CodyCross Library Answers

__ Salander, from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Lisbeth

Siberian river that is tributary of the Lena river.

Olyokma

Standing closet for clothes, wardrobe.

Armoire

Professional horse riders.

Jockeys

__ Kandinsky, Russian abstract artist.

Wassily

A fatwa was issued for this author in late 80s.

Rushdie

Not solid or liquid.

Gaseous

In metaphysics, an actual being or existence.

Reality

Dishing out food and drinks.

Serving

Melodic.

Tuneful

Partially shaved hair as worn by a monk.

Tonsure

The __, Meryl Streep as the British Prime Minister.

Iron lady

Explaining the meaning of something.

Defining

Person who enforces the rules during sports games.

Official

Purposeful, determined.

Resolute

Trimming the edges of a photograph.

Cropping

Someone who recently got married.

Newlywed

An indefinite series; endless.

Infinite

For insects: act of hatching from an egg.

Eclosion

A photo on film, view it on a light box.

Negative

__ ball, heavy ball for training.

Medicine

Butterfly subfamily, referred to as “the whites”.

Pierinae

Small round sweet; cough lozenge.

Pastille

Principal democratic assembly of Ancient Athens.

Ekklesia

August birthstone of octahedral crystals.

Spinel

Battle that featured in A Bridge Too Far.

Arnhem

Jewish memorial service held on certain holidays.

Yizkor

Longest river in South America.

Amazon

This Harry Potter character hatched Norbert.

Hagrid

William, Harry or Edward, to name a few.

Prince

Minor roads or paths, not major routes.

Byways

To save from danger.

Rescue

Yogi Bear’s friend.

Boo boo

Vegetables including pumpkins and squashes.

Gourds

Angelique __, German no. 1 tennis star in 2016.

Kerber

Outer coat to keep you warm.

Jacket

Spanish party.

Fiesta

England’s last Tudor Monarch: __ I.

Elizabeth

Volcanic national park on Lanzarote.

Timanfaya

State of being unknown or inconspicuous.

Obscurity

HMS __, Captain Cook’s ship from 1763-1767.

Grenville

Metal jazz wind instrument with keys.

Saxophone

Syrup made from pomegranates.

Grenadine

Software company which dropped its paper clip icon.

Microsoft

Faithful gentleman of Verona, who weds Silvia.

Valentine

Poisonous mushroom likened to heavenly flyers.

Angel wing

A triangle with two equal sides and angles.

Isosceles

__ Faire, hands off, let people do as they choose.

Laissez

Believer.

Devotee

Hermit.

Recluse

__ lady; hirsute circus performer.

Bearded

Priest’s assistant.

Acolyte

Lying out in the sun, like a lizard.

Basking

Smoke stack on a building.

Chimney

Machine for taking mud from a river.

Dredger

” __, don’t make it bad” sang the Beatles.

Hey jude

Nickname of Mrs Onassis, the former Mrs Kennedy.

Jackie o

Press __, company’s memo to the public.

Release

Bobby Fischer beat him: chess grandmaster Boris __.

Spassky

Capital of the Hittite Empire.

Hattusa

West coast French department, same as the river.

Vendée

Inherited red blood cell disorder: sickle cell __.

Anemia

The back of an animal’s neck.

Scruff

Moving in a circular motion.

Gyrate

Cleans abrasively.

Scours

The game Pong was created by Allan__ in 1972.

Alcorn

We speak and eat with them.

Mouths

BBC TV spy drama that was retitled MI-5 in the US.

Spooks

The Love Bug was the first __ movie, in 1968.

Herbie

First name of British composer Britten.

Edward

Cutting, piercing with teeth.

Biting

Dr Susan__, robopsychologist in Asimov’s universe.

Calvin

Order of crustaceans; can live on land or in water.

Isopod

A wizard with magical powers.

Sorcerer

Richard __, actor tackled the shark in Jaws.

Dreyfuss

Chefs work in these.

Kitchens

Encourages others to rebel or protest.

Agitator

It burns bright.

Filament

An __ combustion engine powers a motor car.

Internal

Selma __, Swedish writer and Nobel laureate.

Lagerlof

First coins were made from this gold/silver alloy.

Electrum

Cold current discovered by German explorer.

Humboldt

Nationality of Peace prize winner Kofi Annan.

Ghanaian

Captain Corelli’s __, Greek wartime saga.

Mandolin

Starts at Lake Tana aka River Gihon.

Blue nile

Fine, gauzy fabric, like a cobweb.

Gossamer

It wasn’t on purpose.

Accident

Clearing obstacles in a race.

Hurdling

Gluing.

Sticking

Fruit-filled toaster snacks.

Pop tarts

Thoroughly soak.

Saturate

Drawing little spots all over something.

Dotting

Avoiding, deliberately trying to hide.

Evading

Actress who starred in “Sleepless in Seattle”.

Meg ryan

Fibrous, dark-green mineral from hornblende group.

Uralite

Valentine, anagram of married.

Admirer

Male lead in Lolita; they named him twice.

Humbert

To make rhythms, percussion with your mouth, voice.

Beatbox

Price of a taxi ride.

Cab fare

Heavy sphere throw, Olympic sport.

Shot put

Swollen, puffed up, or excessively conceited.

Bloated

Where you might dip a quill.

Inkwell

Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, Shanghai Pudong, etc..

Airports

Engrave a message.

Inscribe

Describes a football forward or warrior in battle.

Attacker

Assassinated British Prime Minister: Spencer __.

Perceval

Another word for the pick used to pluck a guitar.

Plectrum

__ Rodriquez, the slowest mouse in all of Mexico.

Slowpoke

Small, active, feisty dogs, e.g. Yorkshire, Cairn.

Terriers

Original name of he who became Gaius Julius Caesar.

Octavian

Herby mixture, cooked inside roast turkey.

Stuffing

Leaves __ in the breeze.

Rustling

Castel __, former summer residence of the pope.

Gandolfo

All-in-one fun fashion piece with shorts.

Playsuit

Building and equipment for processing something.

Refinery

Word of French origin meaning generosity.

Largesse

The __ Cat wears a big grin.

Cheshire

Labyrinth creator, father of Icarus.

Daedalus

Glows outwardly, gives off heat.

Radiates

Tesla Motors CEO.

Elon musk

Group that contains humans and great apes.

Hominids

Swallowing, absorbing.

Ingesting

Acts of political violence for a stated aim.

Terrorism

Catch __, an impossible situation.

Twenty two

You type on these.

Keyboards

Devices to ease your foot into footwear.

Shoehorns

Spiral kitchen tool for opening bottles.

Corkscrew

The most probable.

Likeliest

Large animals deployed in the Pyrrhic Wars.

Elephants

Emergency vehicle for transporting the sick.

Ambulance

Robert Langdon field, study of religious _____.

Symbology

Itinerant singer of songs, a minstrel.

Balladeer

Believes in introducing reforms gradually.

Fabianist

Hunter who fell in love with his own reflection.

Narcissus

Everest’s environment.

Himalayas

Erytophobia is the fear of these.

Redlights

Pub fixture, target for throwing arrows at.

Dartboard

English translation of champignons.

Mushrooms

Maslow created a sociological “__ of needs”.

Hierarchy

Country where mass murderer Martin Bryant was born.

Australia

Localized organisms and their environment.

Ecosystem

Unerupted tooth that’s difficult to remove.

Impacted

Shylock, Shakespeare character in The __ of Venice.

Merchant

City that has the largest shopping mall in Canada.

Edmonton

Soldier, anagram of inflamer.

Rifleman

Restarted.

Rebooted

Christian song and salutation means “Hail Mary”.

Ave maria

Sweet herbal liqueur used in a Harvey Wallbanger.

Galliano

Winnie the Pooh and the __ Day, 1968 Oscar winner.

Blustery

Lagoon off the coast of NZ’s Chatham Island.

Te whanga

Insect-eating relative of the Hyena.

Aardwolf

Snack’s logo has a mustachioed man with bowtie.

Pringles

The study of cells.

Cytology

Sightless condition; blizzard.

Whiteout

Founder of the Xin dynasty.

Wang mang

Circus trick of tossing and catching balls.

Juggling

Slivers of wood stuck in your skin.

Splinters

Novel by Emily Bronte: “__ Heights”.

Wuthering

Large twin temples with pharaoh carvings.

Abu simbel

American Football forward, creative and offensive.

Playmaker

Herby cocktail made from bourbon.

Mint julep

Singing without any musical instruments.

Acappella

To dock a ship on its side for cleaning.

Heave down

__ Web, Berners-Lee’s invention for the info age.

World wide

Not sure.

Uncertain

Austrian currency prior to the euro.

Schilling

Wet weather garments.

Raincoats

Submitting requests for payment.

Invoicing

A pattern of alternately colored squares.

Chequered

Teetotal.

Abstinent

Famous Chilean female author, first name.

Isabel

The Buddhist wheel of life has eight of these.

Spokes

Small hopping desert animal with large ears.

Jerboa

Opposite of alkaline.

Acidic

Vehicle for scooping out holes in the road.

Digger

Mocking jibes.

Taunts

Cut into fine slivers with a knife.

Sliced

Strategy in war or business.

Tactic

Danish unit of currency (not the Euro).

Kroner

Author of “La Comedie Humaine”.

Balzac

__ floor, body part often weaker after childbirth.

Pelvic

Long musical notes equivalent to a double note.

Breves

Stolen, unlawfully obtained.

Nicked

Android OS version like a chocolate wafer biscuit.

Kitkat

Game like hockey played in Scotland.

Shinty

Contracted pupils.

Miosis

Henry Winkler’s nickname in Happy Days.

Fonzie

The boatswain of Captain Hook in Peter Pan.

Mr smee

First Patriarch of the Jewish people.

Abraham

Spielberg 2012 movie honoring a president.

Lincoln

Shorten by removing words without altering meaning.

Abridge

Skin sore containing fluid caused by friction.

Blister

Common language for North India and Pakistan.

Hindavi

The trait of being truthful and fair.

Honesty

Duties of someone who represents another.

Agentry

Daenerys, Mother of __.

Dragons

Item of clothing.

Garment

Saliva.

Spittle

Large Chinese fighting dog with wrinkles.

Shar pei

Parliament of the Isle of Man.

Tynwald

Filtering out calls you don’t want to answer.

Screening

English lord forewarned about the Gunpowder Plot.

Monteagle

Severe, harsh, strict.

Draconian

Outer skin layer.

Epidermis

Mixing together until blended.

Combining

Diced pieces of meat sauteed in white sauce.

Fricassee

The Hotel New __, John Irving’s family saga.

Hampshire

First S in OSS, precursor of CIA.

Strategic

Box __, venomous cube-shaped medusa.

Jellyfish

Following someone in their job to gain experience.

Shadowing

English name of the German town Brauenschweig.

Brunswick

__ effect, chaos theory of small things.

Butterfly

Composer of scores for 11 James Bond films.

John barry

The art of arranging and selling flowers.

Floristry

All over the globe.

Worldwide

Impede, obstruct someone from doing something.

Hinder

Scales a mountain.

Climbs

__ Alps, range in North Limestone Alps, Germany.

Allgau

King of Bavaria known as the “Swan King”: __ II.

Ludwig

Electronic messages sent over a network.

Emails

Currency used in the United Arab Emirates.

Dirham

Breathe in.

Inhale

Insect with shortest lifespan.

Mayfly

Deliverers of babies in the cartoon world.

Storks

Strings of them; they originate in the oceans.

Pearls

One who proofreads a book for publication.

Editor

Adjust in a disruptive manner, __ with; meddle.

Tamper

Someone who reads written works.

Reader

Play by Lope de Vega: “The Dog in the __”.

Manger

Sweetmeat of almonds and sugar from Montélimar.

Nougat

Threw a party.

Hosted

Desert water source.

Cactus

Edvard Grieg’s birth country.

Norway

Piles of blown snow.

Drifts

Expression of delight from small child.

Yippee

Vast Catholic shrine in Portugal.

Fatima

Edward Knoblock play, later a musical.

Kismet

In a state of chaos, a complete mess.

Shambles

Description applied to Frank, Pepys and Evelyn.

Diarists

Understood by specialists only.

Esoteric

Not sitting.

Standing

You should look __ before crossing a road.

Both ways

Tree pruner.

Arborist

Cloak worn by ancient Greek men and women.

Himation

Cleaning abrasively.

Scouring

Laughing like a witch.

Cackling

Of or relating to stags.

Elaphine

Orange flower to honor dead in Mexico festival.

Marigold

Where the sound comes out of a stereo.

Speakers

Detective Jim__, played by James Garner.

Rockford

French word for a casino game dealer.

Croupier

The study of viruses.

Virology

Pompous, pretentious.

Pedantic

The capital of Uzbekistan.

Tashkent

Informal term for first motion pictures with sound.

Talkies

Study of plants and animals and their environment.

Ecology

Bermuda-based producer of white rum.

Bacardi

Happy, perfect, blissful.

Idyllic

To put under a spell, like Samantha did.

Bewitch

Mercurial alloy.

Amalgam

Character in “Pride and Prejudice”: Charles __.

Bingley

Itchy contagious skin disease caused by a mite.

Scabies

Last book of the Old Testament.

Malachi

Original washing machine and spin dryer of the 60s.

Twin tub

Used your arms to shove someone out of the way.

Elbowed

Welsh capital.

Cardiff

Using pencils or pens to create art work, sketch.

Drawing

High-flying travel business.

Airline

Sport involving coastal and inshore racing.

Sailing

Like the grass on the other side.

Greener

Strait between Sicily and mainland Italy.

Messina

To __ to injury, make a situation far worse.

Add insult

With a hue similar to the color of the sun.

Yellowish

Matching set worn while exercising.

Sweatsuit

Warlike and quarrelsome.

Bellicose

Modify a rhythm by shifting the accent.

Syncopate

Ocean formation caused by gravitational pull.

Tidal wave

Facial structure between ear and nose.

Cheekbone

Golfer known as Phil the Thrill.

Mickelson

Doraphobia is the fear of this.

Animal fur

Insult directed by Brexiteers to their opponents.

Remoaners

Without any form.

Shapeless

Former British copper coin worth two farthings.

Halfpenny

Pasture or savannah.

Grassland

Charlemagne was the first __ Emperor.

Holy roman

Scotch and ginger wine cocktail.

Whisky mac

Explanatory comments at the bottom of a page.

Footnotes

Inventor of the printing press.

Gutenberg

The study of precious and semi-precious stones.

Gemmology

Charted.

Mapped

Fizzy, like champagne.

Bubbly

Dome-shaped shrines used for meditation.

Stupas

Parker Brothers: make words from lettered dice.

Boggle

To do as someone asks of you as a way of helping.

Oblige

Half of The Producers, Willy Wonka lead.

Wilder

The front, curving part of a saddle.

Pommel

Concedes.

Agrees

What bracelets are usually worn on.

Wrists

Aesop’s __ have a story about a tortoise and hare.

Fables

Gifts for a teacher.

Apples

Reposted an article on social media.

Shared

Raised pulpit for sermons in a mosque.

Minbar

Brazilian footballer and PSG star since 2017.

Neymar

To fossilize.

Ossify

Moll __, Defoe’s chronicle of a criminal woman.

Flanders

In football, ahead of defense and behind attack.

Midfield

Place where animals are slaughtered.

Abattoir

Hong Kong martial artist-actor, father of Brandon.

Bruce lee

Incarcerated person.

Jailbird

Complete standstill.

Gridlock

Flowering pink plant with heart-shaped leaves.

Cyclamen

You wipe your feet on these.

Doormats

Varies the pitch of speech for emphasis.

Inflects

Casino game where Phil Ivey used “edge sorting”.

Baccarat

Joule described these units of food energy.

Calories

Alyson __, Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Hannigan

Spoiled or harmed, infected with disease.

Blighted

Occupation of Charon, of the Greek Underworld.

Ferryman

Somme World War I memorial designed by Lutyens.

Thiepval

Made a high-pitched sound by blowing.

Whistled

Swedish actor Max __.

Von sydow

Impervious to light, not transparent.

Opaque

Island of Napoleon’s death, Saint __.

Helena

Russian wheeled vehicle pulled by three horses.

Troika

Goat Island, off Italy’s Tuscany coast.

Giglio

Mickey __, Broadway and movie actor, died 2014.

Rooney

Unpleasant, repulsive.

Odious

Seal set into a ring.

Signet

Ally __, US legal TV show with Calista Flockhart.

Mcbeal

Risk, speculate, bet.

Gamble

Mikhail __, regarded as father of Russian music.

Glinka

Spiritual retreat (Indian culture).

Ashram

The surface at the bottom of a stream etc.

River bed

Flesh __ means your kith and kin.

And blood

How a sharp pain is described.

Stabbing

Emile Zola story of mining, wages and conditions.

Germinal

Herbes de __, south France dried herb mix.

Provence

Deceptive talk to swindle.

Flimflam

Swedish botanist, devised classification system.

Linnaeus

Not clearly visible.

Obscured

Kent, the TV news anchor on The Simpsons.

Brockman

German city with an annual Wagner music festival.

Bayreuth

Unjust or unfair.

Wrongful

Publication of religious songs.

Hymn book

South African dessert, milk tart in Afrikaans.

Melktert

__ Rush, won an Oscar for his performance in Shine.

Geoffrey

Moving wings to fly.

Flapping

__ Steel, best-selling fiction author of The Gift.

Danielle

A plane suddenly plunging steeply downwards.

Nosedive

Charge a president with misconduct.

Impeach

They cure animal hides.

Tanners

Drug that activates receptors in the brain.

Agonist

Joe __, Pip’s kindly guardian blacksmith.

Gargery

Major prophet; his Book is followed by Daniel.

Ezekiel

To eradicate, destroy completely.

Wipe out

The U in the international phonetic alphabet.

Uniform

The Roman goddess of truth.

Veritas

Of or relating to sea lions.

Otarine

Add tables, settees, etc. to a dwelling.

Furnish

Type of computerized X-ray.

Cat scan

Protected islands in the North Sea’s Wadden Sea.

Frisian

One who shouts at comedians.

Heckler

To walk the beam you need this.

Balance

Fantastic creature that multiplies with water.

Gremlin

Sack fabric made from jute, used for rope.

Hessian

Large bowl in which greens are served.

Salad bowl

A plan used in architecture or engineering.

Blueprint

Clapped your hands.

Applauded

French blue wooly cat with golden eyes.

Chartreux

He has an electrical measurement named after him.

James watt

Taking in liquid or information.

Absorbing

French mayonnaise with capers, mustard, herbs.

Remoulade

Fear of ruins.

Atephobia

Strays from the correct path.

Digresses

Residents, inhabitants.

Occupants

Barcelona park with ceramic walkways by Gaudí.

Parc guell

Circus animals Stravinsky’s ballet music was for.

Elephants

Best selling novel and film: “Like Water for __”.

Chocolate

Pakistani cricketer, bowler and politician.

Imran khan

Administers medical treatment to.

Medicates

Deep discount sale.

Clearance

Pink variety of beryl, named after a famous banker.

Morganite

City that is home to Hampden Park Stadium.

Glasgow

Chemical element of atomic number 83.

Bismuth

Power __, plant for generating electricity.

Station

Adjusting spaces between words.

Kerning

Mantra of the Hindu religion: Hare __.

Krishna

Ancient Celtic language of France, Belgium.

Gaulish

Cook food hot and quickly in a wok.

Stir fry

Inflamed pimple or spot containing fluid.

Pustule

An author’s introductory statement.

Preface

To add jewels to something.

Bejewel

To boost morale.

Uplift

Character raised by wolves in the Indian jungle.

Mowgli

Agreement, treaty or settlement.

Accord

Thin.

Skinny

Country where the Huarache sandal originated.

Mexico

Family Guy diabolical toddler.

Stewie

Grainy intrusive rock, named after Tuscan village.

Gabbro

Culture Club former singer’s stage name: Boy __.

George

Renaissance religious artist; a 1980s space probe.

Giotto

Counterfeiters, pretenders.

Fakers

Mexican caramel sauce made from goat’s milk.

Cajeta

A car’s shoulder.

Fender

The act of putting seeds into the soil.

Sowing

Room in a church where vestments are kept.

Vestry

What Italians call Turin.

Torino

__ clause, lawful reason to break a contract.

Get out

Direct kick awarded to offensive team in soccer.

Corner

To have put a bad spell on someone.

Cursed

Lack of proportion between two sides, parts.

Asymmetry

Lyrical tunes to help babies fall asleep.

Lullabies

Charged a president with misconduct.

Impeached

Messy and complicated situation.

Imbroglio

Tanzanian park, home to many animal species.

Serengeti

Flaming weapon used in ancient times during battle.

Greek fire

Colonial trading port on Colombian coast.

Cartagena

Prohibition place for sale of illegal alcohol.

Speakeasy

Author of the novel “Vanity Fair”: William M. __.

Thackeray

Incessantly asking; also a black and white mammal.

Badgering

Dripping, like rain water down a gutter.

Trickling

Conifers’ seed case, commonly sprayed gold/silver.

Pine cones

Organization of complex tasks like flow of goods.

Logistics

Machines for turning beans into coffee.

Grinders

French dept in Grand Est, name means upper Rhine.

Haut rhin

Scare.

Frighten

Female plotter in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

Merteuil

Famous French tapestry business.

Gobelins

Elizabeth I as written in Spenser’s Faerie Queene.

Gloriana

Last day, the day of reckoning.

Doomsday

Headlines that don’t quite ring true.

Fake news

Past tense of beseech.

Besought

Mixes seamlessly.

Blends

The Hindu festival of light is called __.

Diwali

Eradicated.

Abated

Language family of Hungarian and Finnish.

Uralic

Removing hair using hot, sticky substance.

Waxing

Loose mixture of small stones and sand.

Gravel

Longest type of captured snake.

Python

Queen of Troy, mother of Hector and Paris.

Hecuba

Abundant mineral-gem, also used in electronics.

Quartz

Stephen King book and film about telekinetic girl.

Carrie

Plant with red root producing red pigment and dye.

Madder

Bladed footwear for traveling in the Arctic.

Ice skate

The customer or client.

Consumer

Sliver of wood stuck in your finger.

Splinter

Raise these in surprise, on your face.

Eyebrows

Italian white wine, also found in Chile.

Friulano

Unpaved street.

Dirt road

Concurring, not showing dissent.

Agreeing

Spine-chilling book or film.

Thriller

Ocean that the port of Casablanca borders.

Atlantic

Harold Wilson quote: “A week is a long time in __”.

Politics

Name given to Khmer Rouge’s takeover of Cambodia.

Year zero

Cinema short showing current affairs/events.

Newsreel

Arachnids.

Spiders

National bird of Guatemala appears on its flag.

Quetzal

First caliph and friend to Muhammad.

Abu bakr

Speckled, dotted.

Flecked

A fit of laughter.

Giggles

Tool for cutting plants.

Scythes

Biblical king of Israel; son of David.

Solomon

To inhale and exhale.

Breathe

Roasted deer, served as an alternative to turkey.

Venison

Robert __, actor, director and American Icon.

Redford

Former currency of the Netherlands.

Guilder

Ancient Roman magistrates.

Consuls

The giant version of this plant causes skin rashes.

Hogweed

__ Claude, French inventor of neon lighting.

Georges

Nissan model named after an American grassland.

Prairie

True heir of Gondor in Lord of the Rings.

Aragorn

Spiral structure in the inner ear.

Cochlea

Wheel of __, tarot card suggesting good luck.

Fortune

Friend of Asterix the Gaul.

Obelix

Type of paper that acids turn red.

Litmus

George ____, American Broadway producer, director.

Abbott

1986 James Cameron Sci-Fi sequel.

Aliens

Soviet serial killer: Andrei Chikatilo: the Red __.

Ripper

Christian church of Egypt.

Coptic

Inappropriate staring.

Ogling

Portuguese is this South American country’s tongue.

Brazil

Holiday when Greeks often bake Koulourakia.

Easter

Pumped or spouted out, e.g. fumes.

Spewed

The Three Men in a Boat rowed this river.

Thames

Morihei Ueshiba’s harmonious spirit martial art.

Aikido

Obscure, supernatural, secret things.

Occult

Words to be sung.

Lyrics

Mexican victory celebrated on May 5: Battle of __.

Puebla

The fastener on a belt.

Buckle

French missile used by Argentines in Falklands War.

Exocet

Brownish-red color; from the French for chestnut.

Maroon

Sentencers.

Judges

__ cooker; airtight pot for quick cooking.

Pressure

Libyan city, once joint capital with Tripoli.

Benghazi

Without a saddle.

Bareback

The A in PALs, warning about explicit lyrics.

Advisory

Distance from tip to tip or a bird’s wings.

Wingspan

Winning punch, laying opponent flat on floor.

Knockout

Self-centered.

Egoistic

Geoffrey Rush’s pirate of the Caribbean.

Barbossa

Co-founder and chairman of SolarCity.

Elon musk

Display of affection, cuddling with a loved one.

Spooning

The branch of botany that studies fruit.

Pomology

Neptune, to the Greeks.

Poseidon

Fab Four weren’t jay walking on this album’s cover.

Abbey road

When it’s your decision, the ball is in here.

Your court

Opposite to smoothness.

Roughness

Halloween figures made of bone.

Skeletons

Piece of textile used for cleaning furniture.

Dustcloth

The scientific study of rocks.

Petrology

Washed hair.

Shampooed

Microscopic life form, meaning little rod.

Bacterium

Organization founded by Julian Assange.

Wikileaks

Reductions in price, savings.

Discounts

Medical term for the study of disorders of the ear.

Otology

To put something on food as a decoration.

Garnish

To release from obligation, to set free.

Absolve

Balkan nation invaded by Italy in WWII.

Albania

Ship-swallowing triangle in the Atlantic Ocean.

Bermuda

Reddish toxic liquid element, used in dyes.

Bromine

A song’s chorus or to abstain from doing something.

Refrain

Saved from peril.

Rescued

Dramatic and very ornate art style in 17th century.

Baroque

The table where you pay for your goods in a shop.

Counter

Section of horse’s leg between hoof and fetlock.

Pastern

1971 Bond film Diamonds are __.

Forever

Fancy strips of cloth laid along a festive table.

Runners

Exalted state of joy.

Elation

Gap in the ring system of Saturn and also a probe.

Cassini

Weapon used to kill in Dial M for Murder.

Scissors

Mesozoic period saw early dinosaurs evolve.

Triassic

Name of British singer Chris Martin’s band.

Coldplay

Attributed to.

Ascribed

To quickly rise or increase.

Escalate

Festival of Festivals in India’s Nagaland.

Hornbill

Sending a Twitter message.

Tweeting

Italian term for outdoor dining.

Al fresco

Picasso anti-war painting.

Guernica

Theft by breaking and entering.

Burglary

Inflammation of the membrane around the lungs.

Pleurisy

Another name for the scaly anteater.

Pangolin

Tennis stroke that makes the ball suddenly reverse.

Backspin

In a forest, an open space of land.

Clearing

Female massage therapist.

Masseuse

No longer feeling close or affectioniate with another.

Estranged

Awards given as special honor.

Accolades

Hair removal method for eyebrows.

Threading

Acquittal, vindication, exoneration.

Notguilty

Court replacement.

Alternate

Name for study of mammary glands.

Mastology

London borough that lies on the Prime Meridian.

Greenwich

US country music named after Kentucky vegetation.

Bluegrass

1912 play on which “My Fair Lady” was based.

Pygmalion

Equation with highest power of 2 (sounds square).

Quadratic

Space in a living room wall with a mantel on it.

Fireplace

Swing dance style or a person who dances swing.

Jitterbug

Material removed from top of liquids.

Skimmings

German dog with short legs, a sausage dog.

Dachshund

Holly’s surname in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Golightly

Italian cocktail of Campari, sweet vermouth.

Americano

Christmas plant to kiss under.

Mistletoe

A photo or picture that is behind glass.

Framed

Legal __ is money that is acceptable for use.

Tender

To admire or respect someone.

Esteem

Where the Wild Things Are author.

Sendak

Bugsy __, Prohibition-era drama with splurge guns.

Malone

Official languages of Cameroon: English and __.

French

Metamorphic rock that breaks into layers.

Schist

Lymphoid organ where T cells mature.

Thymus

Equipment with rungs for climbing up or down.

Ladder

Draw roughly.

Sketch

Tree used to make battle shields in the past.

Poplar

Capital of Angola.

Luanda

Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs actor __ Keitel.

Harvey

The roux used to make Bechamel sauce: flour and __.

Butter

Discarded, left on the side of the road.

Dumped

Beer maker.

Brewer

Ulcerous animal disease of horses and rabbits, etc.

Canker

Where emails go while they are being sent.

Outbox

Natalie Portman is an American and _____ citizen.

Israeli

Protein found in claws, hair and hooves.

Keratin

Large frozen masses that are starting to melt.

Ice caps

Act of falsifying a document.

Forgery

Southeast Asian sea east of Bay of Bengal.

Andaman

Mass of tissue that can affect breathing in children.

Adenoid

Tove __, Finnish writer who created the Moomins.

Jansson

Cooked on a rack over fire.

Grilled

Lack of oxygen in the blood; holding your breath.

Hypoxic

He bathed himself in the Flame of Py’tar.

Despero

Placed at front entrance to wipe your feet.

Doormat

The Big __, epic Western film with Gregory Peck.

Country

Wedded.

Married

Hewlett-__ is an american computer company.

Packard

Insect resin used in varnishes and early LPs.

Shellac

Use these colored sticks to draw, like chalks.

Pastels

Small lit particles that jump from a fire.

Sparks

Related to the teeth.

Dental

Grabbed, took with force.

Seized

Someone who drives cattle.

Drover

Arab country ruled for 46 years by King Hussein.

Jordan

Gaps between working.

Breaks

Fluviology: scientific study of __.

Rivers

Body-shaking dance move, especially the shoulders.

Shimmy

Term for a Himalayan mountain guide.

Sherpa

Manhattan playhouse that burned down many times.

Bowery

Twitter messages.

Tweets

Prodded with an elbow.

Nudged

’72 documentary about swindler, once child preacher.

Marjoe

Clever or skilful, from French word.

Adroit

You set the exposure – not automated.

Manual

A light-hearted sports event, race or walk.

Fun run

Name of Shakespeare’s one son.

Hamnet

Mild, yellow pepper used on pizza, sandwiches.

Banana

Gave birth to a horse.

Foaled

Seafood typically used for Coquilles St. Jacques.

Scallops

Pet Klaus is this animal in American Dad!.

Goldfish

Daisy __, Gatsby’s great love.

Buchanan

Of or relating to rams.

Arietine

Put together from parts.

Assemble

Month when the holiday of Chanukah usually occurs.

December

Where earrings are attached.

Earlobes

Cabinets that contain frozen food.

Freezers

__ Quickly, landlady of the Boar’s Head Tavern.

Mistress

Hinged device used in pelvic examinations.

Speculum

Cenozoic period when mammals evolved.

Tertiary

Haitian dictators known as Papa Doc and Baby Doc.

Duvalier

Went past the intended stopping point.

Overshot

Wet weather accessories you put above your head.

Umbrellas

Goodfellas main character.

Henry hill

Adjective: Causing dependency on a substance.

Addictive

Fruit that symbolizes hospitality.

Pineapple

Institutions created to study, train in certain field.

Academies

Italian revolutionary who unified his country.

Garibaldi

Using chemicals to make something whiter.

Bleaching

Putting fluids into a body using a syringe.

Injecting

A flight where the destination is not far away.

Short haul

Hairy Addams Family member, related to Gomez.

Cousin itt

Edge of a balmy air mass, in meteorological terms.

Warm front

Open, motorized beach vehicle.

Dune buggy

Tough measures introduced to stop crime.

Crackdown

Star gazer.

Telescope

Two-step Spanish dance.

Pasodoble

Jed __, Martin Sheen as leader of the free world.

Bartlet

Protects financially.

Insures

Apple __, Viennese pastry, very popular.

Strudel

Gabriel Marquez novel: “Love in the Time of __”.

Cholera

A member of an organized gang of violent criminals.

Mobster

Small Brazilian state; Maceió is the capital.

Alagoas

Conceptions of or beliefs about something.

Notions

Intentionally not paid attention to.

Ignored

Film with most nominations for the Oscars in 2013.

Lincoln

Main group of cyclists.

Peloton

East German currency prior to reunification.

Ostmark

Hard gray rocks turned tools in prehistoric times.

Flints

Falling down and feigning a knockout.

Diving

Filming location, apartment with no bedroom.

Studio

“Father of Genetics”: Austrian scientist Gregor __.

Mendel

Sleepy.

Drowsy

Basket of rocks used for erosion control.

Gabion

Mountain in Turkey, possible site of Noah’s Ark.

Ararat

Order of words to form a meaningful sentence.

Syntax

Annual Nov. 5 British celebration: Guy __ Night.

Fawkes

Waterfowl nickname of Canadian dollar.

Loonie

Starmix and Tangfastics sweetmakers.

Haribo

Tidying fallen leaves.

Raking

Extra material sewn into a seam to strengthen it.

Gusset

Person who defends set of ideas, certain person.

Adherent

Extinct reptile.

Dinosaur

Shunned, avoided, abstained from.

Eschewed

Preparing yourself mentally to think clearly.

Psyching

Baked egg whites with sugar.

Meringue

Person caring for animals on a film set.

Wrangler

Don’t judge a book by this.

Its cover

Barcelona avenue, popular with tourists.

La rambla

Extremely shocking, wicked act.

Atrocity

Study of nutrition, diet.

Sitology

Describes T-shirts that are not short.

Longline

The part of a fist you punch with.

Knuckles

Strongly criticized.

Assailed

Illness that claimed Pavarotti at age 71.

Cancer

__ Nation; autobiographical book and film.

Prozac

Coldest.

Iciest

Fruit flavor used in Kriek Belgian beer.

Cherry

Has a tendency to be unwell frequently.

Sickly

Côte d’__, official name of the Ivory Coast.

Ivoire

Use these for shaving.

Razors

Old British silver coin worth two shillings.

Florin

Inflated mechanically, like a bicycle tire.

Pumped

Smart jacket, school uniform requisite.

Blazer

__ calf, killed when the prodigal son returns.

Fatted

Canadian province that introduced the dish poutine.

Quebec

Son of Zeus known as “messenger of the gods”.

Hermes

Put a worm on a fishing hook.

Baited

Andreas __, German leader of Red Army Faction.

Baader

Novel by Phillipa Gregory: “The Other __ Girl”.

Boleyn

__-hound, short-legged scent dog aka a hush puppy.

Basset

Belgian city hit by huge diamond heist in 2003.

Antwerp

Fill the air with fumes.

Pollute

To make a photo bigger.

Enlarge

Contempt __, showing disregard to a legal hearing.

Of court

It’s not true.

Fiction

Gathered together, accumulated.

Accrued

Art technique of creating a design using acid.

Etching

Dry dusty wind blowing from North Africa to Europe.

Sirocco

Spouts at the end pipes, e.g. petrol pumps.

Nozzles

Meandering, twisting (like a reptile).

Snaking

Neapolitan flavor.

Vanilla

James Bond’s early nemesis.

Blofeld

Various types, forms, array of different cultures.

Diverse

Person who performs the Islamic call to prayer.

Muezzin

Large tuba carried over the shoulders.

Helicon

Shy companion of Snow White.

Bashful

Tutored, schooled.

Educated

Hungarian author of “The Sleepwalkers”: Arthur __.

Koestler

__ music, produced without electric instruments.

Acoustic

Inflammation of the elbow or knee joint.

Bursitis

Pressed or flattened the creases on a surface.

Smoothed

Cyrano de __, French big-nosed writer and duellist.

Bergerac

Eating in between meals.

Snacking

Appliances that use hot water vapor to cook food.

Steamers

Principal Chilean city named after St. James.

Santiago

__ slip, error in speech thanks to the unconscious.

Freudian

Large flowers used in tea for high blood pressure.

Hibiscus

She championed the return of the Elgin Marbles.

Mercouri

In medicine: to suction fluid from part of the body.

Aspirate

Belief in magic, witchcraft and the supernatural.

Occultism

Machine creates a plastic coating for protection.

Laminator

Parboiling to remove color or odor.

Blanching

Searching, investigating, detective work.

Sleuthing

Aztec ruler who was stoned to death.

Montezuma

First Prime Minister under Queen Elizabeth.

Churchill

Cosmetic stomach skin surgery.

Tummy tuck

Engaged in conflict.

Embattled

Dancing with no choreography.

Freestyle

Skin of an equine used for leather.

Horsehide

Kitchen machine.

Appliance

St. Petersburg’s former name in 1914.

Petrograd

Object shaped like small water vessel for sauce.

Gravy boat

Desert twister, vacuum cleaner brand.

Dirt devil

Causes blood to thicken.

Coagulant

Antonym of childhood.

Adulthood

Snippets of music heard on mobile devices.

Ringtones

Obstruction of a tube or opening in the body.

Occlusion

Zoological term for a pouched mammal.

Marsupial

Pompous, with a gassy digestive system.

Flatulent

Jewelry pieces worn on the collarbone.

Necklaces

Nickname for the lunar roving vehicle.

Moon buggy

Tool that collects and analyzes data in Formula 1.

Telemeter

Heavenly.

Celestial

Cut this from under someone’s feet to weaken them.

The ground

Ability of a gem to show two different colors.

Dichroism

Not under control.

Out of hand

Things that are left out or not mentioned.

Omissions

Gnosiophobia is the fear of this.

Knowledge

Their job is to check tickets on a bus or train.

Conductor

All mammals are warm-__.

Blooded

Striking or beating; reaching a target.

Hitting

Main language spoken in Swiss canton of Ticino.

Italian

Copenhagen is capital of this Scandinavian nation.

Denmark

Jonathan __, wrote The Corrections novel.

Franzen

Citrus fruit cross between tangerine/grapefruit.

Tangelo

Scuff marks left by dragging.

Scrapes

South Korean car brand, Accent, Elantra.

Hyundai

Black __, 1959 Brazilian inspired play and film.

Orpheus

Type of doctor that performs operations.

Surgeon

Stealing and ransacking goods esp during war.

Looting

Dancing like Madonna.

Voguing

The first T in GATT.

Tariffs

Official currency of Paraguay.

Guarani

Distressed maidens imprisoned in towers.

Damsels

Paper handkerchiefs.

Tissues

Big __, 7 bright stars in Ursa Major.

Dipper

Circus performers with red noses.

Clowns

Gin, vermouth cocktail with pickled onion.

Gibson

Pulp Fiction and Seven Psychopaths, Christopher __.

Walken

Laziest.

Idlest

High-speed trains in France, Belgium and Germany.

Thalys

Power or hand tool for smoothing wood.

Sander

Another name for a violin.

Fiddle

__ Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Lemony

City that hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.

London

Large Australian mythical amphibious creature.

Bunyip

Took care of, helped back to health.

Nursed

Rubbed out.

Erased

Sides of a cut gemstone.

Facets

__ wheel, Buddhism’s cylinder holding invocations.

Prayer

Evaluated.

Assessed

Edged, anagram of dreaming.

Margined

Composer buried by request next to Beethoven.

Schubert

“Fight Club” star.

Brad pitt

Dead set on doing something at all costs.

Hell bent

Aussie city with the name of William IV’s consort.

Adelaide

Gas that makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere.

Nitrogen

World’s largest existing type of land animal.

Elephant

An obsession.

Fixation

Tight shorts from the 70s.

Hot pants

US city, marriage capital of the world.

Las vegas

Food; meant to be eaten, eatables.

Edibles

Influential Spanish artist, pioneered cubism.

Picasso

Money-hungry Disney duck.

Scrooge

Catwoman has this ability to creep up on people.

Stealth

__ around; hanging about with no real direction.

Milling

19th century physicist; weather radar.

Doppler

Sea west of Myanmar, famous for volcanic activity.

Andaman

Largest flatfish in the world, diamond shaped.

Halibut

The state of being liberated.

Freedom

Scandinavian country.

Finland

Seasoning made from drying ocean water.

Sea salt

Tiny bone located in the middle ear.

Ossicle

Someone is in there.

Occupied

Accepted values of virtuous behavior, like ethics.

Morality

Flushing in the face.

Blushing

French word for an exclusive shop.

Boutique

Overrun with pests.

Infested

Rebounding action of a bullet.

Ricochet

Green pepper commonly used to top Mexican food.

Jalapeno

Movable property; archaic term for personal items.

Chattels

Naughty behavior, disobedience, troublemaking.

Mischief

Rubbed muscles to relax them.

Massaged

Artist who created paintings of his mother.

Whistler

Repaired or replaced equipment.

Refitted

Hygrophobia is the fear of this.

Moisture

Tree has winged seeds that “helicopter” to earth.

Sycamore

Without any joins or edges.

Seamless

The __, novel by Nicholas Sparks turned movie.

Notebook

Hung about aimlessly; lingered.

Loitered

One of sixteen in a billiard game.

Pool ball

Tall, dark and __, like most Mills & Boon heroes.

Handsome

Type of fat found in both butter and coconut oil.

Saturated

Decorated by curves along an edge.

Scalloped

Revert to a previous opinion; retract one’s words.

Backtrack

Alterations in the structure of an organism.

Adaptions

Depression in economic activity.

Recession

Great surprise, wonder.

Amazement

Sedimentary rock made of calcium carbonate.

Limestone

Having eight sides.

Octagonal

Where your drink sits in a car.

Cup holder

Spongebob’s neighbor.

Squidward

A revolt, such as in Ireland in 1916.

Rebellion

Sports arena for competitive cycling.

Velodrome

Talents, proficiencies.

Abilities

Charlie Bucket’s grandma’s first name.

Josephine

Terri and Will’s surname in Glee.

Schuester

Paralyzing, disabling.

Crippling

Magicians.

Conjurors

48th BAFTA Best Actor recipient.

Hugh grant

1984 fictionalized biopic of Mozart.

Amadeus

Animal related to llamas, lives in South America.

Guanaco

Football player who blocks.

Blocker

If muscles waste away, they __.

Atrophy

African country whose name in Latin means “free”.

Liberia

Someone who sends unwanted emails.

Spammer

Sugar found in fruits and other carbohydrates.

Glucose

__Gulf, body of water fed by the Sea of Oman.

Persian

Reveal a photo by treating film with chemicals.

Develop

US state in which Miami Vice was set.

Florida

Connected to by blood.

Related

Early 20th-c. modern art movement of Matisse etc..

Fauvism

Tambourine, associated with the Bible.

Timbrel

Oscar Wilde was born in this country.

Ireland

Light housework with a feathered stick.

Dusting

Ancient Asia Minor city, one of the 7 churches.

Sardis

Tiny pieces of leftover food or snippings of paper.

Scraps

Of or relating to horses.

Equine

City where Bono, lead singer of U2, was born.

Dublin

Lebanese bulgar wheat and mince patties.

Kibbeh

Smart, sharp, clever.

Astute

17th-century French dance for two with small steps.

Minuet

When something carries mark of disgrace, dishonor.

Stigma

10 less than 100.

Ninety

Model of bride and groom on top of wedding cake.

Topper

Unfair, morally wrong.

Unjust

Nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree.

Daphne

Kelly __, British double gold-winning runner.

Holmes

Recovered from illness, got better.

Healed

Heavy artillery that fires iron balls or shot.

Cannon

National tree of India.

Banyan

Machine for getting liquid out of fruit.

Juicer

Strip of land a plane travels down before take-off.

Runway

Robbed in the street.

Mugged

Unloads, removes, transfers.

Offloads

Excluded someone from doing something.

Debarred

Music system for compact discs.

Cd player

The Berlin Wall was built along this German street.

Bernauer

Group of young 80s Hollywood stars, inc Rob Lowe.

Brat pack

Sports day event with people hopping while in bags.

Sack race

The briefest of glances.

Fleeting

What villains call the kids in Scooby-Doo.

Meddling

Plucking hairs.

Tweezing

Percussive foot dancing.

Tap dance

Drying a wet surface.

Blotting

Symbols used in many tweets.

Hashtags

Protective jacket worn during wet weather.

Raincoat

Most widely practiced religion in modern France.

Catholic

Ruler of England when a Commonwealth: Oliver __.

Cromwell

Cubicle with no light, for developing photos.

Dark room

Eosophobia is the fear of this.

Daylight

Upwards slanting airplane wing, after a seabird.

Gull wing

Dried fruit and nuts snack assortment.

Trail mix

Spread of disease.

Outbreak

People of the preeminent military Greek city-state.

Spartans

The only chemical element to begin with a V.

Vanadium

Insult directed at spectacle-wearers.

Four eyes

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

Lady gaga

Region of Italy that the Arno River runs through.

Tuscany

Most famous Marx brother.

Groucho

Substance used for closing something off.

Sealant

Remove adhesive.

Unstick

The last Roman Emperor: __ Augustus.

Romulus

Real first name of golfer Tiger Woods.

Eldrick

Hand-shaken percussion instruments.

Maracas

Mini __, pink/white pillows to top hot chocolate.

Mallows

Japanese company YKK makes most of these.

Zippers

Put aside for now, or stacked like books.

Shelved

Portion of a worm.

Segment

Magical board game movie with Robin Williams.

Jumanji

Person that goes from place to place, job to job.

Drifter

Ramon Mercader assassinated this Bolshevik.

Trotsky

Ringside judges who score a fight.

Officials

Attractive man with gray hair.

Silver fox

Taking someone into custody.

Arresting

People who seek relief from reality through fantasy.

Escapists

Lee __, proponent of The Method acting philosophy.

Strasberg

Not all it’s cracked up to be.

Overrated

Holocaust rememberance museum in Jerusalem.

Yad vashem

Fast ballroom dance style.

Quickstep

Drying out and shriveling up.

Withering

Queen Victoria wore this black gem in mourning.

Whitby jet

Illicit hard liquor in the US.

Moonshine

Supportive bars mounted on walls.

Handrails

Exaggerate; give too much importance to.

Overplay

David __, US thriller novelist of The Camel Club.

Baldacci

The one with the least movement.

Stillest

Capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba.

Winnipeg

A book-learned intellectual.

Academic

Spanish couples dance with guitars/castanets.

Fandango

Eight letter word for inability to sleep.

Insomnia

Corinth king made to push a stone uphill forever.

Sisyphus

Helen Mirren holds the crown in this 2006 film.

The queen

Tree that Zacchaeus climbed, hoping to see Jesus.

Sycamore

Material covers for windows.

Curtains

Administrative capital of South Africa.

Pretoria

Common disorder of the eye or a large waterfall.

Cataract

Second of two Japanese cities bombed during WWII.

Nagasaki

Sleeping area assigned to officers on a warship.

Quarters

Responds to a stimulus.

Reactive

Goat’s-wool shawl.

Pashmina

Curly, looping, swirly.

Squiggly

First capital of Colonial Brazil (before Rio).

Salvador

Freshwater sunfish, bream or copper nose.

Bluegill

French philosopher wrote The Social Contract.

Rousseau

British rock band: The Rolling ___.

Stones

Psycho motel owner Bates.

Norman

Egyptian crunchy, aromatic blend of nuts and seeds.

Dukkah

Hanging column of ice; frozen dripping water.

Icicle

Lack of color in the face.

Pallor

Greek word which is the root for sun.

Helios

Robert Redford gambled in this 1990 film.

Havana

Miserable and not at all bright.

Gloomy

First Russian Nobel laureate, worked with dogs.

Pavlov

Hamlet holds his skull aloft.

Yorick

The Doctor’s foes, traditionally can’t climb stairs.

Daleks

Beethoven’s first name.

Ludwig

Bedrooms on board ships.

Cabins

Former name of MasterCard: Master __.

Charge

California city famous for celebrity homes.

Malibu

Retired pro athlete Tim Henman’s sport.

Tennis

A chant repeated during meditation.

Mantra

Country which launched two Alouette satellites.

Canada

Not a digital zoom; relating to the eye.

Optical

Jumping off of building sport aka free running.

Parkour

Legally managing another’s property or money.

Trustee

Old language of southern France.

Occitan

The ferris wheel was invented in this US city.

Chicago

Women warriors of Greek mythology.

Amazons

Capital of lower Egypt in ancient times.

Memphis

When frozen flakes are falling, it’s __.

Snowing

Nationality of Luciano Pavarotti.

Italian

All Quiet on the __ Front, novel by Remarque.

Western

Riding a bicycle.

Cycling

Leg __, female lower leg clothing.

Warmers

Playing a horn.

Blowing

Phillip __, wrote His Dark Materials trilogy.

Pullman

Suzanne __, The Hunger Games writer.

Collins

Black-shelled shellfish with yellow flesh.

Mussels

Played a guitar.

Strummed

A note you write to someone who gives you a gift.

Thank you

“The Charge of the Light Brigade” poet: Alfred __.

Tennyson

Cooking a whole pig on a BBQ spit.

Hog roast

Skill of planting and growing trees.

Forestry

Labyrinth creator.

Daedalus

Animated sports comedy starring Michael Jordan.

Space jam

Bechuanaland in Africa became this state in 1966.

Botswana

Giant ape movie monster.

King kong

Criminal set free at Christ’s expense.

Barabbas

Vancouver’s metro system.

Skytrain

To plan in secret to do something illegal.

Conspire

Ex-Rhodesia.

Zimbabwe

Archimedes discovered this act of staying afloat.

Buoyancy

Ocean where Christmas Island is located.

Indian

John __, one of The Beatles’ lead singer.

Lennon

Stirred from sleep, past participle.

Awoken

Being vivacious, full of life.

Esprit

Magical hexes.

Spells

__ rasa, a blank slate, the human mind at birth.

Tabula

Female animal that has been sterilized.

Spayed

Antonym of frequent.

Seldom

Cheese __, metal device for shredding hard cheese.

Grater

Uses a razor to remove hair.

Shaves

The Merchant of Venice’s mannish woman.

Portia

Dog variety prefixed by English, Gordon and Irish.

Setter

Used as protection from swords.

Shield

Type of cleaner that sucks up dirt from carpets.

Vacuum

__ Jean, Michael Jackson’s 1983 moonwalk hit.

Billie

Anthony Shaffer film starred Olivier and Caine.

Sleuth

Attention-seeking walk, swaying the hips.

Sashay

Wayne __, also known as The Great One in hockey.

Gretzky

Flights that depart later than planned.

Delayed

Places where people conduct business.

Offices

Unit of the intensity of sound waves.

Decibel

Spring cocktail of dry gin and creme de mure.

Bramble

Navigational instrument for measuring distance.

Sextant

Final stage of something, especially in chess.

Endgame

Made a digital copy of.

Scanned

Mire, swampy wetland, useful for fuel.

Peat bog

In short; statement of important details.

Summary

The__ of the Opera, novel written by Gaston Leroux.

Phantom

Official language of Andorra.

Catalan

Orestes’ revenge seeking sister.

Electra

Prospero’s daughter in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”.

Miranda

Charlotte Brontë novel with a girl’s forename.

Shirley

__ Place Vendôme, French shirt makers.

Charvet

Holder for a pistol.

Holster

Just Another __ Kid, 1981 Best Documentary.

Missing

Natural capabilities.

Aptitudes

King Arthur’s wife has an affair with Lancelot.

Guinevere

Another name for the former empire of Ethiopia.

Abyssinia

Cheap, uncovered seating at a US sports stadium.

Bleachers

Of the family of animals containing lemmings.

Microtine

Willing to receive, receptive.

Acceptive

Shining, cleaning.

Polishing

The G in GDA, advisory labeling on food.

Guideline

Describes round, polished, unfaceted gems.

Cabochons

Brandy, ruby port and egg yolk cocktail.

Porto flip

Person who moves props around for a theater.

Stage hand

Most populated of the Cook Islands.

Rarotonga

Happened at the same time.

Coincided

Go past the intended stopping point.

Overshoot

Term for a Russian astronaut.

Cosmonaut

Dish out cards again.

Redeal

Country where model Gisele Budchen was born.

Brazil

Term meaning connected to the Internet.

Online

Rope attached to an animal.

Tether

From Greek, meaning soul or spirit.

Psyche

To exert to the maximum.

Strain

Presentation of a plan in model form.

Schema

They cover you while you sleep.

Sheets

Indian city Mumbai’s former name.

Bombay

A __ Too Far; film about Operation Market Garden.

Bridge

Bruce __ is also known as the Incredible Hulk.

Banner

French brandy.

Cognac

Loud monkey species live in South/Central America.

Howler

Hebrew word for peace, hello, and good-bye.

Shalom

It’s in the air and water.

Oxygen

Gymnastic position with legs at straight angles.

Splits

The liquids extracted from fruit.

Juices

Followed the rules.

Obeyed

Blossomy pattern.

Floral

To dispense soda or surreptitiously remove funds.

Siphon

Terrifies.

Scares

South central French dept, capital is Aurillac.

Cantal

A pulled muscle: not a sprain but a.

Strain

Harry Potter’s godfather __ Black.

Sirius

Turn around by a number of degrees.

Rotate

Newsreader.

Anchor

Name given to frequent visitors at a bar.

Usuals

Value of a number based on its distance from 0.

Absolute

Andean lake on the border between Peru and Bolivia.

Titicaca

Similar in appearance to a lupine creature.

Wolflike

Shines or sparkles due to reflected light.

Aglitter

__ wheel, a stone for abrading or polishing.

Grinding

Propelling a boat with oars.

Paddling

Evening activities after a day on the slopes.

Apres ski

Steal from a store.

Shoplift

Bed garments, anagram of heisting.

Nighties

Scale that measures how hot a chili pepper is.

Scoville

Auld __, Scottish celebration song.

Lang syne

Theater poster.

Playbill

Ill-fated opera Princess.

Turandot

Christian church service at sunset.

Evensong

Dressing up to avoid detection.

Disguise

Type of climbing honeysuckle; old cigarette brand.

Woodbine

Ocean that is last alphabetically.

Southern

Blind prophet turned into a woman by Hera.

Tiresias

Puritanical British Queen.

Victoria

Rough drawings.

Sketches

Inglorious __, 2009 film starring Brad Pitt.

Basterds

Bad experiences, anagram of Sumatra.

Traumas

Of or relating to deer.

Cervine

Strongly asserts, states a fact.

Affirms

He wrote the play “Waiting for Godot”: Samuel __.

Beckett

Having a border made of hanging threads.

Fringed

Floridian island (not east).

Key west

Patron saint of lost things.

Anthony

To obtain, to receive, to earn.

Acquire

Bicuspid filler.

Dentist

Bacterial infection; Black Death, __ Plague.

Bubonic

German fruit cake covered with powder sugar.

Stollen

Gentlemen Prefer __, film with Russell and Monroe.

Blondes

Small pot where a pen or quill is dipped.

Inkwell

North London soccer club.

Arsenal

Wriggly pink creature that lives in soil.

Earthworm

Sweet added to tea or offered to horses.

Sugar cube

Two things or people who look exactly alike.

Identical

8 times the amount.

Eightfold

Spread of disease by infected individuals.

Contagion

Act of invoking a memory or feeling.

Evocation

Come hell or __; in spite of difficulties.

High water

People who seek relief from reality through fantasy.

Escapists

Text or characters written beneath normal type.

Subscript

Witches use these pots for cooking brews.

Cauldrons

All are sharp or flat.

Black keys

Device to connect a gearbox to a vehicle’s wheels.

Clutch

Dark-blue grape named after the French for blackbird.

Merlot

Original from which copies are made.

Master

Scratches metal to make art.

Etches

Prepares a pool cue with powdery substance.

Chalks

Stop working officially when of age.

Retire

Ocean that Hudson Bay is considered part of.

Arctic

Slim personal computer that uses a touchscreen.

Tablet

Sean Connery’s real first name.

Thomas

Laments a death.

Mourns

The __ Games, book series by Suzanne Collins.

Hunger

Horse’s name, backwards for “murder”.

Redrum

Small and smooth stone.

Pebble

Wild dog lives in desert, chases Road Runner.

Coyote

Yuletide songs.

Carols

Crouched down to avoid a flying object.

Ducked

Witches’ spells that bring bad luck.

Curses

Very admired or respected.

Esteemed

It catches tea leaves so you don’t drink them.

Strainer

Those who openly reject the official religion.

Heretics

Region in Peru, name means “where the gods speak”.

Apurimac

Fleetwood Mac song adopted for Formula One.

The chain

Ruling like a queen.

Reigning

Immune defense protein found in blood.

Antibody

Something that is ridiculously easy to do.

Cakewalk

Isolate.

Alienate

Sprinkle this Christmas spice on your coffee.

Cinnamon

Two-word term for a kennel.

Dog house

Meat stuffed in casing.

Sausage

Hurt or wounded.

Injured

Tight bodysuit covering neck to wrists to ankles.

Unitard

African __ are common fish in tropical areas.

Pompano

Young female movie actress.

Starlet

Ralph __ Williams, British music maestro.

Vaughan

Cooked by heated water, not boiled.

Steamed

Hands-free device worn in customer service centers.

Headset

Slang term to describe someone eccentric, strange.

Oddball

Small newspaper usually with half-truths.

Tabloid

South American river; endangered crocodile species.

Orinoco

Filipino sea between Visayas and Luzon.

Sibuyan

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian: types of Greek __.

Columns

Hit with one finger to send something flying.

Flicked

Person who creeps about at night and up to no good.

Prowler

Greek winged horse.

Pegasus

Inflatable safety cushions in a car’s dashboard.

Air bags

Gossip, rumor, can’t be proven.

Hearsay

James T Kirk’s rank.

Captain

Professional sports person.

Athlete

Alpinist.

Climber

Say what will happen in the future.

Predict

Platform used to carry a camera in film and TV.

Rostrum

Instruments that measure distance traveled in cars.

Odometers

More than one period of a thousand years.

Millennia

Clocks for perfectly boiled breakfast items.

Egg timers

Prove to be right.

Vindicate

Firm and unwavering.

Steadfast

Surname of British Prime Minister called Supermac.

Macmillan

These cause a severe reaction, anaphylaxis.

Allergens

Charming or influencing by tricking or flattering.

Beguiling

Discoveries made after perfoming medical exams.

Diagnoses

Olive green meteoric gem from Bohemia.

Moldavite

Scenic lakes in Ireland’s County Kerry.

Killarney

They look after sheep.

Shepherds

El Classico soccer matchup: Real Madrid vs. __.

Barcelona

Fungus with white-spotted red cap.

Fly agaric

The O in UFO.

Object

__ almonds, sugared almonds aka dragee.

Jordan

Chemical element with the symbol Na.

Sodium

Ice hockey player.

Skater

Detroit-born fast and heavy electronic music.

Techno

Old UK coin of 5 shillings; Scandinavian currency.

Crowns

Oil __, large ship that carries liquids.

Tanker

Bavarian city of three rivers, Inn, Ilz and Danube.

Passau

Ten twice.

Twenty

__ trot, dance of the 1900s for the bird, maybe.

Turkey

Nocturnal carnivorous spotted cats.

Civets

Ropes of interlaced hair, braids.

Plaits

Puzzle game with dropping colored shapes.

Tetris

Searches a person for contraband.

Frisks

Muriel Spark novel: “The Prime of Miss Jean __”.

Brodie

“Away in a __, no crib for His bed”.

Manger

Dan __, CEO of PayPal.

Schulman

Repetitive name for chili plant; popular sauce.

Piri piri

Liquid trickling out drop by drop.

Dripping

Country that is home to the Hebrides Islands.

Scotland

Cattle steering device used by Indiana Jones.

Bullwhip

City where Michelangelo’s statue of David stands.

Florence

Epic sanskrit poem ascribed to Valmiki.

Ramayana

__ to Heaven, Led Zeppelin’s 1971 hit.

Stairway

Brooklyn Beckham’s famous parents: David and __.

Victoria

Round window of a cruise ship cabin.

Porthole

One-wheeled bike ridden by circus performer.

Unicycle

Literalism, concern with small details or rules.

Pedantry

Prevent something from happening.

Preclude

Tuneful container with rotating ballerina.

Music box

To restore an old relationship.

Rekindle

This actor played Jack Kevorkian in 2010 biopic.

Pacino

Direction of a row; left to right, not up and down.

Across

Sudden strong windstorm, especially at sea.

Squall

Excessive self-confidence.

Hubris

Musical about the witches from Oz.

Wicked

Golden statues given at the Academy Awards.

Oscars

Surname of man who created Mickey Mouse.

Disney

Former Soviet Union dictator, after Lenin’s death.

Stalin

Chinese food in small fried or steamed dumplings.

Dim sum

Tilted one’s head to the side; gun ready to fire.

Cocked

Regions where feet connect to legs, with 3 joints.

Ankles

To concentrate on achieving something.

Aspire

To stop completely, eliminate, terminate.

Abolish

Microscopic animal; Latin name means wheel-bearer.

Rotifer

Oversaw museum collection or exhibit.

Curated

Photo that is printed straight away.

Instant

When someone has stuck to or followed the rules.

Adhered

Greek civilian foot soldiers, were heavily armed.

Hoplite

Split with boyfriend or girlfriend.

Breakup

Wall-less structure with roof to shelter a vehicle.

Carport

Man-made bend on a motor-racing course.

Chicane

Flammable gas used for soldering and welding.

Propane

Part of the body impaired by nephritis.

Kidneys

Tuscan wine, often sold in straw basket.

Chianti

Part, anagram of notices.

Section

US-Canada waterfalls popular with honeymooners.

Niagara

Frenchman considered one of the masters of comedy.

Moliere

Person who is obsessively self-centered.

Egomaniac

The scientific study of sleep.

Somnology

When a building is cleared out due to an emergency.

Evacuated

Android OS version like sugary flavored candies.

Jelly bean

Another word for “wrestling”.

Grappling

Pronounce clearly.

Enunciate

Exhibiting a strong determination.

Ambitious

US Revolutionary War started at this battle site.

Lexington

Throw these during winter play fights.

Snowballs

Science fiction genre: Victorian and Industrial.

Steampunk

Indian tech city, capital of Telangana state.

Hyderabad

Keeps your hair dry in the shower, bath.

Shower cap

An add-on to an outfit e.g. a handbag or earrings.

Accessory

Laminated pastry for sweet and savory pies.

Rough puff

US political party of Obama, Clinton and JFK.

Democrats

World’s fastest dog breed; also a bus company.

Greyhound

System of writing of ancient Mesopotamia.

Cuneiform

Inking on skin.

Tattooing

The beans of this plant contain ricin.

Castor oil

Reuses/repurposes object and increases value.

Upcycles

Believing everything you are told.

Gullible

Unexpectedly, suddenly.

Abruptly

Where travelers wait to board a train.

Platform

Second longest reigning monarch: Queen __.

Victoria

Dangerous fibers found in old building materials.

Asbestos

English Forest, Nottinghamshire home of Robin Hood.

Sherwood

Sudden opening in the ground.

Sinkhole

Eating between meals.

Snacking

Unsophisticated, not knowledgeable, uneducated.

Ignorant

Los del Rio 90’s Spanish dance craze.

Macarena

With Bernstein, he exposed the Watergate scandal.

Woodward

Displaying love or affection.

Romantic

1960s stalker movie remade in the 90s with De Niro.

Cape fear

Term for a horse between the ages of one and two.

Yearling

The difference between darks/lights in an image.

Contrast

Capital of Indonesian province of Papua.

Jayapura

Something mysterious or vague.

Obscure

Vacation to Brits.

Holiday

Island in Haiti, once a port for pirates.

Tortuga

Four-stringed Hawaiian lute.

Ukulele

Beautiful woman who is half fish.

Mermaid

Noted author of James Bond novels: Ian __.

Fleming

rodent extermination device.

Rat trap

Indistinct, unclear.

Blurred

Mythological creatures with human face & bird body.

Harpies

100 years.

Century

US inventor of the solid body electric guitar.

Les paul

Pressed laundry has been __.

Ironed

Force causing rotation.

Torque

Serpent in Greek mythology killed by Apollo.

Python

Curvature on the surface of a road.

Camber

1879 battle saw the defeat of Zulu king Cetshwayo.

Ulundi

Panamanian currency named after Spanish explorer.

Balboa

Beliefs, religions.

Faiths

First appearances.

Debuts

Ace Ventura and The Mask actor, Jim __.

Carrey

Its lighthouse is one of the 7 Classic Wonders.

Pharos

Main language spoken in Austria.

German

To oppose or deny (it rhymes).

Naysay

Shut down and start computer.

Reboot

Wave rider.

Surfer

Ice cream, chocolate sauce, whipped cream dessert.

Sundae

Disco dance that sounds like a swindle.

Hustle

Made a noise through mouth/nose while asleep.

Snored

Lavish, of superior quality.

Deluxe

Daryl __, she made a Splash as a mermaid.

Hannah

Drying in the kiln.

Firing

Best of both __, all the advantages.

Worlds

Shakespeare’s shortest play: “Comedy of __”.

Errors

Abbreviated nickname of huge Canadian dog breed.

Newfie

Country donating Trafalgar Square Christmas trees.

Norway

Something that is satisfying, fulfilling.

Appeasing

Measurement of pain w/ tool to detect sensitivity.

Algometry

Sledges.

Toboggans

Head of the family in American Dad.

Stan smith

City where Anne Frank hid.

Amsterdam

Crushing or squashing, especially of bugs.

Squishing

Boiled dough, often added to stews.

Dumplings

City where Harvard University is located.

Cambridge

These African insects devour all in their path.

Siafu ants

Eastern __ Dollar is a currency in the West Indies.

Caribbean

A triangular gemstone cut.

Trilliant

Bigger than necessary.

Oversized

Turned off from something, repulsed.

Disgusted

Rooms under roofs of houses, often used for storage.

Attics

Flavor of the French liqueur cointreau.

Orange

City James Joyce often wrote about, his birthplace.

Dublin

Polluted, anagram of umpire.

Impure

Frequent lyricist for Elton John: Bernie __.

Taupin

__ Skywalker becomes Darth Vader in Episode 3.

Anakin

Green sweet or sour vegetable that tops burgers.

Pickle

In Buddhism, it means “cosmic law and order”.

Dharma

World’s biggest selling spice.

Pepper

For keeping hands warm.

Gloves

The opposite of love for someone.

Hatred

Where flags are on golf courses.

Greens

Utensil used to beat breakfast laid by chickens.

Eggwhisk

Stringed musical instrument played with “hammers”.

Dulcimer

Guiding in another direction, like wheel of a car.

Steering

Tabloid portmanteau for Mr Affleck and Ms Lopez.

Bennifer

They sit between the canines.

Incisors

Watched, paid close attention to.

Observed

What Captain Kirk might say.

Beam me up

Rock break of a gemstone where two parts separate.

Fracture

Devices used to trigger explosive reactions.

Ignitors

The state of abstaining from alcohol.

Sobriety

Bad winter storm.

Blizzard

NY Yankees big hitter and record holder.

Babe ruth

Enlightenment leader and writer of Candide.

Voltaire

Online button to click so you can pay for items.

Checkout

High-end, extra value.

Premium

Simple sugar important to diabetics.

Glucose

Ropes and chains that support a ship’s mast.

Rigging

Insulated portable liquid container.

Thermos

Leather makers.

Tanners

Wrinkled and crinkled and requiring ironing.

Creased

Leg __, woolly tubes worn on lower legs.

Warmers

Second-largest Balearic isle, famous for megaliths.

Minorca

Lewis __ who wrote Alice in Wonderland.

Carroll

Momentum, propulsion.

Impetus

Devoid of any happiness or positivity.

Joyless

Covered in dots or freckles.

Speckled

Grappler.

Wrestler

Long, light French dressing-gown for women.

Peignoir

Fleeing, running away.

Escaping

Poking at someone and making them laugh.

Tickling

Asking someone sincerely to do something.

Adjuring

Specific to a particular location or area.

Regional

A type of light, not ultraviolet, near crimson.

Infrared

Second largest ocean in the world.

Atlantic

Country representative.

Diplomat

The so-called “Mad Monk” of Russia.

Rasputin

Hebrew greeting and writer’s pen name: Sholem __.

Aleichem

Male equines who have been sterilized.

Geldings

Beating something, e.g. cream, until it stiffens.

Whipping

Mafia gangsters.

Mobsters

Describes enlarged leg veins.

Varicose

Driver of a horse-drawn carriage.

Coachman

Elton John’s self-given middle name.

Hercules

Person who jumps off airplanes for sport.

Skydiver

To worry excessively, to endure mental anguish.

Agonize

Sequence of scenes that condenses space and time.

Montage

Bathroom attached to a bedroom.

En suite

Country where model Heidi Klum was born.

Germany

Detachable metal covering for a plane’s engine.

Cowling

Site of Chile’s deadliest earthquake in 1939.

Chillan

A golden yellow variety of quartz.

Citrine

In U.S., name given to an unidentified male body.

John doe

Country where the Second Indochina War took place.

Vietnam

The Time __, H.G. Wells’ tale of time-traveling.

Machine

Third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt.

Rameses

Grassy area between golf tee and green.

Fairway

Also called “fish-eating crocodile” found in India.

Gharial

Uranus’ moon named after the Queen of the Fairies.

Titania

Bodily organ that stores urine.

Bladder

7th century BCE King of Judah, son of Amon.

Josiah

To remove the packaging.

Unwrap

Cultivated the earth before sowing.

Plowed

Two-piece swimwear for summer season.

Bikini

Working cop.

On duty

Fiends, devils, evil spirits.

Demons

Relating to ancient religion, practiced by witches.

Wiccan

10 to the power of 100.

Googol

Valley of the __, Franco’s Catholic basilica.

Fallen

Ancient name of Greece.

Hellas

“Fruity” red liqueur invented in 1818: __ Heering.

Cherry

Name of the main Ewok in Return of the Jedi.

Wicket

Second largest planet in our Solar System.

Saturn

Padded bed coverings.

Quilts

Mozart’s favorite stringed instruments.

Violas

Macbeth’s murdered friend returns as a ghost.

Banquo

Rough, unsophisticated.

Unrefined

Jazz instrument played by Lisa Simpson.

Saxophone

Astrologer; a fish that lives and hides in warm seas.

Stargazer

Electrical discharge during a thunderstorm.

Lightning

Worried.

Concerned

Flat, cold weather footwear to aid in walking.

Snowshoes

Beach vehicle with wheels and sails used for sport.

Land yacht

Precipitous part of a high steep rock face.

Cliff edge

Dancing flowers in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”.

Daffodils

Round, beige legume used to make hummus.

Chickpeas

James Bond film named after Ian Fleming’s estate.

Goldeneye

British male tennis pro no 1 in 1996 and 1999-2005.

Tim henman

European city where “Game of Thrones” is filmed.

Dubrovnik

Technology that lets 2 devices connect wirelessly.

Bluetooth

Highest movement of water across earth’s surface.

King tides

Rare blue mineral, the gemstone of California.

Benitoite

Clergyman’s house provided by the church.

Parsonage

A bruise.

Contusion

Soldiers that protect from behind in a retreat.

Rearguard

U.S. trophy recognizes excellence in TV industry.

Emmy award

Relating to your immediate surroundings.

Ambient

The __, Shakespeare play with Prospero and Caliban.

Tempest

Italian term for cooked firm to the bite.

Al dente

__Holyfield, “Real Deal” heavyweight boxer.

Evander

Singer who won an Oscar for From Here to Eternity.

Sinatra

Pestered, hounded.

Plagued

Two-word epithet for the Russian mystic Rasputin.

Mad monk

Northern group of islands in West Indies.

Leeward

Cofounder of a tech company with David Packard.

Hewlett

Re is the symbol for this chemical element.

Rhenium

Mysterious, enigmatic.

Cryptic

Also called green onions.

Scallions

Glowing white feldspar gem linked to June births.

Moonstone

Conducting a surprise attack from a hidden place.

Ambushing

Someone speaking on behalf of an important person.

Spokesman

Pilfered, stolen.

Purloined

Being __ to someone means you like them.

Attracted

To take control of again, acquire by force again.

Reconquer

Plant starch used as a thickener in sauces.

Arrowroot

Early hand-held personal organizer used a stylus.

Palmpilot

The __, film with Shirley MacLaine and Jack Lemmon.

Apartment

Musical notation indicating instrument fingering.

Tablature

Those stranded on desert islands.

Castaways

Ludicrous.

Absurd

Unsavory, seedy.

Sordid

Important matters or topics to be discussed.

Issues

Diet promotes low carb and high fat foods; Dr. ___.

Atkins

Lavish city-state located in the south of France.

Monaco

Caught or trapped.

Snared

A rabbit is pulled out of it during a magic show.

Top hat

Low, guttural sounds, like the ones made by a pig.

Grunts

Surprise attack.

Ambush

Mix with water to make less concentrated.

Dilute

Uncovered a plot before it was carried out.

Foiled

To repudiate an error in public.

Recant

City that has the longest open air art gallery.

Berlin

Biblical king who threw Daniel into the lion’s den.

Darius

Agitated, cranky like a crustacean.

Crabby

__ Bergman, star of the 1942 classic, Casablanca.

Ingrid

Plucked stringed instruments from India.

Sitars

Copa __, Spanish football cup competition.

Del rey

Not colored, i.e. natural hair color.

Undyed

Without others knowing.

Secretly

Article worn for show; a frivolous matter.

Frippery

Pencil for drawing around peepers on face.

Eye liner

Savagery, wildness.

Ferocity

Scientific name for an ocean sunfish.

Mola mola

Pest that enters homes and lands on food.

House fly

Trade in goods and services.

Commerce

Another name for cutlery.

Flatware

Violently robbed.

Pillaged

Nationality of the inventor of basketball.

Canadian

Historic trading town in Mali, Africa.

Timbuktu

Light, often elevated, transport on a single track.

Monorail

“Met his __”, a significant battle of 1815.

Waterloo

Wife of Prince Albert of Monaco, a former swimmer.

Charlene

Sicilian wine also used in cooking.

Marsala

To print for public consumption.

Publish

People who select and approve copy for newspapers.

Editors

Oil of __ is another name for sulfuric acid.

Vitriol

French greeting for hello.

Bonjour

Sloping, slanting, askew.

Oblique

Cool Runnings is about this type of sports’ team.

Bobsled

Simon __, liberator of Latin America.

Bolivar

Island located between Japan and Taiwan.

Okinawa

Remorseful, apologetic, regretful.

Ashamed

The scientific study of animal behavior.

Ethology

To cut something off, unwittingly abbreviate.

Truncate

King of Sparta and husband of Helen of Troy.

Menelaus

William __, U.S. author of The Sound and the Fury.

Faulkner

Accompanied to another place for security.

Escorted

Type of spit-roast pig.

Suckling

Musical openings.

Preludes

Working out a puzzle or mystery.

Deducing

Wooden cupboards for storage.

Cabinets

Small pot in which tobacco chewers deposit saliva.

Spittoon

Its capital is Tegucigalpa.

Honduras

Traffic signal that means stop.

Red light

Skin sores containing fluid caused by friction.

Blisters

Staircase handrail.

Banister

Army unit of a number of battalions.

Regiment