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Group 1

Puzzle 1 Answers

One of the days of the week.

Thursday

Parts of a TV show.

Episodes

Computer network without cables.

Wireless

Ocular covering worn by a pirate.

Eyepatch

Bread-making shops.

Bakeries

Compelling attractiveness.

Charisma

A person who works full-time for a company.

Employee

To be agitated or exhausted, troubled.

Stressed

Leaves of coriander used as a garnish.

Cilantro

90s Spanish dance craze; biggest one-hit wonder.

Macarena

Characteristic of rapid spreading disease.

Epidemic

Puzzle 2 Answers

The combination of ideas to form a theory.

Synthesis

A sport played during the Olympic Games.

Badminton

Animals that eat both plants and other animals.

Omnivores

To reduce or relieve suffering.

Alleviate

Bewitched.

Enchanted

Instrument popular in jazz music.

Saxophone

Loss of movement from nerve or muscle damage.

Paralysis

Fruit name which combines a tree and another fruit.

Pineapple

Picture-editing software program.

Photoshop

Sincere and emotional, from the cardiac organ.

Heartfelt

Sailboat with two hulls.

Catamaran

A person who designs buildings and houses.

Architect

Puzzle 3 Answers

Those who choose not to eat or use animal products.

Vegans

A famous comet was named after him.

Halley

A film about a historical person’s life.

Biopic

Largest city in the Republic of Ireland.

Dublin

Tan/light brown casual pants made of cotton.

Khakis

Currency note in the U.S..

Dollar

Response.

Answer

Long journey by sea.

Voyage

Annual.

Yearly

Anything relating to the skin.

Dermal

Part of the eye where images are created.

Retina

Defoliant used during Vietnam War: Agent __.

Orange

Vince __, actor who starred in Wedding Crashers.

Vaughn

Puzzle 4 Answers

Different pieces of cloth sewn together.

Patchwork

Plant with thistle-like flower, heart is cooked.

Artichoke

X-Men character famously played by Hugh Jackman.

Wolverine

Someone who is given an award or organ.

Recipient

Piece of art made of metal, stone, clay, etc.

Sculpture

Allocating a task or duty.

Assigning

Queen of England when Shakespeare was born: __ I.

Elizabeth

Paid to authors for sales of their work.

Royalties

Religion developed in Jamaica.

Rastafari

A pinch of this will make you fly like Tinker Bell.

Pixie dust

Greek who wrote the first history book.

Herodotus

Nine, eight, seven, six; the final ten seconds.

Countdown

Space where students are educated.

Classroom

Puzzle 5 Answers

Pleading for money.

Begging

A person who attends school or college.

Student

It is golden and appreciated in the cinema.

Silence

Creamy sauce served over fettucine.

Alfredo

Rabat is the capital of __.

Morocco

To enclose something within set boundaries.

Confine

Popular 90s video game, “Go” version was 2016 craze.

Pokemon

__ Fusion, Hydrogen turns into Helium in the Sun.

Nuclear

Calm, tranquil.

Relaxed

Medical condition of people over ideal weight.

Obesity

Person with a rank of authority in the military.

Officer

Opening her box can unleash evils on the world.

Pandora

Group 2

Puzzle 1 Answers

__ Crusoe, legendary shipwrecked character by Defoe.

Robinson

Next in line after tenth.

Eleventh

A native of the capital of France.

Parisian

Santa’s flying four-legged helper.

Reindeer

Intimate women’s apparel; lace, silk or satin.

Lingerie

Person who creates or sells artificial hair cover.

Wigmaker

Liquid put on salads or other foods.

Dressing

Uncontrolled emotional outburst.

Meltdown

Advance beyond established paramaters.

Encroach

Shapes with eight sides.

Octagons

Item used to cool the engine in a car.

Radiator

Involves general ideas, it’s not concrete.

Abstract

Puzzle 2 Answers

Return, go back to an earlier behavior.

Regress

Term for male spouse.

Husband

Statue of __; US pride; present from France.

Liberty

Collagen used in products from candy to cosmetics.

Gelatin

Someone who trespasses to catch animals illegally.

Poacher

Item from the past, not modern.

Antique

Bram Stoker’s most famous book.

Dracula

Deepest known part of the Pacific Ocean: __ Trench.

Mariana

Large soft fabric used as bed covering.

Blanket

Small breed of dog named after an island.

Maltese

Dakota __, actress in Fifty Shades of Grey.

Johnson

Puzzle 3 Answers

A small wooden home placed on trees for animals.

Birdhouse

Mechanical piece used to spray water.

Sprinkler

The story of somebody’s life.

Biography

Renounces the throne.

Abdicates

Picturesque Greek island on Aegean Sea.

Santorini

Silk canopy helps aircraft escapees.

Parachute

So easy to operate that it’s impossible to go wrong.

Foolproof

Significant, key, vital.

Important

A __, a good luck charm; should be hung facing up.

Horseshoe

Encouraged, given the impetus to go ahead.

Motivated

Famous British weekly.

Economist

US retired track and field athlete.

Carl lewis

Not showing care for the consequences of an action.

Imprudent

Wireless network that can be used to transfer data.

Bluetooth

Someone you tell secrets to.

Confidant

Artificial supports or braces for a body part.

Orthotics

Sang songs to impress or win someone’s heart.

Serenaded

Puzzle 4 Answers

__ of Miletus, early Greek philosopher.

Thales

Nearly 25,000 perished constructing this canal.

Panama

Member of the mint family that felines love.

Catnip

Housebuilding animal whose teeth never stop growing.

Beaver

GIF: Graphics Interchange __.

Format

He is known for his mathematical lithographs.

Escher

Dairy product made by churning milk.

Butter

Karen __, author of Out of Africa.

Blixen

What astronauts use to go into space.

Rocket

Popular Mexican destination.

Cancun

Arranging papers in an order.

Filing

Greek city-state depicted in the film 300.

Sparta

Image, video hosting site bought by Yahoo in 2005.

Flickr

Country music legend, cannabis activist, __ Nelson.

Willie

Put fluid in the body with a syringe.

Inject

Puzzle 5 Answers

Item brought into another country to be sold.

Import

Interstellar cloud of gas and dust.

Nebula

Life used to be gloomier before him.

Edison

A tree that weeps.

Willow

Another name for a stylus on a record-player.

Needle

To inflict harm on behalf of another harmed.

Avenge

Sauce commonly served with fish sticks.

Tartar

Gary __ almost played General Grievous in Star Wars.

Oldman

Person with special knowledge in a subject.

Expert

Also referred to as Scottish language.

Gaelic

Stocking holder used in wedding tradition.

Garter

Anagram of sprite.

Priest

Game of skill, throwing rings over blocks.

Hoopla

Puzzle, enigma with veiled meaning.

Riddle

Group 3

Puzzle 1 Answers

Arrow-firing sport.

Archery

Male perfume and a German city.

Cologne

To use yeast to change liquid to alcohol.

Ferment

Joint __: shared by two or more people.

Account

To finish something successfully, to accomplish.

Achieve

A type of ballroom dance developed in the 1910s.

Foxtrot

Green spaces that belong to homes.

Gardens

Style of hair cropped close to the scalp.

Buzzcut

Someone you can’t trust.

Traitor

Cold weather bird living in Southern Hemisphere.

Penguin

Teacher that counsels students in school.

Advisor

Puzzle 2 Answers

Breaking Bad star, Bryan __.

Cranston

Item used to decorate something.

Ornament

Horizontal long bone in the upper body.

Clavicle

Infrared shooting game.

Laser tag

Feeds himself in a library.

Bookworm

He won an Oscar for playing Forrest Gump.

Tom hanks

Large upright block of stone shaped like a pilar.

Monolith

Cranial pain usually relieved with Tylenol, Advil.

Headache

Mammal native to Africa and Asia.

Antelope

Not outstanding, only adequate.

Passable

Exact copies.

Replicas

Leave it behind after a meal.

Gratuity

No intersection.

Parallel

Cuisine associated with miso soup.

Japanese

Puzzle 3 Answers

Five-__ Discount, aka stealing.

Finger

Deadpool villain, MMA Strikeforce fighter, Gina __.

Carano

Little Red __ Hood, a French fairy tale.

Riding

Metallic element used for magnetic alloys.

Cobalt

Soldier trained in armed combat to serve a king.

Knight

Every time, every occasion, no exceptions.

Always

High school football favorite tune, Hang on __.

Sloopy

Intelligent primate found in Africa and Arabia.

Baboon

Funerary figurine used in Ancient Egypt.

Shabti

British rock band established in 1964.

The who

Large physical body in space; we live on one.

Planet

To demand something firmly.

Insist

Name of Britain’s withdrawal from the EU in 2016.

Brexit

John __, Monty Python co-founder.

Cleese

Puzzle 4 Answers

Second biggest country in South America.

Argentina

Love songs sung under a lover’s window.

Serenades

Study of matter; teams must have this.

Chemistry

A muscle involved in the breathing process.

Diaphragm

Rigid military position; eyes front, arms at side.

Attention

Mud avalanche caused by rain, erosion.

Landslide

Steven __, US film director.

Spielberg

Animal blamed for everything.

Scape goat

British term for king, queen, or jack of any suit.

Court card

Type of surgery performed on lung cancer patients.

Lobectomy

Exact copy of a written material.

Facsimile

Someone riding on a ship, plane or car.

Passenger

A person who moves permanently to another country.

Immigrant

Animated film about a puppet whose nose grows.

Pinocchio

Small bitter berry with healing properties.

Cranberry

Puzzle 5 Answers

You can’t make an omelette without __ the eggs.

Breaking

Two openings at the bottom of your nose.

Nostrils

Small silver coin largely used in Ancient Rome.

Denarius

Someone who sells goods or services.

Merchant

System where the king or queen rules the country.

Monarchy

A trifoliate plant that’s symbol of Ireland.

Shamrock

Geologic period within the Mesozoic era.

Jurassic

David Bowie’s androgynous alter ego Ziggy __.

Stardust

Metabolic disorder associated with high blood sugar.

Diabetes

Strong feeling of missing home.

Homesick

Contains planets, nebulae, stars, etc..

Universe

Lake __, also known as the Sea of Galilee.

Tiberias

The way you think or feel about something.

Attitude

Group 4

Puzzle 1 Answers

A fruit pie with a rich crust on top.

Cobbler

As __ as punch.

Pleased

Condition of being unhealthy or sick.

Illness

Mixture, combination of shapes, pictures, etc.

Collage

1987’s Metal Gear was the 1st of the __ video games.

Stealth

Different forms of a gene; dominant or recessive.

Alleles

Nosey Parker, Paul Pry, __ Tom.

Peeping

A fictional reindeer with an unusual trait.

Rudolph

Large lavish meal or feast, celebration.

Banquet

Evil wizard in Lord of the Rings.

Saruman

__ Bening, actress, Warren Beatty’s wife.

Annette

Puzzle 2 Answers

Vest especially worn over a shirt.

Waistcoat

It protects cars, homes and lives against loss.

Insurance

American director known for his dark fantasy films.

Tim burton

German city where Nazis finally faced justice.

Nuremberg

Large piece of cloth used for drying the body.

Bath towel

To give up in a battle.

Surrender

Moon of Saturn with high geyser activity.

Enceladus

Band famous for its big lipped frontman.

Aerosmith

Study of your family tree.

Genealogy

Symbols used in comics to censor words.

Grawlixes

Home of the Pampas.

Argentina

__ Pope, English poet of satyrical verses.

Alexander

Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Old __.

Testament

Puzzle 3 Answers

__ a Time, how many stories begin.

Once upon

Family of 210 flowering plants.

Magnolia

Nearby boxing or wrestling judge.

Ringside

Three cowboys of this brand died of lung cancer.

Marlboro

__ Crowley, English occultist and writer.

Aleister

Full doctor’s exam of a patient.

Physical

An outdoor shelter with a roof for a pet.

Doghouse

A phase of the moon, also a type of roll.

Crescent

Something that brings comfort, peace, calm.

Soothing

Person with absolute power over a country.

Dictator

Breed of cows yielding yellowish milk.

Guernsey

Penny __, movie with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne.

Serenade

Stimulant found in coffee and soft drinks.

Caffeine

Electronic file, predesigned for a use.

Template

Puzzle 4 Answers

Lost at sea.

Adrift

A sort of Trojan Odysseus.

Aeneas

Film depicting blue humanoids living in Pandora.

Avatar

TV show on the early life of Arthur’s court wizard.

Merlin

Chemical that whitens clothes.

Bleach

Language referred to as gypsy in the 19th century.

Romani

Bruno Mars funky part of the city.

Uptown

German Chancellor in 2016, Angela __.

Merkel

Someone who revises written or recorded works.

Editor

__ List, life goals, no regrets.

Bucket

Heavy starchy food.

Stodge

Not breakfast, not lunch.

Brunch

Breed of tiger, second largest tiger in the world.

Bengal

Style used in churchbuilding in late Middle Ages.

Gothic

Belgrade is the capital of __.

Serbia

Aerophobia is a fear of __.

Flying

Puzzle 5 Answers

Long period without rainfall.

Drought

Vitality and glamour combined.

Pizzazz

10 Cloverfield Lane, a 2016 movie with John __.

Goodman

Risk taken in business in hope of reward.

Venture

To perform surgery on a patient.

Operate

Place for the display or sale of works of art.

Gallery

Buttery, Danish cheese used in sandwiches.

Havarti

Narrator of The Outsiders.

Ponyboy

__ D’Angelo, American History X, Vacation actress.

Beverly

Ancient wind instrument shaped like an egg.

Ocarina

Group 5

Puzzle 1 Answers

Ernest __, won the Nobel of Literature.

Hemingway

NY island famously bought on the cheap.

Manhattan

The __ Before Christmas, produced by Tim Burton.

Nightmare

__ Manager, does online management of groups.

Community

A woman who teaches a child in a private home.

Governess

Chewing gum is illegal in this Asian country.

Singapore

Dubbed The Merrie Monarch.

Charles ii

To lose water or body liquids.

Dehydrate

Unforeseen or unplanned events.

Accidents

TV series about a woman with amnesia and tattoos.

Blindspot

Planetoids or minor planets.

Asteroids

Coffee chain competitor of Dunkin Donuts.

Starbucks

To sign up for a newsletter, newspaper.

Subscribe

Set of qualities that distinguish a person.

Character

Less scary name for halitosis.

Bad breath

Negative economic growth for two quarters in a row.

Recession

Puzzle 2 Answers

Reduction in price to attract consumers.

Discount

A rat, a strikebreaker.

Black leg

Hero of the Trojan War.

Achilles

The capital of Brazil.

Brasilia

Line that goes without turning.

Straight

Windowsill receptacle for greenery.

Plant pot

In golf, this indicates a player’s ability.

Handicap

Providing food for events, parties, ceremonies.

Catering

Use this key to shout online.

Caps lock

Light purple color; plant of aromatic scent.

Lavender

Neil __ Tyson, modern-day American astrophysicist.

Degrasse

Part of town where L. Bernstein musical happens.

West side

Puzzle 3 Answers

The official residence of a sovereign.

Palace

Strip of silk, satin, etc wrapped around packages.

Ribbon

Spoil; halt; put an end to.

Kibosh

__ Piven, starred in Entourage and The Goods.

Jeremy

A practice to learn something.

Lesson

To fill a spot.

Occupy

Small computer, easy to transport.

Laptop

In the 1987’s Contra video game you help __.

Rebels

Pink and white root vegetable.

Turnip

Papier-mache figure filled with candy.

Pinata

French writer who started realism.

Balzac

Season after Winter.

Spring

Anything that involves or pertains to the universe.

Cosmic

Self-centeredness.

Egoism

What Baku devours in Japanese mythology.

Dreams

Puzzle 4 Answers

Effect that can be observed in sirens or radar.

Doppler

Non-flying bird with enormous eggs.

Ostrich

Land controlled by the lord of the manor.

Demesne

Black by-product of petroleum used for paving.

Asphalt

Latin country home of largest salt fields.

Bolivia

A flying disc that can be used in competitions.

Frisbee

__ Graham, actress of The Hangover.

Heather

Type of hero inspired by a Romantic poet.

Byronic

Honored saint on Irish feast of green apparel.

Patrick

Rock singer who played with The Stooges.

Iggy pop

Puzzle 5 Answers

Etymological meaning of geisha.

Artist

The Dog Star.

Sirius

Boogie __, form of swing dance related to the blues.

Woogie

Large tropical fruit with pinkish-orange flesh.

Papaya

1980 American horror film: __ the 13th.

Friday

__ Mouse is one of the first Disney icons.

Mickey

Opposite of weak.

Strong

Fish that blows up when threatened.

Puffer

Where a spring or river begins.

Source

Joseph __, English-polish master of prose style.

Conrad

To get away from, out of a restraint.

Escape

Having every part needed; complete, whole.

Entire

Worn by actors and soldiers in ancient Greece.

Buskin

Produce an effect, change, action.

Affect

The Bolshoi Ballet is based in this city.

Moscow

No, Salieri didn’t kill him.

Mozart

In grammar, it is a verb that functions as a noun.

Gerund

Group 6

Puzzle 1 Answers

Heavily-disputed holy city of three religions.

Jerusalem

Galaxy named after a Greek princess.

Andromeda

The didgeridoo comes from this country.

Australia

A humorous name for a Model T Ford.

Tin lizzie

Fear of bees.

Apiphobia

Someone who travels or stays with you.

Companion

Social media made with photos of users.

Instagram

A billionaire engineer who became a superhero.

Tony stark

Jamaica competed in this 1988 Winter Olympic sport.

Bobsleigh

Expressionless, blank, numb, deadpan, impassive.

Catatonic

A musket should not be used to kill it.

Butterfly

A large geographic area.

Territory

Controversial English poet of the 19th century.

Lord byron

The fourth one was D’Artagnan.

Musketeer

Outstanding actions.

Prowesses

Empire’s headquarters built and destroyed twice.

Death star

Puzzle 2 Answers

A piece of garment used by men and women.

Raincoat

Peter __ is Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones.

Dinklage

The genus of peppers.

Capsicum

Giant beast resembling an elephant in the Bible.

Behemoth

Stock __, where stocks can be bought and sold.

Exchange

Conspirators.

Plotters

Characterized by or showing a vindictive spirit.

Vengeful

A container for the disposal of garbage.

Trash can

Deflection; can happen with bullets.

Ricochet

Obstruction in the lungs is a __ of the airways.

Blockage

A bulbous perennial herb native to the Mediterranean.

Hyacinth

__ at the O.K. Corral, western with B. Lancaster.

Gunfight

Someone who is skilled with machines, appliances.

Engineer

Puzzle 3 Answers

The capital of Georgia (the country).

Tbilisi

Fettuccine is often covered by this white sauce.

Alfredo

Yuri __, first man to travel in outer space.

Gagarin

Man who saw the ghosts of Christmas.

Scrooge

Mini Hawaiian guitar.

Ukulele

Feeling of being unhappy.

Sadness

___ Hart, US country musician and songwriter.

Freddie

Winter, summer, autumn and spring.

Seasons

Something that occurs on its own without help.

Natural

Hedgehog-like animal aka spiny anteater.

Echidna

Puzzle 4 Answers

A lion-headed monster that breathes fire.

Chimera

The __, or sea cow, is a large marine mammal.

Manatee

A person who checks the accuracy of accounts.

Auditor

OTC: Over-the-__ drug.

Counter

Supply of weapons to be used.

Arsenal

Brightest Star in the constellation of Scorpius.

Antares

Liquid spread on art to dry shiny.

Varnish

War famed for the Charge of the Light Brigade.

Crimean

__ Duncan, US innovator, dancer and choreographer.

Isadora

Rubber bag inflated with air or helium.

Balloon

Initiates a car’s engine.

Starter

Slang for premature baby.

Preemie

A sublime state achieved in Buddhism.

Nirvana

Island nation in the African south-eastern coast.

Comoros

People use mascara to enhance each of them.

Eyelash

Layered pastry from Austria filled with sweets.

Strudel

Big __, reality show about contestants in a house.

Brother

High __, musical with Bing Crosby and Sinatra.

Society

Punk rock pioneers.

Ramones

Flattening, removing wrinkles from clothes.

Ironing

Puzzle 5 Answers

A typeface with characteristics of handwriting.

Script

Place for relaxation, rest, vacation.

Resort

Item dropped into the water to hold a boat in place.

Anchor

To go to an event, listen, watch.

Attend

Someone who analyzes and evaluates something.

Critic

Small bones in the foot.

Tarsal

__ Camus, contributed to the philosophy of absurdism.

Albert

Seven Minutes in __, teenage party game in a closet.

Heaven

Small amount of something that exemplifies the whole.

Sample

Stevie Wonder hit, My __ Amour.

Cherie

Timmy __ has fairy godparents.

Turner

WC.

Toilet

Part of a garment used to store small items.

Pocket

Next to Kenya, Congo, and South Sudan.

Uganda

Group 7

Puzzle 1 Answers

Process for reproducing shading in print.

Halftone

Fight, row, bicker.

Squabble

Live From New York It’s __ Night!.

Saturday

__ Gross, Austrian doctor convicted for his crimes.

Heinrich

Gangsta’s __, anthem of 90s Pfeiffer film.

Paradise

Ann Patchett book about opera hostage situation.

Bel canto

Bermuda __, vanishing geometry.

Triangle

Culinary term for garnishing with almonds.

Amandine

Causing great fear, terror.

Dreadful

French National Day; medieval prison in Paris.

Bastille

Home to a gold swimmer before being flushed.

Fish bowl

Literal meaning of planet.

Wanderer

Program written directly on hardware.

Firmware

Puzzle 2 Answers

Not seeming of this world, supernatural.

Unearthly

A new and exciting experience.

Adventure

Outer layer of cells covering the body.

Epidermis

She was the one who invented the miniskirt.

Mary quant

Maze, fantasy movie starring David Bowie.

Labyrinth

Famous get-out-of-trouble knife.

Swiss army

A collection of an artist’s work.

Portfolio

In Greek __, Sirens lure sailors to their death.

Mythology

Edible fruit; popular candy; gum flavor.

Raspberry

British Overseas Territory near Spain.

Gibraltar

A branch of the Christian group.

Mennonite

British king who had six wives, two were beheaded.

Henry viii

Increase in prices; reduction in purchasing power.

Inflation

What faith can move.

Mountains

Puzzle 3 Answers

Considered world’s language for business.

English

Starch from the cassava root; a pudding flavor.

Tapioca

Extremely intense or nervous.

Jittery

Someone spacey.

Airhead

Heir of Denethor II in The Lord of the Rings.

Boromir

To cut or separate tissues for study.

Dissect

Someone who plays a large stringed instrument.

Harpist

Italian painter and architect of the Renaissance.

Raphael

When an airplane leaves the ground to fly.

Take off

The letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s work.

Scarlet

This can be caused by peanuts, seafood, pollen.

Allergy

Puzzle 4 Answers

Something that can be felt with hands.

Palpable

Small wind instrument with whistle mouthpiece.

Recorder

Lunar phase when the moon is totally illuminated.

Full moon

Pasta shaped as small curved tubes.

Macaroni

A college classic drinking game with mini balls.

Beer pong

Lower jaw bone.

Mandible

Furniture with shelves used to store novels.

Bookcase

What you may buy as gift when traveling.

Souvenir

Computer key to make life easier.

Shortcut

Chiropractors, masseuses relieve this.

Back pain

He lives with the lost boys in Neverland.

Peter pan

Paul Thomas __, director of Magnolia.

Anderson

Puzzle 5 Answers

Hong Kong airline owned by Cathay Pacific.

Dragonair

Scheming, dishonest.

Deceptive

Cannot be described in words.

Ineffable

Computer name inspired by a type of apple.

Macintosh

Formal communications between governments.

Diplomacy

Dental __ helps the dentist to provide treatment.

Assistant

One of the British islands in the Irish sea.

Isle of man

Economic science on international exchange.

Cambistry

HBO show about stardom, later a movie.

Entourage

Rapscallion.

Scoundrel

Period of no more menstruation for a woman.

Menopause

Group 8

Puzzle 1 Answers

King of __, depicted in Love’s Labour’s Lost.

Navarre

Salad __, device used to remove excess water.

Spinner

Very vivid purple-red color.

Fuchsia

Ground cereal; usually crushed, steel cut or rolled.

Oatmeal

Someone who writes articles about a subject online.

Blogger

Dizzy feeling, spinning, also a Hitchcock film.

Vertigo

Indian soccer player for Dempo, __ Fernandes.

Aniston

Force that prevents us from floating into space.

Gravity

A politically organized region ruled by a monarch.

Kingdom

Stone that allowed a grasp of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Rosetta

Punished with a fine not fixed by a statute.

Amerced

Riding a bike takes a good sense of __.

Balance

Puzzle 2 Answers

Public celebration on the street.

Parade

Number after twenty-nine.

Thirty

Fu __, asian, drooping moustache style.

Manchu

__ Kitt, Catwoman actress, singer, dancer.

Eartha

Engaged in some type of action, busy.

Active

Someone who runs a sort of goods store.

Grocer

Natives of this principality cannot gamble there.

Monaco

Meal packed to be eaten outdoors.

Picnic

Nation ruled by a powerful sovereign.

Empire

Romance language from top culinary country.

French

Violent encounter between military forces.

Battle

Car ride on tracks, __ coaster.

Roller

Puzzle 3 Answers

Italian cookies with anise.

Anisette

A weapon and a Beatles album.

Revolver

Country that suffered in the hands of Khmer Rouge.

Cambodia

Global computer network.

Internet

Words added as afterthought at the end of a book.

Addendum

Collection of information, people, lists.

Registry

This aspect of your blood rises and falls.

Pressure

Largest freshwater fish in the world.

Sturgeon

Robin Hood’s hideout.

Sherwood

Marked by diversity or variety.

Manifold

Villain in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Claudius

__ Strait, eastern channel of Korea Strait.

Tsushima

Puzzle 4 Answers

Horny growth on skin.

Keratosis

The study of the universe.

Cosmology

OCD: __ Compulsive Disorder.

Obsessive

William S. __, author of the Beat Generation.

Burroughs

Large pasta tubes that are stuffed and baked.

Manicotti

This container has been spiked in many movies.

Punch bowl

Type of legislative body with two branches.

Bicameral

Mr. Squarepants first name.

Spongebob

Language planned to become world language.

Esperanto

What secretive families hide in their closet.

Skeletons

The people Jonah refused to preach to.

Ninevites

A person who studies the earth and rocks.

Geologist

Panniers, useful for cyclists.

Saddlebag

William the __, winner of Battle of Hastings, 1066.

Conqueror

__ cats are known for their less-than-lengthy fur.

Shorthair

TV show spin-off on The Vampire Diaries.

Originals

An advancement in your job.

Promotion

Country made of 17,000 islands; capital Jakarta.

Indonesia

Puzzle 5 Answers

List of a team’s players.

Roster

Horses used for riding.

Steeds

Any set of numbers to be summated.

Addend

Just a small degree or amount; slender.

Slight

Red fruit, usually mistaken for a vegetable.

Tomato

Unable to understand written words; not aphasia.

Alexia

Cake made pouring batter with a conical object.

Funnel

Bruce Wayne, Caped Crusader, Dark Knight.

Batman

Happening annually.

Yearly

Toto’s 1983 number one hit about a continent.

Africa

__ Gally, galley ship captured by Samuel Bellamy.

Whydah

US independence is celebrated on this day in July.

Fourth

Traditional Japanese garment.

Kimono

Anagram of pieces.

Specie

Annie __, antagonist in S. King’s Misery.

Wilkes

The capital of Bahamas.

Nassau

Group 9

Puzzle 1 Answers

Place for medical care, surgery, emergency.

Hospital

Title of nobility, female.

Baroness

Freshwater rhipidistian fish within Dipnoi class.

Lungfish

Ryan __, Canadian Deadpool actor.

Reynolds

Mnemophobia is the fear of __ from your past.

Memories

Large unit of military ground forces.

Regiment

Small type of orange, sweeter than the regular ones.

Mandarin

Device to control a character in a computer game.

Joystick

A hair __ is where hair grows from.

Follicle

After effects of a night of drinking.

Hangover

Batted ball that rolls on the ground.

Grounder

Collection of information for a business.

Database

Main gas in Jupiter.

Hydrogen

To feel that all faith is gone.

Hopeless

Puzzle 2 Answers

Walter Scott novel that boosted the Middle Ages.

Ivanhoe

Small car.

Compact

Mobile phone brand with One Touch model.

Alcatel

Sea animal known for its eight legs.

Octopus

Grassy area to feed livestock.

Pasture

Bill for services or goods.

Invoice

Kaiser __, led Germany into World War I.

Wilhelm

A month with 31 days.

October

Most popular type of lettuce.

Iceberg

Telling someone about danger.

Warning

Crude painters.

Daubers

Medication in pill form; usually oblong.

Capsule

Someone who has permanently left employment.

Retiree

Woman who inherits a lot of money, property.

Heiress

Game played with balls, mallets and wickets.

Croquet

Good Will __ star Matt Damon.

Hunting

Puzzle 3 Answers

Anatomical term for womb.

Uterus

Reflection ratio for earth’s atmosphere or surface.

Albedo

Will Smith, the Fresh __ of Bel-Air.

Prince

Even-toed ungulates.

Camels

Scandinavian nation known for its fjords.

Norway

To feel fear, be scared of, apprehensive.

Afraid

Corned beef sandwich with Russian dressing.

Reuben

Utensil that skins fruits and vegetables.

Peeler

They explore the underground.

Cavers

Madams.

Ladies

__ will, directive for care if incapacitated.

Living

Oriental __ lizard: an ornate lizard found in Asia.

Garden

Native of the only UN state starting with a Q.

Qatari

The __, movie with Buster Keaton.

Garage

__ Hill, “refugee” who was miseducated.

Lauryn

Puzzle 4 Answers

Having several possible meanings.

Polysemic

Cat styled as the gentle giant.

Mainecoon

To arrange the parts and systems in a computer.

Configure

Sturdy table used for carpentry and other tasks.

Workbench

Mesopotamian rivers, Tigris and __.

Euphrates

Rather than all of the time.

Sometimes

ICU: __ care unit.

Intensive

The king of reggae and most famous Jamaican singer.

Bob marley

Tiny blood vessel in the body.

Capillary

Song featured in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Moon river

Bristly item often used by women.

Hairbrush

Pulverised minerals used in bathing water.

Bath salts

Puzzle 5 Answers

The Lion Sleeps __.

Tonight

The collapsed core of a large star.

Neutron

Traditional sushi is wrapped in edible __.

Seaweed

The spice of life.

Variety

Book to write down your own thoughts.

Journal

Blood-sucking parasites.

Leeches

Under __, TV show based on a Stephen King’s book.

The dome

Indian gravity knife.

Rampuri

Spanish artist suspected of stealing the Mona Lisa.

Picasso

__ Crowe, actor known for the Gladiator movie.

Russell

To endure something like a surgery.

Undergo

__ Tell, Swiss folk hero with a crossbow.

William

Totalitarian movement started in Italy during WWI.

Fascism

Group 10

Puzzle 1 Answers

Public park in Manhattan built on an old railway.

High line

A deep sky blue.

Cerulean

__ Island, tale of “buccaneers and buried gold”.

Treasure

__ Beauty, a fairy tale version by Disney.

Sleeping

Company that manufactures Chuck Taylor sneakers.

Converse

Antonym of weak, helpless, insignificant.

Powerful

Rosie Huntington-__, a Victoria’s Secret model.

Whiteley

This green vegetable is 96% water.

Cucumber

Capital of Turkmenistan.

Ashgabat

Artform and genre of music in South Spain.

Flamenco

50’s western TV series about gambling brothers.

Maverick

Identification used to sign into a computer.

Username

Weapons and ammo used in combat.

Munition

The act of being gentle to other people.

Kindness

To find your way somewhere.

Navigate

A glass-enclosed room to allow in sunlight.

Solarium

Italian Renaissance painter, __ Daddi.

Bernardo

Puzzle 2 Answers

In chess, each player has sixteen of these.

Pieces

Hong Kong __ was a martial art cartoon in 1974.

Phooey

Transparent eye part that protects iris and pupil.

Cornea

__, rats and rabbits are animals that cannot vomit.

Horses

Icy celestial bodies that orbit around the Sun.

Comets

Dame Helen __, English actress.

Mirren

Plural for baby cows; lower leg muscle.

Calves

Sirens lived in the sea, __ in springs and brooks.

Naiads

Thick, sugary liquid made by flowers.

Nectar

Narrow valley with steep sides made by water.

Ravine

Territory invaded and occupied by a nation.

Colony

__ Weissmuller, swimmer who turned into Tarzan.

Johnny

Long collarless shirts from South Asia.

Kurtas

The name of a streetcar.

Desire

Last meal of the day, also called dinner.

Supper

Middle Eastern marketplace, shopping area.

Bazaar

Keep in custody by authority of the law.

Arrest

Puzzle 3 Answers

This is popped off to enjoy a soft drink.

Bottle cap

Annihilator.

Destroyer

To record events as they evolve.

Chronicle

Sport contest that consists of 10 different events.

Decathlon

Dr. No was the first film featuring this hero.

James bond

Group name of Cape Verde islands.

Sotavento

“Lonely game”, often played on computers.

Solitaire

Pain in or around fangs or gums.

Toothache

Amy __, English singer who died in 2011.

Winehouse

It knows no law.

Necessity

John __, originator of the flushing water closet.

Harington

Archaeologist, before the word was coined.

Antiquary

The dark time between evening and morning.

Nighttime

A prophetic priestess of Apollo.

Pythoness

Puzzle 4 Answers

Garment often worn before and after shower.

Bathrobe

How many words a picture is worth.

Thousand

Whispers words to forgetful actors.

Prompter

Storage space for food and dishes.

Cupboard

Control over all of a market; a famous board game.

Monopoly

Someone who just got married.

Newlywed

Compact self-contained gaming device.

Handheld

Opposite of Southern.

Northern

Chinese dog breed, also known as Tang Quan.

Chow chow

Convulsions is another name for __.

Seizures

Go-devil, hay sweep.

Buckrake

Edible spore bearing fruit of a fungus.

Mushroom

First part of the small intestine.

Duodenum

Mathematician played by Russell Crowe in a movie.

John nash

Apparition, specter, illusion of something.

Phantasm

Puzzle 5 Answers

No longer exists.

Extinct

Marvin the __ came from space to blow up the Earth.

Martian

Program that lets you surf the web.

Browser

Commander of a ship or airplane.

Captain

Acrophobia is the fear of __.

Heights

Paper proving you paid.

Receipt

Famous for unintentional (or not) word plays.

Spooner

Clothing worn by members of an organization.

Uniform

Cutout of a shape or design used multiple times.

Stencil

Multi-Unit Space Transport and Recovery Device.

Mustard

Country in Europe next to Kosovo and Greece.

Albania

The last one was in James F. Cooper’s novel.

Mohican

Food eaten to finish a meal, usually sweet.

Dessert

They look like snakes with feet.

Lizards

Group 11

Puzzle 1 Answers

__ Globetrotters, exhibition basketball team.

Harlem

A paternal kinsman.

Agnate

Sensitive area on each side of forehead.

Temple

Greek god of music, art and healing.

Apollo

Danny __, creator of iconic Simpsons opening tune.

Elfman

Country home to the archaeological site of Petra.

Jordan

To aim for a goal, ambition.

Aspire

Painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster.

Fresco

United Nations children’s relief arm.

Unicef

Opioid developed as a morphine substitute.

Heroin

__ Platt, Canadian-American actor born in 1960.

Oliver

Fiery mass that enters Earth’s atmosphere.

Meteor

__ engine; program that explores the web.

Search

An address to God or a deity.

Prayer

Puzzle 2 Answers

When a woman carries a baby in her uterus.

Pregnancy

Huevos __, popular egg dish in Mexican cuisine.

Rancheros

__ watching, observing a type of insect in nature.

Butterfly

Bat __, Canadian lawman and journalist.

Masterson

Most common pants worn, denim.

Blue jeans

Vilnius is the capital of __.

Lithuania

Quick-spreading respiratory disease.

Influenza

Physical item in space; relating to heaven.

Celestial

The public conveyance in Venice.

Vaporetto

Carlo Collodi puppet tale: “The Adventures of __”.

Pinocchio

When your mind is not sure what something is about.

Confusion

Type of ram used to knock down walls and gates.

Battering

Puzzle 3 Answers

The human body’s filters.

Kidneys

Artistic paper-folding.

Origami

Capital of Papua New Guinea, Port __.

Moresby

Political state, nation or territory.

Country

Old Testament book that comes from a census.

Numbers

King Arthur’s enemy.

Mordred

Deficiency of carbon dioxide in tissues and blood.

Acapnia

One beats the bush, and another __ the birds.

Catches

__ Clay, Muhammad Ali’s previous name.

Cassius

Being behind or late on payments, obligations.

Arrears

French version of the Punch and Judy show.

Guignol

Giant from Greek mythology with only one eye.

Cyclops

Tonitrophobia is the fear of __ storms.

Thunder

Puzzle 4 Answers

Substantive of setting something on fire.

Ignition

Chemical element symbol Pt; used in jewelry-making.

Platinum

The __ bride, a comic opera by Smetana.

Bartered

Country north of England.

Scotland

Japanese company that brought us Mario and Luigi.

Nintendo

Semi-arid, southern African desert.

Kalahari

Stock with quality reputation according to the NYSE.

Blue chip

A person who investigates unknown regions.

Explorer

Interrogative sentence or clause.

Question

Damage to the skin wearing away the upper layer.

Abrasion

Small squirrel-like rodent with dark stripes.

Chipmunk

Something understood by very few.

Esoteric

Hans Christian __, author of The Little Mermaid.

Andersen

Puzzle 5 Answers

Victor Hugo’s character who lives in a church.

Quasimodo

Employees in a business.

Personnel

Name for ‘new’ Mexican coins from 1993 to 1996.

Nuevo peso

Worker who builds or repairs wooden things.

Carpenter

You shrug them sometimes.

Shoulders

Sky-divers use this after jumping out of a plane.

Parachute

Non-metal element with some metallic properties.

Metalloid

Device uses the shadow of the Sun for navigation.

Backstaff

Material of which a violin’s bow part is made.

Horsehair

John __, actor of Dangerous Liaisons.

Malkovich

Narrow-bladed tool with U-shaped frame.

Coping saw

Lifespan; how long you will live.

Longevity

A white vitrified translucent ceramic; china.

Porcelain

Machine to hatch eggs and keep them warm.

Incubator

Buttery pastry popular in continental breakfasts.

Croissant

Group 12

Puzzle 1 Answers

Belle fell in love with the Beast’s inner __.

Beauty

High-pitched stringed instrument.

Violin

Cheap accommodation popular with backpackers.

Hostel

Type of car that uses gas and electricity.

Hybrid

Type of seed used on buns and in salads.

Sesame

Professor Xavier in X-Men: First Class, James __.

Mcavoy

Robin Hood’s love interest, Maid __.

Marian

Wrap a corpse in a piece of cloth.

Shroud

__ Inspector, enforces sanitation rules.

Health

Antonym of moderation.

Excess

Explained the behavior of atoms for the first time.

Dalton

To turn from a normal path, detour, deflect.

Divert

Toy for two kids, one at each end, up and down.

Seesaw

Letter denoting Einstein’s cosmological constant.

Lambda

Marketing __, shortsighted view of marketing.

Myopia

Dot-eating arcade personality.

Pac man

Anagram of poster.

Presto

Parent’s sibling’s offspring.

Cousin

An organism that transmits a pathogen.

Vector

San __, land-locked country surrounded by Italy.

Marino

Puzzle 2 Answers

Good tempered, pleasant natured.

Agreeable

Large ship that carries cargo.

Freighter

Dali’s melting clocks were inspired by this cheese.

Camembert

Formal meeting for a job.

Interview

Birthplace of Alexander Graham Bell.

Edinburgh

Sausage-dog.

Dachshund

Electromagnetic radiation from a luminous body.

Starlight

Marsupials endemic to Australia.

Kangaroos

Scientist specialized in an old natural science.

Physicist

Celebration in June in honor of an Irish author.

Bloomsday

The Manchurian __, drama with Frank Sinatra.

Candidate

Puzzle 3 Answers

Group of educators in a school.

Faculty

The shrill sound a bird makes.

Whistle

Long light spear, thrown with hands.

Javelin

__ Little, 2005 Disney film; sky is falling fable.

Chicken

Minsk, the capital of this Eastern European country.

Belarus

A chamber in a house that has a lot of windows.

Sunroom

__ Joslyn Gage, US women’s rights activist.

Matilda

Baggage taken with you on a trip.

Luggage

“Careless Whisper” singer: George __.

Michael

You yell this game’s name when you hit all five.

Yahtzee

__ Churchill, Britain’s WWII Prime Minister.

Winston

Name for something made from clay.

Ceramic

Basin that is used to raise a boat out of water.

Drydock

Region where gravity effect is zero.

Agravic

Prevalent items in San Francisco in the 60s.

Flowers

Part of the body between the chest and the hips.

Abdomen

A common element to fraternities and societies.

Secrecy

Ultraviolet rays from sunlight cause __ burns.

Actinic

One of four equal sections of something.

Quarter

Puzzle 4 Answers

Son of a __ Man, US song by Dusty Springfield.

Preacher

Male of this marine species carries the unborn.

Seahorse

A well-known native-American tribe.

Comanche

Henri __ painted The Sleeping Gypsy.

Rousseau

Tegucigalpa is the capital of __.

Honduras

Sleeping disorder identified by the lack of sleep.

Insomnia

__ of Arabia, movie with Peter O’Toole.

Lawrence

The inside of something.

Interior

Beam emitted from our Solar System’s star.

Sunlight

Hockey officials who call icing violations.

Linesmen

Self-defense system used by Israeli military.

Krav maga

Puzzle 5 Answers

__ Greene, wrote Our Man in Havana.

Graham

Singin’ in the Rain depicts the demise of __ movies.

Silent

Type of farmhouse, common in alpine regions.

Chalet

Vampires are supposed to keep away from this.

Garlic

The capital of Mali.

Bamako

Bloody day of U2 song.

Sunday

SEO: Search __ Optimization.

Engine

Long piece of ice formed by dripping water.

Icicle

Muscles in the upper arm, bulge when bent.

Biceps

Kahlo painted The __ Column.

Broken

Damage done to a person’s body.

Injury

What Dracula sleeps in.

Coffin

Bird known for repeating.

Parrot

Forced bets by player to left of dealer in poker.

Blinds

Group 13

Puzzle 1 Answers

Queen __ thanks R2D2 for his bravery in Episode 1.

Amidala

The rock city according to the rock band Kiss.

Detroit

Two or more independent stable compounds.

Adducts

Comic strip revolving around a workplace.

Dilbert

Olympics were held there in 1996.

Atlanta

Oldest surviving long poem in English.

Beowulf

One of the many deities of Hinduism.

Krishna

Grocery section with fruits and vegetables.

Produce

Michael __, UK scientist who discovered benzene.

Faraday

Plant in buttercup family, windflower.

Anemone

Muscle from collarbone to upper arm.

Deltoid

RADAR is an acronym for radio detection and __.

Ranging

Hormone essential to regulate glucose level.

Insulin

A player’s position in baseball.

Baseman

Finders keepers, losers __.

Weepers

Known for its wrinkles and blue-black tongue.

Sharpei

Puzzle 2 Answers

__ arches, related to breathing; gills in fish.

Branchial

__ Page, star of Sweet Bird of Youth.

Geraldine

Woodworker by profession.

Carpenter

Musical percussion instrument; marimba, balafon.

Xylophone

__ Rock, Elvis goes to prison in this movie.

Jailhouse

Dismissal or refusal of something.

Rejection

Discuss something for mutual benefit.

Negotiate

Total lack of vision.

Blindness

The act of obtaining government or corporate secrets.

Espionage

French philosopher, mathematician.

Descartes

Item used to store something.

Container

Small device to measure pressure in wheels of a car.

Tire gauge

A comic book character in the Marvel universe.

Stonewall

Puzzle 3 Answers

A space station; movie with Matt Damon.

Elysium

Board on which an artist lays and mixes paints.

Palette

Large seabird that scoops prey in its beak.

Pelican

Narrow opening caused by the separation of rocks.

Fissure

Cap used to protect the end of finger when sewing.

Thimble

Disorder of severe uneasiness.

Anxiety

Official language of the Incan Empire.

Quechua

Political conflict that involved two world powers.

Cold war

Spice Girls smash hit.

Wannabe

South American country, capital is Sucre and La Paz.

Bolivia

Someone inexperienced at an activity.

Amateur

A variety of coffee bean.

Robusta

Puzzle 4 Answers

Dismount from a horse, vehicle, motorcycle.

Alight

This person dies for his/her beliefs.

Martyr

Mockery, humorous adaptation, imitation.

Parody

Device used to take photos.

Camera

Valley with deep, steep sides, stream at bottom.

Canyon

Pastry from India of triangular shape.

Samosa

Jupiter’s satellite with an oxygen atmosphere.

Europa

Island on which lies Tokyo.

Honshu

Thin-bodied animal kept as pet; weasel’s cousin.

Ferret

Public officer who can authorize legal paperwork.

Notary

Toy brand owns Barbie, Hot Wheels and Matchbox.

Mattel

Puzzle 5 Answers

Spiny mammal; Sonic’s species.

Hedgehog

Meeting of cardinals to elect a new pope.

Conclave

What doesn’t kill you makes you __.

Stronger

Sound, characters, or visual cue to gain access.

Password

Type of painting depicting maritime scenes.

Seascape

Team or person that is expected to lose.

Underdog

Saltwater clams, bivalves, used in seafood dishes.

Scallops

God of wine also known as Bacchus.

Dionysus

Don’t make a mountain out of this.

Molehill

Ed __, host of legendary American 60s music show.

Sullivan

An allotrope of carbon like the diamond.

Graphite

Fear of good news.

Euphobia

Response to a situation, stimulus or treatment.

Reaction

Country mostly covered by Kalahari Desert.

Botswana

Group 14

Puzzle 1 Answers

Rick __, 80’s hits singer.

Astley

__Eye, Brosnan’s Bond debut.

Golden

Money __, total amount of circulated money.

Supply

John __, Greek heartthrob, Full House uncle.

Stamos

Irrational fear of something, causes panic.

Phobia

Glass container used in laboratories.

Beaker

Highest point of a hill or mountain.

Summit

Another term for nauseated.

Queasy

Not a wide opening, not a lot of room.

Narrow

Papua New __.

Guinea

A space lacking matter.

Vacuum

They make the flares and flickers of a fire.

Flames

Puzzle 2 Answers

As with books, these should be few, but good.

Friends

European avant-garde art movement in 20th century.

Dadaism

Vanquishes.

Defeats

Goods being moved for money.

Freight

Reykjavik is the capital of __.

Iceland

Liza Minnelli song from a 1972 musical.

Cabaret

Half potato, half tomato plant aka Pomato.

Tomtato

Fish in North America, like a small shad.

Alewife

Gene __, won an Oscar for Unforgiven.

Hackman

Pre-videogame arcade game with flippers.

Pinball

Written piece for a newspaper or magazine.

Article

One object covers another, solar or lunar.

Eclipse

Puzzle 3 Answers

German city, home of Borussia.

Dortmund

Person who returns objects to former conditions.

Restorer

An optic hole that light can travel through.

Aperture

Images or designs, sometimes computer-generated.

Graphics

Small pieces of paper and plastic that are thrown.

Confetti

Unable to pay personal debts; insolvent.

Bankrupt

A filter or sieve.

Strainer

Opposite of forward.

Backward

__ pole, where a compass points to.

Magnetic

What doesn’t exist without pain.

Pleasure

Bard; troubadour.

Minstrel

__ Turner, actress from Peggy Sue Got Married.

Kathleen

Puzzle 4 Answers

A small bright spot on an object or painting.

Highlight

Lord __, allegedly cursed by Tutankhamun’s tomb.

Carnarvon

Herb widely used for infections and the flu.

Echinacea

Silverware used for the 1st dish.

Salad fork

Fresh Prince who became a Man in Black.

Will smith

Attorney’s assistant, not full lawyer.

Paralegal

Oldest woman in a family.

Matriarch

Someone who robs or steals goods.

Plunderer

Insect with the name of a young, unmarried woman.

Damselfly

It is used to keep rhythm in Aboriginal chants.

Clapstick

Puzzle 5 Answers

Coarse-grained metamorphic rock.

Gneiss

SNL alumnus who took over The Tonight Show in 2014.

Fallon

Brief affairs or short-lived relationships.

Flings

In fantasy, he who uses magic and sorcery.

Wizard

Havaianas sandals have been made here since 1962.

Brazil

Type of being like Bilbo Baggins.

Hobbit

Protagonist of the ballet Swan Lake.

Odette

Second-largest planet in the Solar System.

Saturn

Plan, program, design, plot to follow.

Scheme

Dark form that is cast from the light on an object.

Shadow

Plant used in medicines, teas, foods.

Ginger

George __, author of the classic 1984.

Orwell

Upper body, above abdomen, below the head.

Thorax

Money offered for recovery of lost items.

Reward

Group 15

Puzzle 1 Answers

Minions is an ___ comedy film.

Animated

Period between new moons.

Lunation

Another word for broken bone.

Fracture

The pen is __ than the sword.

Mightier

Place or thing that is frequently seen.

Familiar

An elevation on the ground, a summit.

Mountain

Type of woody herb, also a woman’s name.

Rosemary

__ Franklin, “First American” and Founding Father.

Benjamin

South American country, the capital is Asuncion.

Paraguay

Species of fish that lives in groups; forage.

Mackerel

Puzzle 2 Answers

Blackbeard’s first name.

Edward

Took small mouthfuls.

Sipped

House __, library for Egyptian physicians.

Of life

Another name for valley.

Hollow

Shape with four equal angles and sides.

Square

Kingdom of Heaven, award-winning actor, __ Irons.

Jeremy

__ Singing, aka overtone chanting.

Throat

Ownership stake in a company.

Equity

__ Space, a family traveling across the universe.

Lost in

Chess piece that can only move diagonally.

Bishop

Something shining, bright, clear.

Lucent

Puzzle 3 Answers

You can’t use others’ original work due to this.

Copyright

In Poland, a language spoken by an ethnic group.

Kashubian

Asian eating utensil usually made of wood.

Chopstick

Someone whose work is related to keys.

Locksmith

Barbra __, actress, singer and director.

Streisand

Pure love and devotion.

Adoration

Upper hand.

Advantage

Type of swing dance from early 1930s.

Jitterbug

French cooking term aka shish kebab.

Brochette

Decidedly not what a shrinking violet is like.

Extrovert

Fear of animals, especially all in one place.

Zoophobia

Misnamed island owned by Denmark.

Greenland

Ape that has long arms and reddish-brown hair.

Orangutan

Drawing type used to make cartoons.

Animation

To wear away the top layer of skin.

Exfoliate

80s, 90s family sitcom featuring the Olsen twins.

Full house

Study of objects in space.

Astronomy

Puzzle 4 Answers

An uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear.

Hysteria

It costs nothing.

Courtesy

Twice-baked Italian almond cookies, cantuccini.

Biscotti

You don’t want to run out of gas on this expressway.

Autobahn

Epic space franchise created by George Lucas.

Star wars

This sport can be synchronized.

Swimming

Musical instrument in the lute family.

Mandolin

Medicine based on fraud or ignorance.

Quackery

Another name for Cuban Contradanza dance.

Habanera

Method used to make patterned bed covers.

Quilting

A unit of power.

Kilowatt

Paul wrote them to the early Christian communities.

Epistles

Dream __ gather bad dreams.

Catchers

Item used to type information on a computer.

Keyboard

Puzzle 5 Answers

Amy __, comedian, actress, writer, producer.

Schumer

Traditional Halloween trip on vehicle.

Hayride

Multiple dishes in a meal.

Courses

National property in another country.

Embassy

The bottom edge of a dress, skirt, or coat.

Hemline

Skilled craft worker; makes furniture, art, etc.

Artisan

__ William, William Kidd’s pirate ship.

Blessed

Brussels is the capital of __.

Belgium

Small piece of something; sample of music.

Snippet

Place where pitchers warm up in baseball.

Bullpen

Going without food or drinks before surgery.

Fasting

A place where children stay while parents work.

Daycare

Anything related to heredity in living organisms.

Genetic

Place where historical documents are kept.

Archive

Slang for nonsense, foolishness.

Baloney

Large website advertisements.

Banners

Group 16

Puzzle 1 Answers

Port Vila is the capital of __.

Vanuatu

Sprightly.

Agilely

The decision made by the jury at a trial.

Verdict

Outline of the human face from one side.

Profile

Cousin of the bison; looks extremely similar.

Buffalo

When these fall out, honest men come by their own.

Thieves

Rubber-ended stick used to unclog toilets.

Plunger

Loose leaf plant, in salads and cooked, __ greens.

Collard

Largest planet in the Solar System.

Jupiter

Large military unit with its own headquarters.

Brigade

Two to six percent of the US population are.

Redhead

Competition between two or more people for a prize.

Contest

Agyrophobia is a fear of crossing __ or roads.

Streets

__ Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather.

Francis

Ancient Syrian city destroyed by the Islamic State.

Palmyra

Surgical instrument designed for scraping.

Curette

Violent rotating column of air.

Tornado

Way something feels, usually in art or clothing.

Texture

Puzzle 2 Answers

Someone who helps you with a project, a group.

Cohort

Amount made after expenses.

Profit

This system needs to be strong to fight diseases.

Immune

Russian folk dance with one man and two women.

Troika

Chicago community in Lower West side.

Pilsen

In a __ far, far away.

Galaxy

Area beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

Armpit

Ocean that covers 20% of Earth with water.

Indian

Sweet canary on look out for “putty tat”.

Tweety

Similar to the first garden.

Edenic

Object used to remove pencil errors.

Eraser

Puzzle 3 Answers

Roman emperor who wanted to make his horse consul.

Caligula

Owner of a building who rents places to others.

Landlord

Shot when the 7 and 10 pins are split in bowling.

Bedposts

Social media platform by Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook

Often stubbed, can be painted.

Toenails

Da Vinci’s enigmatic dame.

Mona lisa

Bright red; a bird; Catholic church member.

Cardinal

Massive snowstorm that dumps tons of snow fast.

Blizzard

Harare is the capital of __.

Zimbabwe

Foo __, Dave Grohl formed this band after Nirvana.

Fighters

To persuade someone of something.

Convince

Branch of the US armed forces that runs Area 51.

Air force

A plant apt to bring forgetfulness.

Nepenthe

Puzzle 4 Answers

What candidates in the US must go through.

Campaigns

Medical treatment requiring hospital stay.

Inpatient

To rise rapidly, spacecraft fashion.

Skyrocket

Sam __, US actor campaigned to rebuild The Globe.

Wanamaker

Code of __, Middle Ages text on the Byzantine Empire.

Justinian

Swiss town with ancient abbey on Lake Constance.

Rorschach

Of Mice and Men, by John __.

Steinbeck

Software creator.

Developer

Exact copy; machine that sends a copy.

Facsimile

Describes a car with a hinged rear door.

Hatchback

Lively or animated in spirit or body.

Vivacious

__ 2, 2016 Ben Stiller movie.

Zoolander

Female employee of Playboy clubs.

Bunny girl

The final David Bowie album.

Blackstar

Puzzle 5 Answers

Part of grammar that refers to inflections in words.

Accidence

British city famed by its port and music.

Liverpool

Sea-horse in Greek mythology.

Hippocamp

First city to be attacked with an atomic bomb.

Hiroshima

Person who travels into space.

Astronaut

Large rodent with quills.

Porcupine

Inflammation of joints in the body.

Arthritis

Long solid pasta, most popular noodle.

Spaghetti

US track and field star, 9 time gold medal winner.

Carl lewis

Ladies and __.

Gentlemen

Skintight item worn by women over their legs.

Pantyhose

Group 17

Puzzle 1 Answers

Complete and total, __ faith in someone.

Absolute

Chemical in tobacco, incredibly addictive.

Nicotine

Thick, sweet, dark syrup made from raw sugar.

Molasses

Small sacs of tissue next to the tonsils.

Adenoids

Galaxy that contains our system.

Milky way

Mesmerizing autocratic coach.

Svengali

Insects that live in colonies and eat wood.

Termites

World War I was also known as the __.

Great war

Bat-eating singer of Crazy Train.

Osbourne

Raft used in emergencies.

Lifeboat

A person who acts for another in legal matters.

Attorney

Cosmetic product, used to contour facial feature.

Eyeliner

Puzzle 2 Answers

Injected medicine to create an immune response.

Vaccine

Checkered fabric of workers and grunge fans.

Flannel

Metal once used widely in dental amalgams.

Mercury

Individual cake treat, doesn’t go bad for a while.

Twinkie

Furniture to hold or display something.

Cabinet

Gérard de Nerval kept this as a pet.

Lobster

A style of floral design that originated in Japan.

Ikebana

Wellington is the capital of New __.

Zealand

Good Will __, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

Hunting

To turn a boat over in the water.

Capsize

Dissimilar, non-identical , distinctive, different.

Diverse

Line of rulers from the same family.

Dynasty

Puzzle 3 Answers

Mamas & the Papas least favorite day of the week.

Monday

__ Tomei, My Cousin Vinny actress.

Marisa

Amount of a medicine to take.

Dosage

Johnny __, late night legend succeeded by Jay Leno.

Carson

Slowly raise temperature by adding hot liquid.

Temper

This type of dragon is actually a giant lizard.

Komodo

You’re an actor if you tread the __.

Boards

A tax on imports or exports.

Tariff

Small dish for cups; flying alien transport.

Saucer

To bring down to a smaller size, number, etc.

Reduce

Item used to attach pieces of clothing together.

Button

Brooms made of twigs.

Besoms

A curse, an evil eye.

Whammy

Not small, not large.

Medium

Long-nosed, but not Pinocchio.

Cyrano

World famous doll criticized for its body shape.

Barbie

The capital of Mozambique.

Maputo

Vertebrae also known as tailbone.

Coccyx

Puzzle 4 Answers

A cascade of water falling from a height.

Waterfall

A hermit (near the sea).

Anchorite

Something urgent, rapid, state of __.

Emergency

__, the Great, conquered Mesopotamia in 330 BC.

Alexander

Optical object used to view items in space.

Telescope

Prince of Thieves played by Kevin Costner in 90s.

Robin hood

Figure designed to frighten birds or spirits.

Scarecrow

Teddy bears are named after this American president.

Roosevelt

One of the Three Bs in classical music hierarchy.

Beethoven

A sport played during the Olympic Games.

Water polo

Fruit used for salsas known as Mexican husk tomato.

Tomatillo

An item of clothing.

Tracksuit

__ formula, elementary algebra formula.

Quadratic

Medical term for a bruise.

Contusion

Useful animals kept or raised on a farm.

Livestock

Skopje is the capital of __.

Macedonia

Puzzle 5 Answers

__ Houston, Costner’s co-star in The Bodyguard.

Whitney

The line around a specific shape in an art piece.

Contour

Word made out of the letters of another word.

Anagram

Being in good physical and mental condition.

Healthy

__ King, author of The Shining.

Stephen

Fast-paced British car show full of stunts.

Top gear

Japanese pop group from Hiroshima.

Perfume

Baked bread dough twisted into a knot.

Pretzel

Ancient burial ground in Egypt.

Saqqara

Fine mesh sieve; means “Chinese” in French.

Chinois

Used to heat houses, melt ores or produce steam.

Furnace

Area where an animal naturally lives.

Habitat

Group 18

Puzzle 1 Answers

Bacteria in the shape of a sphere.

Coccus

Rate of __; gain on investment over time.

Return

Man or woman of the sea.

Sailor

Popular kissing game requires player to spin this.

Bottle

Husband or wife.

Spouse

Material used to make clothing.

Fabric

America’s most macabre TV family.

Addams

Healthy cereal used in beer production.

Barley

Influential prose writer in ancient Rome.

Cicero

Something that you aim at.

Target

To reach your destination; to finally happen.

Arrive

A quantum of electromagnetic radiation.

Photon

Ugly small/giant mythical creatures; live in caves.

Trolls

Official number of people who live in a place.

Census

A new version, new information, latest items.

Update

Ribbon-like parasite, white nerve fibers.

Taenia

Puff, the Magic __, a childhood favourite.

Dragon

__ of the Shrew, a Shakespeare comedy.

Taming

Puzzle 2 Answers

Insurance risk manager.

Actuary

A trip from one place to another.

Journey

A person with the inability to feel touch.

Anaptic

Three boneheads, slapstick legends.

Stooges

Comic actress who was part of the SNL cast.

Tina fey

Cocks have crests, bulls horns and deer __.

Antlers

May torture your feet.

Verruca

Not a synonym.

Antonym

Venue used for outdoor sports.

Stadium

Baltic nation, Finland’s southern neighbor.

Estonia

Edible fish or shellfish from the ocean.

Seafood

Animal or creature that strikes fear.

Monster

Google’s Linux-based operating system.

Android

Age of __, series of history based strategy games.

Empires

Types includes Swedish, shiatsu and deep tissue.

Massage

Pirate known as the Prince of Pirates.

Bellamy

Short curtain piece hung on edge of canopies.

Valance

Gloria __, biggest star of the silent movie era.

Swanson

Steadfast Tin __, fellow loves a paper ballerina.

Soldier

Weapon shell launched and guided to target.

Missile

Puzzle 3 Answers

Religious wars; personal undertakings.

Crusades

A state of intense happiness and self-confidence.

Euphoria

Fahrenheit 451, by Ray __.

Bradbury

__ Ford, played Indiana Jones.

Harrison

Process of voting for a leader.

Election

When the top teeth close over the bottom teeth.

Overbite

The plant source of digitalis.

Foxglove

Group of flatfish found on ocean bottoms.

Flounder

Secondary act at a circus or fair.

Sideshow

Yiddish courage.

Chutzpah

A flammable liquid mix, powers most cars.

Gasoline

Puzzle 4 Answers

__ Hepburn, won four Oscars for Best Actress.

Katharine

The usual epithet of Mars.

Red planet

Somehow the longest day of the week.

Wednesday

Writer known for his crime novels about the Mafia.

Mario puzo

Country with the world’s largest Muslim population.

Indonesia

__ the Cat never catches Tweety Bird.

Sylvester

Founding member of The Eagles band.

Glenn frey

Nemo and his father in Disney film are this.

Clownfish

The Mad Max video game is set in an apocalyptic __.

Wasteland

Craters appearing in Siberia without explanation.

Sink holes

Anesthetic once used in dentistry.

Novocaine

The capital of Mayotte.

Mamoudzou

Political scandal named after a hotel in Washington.

Watergate

Someone responsible for the movements of a boat.

Navigator

Said never to strike twice at the same place.

Lightning

Lymphatic system, blood flow science.

Angiology

Irish potato and cabbage dish.

Colcannon

Puzzle 5 Answers

Type of surgery that is not a medical emergency.

Elective

French schoolgirl created by an Austrian writer.

Madeline

White House intern involved in a sex scandal.

Lewinsky

Enterprise is the name of the ship in __.

Star trek

Hypothetical shortcut linking 2 points in space-time.

Wormhole

Just below boiling point, used often with eggs.

Coddling

Empire State __.

Building

Strong dislike or disgust.

Loathing

Sublime song, syncretic, Caribbean religion.

Santeria

Stretch your legs according to your __.

Coverlet

Written guarantee about a product or service.

Warranty

Having a very bad reputation.

Infamous

Group 19

Puzzle 1 Answers

Walking under one is said to be bad luck.

Ladder

Vinegar that is made from ale.

Alegar

Extreme, serious, critical, harsh.

Severe

Department that takes care of radioactive waste.

Energy

Joey Potter on Dawson’s Creek, Katie __.

Holmes

Charlie Brown’s beagle pilot.

Snoopy

Cattle catching, cowboy sport.

Roping

Someone who sews and repairs clothing.

Tailor

Outlaw, highwayman, robber.

Bandit

Strap-shaped organ or body part of an insect.

Ligula

Geronimo Indian tribe from Southwest.

Apache

Nearly all, but not quite.

Almost

Compact round clouds forewarning rain.

Cumuli

Planet whose name derives from Greek mythology.

Uranus

__ Hero Live, game that lets you play in rock bands.

Guitar

Type of large wheeled ride, __ wheel.

Ferris

Tom __, Rush song inspired by a character.

Sawyer

Puzzle 2 Answers

Marks used to represent one’s speech.

Quotation

Jamaican who runs “as fast as lightning”.

Usain bolt

Someone who investigates crimes.

Detective

Debts or money owed.

Liability

Name of Elvis Presley’s house.

Graceland

Medulla __, part of hindbrain controls vomiting.

Oblongata

Third book of Torah.

Leviticus

Gravity pull that light can’t escape.

Black hole

Constant need to move a body part; disorder.

Akathisia

What the one who denies all eventually does.

Confesses

Study of meaning-making.

Semiotics

Conan Doyle’s Prof Challenger found this place.

Lost world

Pungent smelly cheese with sandwich of same name.

Limburger

Animated series about mystery-solving with a dog.

Scooby doo

Puzzle 3 Answers

It makes your eyes water.

Tear gas

Mandy is sung by Barry __.

Manilow

’60s cartoon space family with robotic maid.

Jetsons

An atrium is a __ of the heart.

Chamber

Latin dance with lots of hip movements.

Lambada

Blind literature is written in this bumpy text.

Braille

Outermost.

Extreme

Screen used to see computer information.

Monitor

Strictly orthodox Muslim sect of Arabia.

Wahhabi

Iron __, invisible line once separating Europe.

Curtain

Carl Sagan taught astronomy here.

Cornell

A woman’s bedroom or private room.

Boudoir

List of actors, crew at the end of a movie.

Credits

North American fish comes in yellow and blue.

Walleye

Puzzle 4 Answers

The horse capital of the US, in Kentucky.

Lexington

Cinderella’s Fairy __ helps her go to the ball.

Godmother

Type of park with rides and games.

Amusement

Oldest male in a family.

Patriarch

Religious holiday coinciding with winter solstice.

Christmas

Astronaut who took a “giant leap for mankind”.

Armstrong

Liver disease with major scarring.

Cirrhosis

The main one.

Principal

Dog breed that shares name with a Mexican state.

Chihuahua

Type of tree that never loses its leaves.

Evergreen

X-ray of your blood vessels with dye.

Angiogram

Assertion.

Statement

Puzzle 5 Answers

Military uniform, soldier’s everyday clothing.

Fatigues

__ Belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Asteroid

Nation state in Central Europe, capital Ljubljana.

Slovenia

When something doesn’t develop in the body.

Agenesis

Fairy tale character with long hair.

Rapunzel

Large cooking container to make soups or stews.

Stockpot

Interchange of items, goods, foods.

Commerce

Chameleons’ eyes rotate to help them with __.

Climbing

Sugary, fried snack, breakfast staple.

Doughnut

Person you’re descended from.

Ancestor

Group 20

Puzzle 1 Answers

A negligible amount of money.

Peanuts

Sovereign country was Russia’s breadbasket.

Ukraine

Sweet __, a teenager’s coming of age party.

Sixteen

The white of an egg.

Albumen

Sailing ship used on the voyages of discovery.

Carrack

Program used to study the outer Solar System.

Voyager

Row of icons on a computer screen.

Toolbar

Retain basic contents by omitting details.

Abridge

Situated away from an axis.

Abaxial

Greek king of Ithaca also called Odysseus.

Ulysses

Cord for securing something around the neck.

Lanyard

Movie starring Dustin Hoffman dressed as a woman.

Tootsie

Small breed native to Asia, good companion dog.

Shihtzu

Fake treatment for a medical issue.

Placebo

Something extremely unusual or unexpected.

Bizarre

Puzzle 2 Answers

Mounted knights’ weapons, long sticks for charging.

Lances

English-speaking country in Central America.

Belize

Meteorite bruise on a planet.

Crater

Disease associated with dogs and foaming mouths.

Rabies

This movie’s song Let It Go melted hearts.

Frozen

To receive something with approval.

Accept

Scotch __, hot chili pepper of the Caribbean.

Bonnet

Opposite of opened.

Closed

Four-armed Hindu god of protection.

Vishnu

Aerophobia is a fear of __.

Flying

Spirits of nature depicted as beautiful maidens.

Nymphs

Puzzle 3 Answers

French card game popular in casinos.

Baccarat

Woman of high social rank; a title of nobility.

Countess

Philoprogenitive.

Prolific

New __, spacecraft sent to Pluto.

Horizons

Literary work that idealizes rural life.

Pastoral

Semi-solid, greasy thick oil; medical use.

Ointment

Once bitten, __.

Twice shy

Opinionated, doctrinaire, pontifical.

Dogmatic

The outcome of lemons added to water.

Lemonade

__ Heston, won an Oscar for Ben-Hur.

Charlton

Island country in the Caribbean, capital is Roseau.

Dominica

Stadio __, Naples field of famous 1990 match.

San paolo

POW stands for __ of war.

Prisoner

Puzzle 4 Answers

British sci-fi TV show about time-travelling.

Doctor who

Baseball position between 2nd and 3rd base.

Shortstop

Central American nation, home to Mayans.

Guatemala

__, psychedelic fungi found in pastures.

Mushrooms

Piece of an asteroid after impact on a planet.

Meteorite

Venustraphobia is fear of __ women.

Beautiful

Boneless ocean animal with tentacles.

Jellyfish

He wrote about a homosexual relationship in 1948.

Gore vidal

Tech company that brought us Windows.

Microsoft

Someone who explains a theory in detail.

Expounder

Drinking receptacles.

Glassware

Signs and symptoms of cancer go away.

Remission

Please __, song by The Marvelettes.

Mr postman

Noir mystery movie with Nicholson and Dunaway.

Chinatown

Puzzle 5 Answers

Pat Morita, Mr. __ in The Karate Kid movies.

Miyagi

C in WC.

Closet

Estimate the value of something for taxes.

Assess

Umbrella term for formal leaders of religions.

Clergy

Pinocchio’s cricket friend; conscience.

Jiminy

Broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm.

Shield

Person who takes care of the bats in baseball.

Batboy

Wood stick used to make shish kebabs.

Skewer

Country in Europe, capital is Paris.

France

This part of an URL can be .com, .gov or .edu.

Domain

Major valve of the human heart.

Aortic

A golem is a __ folklore monster.

Jewish

Reptilian creatures live in this body of water.

Lagoon

Feast, banquet, spread, regale.

Dinner

More formal term for “plant science”.

Botany

Very young female chicken.

Pullet

The Legend of __ Hollow, story by Washington Irving.

Sleepy

Book used to tell all about an item, car, appliance.

Manual

How you feel when you need to eat.

Hungry

Characterized by unexpected traits, unique.

Quirky

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