CodyCross The 70’s Answers

Small bag used to store fragrant herbs.

Sachet

Conflict and discord.

Strife

Dance in which a tutu might be worn.

Ballet

Movie reviewer.

Critic

“Candy is dandy, but __ is quicker”: Ogden Nash.

Liquor

__ punch, unexpected hit.

Sucker

Having prominent teeth, especially in a smile.

Toothy

In need of food, and really unhappy about it.

Hangry

Informal term for someone from “Down Under”.

Aussie

Beethoven’s Third Symphony, also known as the __.

Eroica

Brought to a stop.

Halted

Soak.

Drench

__ de Lioncourt, central figure of Anne Rice books.

Lestat

Boundary at the end of a tennis court.

Baseline

Things that are enjoyed for a short time.

Ephemera

Eagerness, readiness, willingness.

Alacrity

Boo Boo’s ursine friend on picnic hamper thefts.

Yogi bear

On time.

Punctual

Hungarian site of a fictional grand hotel.

Budapest

Tremulous effects added to voices or instruments.

Vibratos

Ballet about dancing dolls scored by Delibes.

Coppelia

Fragrant purple flower used in sachets and soaps.

Lavender

Oldest bridge across the River Seine in Paris.

Pont neuf

Agricultural laborers from the Middle Ages.

Peasants

Random, not in any constant pattern.

Irregular

Country south of Honduras and north of Costa Rica.

Nicaragua

__ tears are faked to elicit sympathy.

Crocodile

Electric count-down oven for heating food.

Microwave

Very contagious stomach bug that causes vomiting.

Norovirus

Beatles album with zebra crossing on cover.

Abbey road

Tequila, cream and cacao; don’t lose your fingers!.

Frostbite

Another name for Bigfoot, the hairy humanoid.

Sasquatch

Web log lets users post short text updates.

Microblog

They increase the rate of chemical reactions.

Catalysts

Spice for anointing bridal pair at Hindu weddings.

Turmeric

Publication containing words and music.

Songbook

Expressing good wishes; following rules in sport.

Fair play

Shakespeare’s Prince of Tyre.

Pericles

Summer gown, light and strappy.

Sundress

Camille __, Danish-French artist of Hoar Frost.

Pissarro

Ridiculously small, of a monetary offer or sum.

Derisory

Plentiful, abundant.

Prolific

Frowning in an angry manner.

Scowling

Crosses the street illegally.

Jaywalks

Inflammation of the tissues in the lungs.

Pleurisy

Loving, cherishing someone.

Adoring

Small dots that appear on an “i” and a “j”.

Tittles

Etch __; art toy with a screen and a red frame.

A sketch

The Blue Lagoon is a famous attraction here.

Iceland

Avoiding getting hit by a ball.

Dodging

Placido __, a Spanish member of the Three Tenors.

Domingo

Early 20th century art style emphasizing color.

Fauvism

Long, narrow crack in a rock.

Fissure

Squirm about, like a worm.

Wriggle

Relating to touch.

Tactile

Background music to create a sense of calm.

Ambient

Dents in cheeks.

Dimples

Japanese soybean pods.

Edamame

Spraying fine water droplets.

Misting

Starts up again.

Resumes

John Lennon’s partner in peaceful protest.

Yoko ono

Capital of Libya.

Tripoli

Injuries in which organs push through tissue walls.

Hernias

Scuba outfit.

Wetsuit

Car gadget that records the road ahead.

Dash cam

Evaluate something’s value.

Appraise

Murderer of King Hamlet in Shakespeare’s play.

Claudius

Woody Harrelson’s character in The Hunger Games.

Haymitch

Ocean into which the Orinoco River empties.

Atlantic

Referee or linesman overseeing a match.

Official

Number of days in two weeks.

Fourteen

Making a long journey by foot, in the mountains.

Trekking

An arterial obstruction caused by a blood clot.

Embolism

Warheads propelled by a weapon.

Missiles

One of the largest cut diamonds in the world.

Koh i noor

An imitation or copy; to stop work.

Knock off

In a praying position.

Kneeling

“Dogs of war” sent by Henry VIII to Charles V.

Mastiffs

Agent played by Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible.

Ethan hunt

Strings passed through eyes to tie up footwear.

Shoelaces

Reverberation.

Resonance

To anger, enrage.

Infuriate

Castle __, fortress defended by He-Man.

Grayskull

Futuristic, high-tech sci-fi genre.

Cyberpunk

Container for pouring out morning cup of Joe.

Coffee pot

Frolicking.

Cavorting

Persecuted French protestants who emigrated.

Huguenots

Very outgoing, social person.

Extrovert

He bought a burial plot next to Marilyn Monroe.

Hefner

Partly oxidized Chinese tea.

Oolong

Portuguese Atlantic isles famous for their weather.

Azores

Poisonous snakes with fangs.

Vipers

Grow.

Expand

Bugatti __, a French-made high performance car.

Veyron

Fitzgerald’s final completed book, __ is the Night.

Tender

Country where the Chichen Itza ruins are located.

Mexico

Triangular fin on the back of a shark.

Dorsal

Did not have.

Lacked

The E in the abbreviation UAE.

Emirates

Beg to differ, express discord.

Disagree

Environmentally conscious trips.

Ecotours

A window in the roof of a building.

Skylight

Investigates and handles an insurance claim.

Adjuster

Lacking up top, like the Sleepy Hollow horseman.

Headless

Computer experts, information technology pros.

Digerati

Sit around, in a stagnate, idle state.

Vegetate

Someone without a hidden agenda, easily understood.

Open book

Transition metal Cr used in electroplating.

Chromium

A strong metal and David Guetta/Sia song title.

Titanium

Describes an unconventional style/lifestyle.

Bohemian

Forest where Robin Hood allegedly lived.

Sherwood

Artificial sweetener aka glucitol.

Sorbitol

Uncomfortable, embarrassed.

Sheepish

Anna __, Tolstoy’s story of a wife who strays.

Karenina

Thank you in Portuguese, by a man.

Obrigado

Old, in poor condition, falling apart.

Decrepit

It’s why coffee gives you a buzz.

Caffeine

Organism living in or on another that it feeds off.

Parasite

Someone who loves another, perhaps secretly.

Admirer

Possessing great knowledge.

Erudite

With added water, not full strength.

Diluted

Can’t make guacamole without one.

Avocado

Program of health improvements, diet, exercise.

Regimen

Fifth in rank.

Quinary

Gray wizard in The Lord of the Rings.

Gandalf

Things that cause a particular reaction.

Stimuli

Capital of Cyprus once surrounded by walls.

Nicosia

Opposite of cowardice.

Bravery

Openly disobedient and steadfast.

Defiant

Small air sacs in the lungs.

Alveoli

Raid, damage.

Ransack

Chains and manacles.

Shackles

Not a bedfellow of the early bird.

Night owl

Essential nutritional content in most fruits.

Vitamin c

Discourse, art of speaking and oratory.

Rhetoric

Camel with two humps.

Bactrian

“Bad Romance” singer.

Lady gaga

Boldness, daring, impudence.

Audacity

Frozen pads applied to reduce swellings.

Ice packs

Amalfi Coast town, a riot of pastel on a hillside.

Positano

Martial arts weapon, two sticks and a chain.

Nunchuks

Helpful DIY professional.

Handyman

A portable computer.

Laptop

Producer of the Harry Potter films: David __.

Heyman

Country where the ancient city of Petra is located.

Jordan

Can __, for getting into tinned food.

Opener

Comfort at great expense.

Luxury

Eugène __, French painter of Cows in the Pasture.

Boudin

Oscar Wilde’s only novel: “The Picture of __ Gray”.

Dorian

Group of books or movies sold as a unit.

Boxset

Distinction and style that is admired.

Cachet

Dermis dryers.

Towels

Flat-bottomed glass jars used in experiments.

Flasks

Dirtying the air with smog.

Polluting

Common Chinese side dish, cooked in oil in a wok.

Fried rice

It’s jumped on when following a trend.

Bandwagon

The most disgusting, most revolting.

Scuzziest

Reducing, minimizing.

Lessening

Pertaining to the back of the head.

Occipital

Carried by hikers and travelers.

Backpacks

Philosophical movement named after German composer.

Wagnerism

Occupation of Meghan Markle’s character in Suits.

Paralegal

Self-assured, certain, poised.

Confident

Songwriter and pianist of Rocket Man.

Elton john

Country where Pico Cristóbal Colón is located.

Colombia

Listen in accidentally to someone speaking.

Overhear

King Lear’s youngest and favorite daughter.

Cordelia

Roof tiles.

Shingles

Capital of the United Arab Emirates.

Abu dhabi

Documents containing regulations and laws.

Rule book

Italian, salt-cured bacon, can be eaten raw.

Pancetta

Pause before acting.

Hesitate

Golden Chinese guard dog with a purple tongue.

Chow chow

Golf competition with two pairs of players.

Foursome

Cause to change from gas to liquid.

Condense

Reversing, turning inside out.

Inverting

Peter Parker’s alter ego.

Spider man

The Chicxulub Crater is related to these creatures.

Dinosaurs

Don’t mention it.

Say no more

Joyous, very pleased.

Delighted

Rockers share a name with stinging arachnids.

Scorpions

Light visible once source has been extinguished.

Afterglow

Onlooker.

Spectator

Country where Tempeh originated.

Indonesia

__ fan; filters out odors and steam from kitchen.

Extractor

Persian name for India, like a religion.

Hindustan

Where attorneys are made.

Law school

A burial place for a favorite wife.

Taj mahal

A bivalve’s home.

Seashell

Son of Zeus, punished without food or drink.

Tantalus

Everyone has them.

Opinions

Hard Italian almond biscuits.

Biscotti

All the king’s men.

Subjects

System of concepts and beliefs.

Ideology

Listening component of headphones.

Ear piece

One who has difficulty with letters and numbers.

Dyslexic

Emits energy.

Radiates

Long holes dug in the ground by military.

Trenches

Annual fasting month for Muslims worldwide.

Ramadan

Daily record of events, a diary.

Journal

South American cowboys.

Gauchos

Ship that took Tarzan’s parents to Africa.

Fuwalda

Small pet canines for sitting on knees.

Lap dogs

It’s a dish best served cold.

Revenge

Wild people.

Savages

Post-punk music; acts like The Police and The Jam.

New wave

Rug for wet feet after showering.

Bathmat

War that ended with the “Treaty of Paris”.

Crimean

Artist falsely suspected of stealing the Mona Lisa.

Picasso

Italian high fashion house: Bottega __.

Veneta

Negotiate, deliberate.

Parley

Serious, acute.

Severe

A package sent in the mail.

Parcel

What happened to Elphaba when water touched her.

Melted

Lock, stock & __, everything, all parts of a gun.

Barrel

To give a once over.

Review

Metal device with handle, for grinding meat.

Mincer

The feeling that you need a drink.

Thirst

Sings like a Swiss person.

Yodels

The bony structure at the base of your spine.

Pelvis

Strains of specific plants or animals.

Breeds

Software effect to enhance a digital image.

Filter

Childish temper tantrum.

Hissy fit

Board game where you might Go Directly to Jail.

Monopoly

Save, use resources sparingly.

Conserve

Food dishes served in rolled-up spirals.

Roulades

Austrian singing family, life adapted to a musical.

Von trapp

Private __, Goldie Hawn joins the army.

Benjamin

Undergoing a transformation.

Morphing

Hard material used in construction; can be poured.

Concrete

Landmark skyscraper in Manhattan.

Flatiron

Shallow container found by the bath.

Soapdish

Number puzzle.

Sudoku

When alcohol is added to a hot pan to cook.

Flambe

Counsel someone.

Advise

Slang for a black eye.

Shiner

How Italians say 11.

Undici

Country formerly known as Northern Rhodesia.

Zambia

Protective cooking garments; pinnies.

Aprons

Small hand tool for digging.

Trowel

Extrusive rock from lava, used in bathrooms.

Pumice

Those who prefer to be by themselves.

Loners

City where the Titanic was built.

Belfast

Nelson Mandela autobiography: “Long Walk to __”.

Freedom

Type of restaurant where you can order chow mein.

Chinese

Squandering something.

Wasting

Cutting back leaves or twigs for new season growth.

Pruning

Vermeer painting, Girl With a Pearl __.

Earring

Gave birth to puppies.

Whelped

Term related to the afterlife in Greek mythology.

Elysium

Person with surgically removed limb.

Amputee

New and revolutionary.

Radical

Twist, bend in odd shapes.

Contort

The room where a baby sleeps at home.

Nursery

Procession of vehicles.

Motorcade

Someone who ends up taking the blame for something.

Scapegoat

Natives of Monrovia, for example.

Liberians

Making less small, especially of a photo.

Enlarging

Toweling wrist strip to soak up perspiration.

Sweatband

Bare one’s sword.

Unsheathe

Extreme or obsessive interest in setting fires.

Pyromania

Official mistress, like in ancient Chinese culture.

Concubine

Common name for household insect pest.

Cockroach

Lavish ceremonial display.

Pageantry

Solid shapes with multiple faces.

Polyhedra

Drug that causes an increase in the flow of urine.

Diuretic

Disloyalty, in league with the enemy, treachery.

Betrayal

Porcine animation who uttered “That’s all folks”.

Porky pig

Spanish sheep’s milk cheese served with honey.

Manchego

International measures to affect imports, exports.

Trade war

Those who have changed religion.

Converts

Murder.

Homicide

Term for the text of an opera.

Libretto

Swirly, gusty wind as experienced by Pooh.

Blustery

Frozen pieces of glaciers that float in oceans.

Icebergs

Circumvented.

Bypassed

Part of a telephone that sits in a base station.

Handset

Full, complete, satiated.

Replete

Quick looks.

Glances

When a baseball batter circles all bases in one go.

Home run

Type of underwater missile that sank the Lusitania.

Torpedo

A poem read out loud.

Recited

Someone in industry who is rich and powerful.

Magnate

Spanish red wine and fruit punch.

Sangria

Transportation of supplies by plane, as in Berlin.

Airlift

Curves inward.

Concave

Proven wrong.

Refuted

A division, a classification.

Category

Surname of Shakespeare’s Romeo.

Montague

Glossy and shiny.

Lustrous

Authentic or in good faith, from the Latin.

Bona fide

Postponement of a punishment.

Reprieve

Comic film starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny.

Space jam

Country where the annual Highland Games take place.

Scotland

Reduce, drop, e.g. prices.

Mark down

Short, elfin hairstyle.

Pixie cut

Volcanic Polynesian island, a US base in WW2.

Bora bora

__ Index (GI), rating for foods containing carbs.

Glycemic

Possessing the ability to make one’s mind up.

Decisive

You can’t train these stones.

Pet rocks

Computers designed by British codebreakers in WWII.

Colossus

Point the finger at someone.

Accuse

River running through Budapest, Vienna, Bratislava.

Danube

Elaborately decorative.

Ornate

Downhill skiing on a winding path.

Slalom

This symbol links compound words.

Hyphen

Summary of work history.

Resume

Egyptian oasis in the desert south of Cairo.

Faiyum

Cherry or plum: a fruit or a vegetable?.

Tomato

Used someone’s words.

Quoted

Coal diggers.

Miners

Top part of trousers, with elastic.

Waistband

Capital of Romania.

Bucharest

Someone offensive and annoying.

Obnoxious

Altered evidence with intention to mislead.

Falsified

Large dogs often used as guide dogs for the blind.

Labradors

Indulging, spoiling, like in a spa.

Pampering

Permanent ink that cannot be erased.

Indelible

Small salted fish found on some pizzas.

Anchovies

Forcibly stole goods during period of unrest.

Plundered

Title or address of an unmarried Italian lady.

Signorina

A nasal piercing for humans and for leading cattle.

Nose ring

Safe, not containing any poisonous substances.

Nontoxic

Intimidating.

Daunting

Marauded, stampeded.

Rampaged

A nominal title conferred, rather than earned.

Honorary

Country that is home to the Cameron Highlands.

Malaysia

Friction-lined plate in a car’s stopping mechanism.

Brake pad

Person in charge of a restaurant kitchen.

Head chef

Neck and neck.

Deadlock

Concise and clear.

Succinct

People who place bets.

Gamblers

Iconic Italian hard cheese.

Parmesan

Italian vinegar made from grapes.

Balsamic

Seized.

Captured

Lack of soundness of mind.

Insanity

Ungracefully, carelessly, awkwardly.

Clumsily

Portable heating ring for cooking.

Hot plate

Momentum, speed.

Velocity

Important and relevant terms or phrases.

Keywords

Female property owner who leases houses.

Landlady

From the largest Italian island.

Sicilian

Science of spacecrafts and launch systems.

Rocketry

TLC for your feet at a nail salon.

Pedicure

Active volcano on Luzon in the Philippines.

Pinatubo

Lizards and snakes, for example, but not frogs.

Reptiles

Another name for Light Art, using neon and lasers.

Luminism

To hit someone with a heavy club or object.

Bludgeon

Small red flowers associated with remembrance.

Poppies

Flexible flight option, outside of schedule.

Charter

Candelabra, one of the oldest symbols in Judaism.

Menorah

Make less smooth.

Roughen

Giving freely to others, altruism.

Charity

Instructed people of plans in a formal meeting.

Briefed

Unromantic, common; lacking poetic beauty.

Prosaic

Cupboards, wardrobes.

Closets

Current name for what was once South West Africa.

Namibia

Liquid in which something is dissolved.

Solvent

Sticks to something.

Adheres

Chinese military of workers and peasants.

Red army

When a dessert is served with ice cream.

A la mode

Author of “The Canterbury Tales”.

Chaucer

In all honesty.

Frankly

Thawed.

Defrosted

Evander __; The Real Deal heavyweight boxer.

Holyfield

Said of gardens stretching out over a large area.

Sprawling

Indecency, wickedness.

Depravity

Filled with things in an untidy way.

Cluttered

Third and last of Julius Caesar’s wives.

Calpurnia

Historically, how Indian princes were called.

Maharajas

Composition or building.

Structure

Amusing, entertaining, fun.

Enjoyable

To adapt to use in warfare.

Weaponize

Thickened, emulsified.

Congealed

Propulsion measure of the Starship Enterprise.

Warp speed

Country with the highest waterfall.

Venezuela

Pressing, important.

Urgent

Italian word for the numeral 12.

Dodici

Muscle that bends a limb or joint.

Flexor

Tool for cutting vegetables thinly.

Slicer

To have something bad happen to.

Befall

Deliver a sermon.

Preach

Propelled something using hand force.

Pushed

North India state, borders Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal.

Sikkim

World’s largest river by volume.

Amazon

Going out.

Dating

Sparse, scant, revealing when applied to clothing.

Skimpy

Summer sport played on a grass or clay court.

Tennis

Non-magical person in Harry Potter.

Muggle

Aging like a cultivated drink.

Fine wine

Calling for assistance over the airwaves.

Radioing

Catching clothes on something sharp.

Snagging

Indoor swimming pool for pet guppies.

Fish tank

Four lines poem or stanza with a set rhyme pattern.

Quatrain

Sports performed in the water.

Aquatics

Owner of a DeLorean in Back to the Future.

Doc brown

An irritating person, a younger sibling maybe.

Nuisance

Hitting the ground and rising.

Bouncing

Propelling with a finger strike.

Flicking

Abroad; a foreign country.

Overseas

Said something without sufficient clarity.

Misspoke

Bending down low to talk to someone.

Stooping

Front of the leg skeleton, protected by pads.

Shinbone

Herds horses.

Wrangles

Color associated with seagoing military.

Navy blue

Cuts short.

Curtails

Lamenting a death.

Mourning

Large, low-sounding percussion instrument.

Bass drum

Italian bubbly.

Prosecco

City with the world’s longest metro system.

Shanghai

Reduces in value.

Cheapens

Female pilot.

Aviatrix

Pains in the brain.

Headaches

Relates to yellow waxy body secretion, __ glands.

Sebaceous

Brown-haired women.

Brunettes

Crudeness, impropriety.

Obscenity

Sweet crunchy egg white desserts.

Meringues

DJ’s vinyl deck.

Turntable

California city, home of the Queen Mary ship.

Long beach

Piece of text set aside and enlarged for emphasis.

Pull quote

Demand, specify.

Stipulate

Sticking around.

Lingering

St Paul’s __; wedding venue for Charles and Diana.

Cathedral

Airplane stewards and stewardesses.

Cabin crew

Creamy fish soup.

Chowder

At last, decisively.

Finally

It goes with a small brush to sweep up spills.

Dustpan

Bone in the upper arm.

Humerus

Flowing air.

Current

Biblical visitations of boils, locusts, hail, etc.

Plagues

Major Israeli financial center, on Mediterranean.

Tel aviv

To reverse creation.

Destroy

Made flat or even.

Leveled

Forces rules upon someone.

Imposes

Subtle difference in expression.

Nuanced

Slow love songs.

Ballads

National airline of Costa Rica (formerly LACSA).

Avianca

Small trace of a substance left behind.

Residue

Fugitives or bandits.

Outlaws

Surname of Shakespeare’s Juliet.

Capulet

Place to see artifacts.

Museum

Pierce with a spear.

Impale

Covered, dusted with.

Coated

Heavy brake for a ship.

Anchor

Italian word that means soon.

Presto

Sumptuous.

Lavish

Site of ancient standing stones, Brittany, France.

Carnac

Unimportant, but interesting, facts for quizzing.

Trivia

Oppressive ruler.

Tyrant

Pasta strand.

Noodle

Bullfighter’s jacket.

Bolero

Crumbling decaying wood that affects buildings.

Dry rot

Did not hit, went wide of the mark.

Missed

Safety harness in a vehicle.

Restraint

Spoken word version of literary work.

Audio book

Decorative screen in the hearth for protection.

Fire guard

Washed; handled stolen money.

Laundered

Stripy sugary Christmas treat.

Candy cane

US naval officer in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly.

Pinkerton

Wandered off a subject.

Digressed

Lively, term used to describe the active elderly.

Sprightly

__ Ronaldo; Portugal and Real Madrid football ace.

Cristiano

Cup with miraculous powers.

Holy grail

Belligerent, argumentative.

Combative

Next to the seashore.

Beachside

Mix up a deck of cards.

Shuffle

Former name of Taiwan, meaning “beautiful”.

Formosa

Lucky protective charms.

Amulets

Highest surface in a room.

Ceiling

A ship arriving at its destination port.

Docking

Safeguard, conserve.

Protect

Butting against, like a male sheep.

Ramming

Walks on two legs.

Bipedal

Rebounded, like a check.

Bounced

Nought, zero, zilch.

Nothing

Course Catholic couples undertake before marriage.

Pre cana

Unit of distance, equal to 201 meters or 220 yards.

Furlong

Orders, commands.

Instructs

Low-to-the-ground, long-bellied German dog.

Dachshund

Far-reaching.

Extensive

Verbally scolded, not eaten.

Chewed out

Pastry spheres used in profiteroles.

Choux buns

Denotes a precise location.

Pinpoints

Lowest female opera-singing voice.

Contralto

Old unsolved crimes opened for reinvestigation.

Cold cases

Complicated, detailed.

Intricate

Upside-down gymnastic maneuver.

Handstand

The daily disappearance of daylight.

Nightfall

Squeeze tightly, shrink by applying pressure.

Compress

Head of the hive.

Queen bee

Thirst __, a drink that satisfies and sates.

Quencher

A dais and also a shoe to make one look taller.

Platform

Short, thin tubes of pasta; good with cheese sauce.

Macaroni

Geliophobia is the fear of this.

Laughter

Washable floor covering for kitchens.

Linoleum

Slim, long unit with built-in speakers for TV.

Soundbar

Makes keener, or less blunt.

Sharpens

Legal search documents.

Warrants

Huge, massive.

Whopping

Forage, hunt.

Scavenge

Next astrological sign after Capricorn.

Aquarius

Bony outgrowth from the back of the foot.

Heel spur

An add-on, supplement.

Adjunct

Kitchen coolers.

Fridges

Warriors of medieval and pre-modern Japan.

Samurai

Striking church bells to produce music.

Chiming

Ancient Greek hero with magical musical skills.

Orpheus

Hellish fire.

Inferno

Celestial bodies.

Planets

Stooping, crouching.

Bending

Mexican food, name translates as “little donkey”.

Burrito

Someone shortlisted for an award.

Nominee

Fictional character Alonso Quijano, aka Don __.

Quixote

Take these off to intensify the fight.

Gloves

Red-breasted birds.

Robins

Fresh curd cheese found in Central Asia.

Paneer

Flag term for emblem/shield in top left-hand side.

Canton

Recoil from attack.

Flinch

Astray, delinquent.

Errant

Non-religious (male) church worker.

Layman

Spread out, extend.

Sprawl

Milos __, directed One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

Forman

Web browser developed by Apple.

Safari

Bejeweled headband used as a royal crown.

Diadem

Have the funds to be able to pay for something.

Afford

Bright and gaudy.

Garish

Charlie Brown’s dog.

Snoopy

Aurangzeb was the last emperor of this empire.

Mughal

Country nicknamed the Great White North.

Canada

The one who discriminates on basis of gender.

Sexist

Found in bones.

Marrow

To remove, cover or ban certain material.

Censor

Left at the altar.

Jilted

Gamed; took part in a sport.

Played

Porcelain throne.

Toilet

Reaction to a sudden fright.

Scream

Most common type of tabletop puzzle.

Jigsaw

Orange swimmer won at the funfair.

Goldfish

Capital of South Australia.

Adelaide

Those who have given up their working lives.

Retirees

Thoughts from the past.

Memories

Word segment, including at least one vowel sound.

Syllable

Toxic fungus, as fatal as its name suggests.

Death cap

Exposed stomachs.

Midriffs

Watch a sporting contest live.

Spectate

Tom Hanks befriends Wilson the volleyball.

Cast away

Transport to get up a mountain.

Cable car

When rung, it alerts homeowners to visitors.

Doorbell

Argus’ other name, an all-seeing 100-eyed giant.

Panoptes

Transmitted outwards, in waves.

Radiated

White residue experienced in hard water areas.

Limescale

Brief, quotable remark, often by politicians.

Soundbite

Strength, determination, resilience.

Fortitude

Person who keeps watch over swimmers’ safety.

Lifeguard

Now commonly called an executive assistant.

Secretary

Substances that are mixtures of 2 or more elements.

Compounds

Member of the aristocracy.

Patrician

Law enforcement vehicle.

Police car

People living together in a single home.

Household

Medical device for stimulating the heart.

Pacemaker

Spiral device for opening wine bottles.

Corkscrew

To renew contact with someone, check in on them.

Touch base

Name given to a mammal with a pouch.

Marsupial

Deficit, insufficiency of something needed.

Shortfall

Hexed, charmed.

Bewitched

London tennis tournament.

Wimbledon

Shakespeare’s king of ancient Britain.

Cymbeline

Gasoline is sold in these liquid units.

Gallons

Organized sporting event of boat races.

Regatta

Type of wine used to make zabaglione.

Marsala

Mozilla’s Web browser.

Firefox

Making a noise like a contented cat.

Purring

Acting or performance groups.

Troupes

Accused person thought guilty of a crime.

Culprit

Created Bilbo, Frodo, and Gandalf.

Tolkien

Account amount.

Balance

Compliment, praise someone.

Flatter

Taking things from others.

Larceny

Areas of very little rain.

Deserts

They provide actors with lines if they falter.

Prompts

Security device with a key.

Padlock

It means orange in Spanish.

Naranja

Italian music master.

Maestro

Making a noise like a dog.

Barking

Copy someone’s achievement, in a respectful way.

Emulate

Rich and eggy French bread; scalloped underneath.

Brioche

Bear witness in a courtroom.

Testify

Unenergetic, relaxed.

Languid

Military men aboard ships.

Sailors

Bury the __; a short-handled axe.

Hatchet

Pretend medicine.

Placebo

Material used for bottles and packaging.

Plastic

Bruce Willis played John McClane in this series.

Die hard

Caribbean island famous for its shorts.

Bermuda

Hurdle.

Obstacle

Not produced by machine.

Handmade

Person who oversees a movie’s budget.

Producer

Bridge support.

Abutment

Dickens’ Tiny Tim’s hardworking father, Bob __.

Cratchit

Soothing lotion for chicken pox.

Calamine

Not proper or appropriate.

Unseemly

Substance that accelerates a chemical reaction.

Catalyst

Astronomer credited with discovering Uranus.

Herschel

Refreshing frozen treat served in a cone.

Ice cream

Disapproving; essential or crucial.

Critical

Wicker baby crib or Moses basket.

Bassinet

Use of the same word to begin successive verses.

Anaphora

Full of regret, remorseful.

Contrite

Spiny omnivore who some keep as a pet.

Hedgehog

Gave evidence.

Testified

Element No. 95 in the periodic table.

Americium

Stepped down, gave up the throne.

Abdicated

Relating to brothers.

Fraternal

Tiny black flower particle used on bread crusts.

Poppy seed

Another word for a watch, clock; conveys prestige.

Timepiece

Mugshot generated from witness’ descriptions.

Identikit

Crete’s largest city, dating back to ancient times.

Heraklion

Disability that didn’t stop Renoir from painting.

Arthritis

Brothers Chris, Liam, and Luke.

Hemsworth

Misfortune, difficult situation.

Adversity

Administering a liquid with a needle.

Injecting

Accidentally go past, e.g. the end of a runway.

Overshoot

Dwelling in a building full of them.

Apartment

Vocal musical event where everyone participates.

Sing a long

One who rides shotgun.

Passenger

Stationary, not moving.

Static

A singing group.

Chorus

Japanese green tea, leaves infused in water.

Sencha

Loud noise; bat used in tennis.

Racket

Father of Zeus.

Cronus

Thrusts in fencing; strength training exercises.

Lunges

Prickly desert plant.

Cactus

In physics, it’s a particle of light.

Photon

The color of Jimi Hendrix’s haze.

Purple

Ocean where the island of Mauritius is located.

Indian

Public oration, e.g. a TED Talks.

Speech

A plane touching down at the end of a flight.

Landing

A person’s vocabulary.

Lexicon

Only marsupial found north of Mexico.

Opossum

The medical name for the windpipe.

Trachea

Swampy planet in Star Wars; Yoda lived here.

Dagobah

Footstool for a couch.

Ottoman

When the sea is the furthest from the shore.

Low tide

Spend money extravagantly.

Splurge

Mosquito-spread disease.

Malaria

An order to appear in court.

Summons

Official ban on one country trading with another.

Embargo

Commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Colombo

Parchment scroll attached to doors in some homes.

Mezuzah

Rod for winding wool.

Spindle

You can drink it.

Potable

One who coordinates clothes and makeup for others.

Stylist

Almond-flavored Italian biscuits.

Amaretti

Country that had the Carnation Revolution.

Portugal

Row, tiff.

Argument

GOWalk footwear company.

Skechers

Wade Wilson’s alter ego.

Deadpool

In legal terms, unable to pay debts.

Bankrupt

Fast flow of mixed earth debris.

Mudslide

Home to world’s largest carnivorous marsupial.

Tasmania

Glass is half full.

Optimist

Spreading of eyeshadow or makeup so it’s seamless.

Blending

Quarter of a circle.

Quadrant

Jupiter’s largest satellite; cupbearer to the Gods.

Ganymede

State of mental disturbance, confusion, fever.

Delirium

Keyboard key that sits between Tab and Shift.

Caps lock

Companies that own planes.

Airlines

Desiring someone else’s property.

Coveting

Only known mammal with protective skin scales.

Pangolin

“Say hello to my little friend”.

Scarface

Motorcycle sport around an oval track.

Speedway

Raising a flag.

Hoisting

Chemical element with an isotope called deuterium.

Hydrogen

__ shuffle, a tap dance without taps.

Soft shoe

Tiny squares of tissue paper thrown at a wedding.

Confetti

Relaxed or pondered.

Meditated

Pellety animal dung from rabbits.

Droppings

Knitting stitch resembles a hive’s contents.

Honeycomb

Protection against UV rays.

Sunscreen

Collection of banned people or items.

Blacklist

Ancient Greek philosopher called Father of Biology.

Aristotle

Defeating heavily.

Trouncing

Tall leafy coconut-growers.

Palm trees

The plant family to which a pineapple belongs.

Bromeliad

Inventor of movable type printing press.

Gutenberg

Dodos were native to this African island.

Mauritius

Vegetable needed to make baba ganoush.

Eggplant

Spider or scorpion.

Arachnid

Rebel, rogue, maverick.

Renegade

Can be touched or felt.

Palpable

Part of the ancient Greek underworld: __ Meadows.

Asphodel

Pertaining to the Middle Ages.

Medieval

Adjusting to a new environment or conditions.

Adapting

Settler, pioneer.

Colonist

Person who leaves his country to live in another.

Emigrant

When the sea is the furthest inland.

High tide

Cooper tells of the last of these Native tribesmen.

Mohicans

Turkey’s most populous city, but not the capital.

Istanbul

Vein that carries blood from middle body to heart.

Vena cava

Shook and shuddered.

Shivered

Frame for bottles of red, white and fizz.

Wine rack

Opposite of positive.

Negative

Most courageous.

Bravest

Acts sorry for misdoings.

Repents

Bodily reaction to food caught in throat.

Choking

Surrender, give in.

Succumb

Chinese name for the Yellow River.

Huang he

Lone singer.

Soloist

The science of matter and energy.

Physics

Held against will.

Captive

Ticket allowing travel on public road transport.

Bus pass

Masses of frozen snow covering both poles.

Ice caps

Crosspiece above a door or window.

Transom

Inhabitants of Crete during the Bronze Age.

Minoans

Old English epic poem translated by Seamus Heaney.

Beowulf

People who are experts in a particular skill.

Ninjas

Protective sac for pupa.

Cocoon

Ran quickly.

Dashed

Country with the cities of Nice, Nantes, and Nancy.

France

Greasy white substance that covers newborns.

Vernix

Messaged your god.

Prayed

Portmanteau term for first two meals of the day.

Brunch

Dorothy’s heartless companion.

Tin man

Longing, craving, infatuation.

Desire

Traditionalist.

Purist

City that Jack the Ripper targeted.

London

Acting without sound.

Miming

Indian region where Sikhism was founded.

Punjab

A different route.

Detour

Famous for his Campbell’s soup can paintings.

Warhol

Tigger likes to do this.

Bounce

Sly and sneaky.

Crafty

Explorers of underground chambers.

Cavers

Bruce Wayne’s secret identity.

Batman

Belgian manufacturer of premium chocolates.

Godiva

Desert-living, large-eared nocturnal rodent.

Jerboa

Almost.

Nearly

Food that the French called “pomme d’amour”.

Tomato

Related to the lower back.

Lumbar

Oscillatory motion of the moon.

Libration

Time moves in this direction.

Clockwise

Not physically fit or well.

Unhealthy

Visionary, predictive.

Prescient

Pretended, imitated.

Simulated

Ice pellet of hardened snow.

Hailstone

Venomous injury from fanged reptile.

Snake bite

Distinguished, worthy of respect.

Venerable

Revolutionary, insurgent.

Anarchist

Ed Norton and Brad Pitt both portray Tyler Durden.

Fight club

Procession of people on horseback.

Cavalcade

Legal acts of taking charge of children.

Adoptions

Brazilian music popularized in the late 1950s.

Bossa nova

Related to the stomach.

Abdominal

Overwhelming win; falling mass.

Landslide

Brand of premium vodka.

Grey goose

Series finale: “Harry Potter and the Deathly __”.

Hallows

Squash like a pancake.

Flatten

Slang for bewilder or confuse.

Flummox

Rendered unable to see.

Blinded

Spouse of a reigning monarch.

Consort

Where you can buy something by nodding.

Auction

“Magical” science of turning metals into gold.

Alchemy

20 Questions categories: animal, vegetable, or __.

Mineral

Capital of the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia.

Halifax

Stylish and chic.

Elegant

Conned, pulled a trick for money.

Scammed

15th Century manuscript in unknown language.

Voynich

Censored; put a restraint over a dog’s snout.

Muzzled

Limbs spread far apart.

Splayed

Rock-thrower.

Catapult

Control the rate of speed.

Regulate

Insinuating.

Implying

Barely touching the surface.

Skimming

State of overwhelming, extreme happiness.

Euphoria

A tip for a waiter.

Gratuity

Clear colorless minerals for amateur geologists.

Crystals

Rome’s opponent in the Punic Wars.

Carthage

People from Port-au-Prince.

Haitians

Antibiotics kill them.

Bacteria

Curl remover.

Flat iron

Site of protein synthesis in a cell’s cytoplasm.

Ribosome

Euphemism meaning to die.

Pass away

In a neat fashion.

Orderly

Circular glass lab containers; drinking vessels.

Beakers

Titan sea god, son of Uranus and Gaea.

Oceanus

Vanquish by force.

Conquer

Arrange and store documents in boxes.

Archive

Long epic journey such as written about by Homer.

Odyssey

Michelangelo’s Tuscan birthplace; a type of salad.

Caprese

Make bigger.

Enlarge

__ and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s.

Oranges

Person on a long journey, traveler.

Voyager

Where an apiarist’s creatures live.

Beehive

Poisonous element that causes Minamata disease.

Mercury

Abdominal organs.

Viscera

Caribbean nation of 700 islands off Florida coast.

Bahamas

Smooth round stones found on beaches.

Pebbles

Roberto __, Italian actor in Life is Beautiful.

Benigni

An overhanging mass of snow tackled by climbers.

Cornice

Beethoven’s opera about a wife freeing her husband.

Fidelio

Scam artist, swindler.

Hustler

Country where Frederick the Great ruled.

Prussia

Fungi with white and cremini varieties.

Mushroom

Someone forcibly removed from a country.

Deportee

Nike’s world-famous ad slogan.

Just do it

Prolonged period of hotter than average weather.

Heatwave

Teaching a sport.

Coaching

Regional capital of Tuscany.

Florence

Blood feud.

Vendetta

Skunk pig from the Americas.

Javelina

Mirage.

Illusion

Private assembly.

Conclave

Someone with no title who marries into royalty.

Commoner

Kept out of the air.

Grounded

The Lion, the Witch and the __; book by C.S. Lewis.

Wardrobe

Relating to blood vessels.

Vascular

Severe windy snowstorm.

Blizzard

Red gemstone with a stellate appearance.

Star ruby

Tall hat worn by the Grenadier Guards.

Bearskin

Denigrated, blamed, disparaged.

Vilified

Branch of medicine concerned with brain injuries.

Neurology

The Roman name for Portugal.

Lusitania

Canadian city that hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Vancouver

Last ruler of the Inca Empire, executed by Pizarro.

Atahualpa

Knick-knacks, figurines, baubles and decorations.

Ornaments

Without milk, butter, etc.

Dairy free

A group that promotes a common interest.

Syndicate

Protection from medieval arrows.

Chain mail

Tropical cyclone storm.

Hurricane

Drugs used to reduce tension.

Relaxants

Overcome with sadness.

Sorrowful

Country that shares longest border with Chile.

Argentina

Evening prayers in some religions.

Vespers

Legal rights on inventions.

Patents

One who looks after a master.

Servant

Hit with an open hand.

Smacked

Thickly-applied paint.

Impasto

Sony music device for playing cassettes.

Walkman

Stop from happening.

Prevent

Waterfall or cataract.

Cascade

Japanese dish of raw pieces of fish.

Sashimi

Four squared.

Sixteen

Makeup __, to take off facial cosmetics.

Remover

A liquefied petroleum gas used as a barbecue fuel.

Propane

Authored Anna Karenina and War and Peace.

Tolstoy

Apprehended by law enforcement officers.

Arrested

One who brings home the bacon.

Provider

1934 song that enjoyed astronomical success.

Blue moon

Pressure ulcers from spending too long immobile.

Bed sores

Fast athlete.

Sprinter

More than one patella.

Kneecaps

Gin and vermouth drinks.

Martinis

Chaos, unrest.

Disorder

The capital of Chile.

Santiago

Falsely called as an “unlucky” feline.

Black cat

Small, old, cool star, can’t be seen with the eyes.

Red dwarf

Rid the body of poisons or impurities.

Detoxify

Radioactive element Po discovered by Marie Curie.

Polonium

Reading carefully, thoroughly.

Perusing

Scandinavian city built in 1550 by a Swedish king.

Helsinki

Nocturnal snake-like fish that hides in crevices.

Moray eel

Wholly, completely.

Entirely

Famous airline of Australia.

Qantas

Ross’s on-off love interest in TV sitcom Friends.

Rachel

Ancient tradition of nine days of repeated prayers.

Novena

Put money into a business.

Invest

Overused phrase.

Cliché

Sincere, honest, open.

Candid

Purpose, aim.

Intent

Bilbo Baggins is one.

Hobbit

The capital of Albania.

Tirana

Long-term glacial period.

Ice age

Thomas Carlyle called it the “dismal science”.

Economics

Shine it on a performer.

Spotlight

Celebration, revelry.

Festivity

Social network game, with planting and harvesting.

Farmville

Purified.

Distilled

Swear word, offensive language.

Profanity

Musical instrument also called the mouth organ.

Harmonica

Informal name for muscle dysmorphia.

Bigorexia

Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway fight about weddings.

Bride wars

An advantage given at the beginning of a race.

Head start

Not afraid to give one’s opinion.

Outspoken

Basic, fundamental.

Elemental

Golf trophy won at The Open Championship.

Claret jug

Soft fabric footwear that covers the foot only.

Ankle sock

Puppet created by Carlo Collodi.

Pinocchio

Opposes head on.

Confronts

Zebras are covered in black and white ones.

Stripes

The antagonist in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.

Shylock

Permeate, spread everywhere.

Pervade

Soothing.

Calming

Place where a boat is anchored.

Mooring

Taken away.

Revoked

Residential roads.

Avenues

Tall construction made of rotating blades.

Turbine

Fleetwood Mac album with Go Your Own Way.

Rumours

Queen of the fairies, her king is Oberon.

Titania

Stopping; putting an end to something.

Halting

Places where apples are grown.

Orchards

Absolute, with no question.

Implicit

Lover of King Arthur’s wife Guinevere: Sir __.

Lancelot

The scientific study of cells.

Cytology

Tufts of hair that swirl in different directions.

Cowlicks

Ran across a sports pitch without one’s clothes.

Streaked

New York theatreland, the “Great White Way”.

Broadway

Letter carrier.

Envelope

Roman charioteer goddess atop the Brandenburg Gate.

Victoria

Milliner.

Hat maker

Enemy of Optimus Prime.

Megatron

Property owner with tenants.

Landlord

Traitor or defector; flipping outer garment maybe.

Turncoat

Fried or toasted bread cubes in a Caesar salad.

Croutons

Contagious skin infection, forms mouth/nose sores.

Impetigo

Elicited a reaction from someone.

Provoked

Fluent, persuasive speaking.

Eloquence

Naval ship, usually under the water.

Submarine

Tightest, most revealing clothes.

Skimpiest

Mars’s colorful nickname.

Red planet

Stubborn, strong-willed.

Obstinate

Temporary substitute.

Makeshift

Hogwarts’s house identified by a snake.

Slytherin

Not invited, a presence that is not wanted.

Unwelcome

Early, preliminary round of a sporting competition.

Qualifier

Animal hormone that helps with sleep.

Melatonin

Blank expression to avoid giving information away.

Poker face

War among the Greek gods.

Theomachy

Writers of song words.

Lyricists

Mocks, ridicules.

Scoffs

Japanese spicy “horseradish”.

Wasabi

Deep violet blue color.

Indigo

Chaise longue that can be used for sleeping.

Daybed

19th C. Polish composer known for 21 nocturnes.

Chopin

Large, bright-colored billed bird.

Toucan

Grievance against another.

Grudge

Element with the chemical symbol I.

Iodine

Indian bay, shares its name with a big cat.

Bengal

Star of I, Tonya, Australian actress Margot __.

Robbie

These rings are a promise of virginity, fidelity.

Purity

“Come hell or __”, through difficult circumstances.

High water

Government with a small group holding power.

Oligarchy

Lengthens a piece of elastic material.

Stretches

Deftness, nimbleness.

Dexterity

Walkway beneath a road.

Underpass

Fabric for covering one’s hair.

Headscarf

Distinctive musical theater gesture.

Jazz hands

Fat Tuesday celebration.

Mardi gras

Secrets are stolen in dreams in this film.

Inception

He wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Roald dahl

Bad breath.

Halitosis

In golf, initial movement when the club moves away.

Backswing

Nationality of someone from Taipei.

Taiwanese

North African capital, name means “Three cities”.

Tripoli

Nicaraguan counter-revolutionaries of the 1980s.

Contras

Skill, aptitude, competence.

Ability

French verse form of six stanzas of six lines each.

Sestina

Show of boldness meant to impress.

Bravado

Shock suddenly.

Startle

Non-indexed computer networks and thus hidden.

Darknet

Cleansing liquid removes grit from visual organs.

Eyewash

Body used in science.

Cadaver

Long loose dresses, worn by men and women.

Kaftans

It’s not normal.

Anomaly

Fine coating of ice found on rocks.

Verglas

Lady and gent to share the cost of a meal.

Go dutch

Optimum.

Ultimate

Someone who supports a set of ideas.

Adherent

Once called Catherine Archipelago, the __ Islands.

Aleutian

Commemorative object or event.

Memorial

Arthur Read is this type of animal.

Aardvark

Humorous rhyming poem with five lines.

Limerick

Battling on horseback with lances.

Jousting

A cross used in maths to denote addition.

Plus sign

Roman leader who won the Battle of Actium.

Octavian

Uncontrolled descent.

Freefall

One million sold records receive this status.

Platinum

Color scheme of a painting.

Tonality

A corrupted representation.

Travesty

Deep pit worker.

Coal miner

Heating something up again.

Rewarming

Skunk bear; Marvel superhero.

Wolverine

Beating, overcoming.

Defeating

Meeting space for higher-ups.

Boardroom

Catch unaware; hit unexpectedly.

Blindside

Add-on; accomplice.

Accessory

Founding Father and second US President.

John adams

American-born wife of Jordan’s King Hussein.

Queen noor

Medical tests on red and white cells.

Bloodwork

Opponent.

Adversary

Formless, shapeless, nebulous.

Amorphous

Natives of Tirana or Durres, for example.

Albanians

Outer layer of the skin.

Epidermis

Jack __ was all work and no play in The Shining.

Nicholson

Thrill-seeker.

Daredevil

Cleaning.

Purifying

Ancient Italians.

Romans

Canada’s second largest province in area.

Quebec

Stages, periods.

Phases

Beating someone in a video game.

Pwning

White dwarf star that emits radiation.

Pulsar

Cloth sample.

Swatch

Not just a game, this is a gathering of monkeys.

Barrel

Cheerful, optimistic – in a musical way.

Upbeat

Hardly, scarcely.

Barely

Tropical fruit and rum rhyming Curaçao cocktail.

Mai tai

Painting technique done on wet plaster on walls.

Fresco

The ex-convict in “Les Misérables”: Jean __.

Valjean

Discussed, politely argued.

Debated

Chinese philosopher, follower of Confucianism.

Mencius

Garden of artfully placed stones and alpine plants.

Rockery

High ranking army officer.

Colonel

Guess without evidence, assume or suppose.

Surmise

African country bordering the Strait of Gibraltar.

Morocco

Dionysus, to the Romans.

Bacchus

Destination for those traveling by plane.

Airport

Breaks in and steals from a property.

Burgles

Arch enemy.

Nemesis

Manufacturing plant.

Factory

Country where actor Keanu Reeves was born.

Lebanon

Prevent from.

Dissuade

Acrobatic, fast-paced Brazilian martial art.

Capoeira

Recorded the features of a piece of land.

Surveyed

Rod-shaped bacterium.

Bacillus

Alicia Silverstone stars as Cher in this 90s movie.

Clueless

Overindulgent, deadly sin.

Gluttony

Child’s companion.

Playmate

Swept-over men’s hairstyle for covering baldness.

Combover

Billy Joel’s first hit single.

Piano man

President of People’s Republic of China, 2003-2013.

Hu jintao

Breathes.

Respires

Rubbery substance used in some implants.

Silicone

Standbys in times of military need.

Reserves

About to happen, pending.

Imminent

Coffee-flavored liqueur created with Jamaican rum.

Tia maria

Amethysts, emeralds, garnets, diamonds.

Gemstones

The Statue of Liberty sculptor.

Bartholdi

Where the seat of a bishop is found.

Cathedral

Mute character in traditional pantomime.

Harlequin

Add commas, periods, question marks, etc..

Punctuate

Pieces of music sung by a man to his lover.

Serenades

Second life of a caterpillar.

Butterfly

Drop a level, model or class.

Downgrade

Being representative of.

Typifying

To scold.

Reprimand

Respond with excessive emotion.

Overreact

Metalloid discovered by chemist Clemens Winkler.

Germanium

Protective clothing worn by a surfer.

Wetsuit

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg __.

Address

Metallic element Bi, used as a lead substitute.

Bismuth

Cutting back branches to encourage growth.

Pruning

First Norman King of England: __ the Conqueror.

William

South African dried meat strips.

Biltong

Codenames, assumed names.

Aliases

Capital of the Western Roman Empire.

Ravenna

Young aspiring actress.

Starlet

Lead an orchestra.

Conduct

Gomez and Morticia’s son in The Addams Family.

Pugsley

Formal pieces of headwear, tall and black.

Top hats

French city known for its production of porcelain.

Limoges

Give false alarm.

Cry wolf

Current name for the city of Bombay, India.

Mumbai

Dodged.

Evaded

Equality.

Parity

Street robber.

Mugger

Tattered around the edges.

Frayed

Preserving meat with smoke or salt.

Curing

Every seven days.

Weekly

Object or idea that becomes an obsession.

Fetish

Ice hockey players wear them on their feet.

Skates

__ Weasley, father of Ron, Ginny plus five more.

Arthur

He abdicated the throne in 1936: __ VIII.

Edward

The act of paying someone for the use of something.

Rental

Stage name of the late DJ Tim Bergling.

Avicii

Oliver Twist is one.

Orphan

They use halos.

Angels

The spire on a castle.

Turret

Cleanse, sanitize.

Disinfect

Encircles, encompasses.

Surrounds

Spanish percussion instruments used by dancers.

Castanets

Scatter these on cupcakes or ice cream.

Sprinkles

Number of pieces on a chess board.

Thirty two

Rich business magnates with political influence.

Oligarchs

Handheld elastic catapult.

Slingshot

Quill-covered herbivore.

Porcupine

One of the large pumping chambers of the heart.

Ventricle

__ challenge, worldwide ALS cause.

Ice bucket

Prison escape.

Jailbreak

Poem by William Blake: Auguries of __.

Innocence

Nepalese city once known as Manju-Patan.

Kathmandu

24 hour ceasefire during WWI: the __ Truce.

Christmas

Person on trial accused of committing a crime.

Defendant

TV sitcom about a company workplace.

The office

__ gains; spoils from illegal activities.

Ill gotten

Fan-shaped molluscs.

Scallops

Shutting a door loudly.

Slamming

Convenience store on a small scale.

Mini mart

Finishing blow.

Knockout

American word for what Britons call a pram.

Stroller

Revamp, modernize.

Overhaul

Stutters.

Stammers

Cultured, not considered vulgar.

Tasteful

Aerospace industry’s corrosion-resistant metal, Ti.

Titanium

Mandibles.

Jawbones

Thinking deeply and unhappily.

Brooding

Largest city in Brazil.

Sao paulo

Warning signs.

Red flags

Put out a book.

Published

Principal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.

Nefertiti

Country where Mel Gibson began his acting career.

Australia

Mammal that lays eggs.

Monotreme

Dancing film with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis.

Black swan

Making a high-pitched cry, like a mouse.

Squeaking

“__ itch”, infidelity urge and Marilyn Monroe film.

Seven year

Secret places to conceal oneself.

Hideaways

Becomes acquainted with.

Befriends

A solid figure with more than 6 faces.

Polyhedra

Lapse, omission.

Oversight

Country bordering Costa Rica to the north.

Nicaragua

Fried desserts with a hole in the center.

Doughnuts

B-52’s amorous dwelling.

Love shack

Pain in the mouth.

Toothache

Communicate.

Impart

Pranks.

Hoaxes

Reveal to public gaze.

Expose

Compliment, congratulate, laud.

Praise

Jostle, manhandle.

Hustle

Filmmaker James Cameron’s largest grossing film.

Avatar

Italian city nicknamed Bride of the Sea.

Venice

French high-kicking stage dance.

Cancan

Modus operandi.

Method

Appoint someone to an official religious role.

Ordain

Object at rest stays at rest, Newton’s law of __.

Motion

The river that runs through Baghdad.

Tigris

Restrictive undergarment.

Corset

Dampen.

Moisten

Material from which baseball gloves are made.

Leather

Insanity, like King George.

Madness

Northwest __, sea route connects Arctic to Pacific.

Passage

Saffir-__, scale that measures hurricane strength.

Simpson

Last U.S. President assassinated while in office.

Kennedy

Puccini’s poet, lover of Mimi in La Bohème.

Rodolfo

Ascertain spoken word without sound.

Lip read

Nobility and composure.

Dignity

Cold dish of raw seafood and citrus.

Ceviche

Israeli lake, Biblical sea that Christ walked on.

Galilee

Vase occupants.

Flowers

Buttons, zippers, snaps, etc.

Fasteners

Long-tongued color-changing lizard.

Chameleon

Not having a will before dying.

Intestate

Malala __, youngest recipient of a Nobel Prize.

Yousafzai

Cleaning vigorously.

Scrubbing

Wavering, hesitant.

Undecided

A shift that starts at midnight.

Graveyard

Class below bantamweight in boxing.

Flyweight

A cornucopia symbolizes this.

Abundance

Henry the __, Portuguese prince and patron.

Navigator

One of its nicknames is the Lion City.

Singapore

Mix up a pack of playing cards again.

Reshuffle

Month when Swaziland celebrates its independence.

September

Adjectives and adverbs in grammar.

Modifiers

Worried.

Concerned

Can be detached.

Removable

A design with repeated lines and shapes.

Geometric

Musical instrument listed first alphabetically.

Accordion

It cures what ails you.

Medicine

Pink bird with a long neck and legs.

Flamingo

To publicly support a cause.

Advocate

Talking or behaving suggestively, coyly.

Flirting

Something does not __; forecast of disaster.

Bode well

Hole in a tire.

Puncture

Supermarket counter selling summery cold foods.

Salad bar

One who is held against his/her will.

Prisoner

To remove hair from man’s body for cosmetic effect.

Manscape

Intimidate.

Domineer

WWII novel set in Greece: Captain Corelli’s __.

Mandolin

Rod Stewart No.1 hit of 1983 about a past love.

Baby jane

Paulo Coelho’s tale of a shepherd boy, The __.

Alchemist

Lively, full of spirit.

Vivacious

Small-scale representation.

Microcosm

Device to help music students play in rhythm.

Metronome

Fluent in two languages.

Bilingual

Toss the rock and jump on the numbered block.

Hop scotch

Drug that makes a person feel sleepy.

Soporific

__ up; fried eggs with visible yolks.

Sunny side

In __; something done sincerely or honestly.

Good faith

Taking the core out of something.

Hollowing

Hitchcock movie about spying and romance in WW2.

Notorious

Tool for making holes without electricity.

Hand drill

To make unauthorized alterations.

Tamper

Early writing utensils.

Quills

Repetitive movement when waiting for news.

Pacing

Probable.

Likely

Underhand, shifty.

Sneaky

Audition, trial.

Tryout

Fanciful behavior or humor.

Whimsy

Plane operators.

Pilots

Condensed water floating in the sky.

Clouds

Mel __, actor of Mad Max and Lethal Weapon fame.

Gibson

City whose highest point is Lykavittos Hill.

Athens

Permits.

Allows

“Almas” from Iran, the world’s most expensive __.

Caviar

Standard layout on English-language keyboards.

Qwerty

“When Doves Cry” singer.

Prince

What fencers say when they touch blades.

Touche

Odious, nasty.

Hateful

Dish-shaped receptacle for smokers.

Ashtray

Optical sphere on the face.

Eyeball

Detailed navigation entries, a nautical diary.

Logbook

Hug, hold, envelop.

Embrace

Figurines placed in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Ushabti

Glue and material fixing a cover to a book’s pages.

Binding

Trinidad’s sung genre mixes comment and patois.

Calypso

Sewer’s protection.

Thimble

Chase and apprehend.

Capture

Polydactyl ones have more than twenty toes.

Felines

Small, portable grill.

Hibachi

Desperately thirsty; describes the look of deserts.

Parched

Take money from the bank.

Withdraw

Baz __, film director of Strictly Ballroom.

Luhrmann

Grapples with.

Wrestles

Removes minerals from the ground.

Extracts

What you are until proven guilty.

Innocent

Holiness, spirituality.

Sanctity

Joseph Conrad novel: “Heart of __”.

Darkness

Floating unsecured.

Drifting

Generic name for the opioid antagonist Narcan.

Naloxone

40 in the Italian language.

Quaranta

The world’s lowest country.

Maldives

Sea-floor dwellers, both eyes on one side of head.

Flatfish

Describes the varying lengths of skirts.

Hemlines

A young waterbird with webbed feet.

Duckling

Time in prison.

Sentence

Demanded.

Insisted

Prophetic, with foresight.

Fatidical

Show about Samantha and Darrin Stephens.

Bewitched

Harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

Termagant

Something liked over something else.

Preferred

Groups of atoms bonded together.

Molecules

Olive holder.

Toothpick

The __, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings part II.

Two towers

A glimmer of happiness to cling on to.

Ray of hope

First disabled person to climb Mt. Everest: Tom __.

Whittaker

Sacred writing or text.

Scripture

Block-building game.

Minecraft

Choosing not to participate.

Opting out

__ del Toro, The Shape of Water director.

Guillermo

Hide blemishes with this makeup product.

Concealer

Wooded area.

Forest

Illuminated by solar rays.

Sunlit

US president after whom a dam is named.

Hoover

Fancy name for book pages.

Folios

Pursued.

Chased

Crunchy and light.

Crispy

Four equal sides.

Square

Term for three consecutive strikes in bowling.

Turkey

Demand forcefully to have something.

Insist

Continuous deep, resonant sound, like thunder.

Rumble

As September starts, the nights get __.

Darker

Metal made by combining 2 or more metal elements.

Alloys

Become smaller or less important, diminish.

Dwindle

African country with the largest Yoruba population.

Nigeria

High-ranking naval officer.

Admiral

Pretended, falsified.

Feigned

Alleges someone is responsible for a crime.

Accuses

Stick for playing billiards.

Pool cue

The opposite of silent movies.

Talkies

At a brisk tempo.

Allegro

Twist and turn.

Meander

Austrian rolled pastry with filling, usually apple.

Strudel

Isole __; Italian archipelago in the Adriatic Sea.

Tremiti

Field for a horse or pony.

Paddock

One in a series of a television show.

Episode

Language that has the expression “hakuna matata”.

Swahili

The largest planet in the Solar System.

Jupiter

Travel in a stolen car.

Joyride

Small house.

Cottage

Seasonal wind in Asia that causes heavy rains.

Monsoon

Archaic term meaning shortly afterwards.

Eftsoons

Indian leader Gandhi’s first name.

Mohandas

__ Island, tale of buried booty marked with an X.

Treasure

Chess world champ defeated by a computer: Garry __.

Kasparov

Of the eight original V8 vegetables, the main one.

Tomatoes

The bullet point after thirdly.

Fourthly

Country that has an annual Hogmanay celebration.

Scotland

Margin between forehead and locks.

Hairline

Le __, daily tabloid based in French capital.

Parisien

The __, Chaplin film about the Klondike.

Gold rush

Cat breed, not with a short coat.

Longhair

Flight to __, Louis XVI’s dash to safety.

Varennes

Not having any discomfort.

Pain free

Noisy, high-pitched dog toy.

Squeaker

Unable to sleep.

Insomnia

Copious amounts of food or drink.

Lashings

Craft of picture-making with rolled paper strips.

Quilling

Country where Mahathir Mohamad was Prime Minister.

Malaysia