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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

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

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