by Wagner.

Valkyries

First ancient people known to use hieroglyphics.

Egyptians

Encouraged, given the impetus to go ahead.

Motivated

Devoted support.

Adherence

Artificial sugary addition or payment as a bribe.

Sweetener

Kim __, Belgian tennis star of the 2000s.

Clijsters

The Netherlands’ capital.

Amsterdam

Kevin McCallister fends off robbers by himself.

Home alone

Disease typically associated with hyperglycemia.

Diabetes

Cloth for drying dishes.

Tea towel

The smallest trace, only just visible.

Faintest

ABBA song about Napoleon.

Waterloo

Rio’s biggest festival.

Carnival

Former Roman temple, now a church.

Pantheon

Salad in Italian.

Insalata

Belize, before it gained independence: British __.

Honduras

They grow up to be kings of the jungle.

Lion cubs

Wildlife hit by traffic on the highway.

Road kill

__ fields, swathes of purply bushes in Provence.

Lavender

Latrine shack.

Outhouse

A fluid- or air-filled cavity or sac in the body.

Vesicle

Dolce & __, Light Blue perfume makers.

Gabbana

__ wage, lowest legal rate of pay.

Minimum

Enclosure for babies for fun and games.

Playpen

Worth a thousand words.

Picture

Main Cretan town, built with a huge palace.

Knossos

paper-folding, the Japanese way.

Origami

Italian town squares.

Piazzas

Moveable wardrobe, often antique.

Armoire

Wriggling fly larvae.

Maggots

Creator of the Mongolian Empire: __ Khan.

Genghis

__ Clay; birth name of boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Cassius

Compound that is the main component of cane sugar.

Sucrose

Creator or maintainer of online content and sites.

Webmaster

Hugging.

Embracing

Fear of bees.

Apiphobia

Machine that produces electricity.

Generator

Eva Peron was married to this country’s president.

Argentina

Making it to the end zone with ball in hand.

Touchdown

Shone an image onto a screen.

Projected

Raise the stakes.

Up the ante

Longest skeletal part of the leg (not technical).

Thighbone

Yellow __, Beatles album and film of 1968/9.

Submarine

Ancient Egyptian queen.

Cleopatra

Holiday that occurs the day before Boxing Day.

Christmas

Feeling of intense dislike.

Animosity

Medicinal sweet to aid sore throats.

Cough drop

Country of the natural wonder Uluru (Ayers Rock).

Australia

Busy.

Occupied

Signed off Merrie Melodies with That’s All, Folks!.

Porky pig

Another name for adults, when talking with kids.

Grown ups

Show to be wrong or false.

Disprove

Stop subscribing to someone’s Twitter feed.

Unfollow

__ Things by the Duff Brothers.

Stranger

Film actress originally from South Africa: __ Theron.

Charlize

Italian hard almond biscuits.

Biscotti

Pot for making hollandaise.

Saucepan

Grating, irritating.

Annoying

Mexican carnival-style music festival.

Bahidora

Second-largest city in Peru.

Arequipa

Releasing gas from the mouth after a heavy meal.

Belching

A patient person can wait for cows to do this.

Come home

Pirate’s company onboard.

Crewmate

Fixing a hole in cloth with more cloth.

Patching

Better known name of the Greek god Loxius.

Apollo

Capital city of Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh

Someone who is in jail.

Inmate

Glares, frowns, glowers.

Scowls

Thin, white fungal coating, grows on damp clothes.

Mildew

__-me-not, borage plant with small blue flowers.

Forget

__ Conan Doyle, writer of Sherlock Holmes tales.

Arthur

Occasions, ceremonies, things that are happening.

Events

Meghan –, since May 2018 Duchess of Sussex.

Markle

Paul Francois __ led a coup against Robespierre.

Barras

They could be blue or beluga.

Whales

Disney mouse.

Mickey

Someone who is extremely talented or admired.

Phenom

Emotion, feeling, nostalgia.

Sentiment

Daisy-family plant, its extracts said to aid colds.

Echinacea

Based on random choice.

Arbitrary

Little inhabitants of Emerald City.

Munchkins

Sweaters with buttons down the front.

Cardigans

Stretchy trousers used for exercise or meditation.

Yoga pants

What comes from a tap marked C.

Cold water

City birthplace of the four Beatles.

Liverpool

Zero __, policing system with strict policies.

Tolerance

Depicted or represented.

Portrayed

Vision, hallucination.

Illusion

Walks unsteadily and giddily.

Staggers

State of having no hair.

Baldness

Less than half the whole.

Minority

Spanish island where Rafael Nadal was born.

Mallorca

Orchestral composition featuring soloists.

Concerto

Places where grapes are processed.

Wineries

Volcano that destroyed Herculaneum: Mt. __.

Vesuvius

Close friend of Harry Potter: __ Granger.

Hermione

Selecting and organizing items in a collection.

Curating

Ability to keep afloat in water.

Buoyancy

Hawaiian volcano, the world’s most active.

Kilauea

Former Berlin wall crossing point: Checkpoint __.

Charlie

Behind home plate in baseball.

Catcher

Presumed cause of the Plague of Athens: __ fever.

Typhoid

Act or show off.

Perform

The fallen angel.

Lucifer

Bathroom directly joined to a bedroom.

En suite

Air __ control; green light for flights to depart.

Traffic

Not nice.

Naughty

Threatening.

Ominous

Diffidence, timidity.

Shyness

__ baby! Utterance of 60s archetype Austin Powers.

Groovy

Right place to find Hispanic groceries.

Bodega

Someone who enjoys cigars or cigarettes.

Smoker

Salsa aficionado; ballroom mover.

Dancer

__ bar, cereal snack that gives you a boost.

Energy

An account has been __ when accessed illegally.

Hacked

National animal of Canada.

Beaver

The weaver in A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Nick __.

Bottom

Ship for catching large mammals.

Whaler

Natural material that baskets are made from.

Wicker

Long, narrow sea inlets bordered by steep cliffs.

Fjords

Season when the Wimbledon tournaments take place.

Summer

__ boot, term for latex, waterproof footwear.

Rubber

Capital of the Bahamas.

Nassau

Wooden window coverings.

Shutters

The decade of Madonna.

Eighties

Formal observance or celebration.

Ceremony

Eastern Namibia desert.

Kalahari

Only barely, thinly.

Narrowly

Ruler of Haiti from 1957 to 1971.

Duvalier

Like a house in need of frequent, costly repairs.

Moneypit

Circular conveyor of luggage in an airport.

Carousel

Beta __; blood pressure-reducing medications.

Blockers

Katniss __ of The Hunger Games.

Everdeen

People told to leave a place for safety.

Evacuees

__ of Venice by William Shakespeare.

Merchant

Spain’s “Catholic Monarchs”: Ferdinand and __.

Isabella

Caviar fish.

Sturgeon

These are for standing on, after a shower.

Bathmats

Poster advertising a theatrical performance.

Playbill

Beatles LP featuring Taxman and Eleanor Rigby.

Revolver

She brings your order at a diner.

Waitress

Unexpected event.

Surprise

Homeless wanderer.

Vagabond

Former Hostess sponge cake with cream filling.

Twinkies

Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Kinshasa

France’s July 14th celebration, ___ Day.

Bastille

Newspaper bosses.

Editors

Smaller-sized products for testing.

Samples

Ursula __ portrayed Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale.

Andress

Soap spheres.

Bubbles

Patriarch of the Jewish people, father of Isaac.

Abraham

Distinctive, colourful facial feature of a clown.

Red nose

Destructive wind storm with funnel-shaped cloud.

Tornado

Sneer, forced smile.

Grimace

To progress to the next stage in a video game.

Level up

Founder of the Royal Philharmonic: Sir Thomas __.

Beecham

Small, dark, sour cherry.

Morello

Wrist restraints for an arrested criminal.

Handcuffs

Antarctica’s largest island, named for a czar.

Alexander

A residence for monks.

Monastery

Examples of this include a potato and a carrot.

Vegetable

Thinks up an idea.

Conceives

Grievance about a shop-bought item.

Complaint

Scientific techniques used to solve a crime.

Forensics

Timing device for sporting events.

Stopwatch

Priestess of Apollo whose prophecies were doubted.

Cassandra

Australian parrot with orange cheek circles.

Cockatiel

Turns against, behaves treacherously.

Backstabs

Wild, drunken celebration.

Bacchanal

The lamp that illuminates the star act on stage.

Spotlight

Not showing care for the consequences of an action.

Imprudent

The medical test abbreviated BMP: Basic __ Panel.

Metabolic

Director of first non-silent British feature film.

Hitchcock

Handy for a certain purpose.

Useful

Soviet dictator who created the USSR.

Stalin

French word for “chicken”.

Poulet

A tight grasp.

Clutch

A sockeye is this kind of fish.

Salmon

Apply these to stop a car moving.

Brakes

Witty exchanges.

Banter

Contemporary style, often simplistic, up to date.

Modern

David and Victoria Beckham’s daughter.

Harper

Hindu festival of lights.

Diwali

Where Guinness beer comes from.

Dublin

Bite the __.

Bullet

No Matter What Sign __, Diana Ross & the Supremes.

You are

Savoury mince, shaped and baked in the oven.

Meatloaf

To have brought contraband into the country.

Smuggled

__ spaniel; lively, energetic gun dog breed.

Springer

Abhors, shuns.

Deplores

Mating and production of offspring in animals.

Breeding

Unpleasant, nasty, disgusting.

Horrible

Duke of Milan in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Prospero

Elbow-shaped pasta.

Macaroni

Sudden destabilising symptom of vertigo.

Head rush

Tropical islands found south of India.

Maldives

To be immature.

Childish

Leader of the Decepticons in Transformers.

Megatron

Complain about, vent out loud.

Sound off

Delicate pattern of silver or gold wire.

Filigree

Boxing training without hard blows.

Sparring

Flogging.

Whipping

A given criminal’s behavior pattern: “modus __”.

Operandi

Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Sarajevo

Month when British people celebrate Bonfire Night.

November

Knives and other eating utensils.

Flatware

Tangy citrus juice.

Lemonade

Deplete ocean stocks by catching too many.

Overfish

__ Fighter, mixed martial arts competition.

Ultimate

It can house fresh water or salt water fish.

Aquarium

Busiest, most happening part of a city.

Downtown

Daughter of Oedipus; story by Cocteau and Anouilh.

Antigone

Defeat in a battle, subdue, overcome.

Vanquish

Criticize harshly.

Lambaste

Former name for Microsoft OneDrive.

Skydrive

Causing an injury.

Wounding

Top cash prize in a competition or lottery.

Jackpot

Bridge-like structure with arches across a valley.

Viaduct

Responded.

Replied

Scottish knitwear brand with diamond pattern.

Pringle

Remote Australian bush land.

Outback

Tony Stark’s alter ego.

Iron man

Male on-court retriever in tennis.

Ballboy

Greek stew of meat and onions.

Stifado

Stacked sleeping arrangements.

Bunk bed

Mark on the skin.

Blemish

Spiritual leaders with special healing abilities.

Shamans

Claire de Lune composer.

Debussy

Long locks of hair.

Tresses

Goes back, retreats.

Recedes

Mixes with water to make less concentrated.

Dilutes

The practice of growing food to sell.

Farming

Novel featuring the character of Leopold Bloom.

Ulysses

Tool used to drive nails into wood.

Hammer

__ Carey bought Marilyn Monroe’s baby grand piano.

Mariah

A divine utterance delivered to man.

Oracle

Style of popular music featuring rap.

Hip hop

Invented, untrue, fictional.

Made up

Creme __, vanilla cream with burnt topping.

Brulee

Threaten or endanger, like Dennis the __.

Menace

Edge, outskirts – or UK word for “bangs”.

Fringe

Add-on software component.

Plugin

Thin layer of wood as a decorative surface.

Veneer

Hebrew word of greeting or taking leave.

Shalom

Body part that includes the pharnyx and larynx.

Throat

Emotional responses.

Reactions

Thin, flat writing material used in medieval times.

Parchment

Film: Whoopi Goldberg disguises herself as a nun.

Sister act

Occur, arise.

Transpire

Revolving tray for food placed in a table’s centre.

Lazy susan

Passionately, eagerly, intensely.

Fervently

People who can cast out demons or spirits.

Exorcists

Goods that are wrapped before sale.

Prepacked

Describes people who are active after dark.

Night owls

Old English fairy tale: Jack and the __.

Beanstalk

Name given to St Petersburg between 1914 and 1924.

Petrograd

Compilations of songs in a particular order.

Playlists

Fabric pieces sewn on fabric to create a pattern.

Applique

Bar fighters.

Brawlers

Overthrowing an official.

Deposing

How the Spanish say 40.

Cuarenta

Reluctance to go through with: chilly extremities.

Cold feet

Major football stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

Maracana

The __: yellow cartoon family from Springfield.

Simpsons

Italian coffee sweet translates as “cheer me up”.

Tiramisu

Capital of Liberia.

Monrovia

Like a drum beat.

Rhythmic

Frequently, most often.

Commonly

Flight to __, the capture of the fleeing Louis XVI.

Varennes

Marvel Comics superhero group.

Avengers

People who give up easily.

Quitters

The sky over a particular country or territory.

Airspace

Woody and Buzz Lightyear want to be the favorite.

Toy story

Learning disorder, causes difficulty with reading.

Dyslexia

Sending unsolicited, annoying emails.

Spamming

Someone who is rotten to the core.

Bad apple

International __, mark at the 180th meridian.

Date line

Accepts something as true.

Concedes

Green vegetable that’s like a little tree.

Broccoli

Spotted herbivores with long necks.

Giraffes

Imaginative.

Creative

Where green citrus fruits grow.

Lime tree

Magnifying symbol of a sleuth at work.

Spyglass

Unnaturally high singing voice.

Falsetto

Spanish actor who voiced Puss in Boots.

Banderas

Heaps, piles.

Stacks

Crime of robbery on the high seas.

Piracy

__ scooper, device for picking up doggy droppings.

Pooper

Sharp, quick-thinking.

Astute

Whirling mass of water or air.

Vortex

Cured Italian pork sausage cut into circles.

Salami

Triangular bone at base of spine.

Sacrum

Tweaking guitar strings for harmonious play.

Tuning

Mislead, trick someone into believing lies.

Delude

Collie from Eric Knight’s children’s books.

Lassie

Annoyance, cause of discomfort.

Irritant

Solidified; became tougher.

Hardened

Popular Broadway musical about US founding father.

Hamilton

Eggs __, dish of eggs, muffin, ham and hollandaise.

Benedict

Glasses that work for near and distant vision.

Bifocals

Based in reason and logic.

Rational

Dress with material missing behind.

Backless

Forename of Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.

Clarissa

Fluid surrounding an unborn child.

Amniotic

Consecutive numbers with the same difference.

Sequence

__ Hall, New York classical music venue.

Carnegie

How many sports games are started, involves money.

Coin toss

Robin __, voice of the Genie in Aladdin.

Williams

England’s top goal scorer in the 2018 World Cup.

Harry kane

Method, process.

Technique

Lovable cartoon Great Dane.

Marmaduke

Oscar winning actress in La Vie en Rose: Marion __.

Cotillard

Three foot measuring tool.

Yardstick

Trustworthy, with a good societal standing.

Reputable

Having great future possibilities.

Potential

Teacher or educator, especially when pedantic.

Pedagogue

Seville orange conserve served thickly on toast.

Marmalade

Tiny silicon element in a computer circuit.

Microchip

Rain protectors.

Umbrellas

Loss of ability to understand or produce speech.

Aphasia

Paper tissue brand name that is now generic.

Kleenex

Rory’s mother in Gilmore Girls.

Lorelai

Composer of the opera “La Boheme”.

Puccini

Fall quickly from a height.

Plummet

Copper __, blue fungicide aka Roman Vitrol.

Sulfate

Cracked, roughened, reddened skin.

Chapped

Cream filled tubular pastry from Sicily.

Cannoli

Colors of __; song from Disney’s Pocahontas.

The wind

Feathers on a bird.

Plumage

Usain Bolt’s Caribbean island nation.

Jamaica

French term for a wine barrel.

Barrique

Largest city in the southern hemisphere.

Sao paulo

Filling to the point of overflowing.

Brimming

Motivates.

Inspires

Essential substance found in sunlight exposure.

Vitamin d

__ Love; wife of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.

Courtney

Elevated city railway.

Monorail

Something worn between hand and arm, or on a glove.

Wristlet

Shouting out of turn at a trial: in __ of court.

Contempt

Carrie the writer; Terry the sports commentator.

Bradshaw

A metal or ceramic container for melting ores.

Crucible

Precious metal hammered into thin sheets.

Goldleaf

Beliefs/principles about the governance of nations.

Politics

What twigs are attached to.

Branches

Country ruled by Idi Amin in the 1970s.

Uganda

Charlie’s __, series about female crime fighters.

Angels

Michael __, US Olympic swimmer with 23 gold medals.

Phelps

Alternative route when road is closed.

Detour

Changes gear.

Shifts

George __, Australian director of Mad Max.

Miller

Zodiac twins.

Gemini

Banged by judges to proclaim rulings.

Gavels

Neil Simon’s first name (same as Paranoid Android).

Marvin

Require.

Oblige

What drummers have in order to play in time.

Rhythm

Lightheartedness, humour.

Levity

Soft floor covering underfoot in a room.

Carpet

Struggling, dealing with a loss.

Coping

A pillar, holds up a building.

Column

Country where Mt. Ararat is located.

Turkey

Mary of __; Italian queen consort of James II.

Modena

Detective; investigator.

Sleuth

To stamp an outline on a surface.

Imprint

Webpage set up by an ardent follower of a star.

Fansite

Piece of fabric worn on the upper part of sleeves.

Armband

This country has a very popular blue lagoon.

Iceland

Speaking furry toys, must-have of the late 1990s.

Furbies

Narrow strip of land with water on either side.

Isthmus

French term for dipping veggies in boiling water.

Blanche

Raining heavily.

Pouring

Nationality of tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Serbian

Something given gratis.

Freebie

What the clocks are doing in Dalí’s famous artwork.

Melting

Changed into an animal.

Shifted

Italian saint and philosopher, Thomas __.

Aquinas

Protective care or guardianship of someone.

Custody

Thrusting into water to clear blockage.

Plunging

Precious green jewels.

Emeralds

Definiteness, conclusiveness.

Finality

Scuba equipment invented by Cousteau.

Aqua lung

Diminished, reduced.

Dampened

Tennis scoring system introduced at 6 games apiece.

Tiebreak

Leans back.

Reclines

Spaniel cross-breed with a curly-haired dog.

Cockapoo

__ Thornton, once married to Angelina Jolie.

Billy bob

Gap or ambiguity in the law.

Loophole

Large, front part of the brain.

Cerebrum

Warming rays that boost Vitamin D supplies.

Sunlight

Off-chance; fluke.

Long shot

A shareholder’s part of a company’s product.

Dividend

Dead end, road with only one way in and out.

Cul de sac

Indonesian island once called Celebes.

Sulawesi

Study of friction, wear between surfaces.

Tribology

Iron Man’s identity.

Tony stark

Sticky material pieces played with by kids.

Fuzzy felt

Another name for tea tree oil.

Melaleuca

Adolescent, whippersnapper.

Youngster

Most populous Central American country.

Guatemala

Mental health disorder: total disregard for others.

Sociopath

Relating to memory or reasoning processes.

Cognitive

Site of Beatles music studio and zebra crossing.

Abbey road

Someone with an irrational fear of food.

Cibophobe

Retribution.

Vengeance

At Christmas, the bird found in a pear tree.

Partridge

Taken to hospital by helicopter or plane.

Airlifted

Soft, smoked Italian cheese.

Provolone

Device for storing computer data.

Hard drive

Deep-rooted; with firm foundations.

Ingrained

Terribly fierce and dangerous.

Ferocious

Where local produce might be sold.

Farmstand

Passing on, e.g. knowledge or wisdom.

Imparting

S Indian state; its capital is Bangalore.

Karnataka

Providing psychological relief, emotional release.

Cathartic

Ancient past, preceding the Middle Ages.

Antiquity

A person with senior responsibility in business.

Executive

__ James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis.

Professor

High-rate data connection to the Internet.

Broadband

Person who directs an orchestra.

Conductor

Pet __, job title for Ace Ventura.

Detective

Surface for a billiards-type game.

Pool table

You can use it to see the stars.

Telescope

“Goody goody __”, a sweet turn of phrase.

Gumdrops

You mean this when adding BTW to a mail or text.

By the way

Tennis player Andy Murray’s nationality.

Scottish

A grump, a whiner, or a kitten sucking a lemon.

Sourpuss

Anne Boleyn’s fate.

Beheaded

Obstruction or occlusion.

Blockage

Could be sunny side up or over easy.

Fried egg

Southern Italy’s two islands: Sicily and __.

Sardinia

Resembling a castle or a large royal residence.

Palatial

Base chemicals.

Elements

Rough number of passengers on a full ship.

Boatload

Begged.

Implored

Composer Franz __, wrote the Trout Quintet.

Schubert

Worries.

Concerns

Second tenet of the French Revolution, in English.

Equality

Covered walkway in a convent.

Cloister

Lasagna-loving orange cat.

Garfield

Pink alloy of copper and precious metal.

Rose gold

An agreement.

Covenant

Supersonic passenger plane.

Concorde

Garment that sits above the wearer’s hips.

High rise

The state or fact of existing.

Presence

Very hot, like sausages on a BBQ.

Sizzling

__ fracture, aka stress fracture.

Hairline

Bookish, inclined to study.

Studious

Stealing.

Robbing

English breath mint brand since the late 1700s.

Altoids

Weights exercise for thighs.

Leg curl

Furry-skinned, round summer fruits good with cream.

Peaches

Protein found in nails, hair, and hoofs.

Keratin

Long angry critical rants.

Tirades

Noise-makers in game shows.

Buzzers

Galileo __, Italian astronomer and physicist.

Galilei

Fifth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Epsilon

Joy, elation.

Ecstasy

Band best known for Livin’ on a Prayer.

Bon jovi

Of colours that are dim or muted.

Subdued

Green Arrow is accomplished at this sport.

Archery

Ancient Roman city buried after volcanic eruption.

Pompeii

Woman’s undergarments for training the torso.

Corsets

Conflict that inspired a poem by Tennyson: __ War.

Crimean

Medical term for a nonmalignant tumor.

Benign

__ caramel, savory seasoned sweet sauce.

Salted

Parade __, decorated vehicles from Carnival.

Floats

Twisted rope-like designs in knitting.

Cables

Prejudiced over someone’s gender.

Sexist

Use an alternative route, avoiding city centre.

Bypass

__ weenie is very small.

Teenie

Not clearly visible.

Blurry

Buttons or pins, small images to be added to blogs.

Badges

Protective garments worn in the kitchen.

Aprons

Mercenaries in feudal Japan.

Ninjas

Only non-Scandanvian country bordering Finland.

Russia

Full-bodied; like a rich, flavorful wine.

Robust

The least common.

Rarest

Central and South American alligator relative.

Caiman

America’s Got __, variety show.

Talent

Volcanic stone.

Pumice

Chinese mythology’s animal with a prehensile tail.

Monkey

One more.

Another

Seat of national government.

Capital

Large avian friend of Snuffleupagus.

Big bird

Africa’s largest country.

Algeria

A dark sweet sherry.

Amoroso

Disease caused by plasmodium parasites.

Malaria

Silvery metal used in batteries and some medicines.

Lithium

A stop between flights.

Layover

Convict known for his number, 24601, Jean ___.

Valjean

King or queen.

Monarch

The bone next to the tibia.

Fibula

Pencil topper.

Eraser

Production amount of a factory.

Output

__ Bravo, muscly blond cartoon character.

Johnny

In football, a crucial pass that results in a goal.

Assist

Farrah Fawcett __, blonde Charlie’s Angel.

Majors

A photograph taken by you, of you.

Selfie

Largest city in Switzerland.

Zurich

Road from ancient Rome to southern Italy: __ Way.

Appian

Spanish fried dough treat dipped in chocolate.

Churro

Fury Road’s protagonist.

Mad max

Country where the Battle of Agincourt took place.

France

Hot under the __, means angry or annoyed.

Collar

Cook in water just below the boiling point.

Coddle

Justly, evenly.

Fairly

__ Scream, band led by Bobby Gillespie.

Primal

Cloudy skies with no sun.

Overcast

Describes all animal species living in an area.

Wildlife

Pinball parts for striking the ball.

Flippers

Negatively charged particle, not a proton.

Electron

Cherry-stone movie: The Witches of __.

Eastwick

Changed a little, updated with tweaks.

Modified

Single-celled organisms, such as an amoeba.

Protozoa

Body of water between the UK and Norway.

North sea

Largest piece of fabric on a boat.

Mainsail

Brain __; Nintendo puzzle game franchise.

Training

Neck pain from a sudden and hard stop.

Whiplash

Cooking vegetables above a pan of boiling water.

Steaming

Era of 70s music with glitter, satin and make-up.

Glam rock

Mark made by a sharp metal sewing implement.

Pinprick

To remove money from an account.

Withdraw

Careful, watchful.

Vigilant

Following someone stealthily.

Stalking

Endangered largest living primates: Eastern __.

Gorillas

Mop up last bit of Italian sauce: “fare la __”.

Scarpetta

Story with a princess, e.g. Snow White.

Fairy tale

Demanding money through threats.

Extortion

Five-pointed star.

Pentagram

Forestalled.

Preempted

An organisational body created for a certain purpose.

Institute

A person’s home.

Residence

Greenish-blue semiprecious stone used in jewelry.

Turquoise

Pleased, satisfied.

Gratified

Rule by the rich, government by the few.

Oligarchy

Australian double-Oscar winner Cate __.

Blanchett

Wishful thinkers, fantasists.

Idealists

Type of substance which blocks electricity flow.

Inhibitor

Revolting.

Sickening

Action to close a frozen PC application.

Force quit

Physical activity routines.

Exercises

A person who boasts.

Braggart

Seaworthy, anagram of Isabella.

Sailable

Recurring periodically.

Cyclical

People’s __ on Facebook show their profile/posts.

Accounts

When __; weeping birds hit for Prince.

Doves cry

White sauce with butter, flour and milk.

Bechamel

Medical term for mercury poisoning: __ disease.

Minamata

Sofia is capital of this Eastern European country.

Bulgaria

Maleficent actress, __ Jolie.

Angelina

X marks the spot for buried ____.

Treasure

Murderer of an important person.

Assassin

The sources of information in a course.

Textbooks

British queen during the time of Shakespeare: __ I.

Elizabeth

Jesus Christ __ by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Superstar

Boat that carries large containers.

Cargo ship

Belle of the ball at school party.

Prom queen

The original meat pattie in a bun.

Hamburger

Daisy weed used to make wishes.

Dandelion

Takes a moment.

Hesitates

Insect with taste buds in its feet.

Butterfly

Doctor visit to one’s home.

House call

Lively, full of energy, especially of older people.

Sprightly

Teams that play in the ultimate cup match.

Finalists

Battlestar __; sci-fi TV series with Dirk Benedict.

Galactica

To dehydrate food at low temperatures.

Freeze dry

International airport in Rome, code FCO.

Fiumicino

Frank Lloyd Wright’s profession.

Architect

Mixtures of two or more elements, in science.

Compounds

Capital of Romania bordering capital of Hungary.

Bucharest

Stage name of singer born as Katheryn Hudson.

Katy perry

__ Amphitheatre; Rome’s Colosseum.

Flavian

Two-shelled sea creature.

Bivalve

__ League; DC Comics team of superheroes.

Justice

19th C nationalists fighting for Irish freedom.

Fenians

Very slow moving thick ice mass from unmelted snow.

Glacier

Chocolate and cream glaze used to cover pastries.

Ganache

__ Abbey; stately home drama series.

Downton

Little __ Boy, pa rum pum pum pum.

Drummer

Speaking in __, also known as glossolalia.

Tongues

__ faire; economic policy with little interference.

Laissez

Switches for adjusting brightness.

Dimmers

Schulz cartoons with Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

Peanuts

Circus __, sporting arena of ancient Rome.

Maximus

Stands firm in wanting something.

Insists

Insulted, anagram of delights.

Slighted

Old furniture and other old items with value.

Antiques

Nationality of author Margaret Atwood.

Canadian

Sign up again.

Reenlist

Impose on someone’s generosity.

Freeload

Collectible stones masquerading as companions.

Pet rocks

Restoration to initial state.

Reversal

Rigid airship with German name.

Zeppelin

The ninth plague of Egypt.

Darkness

Involuntary expelling of air/mucus from the nose.

Sneezing

Joaquin Phoenix’s character in Gladiator.

Commodus

Melodic container for jewellery.

Music box

A follower of Jerry Garcia’s band.

Deadhead

__ combustion engine; invented by Étienne Lenoir.

Internal

Beating of wings.

Flapping

Vitality, enthusiasm, liveliness.

Vibrancy

Kickboxing foot strike not from the front.

Side kick

Spy drama series starring Claire Danes.

Homeland

Cutlery for measuring and stirring sugar in cups.

Teaspoon

Mocking or teasing unkindly.

Taunting

Those past their peak.

Has beens

Margaret Thatcher’s nickname, The __.

Iron lady

Splash with flecks of liquid.

Splatter

Singing as a duo.

Duetting

Sabena Airlines replacement: __ Airlines.

Brussels

Assemble, organize.

Compiled

German highway.

Autobahn

Stolen, looted.

Pilfered

Tiredness, sluggishness, fatigue.

Lethargy

Fluffy winter coverings for the sides of the head.

Ear muffs

Large city at the mouth of he Yangtze River.

Shanghai

Sudden release of emotion.

Outburst

Skilled shooters.

Marksmen

Silver adhesive used by handymen.

Duct tape

French general, Charles __.

De gaulle

Country where Satpara Lake is located.

Pakistan

Delays something from occurring.

Stalls

The day after Thursday.

Friday

Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire.

Tinder

Jackal-headed god associated with mummification.

Anubis

Defames someone in print.

Libels

__ of luck, good fortune happening by chance.

Stroke

Friendly cartoon ghost.

Casper

Humble, unassuming.

Modest

New York City’s largest borough.

Queens

Idiosyncratic, oddball, eccentric.

Quirky

Hard spice seed that can be grated.

Nutmeg

Book of recollection.

Memoir

The __ Woman, 70s sci fi show about Jaime Sommers.

Bionic

Cerebral __, made of gray matter.

Cortex

Luke Skywalker actor, Mark __.

Hamill

It fastens your shorts.

Button

White stone used in kitchen surfaces & sculptures.

Marble

Italian word for flute.

Flauto

__ and bustle, rhyming phrase for frantic activity.

Hustle

Resolve or reach an agreement.

Settle

Greek god of darkness.

Erebus

Mexican painter Diego __, married to Frida Kahlo.

Rivera

Ancient Egyptian capital, within modern-day Luxor.

Thebes

Eddie __, Shrek’s Donkey.

Murphy

Split or sever meat, along the grain.

Cleave

Allowed, permitted, gave consent to.

Granted

Meaningful sayings adopted by families.

Mottoes

Came out from somewhere.

Emerged

Bending.

Curving

Hugh Hefner’s magazine.

Playboy

__ Faso, country renamed in 1984 from Upper Volta.

Burkina

Abraham’s oldest son, as told in the Bible.

Ishmael

Pavarotti’s profession prior to singing opera.

Teacher

A sequence of film clips edited and put together.

Montage

Muriel’s __, early Aussie hit for Toni Collette.

Wedding

Steered wildly.

Swerved

“Eat, drink and __”.

Be merry

Point of no return for some ships: __ Triangle.

Bermuda

__ degeneration, ageing eye condition.

Macular

Where baseball pitchers warm up.

Bullpen

Edible fish has wide mouth and extruded bottom lip.

Grouper

Animal who sings when the sun rises.

Rooster

Moving in circles, like a rotating door.

Revolving

Timber that has been washed ashore.

Driftwood

Names written of people that have been ostracized.

Blacklist

Ant-eating animals from Africa, with large ears.

Aardvarks

Colourful connection of devices by short distance.

Bluetooth

Comprehensive; covering all the services.

Inclusive

Particularly dazzling diamond cut.

Brilliant

Stubborn, determined, hanging on tightly.

Tenacious

Of a machine suffering a sudden malfunction.

Glitching

Reasoning, basis for thinking.

Rationale

____ shops, small businesses run by a couple.

Momandpop

Reusing household waste.

Recycling

Jewish Day of Atonement.

Yom kippur

Clinical measurement, e.g. pulse rate, temperature.

Vital sign

Raw fish cafes.

Sushi bars

An individual taking part in a war.

Combatant

Time period in which humans began using metals.

Bronze age

Half-human and half-robot, such as in Blade Runner.

Replicant

American author who penned The Godfather.

Mario puzo

Second largest country in South America by area.

Argentina

Comedy drama about the Gallagher family.

Shameless

To have the opposite effect of what was intended.

Backfire

Worms that have many body segments.

Annelids

Friendly, likes being around people.

Sociable

Dribble in anticipation of food.

Salivate

TV apparatus that converts signals into pictures.

Receiver

Someone who travels the oceans, nautical explorer.

Seafarer

Edible flatfish; make clumsy movements.

Flounder

Recoil when a gun is fired.

Kick back

First year student.

Freshman

Edgar __, horror writer of The Tell-Tale Heart.

Allan poe

Inflicted sanctions.

Punished

Neatening, rearranging.

Sprucing

Disease characterized by high blood glucose.

Diabetes

Tennis play: the ball pops gently over the net.

Drop shot

“Don’t count your __ before they hatch”.

Chickens

Turn on, make a machine start.

Activate

Act with the Heartbreakers as his backing group.

Tom petty

Oil-processing plant.

Refinery

Film: __ of the Corn.

Children

Halting.

Stopping

Chinese dish with meat and bean sprouts.

Chop suey

Disease associated with severe niacin deficiency.

Pellagra

Brand slogan: The best a man can get.

Gillette

Microscopic organisms that float in the ocean.

Plankton

Small sweep of hair pressed to the forehead.

Kiss curl

Landlocked country whose capital is Gaborone.

Botswana

Assassinated Dominican Republic leader: Rafael __.

Trujillo

Sat lazily.

Slouched

Spiral threads of a climbing plant.

Tendrils

People who post regular online articles.

Bloggers

Former file-sharing service with green logo.

Limewire

Hitting sticks onto skins making percussive sounds.

Drumming

Person or team least likely to win.

Underdog

On your own two feet.

Standing

Narrow glass vessel used to heat chemicals in labs.

Test tube

Largest city in Victoria, Australia.

Melbourne

Sellers, vendors.

Retailers

High seating in pubs and drinking establishments.

Bar stools

He played Mr. Big in Sex and the City.

Chris noth

A divisive issue, can have serious consequences.

Fault line

It killed the cat.

Curiosity

Salacious online story to encourage site visits.

Clickbait

Oscar __, late Dominican fashion designer.

De la renta

Person who passes away without leaving a will.

Intestate

__ rate; e.g. number of deaths in a year.

Mortality

Swedish tennis legend, no. 1 six times 1977-1981.

Bjorn borg

People who finance and manage the making of a film.

Producers

Clean, not tarnished, generally of reputations.

Unsullied

A piece of public outdoor furniture.

Park bench

Large Italian lake, in Perugia province.

Trasimeno

Its capital is Jakarta.

Indonesia

” ____ roasting on an open fire”, popular carol.

Chestnuts

Skill used by Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes.

Deduction

Wind that comes off the ocean.

Sea breeze

Mozart’s first name.

Wolfgang

Afternoon gathering with hot drinks and cakes.

Tea party

Birth city of Barack Obama.

Honolulu

Remembered.

Recalled

Expressed, passed along.

Conveyed

Artist’s device for spraying paint.

Air brush

Large Hadron __, the largest particle accelerator.

Collider

Sea to the west of the Balkan Peninsula.

Adriatic

Soften food by soaking in liquid.

Macerate

Swift antelopes found on African grassland plains.

Gazelles

Word board game with tiles.

Scrabble

Safety check that a vehicle is working properly.

Road test

Nation ruled by Doctor Doom in Marvel Comics.

Latveria

Fragment of wood caught in a finger perhaps.

Splinter

Peter Pan’s young male companions in Neverland.

Lost boys

Shallow container for holding bars of suds.

Soap dish

Career for which one feels particularly suitable.

Vocation

Defames in speech.

Slanders

Those with nothing between the ears.

Airheads

Relating to the Milky Way.

Galactic

Impetus gained by a moving object.

Momentum

Newest named ocean, acknowledged in 2000.

Southern

__ Sam, archenemy of Bugs Bunny.

Yosemite

Automatic, unthinking, e.g. a __ reaction.

Kneejerk

People who post regular video blog updates.

Vloggers

Observant, keeping a close eye.

Watchful

Comporting oneself correctly.

Behaving

Lachrymose channel in the eye.

Tear duct

Swankiness, luxuriousness, grandeur.

Opulence

Grease rendered from strips of pig meat.

Bacon fat

Putters hit it.

Golf ball

__, like Chewbacca, come from Kashyyk in Star Wars.

Wookiees

Second Estate, French social order pre-Revolution.

Nobility

Long-tailed tropical tree-living monkey.

Marmoset

Gland that is only found in males.

Prostate

They’re good for holding bubbles and for relaxing.

Bathtubs

Medical, scientific.

Clinical

Sons of __; crime drama about motorcycle club.

Anarchy

Watered down.

Diluted

Disease spread by animals; heavy metal band.

Anthrax

System of raised dots essential for blind people.

Braille

Submarine missile.

Torpedo

Win, triumph.

Prevail

Cylindrical clay oven used in Indian cuisine.

Tandoor

Freddy __ of Nightmare on Elm street.

Krueger

A large cup or goblet for drinking wine.

Chalice

Movie and music legend who played Dorothy, Judy __.

Garland

Sugary, milky, buttery sauce is a sweet topping.

Caramel

The O in the sporting body IOC.

Olympic

A great deal, hard to resist.

Bargain

Mexican peninsula with Chichen Itza site.

Yucatan

State of being abjectly poor.

Poverty

Another name for fabric, especially in art context.

Textile

Colonel __, military character from Clue game.

Mustard

Film production house.

Studio

Compelled to act in a certain way.

Driven

Mend.

Repair

To inflict harm on behalf of another harmed.

Avenge

__ the Sailor, Arabic seafarer of legend.

Sinbad

Morning joe.

Coffee

__ once, shame on you; Italian proverb.

Fool me

Paris museum with glass pyramid.

Louvre

Both India and Bangladesh share this river’s delta.

Ganges

Strong, effective, especially of pharmaceuticals.

Potent

School uniform jacket.

Blazer

Wild horse tamed in the book by Mary O’Hara.

Flicka

The ability to think & behave in a rational manner.

Sanity

Organising, sorting out methodically.

Arranging

Longest river in SW Asia.

Euphrates

Uprising, riot.

Rebellion

Elvis Presley’s mansion, now a museum.

Graceland

Filled with stuff; messily arranged.

Cluttered

Ruled by all; system started by the Greeks.

Democracy

Procedural problem-solving by a computer.

Algorithm

They are for tying bows on your feet.

Shoelaces

Made less loose.

Tightened

Showing moderation or self-restraint.

Temperate

eaten at the start of a meal.

Appetizer

U.S. actor & rapper, the Fresh Prince.

Will smith

Destined to happen, down to fate.

Meant to be

Ukraine-born Black Swan Hollywood actress.

Mila kunis

Nontechnical term for tsunami.

Tidal wave

Late evening venue with music and dancing.

Nightclub

Moves from one place to another.

Transfers

Shakespearean character: king of the fairies.

Oberon

Found in, or produced by the sea.

Marine

He flew too close to the Sun.

Icarus

Scary movie series with ghostly mask.

Scream

Tacky, cheap, tasteless; the taste of gorgonzola.

Cheesy

__ Swift released 1989 and Red.

Taylor

Glassy or vitreous covering, or a paint type.

Enamel

For keeping money safe when out and about.

Wallet

Of time, to go by.

Elapse

Motion pictures as found on YouTube.

Videos

Hung around for someone.

Waited

Scrape or laceration.

Abrasion

Like something lightweight that can be carried.

Handheld

Walking with long steps.

Striding

Broadcast a programme or sports event online.

Streamed

Rarely occurring lunar experience.

Blue moon

Castrated or spayed.

Neutered

Nationality of a native of Zagreb or Split.

Croatian

Accounts in other countries, hard to trace.

Offshore

Ancient Greek lyric poet with an Acropolis statue.

Anacreon

System of symbols used to represent numbers.

Notation

__ of Fire, movie centred on the 1924 Olympics.

Chariots

Picasso anti-war mural for bombed Spanish village.

Guernica

List of all the letters, A-Z.

Alphabet

Fixed or mended something that was broken.

Repaired

Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy, say.

Game show

Ain’t No __ High Enough, Marvin Gaye love song.

Mountain

Chair made to seat two amorous people.

Loveseat

Powers that form patterns between planets.

Energies

Boating sport, a bit like kayaking.

Canoeing

__ Mead, US anthropologist.

Margaret

Relied on.

Depended

Engulfing with water.

Flooding

Italian flat bread made with olive oil.

Focaccia

Shame, scandal and ignominy.

Disgrace

Once you pop, you can’t stop eating these chips.

Pringles

Arriving; opposite of outgoing.

Incoming

Madeleine __; first female US secretary of state.

Albright

Breakdown vehicle for moving immobile vehicles.

Tow truck

Monty Python’s Broadway musical.

Spamalot

__ Clooney, George’s actress aunt.

Rosemary

Hunting industry of the oceans.

Whaling

Spooked, frequented by spirits.

Haunted

Famous diaper brand.

Huggies

Prim and demure, overmodest.

Prudish

Pouring oil over roasted meats.

Basting

Country whose capital and largest city is Tallinn.

Estonia

Every Breath __; 1983 hit for The Police.

You take

Administration of law, upholding of rights.

Justice

Brand perfumer of Hypnose and Poeme.

Lancome

Error in printed text, corrected in next edition.

Erratum

Shutter __, press this button to take a photo.

Release

Provider of input on the outcome of a sports event.

Tipster

Members of the ruling family.

Royalty

The sustained bombardment of a trench line.

Barrage