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Puzzle 1 Answers
You put this on dogs and horses.
Collar
Sweet hummable musical arrangement.
Melody
Currency of the Czech Republic.
Koruna
Mark Antony’s wife.
Fulvia
Elinor __, economics Nobel Prize winner.
Ostrom
Waterway larger than a brook, smaller than a river.
Stream
Cured Italian meat, popular cold cut.
Salami
Slightly louder than a whisper.
Murmur
Islamic mysticism.
Sufism
Harry __, title character of a series by JK Rowling.
Potter
Under __, sports clothing company.
Armour
Very energetic person.
Dynamo
Puzzle 2 Answers
Seaside toy.
Beach ball
Canadian comedian, Uncle Buck, Space Balls.
John candy
The place behind the performance area in a play.
Backstage
Italian opera composer of Lucia di Lammermoor.
Donizetti
Estadio Olímpico Joao __, Rio de Janeiro.
Havelange
Harmless, inoffensive.
Innocuous
Attracted to all people regardless of their gender.
Pansexual
UK 1983 robbery, gold bullion remains unrecovered.
Brinks mat
Avocado-based dip.
Guacamole
Usually, mammals give birth to __.
Live young
Stages in from birth to death.
Life cycle
Wooden puppet who lied a lot.
Pinocchio
Mary __; she saw Christ after his Resurrection.
Magdalene
Describes a petite nose turned up at the tip.
Retrousse
Puzzle 3 Answers
To attack with explosives, repeatedly.
Bombard
Half-goat half-horse creature with one horn.
Licorne
Congo’s National park with mountain gorillas.
Virunga
Science that studies rocks.
Geology
Swedish band that recorded “Listen to Your Heart”.
Roxette
Jewish holiday also known as Feast of Weeks.
Shavuot
Popular smoking product is illegal in Bhutan.
Tobacco
Space in front of your plane seat.
Leg room
Wheel guards on a car or bike to prevent splashing.
Fenders
The eighth Avatar of the god Vishnu.
Krishna
Prehistoric cave paintings found in France.
Lascaux
Gray and white aquatic bird that lives by the ocean.
Seagull
Terminator__, US film from 2015.
Genisys
Stieg __, crimewriter of the Millennium trilogy.
Larsson
Medical term for the loss of the sense of smell.
Anosmia
__ Jordan, legendary US basketball player.
Michael
Modus __, way of living.
Vivendi
Effeminate.
Unmanly
Puzzle 4 Answers
To penetrate or enter unexpectedly or violently.
Plunge
Fred Flintstone’s best friend, Barney.
Rubble
Second book of the Old Testament.
Exodus
Fernando __, Portuguese poet, had many identities.
Pessoa
Extensive territory ruled by one group or person.
Empire
Endures without yielding or bears patiently.
Abides
Joseph __, British inventor of reinforced concrete.
Monier
Decorative wheel cover on a car.
Hubcap
Cross between a doughnut and a croissant.
Cronut
Author of “And Then There Were None”: __ Christie.
Agatha
Car that pulls a train.
Engine
Soft corals that look like feather pens.
Sea pen
Jane Porter in The Legend of Tarzan 2016.
Margot
Australian city known for its “Coathanger” bridge.
Sydney
The “e” in e =mc2 as posited by Einstein.
Energy
Notre-Dame has a famous rose one.
Window
Puzzle 5 Answers
Area between the Earth and the sun.
Geospace
Botswana delta, popular with safari tourists.
Okavango
Look inwards and study oneself in this field.
Autology
Butch Cassidy and the __ Kid, famous duo.
Sundance
The queen’s daughter.
Princess
Eating disorder involving loss of appetite.
Anorexia
Atari’s 1984 shooting game.
Dropzone
It would take a tiny jockey to ride one.
Horse fly
Term for a papal election.
Conclave
Blenniidae and Clinidae fishes, scaled or scaleless.
Blennies
Tight-lipped, disinclined to talk.
Taciturn
Bottle gourd with pale green skin and white flesh.
Calabash
Another name for the Holy Grail.
Sangreal
Literary festival.
Book fair
The official national sport of Cuba.
Baseball
Flat bread used to wrap tacos.
Tortilla
Waterproof overshoes.
Galoshes
Milan’s international airport, with the code MXP.
Malpensa
Group 242
Puzzle 1 Answers
Scribe of the written work.
Author
Home to ancient Senegal site and holy sites.
Fatick
Relating to or situated near or on the back.
Dorsal
Ancient Russian town on Lake Nero, in Yaroslavl.
Rostov
It means “dawn” in Spanish.
Aurora
__ Takei plays Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek.
George
To outline, trace, delineate, silhouette.
Define
Ferdinand and Imelda, Filipino dictators.
Marcos
Tropical yellow fruit with black seeds in center.
Papaya
French port where the country’s navy was scuttled.
Toulon
Grand __, large covered market in Istanbul.
Bazaar
Groups of stars and matter found in the universe.
Galaxy
Large blunt sewing needle.
Bodkin
__ Sports Stadium, Ghana’s largest, Baba Yara.
Kumasi
Puzzle 2 Answers
Process that affects structure of Earth’s crust.
Tectonics
Venustraphobia is fear of __ women.
Beautiful
Non-compliant, opposing; reluctant.
Resistant
Buddhist female lay renunciant in Myanmar.
Thilashin
Medical term for the inflammation of veins.
Phlebitis
North African city with bustling Djemaa el-Fna.
Marrakech
Spanish cocktail, Calimocho, Rioja Libre.
Kalimotxo
Lightweight hand-held air wafting devices.
Paper fans
Similar to an Embassy, but not in a capital.
Consulate
Much sought after Last Supper’s goblet.
Holy grail
Statue of Athena that protected Troy.
Palladium
Pan’s __, dark fantasy about the Spanish Civil War.
Labyrinth
Famous US tractor company.
John deere
Festival marking the beginning of Lent in Italy.
Carnevale
Iron carbide found in most steels.
Cementite
Puzzle 3 Answers
Language that has 18 vowel phenomenons.
Swedish
Capital of China’s Jiangsu province on the Yangtze.
Nanjing
Franco’s former royal palace, near Madrid.
El pardo
Author of Britain’s most famous spy.
Fleming
Head with prolongation in various animals, weevil.
Snouted
Dustin __, Rain Man.
Hoffman
Hungarian stew; assortment of different things.
Goulash
Lightest solid created.
Aerogel
Yuri, Lara love story filmed in Spain, Doctor __.
Zhivago
Roger __, Swiss genius on the court.
Federer
Puzzle 4 Answers
Thought expressed with symbolic fictional figures.
Allegory
Players don’t move the round object with their feet.
Handball
Gothic Revival cathedral in Madrid.
Almudena
In this movie Al Pacino plays a drug dealer.
Scarface
__ slice, uncooked, layered brownie.
Hedgehog
Don’t __ Ice is a children’s game for ages 3 and up.
Break the
Motoring route that must be paid for.
Toll road
Valley of __, Luxor’s ancient royal burial site.
The kings
Number with 12 zeros.
Trillion
Sacred Hindu language.
Sanskrit
Exhibition held every two years such as in Venice.
Biennale
Puzzle 5 Answers
Decryption code.
Cipher
Christian title can be held by women.
Deacon
Salt __, part of a cruet set.
Cellar
Situation marked by errors or confusion, muddle.
Snafus
__ Elvis, Warhol painting of three.
Triple
Box that is lowered six feet into ground.
Casket
Warcraft villain, __, played by Daniel Wu.
Guldan
Janggi, __ chess, is a board game from Korea.
Korean
Richard Strauss’ tone poem, Also __ Zarathustra.
Sprach
__ Richards, makers of kettles and irons.
Morphy
Male first name; Middle Eastern kingdom.
Jordan
__ and Clyde, US criminal couple from the 1930s.
Bonnie
A bee performs a __ dance to show where food is.
Waggle
W. G. __, wrote Austerlitz novel.
Sebald
Penguin species with loud trumpeting call.
Gentoo
Bluish gemstone aka cordierite.
Iolite
Group 243
Puzzle 1 Answers
Ottoman sultan’s highly decorative robe.
Kaftan
Ian __, Atonement’s author.
Mcewan
Mushroom that sounds like seafood.
Oyster
__ Goose, 1964 WWII romantic comedy, codename.
Father
Large lake on the border of Estonia and Russia.
Peipus
US desert state that is home to Area 51.
Nevada
Grouchy or ill-natured.
Crabby
__ tang are popular bright fish.
Yellow
It means “dove” in Spanish.
Paloma
Catch butterflies blown from an elephant’s trunk.
Elefun
Thick tissues that link muscles to bones.
Sinews
Region where Westminster Abbey is located.
London
__ Krabs is SpongeBob’s boss.
Eugene
Berber __ are always traveling.
Nomads
Astronomical measurement from parallax and second.
Parsec
A knight’s personal assistant.
Squire
A superhero power: to __ to another dimension.
Banish
Puzzle 2 Answers
Giant ‘evil’ crater in Siberian forest.
Patomskiy
HTML: __ Markup Language.
Hypertext
If you have this you giggle longest.
Last laugh
Swimming stroke a canine uses.
Dog paddle
German term meaning spirit of the age.
Zeitgeist
Shopping by post.
Mail order
Capital and largest city in Cambodia.
Phnom penh
Second biggest selling video game (as of 2017).
Minecraft
The name for the three-banded Italian flag.
Tricolore
The birth name of Cambodian dictator Pol Pot.
Saloth sar
Severe storm with categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Hurricane
Dome __, gold-roofed shrine in Jerusalem.
Of the rock
A sequel to a sequel; third film in a series.
Threequel
Puzzle 3 Answers
Music style in no key, sounds controversial.
Atonal
Formed, delineated.
Shaped
Concert__, Amsterdam opera house.
Gebouw
Band player.
Rocker
1994 short film about a Diana Ross fan with a crush.
Trevor
Strip for landing airplanes on.
Runway
Upholstered bench, couch, sofa.
Settee
Charles __, King of the Franks.
Martel
What Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia were.
Graces
Severe gluten intolerance, __ disease.
Celiac
Group of related people, sometimes in one household.
Family
Lord Peter __, detective of Dorothy Sayers’ novels.
Wimsey
French term for thick sauce made from fruit.
Coulis
Indian dagger, fist blade.
Katara
Felines love this herb.
Catnip
Rajiv __ International Cricket Stadium.
Gandhi
Elusive Scottish lake monster’s nickname.
Nessie
Puzzle 4 Answers
Fear or dislike of bisexuality or bisexuals.
Biphobia
Squat, very hot chili pepper from green to orange.
Habanero
Box for holding pet piscines.
Fish tank
The __ of the Sierra Madre, US film from late 1940s.
Treasure
Sounding of notes of a chord in rapid succession.
Arpeggio
Educational entertainment company, kid’s game.
Leapfrog
Beavis’ pyromaniac friend.
Butthead
Heavenly virtue of self-discipline by reason.
Prudence
Lord Protector of the Commonwealth.
Cromwell
That’s how the cookie __.
Crumbles
El __, Maya step pyramid at Chichen Itza.
Castillo
Surroundings.
Purlieus
Puzzle 5 Answers
Repurpose items, creating more value.
Upcycle
Capital of Thailand.
Bangkok
Oldest living former French president, 1970s.
Estaing
This Croydon singer’s real name is Michael Omari.
Stormzy
__ Arnault, French billionaire.
Bernard
Robin Williams film about supernatural board game.
Jumanji
Goblin who lures children to the land of the dead.
Erlking
Large North American brown bear.
Grizzly
Competition.
Contest
Nancy Drew’s genre.
Mystery
Developed the 1st blood transfusion service.
Bethune
The way one who gives twice does it.
Quickly
Making clay items in a wheel and firing them.
Pottery
Müller-__, white grape created by Swiss botanist.
Thurgau
Largest moon of the planet Uranus.
Titania
Great musician or composer.
Maestro
Group 244
Puzzle 1 Answers
James __, invented artificial sweetener aspartame.
Schlatter
Staple food of Central Asian herders.
Yak butter
Nationality of long-distance runner Gebreselassie.
Ethiopian
Light in a concentrated line.
Laser beam
Financial situations of regions.
Economies
Viewing wheel by the River Thames.
London eye
Natalie __ had a hit song called “Torn”.
Imbruglia
Ancient rock temples in southern Egypt.
Abu simbel
The world’s constructed auxiliary language.
Esperanto
A female horse chiefly used for reproduction.
Broodmare
Outside the allowable area.
Off limits
Cover for a light.
Lamp shade
Sega’s sixth generation video game console.
Dreamcast
Discovery channel’s annual deep sea event.
Shark week
Von Trier’s comedy film from 1998.
The idiots
Hermann __, creator of the inkblot test.
Rorschach
Puzzle 2 Answers
Submerged.
Dipped
Carl Orff’s O Fortuna cantata, Carmina __.
Burana
A folding case used to carry money.
Wallet
A place for the sale of goods, store.
Bazaar
Largest Bavarian city, home to Bayern’s soccer team.
Munich
Herbal garden also known as apothecaries’ garden.
Physic
Plump and round.
Chubby
__ gingerbread, named after former Polish capital.
Krakow
Toy weapon with a cork down the barrel.
Pop gun
Frida Kahlo’s husband, Diego __.
Rivera
Dam on the Zambezi shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Kariba
Crouching Tiger, Hidden __, film by Ang Lee.
Dragon
Members of secret society organized into lodges.
Masons
Puzzle 3 Answers
French fashion house of Marcel, with Femme perfume.
Rochas
Tires for emergencies.
Spares
Swift-__, a comet that last visited in 1992.
Tuttle
Dig a corpse out of the ground.
Exhume
Kingdom between Norway and Finland.
Sweden
Musée __, French art museum in railway station.
Dorsay
Fat-burning hormone found in muscle cells.
Irisin
Some call it “plátano” in Spanish.
Banana
This insect’s bite can lead to sleeping sickness.
Tsetse
Colour of autumn leaves before they turn red/brown.
Golden
__ Jankovic, former Serbian no. 1 tennis player.
Jelena
__ Île, historic center of Strasbourg.
Grande
Another name for the European bison.
Wisent
Geoff Love’s adopted name for music for mountains.
Manuel
Surname of mailman Cliff in Cheers.
Clavin
Killing the __ lion, the first labor of Heracles.
Nemean
Puzzle 4 Answers
Troy __, an actor in The Simpsons.
Mcclure
FC Barcelona’s stadium, with large trophy room.
Camp nou
Bound, obligated, closely related.
Affined
End-of-line railway station, main Rome rail hub.
Termini
Scholarly Jewish comedian.
Badchen
What the old are over.
The hill
__ chicken wings and blue cheese dip.
Buffalo
Hans __, German writer of Alone in Berlin.
Fallada
Argo producer, George __.
Clooney
Raising from birth.
Rearing
Christ the Redeemer statue overlooks Rio de __.
Janeiro
Made first solo non-stop transworld balloon flight.
Fossett
Puzzle 5 Answers
Bay __, bight at north of NZ’s North Island.
Of plenty
Power tool without a flex.
Cordless
Resting position with lower legs on the ground.
Kneeling
Jack the Ripper’s true one was never known.
Identity
Large outbreak of disease.
Pandemic
__ in Paradise features in the 50s musical Kismet.
Stranger
Cooked on a slow boil.
Simmered
Persian and Angora cats have __ (lengthy fur).
Long hair
Put money into a project.
Invested
Spherical float found in a toilet’s cistern.
Ballcock
Matt, creator of The Simpsons.
Groening
Alan __, Brit inventor of stereophonic sound.
Blumlein
Turn signals, informally.
Blinkers
US national park, a world Heritage Site since 1984.
Yosemite
Country in Marvel comics, capital Doomstadt.
Latveria
“All over bar the __”.
Shouting
Unit of hydrostatic pressure.
Decibars
Celebration headwear.
Party hat
Serer priestly class, ministers of religious cult.
Saltigue
Jefferson __, Washington monument to ex-president.
Memorial
__ Pessoa, Portuguese poet who used heteronyms.
Fernando
Group 245
Puzzle 1 Answers
The Girl with the Dragon __, a book and a movie.
Tattoo
Sea glider.
Surfer
__ J. Fry is from the year 2000 on Futurama.
Philip
__ Island, South African former prison.
Robben
Female president of the Philippines.
Aquino
American Super Soaker inventor __ Johnson.
Lonnie
__ Hero, self-destructive character.
Tragic
Collection of ancient writings forming Jewish law.
Talmud
__ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John.
Candle
__ Adventure, animated family attraction in London.
Shreks
An unbred, bucking, wild horse.
Bronco
King __VII Sea, Southern Ocean stretch.
Haakon
Marie-Antoine __, French pastry chef to royalty.
Careme
Photo __, take care of your nostalgic memories.
Albums
__ P. Sloan, General Motors’ mogul.
Alfred
Colombian painter who depicts plump women.
Botero
Syringa flowers that lend name to light purple.
Lilacs
Bread __, extract from the stomach in Operation.
Basket
Puzzle 2 Answers
Frances __, actress known for Fargo.
Mcdormand
Putting green golfer.
Golf caddy
Kate Middleton’s royal title, Duchess of __.
Cambridge
__ Tittlemouse, a character obsessed with cleaning.
Thomasina
Question on every Dallas fan’s lips in 1980.
Who shot jr
King of Aragon, sponsor of Columbus.
Ferdinand
Flyer who assesses performance of new aircraft.
Test pilot
A millionaire.
Moneybags
Well-known stage actor; played Henry Taylor on 24.
Colm feore
Major global hit for Boy George and band, Karma __.
Chameleon
Science founded by Archimedes.
Mechanics
Sweet, fermented yogurt eaten in India.
Mitha dahi
Dmitri __, created the table of chemical elements.
Mendeleev
Puzzle 3 Answers
Florida bay discovered by Ponce de León in 1513.
Biscayne
__ de la Cruz, eternal jubilee city.
Caravaca
Major French red wine region.
Bordeaux
Last half of a round of golf.
Back nine
__ Event, unexplained Siberian explosion of 1908.
Tunguska
__ Mastroianni, leading actor of La Dolce Vita.
Marcello
New Zealand skyscraper for bungee jumpers.
Sky tower
Similar to persuading.
Cajoling
He gives voice to a cowboy in Toy Story.
Tom hanks
John __, inventor of the chronometer.
Harrison
The __ waspfish has a large crown.
Cockatoo
In mythology, daughter of Helen and Menelaus.
Hermione
Home of Jože Plečnik and Škocjan Caves.
Slovenia
Science of electronic devices for aircrafts.
Avionics
Italian kitchen appliance brand, owners of Kenwood.
Delonghi
Pernickety, pettifogging.
Captious
Mount __, historical peak in South Dakota, US.
Rushmore
Style or design of printed characters.
Typeface
To make amends and fix.
Put right
Geological era in which mammals developed.
Cenozoic
Koala CIA agent in American Dad.
Reginald
Frasier Crane’s assistant and radio producer.
Roz doyle
Puzzle 4 Answers
Montevideo is capital of this South American State.
Uruguay
The letter ‘F’ in the phonetic alphabet.
Foxtrot
Vlad the __, ruler of Wallachia, Dracula.
Impaler
Similar to precook.
Parboil
The __ snapper has a black spot below dorsal fins.
Onespot
__ Marvel shoots energy bursts from her hands.
Captain
Needlework with a single hooked needle.
Crochet
Johnny __, real life story of lies and rumors.
Belinda
__ thy name is woman.
Frailty
Billy Madison, Waterboy, Happy Gilmore.
Sandler
Elizabethan loose-fitting breeches.
Gaskins
Illuminated machine that selects and plays vinyl.
Jukebox
Chemical element of atomic number 77.
Iridium
Puzzle 5 Answers
Container or ship.
Vessel
Latin American dish cooked in corn husk.
Tamale
__ Square, famous public space in downtown Cairo.
Tahrir
Luke, former world No 1 golfer.
Donald
Biblical land given to the Hebrews by Joseph.
Goshen
Humans only have two in their hands.
Thumbs
Opposite of concave.
Convex
Knight’s servant.
Squire
Andrew __, climber, died with Mallory on Everest.
Irvine
US brothers who invented a flying machine.
Wright
Hungarian name for their native language.
Magyar
Phone with round spinning dialpad.
Rotary
Procession, cortege.
Parade
__ Fair, Thackeray’s tale of rebellious Becky Sharp.
Vanity
Group 246
Puzzle 1 Answers
__ of Mons, apparitions seen on the Western Front.
Angels
Georges __, dotty French painter.
Seurat
Nominated 10 times for the Academy Awards, John __.
Huston
Appliance for heating water for coffee or tea.
Kettle
Lena __ plays Cersei in Game of Thrones.
Headey
Parsley, celery-like herb.
Lovage
Joseph __, Irish author.
Oneill
Paid assassin.
Hitman
Oil used in cosmetics.
Jojoba
__ the spot, treasure indicator on a pirate’s map.
X marks
Sir Gary __, West Indian cricket all-rounder.
Sobers
Kurt __ lead singer of Nirvana.
Cobain
First African Nobel Peace Prize winner, Albert __.
Lutuli
They often come with thunder and lightning.
Storms
To choose not to participate.
Opt out
TBH, Internet slang for “To Be __”.
Honest
In Christianity, Jacob’s second wife.
Rachel
Exercise performed hanging from a bar.
Pull up
Greek caviar, typically served as a spread.
Tarama
Puzzle 2 Answers
A person who has had a limb or part of one removed.
Amputee
__ Bentz, German who invented coffee filters.
Melitta
__ Adam, composed the ballet Giselle.
Adolphe
This starts a soccer or football game.
Kick off
Rapture.
Ecstasy
Clue Jr.: Case of the __ Pet was released in 1989.
Missing
__ Aching, witch-in-training in Discworld series.
Tiffany
A Few __, Aaron Sorkin’s US legal drama.
Good men
Magician and escapologist born Ehrich Weiss.
Houdini
Julia Roberts and Richard Gere star in __ Bride.
Runaway
No gain __ pain.
Without
__Steps, Iberian stone stairway in Rome.
Spanish
Alternative name for Jerusalem’s Western Wall.
Wailing
UK spicy, currant cake like Eccles cake.
Banbury
Puzzle 3 Answers
Jan __, Czech student protested by self-immolation.
Palach
French reformer of the 16th century, John __.
Calvin
Not a liar, honorable, fair, sincere.
Honest
Nestle’s French packaged dessert.
Flanby
__ Cardcaptor, Japanese cartoon with a magical tarot.
Sakura
Printer inks.
Toners
The fluid that surrounds blood cells.
Plasma
The Great American __, 1974 rodeo documentary.
Cowboy
Piazza in Rome with fountains and obelisk.
Navona
To make a contribution; to bestow.
Donate
Extremely strong plastic invented by Kwolek.
Kevlar
Greek goddess of the hearth.
Hestia
The __, sang highway radio hit Wild Thing.
Troggs
Longest river in southeast Asia.
Mekong
Evan __ Wood, US actress.
Rachel
Puzzle 4 Answers
A shortened version of a book.
Abridged
Extinct flightless sea bird of the North Atlantic.
Great auk
The extreme opposite of orderliness.
Disarray
Large purple fruit used in cooking.
Eggplant
He declined the Israeli presidency in 1952.
Einstein
Wheel inside a car that changes the direction.
Steering
They attach your feet to the saddle.
Stirrups
Variety of talc, metamorphic nickel.
Kerolite
The name of the 2010 World Cup ball.
Jabulani
All __, Fosse’s dance film.
That jazz
Formal garden of symmetrical box hedges.
Parterre
Old Church, oldest building in Amsterdam.
Oude kerk
“Yes, a __ times yes!”, Pride and Prejudice line.
Thousand
Anesthetic sometimes called “Special K”.
Ketamine
Puzzle 5 Answers
Can be verified by observation or logic.
Empirical
Public space at the heart of Amsterdam.
Dam square
Sensible and realistic.
Pragmatic
A Town __, a love story set during and after WWII.
Like alice
Professional charged with steering Venetian boats.
Gondolier
Elite army of eunuchs in GOT.
Unsullied
Different colored skullcap worn by RC clergy.
Zucchetto
Fear of animals.
Zoophobia
Equines who pulled coal in the mines.
Pit ponies
Institute where brainy sorts thrash out policy.
Think tank
Component that cleans lubrication.
Oil filter
The first set of gnashers of a young mammal.
Milk teeth
Beachcomber’s bounty.
Seashells
There’s calm in its eye.
Hurricane
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta about a curse.
Ruddigore
Group 247
Puzzle 1 Answers
French dept in Occitanie, named after its river.
Aveyron
__ Sound, NZ fjord with penguins and seals.
Milford
Ancient quarter of a city.
Old town
As fast as it goes.
Flat out
Spanish fashion designer, __ Fortuny, born 1871.
Mariano
Hot __, moving around the office to work.
Desking
First Triumvirate member with Pompey and Caesar.
Crassus
Gear for going backwards.
Reverse
Strips of dried dough.
Noodles
Term for an americana submission in Jiu Jitsu.
Keylock
South African mongoose.
Meerkat
Puzzle 2 Answers
Dame Ninette de __, English-Irish ballerina.
Valois
Taking a chance, with no guarantee.
On spec
Cleaning up the __ stables, the fifth labor of Heracles.
Augean
Noah’s great-grandson.
Nimrod
Insect emblem of mysterious global puzzle series.
Cicada
Where would Scooby-Doo be without __.
Shaggy
Capital of Dominica.
Roseau
Puff __, French, many buttered layers.
Pastry
Official currency of Tajikistan.
Somoni
__ Plath, writer who married Ted Hughes.
Sylvia
Foliage.
Leaves
Animal waste used as fertilizer.
Manure
Puzzle 3 Answers
Sport for which Petra Kvitova is noted.
Tennis
What Italians call Scotland.
Scozia
Tropical plant used in conservatory furniture.
Rattan
Agricultural region in southeastern Spain.
Murcia
Maraschino, a type of.
Cherry
Guitar maker that produces the Stratocaster.
Fender
Roman Augustan poet famous for his odes.
Horace
Natalie __, plays a Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
Dormer
__ Heinlein, the dean of science fiction writers.
Robert
Japanese photography firm, merged with Minolta.
Konica
Aircraft storage building.
Hangar
Schwarzenegger is his twin in a movie.
Devito
He was Prince Siddhartha before his enlightenment.
Buddha
A large dog.
Towser
Adrenal and thymus are types.
Glands
Museum where the Mona Lisa is located.
Louvre
Neither Sunday nor Tuesday.
Monday
Woven fabric with a loopy curled pile.
Boucle
Puzzle 4 Answers
The science of the laws, especially of the mind.
Nomology
Two-player card game evolved from “whisky poker”.
Gin rummy
US prison center of 1962 jailbreak mystery.
Alcatraz
Where an artist keeps oils.
Paintbox
The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Molly __.
Ringwald
This machine tears up confidential papers.
Shredder
Jim __, lead singer of US band The Doors.
Morrison
A head-swelling lizard.
Basilisk
Owner and manager of vacation resorts, inns.
Hotelier
Italian dessert made with mascarpone and coffee.
Tiramisu
On Futurama, he is a famous robot actor.
Calculon
Unaccompanied, abandoned, forsaken.
Lonesome
Tommy and __, crime solvers till death do them part.
Tuppence
Amerigo __, explorer who gave his name to America.
Vespucci
The N in the international phonetic alphabet.
November
Puzzle 5 Answers
Where golfers go to celebrate a round of golf.
Clubhouse
Cologne __, Germany’s most visited landmark.
Cathedral
One who obtains or extorts money illegally.
Racketeer
Contamination, toxic waste and smoke cause this.
Pollution
Opening sheet of a newspaper, with headline.
Front page
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel.
Desert fox
German director of Der Blaue Engel.
Sternberg
Hardwood trees with catkins.
Hornbeams
Joseph of __, he took the Holy Grail to Britain.
Arimathea
The common garden mint; a candy flavor.
Spearmint
Armpit perfume, fights body odor.
Deodorant
Thor __, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist.
Heyerdahl
To build.
Construct
On his deathbed he said: Let not poor Nelly starve.
Charles ii
Deceitful speech or action.
Duplicity
To move back and forth.
Oscillate
Sri __ Sahib, Amritsar’s Golden Temple.
Harmandir
The season of good cheer.
Christmas
Group 248
Puzzle 1 Answers
__ Greene, UK author of The Heart of the Matter.
Graham
Dinner.
Supper
Color of the submarine the Beatles sang about.
Yellow
Nicole __, Star of Far and Away and Moulin Rouge.
Kidman
Pepper named after Syrian city; regional spice.
Aleppo
Greek goddess of hearth, home and chastity.
Hestia
Soldier’s equipment holder.
Kit bag
Warning lights in a car, with a triangle symbol.
Hazard
Yoga practiced in heated rooms.
Bikram
Treaty of __ sought WWI peace with the Ottomans.
Sevres
Filtration system inside the mouth of some whales.
Baleen
Metallic strands used to decorate a Christmas tree.
Tinsel
Puzzle 2 Answers
It means “never-ending” in Latin.
Perpetuum
First to develop a polio vaccination.
Jonas salk
Weather-related nickname of boxer Rubin Carter.
Hurricane
Former home of Elvis in Tennessee.
Graceland
Period of life before adolescency.
Childhood
German composer of Canon in D.
Pachelbel
__ Taylor, British-American iconic actress.
Elizabeth
Vehicle driven by Ernest Hemingway in WWI.
Ambulance
It used to be Saint Petersburg.
Leningrad
Country where Hugh Jackman was born.
Australia
Person who has a hard time remembering things.
Forgetful
Shot of espresso with ground coffee.
Ristretto
Strait separates Africa and Europe.
Gibraltar
Teller in a financial institution.
Bank clerk
Artistic attention to detail.
Painterly
Puzzle 3 Answers
Not indoors.
Outside
Survivors, remnants.
Relicts
Doctor who discovered penicillin: Alexander __.
Fleming
Suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas.
Aerosol
Last name of US first lady Jackie’s husband, 1960s.
Kennedy
Vengeance.
Revenge
The capital of Iraq.
Baghdad
Cross them for good luck.
Fingers
Marsupial that is like a small kangaroo.
Wallaby
Jules Verne adventure, 20,000 __ Under the Sea.
Leagues
Heavy, coarse fabric used for stiffening garments.
Buckram
Walter __, creator of the Bauhaus in Weimar.
Gropius
To have faith in someone or something.
Believe
Composer of “Symphonie Fantastique”: Hector __.
Berlioz
Root vegetable, off-white, similar to a carrot.
Parsnip
Nickname of Arsenal’s supporters.
Gunners
Puzzle 4 Answers
Car stoppers.
Brakes
Gulf of __, site of 1964 US/Vietnam incident.
Tonkin
The period of four Sundays before Christmas.
Advent
Annie __, evil nurse from King’s Misery.
Wilkes
Type of liquid printer.
Ink jet
Play that poses the question “To be or not to be?”.
Hamlet
Corny, mawkish.
Slushy
Lightweight, cheap cotton, used for straining jam.
Muslin
Italian aperitif flavored with orange.
Aperol
Hugh __, British actor, Dr. House.
Laurie
__ stick; a USB by another name.
Memory
Puzzle 5 Answers
Winner.
Champion
King __ Stadium, Belgian royalty sporting grounds.
Baudouin
Creator of Holden Caulfield.
Salinger
Pony __, vibrant trophy ribbons.
Rosettes
Major vein that returns blood to the heart.
Vena cava
Small bread roll from Belgian capital.
Pistolet
Saddle bags, handy for cyclists.
Panniers
It won’t poison you.
Nontoxic
__ Judy, seaside slapstick with husband and wife.
Punch and
Seller of indulgences, as described by Chaucer.
Pardoner
Bob’s __, animated short film about midlife crisis.
Birthday
Member of a group holding power in a country.
Oligarch
Horror sitcom sounds like a type of cheese.
Munsters
Green or yellow banana.
Plantain
Avant-garde musical instrument with antennae.
Theremin
Island group containing Majorca and Menorca.
Balearic
Group 249
Puzzle 1 Answers
__ James, actor who served as Monty’s double.
Clifton
Blood sucker.
Vampire
Display-based game console from Milton Bradley.
Vectrex
The middle coat of the eyeball.
Choroid
Played Liz Lemon on 30 Rock.
Tina fey
Large knife used for clearing foliage.
Machete
The banded __ star has dark brown bands.
Brittle
The Goonies follow __ Willy’s treasure map.
One eyed
Waste, trash.
Garbage
__ Familia, Gaudi’s unfinished Barcelona church.
Sagrada
Twisted, baked bread represents people hugging.
Pretzel
Apep, Egyptian __ deity who fought Ra.
Serpent
Quickly scrolling sideways on a screen.
Swiping
Female parent, not biological.
Stepmom
Puzzle 2 Answers
When an astronaut leaves the capsule.
Space walk
Small version of posh piano.
Baby grand
The head of a company, chairman.
President
__ Trophy, annual prize for seaplane races.
Schneider
Contamination; disease caused by germs.
Infection
A small German archipelago in the North Sea.
Helgoland
Yom Kippur, Day of __ in Jewish religion.
Atonement
Largest Buddhist temple in the world, in Indonesia.
Borobudur
Notorious Welsh pirate famed for many captures.
Black bart
Science of the sun, ancient Egypt course.
Heliology
Germany’s main legislative body.
Bundestag
Very exaggerated figure of speech, in writing.
Hyperbole
Napoleon’s last utterance, the love of his life.
Josephine
Forrest’s shrimping boat company.
Bubba gump
Evaluates art, writing of strengths and weaknesses.
Art critic
Long form of a machine that copied over phonelines.
Facsimile
King Solomon’s mother.
Bathsheba
Puzzle 3 Answers
What the French call Scotland.
Ecosse
Ceramic spouted vessel to brew Assam or Earl Grey.
Teapot
Sarah Ferguson’s former spouse: Prince __.
Andrew
Drug that reduces cholesterol.
Statin
German word for an artificial, substitute thing.
Ersatz
Greek titan of the sun.
Helios
Tapping a keyboard with fingers.
Typing
Bessie __, medical supplies pioneer.
Blount
The Human __, Rooney as telegram boy.
Comedy
Plain, Irish fabric of woven cotton.
Poplin
Arachnid.
Spider
Colorful Egyptian water, popular with divers.
Red sea
Pencil toppers with colorful stood-up hair.
Trolls
A price placed on a wanted person’s life.
Bounty
Puzzle 4 Answers
Someone who is a novice, especially to a religion.
Neophyte
Nissan car shares name with Campbell’s speedster.
Bluebird
Turtles, crocodiles, snakes, lizards, etc..
Reptiles
St Peter’s sacred building in the Vatican City.
Basilica
Not sisters.
Brothers
Bosnian custard cream pie.
Krempita
Founder of the German Empire, Otto von __.
Bismarck
Fabric with linseed, now plastic, as table cover.
Oilcloth
Swine language game, remove letter, add an ‘a’.
Pig latin
French painter, Barbizon school.
Daubigny
Used in the home.
Domestic
Puzzle 5 Answers
__ the Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899.
Alfred
Side of the head, behind the eye.
Temple
Sci-fi novel by R.A. Lafferty: “Past __”.
Master
Magician’s story.
Patter
__ventura, Canary Island with biosphere reserve.
Fuerte
Royal residence, such as Buckingham or Versailles.
Palace
Long-stemmed salad veg with leaves at top.
Celery
Home builder.
Framer
“Good good” chocolate sweets.
Bonbon
Facial hairs, mostly in men.
Beards
Wildlife-spotting adventure holiday.
Safari
Luc __, director of Nikita and The Fifth Element.
Besson
Tough choice between two.
Toss up
It will take your picture.
Camera
Volkswagen model sounds like a friend of Tracy.
Sharan
Truck __, heavy tractor units revving up.
Racing
Thomas __, invented first commercial steam engine.
Savery
Group 250
Puzzle 1 Answers
101 Dalmatians in 1996 is a __ of the 1961 film.
Remake
Five vertebrae in your lower spine.
Sacral
Orange or purple root veggie favored by rabbits.
Carrot
French multinational known for dairy products.
Danone
__ Wallis, invented bomb used by the Dam Busters.
Barnes
__ coral shrimp are red and white.
Banded
Northernmost Latin American country.
Mexico
In contrast to or as the alternative of.
Versus
Elevated.
Raised
The art of horsemanship.
Manege
Larry who played J. R. Ewing in Dallas.
Hagman
Purcell opera, Dido and __.
Aeneas
To abduct.
Kidnap
__ notes, brand of sticky notes.
Post it
Alexandre Dumas novel: “The Count of Monte __”.
Cristo
Puzzle 2 Answers
To take errors into account on a reading.
Calibrate
What takes you to another web page.
Hyperlink
Large London square with lions and fountains.
Trafalgar
Norwegian nutty cheese with large holes.
Jarlsberg
Belgian former pro tennis player Kim __.
Clijsters
Promoting, selling and distributing a product.
Marketing
Practice what __.
You preach
__ Maria of France, married Charles I in 1625.
Henrietta
Diamonds __, Prince’s song about precious stones.
And pearls
The first drops of breastmilk after a baby’s birth.
Colostrum
__ Louise, Davis and Sarandon starred.
Thelma and
Newt __, fictitious J K Rowling author.
Scamander
Human remains perfectly preserved in peat.
Bog bodies
Storage for personal items with no strap.
Clutch bag
Marine creature siphons water in and pushes it out.
Sea squirt
Sir Les __, drunken Australian cultural attaché.
Patterson
Waves at an orchestra.
Conductor
Machine tool engineer, famous for screw threads.
Whitworth
Word starting with f with all five vowels in order.
Facetious
Scarlett __, actress of Lost in Translation.
Johansson
Puzzle 3 Answers
Lewd, raunchy.
Obscene
Package requiring delicate care; a famous stamp.
Fragile
__ van Gogh, he painted sunflowers.
Vincent
Rock formed by cooling lava.
Igneous
Antonym of lowest.
Highest
December 26, Saint’s Day in Ireland.
Stephen
He has a hit song called Maggie May, Rod __.
Stewart
Of or relating to fabric or weaving.
Textile
Southern __ snake is a harmless species in the US.
Hognose
Double __, Nintendo basketball game.
Dribble
Merry __, rotating horses, carousel.
Go round
To have laid out a course for a plane, boat.
Charted
Major worldwide news syndication company.
Reuters
Small, short sword used by Samurai class.
Kodachi
__ on the Wind, based on real life scandal.
Written
Puzzle 4 Answers
Spanish newspaper, name means “the country”.
El pais
The Welsh mafia, a portmanteau word.
Taffia
Vulcanized material developed by Charles Goodyear.
Rubber
__ Lance, 1954 Western movie with Spencer Tracy.
Broken
The __brush coral is tall with small branches.
Bottle
Recovery, renewal.
Upturn
French-speaking province of Canada.
Quebec
Czech-born Swiss tennis star Martina.
Hingis
Marbled dried meat from Italy.
Salami
American __ Story, US series created by Ryan Murphy.
Horror
__ Legion, German planes bombed Guernica in Spain.
Condor
Ready to relinquish control.
Docile
Fleet of warships.
Armada
Subgenre of alternative rock born in the last 1980s.
Grunge
Hair products you use “Because You’re Worth It”.
L’oréal
Puzzle 5 Answers
__ Flute, Mozart opera.
The magic
The woman Romeo claimed to love before Juliet.
Rosaline
Blue-spotted __ has bright blue spots.
Stingray
Final date to complete a project.
Deadline
Norwegian mineral, contains uranium.
Cleveite
Substance used to preserve food.
Additive
Marlene __, sultry actress of The Blue Angel.
Dietrich
Die-cast vehicles first sold in cardboard packs.
Matchbox
Sherwood Forest’s male inhabitants.
Merry men
Marks caused by burst blood vessels under the skin.
Bruising
__ the Kings, Luxor’s ancient royal burial site.
Valley of
Capital of Malta.
Valletta
Something that takes precedence or is most urgent.
Priority
Source, origin, font.
Fountain
Group 251
Puzzle 1 Answers
__ Aztec, red cocktail with tequila, cream.
Bloody
1980s term for a young urban professional.
Yuppie
Scope, degree, range.
Extent
John __ plays Finn in Star Wars: Episode 7.
Boyega
The Police’s mega hit song Every __ You Take.
Breath
Less hot.
Cooler
Riverside execution post used for hanging pirates.
Gibbet
Scandinavian country’s currency is the Krona.
Sweden
They fly the bird.
Pilots
How the __ Stole Christmas.
Grinch
Sea between Australia and New Zealand.
Tasman
La Femme __, TV series starring Peta Wilson.
Nikita
Puzzle 2 Answers
Italian cheese sometimes smoked or grilled.
Provolone
Sedimentary white rock.
Limestone
Money lender with excessive interest rates.
Loan shark
Apparatus used for hatching eggs.
Incubator
__ nebula, dark “equine” cloud of dust in Orion.
Horsehead
Star of Good Will Hunting.
Matt damon
Pierre __, French dramatist of Le Cid.
Corneille
King Tut’s golden headdress, discovered by Carter.
Death mask
1975 film satire of country, gospel music.
Nashville
Belgian king set up the Congo Free State.
Leopold ii
Small containers for drugs.
Pill boxes
Puzzle 3 Answers
Western Hemisphere marsupials.
Opossum
Grape Ape was created by Hanna/__ in 1975.
Barbera
Plastic spork is example of this utensil.
Trident
Sikh swords seen crossed on Khanda symbol.
Kirpans
West German name for former East German currency.
Ostmark
Convertible car.
Soft top
Kidding around.
Playing
Mr Eiffel, who built an iconic French tower.
Gustave
__-Daro, abandoned Indus Valley archeology site.
Mohenjo
Ergonomics is the __ of things fitting people.
Science
Edible upper half of the broccoli.
Florets
__ Ice, US rapper from the 1980s.
Vanilla
Where planes land and models strut.
Runways
Gainsborough portrait of young man in satin.
Blue boy
Maiden name of Margaret Thatcher.
Roberts
Impressive cave scribblings at Lascaux, France.
Rock art
Puzzle 4 Answers
Five robots combined in the Power Rangers series.
Megazord
Reached the North Pole under the ice cap (1958).
Nautilus
Form of marriage with multiple wives.
Polygyny
Snack made with granola, dried fruits and nuts.
Trail mix
Peruvian or Greek tunes are played on these.
Panpipes
Pink-hued nickname of Petra, Jordan.
Rose city
Strongman buys girl in Fellini’s mythology film.
La strada
Imitative work that nods at another work or style.
Pastiche
Container of varied objects.
Mixed bag
Awkward and not graceful.
Ungainly
Sacerdotal.
Priestly
Puzzle 5 Answers
Announcer on the Muppet Show,__ the Frog.
Kermit
The Persistence of __, by Dalí, if you can remember.
Memory
Former name of Chennai and a lightweight fabric.
Madras
Charles __, Dickens’ French aristocrat.
Darnay
Red __, British flag seen at sea.
Ensign
Important to economy, longest south African river.
Orange
Small measure of liquor.
Noggin
To choose something or someone over others.
Select
French author of the play No Exit, Jean-Paul __.
Sartre
You put your head here when you are sleeping.
Pillow
Rhyming term for an important person.
Big wig
Spanish F1 racing driver Fernando __.
Alonso
Lech __, Polish trade unionist and president.
Walesa
Day of the week that starts the Sabbath.
Friday
Puppet play from Bali and Java.
Wayang
One makes several french fries.
Potato
Snowy month of the French Revolutionary calendar.
Nivose
Group 252
Puzzle 1 Answers
To deliver a blow, to hit with a fist or weapon.
Strike
Store your stuff here.
Locker
Moveable toy, with strings, for putting on shows.
Puppet
First wife of Henry VIII: Catherine of __.
Aragon
Mixed songs; a mixture of different things.
Medley
Type of coffee invented by German Melitta Bentz.
Brewed
Padded stool used as a footrest.
Pouffe
Breaking up of soil using machine of the same name.
Harrow
Pete’s Dragon in 2016 is a __ of the 1977 film.
Remake
Shape of cloud that forms the core of a tornado.
Funnel
Astrological sign associated with the fish.
Pisces
__ Epoch: When the first marine mammals appeared.
Eocene
Puzzle 2 Answers
Cross between an espresso and a cappuccino.
Macchiato
Crystal twinning, variety of albite.
Pericline
People or animals who live at night.
Nocturnal
Star from Taxi and Who’s the Boss?.
Tony danza
Carved faces on Westminster Abbey’s roof.
Gargoyles
A bizarre or odd idea or suggestion is out in __.
Left field
Moving a ball with lots of short kicks.
Dribbling
Pilot of a double-decker passenger vehicle.
Bus driver
Controversial spiritual movement in China.
Falun gong
Equine violin bow material.
Horsehair
__ dummies, car safety guinea pigs.
Crash test
Photo story, progressing through multiple pictures.
Slideshow
Puzzle 3 Answers
To gulp and ingest food or drink.
Swallow
__ oxide, aka laughing gas.
Nitrous
__ Vivaldi, composer of The Four Seasons.
Antonio
Naval battle between the Ottomans and Holy League.
Lepanto
Slang for prison, describes the closing of doors.
Slammer
London’s macabre historical attraction.
Dungeon
Historical Delhi residence of Mughal emperors.
Red fort
Someone who trespasses or steals.
Poacher
Often ice-bound gulf between Sweden and Finland.
Bothnia
The Dalai Lama is a central figure in __ Buddhism.
Tibetan
Standing long jump expert in early 20th century.
Ray ewry
Omission of a passage in a book, speech or film.
Elision
Highest officer rank in the US Army.
General
Puzzle 4 Answers
AS Roma plays soccer in this Italian league.
Serie a
Spicy root can be used in sweet or savory food.
Ginger
Gulf __, strait of the Arabian Sea.
Of oman
Microsoft’s software suite.
Office
__ Conrad, Chief Bureaucrat on Futurama.
Hermes
Thin fruit dessert topping from Eastern Europe.
Slatko
Subject, theme, topic.
Matter
Onto a ship or plane, climb __.
Aboard
Author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” Margaret __.
Atwood
Ferdinand Marcos’ shoe loving widow.
Imelda
Country claims part of Kosovo, capital Belgrade.
Serbia
Bone in the wrist.
Carpus
Eager, impatient.
Raring
The Millennium __ is Han Solo’s ship in Star Wars.
Falcon
Norse dwarf turns into a dragon killed by Sigurd.
Fafnir
Jacqueline __, French flyer who set speed records.
Auriol
Little __, Degas sculpture of ballet student.
Dancer
Sub-unit of the zloty, Poland’s currency.
Groszy
Puzzle 5 Answers
Singing group associated with Diana Ross.
Supremes
Internal communications system.
Intercom
Trans-__ Railway, linking Moscow with Vladivostok.
Siberian
Retired Serbian tennis player Ana __.
Ivanovic
Author of All Quiet on the Western Front.
Remarque
__ Leia kills Jabba the Hutt in Episode 6.
Princess
A small rocky body that orbits the sun.
Asteroid
One of the most famous British Monarchs ever.
Victoria
Soaking food in liquid to extract flavor.
Steeping
Blue-pink spring flowers from bulbs.
Hyacinth
The Return of the __ Son, Rembrandt painting.
Prodigal
Journey album, 1978.
Infinity
Plentifully.
In spades
Large long-tailed bird with beautiful feathers.
Pheasant
Times __, standard font.
New roman
French Sun King with palace at Versailles.
Louis xiv
Hallway furniture near the door.
Hatstand
Group 253
Puzzle 1 Answers
Renault mid-range van, badly spelled conjestion.
Trafic
Deux-__, west French dept named after two rivers.
Sèvres
Author of the novel “Black Beauty”: Anna __.
Sewell
Ex-Man Utd and England striker, Wayne __.
Rooney
Spike of ice formed when dripping water freezes.
Icicle
Bohemian religious reformer burned at the stake.
Jan hus
Fruit ready to be picked.
Mature
__proof, can’t be if shot.
Bullet
Shakespeare __, won the Academy Awards in 1999.
In love
Portable computer for hot-desking.
Laptop
To clumsily feel for something.
Fumble
Police Chief Clancy on The Simpsons.
Wiggum
Not being at risk from danger.
Safety
Yellowish French liqueur flavored with aniseed.
Pastis
Five o’clock stubble.
Shadow
The Gross Clinic is surgery painted by Thomas __.
Eakins
Puzzle 2 Answers
Nazca Desert mountaintop alien landing site?.
Palpa flat
Robinson Crusoe’s companion.
Man friday
Polymers developed by Frederick Kipping.
Silicones
Daily frequency.
Quotidian
Daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
Iphigenia
Supposedly, allegedly.
Purported
Turkish tax system of enrollment of Christian boys.
Devshirme
Nationality of Verdi’s opera princess, Aida.
Ethiopian
Smooth rock for grinding grain.
Millstone
End of year festivities cookies, Santa, reindeer.
Christmas
Not the glass of an optimist.
Half empty
Birds whose eggs are the biggest.
Ostriches
Largest island in the Maluku archipelago.
Halmahera
Puzzle 3 Answers
Upward-moving current of air.
Updraft
Strolling, taking steps, using your legs.
Walking
__ control, of the force that attracts us to earth.
Gravity
John __, Dexter villain, Interstellar actor.
Lithgow
Medicine used for pain and to thin blood.
Aspirin
Umbrella toting fictional character Mary __.
Poppins
Professional started with science kit as kid.
Chemist
Dogs __ Poker, famous canine portrait.
Playing
Great Wall __, giant East Asian brickwork.
Of china
Luck of __ is a drawing game from 2006.
The draw
The reversed P “paragraph” symbol.
Pilcrow
Procedure to find cause of death.
Autopsy
Collectibles in metal currency form.
Coinage
Axilspot __ are red-brown with white spots.
Hogfish
Beethoven’s only opera.
Fidelio
Nino __, Italian stylist and wool business owner.
Cerruti
Name that Julius Caesar gave to present-day Paris.
Lutetia
Other times, other __.
Manners
Moving your body to a tune.
Dancing
__ Henry, Frenchman led Arsenal in scoring.
Thierry
Puzzle 4 Answers
__ Sutherland, Flatliners star.
Kiefer
__ Electric Power, stadium nicknamed Big Swan.
Tohoku
Kitchen utensil for removing the pits of cherries.
Stoner
Jack __, White Fang author.
London
__ Run, utopian, no one above age of 30.
Logans
Neck accessory for male evening suit.
Bow tie
Infamous letter-writing killer in 1960s California.
Zodiac
Musical pieces or decrees in law.
Canons
Large white seabird with yellow head.
Gannet
Country where Monte Carlo is located.
Monaco
Lowest rank of Zoroastrian priesthood.
Herbad
Scanty, not enough.
Meagre
__ Dawg, cartoon canine sheriff’s no 2.
Deputy
Frenchman who led the First Crusade, Peter the __.
Hermit
Small, wooden tool for making a hole for planting.
Dibber
Oldest university in English speaking world.
Oxford
Puzzle 5 Answers
The title given to the daughter of a tsar.
Tsarevna
Region of calm winds near the Equator.
Doldrums
The Blues __, stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
Brothers
Strong green liquor nicknamed “The Green Fairy”.
Absinthe
Legendary literary critic, __ Frye.
Northrop
On a snail they are retractable.
Antennae
Not straight forward.
Indirect
First President of Kenya as an independent nation.
Kenyatta
__ Zwingli, Swiss religious reformer.
Huldrych
Monty Burns’s assistant in The Simpsons.
Smithers
New Zealand movie set offering tours.
Hobbiton
A precision shooter is an expert __.
Marksman
A woodwind instrument with a reed mouthpiece.
Clarinet
__ order or a PO.
Purchase
Pirate’s handheld optical aid.
Spyglass
Group 254
Puzzle 1 Answers
George __, main spy of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
Smiley
The current capital of Tanzania.
Dodoma
Money earned through work.
Income
Charity begins here.
At home
__ cord, vital part of the central nervous system.
Spinal
Female Collie has been in film, TV and radio.
Lassie
Red head in love with Betty and Veronica.
Archie
Female English fossil finder Mary.
Anning
Wooden structure used in factories.
Pallet
Country called the “land of milk and honey”.
Israel
Spanish word for state.
Estado
Sacking of this financier started the French Rev.
Necker
Benjamin with a curious case.
Button
Glitzy French Riviera resort Saint- __.
Tropez
Pam who played Mindy in Mork and Mindy.
Dawber
Dam Busters target with the Sorbe and Eder.
Moehne
Ricky __, torch bearer of late 90’s Latin craze.
Martin
Puzzle 2 Answers
__ the post, voting system where winner takes all.
First past
Tiny breed of dog named after a big Mexican State.
Chihuahua
Holder of grilled bread at breakfast table.
Toast rack
WWI training grounds like at Etaples Mutiny.
Bullrings
Part of a choreographer’s routine.
Dance step
Novelty lighting with warmed wax blobs in glass.
Lava lamps
Black Beauty’s stablemates: Ginger and __.
Merrylegs
It’s all about beauty.
Aesthetic
Old style personal printer.
Dot matrix
Grab a tree for luck.
Touch wood
Puzzle 3 Answers
__ cards: decorative aces, kings, queens, jacks.
Playing
Aircraft designer known as Queen of Hurricanes.
Macgill
Stuffed pasta pillows.
Ravioli
__ Itza, ancient archeological site in Mexico.
Chichen
Fastest land animal.
Cheetah
Shakespearean play title that rhymes with “jello”.
Othello
Thou shalt not bear false __ against thy neighbor.
Witness
__ Square, central piazza in Venice.
St marks
The __, resources not owned, open to all.
Commons
A ruling family in a monarchy.
Dynasty
Priestess of Santeria, male is Santero.
Santera
Puzzle 4 Answers
The Hindu class system divides people into __.
Castes
Attention-seeking cry of a pirate.
Yo ho ho
Doggy channel south of Tierra del Fuego.
Beagle
What slot machines are called in Australia.
Pokies
Curiosity killed it.
The cat
Entry-level light aircraft.
Cessna
Ernst __ Stadion, hosted 2008 Euro games.
Happel
Small, long-handled shallow pan for sauteeing.
Poelon
Kevin, plays Francis Underwood in House of Cards.
Spacey
Occupation of the fictional character Sweeney Todd.
Barber
Roller shoes with built-in wheels.
Heelys
Country where Lech Walesa served as President.
Poland
Jack __, paleontologist researched dinosaurs’ DNA.
Horner
To __ go where no man has gone before (Star Trek).
Boldly
Written communication.
Notice
__ reels form part of a needleworker’s collection.
Cotton
Magically animated beings of Jewish mythology.
Golems
Give lines to a forgetful actor.
Prompt
Coarse fabric often used in sacking.
Burlap
Of or relating to dogs.
Canine
Antonym of never.
Always
Puzzle 5 Answers
Mineral used in making glass.
Fluorite
Widely known as the first synthetic plastic.
Bakelite
Sideshow Mel is Krusty’s __ in The Simpsons.
Sidekick
Reba __, US country singer, actress.
Mcentire
Stade __, national stadium in Paris.
De france
The second-highest ranking of angels.
Cherubim
Board game where a player may land on “Chance”.
Monopoly
Dry Italian cookies to eat with coffee.
Biscotti
Roald Dahl’s first children’s book: “The __”.
Gremlins
Low-cost German airline with green logo.
Germania
Annually, each year.
Per annum
She plays Katniss in The Hunger Games movies.
Lawrence
__ chameleon has large horns on its head.
Jacksons
Table Mountain overlooks this South African city.
Cape town
Brittany region as said by a Frenchman.
Bretagne
Group 255
Puzzle 1 Answers
Bad manners to put these on the dining table.
Elbows
King of England from 1760 to 1820: __ III.
George
Line of equal pressure on a weather map.
Isobar
__bahn, famous entertainment street in Hamburg.
Reeper
Futurama’s head of the Robot Mafia.
Donbot
Lofty Australian tennis star, Pat __.
Rafter
__ Lake, Oregon landmark with a wizard island.
Crater
Juno __, Roman goddess of money.
Moneta
Food made by churning milk.
Butter
Friendly ghost, befriended by Christina Ricci.
Casper
Modern term, someone who knows rabbinical lit.
Lamdan
__ Sese Seko, seized power in Zaire in 1965.
Mobutu
Surly or ill-tempered.
Grumpy
Venomous Aussie snake has coastal and inland types.
Taipan
Blend of cybernetics and organism for a part-robot.
Cyborg
Fighting skills.
Combat
German-Austrian dress of full skirt and low bodice.
Dirndl
Latin name for Copenhagen.
Hafnia
Peace prizewinner and founder of Solidarity union.
Walesa
Puzzle 2 Answers
Papa’s Delicate __, Jackie Gleason plays Papa.
Condition
Harsh scratchy garment worn as a show of penance.
Hair shirt
What many hands make.
Light work
She takes you to your seat in the theater.
Usherette
Drying, shriveling.
Withering
Polish dance music associated with Chopin.
Polonaise
Seaside venue for club and ball game.
Golf links
US international news agency founded in 1995.
Bloomberg
Called Liberty Steak in the US during WWII.
Hamburger
African __, giant gastropod.
Land snail
Unter den Linden in Berlin is a tree-lined __.
Boulevard
SI derived unit of radioactivity, symbol Bq.
Becquerel
Sailboat with two hulls.
Catamaran
Having gone back to a place.
Revisited
Puzzle 3 Answers
Favorite green leaf of certain fictional sailor.
Spinach
Paolo __, longtime left back for AC Milan, Italy.
Maldini
Bishop to whom title has been officially granted.
Primate
Foreign born singer who had a No. 1 smash “SOS”.
Rihanna
To flog a dead horse is __.
Useless
To lean back.
Recline
Steered clear of something.
Avoided
Venetian water transport.
Gondola
Shop checkout person.
Cashier
__ cavity, space between membranes in the lung.
Pleural
Hard clear plastic, an alternative to glass.
Perspex
Leonardo __, Italian artist and inventor.
Da vinci
__ Bridge, Prague river crossing with statues.
Charles
Infectious disease also known as lockjaw.
Tetanus
__, Mr. Chips, 1939 British romantic drama.
Goodbye
Mouse-like domestic pets that burrow in earth.
Gerbils
Ability of animals to adapt to avoid predators.
Crypsis
Puzzle 4 Answers
Julia Louis-Dreyfus played her on Seinfeld.
Elaine
__ squad, former military execution method.
Firing
C-3PO was built by __ in Star Wars: Episode 1.
Anakin
Dust storms occurring in arid regions.
Haboob
Whistle __, exposes illegal, unethical conduct.
Blower
“Au __” means goodbye in French.
Revoir
Sailors suffered from this disease, lack of Vit C.
Scurvy
A participant in game played in an alley.
Bowler
Premeditated unlawful action of killing someone.
Murder
The Baltic States are Estonia, Lithuania and __.
Latvia
Swiss chemist who invented an updated oil lamp.
Argand
__ reviver, a mix strong enough to raise the dead.
Corpse
Storage for pirate plunder.
Chests
Where something begins.
Origin
Japanese religion honors natural world deities.
Shinto
Shoe that needs to be tied.
Lace up
Cell created when a sperm fertilizes an egg.
Zygote
Last name of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Dantes
Puzzle 5 Answers
Mental state of insecurity, anxiety.
Neurosis
__ pudding, sieved jam with flaky pastry.
Bakewell
National capital of Australia.
Canberra
To pretend to be sick to avoid doing work.
Malinger
Device that can be used without connecting cord.
Wireless
__ furniture: chests, chairs used by the military.
Campaign
US battles to end slavery, 1861-1865.
Civil war
Ballet about a toymaker.
Coppelia
David, who played Mulder in The X-Files.
Duchovny
__ board, peg table of compass points and holes.
Traverse
Largest of the United Arab Emirates.
Abu dhabi
“Great voice” pioneer of video game consoles.
Magnavox
The furthest flight routes and destinations.
Long haul
Save your place.
Bookmark
__ rate, the value of one currency against another.
Exchange
Group 256
Puzzle 1 Answers
Die __ is a German strategy board game from 1986.
Macher
First country to issue a Christmas stamp.
Canada
having a lighthearted temperament; merry.
Jocund
US boxer Sonny, world heavyweight champ in 1960s.
Liston
Honeycombed mushrooms.
Morels
Made a mess with a simple dress, Miss __ Lewinski.
Monica
Small canine.
Lap dog
Chosen weapon of fictional aliens.
Ray gun
The alternative verdict to innocent.
Guilty
Danish short film about a hospital friendship.
Helium
A piece of news intentionally false.
Canard
Gold __, someone who marries for money.
Digger
Puzzle 2 Answers
First king of Norway after dissolution of the union.
Haakon vii
Luxury Swiss watch brand, used by aviators.
Breitling
Cordial made from orange juice and sugar.
Orangeade
House that once reigned in Game of Thrones.
Targaryen
“Ugly” Danish toy, found under bridges?.
Troll doll
Bin for decaying food/garden waste.
Composter
Ms Hill and Messrs Jean and Michel comprise?.
The fugees
Large marsupial with pointed nose and large ears.
Bandicoot
Viennese building and Jugendstil art movement.
Secession
Rust is a form of this chemical compound.
Iron oxide
It means “spring” in Spanish.
Primavera
Icewind Dale PC game by __ Studios.
Blackisle
Puzzle 3 Answers
Riding of air currents (not flying or levitation).
Gliding
Actively look for people to hire.
Recruit
Uphill stretches of the Tour de France race.
Ascents
To have authority over a military unit.
Command
__ Bomb, Red Bull cocktail named after candy.
Skittle
Far from close or near.
Distant
__ at Bernie’s, 1989 US dark comedy.
Weekend
Author of “The Day of the Jackal”, Frederick __.
Forsyth
Burj __, Dubai skyscraper, tallest in the world.
Khalifa
Spiders make lots of these in autumn gardens.
Cobwebs
__ To My Life, Simple Plan song.
Welcome
The best things in life __.
Are free
Roman senator, lead among those who stabbed Caesar.
Cassius
Puzzle 4 Answers
Thirstquencher of a Caribbean party sharing drink.
Rum punch
Wellington’s nickname.
Iron duke
No news is __.
Good news
Little Miss__, it shows a trip and a beauty pageant.
Sunshine
__ Cry, sports warcry to motivate team.
Rallying
__ grise, exerts power without official position.
Eminence
North-east Indian state whose capital is Kohima.
Nagaland
Showing extreme expression of emotion; emphatic.
Vehement
Britain’s largest train station.
Waterloo
Process also known as hydraulic fracturing.
Fracking
Youngster aboard ship.
Cabin boy
Match at which people abuse each other verbally.
Slanging
Name of 16 popes, inc the former Pope Emeritus.
Benedict
Elevation that rises from the ocean floor.
Seamount
The apparent change in position of an object.
Parallax
Large N American amphibian known for noisy croak.
Bullfrog
Sits on the tongue and identifies sweet and sour.
Taste bud
Sir Edwin, sculptor of Trafalgar Square lions.
Landseer
French family of deep-sea explorers.
Cousteau
Robin __, Mork & Mindy star.
Williams
Best position to put someone unconscious in.
Recovery
Li’l Abner’s hometown.
Dogpatch
The amount of labor a person has to do.
Workload
Puzzle 5 Answers
Underwater pursuit popular with Red Sea tourists.
Diving
John Maynard __, demand-side economist.
Keynes
Jack Nicholson’s character in “As Good as it Gets”.
Melvin
Mole-like animals often confused with mice.
Shrews
Unbearable provocation.
Red rag
Food closet.
Pantry
Thin layer, like wood on a coffee table.
Veneer
Copy someone’s ways mockingly.
Send up
French term for served on ice.
Frappe
Metals made of two or more elements, e.g. bronze.
Alloys
Nepalese knife, weapon, tool, ceremonies.
Khukri
TV show centered around the Ewings.
Dallas
Strauss opera and daughter of Herod.
Salome
Spirit of tragic drama.
Buskin
Poles apart from being neat.
Untidy
Group 257
Puzzle 1 Answers
More explosive than bullets of same caliber.
Magnum
Solar __, flashes of brightness on Sun’s surface.
Flares
Walter __, director of The Motorcycle Diaries.
Salles
Paul McCartney’s fashion designer daughter.
Stella
__ Le Pen, was French National Front head (female).
Marine
Picturesque Thai island loved by backpackers.
Phi phi
French “Incredible Sulk” footballer, Nicolas __.
Anelka
Islam worship site.
Mosque
Greek god of the sun, light, music, and healing.
Apollo
Prodigious individual with autism.
Savant
Caffeinated drink also popular ice cream flavor.
Coffee
Common caiman species found in South America.
Yacaré
Mark Twain created The Adventures of Tom __.
Sawyer
Non-stop; without interruptions.
Direct
Harass with small persistent acts.
Pester
Roman politician assassinated Caesar, Et tu?.
Brutus
To steer a ship into shallower waters.
Careen
Puzzle 2 Answers
1961 Ben E. King’s hit song.
Stand by me
Picturesque volcanic peak in Japan.
Mount fuji
Aussie town in Northern Territory with female name.
Katherine
Citric dessert spread used as topping.
Fruit curd
Signals and communication using flags.
Semaphore
Hemline well above the knee.
Mini skirt
Agriculturalist who rears pork.
Pig farmer
Romantic tale.
Love story
MMS, multimedia __ service.
Messaging
Spinal bones.
Vertebrae
Collectible objects to do with warfare.
Militaria
Something totally unexpected or out of the blue.
Curve ball
St Paul’s epistle to the people of Galatia.
Galatians
Evonne __, leading Aussie tennis player in the 70s.
Goolagong
Puzzle 3 Answers
To stay away from others without having any contact.
Isolate
Do it while the sun shines.
Make hay
__, Row the Boat Ashore, slave spiritual.
Michael
__ Burgess, English writer and composer.
Anthony
Universal __, theme parks in Florida and Japan.
Studios
Gives his name to industrial framebreakers.
Ned ludd
__ are masters of the Light Side in Star Wars.
The jedi
Vietnamese mooncake.
Banh pia
Person who moves in the water professionally.
Swimmer
Card game with variants Callabra and Papillon.
Cassino
__ harvester, large machine that threshes grain.
Combine
French car brand whose badge features a lozenge.
Renault
Gulf name, aka Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Iran.
Persian
The night of this present day.
Tonight
Study of animals.
Zoology
Corpus __, feast on Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
Christi
TV series about the world’s most famous vampire.
Dracula
Engraver of Beer Street and Gin Alley.
Hogarth
Puzzle 4 Answers
Buoyant jacket.
Life vest
Largest land mammal hunted for its ivory tusks.
Elephant
Hazardous coating on road surfaces in winter.
Black ice
Gaudí’s “stone quarry” building in Barcelona.
Casa mila
White goods brand, famous for washing machines.
Hotpoint
Country noted for its Ajiaco stew.
Colombia
Popular amusement park chain with banners.
Six flags
Former French president with Dutch-sounding name.
Hollande
Box containing cerebral board game.
Chess set
Dust form of volcanic rock.
Pumicite
Guards the entrance to Hades in Greek mythology.
Cerberus
Tomaso __, Vivaldi contemporary, Italian composer.
Albinoni
Weblog publishing site; diary “dot” com.
Blogspot
Robin __, actor of Mrs. Doubtfire.
Williams
Jelena __, former Serbian no. 1 tennis player.
Jankovic
Money workers claim back, e.g. snacks for meetings.
Expenses
Chief cook.
Head chef
__ Silver, quartermaster under Captain Flint.
Long john
Diplomat and chief weapons inspector over Iraq.
Hans blix
Predominant religion of Thailand.
Buddhism
Irregular in frequency.
Sporadic
Egyptian Red Sea resort popular with divers.
Hurghada
Russian rocket pioneer responsible for Sputnik I.
Korolyov
Puzzle 5 Answers
__ Acar, Turkish artist.
Ismail
__ Airways, second-largest airline of the UAE.
Etihad
Roman counterpart of Hypnos, Greek god of sleep.
Somnus
__ red, pH indicator in labs.
Phenol
Music-themed, 1920s perfume created by Lanvin.
Arpege
Scientist Isaac, first to observe laws of motion.
Newton
Buddhism’s four noble __.
Truths
Took someone’s possessions by force.
Robbed
Kept afloat.
Buoyed
Picturesque waterfall between Brazil and Argentina.
Iguacu
Ancient curved sword of Indian subcontinent.
Talwar
Burj __, towering sailing boat hotel in Dubai.
Al arab
List of acts.
Lineup
Blockage, standstill.
Logjam
Grain-eating beetle.
Weevil
Director of the 1996 sci-fi comedy Mars Attacks.
Burton
Job of Robin Starveling, a Shakespeare’s Mechanical.
Tailor
Fruit with the outer skin layer removed.
Peeled
Group 258
Puzzle 1 Answers
Pins on the bottom of track runners’ shoes.
Spikes
2000 US presidential candidate and eco warrior.
Al gore
By no means unknown.
Famous
“Mighty oaks from little __ grow”.
Acorns
Wrote Hound Dog with partner Stoller.
Leiber
The Coathanger’s and Opera House’s home city.
Sydney
Deficiency in red blood cell production.
Anemia
Branching tube sponges are usually a __ color.
Yellow
African lake also called Lake Nyasa.
Malawi
Pretzel-like deep fried maida flour.
Jalebi
SI derived unit of pressure named after physicist.
Pascal
Religious woman who heads a convent.
Abbess
WWII U.S. Navy leader, Fleet Admiral Chester W __.
Nimitz
Blanche __, A Streetcar Named Desire’s lead.
Dubois
Time to get the __ jumpers and scarves out.
Woolly
Unrealistically high price for certain assets.
Bubble
__ Board, large paper used for science projects.
Poster
Puzzle 2 Answers
These require you to clean hearth and grate after.
Open fires
Crusty arthropods that cover rocks.
Barnacles
Music group associated with collieries.
Brass band
An island-city state.
Singapore
Spanish name of precious green stone.
Esmeralda
Phantom vessel with no signs of life.
Ghost ship
Devoid of freedom or liberty.
Captivity
Cooked by being submerged in hot oil.
Deep fried
Furniture for playing bridge.
Card table
Neolithic settlement on the Bay of Skaill.
Skara brae
Invented the zoopraxiscope; first motion pictures.
Muybridge
Istanbul in ancient times.
Byzantium
On 1 December, __ Day, people wear a red ribbon.
World aids
Artificial waterway links the Elbe to the Baltic.
Kiel canal
Dan Aykroyd plays the father of this alien family.
Coneheads
Vast mass of comets 50-100,000 AU from the sun.
Oort cloud
Puzzle 3 Answers
Bang & __, Danish audio-visual company.
Olufsen
Fish that when red is a misleading clue.
Herring
The speed of sound.
Mach one
Someone who comes from the Ivory Coast.
Ivorian
Place where your vehicle gets cleaned up.
Carwash
The __ of King George, royal mental health film.
Madness
One who rejects the accepted explanation to facts.
Troofer
Large fire built for celebration, entertainment.
Bonfire
__ Patch Kids, unattractive soft toys of the 1980s.
Cabbage
__ Flynn, her thriller novels portray mad women.
Gillian
Type of crumpet, pancake in Oceania.
Pikelet
Composer of La Mer, Claude __.
Debussy
Puzzle 4 Answers
Some people need a big cup of this in the morning.
Coffee
In some places, the kids go back to __ in autumn.
School
Card game, deck has no twos to sixes.
Piquet
Machu __, citadel of the Incas in the Andes.
Picchu
Robert __, former leader of Zimbabwe.
Mugabe
Flying island in Gulliver’s Travels.
Laputa
Evil dwarf.
Goblin
RBI: Run __ In.
Batted
In music, instruction to repeat from the beginning.
Da capo
Fort __, New Mexico: where Billy the Kid was shot.
Sumner
On the way, arriving, approaching.
Coming
Force __, barriers against evil.
Fields
Latin football fixture list term meaning against.
Versus
Cause of laughter.
Tickle
European city that’s home to St. Vitus Cathedral.
Prague
Protein; helps chemical reactions in living things.
Enzyme
Puzzle 5 Answers
First disease for which a vaccine was invented.
Smallpox
__ clock, another name for a grandfather clock.
Longcase
Working of bread dough to strengthen gluten.
Kneading
To remain local rather than holidaying abroad.
Staycate
Seth MacFarlane created __ Dad.
American
Sixth son of Jacob, his mother was Bilhah.
Naphtali
__ bodily harm, crime causing great pain.
Grievous
Takes his or her clothes off to music for a living.
Stripper
Bicycles riding one behind the other in cycling.
Drafting
Making a societal debut.
Debutant
Loom-fitting and the patterned fabric made on it.
Jacquard
The Roosevelt who displayed a teddy bear.
Theodore
__ Bank, water extension of Yucatan Peninsula.
Campeche
Horse with brown and white patches.
Skewbald
David __, author of Cloud Atlas.
Mitchell
In good spirits, merry.
Cheerful
Male singing voice between tenor and bass.
Baritone
Transatlantic air service created by Freddie Laker.
Skytrain
Group 259
Puzzle 1 Answers
Capital of New Caledonia.
Noumea
Lee who played The Six Million Dollar Man.
Majors
Quiet and decorous.
Demure
__ Film Festival, Golden Bear Award.
Berlin
__ vest, beachware according to saucy postcards.
String
Australian city hosting the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Sydney
Classic pie made with tart, not sweet berries.
Cherry
First English poet laureate, Benjamin __.
Jonson
Forerunner to the U.N., __ of Nations.
League
Straight-line conjunction of Sun, Earth and Moon.
Syzygy
Ran for the door; fastened.
Bolted
Puzzle 2 Answers
North Sea wetland area with rich biodiversity.
Wadden sea
“Karma Police” band.
Radiohead
A woman who stays at home to care for the children.
Housewife
Greek king murdered by wife Clytemnestra.
Agamemnon
Prejudicial system abolished in S. Africa by 1991.
Apartheid
Gin-based cocktail at the Raffles Hotel: __ Sling.
Singapore
Director of Gallipoli and Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Peter weir
Russian tennis no. 1 Maria __.
Sharapova
__ gains, dishonestly obtained goods.
Ill gotten
Not permanent.
Temporary
Puzzle 3 Answers
Johann __ II, wrote Blue Danube.
Strauss
A bird in the hand is worth two in __.
The bush
Ivory tower.
Retreat
Brushed cotton fabric used on shirts/PJs.
Flannel
A form or variant of a type or original.
Version
North German city and port on the River Alster.
Hamburg
Clear, reflective material.
Crystal
Eyelet of hard material covering a hole.
Grommet
Non-religious, not affiliated to a church.
Secular
Boat to overturn, bottom up.
Capsize
Something given without charge.
Freebie
Randy Johnson’s nickname, The __.
Big unit
In German legend, he pulled a sword from a tree.
Sigmund
Puzzle 4 Answers
Lindsay __, former US no. 1 tennis player.
Davenport
Safe room for storing cash.
Bank vault
Verdi opera from a play by Friedrich Schiller.
Don carlos
A device that sprays water.
Sprinkler
Scientific study of ancient inscriptions.
Epigraphy
Nigerian extremists blamed for mass abductions.
Boko haram
Speech sounds are the focus of this science.
Phonology
Space Hulk is a game set in the __ universe.
Warhammer
__ Network, first 24 news network.
Cable news
Decision requiring no thought.
No brainer
Paper currency of the US during American Civil War.
Greenback
Concrete bridge, the design for many road bridges.
Box girder
Vodka and cranberry makes a marine wind.
Seabreeze
Brandon __, known for his Mistborn series.
Sanderson
Puzzle 5 Answers
Destroying.
Wrecking
Niccolò __, violinist composer of Caprices.
Paganini
One who is tall and thin.
Beanpole
Estadio Atanasio __, Medellin, Colombia.
Girardot
Large thin crepe, zampanelle.
Borlengo
Cotton fabric with soft pile, like chamois.
Moleskin
Italian poet of Canzoniere (Songbook).
Petrarch
Japanese city terror, silverscreen success.
Godzilla
British war artist famous for the Menin Road.
Paul nash
Buzz Lightyear and other playthings come to life.
Toy story
Epidemic disease spread across a large region.
Pandemic
Person from the country whose capital is Gaborone.
Motswana
Largest of the American frogs.
Bullfrog
Jomo __, Nairobi’s international airport.
Kenyatta
Second Roman emperor; Captain Kirk’s middle name.
Tiberius
The first of its kind.
Original
Group 260
Puzzle 1 Answers
__ Kai-Shek, led the KMT government on Taiwan.
Chiang
John P. __, US banker with a company in his name.
Morgan
When a player’s cards are exposed for all to see.
Ouvert
__ Lindgren, Swedish author of Pippi Longstocking.
Astrid
__ Washington, Oscar winner for Training Day.
Denzel
Nickname for Canadian $1 coin.
Loonie
__ iron, hinged metal device to bake pancake mix.
Waffle
John __, Zimbabwean Test and ODI cricketer.
Rennie
Prince in Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute.
Tamino
Another name for vitamin B3.
Niacin
__ Bung Karno Stadium, Indonesia’s biggest.
Gelora
Grass family cereal grain.
Barley
Harm caused.
Damage
Class.
Lesson
Anagram of fibers.
Briefs
The projecting jaws and nose of an animal.
Muzzle
Synagogue assistant, shamash.
Gabbai
Curriculum vitae.
Resume
Feast of the Seven __.
Fishes
Slang for money in South Africa.
Boodle
Puzzle 2 Answers
When it feels colder because of the breeze.
Windchill
Grilling (often with a panel) before getting a job.
Interview
Pienza sheep cheese.
Marzolino
Belle of the ball at school party.
Prom queen
__ O’Neal, former US basketball player.
Shaquille
__ Mountain, most Oscar nominated film in 2006.
Brokeback
Character who is decidedly ungainly.
Quasimodo
Los __, Peruvian site of Cloud Alien People.
Pinchodos
Palazzo del __, residence of the Italian president.
Quirinale
French chemist, outlined the theory of combustion.
Lavoisier
US inventor, developed a steamboat in 1786.
John fitch
Slobodan __, Serbian prosecuted for war crimes.
Milosevic
You can’t make a __ out of a sow’s ear.
Silk purse
Weather system bringing low temperatures.
Cold front
Puzzle 3 Answers
Garments.
Clothes
To break up, dissolve, disperse.
Disband
Science of the hypothetical mystical force of od.
Odology
Sergei __, Russian astronautical engineer.
Korolev
Nomadic Middle Eastern people.
Bedouin
Documentary about the dolphin hunting in Japan.
The cove
Japanese city, venue of the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Sapporo
Long nerve running down the back of the leg.
Sciatic
Tiny, imaginary creatures.
Fairies
__ camps, single-site family summer attractions.
Holiday
Amount paid for retirement after serving.
Pension
Puzzle 4 Answers
Tim __, Left Behind author.
Lahaye
Unique and unrepeatable.
One off
Italian grape brandy.
Grappa
To increase the ticket price.
Mark up
This force is deadly.
Lethal
The capital of Comoros.
Moroni
Dublin’s river, crossed by Ha’penny Bridge.
Liffey
Commonly known as maru, deer horn weapon.
Maduvu
Primary color that mixed with blue makes green.
Yellow
__ wrap, parcel packaging filled with air.
Bubble
Grass and earth thrown up after a golf stroke.
Divots
5th cup of Passover Seder wine intended recipient.
Elijah
Time spent outdoors on a blanket with food.
Picnic
Notorious French serial killer, Henri __.
Landru
His comet returns to Earth every 76 years.
Halley
Puzzle 5 Answers
Made a formal declaration.
Affirmed
The Blues __, 1980 American musical crime comedy.
Brothers
Herman __, writer of the American Renaissance.
Melville
Greater or Lesser, Caribbean archipelago.
Antilles
Lower leg tendon, also known as the heel cord.
Achilles
Don’t put the cart before __.
The horse
Cookie made of egg, sugar and almonds or coconut.
Macaroon
To arrange objects or items in categories.
Classify
German V2 rocket engineer and space pioneer.
Von braun
Hijacker of Boeing 727 who vanished in 1971.
Db cooper
Homer’s goody-two-shoes neighbor.
Flanders
Blue club __ are a type of sea squirt.
Tunicate
