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Group 541
Puzzle 1 Answers
A word opposite in meaning to another: Antonym
Aircraft storage buildings: Hangars
Bunch of flowers given as a gift: Bouquet
Bunnies: Rabbits
Chaos, confusion, mayhem, disorder: Turmoil
Hand digits: Fingers
Juliet __, a Shakespearean star-crossed lover: Capulet
Not in focus: Blurred
Person thought to be guilty of a crime: Suspect
Same forename of two of the Spice Girls: Melanie
Slow running: Jogging
Taken for __; unappreciated: Granted
This person is in command of the ship: Captain
Twice elected, then impeached U.S. President: Clinton
Uma, who played Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill: Thurman
Where books rest in a library: Shelves
Puzzle 2 Answers
Airport section for declaring imports: Customs
Country whose capital is Beirut: Lebanon
Dead Poets __, film with Robin Williams as a tutor: Society
Hair soap: Shampoo
Hide, obscure: Conceal
High-pitched sound made with partly closed lips: Whistle
Home country of the singer known as Björk: Iceland
Light gusts of wind: Breezes
Miguel de Cervantes character, Don __: Quixote
Small stringed guitar originated in Hawaii: Ukulele
Study of organisms and the environment: Ecology
Puzzle 3 Answers
Big screen actor or actress: Film star
Fascinating, transfixing: Riveting
Head and shoulders painting or drawing of a person: Portrait
Occurring at irregular intervals: Sporadic
Organ of the body that secretes insulin: Pancreas
Organized study carried out at doctorate level: Research
Spewing lava: Erupting
Star rating system for restaurants: Michelin
Tanning white skin, making something golden: Bronzing
The Matrix __; second installment in the trilogy: Reloaded
Unrest, protest, demonstration: Uprising
Weaving three strands of hair together: Braiding
__ news: information about a developing situation: Breaking
Puzzle 4 Answers
A person who suffers as a result of a crime: Victim
A string of them is worn around the neck: Pearls
Argue the price of an item: Haggle
Ceramic bowl for crushing spices: Mortar
Cirrus and cumulus are two types: Clouds
Country where Kalamata olives are grown: Greece
Delightful, worthy of romance: Lovely
Engraved, inscribed: Carved
Hansel’s sister in the fairy tale: Gretel
Large muscle in the back of the upper arm: Tricep
Large parrots, with scarlet and hyacinth varieties: Macaws
Magical spirits summoned from lamps: Genies
Prehistoric creature; plant preserved in stone: Fossil
Prioritization of patients to receive medical help: Triage
Putting patients in priority order to receive help: Triage
Springy rope for jumping from a height: Bungee
Word or phrase that modifies an action word: Adverb
Puzzle 5 Answers
Bought: Purchased
Buildings for patients to have surgeries: Hospitals
Citizen who takes the law into their own hands: Vigilante
Cue game played with three balls: Billiards
Giving your word: Promising
Incapable of going wrong: Foolproof
Large case for keeping drawings and papers flat: Portfolio
Made less confused: Clarified
Patron saint of France burned at the stake: Joan of arc
Person who is paid to find people to fill jobs: Recruiter
Surpassing: Exceeding
Verdi opera about a hunchback jester: Rigoletto
Group 542
Puzzle 1 Answers
Explorer whom America was named after: Amerigo __: Vespucci
Hard, outer layer of an ovum: Eggshell
Instruments used to cut bandages and tape: Scissors
Japanese motorcycle manufacturer and Kyushu city: Nagasaki
Official agency to help catch criminals worldwide: Interpol
One-wheeled transport: Unicycle
Protected underwater shark encounter: Cage dive
Regular; routine; constant: Habitual
Something you don’t have to choose: Optional
System of money in use in a specific country: Currency
The body’s boney frame: Skeleton
Two-volume martial arts film series by Tarantino: Kill bill
With no imperfections: Flawless
Puzzle 2 Answers
A band of material around the neck of a shirt: Collar
Body part that includes the pharnyx and larynx: Throat
Call people to attend: Summon
Celebratory march, perhaps with floats: Parade
Dolly __, the country music legend: Parton
Elle Woods is Legally __: Blonde
He flew too close to the Sun: Icarus
Pick from options: Choose
Pointed the finger; attributed guilt: Blamed
Robotic vacuum cleaner brand: Roomba
Suffer ruin or destruction; die: Perish
The Lion King’s warthog: Pumbaa
Tower built for 1889 World’s Fair in Paris: Eiffel
Venus Williams’ sister: Serena
__ green tea; Japanese drink with health benefits: Matcha
Puzzle 3 Answers
A ring-shaped preserver found on ships: Lifesaver
Abundant: Plentiful
Album signed by visitors to a hotel, for example: Guest book
Banned: Abolished
Bristled hand tool used for removing rust: Wire brush
Can easily catch on fire: Flammable
Distracted; disorganized; occurring at intervals: Scattered
Distracted; occurring at intervals: Scattered
Giant hairy spider with mildly venomous hairs: Tarantula
Made retrospectively valid: Backdated
Removing one’s disguise: Unmasking
Sautéed white grains, served in Chinese cuisine: Fried rice
Someone who designs buildings: Architect
The treatment of diseases that affect the teeth: Dentistry
Turned to stone; terrified: Petrified
With expert skill: Masterful
Puzzle 4 Answers
A large pad used mainly for sleeping purposes: Mattress
An instance of seeing something unusual: Sighting
Area at an event where journalists sit: Press box
Art of stringed doll manipulation: Puppetry
Boss; wage payer: Employer
Common name for the trachea: Windpipe
Going off track: Straying
Hold back; keep in check: Restrain
Maritime; concerning sailors or navigation: Nautical
One who designs machinery or bridges: Engineer
Results of cuts to the skin that won’t fade: Scarring
Sea separating Italy from the Balkan Peninsula: Adriatic
Skin care brand owned by Estée Lauder: Clinique
Substance that speeds up a reaction: Catalyst
Sweet, dark vinegar variety from Italy: Balsamic
Thieves who break into homes to steal: Burglars
Vast groups of stars: Galaxies
Puzzle 5 Answers
Competition; tournament: Contest
Cook food in a lot of oil: Deep fry
Extreme; likely to have a far-reaching effect: Drastic
Fields of grassland: Meadows
Folkloric character who makes children sleep: Sandman
Male witch: Warlock
Sled dogs: Huskies
Strawberry Fields __, 1966 track written by Lennon: Forever
The place where flights take off from: Airport
Transparently: Clearly
Where honey is made: Beehive
Group 543
Puzzle 1 Answers
An abnormally low amount of oxygen in the blood: Hypoxemia
Astrological chart dictated by birth dates: Horoscope
Aurora __: another name for the Southern Lights: Australis
Converted to code: Encrypted
Documents, reports, letters: Paperwork
Fill something up again: Replenish
Film stage that is not open: Closed set
For a select few: Exclusive
How rapper Sean Combs was once known: Puff daddy
Identity booklets for tourists: Passports
Improvised fence used to block a street: Barricade
Long car used to transport important people: Limousine
Mythological daughter of king Cepheus & Cassiopeia: Andromeda
Not realists or cynics: Idealists
Openings in a stage floor: Trapdoors
People who voice their disapproval: Objectors
Some of them are cremini or porcini: Mushrooms
What you can’t teach an old dog to do: New tricks
Puzzle 2 Answers
Annual environmental awareness event on April 22nd: Earth day
Full of imagination or interesting ideas: Creative
Getting fit at the gym: Training
Having a condition that limits movement: Disabled
Injury caused by a severe jerk to the head: Whiplash
Making smaller: Reducing
Making thinner by adding water: Diluting
Mourning someone’s passing: Grieving
Observing; viewing: Watching
Rating given to the best hotels: Five star
Reactions to a product from a focus group: Feedback
Scented: Perfumed
Seized: Captured
Soak meat in seasoning prior to cooking: Marinate
Territories ruled over by monarchs: Kingdoms
Time with a lack of productivity or lack of water: Dry spell
Walking like a duck: Waddling
Puzzle 3 Answers
“Total __ of the Heart”, a Bonnie Tyler classic: Eclipse
Critical, vital, fundamental: Crucial
Italian fashion label: Dolce & __: Gabanna
Italian term for perfectly cooked pasta: Al dente
Poisonous plant given to Socrates in a drink: Hemlock
Professional who cleans teeth: Dentist
Rock formed by cooling lava: Igneous
Selection processes for sports teams: Tryouts
Shakespearean play that includes a witches’ spell: Macbeth
Sleeping in tents outside: Camping
Study of the human body: Anatomy
Tanned, sunkissed: Bronzed
Puzzle 4 Answers
Capital of the Philippines: Manila
Cause physical harm: Injure
Charlize __, she played a killer in Monster: Theron
Expressions of love and affection using your lips: Kisses
Give money to charity: Donate
Plunging headfirst into water, maybe from a board: Diving
Sharp instruments for whittling wood: Knives
Using a needle and thread: Sewing
Wholesome and filling: Hearty
__ railway; train-themed amusement park ride: Scenic
Puzzle 5 Answers
A floating home on a river or lake: Houseboat
A story; a written or spoken account of events: Narrative
Country bordering Chile to the east: Argentina
Describes eyes that are pink and raw: Bloodshot
Extending, unfurling: Spreading
Iconic studios made famous by The Beatles: Abbey road
Overwhelming desire to know about something: Curiosity
Person who keeps watch over swimmers’ safety: Lifeguard
Photo story, progressing through multiple pictures: Slideshow
Settle on a deal after lengthy discussion: Negotiate
Their job is to check tickets on a bus or train: Conductor
Words of welcome: Greetings
Group 544
Puzzle 1 Answers
Ancient Greek city; site of the Parthenon: Athens
Aphrodite’s lover in Greek mythology: Adonis
Devices that tell time: Clocks
Florence gallery, home of da Vinci’s Annunciation: Uffizi
Friends (in Spanish): Amigos
Piece of metal that holds a boat in place: Anchor
Seller, salesperson: Vendor
Sheep’s meat: Mutton
Slight movement across the surface of water: Ripple
To make less tight: Loosen
Walked as if injured: Limped
What Boy Scouts earn for tying knots: Badges
__ Need Love; 1972 ballad from pre-ABBA days: People
Puzzle 2 Answers
Country where Mount Killimanjaro is located: Tanzania
Criminal; one who commits crimes: Offender
Fragile or easily broken: Delicate
Machines with rotors and vanes for producing power: Turbines
Most ideal employment: Dream job
Non-essential items, they are frivolous: Luxuries
One who exaggerates danger: Alarmist
Partitioned container for Japanese lunches: Bento box
Ryan Reynolds plays this Marvel superhero: Deadpool
The grip of a wheel on a rail: Traction
Those who travel to places of religious importance: Pilgrims
Two-wheeled motor vehicles popular in Italy: Scooters
Valuable source of wealth or information: Gold mine
Window in a roof, which illuminates a room: Skylight
Puzzle 3 Answers
A feast: Banquet
An embarrassing remark in a social situation: Faux pas
Art of clipping shrubs into ornamental shapes: Topiary
Cutting grains for harvest: Reaping
Faithfulness, fidelity, devotion: Loyalty
Less expensive: Cheaper
Love of Hamlet’s life, who is a drowning victim: Ophelia
More intelligent: Smarter
Name given to London’s theatre district: West end
Ocean where the Hawaiian islands are located: Pacific
Pigs eat out of them: Troughs
Say or read aloud: Dictate
True; based on evidence: Factual
Puzzle 4 Answers
Ambulance worker, provides emergency medical care: Paramedic
Fake name: Pseudonym
Pain in or around the gums: Toothache
Protective metal covering worn by medieval knights: Chainmail
Red boxed lunch with a toy from McDonald’s: Happy meal
Rings of waistband material on trousers: Belt loops
Set of steps leading up to a higher level: Staircase
Singing without any musical instruments: Acappella
Stubborn, not moving: Obstinate
The practice of obtaining money through threats: Extortion
With a mild climate: Temperate
Puzzle 5 Answers
A state of confusion; and abnormal condition: Disorder
Being at liberty to choose a course of action: Free will
Contribution at church: Offering
Crime that has gone unsolved for a long period: Cold case
Deliverers of lessons in a classroom: Teachers
Elevation; height of an object above ground: Altitude
Physical activity done to keep fit: Exercise
Safety: Security
Someone who recently got married: Newlywed
Suddenly cutting off contact with somebody: Ghosting
Group 545
Puzzle 1 Answers
Amass a group of objects for a museum: Collect
Author of The Jungle Book: Rudyard __: Kipling
Glaze made from chocolate and cream: Ganache
Haute __, French for high fashion: Couture
Joins the armed forces: Enlists
Making someone be quiet: Hushing
Skeptical, doubtful: Cynical
Someone chosen as a candidate for an award: Nominee
Tiny indentations on cheeks when people smile: Dimples
Unbelieving, doubtful: Cynical
Veered off course; steered to avoid something: Swerved
Waving cold air on: Fanning
Workers high on building tops: Roofers
Puzzle 2 Answers
A work protest: Strike
Bows are used to fire these: Arrows
Bring items from overseas for business use: Import
Clothes: Attire
Create something new: Invent
Cruel or mean: Unkind
Head, in Latin: Capita
In an uncomplicated way: Simply
Italian ice cream: Gelato
Nationality of someone from Berlin: German
Scaly, slithering reptiles with fangs: Snakes
Thin branches of wood, used as fire starters: Sticks
VW Beetle from Disney film franchise: Herbie
Puzzle 3 Answers
Advertise a product: Promote
Dinner for a pet canine: Dog food
It dangles from a necklace: Pendant
Make an effort; try: Attempt
Natural disaster made of a rotating wind vortex: Tornado
Raiders of the __; first Indiana Jones film: Lost ark
Reasons or explanations for being late: Excuses
Reveal information or details: Divulge
Spanish drink of red wine with fruit and spices: Sangria
Statue of __, iconic New York landmark: Liberty
The D in LCD: Display
The state of being free from public attention: Privacy
Unit used to measure the intensity of a sound: Decibel
Voted in, chosen by ballot: Elected
Puzzle 4 Answers
Chained: Shackled
Christ the __, famous statue in Rio de Janeiro: Redeemer
Customizable preset format for a document or file: Template
Fast, short-distance runner: Sprinter
Hubs for finding employment: Agencies
Ideal or perfect partner: Soulmate
Possible or theoretical results of an experiment: Outcomes
Rough drawings: Sketches
Saving, aiding: Rescuing
Splitting: Dividing
Welcoming and warm: Inviting
__ line, series of factory workers and products: Assembly
Puzzle 5 Answers
A frog or a salamander: Amphibian
Agreeing a point in an argument, backing down: Conceding
Careful and persistent work or effort: Diligence
Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion: Turbulent
Cover that reduces a light’s brightness: Lampshade
Employment done outside of an office or lab: Fieldwork
Flight __; device that imitates aircraft flight: Simulator
Having healing properties, such as plants: Medicinal
Hidden, kept out of view: Concealed
Plots where grapes are harvested for winemaking: Vineyards
She wrote a diary which became famous worldwide: Anne frank
Spanish hit for Luis Fonsi and Justin Bieber: Despacito
This lifelike figure is made to frighten birds: Scarecrow
Tiny: Miniature
Group 546
Puzzle 1 Answers
Containing grit, made of tiny stones: Gravelly
Decorative paper covering used for presents: Gift wrap
Drops like a stone; falls rapidly in value: Plummets
Final or last: Ultimate
Horrible, lurid, deathly: Gruesome
Made money from something: Profited
Person who writes music: Composer
Plan or follow a route: Navigate
Social media platform by Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook
The __, Arthur Miller play about witch trials: Crucible
The boy who lives in Neverland: Peter pan
Unlimited extent of time, space or quantity: Infinity
Without shoes: Barefoot
Puzzle 2 Answers
A children’s story about magical lands: Fairytale
A painting with inanimate subject matter: Still life
A risk-taker or a stunt actor: Daredevil
Depicted or represented: Portrayed
Identification of an illness: Diagnosis
Lack of courage, weakness, spinelessness: Cowardice
Large sea creatures with wide triangular fins: Manta rays
Male lens operator on a film set: Cameraman
Occur in turn repeatedly: Alternate
Penultimate stage of a knock-out tournament: Semi final
White sparkling wine from a region in France: Champagne
Puzzle 3 Answers
Afternoon snooze in Spain: Siesta
Bladed weapons: Swords
Coffee cup size between a tall and venti: Grande
Fault, flaw, imperfection: Defect
Form an orderly queue: Line up
Friendly and warm: Genial
Funny TV show based on everyday events: Sitcom
Journey to far-away places: Travel
Small pet canine: Lapdog
Used with a mortar to make pastes: Pestle
__ burner, gas-powered flame for science lessons: Bunsen
Puzzle 4 Answers
Accelerate action, speed up: Expedite
Appropriate for the job: Suitable
City that is home to the Hagia Sophia: Istanbul
Demanded money by force: Extorted
Describes hairs that come again after shaving: Regrowth
Egg whites whipped with sugar: Meringue
Famous or distinguished: Renowned
Large, slow-moving masses of ice: Glaciers
Metal that marks a 70th wedding anniversary: Platinum
One of eight kids: Octuplet
One who creates fashion pieces: Designer
Pointedly disregarding someone: Ignoring
__ Charm; 1962 superstitious hit for Elvis: Good luck
Puzzle 5 Answers
Ancient Rome stadium for chariot racing: Circus __: Maximus
Ceramics such as bowls, cups, jugs: Pottery
Controlled portions: Rations
Fictional undead beings: Zombies
Larger, grander, bigger: Greater
Makes a secret public: Exposes
People who owe money: Debtors
Someone from Brussels is this nationality: Belgian
Spice Girls track about hopeful candidate: Wannabe
Time or activity out of work: Leisure
Trenches by a road: Ditches
Group 547
Puzzle 1 Answers
Adult cartoon about the Griffin family: Family guy
Animals that live on a farm: Livestock
Free __; no charge for entering: Admission
Hardy; able to cope with pressure: Resilient
Japan’s snowy volcanic peak: Mount fuji
Lunar eclipse with reddish tinge: Blood moon
Non-alcoholic mixed drinks: Mocktails
Not pleasant to look at: Unsightly
Romantic evening out for a couple: Date night
Squirming like a worm: Wriggling
Top news stories: Headlines
Truce; end of hostilities: Ceasefire
Puzzle 2 Answers
A crease in the skin, especially around the eyes: Wrinkle
A length of film made for movies or television: Footage
A medical operation: Surgery
Accidentally losing liquid from a hole in a flask: Leaking
Adidas products have three of them: Stripes
Bob Cratchit’s young disabled son: Tiny tim
Boundaries between countries: Borders
Broken bit of road that needs filling: Pothole
Controlled outdoor blaze that people sit around: Bonfire
Creating lacey patterns using knotting: Macramé
Fought in a war: Battled
Green __; DC comic character with green glow: Lantern
Gwen __; Rich Girl and Hollaback Girl singer: Stefani
Held tightly with one’s hand: Clasped
In a rushed way: Hastily
Long hair found on a dog’s face: Whisker
Oceanic earthquake outcome: Tsunami
Term used for a woman with many felines: Cat lady
Puzzle 3 Answers
A motif of initials embroidered on an item: Monogram
A three-sided shape: Triangle
Actor who plays title role in Ant-Man films: Paul rudd
Athletes who jump over frames on running tracks: Hurdlers
Books where daily written accounts are kept: Journals
Breaking out of an egg: Hatching
Circumvented: Bypassed
Continues forward: Proceeds
Fascinate; interest: Intrigue
French term for cutting veggies into fine strips: Julienne
In a reverse direction: Backward
Painting that depicts an expanse of the ocean: Seascape
Remove someone from your Facebook page: Unfriend
Set of beliefs of a church or political party: Doctrine
Young male pop groups: Boy bands
Puzzle 4 Answers
Argue about petty things: Bicker
Capital of Portugal: Lisbon
Climbing, going upwards: Rising
Cold leafy side dishes: Salads
Collagen tissue that attaches muscle to bone: Tendon
Copied biologically, like Dolly the sheep: Cloned
Disease affecting dogs, also called hydrophobia: Rabies
Groups of people gathered together at events: Crowds
Important topics or problems for discussion: Issues
List of items to be discussed at a meeting: Agenda
Long, pointed sticks used for hunting fish: Spears
National __; patriotic hymn: Anthem
Picture created from tile fragments: Mosaic
Pooh’s feline friend: Tigger
Puzzle 5 Answers
Ability to float on water: Buoyancy
Articulate, well-spoken: Eloquent
Begging: Pleading
Elton John track that’s a little bit funny: Your song
Etcher of letters or designs on hard surfaces: Engraver
Greek god of the sea: Poseidon
Hand treatment involving painted nails: Manicure
Novak __, Serbian Grand Slam-winning tennis star: Djokovic
Quivered with fear: Trembled
Searching for food in the wild: Foraging
Someone uknown: Stranger
Group 548
Puzzle 1 Answers
Disagreeing with an argument in court: Objecting
Dripping slowly: Trickling
Flexible, able to adjust to change easily: Adaptable
Johann Bach’s middle name: Sebastian
Nepal’s capital, a favorite of Himalayan climbers: Kathmandu
Nepal’s capital, liked by Himalayan climbers: Kathmandu
Outlook, perspective, angle: Viewpoint
People who are lively after dark, not early birds: Night owls
Provision for looking after pre-schoolers: Childcare
Team appointed to get a specific job done: Task force
They return valuables to their former glory: Restorers
Tiered rack for displaying baked goods: Cake stand
Puzzle 2 Answers
Additions to pay after exceptional work: Bonuses
Become smaller; reduce: Decline
Beginnings: Origins
By the sea: Coastal
Changes over the years, in order to adapt: Evolves
Collecting and keeping things, for later: Storing
Company that makes and sells beer: Brewery
Fierce competitiveness between local teams: Rivalry
Having mind-reading abilities: Psychic
Instrument that uses shadows to tell the time: Sundial
Language spoken in Barcelona: Catalan
On fire: Burning
Person learning the job: Trainee
Porky Pig’s girlfriend, named after a flower: Petunia
Price of a plane ticket: Airfare
Refusal to conform: Dissent
Wed: Married
Puzzle 3 Answers
A person who works on a telephone switchboard: Operator
Bread slices with meat and cheese in between: Sandwich
Canine’s master and provider: Dog owner
Careless, extravagant, uneconomical: Wasteful
Combat, violence; warring: Fighting
Legally removing people from a house: Evicting
Making you look thinner: Slimming
Small pigment spots on the skin: Freckles
Small spots on the skin: Freckles
Sticky backing on a bandage: Adhesive
Temporarily staying as a guest: Visiting
The whole of something: Totality
Puzzle 4 Answers
Aerial lift with gondola cabins: Cable car
Circular carnival ride with horses: Carousel
Delicate metalwork used as ornamentation: Filigree
Do these exercises to target the abdominal muscles: Crunches
Forcibly put an end to: Suppress
House entrance, at the rear: Back door
Mythological beings that drink blood: Vampires
Someone destitute, without an address: Homeless
Washed, purified: Cleansed
Wrecks something irreparably: Destroys
Puzzle 5 Answers
A genie grants three: Wishes
Action performed involuntarily due to stimuli: Reflex
Ariel the Little Mermaid’s dad, King ___: Triton
Brave, noble ones who save people in peril: Heroes
Confirmed or supported a claim: Upheld
Escaped or avoided: Eluded
Greatly surprised: Amazed
Highly toxic substance: Poison
Honolulu is the capital of this US state: Hawaii
Lines of verse in a poem, forming a separate unit: Stanza
Marionette or sock toy: Puppet
Old films with no words or soundtrack: Silent
Overhanging sheet outside a building or caravan: Awning
Sobbing: Crying
The human soul, mind, or spirit.: Psyche
Writer of novels: Author
Group 549
Puzzle 1 Answers
ABBA song about Napoleon: Waterloo
Clean; without any germs; hygienic: Sanitary
Cotton or wool sheets used to cover babies: Blankets
Couples: Partners
High-heeled shoe and the name of a slim knife: Stiletto
Hitting with a closed fist: Punching
Lies, fibs: Untruths
Most glad or content: Happiest
Riding without a saddle: Bareback
Someone who tends to the landscaping of homes: Gardener
The surrounding area: Vicinity
Throwback pictures are often posted on this day: Thursday
Where users go to download games on an iPhone: App store
White sauce popular in French cuisine: Bechamel
Written souvenir from a tourist: Postcard
Puzzle 2 Answers
A small laptop; also a name for a pad of paper: Notebook
Children have these uncontrolled angry outbursts: Tantrums
Decorative objects, knick knacks: Trinkets
Describes the hairline of a balding man: Receding
Forest area: Woodland
Grooming device to remove human hairs: Epilator
Illnesses, disorders, conditions: Maladies
It has a summit: Mountain
Maximum number of people a stadium can hold: Capacity
Movie in which Tom Hanks gets stranded: Cast away
Periods allotted for a specific activity: Sessions
Puts on display: Exhibits
Quality of being in accordance with the law: Legality
Removing the skeleton from a fish: Deboning
Retired service personnel: Veterans
To practice a performance: Rehearse
Total salary, before any deductions: Gross pay
Puzzle 3 Answers
A complaint lodged against plans: Objection
A physical feeling: Sensation
Cultural trip once taken by the upper classes: Grand tour
Experts in the field of plant life: Botanists
Foretold: Predicted
Haggled for a better price: Bargained
One of the key ingredients in Nutella: Hazelnuts
Showing or involving great vitality: Energetic
Strings passed through eyes to tie up footwear: Shoelaces
The most desperately in need of food: Hungriest
Theme park ride that plunges from a great height: Drop tower
US state where Breaking Bad was set: New mexico
Writing material made from animal skins: Parchment
Puzzle 4 Answers
Batted eyes: Blinked
Compliments, flatters: Praises
Corruption by offering payments or inducements: Bribery
Develops, conceives an artistic project: Creates
Dish of the day, at a discounted price: Special
Dustin __, who wore dresses for Tootsie: Hoffman
Football team leader: Captain
Groups of eight notes: Octaves
Narrow crack in rock: Fissure
Planet with no moons, not Venus: Mercury
Trip, voyage: Journey
Puzzle 5 Answers
Administrative workers in an office or a bank: Clerks
Animal dung used in soil: Manure
Artists’ frames for holding unfinished paintings: Easels
Being sought by the police, hunted: Wanted
Blood group factor named after a monkey: Rhesus
Eight-legged arachnid: Spider
Flyers with no pilots, used in aerial photography: Drones
Malfunction, technical difficulty, bug: Glitch
Measurement of gravitational pull of acceleration: G force
Nickname of Peter Parker’s alter ego: Spidey
Not sedentary: Active
Permission to use; means of entry: Access
Planet whose largest moon is Titan: Saturn
Security devices that sound when intruders enter: Alarms
Severe with rules for children: Strict
Soup serving spoons: Ladles
Speedy and agile: Nimble
The capital of the UK: London
There are twelve in a year: Months
Group 550
Puzzle 1 Answers
Appreciation for an act of kindness: Gratitude
Canadian who voiced Shrek: Mike myers
Document demonstrating ownership of a property: Title deed
Greek goddess of love: Aphrodite
Incomparable, no rivals: Unmatched
Ladies and __; salutation used in formal speeches: Gentlemen
Pedestrian safe zone: Crosswalk
Science of eating healthy food: Nutrition
Sea in which the island of Cozumel is located: Caribbean
Small, possibly insignificant untruths: White lies
Stretched wire used in a circus act: Tightrope
Tree branches found washed up on a beach: Driftwood
Puzzle 2 Answers
A collection of captive wild animals for display: Menagerie
A policy institute, a committee of experts: Think tank
Antonym of withdrawing or retreating: Advancing
Cleaning clothes or shoes with force: Scrubbing
Distance event includes running, swimming, biking: Triathlon
Marilyn Monroe’s character in Some Like it Hot: Sugar kane
Not all it’s cracked up to be: Overrated
Reasoning, logic, judgement: Rationale
Spoken word version of literary work: Audio book
Third-party intervention in a legal matter: Mediation
Puzzle 3 Answers
5 __ of Summer, Australian pop-rock band: Seconds
Big cat, the feline star of Bringing Up Baby: Leopard
Cry out: Exclaim
Drenching, pouring water on: Soaking
George Best airport is in this city: Belfast
Half-man half-horse of mythology: Centaur
Starbucks logo of a watery woman: Mermaid
Whitish bird of prey that lives in farm buildings: Barn owl
__ crisis, feelings of self-doubt in middle age: Midlife
__ negotiator; someone who helps to free captives: Hostage
__ off, taking flight to an exotic destination: Jetting
Puzzle 4 Answers
Board game with scoring letters forming words: Scrabble
Collecting dirt on the floor with a broom: Sweeping
Cooking on a metal rack over coals: Grilling
Earliest, first version of something: Original
Indications of illnesses experienced by patients: Symptoms
It’s created when traffic jams up all the roads: Gridlock
Moroccan palm kernels used in cosmetics: Argan oil
Predatory arachnid with deadly stinger: Scorpion
Repeating something in a singing tone: Chanting
Small, hand-held gym weight to lift: Dumbbell
Someone who writes song verses: Lyricist
Stephen __; stage musical director and composer: Sondheim
Superhero film of 2016 with Ryan Reynolds: Dead pool
Traded items overseas: Exported
Puzzle 5 Answers
African snakes, with spitting and king varieties: Cobras
Bigger, more sizeable: Larger
Capital of Austria: Vienna
Composer of the opera Tristan and Isolde: Wagner
Foundation garment like a corset: Girdle
Kin, relations: Family
Making cakes and biscuits: Baking
Run very fast in a short race: Sprint
Someone who owes money: Debtor
Sounds produced in a person’s larynx and emitted: Voices
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Puzzle 1 Answers
Answers to problems or riddles: Solutions
British explorer who met Pocahontas: John smith
English editor of Vanity Fair and Tatler: Tina brown
In boxing, rubber mouth protection: Gumshield
Peanut in its shell: Monkey nut
Quibbles, bickers, prevaricates: Pettifogs
Raisable viewing tube on a submarine: Periscope
Removals, e.g. surgically of tissue, or of rock: Ablations
Scarlet nickname for Mars: Red planet
Shown on a screen: Displayed
Skeletal tourist attraction under Paris: Catacombs
The __, Renoir painting of rain shields: Umbrellas
To do with cars, trucks, vans: Vehicular
Warehouse chain selling furnishings and gifts: Home sense
__ Hall, school in the story of Nicholas Nickleby: Dotheboys
__ Jones, the St James’s Street cat: Bustopher
Puzzle 2 Answers
A person who teaches or coaches: Trainer
Empress of Japan until end of April 2019: Michiko
Floating bridge; card game: Pontoon
Give something/someone a new name: Retitle
Golden __, 70s Dutch band with Radar Love: Earring
Grand __, orange liqueur: Marnier
Judy __, The Wizard of Oz child star: Garland
Relating to occupying of space: Spatial
Rolled tree-like chocolate cake eaten at Christmas: Yule log
Smugly, arrogantly: Proudly
TV show: Are You __ Than a Fifth Grader?: Smarter
The hottest seasons each year: Summers
Tossed a coin: Flipped
__ scrolls, important Hebrew and Aramaic texts: Dead sea
__ suitcases can perform pirouettes: Spinner
Puzzle 3 Answers
Athens is the capital of this country: Greece
Black Eyed Peas’ __ & Jam: Joints
Director of the film Belle Epoque: Fernando __: Trueba
Dunkin’ __, brand dropping its product in its name: Donuts
English city, site of the Ashmolean Museum: Oxford
Facial part that quivers when nervous: Top lip
Fernando __, Portuguese poet, had many identities: Pessoa
Grand __ Dam, Washington state’s big construction: Coulee
Home of the Dodgers before L.A.: __ Field: Ebbets
M. C. __, artist of impossible works: Escher
Psychological fixation or block: Hangup
Soft, fixed floor covering: Carpet
Spit and __, meticulously neat, an army allusion: Polish
Thrown away rubbish on the streets: Litter
__ Adam; royal alter ego of He-Man: Prince
Puzzle 4 Answers
Ace of Base song, All that __: She wants
Adapted or upgraded: Modified
Ancient gold coin from Spain: Doubloon
Board game for two players each with 12 pieces: Checkers
Clark Gable classic It Happened __: One night
Converts direct current into alternating currents: Inverter
Damaris Phillips’ cooking show: “__ at Heart”: Southern
Golf course areas with short grass: Fairways
Investigated a location: Explored
Pencil pastime of linking numbered spots: Dot to dot
Pregnant belly: Baby bump
Pregnant belly protrusion: Baby bump
Raised path or drive over water: Causeway
Sabena Airlines replacement: __ Airlines: Brussels
Saying: A bigger bang for __: Your buck
Someone who steals a car just to drive it fast: Joyrider
__ mine, explosive to knock out armored vehicles: Anti tank
Puzzle 5 Answers
1, 2, 3… 7 could be a lucky one of these: Numbers
Answers: Replies
Ed __, Shape of You singer: Sheeran
European nationality of Madonna’s father: Italian
Portland’s soccer team: Timbers
Progress to the next stage in a video game: Level up
Quits a job or position of power: Resigns
Ranger of the North, heir of Isildur: Aragorn
Tree-lined approach to London’s Buckingham Palace: The mall
__ fan; device for keeping rooms cool from above: Ceiling
__ is Jimmy Neutron’s metal dog: Goddard
__ out, e.g. a song; singing loudly and heartily: Belting
Group 552
Puzzle 1 Answers
A wasting disease is named after this physician: Addison
Country completely surrounded by South Africa: Lesotho
Elvis’ __ vocalists were The Jordanaires: Backing
Goes with another to an event: Escorts
Gun __, cannon fire events for royal birthdays: Salutes
Joan Rivers’ memoir: “Enter ”: Talking
Makes someone happy: Pleases
Picnic baskets: Hampers
Ron, Ginny or twins Fred and George: Weasley
Samurai sacred rules: Bushido
Thrown in the Trevi Fountain guarantees a return: One coin
United __, worldwide organization with 193 members: Nations
Puzzle 2 Answers
“Father of Modern Physics”: Albert __: Einstein
A putting green buggy: Golf cart
Brain __ is considered delicacy in Scandinavia: Mushroom
CNN reporter, __ Cooper: Anderson
Court that deals with unfair dismissals at work: Tribunal
Describes enlarged leg veins: Varicose
Flute player: Flautist
Lack of manners or being impolite: Rudeness
Marriott-owned global hotel chain with S logo: Sheraton
Optical __; a picture that tricks the eyes: Illusion
Stop halfway through a journey: Waypoint
Working hard: Grafting
on; figured something out, understood: Cottoned
-Rhône-Alpes, French region in the south east: Auvergne
Puzzle 3 Answers
1930s mobsters: Gangsters
Arizona’s Football Team: Cardinals
Ballet or gymnastics pose on one leg: Arabesque
Blocks the path of: Obstructs
Chemically broken down, pickled: Fermented
Entrance hall, between front door and main rooms: Vestibule
Greetings from a trip sent without an envelope: Postcards
Indigestion: Heartburn
Juicy, like a cactus or an aloe: Succulent
Jung Chang’s work, aka Three Daughters of China: Wild swans
Marbled __; sea mollusc with deadly venom: Cone snail
Most active and energetic: Liveliest
My One Temptation star, born Michelle Wallen: Mica paris
Name for ‘new’ Mexican coins from 1993 to 1996: Nuevo peso
People with wide-ranging interests and tastes: Eclectics
Philandering fictional ad man on a TV series: Don draper
Predictions of future weather conditions: Forecasts
Storage building on a large scale: Warehouse
The time before today: Yesterday
Puzzle 4 Answers
70s Raleigh bike style with elongated saddle: Chopper
An exercise routine: Workout
Celtic goddess of love and beauty in Irish legend: Branwen
City where Uganda’s largest airport is located: Entebbe
Disease caused by plasmodium parasites: Malaria
Give water to: Hydrate
Junior male supporter at a wedding: Pageboy
Song from Frozen: For the First Time in __: Forever
Tibballs, Australian chef, Queen of Chocolate: Kirsten
__ chair, moving seat nods to and fro: Rocking
__ under; phrase meaning dead and buried: Six feet
Puzzle 5 Answers
A stratagem; an opening move in chess: Gambit
Biblical character thrown into the lion’s den: Daniel
Brittany city on the Loire, 1598 Edict signed here: Nantes
Escaped by running faster: Outran
Fruit __, simple summer way to eat unadorned fruit: Salads
Horny mammals come in black and white types: Rhinos
Kids’ song: “The __ in the Dell”: Farmer
Novel by E. M. Forster: Where __ Fear to Tread: Angels
Short piece of catchy music for an advert: Jingle
The Book of __, musical based on a US religion: Mormon
To arrange into a systematic order: Codify
To make a record of, systematic collecting: Codify
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Puzzle 1 Answers
Baked __, ice cream cake with brown meringue: Alaska
Holy __, sacrament for bishops, priests, deacons: Orders
International convention on wetlands: Ramsar
Japanese martial art that means “empty hand”: Karate
Outsmart, get the better of: Outwit
Rapid sales pitch: Patter
Russian carriage drawn by three horses: Troika
Sean __, NCIS’ Timothy McGee: Murray
Under __; being questioned by police: Arrest
__ Canal skateway, world’s largest skating rink: Rideau
-Elysées, famous tree-lined Parisian avenue: Champs
Puzzle 2 Answers
Comic strip soap opera with female lead: Mary worth
Elton John song about a “Cold, cold heart”: Sacrifice
Erupted into a boil: Abscessed
Get off on the __; make a successful start: Right foot
High-speed boat that travels out of the water: Hydrofoil
It’s a __ Life, classic Christmas movie: Wonderful
Italian bell tower: Campanile
Last monarch of the House of Tudor: __ I: Elizabeth
Lead official at a basketball game: Crew chief
Melanie Griffith’s profession in Working Girl: Secretary
Person who does routine work in a business office: Secretary
Queens, Kings and Jacks: Face cards
Shape of normal distribution line on a graph: Bell curve
Someone who is given an award or organ: Recipient
Tiny silicon element in a computer circuit: Microchip
Travel writer and author of Pax Britannica: Jan morris
Vegetable wrapper imparts aroma to Chinese food: Lotus leaf
What is said to a loved one before going to bed: Goodnight
Puzzle 3 Answers
2002 film about scientists disappearing in space: Solaris
A sign of an illness or disease: Symptom
Gabriel García Márquez style, __ realism: Magical
Hoping for something specific: Wishful
In a way that can be seen: Visibly
Jonathan __, triple jump record holder 1995: Edwards
Line of rulers from the same family: Dynasty
Mariah Carey has a vocal range of five of these: Octaves
Mid-afternoon break for refreshments and cake: Teatime
Most widely spoken language in Pakistan: Punjabi
Road with no way out: Dead end
Small stone pieces used on rockeries and paths: Shingle
The E In JPEG file format: Experts
Toe-; cringeworthy, extremely awkward: Curling
Puzzle 4 Answers
3D triangle shapes at Giza in Egypt: Pyramids
Achievable, gettable victory: Winnable
Ancient Alpine language spoken in Northern Italy: Lepontic
Attempting to influence decision makers: Lobbying
Black treacle: Molasses
Door curtain: Portière
Famous Apache warrior: Geronimo
High __; 2000 Nick Hornby record store film: Fidelity
Hunting wild animals using a bird of prey: Falconry
Illustrations or instances of something: Examples
Jeering: Taunting
Murder: Homicide
Open-topped two-seater car: Roadster
Person with no opinion about the existence of God: Agnostic
Requesting someone’s attendance at a party: Inviting
Rhythmic sound patterns: Cadences
Soaking up ink with paper: Blotting
Stick for climbing plants: Beanpole
Puzzle 5 Answers
Chilean town shaken by a massive earthquake: Valdivia
Day of the week named for the Norse god of thunder: Thursday
Figure skating meets ballroom: Ice dance
Intended or given as a cure: Remedial
Limited guarantee or assurance on goods: Warranty
Literary or grand term for an actor: Thespian
Love song used in courting someone: Serenade
Old __, a “merry old soul” in nursery rhyme: King cole
Permeability or penetrability of rock: Porosity
Political agreement with a common aim: Alliance
Rigid airship named after a German count: Zeppelin
She was turned into a pillar of salt, in the Bible: Lots wife
The male steerer of a ship or boat: Helmsman
__ Hotel, exotic place for pensioners in India: Marigold
__ Treasure with historian Nicolas Cage: National
__ out; leaving in an aggressive, noisy way: Storming
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Puzzle 1 Answers
A Sam Byers novel or disease with an unknown cause: Idiopathy
Bomber plane; anagram of ancestral: Lancaster
Craft of cutting up pictures to create a new image: Decoupage
Denzel Washington Mexican bodyguard film: Man on fire
Dug up or disclosed: Unearthed
Emergency response vehicle: Ambulance
Instrument for measuring time with sand: Hourglass
Island nation off NW coast of Africa: Cape verde
One who works in a lab: Scientist
Pleasurable experiences through another: Vicarious
Prolonged talking in a monotone voice: Droning on
Russian protest punk rockers imprisoned in 2012: Pussy riot
Something that can be used over and over again: Renewable
Study and collection of banknotes: Notaphily
The __; rum, pineapple wedge in margarita glass: Goldeneye
The first stage of a tadpole’s life cycle: Frogspawn
World’s oldest tennis tournament: Wimbledon
__ wheel; spinning firework: Catherine
Puzzle 2 Answers
A French drink with aniseed taste: Pernod
Beg or plead in desperation: Grovel
Country whose fourth prime minister was Golda Meir: Israel
Crying In The __; holy weeping from Elvis in 1967: Chapel
Department; division; office; bureau: Agency
Judge on The People’s Court: Marilyn __: Milian
Poet famous for the line “They shall grow not old”: Binyon
Space __, sharp Seattle observation tower: Needle
Super small quantity of something: Scarce
The Wrath __, second original Star Trek movie: Of khan
Walkers in nature: Hikers
__ summer, unusual warm spell in early autumn: Indian
Puzzle 3 Answers
Any of an order of sea mammals with flippers: Cetacean
Debt taken on to pay for a house: Mortgage
England’s opponent in the Bishops’ Wars: Scotland
Huge planet composed of hydrogen and helium: Gas giant
In photos, the period of time of light on film: Exposure
Literary pamphlet sold by pedlars in the past: Chapbook
Pesto contains these seeds: Pine nuts
Rio de Janeiro tourist attraction: Carnival
Rooms equipped for preparing and cooking meals: Kitchens
Stadium hosts Terps every fall Saturday: Maryland
Starting up again: Resuming
Sweet plant; name means white unwanted plant: Milkweed
Voyages: Journeys
Puzzle 4 Answers
Before now, previously: Already
Big Bang Theory Penny worked at the Cheesecake __: Factory
Feast day when Good King Wenceslas looked out: Stephen
Goat-like: Caprine
High end painting and sculpture, delicately made: Fine art
Lower leg covers; modern versions are waterproofed: Gaiters
Receiving votes in an election: Polling
Superhero movie, __ League: Justice
The original wheel, used to fashion clay vessels: Potters
__ dolls sit one inside the other: Russian
__ horse, US equine ridden in fast races: Quarter
__ of Venus, movement of the planet across the Sun: Transit
__ souchong, smoky tea: Lapsang
__ up, shared out: Divvied
Puzzle 5 Answers
“__ love” is devotion conditional on being fed: Cupboard
Dutch eggnog: Advocaat
Events where two people get married: Weddings
Frozen __; icy patterns mentioned in Let it Go!: Fractals
Game of slabs with spots: Dominoes
Glasses with two lens powers: Bifocals
Imposing a duty or levy to be paid to the state: Taxation
In the sky above: Overhead
It keeps hair in place: Scrunchy
Male experienced at living in forested areas: Woodsman
People native to Pristina or Prizren: Kosovars
Round shaped: Circular
Style from the era of King James I: Jacobean
Style of serving in tennis in the olden days: Underarm
The opposite of takeoffs: Landings
Words that look, but don’t sound the same: Eye rhyme
__ Greer, Australian feminist writer: Germaine
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Puzzle 1 Answers
Applauded: Clapped
Became notorious for “breaking up a band”: Yoko ono
Break, short holiday: Getaway
Call the wrong telephone number by mistake: Misdial
Feminine; relating to female: Womanly
Florence Nightingale set up a hospital here: Scutari
For e.g. Delta, United, Virgin Atlantic: Airline
Haute couture: Fashion
National Pizza Month in the U.S.: October
Object in a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune: Plutino
Offering more shelter from direct sunlight: Shadier
Said of a smashing, tremendous success: Howling
Shake with fear: Tremble
Puzzle 2 Answers
Alternative name for lignite: Brown coal
Australasian fruit bat, not a vulpine: Flying fox
Bearable, tolerable: Endurable
Dead __, method of working out a ship’s position: Reckoning
Fiddler: Violinist
HR: Human __: Resources
Holey cheese originating in Norway: Jarlsberg
Image-editing software brand: Photoshop
Limited time offer for cheap drinks: Happy hour
Particularly lazy individuals: Layabouts
Person who makes permanent inkings on the skin: Tattooist
Raised open air seats at a stadium: Bleachers
Removal of bodily fluid for health check-up: Blood test
The __ of the Crossword, book by John Halpern: Centenary
The __, 80s movie with Pat Morita as master Miyagi: Karate kid
Puzzle 3 Answers
A betrayal like Benedict Arnold’s one: Treason
A drum __ is a percussion device: Machine
A drum __ is a percussion synthesizer: Machine
A proof of purchase: Receipt
Act of choosing and purchasing vacation, ticket: Booking
Affliction of the nose for those with a cold: Sniffle
Being careful not to offend other people: Tactful
Capital of Kenya: Nairobi
Cribs that rock: Cradles
Describes Emma Lazarus’s “masses”: Huddled
Flat, round French breakfast cake: Galette
Generous in quantity; anagram of penalty: Aplenty
Hears something carefully: Listens
Horses: Equines
Illegal position of players on a sports pitch: Offside
Star Trek species with ribbed foreheads: Klingon
State of the first woman to hold a federal office: Montana
Stiff cushion on which to kneel in church: Hassock
Temperature scale represented by a C: Celsius
Puzzle 4 Answers
A __ of storks, a collective term for the birds: Muster
Chopped down: Felled
Country where the band Europe is based: Sweden
Diet promotes low carb and high fat foods; Dr. __: Atkins
Family that adopted Princess Leia in Star Wars: Organa
Fine slice, shaving or shard: Sliver
Leather with a glossy finish: Patent
Lifts up, makes higher: Raises
On Y&R; Dina’s up to no good companion: Graham
Sports, concert or conference locations: Venues
Tread softly because you tread on my __, W B Yeats: Dreams
Type of printer, not LaserJet: Inkjet
Puzzle 5 Answers
Composer of O Fortuna from the poem Carmina Burana: Carl orff
Decorated festively, anagram of listened: Tinseled
Flaming of meat for consumption: Grilling
In small stages: Bitbybit
Jubilee celebrated by Queen Elizabeth II in 2017: Sapphire
Ocean that the Orange River empties into: Atlantic
Place where tents can be pitched: Camp site
Record-breaking busy Tokyo transport hub: Shinjuku
Self-defense system developed by military forces: Krav maga
Self-defense system used by Israeli military: Krav maga
Spielberg adaptation of Morpurgo book: War horse
Swanlike, elegant: Graceful
Group 556
Puzzle 1 Answers
Bringing water to 100 degrees or more: Boiling
Dutch Caribbean isle famous for citrus liqueur: Curacao
Jails, institutions for convicted criminals: Prisons
Large goblet: Chalice
Lydia __ on Her Arms, painting by Mary Cassatt: Leaning
Making a fuss of a dog or cat: Petting
Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, __: Fortius
Out __; no available book copies: Of print
Palindrome meaning wildebeest poo: Gnu dung
Schedules, timetables: Agendas
Scrubbed; searched for something intensively: Scoured
Small air sacs in the lungs: Alveoli
__ Brand, from The Untouchables TV series: Neville
__ the Butcher, a patriarch of Happy Families: Mr bones
Puzzle 2 Answers
Appliances with slots for browning bread: Toasters
Australian city with an annual “Ekka” festival: Brisbane
Besides: Moreover
Completely retracted hammer of a firearm: Full cock
Having no worries or responsibilities: Carefree
Marriage to many spouses: Polygamy
Monochromatic heraldic representations’ technique: Hatching
Narrow-necked, double-handled wine jars: Amphorae
Other name for WWI, the __: Great war
Raw cabbage, onion and mayo: Coleslaw
Reflective markers for the edges of roadways: Cats eyes
Spend these in Thimphu or Phuentsholing: Ngultrum
Well-versed in moral philosophy: Ethicist
“You can’t see me” wrestler: John cena
Puzzle 3 Answers
Compounds with repeating molecules, such as nylon: Polymers
Da Vinci was court painter to this French king: Louis xii
Equestrian __ is the art form of the sport: Dressage
Honey is made in them: Beehives
Japan’s northernmost main island, home to Sapporo: Hokkaido
Middlings of durum wheat: Semolina
Nationality of retired singer Anne Murray: Canadian
People at a wake: Mourners
Star of Smokey and the Bandit: Burt __: Reynolds
Thumbing a ride: Hitching
To have set off on a boat: Embarked
Wealthy gentleman who adopted Oliver Twist: Brownlow
Word game with added cards in hand in each round: Quiddler
__ Zone, TV show about supernatural, paranormal: Twilight
Puzzle 4 Answers
Adoration: Praise
Beams of sunlight: Shafts
Dawn __, birdies who sing loudly at daybreak: Chorus
Dependent landowner in a feudal state: Vassal
Greek goddess of the moon; sister of Helios: Selene
He hears a Who: Horton
Injury to the skin that breaks blood vessels: Bruise
Lures, traps, distractions: Decoys
One of the Arizona National Parks: Petrified __: Forest
Saying: Age before __: Beauty
The R in SLR cameras: Reflex
Thick oil or fat: Grease
Puzzle 5 Answers
19thC Russia-Britain conflict in Afghanistan: Great game
A trifling amount, a tiny ale perhaps?: Small beer
Arsenal and Crystal Palace striker turned pundit: Ian wright
Creator of the character Tarzan: Edgar Rice __: Burroughs
Cuddly toy hit for Elvis in 1957: Teddy bear
Held in high esteem: Respected
Highways in Germany: Autobahns
Plug a business: Advertise
Star with five points used as an occult symbol: Pentagram
What a Western star might wear on his head: Cowboy hat
__ Ning, or Ning Cai, Singapore magician: Magic babe
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Puzzle 1 Answers
A first or early example that is used as a model: Prototype
Assassinated Archduke of Austria: Franz __: Ferdinand
Baseball’s first World Series winner: Boston __: Americans
Bubblingly enthusiastic: Ebullient
Chimney corner: Inglenook
Close-fitting hats with no peaks: Skullcaps
Divided __; being torn between two viewpoints: Loyalties
Divided into four equal parts: Quartered
French vegetable you eat all of: Mange tout
Less fortunate than: Unluckier
Noel Coward play about the Marryots: Cavalcade
One who finds it impossible to sleep at night: Insomniac
Painful feelings for Nazareth, Cher, Rod Stewart: Love hurts
Prussian Baltic province partially ceded to Poland: Pomerania
Searched for the philosopher’s stone: Alchemist
Shopping by post: Mail order
Sort of Arabian one-humped camel: Dromedary
The names of everyone invited to a party: Guest list
Weatherproofed, polished: Varnished
Puzzle 2 Answers
A purple gemstone: Amethyst
Author of books: Novelist
Belgian beer type made by monks: Trappist
Cinema __, Tornatore’s film about a projectionist: Paradiso
Don’t Go __ My Heart, by Elton John and Kiki Dee: Breaking
Gymnastic legend Nadia Comăneci’s nationality: Romanian
In a way that makes no noise: Silently
Occupation of TV character Alice Hyatt: Waitress
Removes, extracts, e.g. poison: Draws out
Signals, tip-offs: Warnings
Ventures around: Explores
Puzzle 3 Answers
Chinese “Great Leap Forward” leader: Mao __: Zedong
It names two states and a native American tribe: Dakota
Ludovico __, Milanese ruler, patron of da Vinci: Sforza
Mythological princess on euro notes since 2013: Europa
Sport where a player can score a natural hat trick: Hockey
Stuff thrown overboard that is washed ashore: Jetsam
Win back: Regain
Woolly sweater: Jumper
Written code or secret message: Cipher
Yellow pigment found in egg yolks: Lutein
__ bass, large cello-like instrument: Double
Puzzle 4 Answers
Aglianico grape, red still wine: Taurasi
Brand of tissues: Kleenex
James __; directed DiCaprio in Titanic in 1997: Cameron
Leaves a place with no occupant: Vacates
Mt. Rushmore Memorial initial sculptor: Gutzon __: Borglum
Munching: Chewing
Someone hunting or fishing illegally: Poacher
Sow seeds over a large area of land: Scatter
Tale-telling songs: Ballads
Tennis shots played before the bounce: Volleys
The Sorrows of Young __, novel by Goethe: Werther
The captain yells this as the ship is going down: Abandon
Treats a dead body with preservatives: Embalms
__ nook, small space in the home to peruse books: Reading
Puzzle 5 Answers
An Indian woman would stick a bindi here: Forehead
Brutish workers in Wells’s The Time Machine: Morlocks
Designed a new thing: Invented
Female ThunderCat with an orange leotard: Cheetara
Fit __; suited to a male monarch: For a king
Makes and sells glasses and lenses: Optician
Outdoor media company: Outfront
Percussionist setups: Drum kits
Process when pollen is transferred by animals: Zoophily
Some Indian women would place a bindi here: Forehead
The __ of riverbank reeds in the wind: Swishing
Tomato, mozzarella and onion pizza: Pugliese
Wait But Why writer-illustrator, procrastinator: Tim urban
Without any delay, straight away: Promptly
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Puzzle 1 Answers
Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan’s nickname: “The ”: Express
Clusters of grapes: Bunches
Describes a topper or a stovepipe: High hat
Gets away from someone: Escapes
His long hair was his doom: Absalom
Mental disorder of two halves: Bipolar
Name given to a male whose identity is unknown: John doe
One who repairs shoes: Cobbler
Puts troop in place: Deploys
Sex __, 70s punk band of God Save the Queen: Pistols
Shortened: Cropped
Thank You for __, satirical lobbyist film: Smoking
Walter Scott’s returning hero from the Crusades: Ivanhoe
dog; hound that can smell drugs or explosives: Sniffer
Puzzle 2 Answers
Barters items: Trades
Lightly, briskly – like Jack over the candlestick: Nimbly
Location of Shanghai’s main international airport: Pudong
Olympic figure skating medalist: Ashley __: Wagner
Plays a brass military instrument: Bugles
Reduced the brightness: Dimmed
Six-letter word meaning to navigate an aircraft: Aviate
The “T” word in the medical abbreviation ENT: Throat
The __ Crack’d From Side to Side, by A. Christie: Mirror
Traditional Burns’ Night delicacy: Haggis
Yearly film festival in Southern France: Cannes
Puzzle 3 Answers
“Indestructible” insect pest: Cockroach
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are examples of this: Odd number
Baggage that has not been collected: Unclaimed
Buzz __: Woody’s astronaut pal: Lightyear
Doubtful, not convinced of the facts: Skeptical
Hills made of grainy material found on beaches: Sand dunes
Japanese baseball stadium, The Big Egg: Tokyo dome
Sly cat owned by Filch in the Harry Potter stories: Mrs norris
Stewed meat dish finished off with cream: Fricassee
The epithet of King Richard I: Lionheart
Wagner opera concerns Elsa and her knightly spouse: Lohengrin
Puzzle 4 Answers
A keeper of antiquities in a museum or gallery: Curator
Allowing, permitting something to happen: Letting
Attach chains to someone: Shackle
Biel and Butler romcom: __ For Keeps (2012): Playing
Chemical element named for the city of Stockholm: Holmium
Committee that ruled Paris in 1792: Commune
Country whose second largest city is Antwerp: Belgium
Eggy pastry tarts, can be suffixed by Lorraine: Quiches
Furrowed the brow: Frowned
Hassled, badgered: Hounded
Hoop for holding door openers: Key ring
Sea creature of eight arms: Octopus
Shape that denotes most risky ski slopes: Diamond
Significantly: Majorly
Small rucksack only to be used in waking hours?: Daypack
Sondheim musical about reminiscing old hoofers: Follies
Stitching over a gap in cloth: Darning
Tourists’ write-ups of hotels and resorts: Reviews
__ Wagner played bionic woman Jaime Sommers: Lindsay
__ dealer, shrewd person in business: Wheeler
Puzzle 5 Answers
Area that runs around a swimming bath: Poolside
Don __, opera by Mozart about libertine Don Juan: Giovanni
Fade away, stop speaking: Trail off
Food or other provisions, pronounced “vittles”: Victuals
Freshwater minnow with fusiform body: Lake chub
Grids of numbers: Matrices
Hobart’s devilish island: Tasmania
Humbleness, modesty: Humility
It shows the level of oil: Dipstick
Kim __, actress in 9½ Weeks and L.A. Confidential: Basinger
Kind, tactful: Gracious
Liquid sprayed on an image or photo to protect it: Fixative
Muslims who fought against the Christian Crusaders: Saracens
Sale of shares or other assets: Disposal
The national epic poem of Finland: Kalevala
They flare when someone is angry: Nostrils
__ for Destruction by Guns N’ Roses: Appetite
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Puzzle 1 Answers
“Don’t swap __ in midstream”: Lincoln slogan: Horses
Angus __, British theatrical portrait photographer: Mcbean
Country where the city of Grenoble is located: France
Film, Chaplin’s Tramp takes care of Jackie Coogan: The kid
Lofts; rooms at the top of houses: Attics
Safety who won the Super Bowl XLVII with Ravens: Ed reed
Small purple plum made into jam: Damson
Tree __, forestry worker: Feller
Triumphal arch near London’s Hyde Park: Marble
Walk This Way hip-hop group: Run dmc
What a cat does to gain attention; tapping you: Pawing
__ Gandhi; Delhi’s international airport: Indira
Puzzle 2 Answers
Adult: Grownup
Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha, and __: Miranda
Comfortable or medical inserts for shoes: Insoles
Country where F1 driver Gerhard Berger was born: Austria
Distinct and separate part, a division: Section
Giant papier-mâché heads directed by strings/poles: Puppets
Give a heads-up to: Prewarn
Glorious victory: Triumph
Grasshopper, aka bush cricket, heard at night: Katydid
Heavy tool used to pry or lever something open: Crowbar
L. Johnson’s legislative initiative, The Great __: Society
Large garden vegetables that can be stuffed: Marrows
Saving; being frugal: Sparing
Setting or situation, especially in literature: Context
Shelf support, fixed to a wall: Bracket
Waiting areas for airport passengers; departure __: Lounges
__ and weaving, moving the head side to side: Bobbing
__ swing, modern swing genre with live DJ: Electro
Puzzle 3 Answers
Black and tan French herding dog breed: Beauceron
Captain William Kidd’s ship: __ Galley: Adventure
Deficiency; failure to attain a goal: Shortfall
Hot __, sweet cocoa drink: Chocolate
Italian manufacturer of luxury sports vehicles: Alfa romeo
Mark Antony’s lover, Egyptian beauty: Cleopatra
Medical expert in joints and muscles: Osteopath
Needing, requesting: Requiring
Played Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills, 90210: Luke perry
Regimental male with bearskin provides protection: Guardsman
Sports equipment to throw small missiles at: Dartboard
Tube used to swallow food: Esophagus
Tudor king, father to Mary, Elizabeth and Edward: Henry viii
Underwater breathing apparatus created by da Vinci: Scuba suit
Puzzle 4 Answers
A dais and also a shoe to make one look taller: Platform
A horse between 12 and 24 months of age: Yearling
Arrival of peoples in large numbers: Influxes
Away from a designated ski run: Off piste
City site of Sikh Golden Temple in Punjab, India: Amritsar
Color associated with seagoing military: Navy blue
French-speaking region of southern Belgium: Wallonia
Pulitzer Prize winning poet __ Moore: Marianne
Root used in Asian cooking, aka Thai ginger: Galangal
The __ Gnome, musical oddity from David Bowie: Laughing
Type of reports companies release quarterly: Earnings
Young female who works in a department store: Shopgirl
Puzzle 5 Answers
A person handling payments in a store: Cashier
Added small twigs to start a fire: Kindled
Army __, together with National Guard, backup: Reserve
Disney’s Rapunzel cartoon: Tangled
Golf swing that fails to contact with the ball: Air shot
Italian city famous for a ragù sauce: Bologna
Kit Harington’s character in Game of Thrones: Jon snow
Males given formal citizenship of a town: Freemen
Mineral created from volcanic rock: Perlite
Myths, traditional stories: Legends
Not disposing of something; repurposing: Reusing
The Asahi __, Japan’s leading newspaper: Shimbun
Timepieces worn on wrists: Watches
__ Carrington, original surrealist painter: Leonora
Group 560
Puzzle 1 Answers
A person who bets: Gambler
Academic intellectual: Scholar
Bateaux __; tourist cruisers on the River Seine: Mouches
Deli __, serving salver for meats and cheeses: Platter
Describes a sport that takes place on water: Aquatic
Epidemic also known as “Black Death”: __ Plague: Bubonic
Island country Ian Fleming had a home in: Jamaica
Leif __, first European to reach North America: Erikson
Pressing clothes to remove creases: Ironing
Seismic shakes: Tremors
Set a good example for others to follow: Inspire
Sunshade umbrella: Parasol
The Two Noble __, lesser-known Shakespeare play: Kinsmen
Timon’s species that stand on two legs: Meerkat
US building style 1780-1830, a neoclassical style: Federal
Where items go up for bid: Auction
__ Patch Kids, dolls most popular in 1980’s: Cabbage
Puzzle 2 Answers
Akashi-__ Bridge; long Japanese suspension bridge: Kaikyo
First Miss America, Margaret __: Gorman
Hypnotic stupor: Trance
Never odd __ (a palindrome): Or even
Obedient dogsbody or servant: Lackey
Organ where humans develop: Uterus
Place of repose for King Arthur: Avalon
Someone’s property, estate and worldly goods: Assets
Top level internet domain suffix: Dot com
Tots up, calculates: Counts
Trip to see animals up close in native environment: Safari
Very tiny stream: Rillet
With cloves and cinnamon, for example: Spiced
Woman of easy virtue as drawn by William Hogarth: Harlot
__ Munich; successful German football side: Bayern
__ crab, crustacean that squats in others’ shells: Hermit
Puzzle 3 Answers
Chinese cookery ingredient also called tofu: Bean curd
Frequently filmed Ancient Romans classic: Quo vadis
It takes __ to make a world; everyone’s different: All sorts
Items that hang from necklaces: Pendants
Le __, French hotel brand, now part of Marriott: Meridien
Major instrument of band leader Glenn Miller: Trombone
Meticulous, thorough: Rigorous
Name of two successive popes of the 20th century: John paul
Papers that legally allow searches of property: Warrants
Post for hanging up a trilby or fedora for example: Hat stand
Strongly scented pot plant aka pelargonium: Geranium
Ted __, The Thumper played 19 seasons in Boston: Williams
Tennis racquet __, mends broken kit with catgut: Stringer
The Dark Tower in Tolkien’s writings: Barad dur
Twelve o’clock: Midnight
Victorious emperor in the Battle of Austerlitz: Napoleon
Walking __; signature song from The Snowman: In the air
Puzzle 4 Answers
As mad as a __, a Lewis Carroll description: March hare
Bringing cheese to temperature for fermentation: Culturing
Carried by spectators: Crowdsurf
Cunard vessel sunk by a German submarine in 1915: Lusitania
First amputee to climb Mt. Everest: Tom __: Whittaker
He-Man’s feline companion: Battle cat
Holy bovine: Sacred cow
James __, the deep voice of Darth Vader: Earl jones
Large-eyed nocturnal primate with venomous bite: Slow loris
Name of the horses on a carousel or merry-go-round: Gallopers
Nordic raw salmon cured with dill, sugar etc.: Gravadlax
Normalcy: Usualness
Place where rockets take off: Launch pad
Raining lightly: Drizzling
She certainly should check her unpleasant talk!: Loudmouth
Spring __, angsty teen rock musical: Awakening
There and back within 24 hours on a train: Day return
Puzzle 5 Answers
Absolved of a crime: Pardoned
Allen __; Beat Generation poet: Ginsberg
Country where head of state is a president: Republic
Emptied luggage: Unpacked
Exit hatch in the floor: Trapdoor
Huge embraces as if by ursines: Bearhugs
Internet __, Microsoft web browser: Explorer
Joan __, 30s-40s actress known as Mommie Dearest: Crawford
Method used by some cobras to project venom: Spitting
Mnemophobia is the fear of __ from your past: Memories
Opposite of a strength; flaw or failing: Weakness
Powerful religious quality: Numinous
R&B and Soul musician, known for I Try: Macygray
Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince __: Lombardi
Tight shorts from the 70s: Hot pants
Title often taken by Roman emperors: Augustus
Unhappy, low, sad, disappointed: Dejected
__ goose, party game where you run around a circle: Duck duck
__ wax, glossiness from a Brazilian palm: Carnauba