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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
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
Group 551
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
Group 553
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
Group 554
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
Group 555
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
Group 557
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
Group 558
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
Group 559
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
