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Group 561

Puzzle 1 Answers

Force a ruling or law onto people

Impose

Free-standing pavillion in parks and squares

Gazebo

Grand __, red rock Arizona national park

Canyon

Nationality of someone from Copenhagen

Danish

Necessary household jobs

Chores

Open this on a computer or in a house

Window

Particle representing a quantum of light

Photon

Said of old foods that smell or taste unpleasant

Rancid

Someone who pens stories

Author

Stages in video games

Levels

Sweet __; bedtime utterance

Dreams

To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object

Pierce

Truthful

Honest

What to do with stocks and bonds

Invest

Puzzle 2 Answers

Acquit, absolve from blame

Exonerate

Bladed mixer on a bread machine

Dough hook

Dug up, brought to the surface

Excavated

Female head of an extended family

Matriarch

Firmly pressing to remove liquid

Squeezing

How often something happens

Frequency

Person whose job is to row boats in Venice

Gondolier

Slow-paced outdoor water park ride

Lazy river

Snowy peaks region including the Matterhorn

Swiss alps

Story titles in a newspaper

Headlines

Puzzle 3 Answers

A sample for medical testing

Specimen

Circus performers who keep balls in the air

Jugglers

Educating athletes about sports

Coaching

Expert in the scientific study of plants

Botanist

Growing vigorously, prospering

Thriving

Illegally moved contraband into a country

Smuggled

Part of a chair or sofa to lean against

Backrest

Person who puts money into a business

Investor

Scrape or laceration

Abrasion

To get in the way of something

Obstruct

Wishes that someone fares well

Good luck

Puzzle 4 Answers

A gift given, typically for charitable purposes

Donation

Being upright, on your feet

Standing

Devices that help asthma sufferers to breathe

Inhalers

Elevation; height of an object above ground

Altitude

Explorer who crosses oceans in a boat

Seafarer

Fried squid rings

Calamari

Informal name for the coccyx

Tailbone

Legal process of taking parental responsibility

Adoption

Like a boat that’s been turned over in the water

Capsized

Olympic sport that involves the butterfly stroke

Swimming

Put upside down or in the opposite order

Inverted

Singing father and son, Julio and Enrique __

Iglesias

Support structure on a staircase

Handrail

The ability to float

Buoyancy

Puzzle 5 Answers

A medium; clairvoyant; fortune teller

Psychic

An outline of buildings defined against a horizon

Skyline

High-pitched barking made by a small, annoying dog

Yapping

Made; invented

Created

Pairs

Couples

People who illegally access online accounts

Hackers

Take great pleasure in

Delight

The craft of forming fabric by interlacing threads

Weaving

The person who cuts and sells meat

Butcher

They work in financial institutions

Bankers

To enter and call the wrong telephone number

Misdial

Group 562

Puzzle 1 Answers

Arranging objects in a system

Ordering

Clear cooking broth with a French name

Bouillon

Main character of Homer’s The Iliad

Achilles

Make longer

Lengthen

Official summons to court

Subpoena

Person who encourages others to rebel or protest

Agitator

Person who follows teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama

Buddhist

Social network where others can react to a post

Facebook

Stealing of the world’s great masterpieces

Art theft

The monarchs of ancient Egypt

Pharaohs

Very weak and in need of food

Starving

Puzzle 2 Answers

Aware of one’s surroundings; awake

Conscious

Babylonian King whose Code was first set of laws

Hammurabi

Change radically

Transform

Deserted place with no remaining residents

Ghost town

Groups of performers, musicians or dancers

Ensembles

Hostility

Animosity

Part of a thorny flower, often strewn on beds

Rose petal

Person who accompanies & looks after someone else

Chaperone

Place of peace and sanctuary

Safe haven

Preliminary version or draft piece of writing

Rough copy

Scholarly paper of a single specialized subject

Monograph

Sky-divers open this after jumping out of a plane

Parachute

State of being legally responsible

Liability

The pelt of a bunny, once used widely in fashion

Rabbit fur

To begin or set up a company

Establish

Puzzle 3 Answers

A cavity in an organ; the heart has two of them

Ventricle

Block of charcoal used as fuel for cooking

Briquette

Can be healed with medication

Treatable

Competitions where free gifts are dished out

Giveaways

General agreement

Consensus

Not even or balanced in shape

Irregular

Official representatives at a meeting

Delegates

Philosopher who tutored young Alexander the Great

Aristotle

Settle on a deal after lengthy discussion

Negotiate

State of legally belonging to you

Ownership

Successful in producing an intended result

Effective

The use of aggressive tactics to boost one’s ego

Power trip

Those who compete in the Summer and Winter games

Olympians

Puzzle 4 Answers

A high fortress that protects a city

Citadel

Capital and largest city of Nicaragua

Managua

Carve a design onto a surface

Engrave

Damaging, destroying, rendering unusable

Ruining

Disney movie about a clownfish that’s lost __ Nemo

Finding

Genetic analysis done with one’s saliva

Dna test

Japanese therapy that focuses on pressure points

Shiatsu

Person of authority in sports

Referee

The upstairs seats in a concert hall

Balcony

Unable to escape; caged

Trapped

Puzzle 5 Answers

A long journey by sea

Voyage

A person who provides information to a reporter

Source

Ancient items of historical importance

Relics

Blows up like a volcano

Erupts

Circus tent where the performance takes place

Big top

Device that controls the spray of a hose

Nozzle

Embarrassing failure

Fiasco

Formal and dignified

Solemn

Goddess who sprang forth from Zeus’s cracked skull

Athena

Gunk cleaned out with a cotton swab

Earwax

In motion, not still

Moving

Manufacturer of the large A380 commercial jet

Airbus

Person who is exceptionally intelligent

Genius

Underwater blade used to steer a boat

Rudder

Group 563

Puzzle 1 Answers

Ancient Egyptian transport for pharaohs

Chariots

Dangerous, hazardous

Perilous

Debilitated; incapacitated

Weakened

Grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way

Flourish

Nanny McPhee actor, Emma __

Thompson

Palm slapping gesture of approval or praise

High five

Person who eats human flesh

Cannibal

Support sticks to help injured people walk

Crutches

Traditional stories and customs of a community

Folklore

Tunes, harmonies

Melodies

Women’s purses

Handbags

Puzzle 2 Answers

Another word for a fast-flowing waterfall

Cascade

Exact, meticulous

Precise

Exploiting; taking advantage of

Preying

Glass __, artificial barrier in business

Ceiling

Morally good or correct

Ethical

Result of not using protective lotion outside

Sunburn

Small skin marking, often found on the face

Freckle

Space __; spacecraft system operated by NASA

Shuttle

They’re blown out on a birthday cake

Candles

Tool used for flipping hamburgers

Spatula

Written instructions for preparing dishes

Recipes

__ shopper, consumer who works incognito

Mystery

Puzzle 3 Answers

A trained wine steward in a fine restaurant

Sommelier

All-consuming; fanatical

Obsessive

Detailed coordination of complex operations

Logistics

Entrance, fascinate

Captivate

Free to use, accessible

Available

He composed the 5th Symphony

Beethoven

Limb injury due to exposure to extreme cold

Frostbite

People who finance and manage the making of a film

Producers

People who live on land masses surrounded by water

Islanders

The action of misleading someone

Deception

The practice of spying or of using spies

Espionage

Twirling crepe paper decorations across ceilings

Streamers

What some animals do during the winter

Hibernate

Puzzle 4 Answers

Action taken to move food from mouth to stomach

Swallow

Beaming with delight and showing teeth

Smiling

Blurred, smeared, e.g. ruined make-up

Smudged

Claim, announce, declare

Profess

Gives to charity

Donates

Large container for growing flowers in

Planter

Large flightless bird that produces large eggs

Ostrich

Spending the night under a tent

Camping

Spheres of glass for playing games

Marbles

Trained bullfighter

Matador

Washing with clean water, then spitting out

Rinsing

Puzzle 5 Answers

Bad spells from witches

Curses

Become dry and shrivelled

Wither

Become dry and waste away

Wither

Breath out

Exhale

Bunches of twelve

Dozens

Combination of several sources in music or video

Mash up

Distributed among several people

Shared

Groups of lions

Prides

Hang or swing loosely

Dangle

Linked, attached

Joined

Making well again; preserving meat with salt

Curing

Restrictive upper body garment with laces

Corset

Ring-shaped islands or reefs

Atolls

Wicker storage container

Basket

Group 564

Puzzle 1 Answers

A tale of romance

Love story

Add-on building giving more rooms to a home

Extension

Asian mountain range has the world’s highest peak

Himalayas

Bird frightener; character in The Wizard of Oz

Scarecrow

Business people use one to carry their documents

Briefcase

Country whose capital and largest city is Jakarta

Indonesia

Hateful, despicable, detestable

Loathsome

Intellectual property denoted by TM

Trademark

People employed to staff telephone switchboards

Operators

Stunt performer, one who takes risks

Dare devil

The loss of the ability to move due to injury

Paralysis

Unsettled; tempestuous

Turbulent

Puzzle 2 Answers

Brief __, very English weepie with dirt in the eye

Encounter

Dollond and __, optician chain

Aitchison

French Revolutionary month, the month of heat

Thermidor

Involves a sink and needs to be done after a meal

Washing up

Kentucky Derby cocktail with bourbon, fresh herb

Mint julep

Mexican __ Party, joined by young Frida Kahlo

Communist

North Carolina barbecue capital of the world

Lexington

Not manual

Automatic

Pulp’s “Common People” featured on album __ Class

Different

Seafood restaurateur with venues in Cornwall

Rick stein

Second largest country in South America

Argentina

Son of Edmund the Black Prince, ruled 1377-99

Richard ii

Very difficult or requiring a lot of effort

Demanding

Puzzle 3 Answers

Award given to a winning sports team

Trophy

Corroded, like metal

Rusted

Hire for work

Employ

Medical term for irrational fear of something

Phobia

Mix and make conversation with people at a party

Mingle

Part of the body removed in a nephrectomy

Kidney

Plant that pandas eat the most

Bamboo

Practical or functional

Useful

Remove the outer layer of packaging

Unwrap

Rule to be home by a certain time

Curfew

Spawning fish that has pink flesh

Salmon

The words in a song

Lyrics

Puzzle 4 Answers

Add sugar

Sweeten

Fly larvae used as fishing bait

Maggots

Framework for a jewel in a ring or necklace

Setting

French word for “good morning”

Bonjour

Lucky charms, talismans

Amulets

Marches, demonstrations

Rallies

Nuns’ living quarters

Convent

Profession associated with Florence Nightingale

Nursing

Regretful and embarrassed about one’s actions

Ashamed

She wears ruby slippers on her way to Oz

Dorothy

Social media site with a blue or white bird

Twitter

The trip down a mountain

Descent

When the sea edge is furthest from the shore

Low tide

Puzzle 5 Answers

An attempt without much hope of being accurate

Long shot

Band fronted by Chris Martin

Coldplay

Cosmetic operation to remove wrinkles

Facelift

Framework of all of the bones inside your body

Skeleton

Heath Ledger’s role in The Dark Knight

The joker

Huge houses for the wealthy

Mansions

Jewish festival during which a menorah is lit

Hanukkah

Makes small changes

Modifies

No longer legally married

Divorced

Period that preceded the Jurassic Period

Triassic

Shoe with slender heel or knife with thin blade

Stiletto

Sort into specific categories

Classify

Volcano that erupted and destroyed Pompeii in AD79

Vesuvius

Group 565

Puzzle 1 Answers

Add salt and pepper to food

Season

Cold, damp and humid feeling of the skin

Clammy

Cylinders of rolled, dried tobacco leaves

Cigars

Element with symbol C

Carbon

Empty

Vacant

Give someone the latest information

Update

Literary work that rhymes

Poetry

Nice hotel with a lot of amenities

Resort

Represent in a drawing or painting

Depict

Resting places in cemeteries

Graves

Roar, yell loudly

Bellow

Small, coarse stones used for paths and roads

Gravel

The opposite of rough

Smooth

__ the sailor, maritime hero of the Arabian Nights

Sinbad

Puzzle 2 Answers

A person involved in the trading of goods

Merchant

Academic experts or researchers

Scholars

Alternative name for a slow cooker

Crock pot

Blood vessels that transport oxygenated blood

Arteries

Came together again, joined up

Reunited

Cloth beds tied between trees

Hammocks

Connected with the sea or naval affairs

Maritime

Depression caused by collapse of land surface

Sinkhole

Expert in machinery or bridge-building

Engineer

Expressing disapproving comments or judgments

Critical

Feline role for Halle Berry and Michelle Pfeiffer

Catwoman

Fictitious, legendary

Mythical

Forgiven for a crime

Pardoned

Formal celebratory event, sometimes with awards

Ceremony

Group of symptoms that consistently occur together

Syndrome

Painting of someone’s face

Portrait

People who box or wrestle

Fighters

Relating to the running of a home

Domestic

Spanish black pudding or blood sausage

Morcilla

Strips of cloth to bind injuries

Bandages

Terrestrial arachnid with lobster-like pincers

Scorpion

They give off sound from electrical audio signals

Speakers

Puzzle 3 Answers

A word that modifies or describes a noun

Adjective

Bushy-tailed nut-loving rodents

Squirrels

Don’t shoot this bearer of news

Messenger

Fantasy story that always has a happy ending

Fairy tale

Greek goddess of love

Aphrodite

Pardoning

Forgiving

Person who investigates a crime or wrongdoing

Detective

Revolt, insurgence

Rebellion

Shy person

Introvert

Strip at the top of trousers or a skirt

Waistband

Substance like ketchup, salt or mustard

Condiment

Sudden epidemics of infectious disease

Outbreaks

Symbols displayed for motorists

Road signs

Tall yellow garden bloom, with edible seeds

Sunflower

Wireless connection to smart devices

Bluetooth

Puzzle 4 Answers

A written outline of a movie or novel

Scenario

Belief system that is opposed to war

Pacifism

Clark Kent’s hero name

Superman

Coating such as Teflon, stops food adhering to pan

Non stick

Exemption from punishment

Impunity

Four-wheeled vehicle pulled by two or more horses

Carriage

Grace Kelly became one

Princess

Identify a disease or condition in a patient

Diagnose

Medical professionals who perform operations

Surgeons

Native of Lima

Peruvian

Occasion for candles and presents

Birthday

Productive; abundant

Fruitful

Projected 3D image formed by lasers

Hologram

Reduce speed gradually

Slow down

Retail client

Customer

Shiny as a result of being rubbed

Polished

Taking tiny bites, like a hamster

Nibbling

The result of dividing one number by another

Quotient

Unblemished, squeaky clean

Spotless

Puzzle 5 Answers

Artist who painted Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Picasso

Bambi’s rabbit friend

Thumper

Bill of sale

Receipt

Conundrums; brain-teasers

Riddles

Domesticated birds; turkeys, chickens, quails etc.

Poultry

French chocolate and cream sauce glaze for cakes

Ganache

Honest, frank, heartfelt

Sincere

Mortuaries

Morgues

Nova Scotia’s capital, named after Montague-Dunk

Halifax

People who are outside in tents overnight

Campers

Receive money as a bequest in someone’s will

Inherit

Someone who is moved to safety in times of war

Evacuee

Unwanted folds in fabrics and clothes

Creases

Group 566

Puzzle 1 Answers

Bird with large, bright bill

Toucan

Bodily parts on which head hair grows

Scalps

Expensive stone used in sculptures

Marble

Legendary jungle-dweller, raised by apes

Tarzan

Metal joints on a gate or door

Hinges

Next to

Beside

People who are native to Gothenburg or Stockholm

Swedes

Separate; to remove part of something

Detach

Shonda __, creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal

Rhimes

Slatted wooden boxes made to carry bottles

Crates

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

Psyche

Third place Olympic medal

Bronze

Winter sport done on mountain slopes

Skiing

Puzzle 2 Answers

366 days are in one

Leap year

At a high level; not beginner’s

Advanced

Atmosphere and character of a place

Ambience

Atmosphere of a place

Ambience

Betrayers, back-stabbers

Traitors

Connective tissue that joins two bones

Ligament

Cowboy movies

Westerns

Curved metal for catching trout, salmon, etc.

Fish hook

Edible fungus

Mushroom

Finnish capital

Helsinki

Heaps of burning wood outdoors

Bonfires

High structure to transport water in Ancient Rome

Aqueduct

Margaret __; author of Gone With The Wind

Mitchell

Master of illusions, card tricks, and hand slights

Magician

Most terrifying

Scariest

On-screen depiction of no heartbeat or output

Flatline

Orange gourds, carved at Halloween

Pumpkins

Person legally responsible for overseeing a will

Executor

Producing or releasing

Emitting

The study of religion

Theology

Threatening, ominous, frightening

Menacing

To prepare for a public performance

Rehearse

Voting a person into office

Electing

Puzzle 3 Answers

Bring to an end

Conclude

Ceramic ornament, often placed on a mantelpiece

Figurine

Elton John song: Saturday Night’s Alright for __

Fighting

Giant, radioactive reptile, star of many movies

Godzilla

Issues, troubles, worries

Problems

Item given away as part of a promotion

Free gift

Objective that takes preference above others

Priority

Social gathering for literary discussion

Book club

Superman’s girlfriend

Lois lane

Table Mountain overlooks this South African city

Cape town

The direction that skiers travel in

Downhill

To sweat

Perspire

Puzzle 4 Answers

Chairs that allow you to lean back

Recliners

Coming first, going ahead of others

Preceding

Cracks in bones

Fractures

Delayed until a later date

Postponed

Dutch master who painted The Night Watch

Rembrandt

Economic penalties for disobeying the law

Sanctions

Father __, he makes wishes come true in December

Christmas

High wire suspended between ravines or buildings

Tightrope

His given birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Elton john

In another place

Elsewhere

Initial design sample; preliminary model

Prototype

Pits from which fuel resources are dug up

Coal mines

Popular Nintendo driving game with steering wheel

Mario kart

Storytellers

Narrators

Studs for fastening shirt sleeves

Cufflinks

Study of ancestry and family trees

Genealogy

Super fast vehicle; also used in races

Sportscar

Tanzanian national park with migrations of animals

Serengeti

Tubes constructed to transport gas or oil

Pipelines

What you need to have to avoid being easily hurt

Thick skin

Puzzle 5 Answers

Attendant on a ship or plane

Steward

Direct telephone number for donations, etc.

Hotline

First lunar phase, seen once every 30 days

New moon

Highest mountain in Greece

Olympus

Hot springs in Iceland, the Azores and New Zealand

Geysers

Illegal hunter of wild animals

Poacher

Leisurely walks

Strolls

Lotteries held at country fairs

Raffles

Making food using heat

Cooking

Pledge, oath

Promise

Protein in hair, skin, fingernails and toenails

Keratin

Sketching with a pencil

Drawing

Spaces on the top, bottom and sides of a page

Margins

Group 567

Puzzle 1 Answers

A public declaration of policy and aims

Manifesto

Artisans who lay rushes, reeds, sedges on houses

Thatchers

Clear, salty liquid globules from the eyes

Teardrops

Daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Charlotte

Exhibited, drawing attention to the best features

Showcased

Gases released by vehicle exhausts

Emissions

Hidden lines in the ground for detecting intruders

Trip wires

Holly __; Breakfast at Tiffany’s free spirit

Golightly

Italian word for cheese

Formaggio

Making less restrictive

Loosening

Mind-to-mind communication

Telepathy

Respond with excessive emotion

Overreact

Roman amphitheatre that staged gladiator fights

Colosseum

Roman venue that staged gladiator fights

Colosseum

Sternness or severity of manner or attitude

Austerity

Technical equipment needed for a specific activity

Apparatus

The action of abandoning a military operation

Desertion

Tree cultivation area, a botanical reserve

Arboretum

Warehouses where manufacturing takes place

Factories

Puzzle 2 Answers

Declaring; professing

Claiming

Finance records for a business

Accounts

Fried squid, often served with a spiced dip

Calamari

Imagine, picture the future

Envision

Mechanisms that drive wind power generators

Turbines

Mocking or teasing

Taunting

Person who runs without clothing in a public place

Streaker

Ready in advance

Prepared

Striking with a fist

Punching

The length of time for which a person lives

Lifespan

Puzzle 3 Answers

A place of religious retreat in South Asia

Ashram

Astonished, wowed

Amazed

Feeling of frustration or tension

Stress

Get ready for the main exercise

Warm up

Grim __, personification of death with a scythe

Reaper

Group of words that create an expression

Phrase

Inactive canine that lies on a person’s knees

Lapdog

Long strands for connecting electronic equipment

Cables

Medical word for the tailbone

Coccyx

Ocean where the island of Mauritius is located

Indian

Ongoing light-entertainment TV series for laughs

Sitcom

Redactor; reviser of text

Editor

Statement of intent to inflict pain on someone

Threat

White animal that’s late in Alice in Wonderland

Rabbit

Puzzle 4 Answers

A false name used by an author

Pseudonym

A model to others, setting a good example

Exemplary

Absence from work granted because of illness

Sick leave

Actors

Thespians

Damaged or broken hairs

Split ends

Director of the thriller film Psycho

Hitchcock

First meal of the day

Breakfast

Greek temple on the Athenian acropolis

Parthenon

Habit-forming

Addictive

Phantom vessel with no signs of life

Ghost ship

Placed under a spell

Enchanted

Portable record of a round carried by a golfer

Scorecard

Professional driver

Chauffeur

Reach a climax

Culminate

Ringing, reverbing quality of a musical instrument

Resonance

Storage for a home’s H2O supply

Water tank

The action of withdrawing from a political state

Secession

Puzzle 5 Answers

A usual pattern of activity

Routine

Assign a job or role to someone

Appoint

Betrothed, pledged to be married

Engaged

Bright cotton scarf worn over hair or around neck

Bandana

Gambling arcades with blackjack, poker, etc.

Casinos

Hitchcock’s dizzy classic

Vertigo

Italian layered pasta dish with meat and cheese

Lasagna

Polishing, removing smudges

Shining

What opposites do; pull towards like a magnet

Attract

__ Cars; huge hit for Snow Patrol in 2006

Chasing

Group 568

Puzzle 1 Answers

A mineral and an electrolyte found in bananas

Potassium

Beautiful and elegant

Glamorous

City in England where the Beatles were discovered

Liverpool

Enduring pain or hardship

Suffering

Impassive expression that hides real emotions

Pokerface

La __, iconic Fellini film set in Rome

Dolce vita

Misshapen body part; abnormality

Deformity

Not smoothly or gracefully

Awkwardly

Open outdoor area surrounded by walls or buildings

Courtyard

Reward, motivation to make a purchase

Incentive

Someone who deceives or swindles

Trickster

Someone who makes wooden furniture

Carpenter

Temporary blocking structure in a street

Barricade

The dog breed kidnapped by Cruella de Vil

Dalmatian

Unclear, could be interpreted in two ways

Ambiguous

Unkempt, out of control, e.g. an __ garden

Overgrown

Yellow or green bananas eaten only when cooked

Plantains

Puzzle 2 Answers

A building devoted to religious worship

Temple

A round shape

Circle

Fin located on the back of a fish

Dorsal

Paper used to wipe noses

Tissue

People

Humans

Proper; correct

Decent

Quick feline siesta

Catnap

Rent out part of a rented property

Sublet

Vegetable used to make pommes frites

Potato

Wind-powered aircraft with no engine

Glider

Puzzle 3 Answers

Abdominal muscle used in breathing

Diaphragm

Actress married to Ashton Kutcher

Mila kunis

Black Swan and Bad Moms actress

Mila kunis

Butter substitute

Margarine

Cartoon character with square pants

Spongebob

Chores around the home

Housework

Completely unaware of something

Oblivious

Disease caused by a virus or bacteria

Infection

Established custom passed on through generations

Tradition

Fleeting; momentary; lasting for a brief time

Ephemeral

Grave marker with inscription

Headstone

Long car, often hired for fancy events

Limousine

Mesh, keeps acrobats from falling to the ground

Safety net

Novel that you can listen to rather than read

Audiobook

Onlooker; eyewitness

Bystander

Oriental foodie district in many major cities

Chinatown

Pulse, number of beats per minute

Heart rate

Shoppers, buyers

Customers

Singer whose hit Despacito was remixed by Bieber

Luis fonzi

Wet product of dark clouds

Rain storm

Puzzle 4 Answers

Betrayer, turncoat, conspirator

Traitor

Body sacs in which kangaroos keep their young

Pouches

Lower facial contour

Jawline

Natural sugar in milk

Lactose

Pieces of land completely surrounded by water

Islands

The mid-point

Halfway

The most trendy or fashionable

Coolest

They copy something illegally

Forgers

Unimportant

Trivial

What the five little monkeys were doing on the bed

Jumping

Puzzle 5 Answers

Always on time

Punctual

Believable or trustworthy

Credible

Board game in which you can go to jail

Monopoly

Book genre all about personal improvement

Self help

Conquered

Defeated

Deep blue gemstone associated with September

Sapphire

Feelings of pity for someone else’s misfortune

Sympathy

Gas that makes up around 74 percent of the Sun

Hydrogen

Old King Cole called for three of these

Fiddlers

Reduction on a price

Discount

Spread over a wide area

Disperse

Sutures to close open wounds

Stitches

Tiny floating animals eaten by whales, etc

Plankton

To comb out knots in hair

Detangle

Group 569

Puzzle 1 Answers

A plane propelled by a gas turbine

Turbojet

A substance formed from two or more elements

Compound

Arguing for or against a motion

Debating

Complications, issues

Problems

Devices on which video games are played

Consoles

Explosive sticks for demolition

Dynamite

Left out

Excluded

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Founding Father hit play

Hamilton

Not permitted, illicit

Unlawful

Online button to click so you can pay for items

Checkout

Rebellions, especially by soldiers or sailors

Mutinies

Relating to veins, arteries and blood vessels

Vascular

The Hippocratic oath is taken in this profession

Medicine

Three-lobed leaf, emblem of Ireland

Shamrock

Puzzle 2 Answers

A junction between two nerve cells

Synapse

Angry, furious

Enraged

Audrey __ played Holly Golightly

Hepburn

Band that John Lennon was in: The ___

Beatles

Catchphrases used in ads

Slogans

Coastal areas by the shore

Beaches

Compel observance of or compliance with a law

Enforce

Extend the duration of

Prolong

Options to decide between

Choices

Powerful dog, with English and Neapolitan types

Mastiff

Puzzle 3 Answers

A mass departure of people

Exodus

Canoe-like boats

Kayaks

Challenges, missions

Quests

Cleaner that removes dirt through suction

Vacuum

Decayed, decomposed

Rotted

Expelled from one’s native country

Exiled

Hunting dogs with expert sense of smell

Hounds

Illness, sickness, disorder

Malady

Makes broader

Widens

Most recent

Latest

Offer counsel to someone

Advise

Oppressive ruler, dictator

Tyrant

Remote-controlled aerial vehicles without pilots

Drones

Sport on ice, with a puck and protective gear

Hockey

Swapped, exchanged goods

Traded

The study of plants

Botany

Puzzle 4 Answers

Close-fitting protective covering for a book

Slipcase

Coated medicine tablets

Capsules

Divided into two halves

Bisected

Exact copies

Replicas

Friendly, chatty, gregarious

Sociable

Powerful and uncontrollable burning of many acres

Wildfire

Silver roll of strong adhesive used in repair jobs

Duct tape

Small shells with medicine that are swallowed

Capsules

Successful singer or song-writer of popular music

Hitmaker

The opposite of plural

Singular

Underwear for women’s upper body with thin straps

Camisole

Use of poisonous gas to remove harmful insects

Fumigate

Puzzle 5 Answers

Circulation through veins and arteries

Blood flow

Disguised; under a false name

Incognito

Downhill surfaces for winter sports enthusiasts

Ski slopes

Expression of grief, pain or dissatisfaction

Complaint

Flower whose seeds are eaten raw and on foods

Sunflower

Flyers drag wheeled ones behind them at airports

Suitcases

Instrument panel in a vehicle

Dashboard

Noise, disturbance, ruckus, hubbub

Commotion

Not harmed, undamaged or unhurt

Unscathed

Number of countries in Africa

Fifty four

Protected from storms and other bad weather

Sheltered

Smaller, less noticeable text in a contract

Fine print

Strips of hair grown on both sides of the face

Sideburns

Strongly held, false beliefs e.g. of grandeur

Delusions

These are counted in a haiku

Syllables

To observe or oversee a project

Supervise

Group 570

Puzzle 1 Answers

Claw mark

Scratch

Decayed plant material used to help gardeners

Compost

Died out; no longer alive on Earth

Extinct

Industrial building where goods are manufactured

Factory

It is the spice of life, proverbially speaking

Variety

Not on time, running late

Delayed

Release from captivity

Set free

Snake __, persuades reptiles to rise up

Charmer

Strikes; ambushes

Attacks

Title of the Imperial ruler of Japan

Emperor

Up to date

Current

Puzzle 2 Answers

Annual celebration of becoming a year older

Birthday

Bacchus, to the Greeks

Dionysus

Breadwinner

Provider

City where the Uffizi Gallery is located

Florence

Countries containing the Thar Desert: India and __

Pakistan

French leader who commissioned the Arc de Triomphe

Napoleon

Making angry, provoking fury

Enraging

Place to trade items for secured loans

Pawnshop

Small bouquets pinned to clothing

Corsages

Small insertable devices that block noise

Ear plugs

Spanish city that hosts the Running of the Bulls

Pamplona

Puzzle 3 Answers

Assembled, gathered together

Grouped

Causing hurt or damage

Harming

Children of your aunts and uncles

Cousins

Drooping due to dehydration

Wilting

Examination to ascertain cause of death

Autopsy

Free from bacteria

Sterile

Grand French hotel chain, part of InterContinental

Mercure

Illuminated from behind

Backlit

In fashion, not just in France

En vogue

Jumping far and high

Leaping

Nail polish remover chemical

Acetone

Ozzy Osbourne-fronted band Black __

Sabbath

Painter of The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa

Da vinci

Person who tries hard to fit into a group

Wannabe

Removing the innards from a fish

Gutting

Section of a novel

Chapter

Puzzle 4 Answers

A characteristic, feature

Attribute

Assessing size

Measuring

Flexible connective tissue around joints

Cartilage

Four-digit code that allows access to bank account

Pin number

Medical vehicle

Ambulance

Reparation for a wrong or injury

Atonement

She was part of a girl group and married Beckham

Posh spice

Single males

Bachelors

Sleepy Hollow and Corpse Bride director

Tim burton

The ancient past

Antiquity

Puzzle 5 Answers

Deep holes in the Earth’s surface

Chasms

Difficult experience, trial, torment

Ordeal

Large Arctic marine creature with tusks

Walrus

Led by a tour leader

Guided

Low land between mountains

Valley

Pointed structures on church towers

Spires

Pretty and small; delicate

Dainty

Protective garments for cooks

Aprons

Release of a prisoner before end of their sentence

Parole

String of Roman Catholic prayer beads

Rosary

They can be acute or obtuse

Angles

Walk aimlessly

Wander

Group 571

Puzzle 1 Answers

A guess; rough calculation, ballpark figure

Estimate

Asserting ownership

Claiming

Build-up of debris at the bottom of a river

Sediment

Clover-like plant with three lobes

Shamrock

Escape route that’s flush with the floor

Trapdoor

Event that marks the start of summer or winter

Solstice

Homes for honey bees

Apiaries

Launch into space, e.g. a rocket

Blast off

Mechanical devices

Machines

Simple child’s toy moved by wind

Pinwheel

The art of preparing cocktails

Mixology

The quality of being poisonous

Toxicity

Those who committed the crime

Culprits

To suction fluid from parts of the body

Aspirate

__ Bing, Friends character played by Matthew Perry

Chandler

Puzzle 2 Answers

“Shall I __ thee to a summer’s day” – Shakespeare

Compare

Breastbone

Sternum

Device that turns digital documents into paper

Printer

Equipment with straps and belts to hold a horse

Harness

Executives with large salaries, or tubby felines

Fat cats

Famous or successful contemporary musician

Pop star

Formal public discussions about policy

Debates

Funny or amusing

Comical

Illegally gaining access to someone’s account

Hacking

Neither for nor against

Neutral

Physical movement used to communicate meaning

Gesture

Questionable

Dubious

Someone who searches for food, a rummager

Forager

Strips of fabric used as hair decorations

Ribbons

Thailand flat noodle dish with chicken or prawns

Pad thai

The quality of being easy to see or hear

Clarity

The undead, brought back to life

Zombies

Wooden platforms used to move heavy things

Pallets

“Shall I __ thee to a summer’s day” – Shakespeare

Compare

Puzzle 3 Answers

Arguing or disagreeing

Disputing

Bewilderment

Confusion

Create a memorable impression; cause ripples

Make waves

Hand-held wind instrument with bellows

Accordion

Left without medical attention

Untreated

Offer motivation; boost someone’s mood

Encourage

Outdoor area with ramps for wheeled boards

Skatepark

Reductions in price

Discounts

Round in shape

Spherical

Severe snow storms

Blizzards

Term for artificial rather than natural fabric

Synthetic

Puzzle 4 Answers

A drawing representative of an idea or theory

Schema

Alice met a Mad one in Wonderland

Hatter

Attention to __; ability to spot small errors

Detail

Female sibling

Sister

Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, law and justice

Athena

Indelible felt pen

Marker

Military or police trainees

Cadets

Red Square is in this city

Moscow

Save from danger, remove from harm’s way

Rescue

South American river, largest in world by volume

Amazon

Stadiums, purpose-built sports venues

Arenas

To cause an injury to a joint by overstretching

Sprain

Transform

Change

__ frame; stop-start filmmaking technique

Freeze

Puzzle 5 Answers

Abductees

Hostages

Back boundary of a tennis court

Baseline

Brazilian black bean stew

Feijoada

Extremely hot; burning

Scalding

Fragment of wood caught in a finger perhaps

Splinter

Lower leg tendon, also known as the heel cord

Achilles

Planning, scheming

Plotting

Successfully complete a university degree

Graduate

To automatically add data to a list on a computer

Populate

Wise or practical

Sensible

Group 572

Puzzle 1 Answers

A group of similar things all close together

Clusters

Bladed utensils for chopping meat

Cleavers

Capital of Syria

Damascus

Determined in character or ideas; unwavering

Resolute

Envy

Jealousy

In all likelihood

Probably

Leaving a mark that’s difficult to remove

Staining

Medicines that fix health problems

Remedies

Tiny blobs of water

Droplets

To move closer to

Approach

Words that are sung or spoken in an opera

Libretto

Puzzle 2 Answers

Belly pain

Tummy ache

Disc-shaped cells in the blood

Platelets

Future aspirations

Ambitions

Hard, fired ceramic pots

Stoneware

No longer remembered; abandoned

Forgotten

One who watches

Spectator

Polite, unimportant conversation

Small talk

Putting nails into a wall

Hammering

Self-employed contractor

Freelance

Substituting

Replacing

Two-wheeled, engine-powered racing off-road

Motocross

Very tall and steep rock face or cliff

Precipice

Written names of persons of interest

Watch list

Puzzle 3 Answers

Fragrance used to enhance scent

Perfume

Icons or pictures that represent game players

Avatars

Long metal or bamboo sticks for cooking kebabs

Skewers

Loving, worshiping

Adoring

Mandatory clothing worn for a job

Uniform

One that got away

Escapee

Rodent pursuit to earn more money than others

Rat race

Small device blown to make a dog come back

Whistle

Steep gradient

Incline

Puzzle 4 Answers

Calm, compliant

Docile

City-state that won the Peloponnesian Wars

Sparta

Cleaning a surface with a cloth

Wiping

French fashion house and maker of No 5 perfume

Chanel

Hair that is not smooth or neat

Frizzy

Not just

Unfair

Perform an act to excess

Overdo

Preserve a body with chemicals

Embalm

Sharks engage in this type of hectic feeding

Frenzy

To make something firm

Harden

Where the Andaman Islands are located: Bay of __

Bengal

Puzzle 5 Answers

A traitor or someone who abandons their homeland

Defector

Capital of Namibia

Windhoek

Fatherly

Paternal

Language of ancient Indian sacred texts

Sanskrit

Liquid that adds taste to meat before it’s cooked

Marinade

Make minor adjustments

Fine tune

Questioning; not trusting

Doubting

Second-in-charge in a kitchen

Sous chef

To swap one thing for another

Exchange

da Vinci’s first name

Leonardo

Group 573

Puzzle 1 Answers

Allocated, designated

Assigned

Amorous, loving and thoughtful

Romantic

Canine that froths at the mouth with hydrophobia

Rabid dog

Don’t __; say it how it is, show no restraint

Hold back

Fabric shapes sewn on to a bigger fabric piece

Appliqué

Facial features that are raised when surprised

Eyebrows

Flat voice that doesn’t change pitch or expression

Monotone

Mother of Dragons on Game of Thrones

Daenerys

Nationality of physicist Erwin Schrodinger

Austrian

Painted cloth used as on-stage scenery

Backdrop

Restaurant rating system that awards stars

Michelin

Shiny particles, some are sewn on clothing

Sparkles

Value of someone’s assets

Net worth

Puzzle 2 Answers

1993 film starring Meg Ryan: __ in Seattle

Sleepless

Communication in speech or writing

Discourse

Copy, fake, synthetic

Imitation

Cover furniture with cloth

Upholster

Deliberate blurring of a photo for romantic appeal

Soft focus

Game of X’s and O’s

Tic tac toe

Scars left by severe acne

Pockmarks

Sunken sea vessel’s ruins

Shipwreck

Taking air in and out of the lungs

Breathing

Taking place, scheduled

Happening

What tamales are wrapped in

Corn husks

__ diving, underwater in a box near great whites

Shark cage

Puzzle 3 Answers

Add up again

Recount

Admired, desired, sought-after

Coveted

Arsenic and hemlock are these

Poisons

Beach in Rio de Janeiro known for a certain girl

Ipanema

Best of friends, especially in a movie genre

Buddies

Can easily be read

Legible

Durable glazed cookware material

Ceramic

Palm tree fruit

Coconut

Professionals who make and repair suits

Tailors

Revolutionary; extremist

Radical

Samuel L. Jackson plays this Incredibles character

Frozone

Went off track

Strayed

__ Potter; creator of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix

Puzzle 4 Answers

Combine two liquids until they are smooth

Emulsify

Fixes an error

Corrects

Leaves a ship before it sinks

Abandons

Making a hole with a tool

Drilling

Male horse, used for breeding

Stallion

Naomi __, famous UK model

Campbell

People who sell puppies for a living

Breeders

Signed up for a course

Enrolled

Two openings at the bottom of a nose

Nostrils

Units of relative loudness

Decibels

Puzzle 5 Answers

Big spoons for serving soup

Ladles

Evening party or social gathering

Soiree

Hit song by the Bangles: Manic __

Monday

Irish dog breed with reddish silky fur

Setter

Longest river in India

Ganges

Most populated country starting with the letter B

Brazil

Negotiate the price

Haggle

Not in working order, defective

Broken

Thick lobster soup

Bisque

With great enthusiasm

Avidly

__ of life, medicine that prolongs your existence

Elixir

Group 574

Puzzle 1 Answers

Circular conveyor of luggage in an airport

Carousel

Fire up enthusiasm in someone

Motivate

Male who can sing an extremely high note

Falsetto

Moral stories from the Bible

Parables

No checks or credit cards accepted here

Cash only

Plummet steeply downwards

Nosedive

Portuguese explorer who circled the earth

Magellan

Processed meals that are made and sold quickly

Fast food

Quote or a reference in a scholarly book

Citation

Right to vote; sought by women in the 20th century

Suffrage

Skin bubbles created by uncomfortable shoes

Blisters

Spanish word for “castle”

Castillo

Sport played with sticks that have small nets

Lacrosse

They are handed out in a graduation ceremony

Diplomas

Puzzle 2 Answers

Davy Jones’ __, a resting place for drowned sailors

Locker

Demonstrated to be true by evidence or argument

Proven

Devices used to measure minutes while baking

Timers

Do this to a Facebook page to stop following

Unlike

Endure agony

Suffer

Every seven days

Weekly

Examined carefully to make sure someone’s suitable

Vetted

How James Bond prefers his martinis

Shaken

Male part of a flower with an anther and stalk

Stamen

Peace agreement, concord

Treaty

Sign of shame or disgrace

Stigma

Soak up moisture

Absorb

To eat or drink something

Ingest

Puzzle 3 Answers

Alternative routes that are quicker and save time

Shortcuts

Astrological forecast of someone’s future

Horoscope

Cuts, grazes

Abrasions

Decade that saw the rise of disco music

Seventies

Family name of Aussie actors Chris and Liam

Hemsworth

German dog breed with a long head and beard

Schnauzer

Grabbing something abruptly from another’s hand

Snatching

Iron Man’s identity

Tony stark

Italian pasta dish shared by Lady and the Tramp

Spaghetti

Novel by Emily Bronte: “__ Heights”

Wuthering

Occurring twice within a four-week time period

Bimonthly

Promoting, selling and distributing a product

Marketing

Racquet sport with a shuttlecock

Badminton

Remove; detach; become disinterested in

Disengage

Rock fragment from outer space

Meteorite

Shallow plate for growing bacteria cultures in

Petri dish

To cause great damage

Devastate

Puzzle 4 Answers

A nuisance; something that causes trouble

Irritant

Can be seen or watched

Viewable

Items that are won or earned, e.g. cups, awards

Trophies

Made from the hide of a doe or stag

Deerskin

Making artistic objects in a skilled way

Crafting

Making changes to a piece of legal text

Amending

Manufacturer of automobiles

Carmaker

Marine delicacies often made into bisque

Lobsters

Mountain range between France and Spain

Pyrenees

Old Spanish warships

Galleons

Penned in

Enclosed

Relating to the chest

Thoracic

Someone who lives or stays in a place

Resident

Tiny extracts of music or pieces of information

Snippets

Trends, clothing styles

Fashions

Puzzle 5 Answers

3D scene of a natural setting

Diorama

A person with flaming locks of hair

Redhead

Anna in the 1956 film The King and I: __ Kerr

Deborah

Foretell, forecast

Predict

Green vegetable used as the base of many salads

Lettuce

Hindu goddess of fertility, wife of Shiva

Parvati

It falls off a bird

Feather

Live alongside others of different beliefs

Coexist

Pulling on a rope

Tugging

Sleeveless upper body garment with a U-shaped neck

Tank top

Stucco

Plaster

The ability to understand another’s feelings

Empathy

The antonym of success

Failure

To ask someone for money or information

Solicit

__ Domingo; dubbed the King of Opera

Placido

__ knife, blunt flexible blade for mixing paint

Palette

Group 575

Puzzle 1 Answers

A country’s boundary with the sea

Coastline

A written record of historical events

Chronicle

Cautiously

Carefully

Composer of the Pastoral Symphony

Beethoven

Contaminant, such as chemical waste in rivers

Pollutant

Lifelike; authentic

Realistic

Medical term for inflammatory kidney disease

Nephritis

Preserved like an ancient Pharaoh

Mummified

Sopping wet

Saturated

Storage cabinets in houses

Cupboards

Worker in a book-lending institution

Librarian

Puzzle 2 Answers

An expert in a finance-related social science

Economist

Author of A Moveable Feast

Hemingway

Engage in conflict, like two bulls head to head

Lock horns

High-up business official

Executive

Identifying symbols stamped onto gold or silver

Hallmarks

Made clear, clarified

Explained

Misappropriated money from a business, for example

Embezzled

Noises made by owls

Screeches

Punctuation mark that separates two major clauses

Semi colon

Race run by the final runner in a relay team

Anchor leg

Removing paint from walls

Stripping

Soft drinks machine, for example

Dispenser

Sweated

Perspired

The conquest of Constantinople ended this empire

Byzantine

To prepare land to grow crops

Cultivate

Type of compact piano, not an upright

Baby grand

Way of living

Lifestyle

Written reminders that can be ticked off

Checklist

Puzzle 3 Answers

A rotating metal roller in a printing press

Cylinder

A spherical three-dimensional object

Cylinder

Beauty’s only __; look beneath the surface

Skin deep

Board game with scoring letters forming words

Scrabble

City that is home to the Hagia Sophia

Istanbul

Eyeglass maker

Optician

Insensitive or inconsiderate

Tactless

Keyboard symbol that shares a key with the 8

Asterisk

Of a drawing done without special tools

Freehand

Slumdog Millionaire and Lion actor

Dev patel

Topping salads with oil and vinegar mixture

Dressing

Widespread disease

Epidemic

__ line, linked process in a car-making plant

Assembly

Puzzle 4 Answers

A father figure, married to someone’s mother

Stepdad

Buyer’s __; feeling of guilt over purchases

Remorse

Curvaceous

Shapely

Gained knowledge with age

Matured

Ingenious technical devices can make life easier

Gadgets

Knock out, injure the head with a blow

Concuss

Mariners, seafarers

Sailors

Mounted nobles from the Middle Ages

Knights

One who establishes a company or brand

Founder

Relating to touch, hearing, vision, for example

Sensory

Swollen with water

Bloated

Workforce walkouts for better pay

Strikes

__ City is the home of the Pope

Vatican

__ To Hell; 1979 hard rock album for AC/DC

Highway

Puzzle 5 Answers

Connected to the Internet

Online

Dragged a heavy object

Hauled

Electronic devices that broadcast to listeners

Radios

Fortified old building where monarch might live

Castle

Lake __, North American 1980 winter Olympics venue

Placid

Large, bright parrots

Macaws

Lying low, taking refuge in a safe house

Hiding

Matt Damon’s alter ego in a film series, Jason __

Bourne

Most adorable

Cutest

Small plate that accompanies a tea cup

Saucer

Swiss city, United Nations’ headquarters

Geneva

Things someone does regularly and often

Habits

Group 576

Puzzle 1 Answers

A financial plan for a certain period of time

Budget

Acceptable, correct or formal

Proper

Apple’s famous mobile device

Iphone

Ben Kingsley played this leader in a 1982 film

Gandhi

Designer makes or names

Brands

Disease comes in bubonic and pneumonic forms

Plague

Energetic and rubbery

Bouncy

Groups of chosen people in a courtroom

Juries

Heavy drinking or eating sessions

Binges

Monopoly rule for collecting money at start corner

Pass go

Officials who preside over court cases

Judges

Plantations where lemons and oranges are grown

Groves

Scuba __, underwater swimming activity

Diving

Serpent in Greek mythology killed by Apollo

Python

Steve __, the man also called Captain America

Rogers

The Last __, da Vinci mural of Christ’s final meal

Supper

Typical; usual

Normal

What 24 hours equates to

One day

-Vous; 1979 ABBA hit with a French title

Voulez

Puzzle 2 Answers

Card game played alone

Solitaire

Computer panels with letters for inputting data

Keyboards

Condition or desire to set fire to things

Pyromania

Having qualities of a large underground chamber

Cavernous

Make up or invent a story to evade the truth

Fabricate

Prevalent, widespread, persistent

Pervasive

Pronounce clearly

Enunciate

She duetted with Lionel Richie on Endless Love

Diana ross

Sport associated with Japanese men: sumo __

Wrestling

The percentage of a hotel’s rooms that are in use

Occupancy

Thigh muscle, painful when pulled

Hamstring

Winston __, UK Prime Minister during WWII

Churchill

Puzzle 3 Answers

Abdomens

Stomachs

Burning pain produced by a bee perhaps

Stinging

Circus performers who keep clubs in the air

Jugglers

Cord used to secure footwear

Shoelace

Falls into line, follows a standard

Conforms

Former love

Old flame

Materials, fabrics

Textiles

Metal fastening locked around the wrist

Handcuff

Seriously afflicted by an undesirable condition

Stricken

Stand up __, a call to hold head up/shoulders back

Straight

Stranded, typically on an island

Marooned

Street in NYC famous for theatrical performances

Broadway

To take money out of the bank

Withdraw

Without imperfections

Flawless

Puzzle 4 Answers

A container for footwear

Shoebox

An aspect or detail that makes something different

Feature

Argentinian, Brazilian or Uruguayan cowboys

Gauchos

Arrow-firing sport

Archery

Book: __ in the Rye

Catcher

Breathing tube used underwater when viewing reefs

Snorkel

Fine locks of hair

Strands

French pilgrimage town

Lourdes

Kings, queens, princes and princesses

Royalty

Reflective objects

Mirrors

Removing lumps from flour

Sifting

Retail customer

Shopper

The Greatest __; film about the life of PT Barnum

Showman

To accept as true

Believe

Well-defined abs

Six pack

Puzzle 5 Answers

Acquiring

Obtaining

An avalanche or a runaway victory

Landslide

Based on feelings rather than facts

Intuitive

Bills of cash

Bank notes

Ejection from a group or club

Expulsion

Governed by rules and legislation

Regulated

Lack of objectivity, one-sidedness

Prejudice

Morocco tourist area with famous medina

Marrakesh

Patterns that follow a logical order

Sequences

Period that follows a terrible occurrence

Aftermath

Recurrent theme in literature or mythology

Archetype

Scooby Doo’s giant dog breed

Great dane

exits; safety escapes on a plane

Emergency

Group 577

Puzzle 1 Answers

A coffee maker in a coffee shop

Barista

Convert plain text to code to keep information safe

Encrypt

Deer horns

Antlers

Deteriorate after improvement in health

Relapse

Goods sent abroad to be sold

Exports

Largest planet in our solar system

Jupiter

Player of a large-framed stringed instrument

Harpist

Rectify a mistake

Correct

Served cold

Chilled

Small band that holds items that open locks

Keyring

Star of the 1954 remake of A Star is Born: Judy __

Garland

To reuse plastic or other material

Recycle

Trenches found at the side of roads

Ditches

Violent wind storm that occurs in the West Pacific

Typhoon

__ through; barely managed to pass or succeed

Scraped

Puzzle 2 Answers

Anne of Green __, book by Lucy Maud Montgomery

Gables

Beat, tempo

Rhythm

Beer maker

Brewer

Can be used for identification: dental __

Record

Cardboard file for keeping paperwork safe

Folder

Caught an animal with a cord trap

Snared

Country formerly called Portuguese West Africa

Angola

Dome on a building roof

Cupola

Dried grape

Raisin

Fundamentals; elementary parts

Basics

Gatherings or groups of witches

Covens

Put quickly into water

Plunge

__ Nature; personification of the Earth as female

Mother

Puzzle 3 Answers

Branch of nursing related to childbirth

Midwifery

Carried off by the waves

Swept away

Decoration or ornament

Adornment

Fast; moving at a rapid pace

High speed

In reverse

Backwards

Losing all sense of calm; being extremely worried

Panicking

Practice of assisting women during childbirth

Midwifery

Prosperity, wealth

Affluence

Reserving a ticket again

Rebooking

Small watery sea habitats made of stones

Rock pools

South American region shared by Chile, Argentina

Patagonia

Village person who proclaims the news

Town crier

Puzzle 4 Answers

Get involved in; step in to prevent trouble

Intervene

Mortify, make someone blush

Embarrass

Most populous city in Ecuador

Guayaquil

Move around freely; flow

Circulate

Name label that tells you where to sit

Place card

Not definite

Uncertain

Push-along device for trimming grass in gardens

Lawn mower

Putting meat on a stick for cooking

Skewering

Riding on someone’s __; relying on others’ success

Coat tails

Searing, burning

Scorching

Sensible on-off love interest of Bridget Jones

Mark darcy

Stepped down, gave up the throne

Abdicated

The Living __ : 1987 Bond theme sung by A-Ha

Daylights

Weather event with heavy precipitation

Rainstorm

Puzzle 5 Answers

A shiny black substance that is used in pencils

Graphite

A type of surgery to remove wrinkles

Facelift

Bogota is this country’s capital

Colombia

Divide, like the yolk from the egg white

Separate

Eavesdropped

Listened

Gives the nod of approval

Consents

Lumps of a hard black substance used in barbecues

Charcoal

Mouse-like household pets

Hamsters

Overhead window pane

Skylight

Someone chosen by a group to speak for them

Delegate

Sport of sailing expensive, luxury boats

Yachting

The story of a book

Plotline

Group 578

Puzzle 1 Answers

Any way the __; final line of Bohemian Rhapsody

Wind blows

Farming tool carried in American Gothic painting

Pitchfork

Formal international agreements

Protocols

Gathered things together to form a set

Collected

Loss of respect

Indignity

The act of not letting someone participate

Exclusion

To have cut off a limb

Amputated

To rise rapidly, spacecraft fashion

Skyrocket

Type of dance competition without many rules

Freestyle

__ Dogs, movie by Quentin Tarantino

Reservoir

Puzzle 2 Answers

“Double, double toil and “

Trouble

Chewing on a bone

Gnawing

City referenced in Empire State of Mind

New york

Ex-CNN reporter who married Prince Felipe of Spain

Letizia

Extremely old; from civilizations past

Ancient

Feeling, such as sadness or happiness

Emotion

Medical term for loss of ability to speak

Aphasia

Most courageous

Bravest

Newly established tech business venture

Start up

Pest __; service to eliminate unwanted creatures

Control

Rust away

Corrode

Short brawl

Scuffle

The F in F1, grand prix racing

Formula

Violent rotating wind phenomenon

Cyclone

Visited by ghosts

Haunted

Puzzle 3 Answers

Cleared of any criminal wrongdoing

Acquitted

Ellen __, sitcom star and TV chat show host

Degeneres

Formal physical gesture when meeting an employer

Handshake

Instructing verbally

Dictating

It killed the cat

Curiosity

Mark of expertise in martial arts

Black belt

Name of three of Henry VIII’s wives

Catherine

Naturally occurring warm water pool

Hot spring

Number of children born each year

Birth rate

Person or ship commissioned to attack other ships

Privateer

Short news broadcasts

Bulletins

Splendid, extravagant, opulent, luxurious

Sumptuous

Tropical silver fish, aggressive and predatory

Barracuda

Without boundary, unrestricted

Limitless

Yellow character from the Transformers franchise

Bumblebee

Puzzle 4 Answers

Baked, stuffed pizzas

Calzones

Divert, take someone’s mind off something

Distract

Fashion designer in The Incredibles

Edna mode

First name of the literary character, Scrooge

Ebenezer

Number of people in da Vinci’s The Last Supper

Thirteen

One who returns something to its original condition

Restorer

Replenishes with water

Hydrates

Replication of crucifixion wounds

Stigmata

Small laptop, or writing pad

Notebook

Thick fabric with a woven pattern or picture

Tapestry

What a shareholder receives

Dividend

When everyone has the same rights

Equality

Where passengers begin and end a journey

Terminal

Work in __; ongoing, constantly improving

Progress

Puzzle 5 Answers

A game designed to test your skills or knowledge

Puzzle

Chickpea spread

Hummus

Crystal that regulates time in watches

Quartz

Flat dishes for eating dinner on

Plates

Here, there, and everywhere: every nook and __

Cranny

Indifference, lack of interest

Apathy

Individual pieces of garlic

Cloves

Male hair-cutting professional

Barber

One who redacts obscene material

Censor

Puts a tennis ball in play

Serves

Rule of __ describes the classic photo composition

Thirds

Someone’s property, estate and worldly goods

Assets

Superior; a more excellent choice

Better

Two Gentlemen of __, play, cites an Italian city

Verona

Group 579

Puzzle 1 Answers

Adult who attends a party to watch over the kids

Chaperone

Character searching for brains in The Wizard of Oz

Scarecrow

Edible marine animals like crab or prawns

Shellfish

Fastening with discs, down the front of a cardigan

Buttoning

Leave one if they don’t answer the phone

Voicemail

Mix in with the rest of society

Integrate

Plant producing medicinal oil, or salves

Calendula

Public consciousness or knowledge

Awareness

Ruling a nation

Governing

Singer, band member aka Emma Bunton

Baby spice

Snow vehicle

Skimobile

To accidentally put a joint out of place

Dislocate

To remove dead skin by scrubbing

Exfoliate

Where a sling cocktail comes from

Singapore

attract, says the old saying

Opposites

Puzzle 2 Answers

Asked for a new court case to reverse decision

Appealed

Cold __; treat someone in an unfriendly way

Shoulder

Line joining two opposite corners of a square

Diagonal

Reading something quickly

Skimming

Roomie in jail

Cellmate

Seat pads or pillows

Cushions

Sin City, Nevada

Las vegas

Track event to determine who leaps the farthest

Long jump

Trilling song or call of a bird

Chirping

Type of restaurant serving udon noodle dishes

Japanese

Village People hit about a brute

Macho man

Well known to someone

Familiar

Writing that uses too many words

Verbiage

Puzzle 3 Answers

Angela __, actress, plays sleuth Jessica Fletcher

Lansbury

Chemical added to swimming pools to kill germs

Chlorine

Extremely hungry and desperate to eat

Ravenous

Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of __

Penzance

Insects that live in colonies and eat wood

Termites

Keep up, conserve

Maintain

Movie where Tom Hanks talks to a volleyball

Cast away

Once a play finishes, the actors do this on stage

Take a bow

Overpowering, suffocating

Stifling

Process of putting a bush or seed into the ground

Planting

Space in a house for children to have fun in

Playroom

The most successful point or achievement

Pinnacle

Those in authority in the armed forces

Officers

Town or fortress that troops defend

Garrison

Without shoes

Barefoot

Word for pepper in Spanish

Pimiento

__ dog, upside-down yoga position to stretch out

Downward

Puzzle 4 Answers

Criminal act

Misdeed

Crying, weeping, sobbing

Tearful

Event with acrobatics in the sky

Air show

Extravagant style of 17th-century European art

Baroque

Harmful computer agents like Trojans and viruses

Malware

Heating gently

Warming

Make something worthy or important

Dignify

Month during which Halloween falls

October

Pour sauce onto a plate in a thin stream

Drizzle

Spectral, spooky

Ghostly

Puzzle 5 Answers

Below-ground storage rooms for priceless things

Vaults

City in Italy that had the first-known pizzeria

Naples

Disney musical famous for Idina Menzel’s Let it Go

Frozen

European capital located on the River Tagus

Lisbon

Hexed with a spell

Cursed

Modern and stylish

Snazzy

Recluses, outsiders, hermits

Loners

Shouted angrily, raved

Ranted

Someone people follow

Leader

The outermost part of an area or group

Fringe

The start of the work week for many people

Monday

To help, give support, aid

Assist

Where birds sit by windows

Ledges

Wildest members of the dog family

Wolves

Group 580

Puzzle 1 Answers

Agile with the hands

Dexterous

Bee-made treat

Honeycomb

Inspecting

Examining

Internet articles aimed to grab your attention

Clickbait

Little inhabitants of Emerald City

Munchkins

Making less wobbly

Steadying

Peaceful subtitle of John Lennon hit Happy Xmas

War is over

Someone who has fallen behind

Straggler

Wins; opposite of defeats

Victories

__ Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD

Attention

Puzzle 2 Answers

African lion hunting dog breed: Rhodesian __

Ridgeback

At this moment

Presently

Bring an escaped prisoner back into custody

Recapture

England’s tennis Grand Slam tournament

Wimbledon

Large London square with lions and fountains

Trafalgar

Mementoes, small valuable items

Keepsakes

Optical __; pictures that fool your eyes

Illusions

People who work machinery

Operators

Put into practice

Implement

Shortening a book

Abridging

Spa facility with hot, wet air; a sauna

Steam room

Spinning or rotating column of air

Whirlwind

The globe is divided into 24 longitudinal sections

Time zones

To obtain something through force or threats

Extortion

Version or performance of a piece of music

Rendition

Voice amplifier in the shape of a cone

Megaphone

Puzzle 3 Answers

Activities related to government

Politics

Barely hot

Lukewarm

Big charity that collects funds for disaster relief

Red cross

Impromptu gathering rallied by social media

Flash mob

Performing backstroke or butterfly

Swimming

Producing petals or flowers

Blooming

Selling like __; flying off the shelves quickly

Hot cakes

Shy; embarrassed

Sheepish

Sleeping mattress that is filled with liquid

Water bed

__ savings time, adjustment of clocks in spring

Daylight

Puzzle 4 Answers

A track, for mountain biking or skiing

Course

A vote, with options to choose between

Ballot

Adrenaline __; one who enjoys dangerous activities

Junkie

Chastise, discipline

Punish

Deep gorge in cliffs

Canyon

Dian __, US zoologist studied mountain gorillas

Fossey

Glacial period in time

Ice age

Highly attractive, enticing quality

Allure

Informal name for Champagne or other fizz

Bubbly

Marvel or DC publications

Comics

Recollection of a past experience

Memory

Rounded at the top like a doorway

Arched

To add someone on a social network

Friend

Treasure covered with earth, hidden underground

Buried

Weekly or monthly payment from an employer

Salary

Puzzle 5 Answers

A refuge from bad weather

Shelter

Business ID holder looped around the neck

Lanyard

Mountain containing lava

Volcano

Nationality of novelist Leo Tolstoy

Russian

Quick dish of sautéed vegetables, noodles in a wok

Stir fry

Ready and prepared to act

Willing

Removing soap from dishes with water

Rinsing

Signs, pictograms

Symbols

Spirit guides

Mediums

Taking a child off the mother’s milk

Weaning

WTG means this; well done!

Way to go

Wearable audio/video device for the police, say

Bodycam

What many people do before they exercise

Stretch

What was used before GPS or digital navigation

Roadmap

Winter sport for flying daredevils only

Ski jump

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