AARONSPELLINGAmerican film and television producer.
ABERDEENANGUSA black hornless breed of beef cattle originating in Scotland.
ABIGGERSPLASHFamous swimming pool painting by David Hockney.
ABRIDGETOOFAR1977 epic war film.
ACADEMYAWARDSOscars.
ACCIDENTPRONEMore liable than most to have a calamity.
ACCOMPANIMENTSomething that goes with another thing, such as a side dish.
ACCOMPLISHINGAchieving.
ACHMADSUKARNOFirst president of Indonesia (1945-67), born Kusno Sosrodihardjo in 1901.
ACKNOWLEDGINGConceding.
ACRYLONITRILEA colorless, flammable, poisonous, carcinogenic liquid.
ACTIONREPLAYSRepeat pieces of footage, e.g. showing a goal in football, often in slow motion.
ADAMDALGLIESHPoetry-writing detective created by English author P.D. James, featured in 14 novels between 1962 and 2008.
ADJUTANTBIRDSLarge carrion-eating storks occurring in Asia.
ADMINISTRABLEControllable, manageable.
ADMINISTRATORPerson whose job involves overseeing the way that an organisation or institution functions.
ADMIRALTYARCHLandmark building in London.
ADVERTISEMENTCommercial, public notice, promotion.
AFFENPINSCHERA dog of a small breed resembling the griffon.
AFTERTHOUGHTSIdeas added later.
AGAINSTTHELAWIllegal, breaking accepted rules.
AGGLOMERATIVEClustered together but not coherent.
AIRSANDGRACESA derogatory term for an affectation of superiority.
ALANAYCKBOURNThe Norman Conquests playwright.
ALANPARTRIDGESteve Coogan's comedic creation.
ALBERTCAMPIONFictional upper-class detective created by English author Margery Allingham, appearing in 18 novels between 1929 and 1965.
ALBERTHERRINGA chamber opera in three acts by Benjamin Britten, first performed in 1947.
ALBERTHOFMANNSwiss chemist who discovered the hallucinogenic effects of the drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in 1943.
ALBERTOASCARIItalian Fomula One world champion in 1952 and 1953.
ALBRECHTDURERGerman engraver born in Nuremberg in 1471.
ALDUSMANUTIUSItalian printer and publisher (c1450-1515) who was the first to use small capitals and italics.
ALECISSIGONISThe Mini car inventor.
ALEXANDERIDEN'Kentish Gentleman' in Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2 (1591) who killed the rebel Jack Cade.
ALEXANDERPOPEEnglish poet whose works included The Rape Of The Lock.
ALFREDDREYFUSA French artillery officer who was tried and convicted of treason in 1894.
ALLENGINSBERGUS poet of the Beat Generation who wrote Howl.
ALLIGATORPEARAnother name for an avocado.
ALLOCHTHONOUS(of rocks, deposits, etc) found in a place other than where they or their constituents were formed.
ALPHAANDOMEGAThe first and last - as used in Revelations 1:8.
ALPHACENTAURIClosest star system to our solar system.
ALTEREDSTATESKen Russell's 1981 sci-fi film starring William Hurt.
ALWAYSLOVEYOUI Will ____ , song by Dolly Parton covered by Whitney Houston for the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
AMALGAMATIONSConsolidations, fusions.
AMELIAEARHARTThe first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
AMERICANDREAMUS ideal in which equality of opportunity allows any citizen to aspire to high attainment and material success.
AMERICANEAGLEBird.
AMNIOCENTESISA prenatal technique in which fluid is removed from a woman's womb to obtain information about the foetus.
AMPHITHEATRESCircular or oval buildings in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena.
AMUSEMENTPARKFunfair.
ANACHRONISTICMisdated, mistimed, out of season.
ANAESTHETISTSDoctors who put patients to sleep before operations.
ANATOLYKARPOVRussian chess player who was world champion from 1975 to 1985.
ANDERSCELSIUSSwedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician.
ANDREALEADSOMConservative MP who served as Leader of the House of Commons (2017-19).
ANDREWJACKSONSeventh (7th) American president.
ANDREWJOHNSONSeventeenth (17th) American president.
ANDREWMARVELL17th-century English metaphysical poet whose works included To His Coy Mistress.
ANDREWSTRAUSSEx-cricketer, England Test captain 2009-2012.
ANGELABASSETTActress who played Queen Ramonda of Wakanda in 2018's Black Panther.
ANGELINAJOLIEStar of the 2019 fantasy adventure film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.
ANGLOAMERICANSomeone with a parent from each side of the Atlantic.
ANGRYYOUNGMENOsborne, Amis etc.
ANITABROOKNEREnglish novelist whose Hotel du Lac won the Booker Prize in 1984.
ANNETTEBENINGStar of the 2017 romantic drama film Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool.
ANNWIDDECOMBEEx-Tory MP and 2010 Strictly competitor.
ANTHONYNEWLEYActor and singer who co-wrote the Goldfinger theme and the score of Willy Wonka & The Chocolatte Factory.
ANTHONYPOWELLA Dance To The Music Of Time author.
ANTICOAGULANTA drug that prevents clotting of the blood.
ANTIHISTAMINEPharmaceutical drug.
ANTONINDVORAKCzech Romantic composer born in 1841.
ANTONYGORMLEYCreator of the Angel of the North.
APOCALYPSENOWFilm which shared the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1979.
APOSTLESCREEDConcise statement of Christian beliefs dating from about 390 AD, widely used in Roman Catholic, Anglican and many Protestant churches.
APPROPRIATIONThe act of setting apart or taking for one's own use.
APPROPRIATIVEOf or relating to or given to the act of taking for yourself.
APPROXIMATELYAbout.
APRILFOOLSDAYIdiotic time of year.
APROMISEDLANDTitle of former U.S. president Barack Obama's memoir published in 2020.
ARABIANCAMELSBeasts of burden also called dromedaries.
ARABICNUMERAL0123456789.
ARACHNOPHOBIAFear of spiders
ARBORICULTUREThe cultivation of trees or shrubs, especially for the production of timber.
ARCDETRIOMPHEMonument in Paris. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier site.
ARCHAEOLOGISTSomeone who studies the buildings, graves, tools, and other objects of people who lived in the past.
ARCHAEOPTERYXExtinct bird from the Jurassic with teeth, a long tail and a feathered body.
ARCHEOLOGICALOf or pertaining to archaeology.
ARCHIMANDRITESuperior of a monastery or group of monasteries in the Greek Orthodox Church.
ARCTICMONKEYSEnglish rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002.
ARGUMENTATIVEQuarrelsome.
ARISTOCRACIESPrivileged classes holding hereditary titles.
ARITHMOPHOBIAFear of numbers
ARMSANDTHEMANPlay by George Bernard Shaw.
ARTHURBALFOURConservative prime minister from 1902-05.
ARTHURCCLARKEBritish science fiction writer whose best known work was 2001: A Space Odyssey.
ARTHURCLENNAMCharacter who married the titular heroine of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit.
ARTHURCOMPTONUS physicist and Nobel Laureate (1927, with Charles Wilson) noted for his research on X-rays, and nuclear energy.
ASHTONKUTCHERActor who married actress Mila Kunis in 2015.
ASPECTSOFLOVE1989 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart.
ASSASSINATIONMurder of a political or public person.
ASSIDUOUSNESSDiligence, steadiness, perseverance.
ASTITCHINTIMEA prompt repair or corrective measure.
ATASNAILSPACEExpression meaning 'very slowly'.
ATLANTABRAVESBaseball team that won the 2021 World Series.
ATLANTICOCEANBody of water between the U.S. and Europe.
ATONESLEISUREExpression meaning 'when one has free time'.
ATTENTIONSPANThe length of time for which a person can concentrate.
ATTHECOALFACEEngaged in work at an active rather than a theoretical level in a particular field.
ATTHESAMETIMESimultaneously.
ATTHESHARPENDPhrase meaning 'in the position of greatest difficulty in an activity'.
ATTHEVICARAGEMurder _ _ _, Agatha Christie novel.
AUDIOENGINEERRadio station employee.
AUDREYHEPBURNActress who starred in the 1964 film of My Fair Lady.
AUGUSTUSPUGIN19th-century British architect who designed much of the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
AUNGSANSUUKYIState Counsellor of Myanmar.
AUTHORITARIANBossy.
AUTOBIOGRAPHYAn account of a person's life written by that person.
AWAYINAMANGERA famous Christmas Carol.
BACTRIANCAMELTwo-humped beast of burden in the Central Asian deserts.
BAEDEKERRAIDSLuftwaffe attacks on historic English cities.
BALLROOMDANCETango, say.
BANKOFENGLANDFinancial institution founded in 1694 by Charles Montagu, first earl of Halifax.
BANKSTATEMENTA summary provided by a financial institution of the transactions on a customer's account.
BAPTISMOFFIREAn initiation via a severe ordeal.
BARBECUESAUCESpicy accompaniment.
BARBEROFFLEETSweeney Todd The Demon _ _ _ Street.
BARCODEREADERStock controller.
BARGAINHUNTERSomeone who searches to buy things cheap.
BASILRATHBONEActor.
BATTERINGRAMSDoor-smashing beams.
BATTLESCARREDWar-weary.
BEARDEDCOLLIEShaggy-coated British dog breed thought to descend from Polish lowland sheepdogs brought to Scotland in 1514.
BEARDEDDRAGONA large Australian lizard with an erectile frill around the neck.
BEASTOFBURDENAnimal used to carry or pull loads.
BEATALOOSEENDExpression meaning 'to have nothing to do'.
BEATRIXPOTTERChildren's author and illustrator who created Peter Rabbit.
BEAUFORTSCALEWind speed measurement.
BEBELESTRANGEFifth album by rock band Heart ( 1980), featuring the single 'Even It Up'.
BEDSIDEMANNERA doctor's approach or attitude to a patient.
BEGGARSCANTBE_ _ _ Choosers.
BELISHABEACONA flashing light in an orange globe set on a pole at pedestrian crossings.
BENAZIRBHUTTOThe Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996.
BENEFICIARIESRecipients, legatees.
BERCHTESGADENGerman town in the Bavarian Alps on the Austrian border.
BERMUDASHORTSTropical short trousers?
BERNICERUBENSWinner of the Booker Prize in 1970 for "The Elected Member".
BERNIESANDERSUS politician who ran unsuccessfully for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president.
BERTIEWOOSTERJeeves' employer in PG Wodehouse books.
BERTOLTBRECHT20th-Century German dramatist and poet who wrote The Threepenny Opera.
BERTSMALLWAYSProtagonist of the 1908 H. G. Wells novel The War In The Air.
BEWILDERINGLYIn a confusing manner.
BEYONDMEASUREExpression meaning 'excessively'.
BEYONDTHEPALEToo much.
BIGBANGTHEORYThe _ _ _, US sitcom about a group of scientists.
BILDUNGSROMANA novel concerned with a person's formative years and development.
BILLIEHOLIDAY20th Century American jazz singer, subject of the film Lady Sings The Blues.
BILLYCONNOLLYScottish actor, comedian and musician nicknamed the Big Yin.
BILLYMITCHELLUS Army officer and aviation pioneer regarded as the father of the US Air Force.
BINGEDRINKINGThe consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
BIRTHDAYPARTYCelebration of one's age.
BLACKANDWHITEOld films and photos are in this.
BLACKCURRANTSBerries.
BLACKEYEDPEASI Gotta Feeling US musical group.
BLACKPUDDINGSDark sausages made with pig's blood and suet, sometimes with flour or oatmeal.
BLEEDINGHEARTPerson who makes an ostentatious display of pity for others.
BLETCHLEYPARKSite of britain's main decryption base in the Second World War.
BLINDMANSBUFFAn old children's game.
BLOODBROTHERSWest End musical written by Willy Russell.
BLOODCURDLINGGruesome, spine-chilling.
BLOODPRESSUREWhen this is high it can lead to strokes.
BLOTTINGPAPERWriting item.
BLUEBERRYHILLSong famously recorded by Fats Domino in 1956.
BLUNDERBUSSESAntiquated guns.
BOARDINGPARTYA group of people who embark on a boat or ship.
BOBBYCHARLTONMember of England's 1966 World Cup-winning team.
BODYMASSINDEXWeight-to-height ratio calculated by dividing a person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in metres.
BORDERTERRIERA small, rough-coated breed of dog.
BOSTONTERRIERA short, stocky, smooth-haired dog breed with a short nose.
BOTTOMLESSPITExpression meaning 'a resource that can never be exhausted'.
BOUGAINVILLEAGenus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers.
BOUILLABAISSEA soup or stew containing several kinds of fish and often shellfish, usually combined with olive oil, tomatoes, and saffron.
BOUNCYCASTLESInflatable equipment, stylised as fortifications, on which children can jump and play.
BOUNDLESSNESSThe quality of being infinite; without limit.
BOUNDTOHAPPENSure.
BOWLINGCREASECricket term.
BOWLINGGREENSSport venues.
BRADLEYCOOPERDirector and star of the 2018 musical drama film A Star Is Born.
BRANDYGLASSESSpirit receptacles.
BRASSKNUCKLESFighting aid.
BRAVENEWWORLDHuxley novel taking its title from a Shakespeare play.
BREASTSUMMERSBeams across a broad opening, sustaining a superstructure.
BREATHALYSERSDevices used by police to measure how much alcohol drivers have consumed.
BREATHEDEEPLYTake lungfuls of air.
BRECONBEACONSMountain range in Wales.
BRENDABLETHYNActress who plays the title character in the TV crime drama Vera.
BRENDANFOSTERFormer athlete who won a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 1976 Olympics, founder of the Great North Run.
BREVIROSTRATEHaving a short beak or bill.
BRIANMULRONEYLawyer who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.
BRIDGEOFSPIES2015 Cold War film starring Tom Hanks.
BRINGTOACLOSEStop.
BRISTOLROVERSFootball club in England based at the Memorial Stadium.
BRITISHLEGIONThe Royal _ _, Charity supporting veterans of the armed forces, founded in 1921.
BRITISHMUSEUMIt exhibits the Rosetta Stone.
BRITNEYSPEARSCelebrity whose name is an anagram of 'presbyterians'.
BUBONICPLAGUEAn acute infectious febrile disease spread by rat fleas.
BURTBACHARACHAmerican composer who wrote songs with Hal David.
BURTLANCASTERU.S. actor who starred with Deborah Kerr in the 1953 film From Here To Eternity.
BURYSTEDMUNDSA market town in Suffolk and the birthplace of the late Bob Hoskins.
BUSBYBERKELEYUS dance director famous for his elaborate choreography in film musicals, often using large numbers of showgirls.
BUSHTELEGRAPHThe rapid spreading of information, gossip or rumour.
BUTTERFINGERSWhat someone who can't catch might be said to have.
BUZZLIGHTYEARToy Story major character.
CAESARSPALACERoman Empire themed hotel in Las Vegas that opened in 1966.
CAIRNTERRIERSSmall, rough-haired dogs originally from Scotland.
CALCARIFEROUSHaving a spur or spurs.
CALENDARGIRLS2003 comedy film starring Helen Mirren.
CALENDARYEARSTimes taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
CALLIGRAPHERSThose who are expert in the art of writing beautifully with a special pen or brush.
CALLISTHENICSGymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.
CAMILACABELLOSinger named New Artist of the Year at the 2018 American Music Awards.
CAMPANOLOGISTOne who rings bells.
CANARYCREEPERSpecies of Tropaeolum native to western South America in Peru.
CANARYISLANDSSpanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa.
CANCELLATIONSThere are many of these on public transport when the weather is bad.
CANESVENATICIConstellation - The Hunting Dogs.
CANTBUYMELOVESong by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney and released in 1964.
CAPECANAVERALHeadland in Florida, part of a region known as the Space Coast.
CAPTAINMARVELFictional superhero whose alter ego is Carol Danvers.
CARAVANSERAISIn some Eastern countries, especially formerly, large inns enclosing a courtyard, providing accommodation for travellers.
CARBOHYDRATESCompounds present in starchy foods such as bread and potatoes that provide energy.
CARBONDIOXIDEColourless, odourless gas in the earth's atmosphere originally called fixed air.
CARDBOARDCITYAn urban area in which the homeless congregate under makeshift shelters.
CARDIACARRESTSudden stopping of the heart's pumping action.
CARDIOLOGISTSDoctors who specialise in the heart and its diseases.
CARLFRIEDRICH_ _ Gauss, Mathematician.
CARLOSALCARAZ19-year-old Spanish tennis player who became the youngest ever men's year-end world No. 1 in November 2022.
CARLOSFUENTESAuthor whose novels include The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra.
CARMARTHENBAYInlet on the south Wales coast.
CARMENELECTRAActress, singer and dancer born Tara Leigh Patrick in 1972.
CARMINABURANACarl Orff's choral work.
CAROLINEFLACKStrictly's 2014 winner.
CARRAUNTOOHILHighest mountain in the Republic of Ireland.
CARRIAGEHORSEAn equine that draws a four-wheeled vehicle for passengers.
CARRICKFERGUSTown in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on Belfast Lough.
CARRIERPIGEONBird with a message.
CARTRIDGEPENSWriting implements with removable ink reservoirs that are replaced when empty.
CASHDISPENSERAutomated teller machine.
CATEBLANCHETTActress who plays Lou in the 2018 heist comedy film Ocean's 8.
CATEGOREMATICOf or pertaining to a word having independent meaning so that it can be used as a term in a proposition.
CATESHORTLANDDirector of Black Widow.
CATHERINEPARRSixth and last wife of Henry VIII.
CATONINETAILSA whip with knotted lashes, once used in the army and navy.
CAYMANISLANDSUK overseas territory.
CECILBDEMILLEU.S. film director noted for his love of spectacle whose work includes The Ten Commandments.
CECILDAYLEWISThe Poet Laureate from 1968 to 1972, father of Oscar winning actor Daniel.
CENTREFORWARDPosition of a player in a football team who traditionally wears the number nine shirt.
CEREBRALPALSYA form of paralysis caused by damage to motor areas of the brain before or during birth.
CERTIFICATIONDocument attesting the truth of a fact or statement.
CHAINREACTION1986 UK no. 1 hit by Diana Ross, written by the Bee Gees.
CHAMPATTHEBITExpression meaning 'to show impatience while waiting for something to begin'.
CHAMPSELYSEESAvenue in Paris.
CHANTILLYLACEA delicate handmade fabric named after a French town.
CHARLESDARWINEnglishman who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection.
CHARLESMARTELFrankish ruler of Austrasia from 715 to 741; grandfather of Charlemagne.
CHARLESPOOTERMain character in The Diary Of A Nobody.
CHARLIEHUNNAMStar of the 2017 fantasy film, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
CHARLIEPARKERU.S. jazz saxophonist nicknamed Yardbird.
CHARLOTTETOWNCapital of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
CHARMBRACELETItem of jewellery worn on the wrist, featuring decorative trinkets.
CHATEAUBRIANDA thick steak cut from the fillet of beef.
CHEESEBURGERSJunk food.
CHEFDEMISSIONThe person in charge of a sporting team at a large international event.
CHEQUEREDFLAGStandard waved by a motor racing official to the winning driver at the end of a race.
CHESAPEAKEBAYThe largest inlet of the Atlantic in the coast of the US, which gives its name to a variety of retriever dog.
CHIANGKAISHEKChinese politician.
CHIEFJUSTICESMembers of a supreme court.
CHILDLESSNESSNot having any offspring.
CHOPANDCHANGEVary.
CHOPPINGBOARDA durable plastic or wood slab on which foods such as meat and vegetables are cut.
CHOREOGRAPHERSomeone who creates new dances.
CHRISBOARDMANBritish cyclist who won the individual pursuit at 1992's Barcelona Olympics.
CHRISTIANDIORFrench fashion designer and creator of the New Look.
CHRISTMASCAKESeasonal treat.
CHRISTMASCARDGreetings sent in December.
CHRONOLOGICAL(esp of a sequence of events) arranged in order of occurrence.
CHRYSANTHEMUMPlant native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Genus of flowering plants that give their name to the Japanese imperial throne.
CHRYSOTHERAPYThe use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis).
CHUBBYCHECKERAmerican rock 'n' roll singer who had a 1961 hit with Let's Twist Again.
CINDERELLAMAN2005 American biographical sports drama film starring Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger.
CINDYCRAWFORDUS celebrity who was married to Richard Gere.
CINEMATOGRAPHAn apparatus for showing motion-picture films.
CIRCUMFERENCEThe boundary of a specific area or geometric figure, especially of a circle.
CITRONELLAOILLiquid extract of grasses such as the tropical Asian Cymbopogon nardus used as an insect repellent and in perfumes, soaps etc.
CIVILMARRIAGEWedding conducted without a religious ceremony.
CLARAPEGGOTTYDavid Copperfield character.
CLARENDONPARKPart of Leicester that was Joe Orton's home in his early life.
CLAUDEDEBUSSYComposer.
CLAUSTROPHOBEOne who has an irrational fear of confined spaces.
CLEARTHEDECKSExpression meaning 'to remove unnecessary things in order to be ready for action'.
CLEISTOGAMOUSPertaining to or having pollination occurring in unopened flowers.
CLEMENTATTLEEFormer British Prime Minister.
CLIFFORDODETS20th-century US writer whose works included the play Waiting For Lefty.
CLIMATECHANGEAlteration in the Earth's weather conditions, resulting in global warming.
CLINTEASTWOODOscar-winning US actor and director whose films include Unforgiven.
CLIVESINCLAIRBritish entrepreneur and inventor who famously launched a battery electric vehicle in 1985.
CLUBTROPICANASong by English pop duo Wham! released in 1983.
COBELLIGERENTA country fighting in a war on the side of another country.
COCKERSPANIELBreed of dog with sleek, silky fur, a domed head and long fringed ears.
COCKOFTHEROCKTropical South American bird with an erectile crest and a brilliant red or orange plumage in the male.
COCKTAILDRESSElegant semi-formal women's wear reaching to just above or below the knee.
COEDUCATIONALDescribing a school attended by boys and girls.
COLLABORATIONCollusion, cooperation.
COLLAREDDOVESEuropean birds with a brownish-grey plumage and a black band on the back of their necks.
COLLOQUIALISMA form of expression that is used in familiar talk.
COLOUROFMAGICThe ____, 1983 fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett introducing the character Rincewind.
COMABERENICESConstellation - Berinice's Hair.
COMMANDEERINGSeizing, appropriating.
COMMERCIALISMTransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services).
COMMONDOGWOODCornus sanguinea, Plant.
COMMUNICATIONThe activity of conveying information.
COMPANIONSHIPCamaraderie, relationship between friends.
COMPASSIONATECaring.
COMPLEMENTARYSupportive.
COMPREHENSIVEA secondary state school that provides education for pupils of all levels of ability.
COMRADEINARMSFellow soldier.
CONCENTRATIONAttentiveness.
CONCERTGRANDSPianos.
CONCERTMASTERTitle of the first violinist who acts as the conductor's deputy in an orchestra.
CONCHITAWURSTAustria's 2014 Eurovision Song Contest winner.
CONFABULATIONConversation.
CONFECTIONERSThose who make or sell sweets, cakes, light pastries and the like.
CONFECTIONERYSweets.
CONFEDERATIONA loose alliance of political units.
CONFIRMATIONSAgreements.
CONFLAGRATIONInferno.
CONFRONTATIONConflict, showdown.
CONGRATULATEDApplauded, praised, saluted.
CONGRESSWOMANTerm for a female member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
CONISTONWATERThe Lake District's fifth largest lake by area.
CONNIEFRANCISSinger of hits including 'Stupid Cupid' (1958) and 'Mama' (1960).
CONQUISTADORSSpanish conquerors especially of Mexico and Peru.
CONSCIOUSNESSAwareness.
CONSERVATOIREAn institution or school for instruction in music.
CONSIDERATIONCareful thought, typically over a period of time.
CONSTELLATIONCollection of stars.
CONSTERNATIONAnxiety, distress.
CONSTITUTIONSBodies of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.
CONTACTLENSESAlternative to glasses.
CONTAINERSHIPA common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.
CONTRABASSOONThe largest instrument in the oboe family.
CONTRACEPTIONFamily planning.
CONTRACEPTIVEA method or device used to prevent pregnancy.
CONTRADICTIONDeclaration of the opposite or contrary.
CONVALESCENCEA period of gradual recovery of health and strength.
CONVERSATIONSChats, talks.
CORESPONDENTSAdulterers.
CORNMARIGOLDSAnnual, daisy-like yellow-flowered plants that belong to the chrysanthemum family.
CORPSDEBALLETIn classical dance, performers who aren't soloists.
CORPUSCHRISTIConstituent college of the University of Cambridge.
CORPUSDELICTIIn law, the facts and circumstances constituting a crime; from Latin, 'body of offence'.
CORRESPONDENTA journalist who reports on a special subject or who sends reports from a foreign country.
CORRESPONDINGCommunicating.
COSTEFFECTIVEProviding adequate financial return in relation to outlay.
COTTAGECHEESEA curdled milk product with a mild flavour and a creamy texture.
COUCHPOTATOESLazy types.
COUNTERATTACKAggressive response.
COUNTERMANDEDReversed, overrode (an order).
COUNTRYDANCESSocial events that may be held in a barn.
COURTCIRCULAROfficial record that lists the engagements carried out by the Monarch of the United Kingdom.
COURTSMARTIALJudicial Assemblies.
COUSINPHILLISLast completed work by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1864.
CRASHBARRIERSStrong protective structures put up to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents.
CRAVENCOTTAGEFootball stadium that is the home to Fulham FC.
CREAMCRACKERSCrisp, unsweetened biscuits, often eaten with cheese.
CREMEDEMENTHESweet, mint-flavored alcoholic beverage.
CRIMINOLOGISTLaw professional.
CROCODILEROCKSong by Elton John released in 1972 which references a Bill Haley song.
CROCODILETEARInsincere sign of grief.
CROSSQUESTIONInterrogate.
CRUISECONTROLSystem that automatically keeps a car's speed at the same level.
CRUISEMISSILEA jet-propelled, low-flying weapon continuously powered and guided throughout its flight, carrying a warhead.
CRUISERWEIGHTBoxing category.
CRYPTOGRAPHERCode breaker.
CRYSTALPALACEA building designed by Joseph Paxton to house the Great Exhibition of 1851.
CURTAINRAISERFirst act.
CUTONESLOSSESExpression meaning 'to abandon an enterprise that is going to be unprofitable'.
CUTTHEMUSTARDMake the grade.
CYBERSECURITYThe protection of computers and networks against unauthorised access and sabotage.
CZECHREPUBLICCountry whose capital is Prague.
DADDYLONGLEGSCrane fly.
DALEYTHOMPSONBritish former decathlete who won two Olympic gold medals in 1980 and 1984.
DANDIEDINMONTA breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears.
DANIELDERONDANovel by George Eliot, published in 1876.
DARCEYBUSSELLFormer ballerina who is a judge on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
DAVIDGROSSMANIsraeli author awarded the 2017 Man Booker International Prize for his novel A Horse Walks Into A Bar.
DAVIDMITCHELLWould I Lie To You? team captain.
DAVIDWALLIAMSGangsta Granny children's author.
DEADMENSBELLSAnother name for the foxglove.
DEADRECKONINGIn navigation, the process of calculating one's position.
DEATHINVENICEThomas Mann novella first published in 1912.
DEBORAHMEADENDragons' Den investor.
DECAFFEINATEDType of coffee that won't keep you awake.
DECOMPRESSION_ sickness, a disorder affecting divers suddenly subjected to decreased air pressure.
DECONTAMINANTA means of removing germs or dangerous substances from an area, object or person.
DECONTAMINATEClean.
DEFORESTATIONA large-scale removal of trees for eg mining or road building purposes.
DELIBERATIONSFormal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc.
DELICATESSENSShops selling cooked meats, cheeses, and unusual or foreign prepared foods.
DEMONSTRATIONProtest event.
DEMONSTRATIVEServing as conclusive evidence of something.
DENMARKSTRAITChannel between SE Greenland and NW Iceland linking the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic.
DENNISSKINNER'The Beast of Bolsover' Labour MP.
DENOMINATIONSClassifications, groups.
DENTALSURGEONTooth specialist.
DEPENDABILITYTrustworthiness.
DERMATOLOGISTOne who specialises in the study of skin and treatment of skin diseases.
DESIGNERLABELA famous and prestigious fashion brand.
DESMONDMORRISThe Naked Ape author.
DESTINYSCHILDU.S. girl group in which Beyonce was lead singer.
DETERIORATIONCorrosion, decline.
DEUSEXMACHINAIn ancient Greek drama, an actor, playing a god, carried to the stage by a mechanical contrivance to resolve the plot.
DICHLAMYDEOUS(of a flower) having a corolla and calyx.
DICTATORSHIPSCountries ruled by very strict, harsh governments.
DIDOANDAENEASOpera by Baroque composer Henry Purcell, first performed in 1689.
DIEANOTHERDAY2002 James Bond film starring Pierce Brosnan with a theme song by Madonna.
DIEFLEDERMAUSOperetta composed by Johann Strauss II and first performed in 1874.
DIEGOMARADONACaptain of Argentina's World Cup winning football team in 1986.
DIESELENGINESMotors.
DIONNEWARWICKAmerican singer who had hits with Burt Bacharach songs.
DIRECTIONLESSWithout plans or ideas.
DISADVANTAGEDDeprived, impoverished, Discriminated against.
DISADVANTAGESDrawbacks.
DISAPPOINTINGFailing to fulfil someone's hopes or expectations.
DISBURSEMENTSSums paid out.
DISCOUNTSTORECheap shop.
DISCREPANCIESConflicts or variations between facts, figures or claims.
DISEMBARKMENTThe act of passengers and crew getting off a ship or aircraft.
DISHEARTENINGTaking away motivation.
DISILLUSIONEDDisenchanted.
DISPATCHRIDERA carrier of messages formerly on horseback and now primarily on motorcycles.
DISRESPECTFULContemptuous, insulting, rude.
DISSERTATIONSLong essays written by university students.
DISTRICTNURSEA health worker appointed to tend patients in their own homes.
DOCTORKILDAREFictional medic created by Frederick Schiller Faust, aka Max Brand.
DOCTORSTRANGE2016 Marvel superhero film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
DOCTORZHIVAGONovel by Boris Pasternak, first published in 1957 in Italy.
DODECAHEDRONSSolid figures with 12 flat faces.
DOLLTEARSHEETA fictional character who appears in Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 2.
DOMEOFTHEROCKIslamic shrine on Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
DONALDBRADMANLegendary Australian cricketer.
DONTYOUWANTMESignature song of synth-pop band The Human League that was released in 1981.
DOPPELGANGERSGerman identical twins?
DOROTHYPARKER20th-century American poet, writer, critic and satirist.
DOUBLEGLAZINGWindow type with two layers of glass, designed to reduce loss of heat and to exclude noise.
DOUBLETROUBLE1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley and Annette Day.
DOUGLASSTUARTScottish-American author whose debut novel Shuggie Bain won the 2020 Booker Prize.
DOWNINGSTREETNo. 10 is the official residence of the prime minister; No. 11 is the home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
DOWNSSYNDROMECongenital disorder causing learning difficulties.
DRAININGBOARDPart of a kitchen sink unit where cups, plates and cutlery are left to dry.
DRAWTHELINEATObject to.
DRESSINGROOMSWhere actors change.
DRESSINGTABLEPiece of bedroom furniture with a mirror and a set of drawers.
DREWBARRYMOREU.S. actress who starred as Elliott's younger sister in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
DRINKINGSTRAWA long, thin tube used for sucking up liquids into the mouth.
DRINKINGWATERWhat comes out of the kitchen (cold) tap.
DROTTNINGHOLMPalace of the Swedish royal family, on the island of Lovon west of Stockholm.
DUCHESSOFYORKSarah Ferguson's royal title.
DUKEELLINGTONAmerican composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra.
DUKEOFWINDSORTitle in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created on 8 March 1937, for the Prince Edward, former King Edward VIII, following his abdication in December 1936.
DUSTINHOFFMANAmerican actor.
DUSTINJOHNSONGolfer who won the 2016 US Open on June 19.
DYSFUNCTIONALNot working properly.
EAMONDEVALERAUS-born Irish statesman, Taoiseach 1932-48, 1951-4 and 1957-9 and President of the Republic of Ireland 1959-73.
EASTNORTHEASTDirection.
EAUDETOILETTEExpression from French for perfume.
ECUMENICALISMThe belief - held by CS Lewis - that the Christian denominations should be as united as possible.
EDDIEREDMAYNEThe Theory of Everything actor.
EDDIETHEEAGLENickname of plasterer cum ski-jumper who represented GB in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
EDGARALLANPOEAmerican poet and short story writer whose tales included The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Pit And The Pendulum.
EDMONDROSTANDFrench dramatist and poet best known for Cyrano de Bergerac.
EDMUNDALLENBYMilitary Commander in the First World War.
EDMUNDCAMPION16th-Century English Roman Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr.
EDMUNDHILLARYMountaineer and explorer who reached the summit of Mount Everest with Tenzing Norgay in May 1953.
EDMUNDSPENSER16th-century English poet best known for his epic work The Faerie Queene.
EDUCATEDGUESSSpeculation.
EDUCATINGRITAWilly Russell stage comedy.
EDWARDCOLSTONEnglish merchant and slave trader whose statue was toppled in Bristol in June 2020.
EDWARDKENNEDYFormer United States Senator.
EDWARDSNOWDENFormer CIA computer expert who blew the whistle on classified US government surveillance programs.
EGREGIOUSNESSNotoriety, badness.
ELECTORALROLLAn official list of those legally entitled to vote.
ELECTRICCHAIRUS capital punishment.
ELECTROMOTIVEOf, concerned with, producing, or tending to produce an electric current.
ELEPHANTGRASSPennisetum purpureum, cultivated in Africa as a fodder plant.
ELEPHANTSHREWA small, active, African mammal with an elongated nose.
ELISABETHSHUEOscar-nominated actress in the 1995 film Leaving Las Vegas.
ELIUDKIPCHOGEKenyan runner who won the 2018 men's London Marathon race.
ELLESMEREPORTTown in northwest Cheshire on the Mersey estuary.
ELLIEGOULDINGBritish singer/songwriter noted for Love Me Like You Do.
ELMORELEONARDUS author of novels including Get Shorty.
ELYSIANFIELDSFinal resting place for the souls of heroes in Greek mythology.
EMBARRASSMENTAwkwardness, mortification.
EMERGENCYSTOPA driving manoeuvre in which a driver of a vehicle has to apply the brakes suddenly.
EMILIAROMAGNAAn administrative region of northern Italy.
EMMAWOODHOUSETitular protagonist of an 1815 Jane Austen novel, described as 'handsome, clever and rich'.
ENCEPHALOLOGYStudy of the brain.
ENCOMPASSMENTIncluding entirely.
ENCOURAGEMENTSupport.
ENCYCLOPAEDIABook of knowledge.
ENCYCLOPAEDICComprehensive in terms of information.
ENDOCRINOLOGYThe branch of medical science concerned with the glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream.
ENDOMETRIOSISA medical condition in which parts of the lining of the uterus grow outside of it.
ENDOSKELETONSInternal support structures of animals.
ENGLISHSETTERLarge gun dog with a white coat speckled with liver, brown or yellowish markings.
ENLIGHTENMENTUnderstanding, wisdom.
ENTANGLEMENTSComplicated involvements or liaisons.
ENTERTAINMENTDiversion, amusement.
ENTREPRENEURSBusinessmen.
ENVIRONMENTALGreen.
EPHEMEROPTERAOrder of short-lived insects comprising the approximately 3000 species of mayfly.
EPLURIBUSUNUMTraditional motto on the U.S. coat of arms, meaning 'out of many, one'.
EQUESTRIANISMGymkhana skill.
ESPRITDECORPSConsciousness of, and pride in, belonging to a particular group.
ETRUSCANSHREWThe world's smallest mammal by mass.
EUGENEIONESCORomanian-born French dramatist.
EUROPEANUNIONInternational organisation created by the Maastricht Treaty in 1993.
EVELYNGLENNIEProfoundly deaf Scottish virtuoso percussionist who was made a Dame in 2007.
EVERYMANSDOORFortune knocks once at _ _ _.
EVERYWHICHWAYBy all available means.
EVICTIONORDERCourt issue.
EXACERBATIONSActions that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse.
EXAGGERATEDLYExcessively, hyperbolically.
EXCESSBAGGAGETravelling items, usually cases, that are above the weight allowed free.
EXCOMMUNICATETo cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence.
EXCORTICATIONThe act of stripping off the outer layer, esp the bark from a tree.
EXETERCOLLEGEConstituant part of the University of Oxford, established in 1314.
EXHIBITIONISMA compulsive desire to attract attention to oneself, esp by absurd or exaggerated behaviour or boasting.
EXPEDITIOUSLYWith efficiency; in an efficient manner.
EXPERTWITNESSSpecialist giving evidence.
EXTORTIONISTSLoan sharks.
EXTRAJUDICIALOutside court.
FABIANSOCIETYAssociation of British socialists advocating gradual social change rather than revolution; founded in 1884.
FALLFROMGRACELose favour.
FALLOPIANTUBEEgg conveyer.
FASTESTFINGER_ First, preliminary stage in the TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
FATCONTROLLERThe ____, title of Sir Topham Hatt in the later of The Railway Series of children's books.
FATTYARBUCKLERoscoe _ _, US silent film actor of the early 20th century.
FAULCONBRIDGEVillage in New South Wales, Australia.
FEATHERWEIGHTLight boxer.
FEATURELENGTH__ film, one with a running time sufficient to be seen as the main or sole part of a screenin.
FEEDINGBOTTLEMilk supplier.
FETCHANDCARRYRun errands.
FIELDOFVISIONThe area that you can see without turning your head.
FIGHTERBOMBERAircraft type.
FILIBUSTERINGObstruction of legislation by making lengthy speeches, prolonging proceedings etc.
FILINGCABINETOld database?
FINANCIALYEARAn annual period at the end of which a firm's accounts are made up.
FINETOOTHCOMBWhat you might use if conducting a search.
FINNEGANSWAKEExperimental work of comic fiction by James Joyce.
FIRSTWORLDWARConflict that included the Battle of the Somme in 1916.
FLAMETHROWERSWeapons.
FLASHFLOODINGSudden inundation that exceeds the ground's ability to absorb it.
FLASHINTHEPANTerm for a person or project that has only short-lived success.
FLESHANDBLOODPhysical humanity.
FLOATINGVOTEROne not committed to make a cross?
FLOCKTOGETHERBirds Of A Feather _ _.
FLORIANOPOLISState capital of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil, formerly (until 1893) called Desterro.
FLYINGCOLOURSWith _ _, with distinction.
FLYINGSAUCERSAlien spacecraft?
FOLIESBERGEREHistoric French variety theatre in Paris, modelled on the London Alhambra.
FONTAINEBLEAUCommune in France.
FOOLHARDINESSIdiocy.
FOOTBALLPOOLSWhat millions played before the National Lottery.
FORDMADOXFORDBritish-born novelist who wrote the Parade's End series.
FOREIGNLEGIONFrench _ _, Fighting unit largely recruited form foreigners.
FOREIGNOFFICEGovernment department which looks after interests abroad.
FORGETFULNESSObliviousness, carelessness.
FORKLIFTTRUCKA vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.
FORTUNECOOKIEPrognosticating biscuit served in US Chinese restaurants.
FOUNDERMEMBERAn original affiliate of an organisation.
FRACTOSTRATUSLow ragged layered cloud.
FRANCISXAVIERRoman Catholic co-founder of the Society of Jesus.
FRANKIEHOWERDEnglish actor and comedian born in 1917 whose catchphrases included 'Titter ye not'.
FRANZSCHUBERTAustrian composer (1797-1828) credited as the father of the modern German lied.
FRENCHBULLDOGA breed of toy canine noted for its large erect 'bat ears' and muscular body.
FREQUENTATIONHabit of visiting often.
FREUDIANSLIPSUnintentional errors.
FRINGEBENEFITAn incidental or additional advantage of a job.
FRONTISPIECESIllustrations facing the title pages of books.
FRUITCOCKTAILHealthy dessert or starter.
FRUITMACHINESGambling devices.
FUTUREPERFECTTense.
GAMEOFTHRONESFantasy epic US TV series begun in 2011.
GARCIAMARQUEZGabriel, Colombian novelist born in 1927, noted for his novel One Hundred Years Of Solitude.
GARDENCENTRESSpecialist retail establishments selling horticultural equipment, plants and the like.
GARETHEDWARDSWelsh rugby union scrum half born in 1947.
GASANDGAITERSAll _ _ _, BBC TV sitcom set around St Oggs Cathedral, aired from 1966-71.
GATHERSNOMOSSA rolling stone _ _ _.
GAVINHASTINGSFormer Scotland and British & Irish Lions rugby union captain.
GEIGERCOUNTERGas-filled metal tube that detects ionizing subatomic particles, used to measure radiation.
GENERALMOTORSUS vehicle manufacturer; its brands include Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac.
GENERATIONGAPThe years separating parents from their children. A difference in attitude and behaviour between older people and younger people.
GEOFFREYHAYESPresenter of the British children's TV show Rainbow from 1973 to 1992.
GEORGEBERNARD_ _ Shaw, Playwright.
GEORGEEASTMANAmerican entrepreneur and philanthropist who founded the Kodak company and popularised the use of roll film.
GEORGEFOREMANMuhammad Ali's boxing opponent in 1974's Rumble in the Jungle.
GEORGEHERBERTWelsh-born poet, orator and Anglican priest.
GEORGEMALLORYBritish mountaineer who died on Everest in 1924.
GEORGEMICHAELEnglish singer/songwriter whose debut solo album was Faith released in 1987.
GEORGEOSBORNEChancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016.
GEORGESBRAQUEFrench painter and collagist who pioneered the Cubist movement with Pablo Picasso.
GEORGESSEURATFrench painter who developed the pointillist technique.
GEORGEWICKHAM'Imprudent and extravagant' soldier who married Lydia Bennet in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
GERAINTTHOMASWelsh cyclist who rides for Team Sky.
GERALDDURRELLBritish naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author and television presenter whose first book was entitled The Overloaded Ark.
GERALDKAUFMANLabour MP for Manchester Gorton.
GERIHALLIWELLGinger Spice's maiden name.
GERMAINEGREERAustralian writer whose works include The Female Eunuch.
GERMANMEASLESRubella.
GERRYRAFFERTYScottish singer/songwriter noted for Baker Street.
GERTRUDESTEINAmerican novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector.
GETAWAYWITHITRemain unpunished.
GETTHEMESSAGEInformal expression for 'to understand'.
GHETTOBLASTERPortable music player with built-in speakers, usually played loudly in public.
GIANNIVERSACEItalian fashion designer.
GIRDLEOFVENUSLine in palmistry.
GIUSEPPECONTEPopulist Prime Minister of Italy who took office on June 1, 2018.
GIUSEPPEVERDIItalian Romantic composer of the operas La Traviata and Aida.
GLOBALWARMINGGradual rise in the earth's temperature from high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
GLOBETROTTERSHarlem _, exhibition basketball team.
GLORIAESTEFANUS singer whose album, Brazil305, was released in August 2020.
GLORIASWANSONSilent film actress who went on to star in Sunset Boulevard.
GODMANCHESTERCambridgeshire town at the junction of the Roman roads Via Devana and Ermine Street.
GOLDENWEDDINGFiftieth anniversary of marriage.
GOODSAMARITANA figure in one of Christ's parables who is an example of compassion towards those in distress.
GOOSEBARNACLECrustacean, living attached by a stalk to pieces of wood.
GORDONBENNETTPolite expression of surprise thought to derive from a US hell-raiser born in 1841.
GORDONJACKSONStar of The Great Escape who went on to become Hudson in Upstairs Downstairs.
GOVERNINGBODYA group that manages or controls the activities of an organisation or sport.
GRAHAMCHAPMANMonty Python comedian with the lead role in Life of Brian.
GRANDCHILDREN'Never have children, only _': Gore Vidal.
GRANDDAUGHTERYour child's female child.
GRANDNATIONALAn annual steeplechase run at Aintree in Merseyside.
GRANDSTANDINGThe action of behaving in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract favourable attention from spectators or the media.
GRAPEHYACINTHA small, bulbous perennial plant that has blue flowers resembling tiny vineyard fruit.
GRAPESOFWRATHThe _ _ _, 1939 novel by John Steinbeck.
GRAPPLINGIRONDevice attached to a rope and used for dragging or grasping.
GRASPATSTRAWSExpression meaning 'to resort to an inadequate remedy in desperation'.
GRAVITATIONALOf a planet's attraction.
GREASEMONKEYSMechanic.
GREATNORTHRUNAnnual athletics event inspired by British former athlete Brendan Foster that began in 1981.
GREATYARMOUTHA port and seaside resort in East Norfolk.
GREENHOUSEGASClimate change culprit.
GREENMANSIONSBook by William Henry Hudson.
GRINANDBEARITExpression meaning 'to endure pain stoically'.
GUARDIANANGELImaginary protector.
GUARDOFHONOURA group of soldiers detailed to ceremonially welcome an important visitor.
GUNPOWDERPLOTFailed assassination attempt against King James I of England.
GUSTAVEEIFFELFrench engineer who designed a famous tower in Paris.
GYNAECOLOGISTOne who deals with the health of the female reproductive system.
HAEMATOLOGISTOne who specialises in the study and treatment of blood and blood-related disorders.
HAILESELASSIE_ _ I, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.
HAIRSPLITTINGThe making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
HALEANDHEARTYColloquial term for being in good health.
HALFTHEBATTLEKey step to success.
HALLUCINATIONFalse or distorted perception usually resulting from a mental disorder or drug.
HANGSENGINDEXHong Kong stock market list system.
HANNAHMONTANAU.S. teen sitcom starring Miley Cyrus in the title role.
HANSCHRISTIAN_ _ Andersen, Danish author, especially of fairy tales.
HARDDAYSNIGHTA ____ , third studio album by The Beatles released in 1964.
HAROLDROBBINSUS author whose novels included the controversial bestseller The Carpetbaggers.
HAVEINRESERVETo withhold something, so it is available for use when needed.
HAWKTHESLAYERFantasy movie starring Jack Palance and Annette Crosbie.
HEADOVERHEELSTitle of albums by Paula Abdul, Cocteau Twins and Poco. Completely.
HEALTHVISITORA nurse employed to advise the elderly and parents of young children in their own homes.
HEARTBREAKINGDistressing, tragic, extremely sad.
HEATHROBINSONIngeniously or ridiculously over-complicated in design or construction.
HEAVYINDUSTRYShipbuilding, say.
HECTORBERLIOZSymphonie Fantastique composer.
HEINRICHHERTZGerman physicist after whom the SI unit of frequency is named.
HEIRSAPPARENTThose most likely to succeed to the place of another.
HELTERSKELTER1968 Beatles song released as the B-side to 'Got to Get You into My Life' in the US.
HENRIKSTENSONSwedish golfer who won the 2016 Open Championship.
HENRIROUSSEAUFrench Post-Impressionist artist who often painted exotic landscapes in a naive style.
HENRYFIELDING18th-century English novelist who wrote Tom Jones.
HENRYLANDSEEREdwin _ _, English painter, well known for his paintings of animals particularly horses, dogs and stags.
HERBERTHOOVERThirty-first (31st) American president.
HERCULEPOIROTDetective who was introduced by Agatha Christie in The Mysterious Affair At Styles.
HEREFORDSHIREEnglish county.
HERTFORDSHIREEnglish county.
HIEROGLYPHICSPictorial symbols used in some writing systems such as in ancient Egypt.
HIGHANDMIGHTYArrogant, superior, conceited.
HIGHLANDGAMESEvent in the north of Scotland including caber tossing, bagpiping and traditional dancing.
HOBSONSCHOICETwo options: take it or leave it.
HOCHIMINHCITYSaigon is its former name.
HOLEINTHEWALLInformal term for a cash dispenser.
HOLYROODHOUSEPalace of _, Queen's Edinburgh home.
HOMESECRETARYOne of the Great Offices of State.
HOMOLOGRAPHICRepresenting parts with like proportions.
HONEYDEWMELONA type of large fruit with a smooth, greenish-white rind and sweet, greenish flesh.
HOOKOFHOLLANDCoastal town in the southwest of the Netherlands noted as a ferry port.
HORACEWALPOLEArt historian, politician and author who built Strawberry Hill and wrote the novel The Castle Of Otranto.
HORATIONELSONThe British leader at Trafalgar.
HORSECHESTNUTConker tree.
HORSEMACKERELA shoaling edible fish of the eastern Atlantic, which is commercially fished in southern African waters.
HOSPITALSHIPSSea vessels fitted out for the treatment and transport of the sick and wounded in wartime.
HOUSEBREAKERSBurglars.
HOUSEBUILDERSConstruction workers.
HOUSEHOLDNAMEVery famous.
HOUSINGESTATEBuilt-up area.
HUGHGAITSKELLThe leader of the Labour Party from 1955 to 1963.
HUMANITARIANSPhilanthropists; those who have the interests of mankind at heart.
HUNDREDWEIGHTFraction of a ton.
HUNGERSTRIKEROne in prison who persistently refuses to eat as a form of protest or means to obtain release.
HYDROELECTRICPower from water.
HYDROXYLAMINEA colourless crystalline compound that explodes when heated.
HYPERGLYCEMIAAbnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes.
HYPOBRANCHIALSituated below the gills.
HYPOCHONDRIACA person who shows excessive or needless anxiety about their own health.
ICHTHYOLOGISTOne who studies fish.
IDEALLYSUITEDPerfectly matched.
IDENTICALTWINSibling who's the same age and looks just like you.
IDENTITYCARDSUsed in some countries as proof of name or age.
IDENTITYTHEFTModern crime.
IDEOLOGICALLYPhilosophically, doctrinally.
IDIOSYNCRATICDistinctive, peculiar.
ILLUMINATIONSThe famous lights of Blackpool, described as 'The greatest free light show on earth'.
IMITATIONGAMEThe _ _, a Benedict Cumberbatch film about the life of Alan Turing.
IMMARCESCIBLEUnfading; imperishable.
IMMEDIATENESSThe quickness of action or occurrence.
IMPECCABILITYThe quality of being without an error or fault.
IMPERMISSIBLENot allowed.
IMPRESSIONISMA movement in French painting, developed in the 1870s chiefly by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Sisley.
IMPRESSIONISTEntertainer who does amusing imitations of well-known people.
INAPPROPRIATENot suitable or proper in the circumstances.
INCAPACITATESDeprives of strength.
INCOMESUPPORTBenefit.
INCOMMUNICADO1987 hit by British rock band Marillion, from the album Clutching at Straws.
INCONSIDERATEDiscourteous.
INCONSISTENCYDivergence.
INCONVENIENCECause of trouble or difficulty.
INDEFATIGABLETireless.
INDIANAAVENUEUS monopoly property.
INDIANBUFFALOType of cattle of swampy regions of South Asia, having back-curving horns.
INDISCRETIONSImprudent acts or remarks.
INDIVIDUALISTOne whose thoughts or actions are not affected or influenced by others.
INDOCTRINATORBrainwasher.
INDUSTRIALISTTycoon, magnate, boss.
INDUSTRIOUSLYDiligently.
INEXACTITUDESInstances of imprecision.
INGALLSWILDERLaura _ _, American author who wrote the children's classic Little House On The Prairie.
INGMARBERGMANSwedish film director who won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar for Fanny and Alexander.
INGRIDBERGMANSpellbound actress.
INLANDREVENUETax collector.
INNERHEBRIDESSkye and Mull are in this island group.
INSIGNIFICANTNegligible.
INSTANTFAMILY2018 comedy drama film starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne.
INSTINCTIVELYIntuitively, without thinking.
INSUBORDINATEDisobedient.
INTEMPERATELYExcessively.
INTERGALACTICAcross deep space.
INTERMARRIAGEWedding between people of different races, castes, or religions.
INTERMIXTURESBlends.
INTERROGATIVEHaving the force of a question.
INTERROGATORSPeople who ask questions of spies or suspects.
INTHEDOGHOUSEInformal expression meaning 'out of favour'.
INVERTEBRATESAnimals without a backbone.
INVERTEDCOMMAQuotation mark.
IRONINGBOARDSAs owned by people who need to press clothes.
IRONMONGERIESWhat Americans call hardware stores.
IRRELEVANCIESPointless things.
IRRETRIEVABLEIrrecoverable.
ISABELALLENDEChilean-American writer.
ISADORADUNCANUS-born dancer who died in a freak car accident in Nice, France in 1927.
ISITANYWONDERPosthumous album by British singer/songwriter David Bowie released in 2020.
ISLESOFSCILLYAn archipelago off the Cornish coast, in southwest England.
ISTHEMOTHEROFNecessity _ _ _ _ invention.
ITSALLOVERNOWRolling Stones song.
JACINDAARDERNPrime Minister of New Zealand who succeeded Bill English on October 26 2017.
JACKIECOLLINSAuthor.
JACKIESTEWARTScottish ex-Formula One racing driver nicknamed 'The Flying Scot'.
JACKTHERIPPERUnidentified serial killer at large in Whitechapel in 1888.
JACQUESCHIRACFormer President of France.
JAILHOUSEROCK1957 Elvis Presley film.
JAIRBOLSONAROPresident of Brazil who succeeded Michel Temer on January 1, 2019.
JAMESBUCHANANFifteenth (15th) American president.
JAMESFENIMORE_ _ Cooper, Author of The Last Of The Mohicans.
JAMESGARFIELD20th president of the United States, assassinated in office in 1881.
JAMESSMITHSONEnglish chemist and mineralogist.
JAPANESEMAPLEType of woody plant, cultivars of which are grown for their leaves' shapes and colours.
JEANLUCPICARDStar Trek: The Next Generation captain.
JEANPAULGETTYAmerican industrialist.
JEANPAULMARATJournalist and politician of the French Revolution, killed in his bathtub.
JEANSHRIMPTONFamous model.
JEFFERSONCITYAmerican state capital of Missouri.
JEFFREYARCHEREnglish author and former politician.
JEROMEKJEROMEBritish humorist and writer of three men in a boat.
JEROMEROBBINSOscar-winning American choreographer and director who was co-director of 1961's West Side Story.
JERRYLEELEWISLate U.S. singer and pianist born in 1935, noted for his song Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.
JOANPLOWRIGHTActress.
JOHANNSTRAUSS_ _ I, Austrian composer famous for his waltzes.
JOHNBARRYMOREAmerican actor on stage, screen and radio.
JOHNCONSTABLEEnglish painter best known for his landscapes such as The Hay Wain.
JOHNDILLINGERUS gangster and Public Enemy No. 1 killed by the FBI in 1934 following a tip-off from the 'Woman in Red'.
JOHNMASEFIELDPoet Laureate from 1930 to 1967.
JOHNMCDONNELLLabour MP appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in September 2015.
JOHNNYSPEIGHTCreator of Alf Garnet.
JOHNSTEINBECKUS writer whose novels included The Grapes Of Wrath.
JOINTVENTURESCollaborative bodies.
JOLLIFICATIONA merry festivity.
JONATHANSWIFTGulliver's Travels author.
JOSEPHANDREWSNovel by Henry Fielding.
JOSEPHMERRICKPerson nicknamed the Elephant Man in the 19th century.
JOYCEGRENFELLComedienne and monologist remembered for the phrase 'George, don't do that'.
JUDASISCARIOTIn the New Testament, the apostle who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
JULIANNEMOOREUS-born actress who became a British citizen in 2011 to honour her Scottish mother.
JULIECHRISTIEWinner of the Best Actress Oscar for the 1965 film Darling.
JULIOIGLESIASSinger-songwriter who represented Spain in the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Gwendolyne'.
JUMPINGSPIDERArachnid.
JUNEWHITFIELDEnglish actress who played Nelly in Last Of The Summer Wine.
JUSTIFICATIONGrounds, reason.
JUSTTHETICKETExactly right.
KALEIDOSCOPESOptical toys in which pieces of glass are shown in ever-changing symmetrical forms by reflection.
KARLLAGERFELDThe head creative director of the fashion house Chanel.
KATEGREENAWAYChildren's book illustrator.
KATEMIDDLETONThe Duchess of Cambridge's pre-royal name.
KAZUOISHIGUROBritish novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.
KEENASMUSTARDExpression meaning 'intensely enthusiastic'.
KEEPOPENHOUSEExpression meaning 'to be prepared to entertain visitors at any time'.
KEITHRICHARDSRolling Stones guitarist.
KENNETHKAUNDAFirst president of Zambia, holding office from 1964 to 1991.
KENNYDALGLISHFootballer.
KENTUCKYDERBYHorse race.
KIDDERMINSTERTown in Worcestershire.
KIMKARDASHIANU.S. TV personality and entrepreneur who made her film debut in the 2008 film Disaster Movie.
KINDERGARTENSSchools or classes for young children, usually four to six years old.
KINDREDSPIRITA person with whom one has something in common.
KINETICENERGYPower of movement.
KINGWENCESLASGood _ _, Christmas carol.
KLAUSIOHANNISPresident of Romania elected for a second consecutive term on November 24, 2019.
KLEPTOMANIACSPeople who cannot control their desire to steal things.
KNICKERBOCKER__ glory, a layered ice cream sundae served in a tall glass and eaten with a long spoon.
KNIGHTSBRIDGEWest London district near Hyde Park whose name contains six consecutive consonants.
KNOWLEDGEABLEWell-informed.
KRISTOFFERSONKris _, American actor and singer/songwriter who became a Rhodes Scholar in 1958.
LACKADAISICALLacking vitality and purpose.
LADYBRACKNELLThe Importance of Being Earnest character.
LADYINWAITINGFemale attendant to a royal.
LADYMARMALADESong covered by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink in musical film Moulin Rouge!
LAFEMMENIKITA1997-2001 Canadian action drama series starring Peta Wilson and Roy Dupuis.
LAMBERTSIMNELImposter to the English throne who claimed to be the Earl of Warwick in 1487.
LAMBETHPALACEThe London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
LANCECORPORALRank above private.
LASTCHRISTMAS2019 romantic comedy film starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding.
LATINAMERICANLike Brazil or Mexico.
LAUGHINGSTOCKAn object of humiliating ridicule.
LAURAWHITMOREIrish model who became a team captain on Celebrity Juice in 2020.
LAURENSVANDER_ _ _ Post, Author.
LAVINIAWILFERGeorge Sampson's fiancee in Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend.
LEADINGLADIESFemale actresses.
LEAPINTHEDARKInformal expression for an act whose consequences cannot be foreseen.
LEARNINGCURVERepresentation of progress in the acquisition of knowledge.
LEATHERJACKETGarment of animal skin.
LEMONYSNICKETPen name under which the US author Daniel Handler wrote the 13 A Series of Unfortunate Events novels.
LEPIDOPTERISTA person who studies butterflies and moths.
LESMISERABLES1862 novel by Victor Hugo that was adapted as a stage musical in the 1980s.
LESTERPIGGOTTNine-time Epsom Derby winning jockey.
LETTERPERFECTCorrect in every detail.
LEXICOGRAPHERA compiler or writer of a dictionary.
LIEBFRAUMILCHGerman white wine.
LIECHTENSTEINCountry whose capital is Vaduz.
LIFEINSURANCEThis pays out when you die.
LIFESENTENCESHanded down by judges to convicted murderers.
LILLIELANGTRYActress.
LINDARONSTADTSinger-songwriter who duetted with Aaron Neville on 'Don't Know Much' and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.
LINDSEYGRAHAMUS Republican politician appointed Chair of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in 2019.
LINGFIELDPARKHorse racing course in Surrey.
LITERARYAGENTA person who manages the business affairs of an author.
LITHONTRIPTICOf or relating to destroying bladder or kidney stones.
LITTLEBIGHORNA river in west central US, the banks of which were the scene of the defeat of General Custer and his command in 1876.
LITTLEMERMAIDThe _ _, Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale.
LITTLERICHARDAmerican singer who had hits with Tutti-Frutti and Long Tall Sally.
LIVEANDLETDIEFirst James Bond film starring Roger Moore, released in 1973.
LIVERYCOMPANYAny of a number of firms of the City of London descended from the medieval trade guilds.
LONDONCALLING1979 album released by The Clash.
LONGLEATHOUSEEnglish stately home; the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.
LORDGREYSTOKETarzan's aristocratic title.
LORDSALEAPINGTen of these...
LORDVOLDEMORTArchenemy of Harry Potter and leader of the Death Eaters.
LOTUSPOSITIONA seated cross-legged pose used in yoga etc.
LOUISMACNEICEIrish poet and playwright.
LUCYCAVENDISHCollege in Cambridge, England.
LUKESKYWALKERKylo Ren's uncle in Star Wars.
MADETOMEASUREBespoke.
MADHYAPRADESHSecond-largest state of India by area, whose name means 'central province'.
MAGNACUMLAUDESecond highest of the three designations of excellence in US universities; Latin literally 'with great praise'.
MAGNANIMOUSLYGenerously, nobly.
MAHERSHALAALIMoonlight and Green Book actor.
MAIDSOFHONOURSmall puff pastry tarts dating back to Henry VIII.
MALADROITNESSLack of dexterity.
MALFORMATIONSFaulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body.
MALTHUSIANISMSchool of thought seeking to control population growth, a theme in Huxley's Brave New World.
MANIFESTATIONArrival of an apparition.
MANOFTHECLOTHPriest.
MANSFIELDPARK1814 Jane Austen novel with the character Fanny Price.
MARCELMARCEAUFrench mime artist.
MARCUSWAREINGMasterchef: The Professionals judge born in 1970.
MARGOTFONTEYNEnglish ballerina paired with Rudolf Nureyev.
MARIAOLAZABALJose _ _, Spanish golfer who won the US Masters in 1994 and 1999.
MARILYNMONROEAmerican actress who starred in films including 1953's Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
MARRIAGESTORY2019 film starring Scarlett Johansson.
MARTELLOTOWERSmall defensive fort built in Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.
MARTIALARTISTA person who practises unarmed combat such as judo or karate.
MARTINJOHNSONRugby player.
MARVINGARDENSUS monopoly property.
MARYMAGDALENEWoman from Galilee whom Jesus cured of evil spirits.
MASSACHUSETTSAmerican state whose capital is Boston in New England, on the Atlantic.
MASSIFCENTRALA mountainous region in France, covering about one-sixth of the country.
MASTERBEDROOMThe principal suite in a house.
MASTERMARINERA sailor qualified to act as captain of a merchant ship.
MASTERMINDINGOrganising, arranging, planning.
MATCHOFTHEDAYFootball programme.
MATHEMATICIANOne working with numbers.
MATRICULATIONFormal enrolment into a college or university.
MATTHEWVAUGHNDirector of the period action spy film The King's Man.
MAXILLODENTALOf or relating to the upper jaw and its associated teeth.
MAXWELLDAVIESPeter _ _, English composer and conductor.
MAYNARDKEYNESJohn _ _, British economist who advocated interventionist government policy.
MEADOWSAFFRONColchicum autumnale, commonly known as autumn crocus.
MEANINGOFLIFEThe _ _ _, Monty Python film released in 1983.
MEDITERRANEANLarge inland sea between South Europe and North Africa.
MEISTERSINGERA member of one of the various German guilds of workers or craftsmen organized to compose and perform poetry and music. These flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries.
MEPHOBARBITALA long-acting crystalline barbiturate used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.
MERCHANTBANKSHigh finance enterprises.
MERCURYRISING1998 action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin.
MERMAIDSPURSEThe envelope containing the fertilised eggs of some sharks and skates.
MERRYGOROUNDSRoundabouts.
MERTHYRTYDFILWelsh town North of Cardiff, named after a daughter of a 5th Century king of Brycheiniog. Industrial town and county borough in South Wales named after a 5th century princess.
MESSERSCHMITTGerman aircraft manufacturing corporation.
METAMORPHOSES15-book work by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC-AD 17) retelling Greek and Roman myths in dactylic hexameter.
METAMORPHOSISThe process of transformation from an immature form to an adult form in two or more distinct stages.
METEOROLOGISTA scientist who studies the Earth's atmosphere, especially for weather forecasting.
MEZZOSOPRANOSVoices between soprano and contralto.
MICHAELBOLTONU.S. singer/songwriter who released the album Soul Provider.
MICHAELGAMBONIrish-born actor who appeared as Albus Dumbledore in six Harry Potter films.
MICHAELHOWARDConservative leader before David Cameron.
MICHAELJORDANUS basketball player born in 1963.
MICHAELKEATONBirdman actor.
MICHAELPHELPSAmerican swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time.
MICKTHEMILLERRecord-breaking racing greyhound bone in Ireland in 1926.
MIDDLEAMERICATerm for the typically conservative heartland of the U.S.
MIDDLEENGLISHThe language of parts of Britain from about 1100 AD to about 1450 AD.
MIDDLESBROUGHEnglish town on the Tees estuary.
MIGHTHAVEBEENThat which might have occurred if it were not for other events.
MIKHAILGLINKA19th-century Russian composer.
MILITARYWIVES2020 comedy-drama film starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan.
MILKCHOCOLATEConfectionery.
MISANTHROPISTPerson who dislikes or distrusts other people or humankind in general.
MISCELLANEOUSSundry, assorted, various.
MISCONCEPTIONA false or mistaken view, opinion, or attitude.
MISMANAGEMENTPoor administration.
MISPRONOUNCEDSpoke a word (or words) incorrectly.
MISREPRESENTSDistorts, falsifies, twists.
MISUNDERSTANDFail to grasp.
MIXEDBLESSINGGood and bad.
MODUSOPERANDIProcedure; method of operating.
MOLLYMAGUIRES19th century Irish secret society.
MOMENTOFTRUTHPoint in time in which one's character is put to the test.
MONODACTYLOUS(of certain animals) having a single functional digit.
MORALEBOOSTERA person, activity etc. that increases one's confidence or optimism.
MORPHOLOGICALRelating to or concerned with the formation of admissible words in a language.
MORRISDANCERSPeople wearing bell pads on their shins.
MORRISDANCINGOld English folk tradition usually performed by men.
MOTHERHUBBARDOld --- ---, nursery rhyme character who had a dog.
MOTHEROFPEARLNacre.
MOTHERSHIPTONMoth whose wing markings resemble an old woman's profile.
MOTORCARAVANSRoad vehicles that include on board living and sleeping facilities.
MOUNTAINCHAINRange of peaks.
MOUNTVESUVIUSVolcano whose eruption destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.
MOUTHWATERINGAppetising.
MRSBROWNSBOYSSitcom starring Brendan O'Carroll.
MULLOFKINTYRESong by the rock band Wings that was a UK No 1 hit in 1977.
MULTINATIONALLarge company operating in several countries.
MUSICALCHAIRSChildren's party game.
NADIYAHUSSAINBritish TV chef and author who won The Great British Bake Off in 2015.
NAGUIBMAHFOUZEgyptian author who in 1988 became the first writer in Arabic to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
NAOMICAMPBELLFamous model.
NATIONALGUARDReserve group organised by the U.S. military for federal use in emergencies.
NATIONALISTICPatriotic.
NATIONALTRUSTBritish charity for preserving buildings founded in 1895.
NATURERESERVEAn area of land that is protected and managed to preserve a particular type of habitat.
NECESSITATINGRequiring.
NEILARMSTRONGUS astronaut who became the first human to walk on the moon in 1969.
NELSONMANDELAFormer President of South Africa.
NELSONSCOLUMNTrafalgar Square monument that commemorates an English naval hero.
NERVOUSSYSTEMBody part.
NEWSOUTHWALESAustralian state whose capital is Sydney.
NEWTONSCRADLEDesktop toy consisting of five metal balls hanging in a frame.
NEWYORKAVENUEUS monopoly property.
NICOLASMADUROPresident of Venezuela who commenced a contested second sixyear term on January 10 2019.
NICOTINICACIDB complex vitamin occurring in liver, chicken breast and tuna; also called niacin.
NIGELLALAWSONEnglish food writer born in 1960.
NIGHTWATCHMANAn inferior batsman sent in to bat when a wicket falls just before the end of a day's play, to avoid the dismissal of a better one in adverse conditions.
NITROGLYCERINExplosive liquid used in making dynamite.
NONAGENARIANSPeople in their 90s.
NONATTENDANCENon-appearance, no show.
NONESSENTIALSThings not of prime or central importance.
NONSENSEVERSELewis Carroll's Jabberwocky is a noted example of this type of absurd poetry.
NORTHALLERTONThe county town of North Yorkshire.
NORTHCAROLINAAmerican state whose capital is Raleigh.
NORWEGIANBLUEFictional species of the dead parrot in a famous 1969 Monty Python sketch.
NOVAKDJOKOVICSerbian tennis player who won the 2014 Wimbledon men's singles championship.
NUISANCEVALUEThe usefulness of a person or thing's capacity to cause difficulties.
NULLISECUNDUSSecond to None.
NUMAPOMPILIUSLegendary second king of Rome, said to have succeeded Romulus in 715 BC.
NUMEROLOGISTSThose concerned with the branch of knowledge that deals with the occult significance of numbers.
NURSERYRHYMESSimple or traditional poems or songs for children.
NURSERYSCHOOLKindergarten.
NURSERYSLOPESAreas on a mountain used by people learning to ski.
OBJECTIONABLEOffensive, annoying, irritating.
OBSTACLERACESTraditional sports day events that include running, jumping, crawling etc.
OCEANOFSTORMSMoon location.
OCEANOGRAPHEROne who studies the sea.
ODEONAGRECIAN_ _ _ _ Urn, Poem by John Keats.
ODONTORNITHESA proposed class of birds that possess teeth.
OFFICIOUSNESSIntrusiveness by a (petty) authority.
OFFONESOWNBATExpression meaning 'independently without others instigating such action'.
OFOMARKHAYYAMRubaiyat _ _ _, Title of Edward FitzGerald's 1859 translation of poetry attributed to a famous medieval Persian mathematician-poet.
OFTHENIBELUNGThe Ring _ _ _, Music drama by Richard Wagner.
OJOSDELSALADOHighest volcano in the world, in the central Andes on the Argentina-Chile border.
OLDAGEPENSIONRegular money received by a retired person.
OLDCOPPERNOSEHenry VIII's nickname.
OLDWIVESTALESApocryphal stories.
OLIVERMELLORSTitular gamekeeper in the D. H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterley's Lover.
ONCEANDFORALLFinally for the last time.
ONCEUPONATIMEFairy tale introduction.
ONEINAMILLIONA rare or exceptional person or thing.
ONESTEPBEYONDSong by Madness that was a cover of a 1964 B-side by Jamaican ska singer Prince Buster.
ONLYTHELONELYSong by U.S. singer Roy Orbison released in 1960.
ONTHEORIGINOF_ _ _ _ Species, 1859 book by Charles Darwin.
OPHTHALMOLOGYThe branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.
OPPORTUNISTICTaking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.
OPPORTUNITIESChances, favourable circumstances.
ORANGEBLOSSOMThe state flower of Florida.
ORIENTEXPRESSMurder On The _ _, Agatha Christie novel featuring Hercule Poirot.
ORNITHOLOGISTBird watcher.
ORTHODONTISTSDentists specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth.
OTTOMANEMPIREThe former Turkish ruling power in Europe, Asia and Africa.
OTTOPREMINGERFilm director whose movies included 1959's Anatomy Of A Murder.
OUTBOARDMOTORSmall boat engine.
OUTERHEBRIDESGroup of islands off west Scotland; the largest is Lewis and Harris.
OUTOFHARMSWAYExpression meaning 'in a safe place'.
OVERESTIMATEDValued too highly.
OVERINDULGENTImmoderate, extravagant.
OVERSTATEMENTMaking to seem more important than it really is.
OVERTHEWICKETIn cricket, the style of rightarm bowling which involves passing to the left of the non-striker's stumps in the run-up.
OYSTERCATCHERA large, stocky, black and white wading bird.
OZWALDBOATENGFashion designer.
PACIFICAVENUEUS monopoly property.
PAEDIATRICIANOne who specialises in the medical treatment of children.
PAININTHENECKNuisance.
PAINTEDLADIESButterflies.
PALAEONTOLOGYThe branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants.
PALETTEKNIVESBlunt tools with broad, flat, flexible blades, used to mix paint.
PARAPHERNALIAMiscellaneous articles or equipment.
PARASYNTHETICThe formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound.
PARENTCOMPANYBusiness type.
PARKINSONSLAWMaxim stating that work expands to fill the time available.
PARTICIPATIONInvolvement.
PASSCHENDAELE1917 World War 1 battle site.
PASSEDTHEBUCKShifted blame on to another.
PATERFAMILIASHead of a Roman family.
PATRICKSWAYZEDirty Dancing actor.
PAULHOLLYWOODGBBO judge and celebrity chef.
PAULMCCARTNEYA founder member of the Beatles.
PEACEDIVIDENDEconomic benefit that was expected after the Cold War.
PEACOCKFLOWERA plant also called Pride of Barbados.
PEAKYBLINDERSTV drama series featuring the Shelby family.
PEBBLEDASHINGCovering external walls with a finish of small stones embedded in plaster.
PEGGYASHCROFTActress.
PENNYDREADFULA cheap usually sensational form of serialised literature that was popular in Victorian Britain.
PENNYFARTHINGOld fashioned bicycle.
PENNYPINCHINGMiserly.
PENTLANDFIRTHA strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.
PERAMBULATORSBaby carriages.
PERCYBLAKENEYOrczy character revealed to be the Scarlet Pimpernel.
PERFECTIONISMThe belief that flawlessness is possible and desirable.
PERIODICTABLEChart showing the chemical elements in order of atomic number.
PERIVITELLINELocated around the yolk of an egg.
PERMEABLENESSThe property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion).
PERPENDICULARA straight line at right angles to a given line, plane or surface.
PETERBENCHLEYAmerican author who wrote the novel Jaws.
PETERTOWNSENDRAF officer and equerry who had a relationship with Princess Margaret.
PETROLSTATIONFill tank here.
PETTICOATLANELondon market.
PETTYOFFICERSHolders of the rank directly above Leading Hand in the Royal Navy.
PETTYSESSIONSAnother term for magistrates' courts.
PHARMACEUTICSThe science of preparing, using, or dispensing medicines.
PHARMACOPOEIAAn authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc.
PHENOMENALISMPhilosophical doctrine, advanced by Hume and others, that the physical world only exists as the sum of its observable, sensory qualities.
PHILIPHAMMONDConservative Chancellor of the Exchequer (2016-19).
PHILIPHERBERTThe 4th Earl of Pembroke, one of those to whom William Shakespeare's First Folio was dedicated.
PHILIPMARLOWEFictional detective created by US author Raymond Chandler in The Big Sleep.
PHILIPPULLMANBritish author who wrote the His Dark Materials trilogy.
PHOTORECEPTORCell or organ that responds to light, e.g. the cones and rods of the retina.
PHYSIOTHERAPYThe treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery.
PICTUREWINDOWHouse part consisting of one pane of glass, typically facing an attractive view.
PIECESOFEIGHTCaptain Flint phrase.
PIERCEBROSNANBond actor.
PIERIANSPRINGA sacred fountain in ancient Macedonia, fabled to inspire those who drank from it.
PIEZOELECTRICRelating to or involving the production of electricity or electric polarity by applying a mechanical stress.
PIGHEADEDNESSStubbornness.
PINKINGSHEARSScissors, the blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight. They leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge.
PINKYANDPERKYPair of puppet pigs whose programme started in 1957.
PITCHEDBATTLEViolent confrontation involving large numbers of people.
PLACEBOEFFECTPositive therapeutic benefit claimed by a patient who has unkowingly received a sugar tablet instead of a real pill.
PLENTEOUSNESSA full supply.
PLENTIFULNESSAbundance.
POETICJUSTICEIdeal or fitting apportioning of reward and punishment.
POINTLESSNESSFutility.
POLICEACADEMYUS comedy film series whose final instalment was Mission To Moscow in 1994.
POLICEOFFICERMember of the constabulary.
POLYGRAPHTESTExamination involving a lie detector.
POLYPROPYLENEAny of various tough flexible synthetic thermoplastic materials used for making moulded articles, laminates, bottles, pipes, and fibres for ropes, bristles, upholstery, and carpets.
POLYTHALAMOUSIn zoology, having multiple chambers.
POPPINGCREASELine at which a batsman stands in cricket.
PORTLANDSTONEJurassic mineral from which the Cenotaph in London is made.
POTENTIOMETERA device for measuring electromotive force or potential difference by comparison with a known voltage.
POTNEVERBOILSA Watched _ _ _.
POWDERMONKEYSBoy crew members of a warship who carried explosives.
POWERSTRUGGLEA situation in which two or more people or groups compete for control in a given sphere.
PRACTICALJOKEPrank.
PRAIRIEOYSTERHangover cure.
PRAYINGMANTISLarge-eyed carnivorous insect with upright posture and folded front limbs.
PREDOMINATIONThe quality of being more noticeable than anything else.
PREHISTORICALOf, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history.
PREMEDITATIONPrior resolve to do some act or to commit a crime.
PREOCCUPATIONObsession
PRERAPHAELITEThe _-_ Brotherhood, artistic movement founded by Millais, William Holman Hunt and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
PRESBYTERIANSBritney Spears (anag) found among Protestants?
PRESERVATIVESChemicals used to stop food from decaying.
PRESSRELEASESWords sent out in the hope of (favourable) media coverage.
PRETERNATURALAbnormal, unusual, extraordinary.
PRIMARYCOLOURRed, green or blue.
PRIMARYSCHOOLPlace of education for children aged between five and eleven.
PRIMEMERIDIANLine of longitude corresponding to zero degrees and passing through Greenwich.
PRIMEMINISTERBritain's top politician.
PRIMOGENITURERight by law or custom of inheritance belonging to a first-born child, typically the eldest son.
PRINCEOFWALESTitle of the heir apparent to the British throne.
PRINCESSROYALTitle often given by the reigning British King or Queen to his or her eldest daughter.
PRINCESSTREETEdinburgh's main shopping thoroughfare.
PRINCEWILLIAMThe Duchess of Cornwall's elder stepson.
PRINTINGPRESSNewspaper source.
PRIZEFIGHTERSBoxers who are in it for the money.
PROCLAMATIONSOfficial announcements concerning matters of great importance.
PROCRASTINATEPut off.
PROFESSORPLUMCluedo suspect.
PROFITSHARINGSystem for distributing income.
PROGNOSTICATEForecast.
PROVISIONALLYTransitionally, conditionally.
PSEUDOSCIENCEFallacious field of purported knowledge.
PSYCHIATRISTSDoctors who treat mental illness.
PSYCHOANALYSTTherapist, shrink.
PSYCHOGENESISA general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind.
PSYCHOLOGICALEmotional.
PUBLICLIBRARYA place to borrow books.
PULITZERPRIZEUS journalism award.
PYRAMIDSCHEMEScam.
QUADRILATERALA four-sided figure.
QUADRUMVIRATEA governing or managing group, coalition, or the like, of four persons.
QUALIFICATIONAn official record of achievement awarded on the successful completion of a course of training or passing of an exam.
QUALITYSTREET1901 play by J. M Barrie featuring Valentine Brown and Miss Phoebe Throssel.
QUANTOCKHILLSArea in the South West which was England's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956.
QUANTUMTHEORYPart of physics.
QUARTERFINALSOne of the stages of a knockout tournament.
QUEENSCOUNSELBarrister in English law, abbreviated to QC.
QUESTIONNAIREA form seeking respondents' answers for a survey or statistical study.
QUICKTEMPEREDVolatile.
QUINQUAGESIMAOne of the names used in the Western Church for the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.
QUOTATIONMARKPunctuation to show start of speech.
RACKANDPINIONCar mechanism.
RAGANDBONEMANA person who collects or deals in goods of little value, e.g. old clothes.
RAKESPROGRESSA _ _, a series of eight paintings by 18th-century English artist William Hogarth.
RANDOMHARVESTOscar-nominated 1943 romantic drama film starring Ronald Colman and Greer Garson.
REARRANGEMENTChange of plans.
RECEIVEORDERSBe commanded.
RECONSTITUTEDReconstructed, processed.
RECORDBREAKERPerson exceeding all others.
REDCORPUSCLESCells in the blood of vertebrates that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the tissues.
REDLETTERDAYSHigh points of the calendar.
REESTABLISHEDRe-installed, re-created, reaffirmed.
REFERENCEBOOKDictionary, encyclopedia etc.
REFRIGERATORSAs found in our kitchens.
REHABILITATEDRedeemed, restored to a good condition.
REIGNOFTERRORPeriod of violence in France from 1793 to 1794.
REIMBURSEMENTCompensation.
REINCARNATIONNew embodiment. The belief that on the death of the body the soul is born again in another body.
REINCEPRIEBUSWhite House Chief of Staff who succeeded Denis McDonough in January 2017.
REINTERPRETEDRedefined, performed in a new way.
RELATIONSHIPSConnections between people.
REMOTECONTROLAn electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly.
RENEDESCARTES17th century French philosopher and mathematician whose works included Discourse on the Method.
REPREHENSIBLEDeserving of rebuke or censure; culpable.
RESERVOIRDOGSQuentin Tarantino film from 1992.
RESUSCITATIONProcess of correcting physiological disorders in an acutely unwell patient.
RETROSPECTIVEExhibition devoted to an artist's entire career.
REVOLUTIONARYRadically new.
RHODESSCHOLARPerson selected to study as a postgraduate at Oxford University in a programme named after a late southern African statesman.
RHODODENDRONSPlants.
RICHARDBRIERSActor who played Tom Good in BBC's The Good Life.
RICHARDBURTONWelsh actor who was Oscar-nominated seven times.
RICHARDHADLEENew Zealand fast bowler and all-rounder knighted in 1990 for services to cricket.
RICHARDHANNAYThe 39 Steps character.
RICHARDHARRISIrish actor who starred in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse.
RICHARDMADDENBodyguard actor.
RICHARDWAGNERGerman composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas.
RICHIESAMBORALead guitarist with rock band Bon Jovi from 1983 to 2013.
RIGHTREVERENDTitle of respect for an Anglican or Roman Catholic bishop in the UK.
RITEOFPASSAGEA significant event in a transitional period of someone's life.
ROALDAMUNDSENFirst person to reach the South Pole.
ROBERTCATESBYLeader of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
ROBERTLANGDONFictional art professor in Dan Brown's books.
ROBERTMAXWELLMedia proprietor.
ROBERTREDFORDActor who also directed the films Quiz Show and The Horse Whisperer.
ROBERTSHALLOWWealthy landowner in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
ROBERTSOUTHEYEnglish poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 until his death in 1843.
ROBERTWESTALLEnglish author, teacher and journalist best known for his children's fiction whose works include the children's novel The Machine Gunners.
ROCKINGHORSESChildren's toys that can be ridden.
ROCKYMARCIANOWorld heavyweight boxing champion 1952-56.
RODNEYTROTTERNicholas Lyndhurst's role in Only Fools and Horses.
ROLLERCOASTERBig dipper.
ROLLERSKATINGUsing wheeled footwear.
ROLLINGSTONESThe _ _, rock band fronted by Mick Jagger, formed in London in 1962.
ROMANNUMERALSClassical means of counting.
ROUGHANDREADYUnpolished, hastily prepared.
ROUNDTHECLOCKNon-stop.
ROUNDTHEHORNEBBC radio comedy that ran from 1965 to 1968.
ROWANATKINSONJohnny English actor.
ROWINGMACHINEA piece of exercise equipment with oar-like handles and a sliding seat.
ROYALAIRFORCEBranch of the British military founded in 1918 by Viscount Trenchard.
ROYALSTANDARDFlag that is flown above a palace when a monarch is in residence.
ROYHATTERSLEYDeputy Labour Party leader under Neil Kinnock.
RUBBERSTAMPEDAuthorised.
RUDOLFNUREYEVSoviet ballet dancer and choreographer.
RULEBRITANNIAPatriotic 1740 poem by Scottish poet James Thomson set to music by composer Thomas Arne.
RUPERTMURDOCHAustralian-born publisher and media mogul.
RUSSELLHOWARDEnglish stand-up comedian noted for his TV show USA Road Trip with his mother Ninette.
RUTHERFORDIUMChemical element, symbol Rf, atomic number 104.
SABRINADUNCANOne of the three original members of television's Charlie's Angels (1976-81), played by Kate Jackson.
SACKVILLEWESTVita _-_, poet.
SAFFRONWALDENMarket town in Essex.
SALLYTHOMSETTActress in The Railway Children and Man About The House.
SALMANRUSHDIESatanic Verses author.
SALPINGECTOMYSurgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes.
SALTANDPEPPERDotted or speckled (often used for hair) with contrasting colours, especially black and white.
SALVATIONARMYChristian Protestant church and international charitable organization structured in a quasi-military fashion.
SAMBROWNEBELTWorn by an army officer.
SAMUELBECKETTIrish dramatist who wrote Waiting for Godot.
SAMUELJOHNSONEnglish writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.
SANDRABULLOCKOne of the two stars of the film Gravity.
SANDWICHBOARDAdvertising sign hung over the shoulders, in front of and behind a person.
SANFRANCISCANUS person from the Bay Area.
SANTACATARINAState of southern Brazil bordering Parana and Rio Grande do Sul; capital, Florianopolis.
SARCASTICALLYSardonically, derisively.
SATANICVERSESThe _ _, Novel by Salman Rushdie.
SATELLITETOWNA smaller municipality that lies close to a major metropolitan area.
SAVINGMRBANKS2013 film in which Tom Hanks played Walt Disney in dealings with author P. L. Travers.
SCALYANTEATERAlternative name for the pangolin of Asia and Africa; order Pholidota, family Manidae.
SCANDALMONGERPerson who spreads gossip.
SCANDINAVIANSNorwegians, Swedes, Danes.
SCARLETLETTERThe _ _, 1850 historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
SCARYMONSTERSAlbum released by David Bowie in 1980.
SCENTOFAWOMAN1993 remake of the 1974 Italian film Profumo di donna, starring Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell.
SCHINDLERSARKHistorical non-fiction novel by Australian author Thomas Keneally that won the Booker Prize in 1982.
SCHIZANTHUSESPlants with showy red flowers.
SCIENCEMUSEUMInstitution in London which is home to the Puffing Billy steam locomotive.
SCIENTOLOGISTA follower of the beliefs created by U.S. author L. Ron Hubbard.
SCINTILLATINGBrilliant, dazzling, sparkling.
SCINTILLATIONA flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle.
SCOLOPENDRIUMA fern thought to resemble a millipede.
SCORESBYSOUNDLarge fjord system on Greenland's east coast.
SCOTTMORRISONPrime Minister of Australia who replaced Malcolm Turnbull in August 2018.
SCRAPETHROUGHJust pass.
SCRAPMERCHANTPerson who deals in discarded metal.
SCRIMPANDSAVEInformal expression meaning 'to live frugally' or 'to spend as little money as possible'.
SEANADEIREANNThe upper chamber of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.
SEARCHENGINESSoftware systems that seek and identify items on databases, used especially on the internet.
SEBASTIANKURZChancellor of Austria who succeeded Christian Kern on December 18 2017.
SECONDGUESSEDAttempted to predict what was going to happen.
SEINEMARITIMENorthernmost of the five departments making up the region of Normandy in NW France.
SELFAPPOINTEDNot endorsed by others.
SELFEVIDENTLYObviously.
SELFGOVERNINGExercising control over one's own affairs.
SELFIMPORTANTArrogant, pompous.
SELFINFLICTEDI did it to me.
SELFRESTRAINTWillpower, forbearance.
SELFRIGHTEOUSSanctimonious.
SELMALAGERLOFSwedish novelist; first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
SENSELESSNESSPointlessness, futility.
SERENDIPITOUSFortuitous.
SERGEANTMAJORSenior non-commissioned officer.
SETHPECKSNIFF'Soft and oily' architect in Charles Dickens' Martin Chuzzlewit.
SEVENYEARITCHThe _ _ _, 1955 film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Marilyn Monroe.
SEWINGMACHINEPiece of equipment with a mechanically driven needle, used for stitching.
SEXANDTHECITYU.S. TV series whose protagonist Carrie Bradshaw had Mr Big as a love interest.
SHADOWCABINETSenior opposition politicians.
SHARONMAGUIREDirector of the 2016 romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Baby.
SHARPPRACTICEDishonest behaviour in business.
SHEILAHANCOCKActress wife of John Thaw.
SHIPOFTHELINELarge vessel of western navies forming part of a battle fleet, in use from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century.
SHIRLEYBASSEYGoldfinger theme singer.
SHIRLEYTEMPLENon-alcoholic cocktail made with ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry. U.S. actress born in 1928 whose autobiography is entitled Child Star.
SHOOTINGGUARDPosition in basketball in which Michael Jordan mostly played for the Chicago Bulls.
SHOOTINGSTARSMeteors.
SHORTANDSWEETUnexpectedly brief.
SHOULDERBLADEScapula.
SHOWERCURTAINDesigned to stop water splashing out.
SHUTTERISLAND2010 neo-noir film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
SIDESPLITTINGVery funny.
SIDNEYPOITIERThe first black person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
SILENTWITNESSTV drama series about forensic pathologists originally starring Amanda Burton.
SILICONVALLEYCalifornian region full of hi-tech firms.
SILVERJUBILEE25th anniversary celebration.
SILVERLININGS__ Playbook, 2012 romcom film starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper.
SILVERNITRATEChemical compound once used in photography, also called lunar caustic.
SILVERTONGUEDPersuasive.
SILVERWEDDING25 years of marriage.
SIMPSONDESERTLarge arid region of central Australia lying south-east of Alice Springs.
SINCLAIRLEWISFirst US recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature; Babbitt (1922), Elmer Gantry (1927) etc.
SINGERSARGENTJohn _ _, an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury.
SINGLEDECKERSBuses with only one level.
SIRROBERTPEEL19th century statesman who founded the Metropolitan Police Force.
SISTINECHAPELMichelangelo painted its ceiling.
SITUATIONROOMInformal term for the meeting place in the White House for managing crises and assessing intelligence.
SKETCHESBYBOZBook by Charles Dickens.
SKIRTINGBOARDA narrow length of wood which goes along the bottom of a wall in a room.
SLANGINGMATCHAngry quarrel.
SLEDGEHAMMERSTools with long handles, used with both hands for work such as breaking rocks.
SLEEPINGPILLSItems that make one crash?
SLEEPLESSNESSInsomnia.
SLEIGHTOFHANDTrickery.
SLIPPERYSLOPECourse of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous.
SMALLHOLDINGSLittle farm estates.
SMALLPACKAGESGood Things Come In _ _.
SMELLINGSALTSPungent preparation used for faintness.
SMOOTHTONGUEDTendency to use insincere flattery or persuasion.
SNOWBLINDNESSWinter dazzle.
SOLARECLIPSESAstronomical events.
SOLOMONGRUNDYNursery rhyme character.
SOMELIKEITHOT1959 Billy Wilder film starring Marilyn Monroe as singer Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk.
SOMERSETHOUSENeo-classical London building which houses the Courtauld Gallery.
SOMNAMBULATESSleepwalks.
SOMNAMBULISTSSleepwalkers.
SONSANDLOVERS1913 novel by D. H. Lawrence.
SOONERORLATEREventually.
SOPHIAWESTERNTom Jones heroine.
SOPHISTICATEDHaving, revealing, or involving a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture.
SORROWFULNESSThe state of being sad.
SOUNDINGBOARDPerson used to test a new idea - for acceptance or applicability.
SOUTHAMERICANAn inhabitant of Brazil, Chile, Paraguay etc.
SOUTHCAROLINAAmerican state whose capital is Columbia.
SOUTHCHINASEABody of water in the western Pacific Ocean.
SOUTHERNCROSSConstellation down under.
SPACEINVADERSJapanese video game released in 1978.
SPACESTATIONSSkylab and Mir.
SPECIALBRANCHPolice concerned with national security.
SPECTACULARLYHow Andy Murray performed at Wimbledon in 2013.
SPERMATOBLASTA reproductive cell.
SPHENOGRAPHEROne who practises the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
SPIKEMILLIGANAuthor of Puckoon and Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall.
SPILLTHEBEANSColloquial expression meaning 'to reveal a secret'.
SPINETINGLINGScary.
SPINYANTEATERAnother name for an echidna.
SPONTANEOUSLYImpulsively.
SPORTSMANSHIPBehaviour that shows respect for the rules of a game and the other players.
SPRINGCLEANEDDid this at the end of winter.
SQUASHRACKETSSporting equipment.
STAFFORDSHIREEnglish county.
STAGEWHISPERSSoft utterances by actors in the theatre purposely made audible to spectators.
STANDARDGAUGEOf a railway track, having a distance of 4ft 8.5 in (1.435 m) between the lines.
STANDINGORDERInstruction to a bank to pay a stated sum at regular intervals.
STARTINGPOSTSUpright poles marking the beginnings of racecourses.
STATEOFTHEARTRelating to the most recent stage of technological development.
STEEPLECHASERHorse or athlete.
STEEPLECHASESHorse races over courses equipped with obstacles to be jumped.
STEERINGWHEELKeep both hands on this in a car.
STELLAGIBBONSWriter whose first novel was Cold Comfort Farm.
STEPHENFREARSThe Queeen director.
STEPHENGATELYFormer co-lead singer of Boyzone with Ronan Keating.
STEPHENHENDRYScottish snooker player who was seven-time world champion in the 1990s.
STEPHENMANGANActor who played Guy Secretan in Green Wing and the title role in Dirk Gently.
STEPTOEANDSONClassic TV situation comedy about a rag-and-bone family business starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett.
STEREOPHONICSTheir sole UK No 1 hit was Dakota in 2005.
STEREOTYPICALObviously conventional.
STEVENBERKOFFBritish actor who played the villain General Orlov in the film Octopussy.
STEVENGERRARDGlasgow Rangers manager and ex-Liverpool midfielder.
STEVEREDGRAVEFive-time Olympic gold British rower.
STICKINTHEMUDA person who is dull and unadventurous and who resists change.
STIFFUPPERLIPYou keep one if you maintain your composure during a time of trouble.
STMARKSSQUARESpace in the heart of Venice that has been described as 'the drawing room of Europe'.
STOCKEXCHANGEBourse where shares are bought and sold.
STPATRICKSDAYMarch 17.
STRAIGHTFLUSHGood poker hand.
STRANGULATIONThe act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe.
STRATOSPHERICRelating to the atmospheric layer between the troposhpere and mesosphere.
STREETFIGHTERA 1994 movie adaptation of a video game starring Kylie Minogue and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
STRINGQUARTETTwo violins, viola and cello.
SUBJECTMATTERTopic.
SUBLIEUTENANTCommissioned rank in the Royal Navy equivalent to flying officer in the RAF.
SUBMACHINEGUNWeapon.
SUBORDINATIONThe act of placing in a lower rank or position.
SUBREPTITIOUSFurtive, sneaky.
SUBSCRIPTIONSArrangements to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance.
SUBSTANTIALLYTo a great extent or degree.
SUDELEYCASTLEGloucestershire residence and burial place of Catherine Parr.
SUGARANDSPICE1963 song by Merseybeat band The Searchers written by Tony Hatch.
SUMMEROLYMPIC_ _ Games, Sporting event that takes place every four years.
SUNDAYSCHOOLSClasses organised by churches for children to learn about Christianity.
SUPERABUNDANTHugely excessive.
SUPERINTENDEDSupervised, oversaw.
SUPERSTITIOUSDescribing fears or beliefs that are irrational and not based on fact.
SUPPORTINGACTSecondary entertainer.
SWEETCAROLINESong by Neil Diamond that became an unofficial anthem of the England football team in Euro 2020.
SWEETNOTHINGSEndearments.
SWINGLOWSWEET_ _ _ Chariot, Song.
SWORDSMANSHIPSkill in the use of a weapon with a long sharp blade.
SYMPHONICPOEMAn extended orchestral composition based on non-musical material.
SYNECDOCHICALUsing the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part.
TABLEAUVIVANTRepresentation of a scene by a silent and motionless group of people; French, ' living picture'.
TABLEMOUNTAINProminent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa.
TACHYPHYLAXISVery rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug, rendering it less effective. 
TALKOFTHETOWNSomething locally famous.
TEARSFORFEARSPop rock band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.
TEARSOFACLOWNThe ____ , song by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles first released in 1967.
TELEGRAPHPOLETall wooden post with telephone wires attached to it.
TELEMARKETINGSelling or advertising by telephone.
TELEPHONECALLForm of communication.
TELEVISIONSETGoggle box.
TENDERHEARTEDKindly.
TENPINBOWLINGIndoor game in which one rolls a heavy ball down a long lane to knock over a set of skittles.
TENZINGNORGAYNepalese mountaineer who, with Sir Edmund Hillary, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
TERENCECONRANHabitat founder and designer.
TERRACEDHOUSEHome type.
TESTTHEWATERSTo try to find out a probable response before making a proposal or selling a product.
THAMESBARRIERA flood control structure in Greater London.
THEAPPRENTICEReality TV show judged by Lord Sugar.
THEARISTOCATS1970 Disney animated comic film with Eva Gabor voicing Duchess.
THEBATTLESHIP_ _ Potemkin, 1925 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein.
THEBLUEDANUBEThe English title of a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II.
THEBOYSINBLUEColloquial term for policemen.
THECANTERBURY_ _ Tales, Book by Geoffrey Chaucer.
THECHARLATANSEnglish rock band formed in 1988 noted for their song The Only One I Know.
THECHRONICLES_ _ Of Narnia. Series of novels by C. S. Lewis.
THECOMMUNARDSDon't Leave Me This Way pop duo.
THEDARKKNIGHT2008 superhero film starring Heath Ledger as The Joker.
THEDEERHUNTER1978 war drama film starring Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken.
THEFEDERATIONFictional interstellar government in the Star Trek franchise.
THEFISHERKING1991 Terry Gilliam film with Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges.
THEGREATLAKESBodies of water located on the border of US and Canada.
THEGRENADINESChain of islets in the Caribbean.
THEHEARTOFTHE_ _ _ _ Matter, 1948 novel by Graham Greene.
THEHURTLOCKERBest Picture winner at the 2010 Oscars, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Jeremy Renner.
THEITALIANJOBFilm featuring minis.
THEJUNGLEBOOKA collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling.
THELASTBATTLEFinal fantasy novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis.
THELASTSUPPERMural painting by Leonardo da Vinci housed in the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy.
THELONGESTDAY1962 U.S. epic war film about the Allied invasion of Normandy.
THELUMINARIESNovel that won the Booker Prize in 2013.
THEMAGICFLUTE1791 Mozart opera with a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.
THEMERRYWIDOWOperetta by Franz Lehar first performed in 1905.
THEMERRYWIVES_ _ _ of Windsor, Play by William Shakespeare.
THEMYSTERIOUS_ _ Affair At Styles, 1920 debut novel by Agatha Christie.
THENCEFORWARDFrom that time (or place) on.
THENOBLEGASESChemically inert group of elements.
THENUTCRACKER1892 ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in which the Sugar Plum Fairy appears.
THEORETICALLYPresumably, conceivably, seemingly.
THEORETICIANSPeople who develop abstract ideas about specific subjects.
THEPAJAMAGAMEA 1957 musical film starring Doris Day.
THERMODYNAMICRelating to heat and energy.
THERMOSFLASKSInsulated containers for keeping drinks hot or cold.
THEROSETATTOO1951 Tennessee Williams play whose main character is Serafina Delle Rose.
THESPECIALIST1994 action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone.
THESSALONIANSNew Testament book of the bible.
THESUMMERWINELast of ____ , TV sitcom first shown in 1973 featuring three old men and their misadventures.
THETERMINATOR1984 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a cyborg assassin.
THETESTAMENTSSequel to Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale; joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize.
THETRUMANSHOW1998 comedy drama film starring Jim Carrey and Laura Linney.
THEUNITEDARAB_ _ _ Emirates. Group of seven independent states on the Persian Gulf.
THEVIRGINIANSNovel by William Makepeace Thackeray subtitled A Tale of the Last Century.
THEWHITEHOUSEBuilding at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.
THEWHITETIGERNovel that won the Booker Prize in 2008.
THEWINSLOWBOYEnglish play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan.
THEWIZARDOFOZFilm starring Judy Garland.
THOMASCRANMERArchbishop of Canterbury who compiled the Book of Common Prayer.
THOMASSEYMOURA brother of Henry VIII's third wife who became the fourth husband of Henry's widow Catherine Parr.
THOMASTELFORDScottish civil engineer (1757-1834) whose projects include the Caledonian Canal and the Menai Suspension Bridge.
THORHEYERDAHLNorwegian anthropologist who sailed from Peru to the Pacific Islands on the Kon-Tiki raft.
THOROUGHBREDSPedigree animals, particularly racehorses.
THOUGHTLESSLYUnthinkingly, carelessly.
THREECORNEREDLike a triangle.
THREELINEWHIPIn the British parliament, a strict instruction to an MP to attend and vote on a particular business.
THREEQUARTERS75 per cent.
THUNDERSTORMSTempestuous conditions.
THUNDERSTRUCKAmazed.
TIMBERNERSLEEInventor of the World Wide Web.
TIMEAFTERTIMESong by U.S. singersongwriter Cyndi Lauper, released in 1984.
TIMECONSUMINGEating seconds, say?
TIMESIGNATUREIt indicates rhythm.
TINTINNABULUMName given to a kind of small high pitched bell.
TOADINTHEHOLEA dish of sausage meat cooked in batter.
TOMHIDDLESTONActor who played Jonathan Pine in the 2016 TV series The Night Manager.
TONGUETWISTERTricky rhyme to recite.
TONYBLACKBURNInaugural I'm A Celebrity winner in 2002.
TORQUAYUNITEDFootball team of southwest England.
TORTOISESHELLButterfly.
TOURISTTROPHYMotorcycle racing event held annually on the Isle of Man.
TOWEROFLONDONRoyal fortress on the north bank of the Thames.
TOWNLIKEALICEA _ _ _, Novel by Nevil Shute.
TRACEELEMENTSChemicals - eg. iron, zinc and iodine - that occur in very small amounts in organisms.
TRADEJOURNALSPeriodicals containing news and items of interest concerning particular industries.
TRADINGPLACESJamie Lee Curtis comedy movie set around the Christmas period.
TRAFFICISLANDItem in a road.
TRAFFICWARDENPerson whose job is to make sure vehicles are not parked illegally.
TRAINSPOTTINGDanny Boyle film of 1996.
TRANQUILLIZERA drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness.
TRANSCRIPTIONSomething written, typed or printed out fully from speech, notes etc.
TRANSGENDEREDRelating to a person whose identity doesn't correspond to the one assigned to them at birth.
TRANSGRESSIONSin.
TRANSPIRATIONLoss of water from a plant in the form of vapour, especially through the stomata of the leaves.
TRANSPLANTINGMoving an organ or tissue from one part of the body to another, or from one person or animal to another.
TRANSPORTCAFEA roadside refreshment facility catering mainly for long-distance lorry drivers.
TREASURECHESTContainer of wealth.
TREASURETROVECollection of valuable objects.
TREVORFRANCISFootballer who became Britain's first 1 million pound player when he transferred to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
TRIALANDERRORAmerican title of the Peter Sellers film The Dock Brief.
TRIANGULATIONA technique for establishing the distance between any two points.
TRICENTENNIALRelating to a three-hundredth anniversary.
TRIPLEENTENTEThe understanding between Britain, France and Russia that developed between 1894 and 1907.
TROPICTHUNDER2008 action-comedy film starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
TRUCIALSTATESFormer name (until 1971) of the United Arab Emirates.
TURINGMACHINEEarly mathematical model of computing.
TURKEYBUZZARDName for a New World vulture with a dark plumage and a naked, red head.
TURNABLINDEYEIgnore it - like Nelson!
TYRRHENIANSEAAn arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.
ULYSSESSGRANTEighteenth (18th) American president.
UNACCOMPANIEDAlone, solo.
UNCOORDINATEDClumsy, awkward.
UNDEFERENTIALNot showing courteous respect.
UNDERACHIEVERStudent who could do better.
UNDERCARRIAGEThe landing gear of an aircraft.
UNDERCHARGINGAsking too little money for something.
UNDERCURRENTSEmotions below the surface.
UNDERESTIMATERegard someone as less capable than they actually are.
UNDERGRADUATEStudent.
UNDERMILKWOOD1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
UNDERSTANDINGConsiderate, perceptive.
UNDISCIPLINEDDisobedient.
UNEMBARRASSEDFree from mortification.
UNEXCEPTIONALVery ordinary.
UNFORGETTABLE1996 science fiction thriller film starring Ray Liotta and Linda Florentino.
UNFORTUNATELYSadly.
UNHEALTHINESSInfirmity, sickliness.
UNIMPEACHABLEBeyond criticism, blameless.
UNINTELLIGENTNot clever.
UNINTENTIONALUnplanned, not deliberate.
UNITEDARTISTSStudio founded by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
UNITEDKINGDOMGreat Britain and Northern Ireland.
UNITEDNATIONSInternational organisation formed in 1945 to promote peace.
UNPRECEDENTEDExceptional, unheard-of.
UNPRETENTIOUSUnaffected, natural.
UNPUTDOWNABLESaid of a book that compels the reader to keeep reading.
UNSPECTACULARNot showy.
UNTRUSTWORTHYNot to be relied upon.
UNWORKMANLIKEIncompetent, slipshod.
URSULAANDRESSSwiss actress who played Vesper Lynd in the 1967 James Bond parody Casino Royale.
VALEDICTORIANIn the US and Canada, a person, usually the most outstanding graduate, who delivers a farewell speech at a graduation ceremony.
VENTNORAVENUEUS monopoly property.
VENTRILOQUISTVoice thrower.
VENUSWILLIAMS2000 Wimbledon Ladies' Singles winner.
VERACIOUSNESSAccuracy, actuality, authenticity.
VERMONTAVENUEUS monopoly property.
VICIOUSCIRCLESituation in which one problem or disorder results in another which in turn aggravates the first.
VICTORIACROSSBritish military medal first awarded in 1857.
VICTORMELDREWRichard Wilson's role in One Foot in the Grave.
VINCENTMILLAYEdna St _ _, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923.
VIRGINIARAGGIMayor of Rome who succeeded Ignazio Marino in June 2016.
VIRGINIASTOCKA popular annual garden plant from the family Brassicaceae.
VIRGINIAWOOLFEnglish writer and one of the foremost modernists of the twentieth century.
VIRGINISLANDSA group of small islands in the Caribbean, east of Puerto Rico; discovered by Columbus in 1493.
VLADIMIRPUTINPolitician who won a fourth term as President of Russia in 2018.
VONRICHTHOFENManfred _ _, German First World War fighter pilot nicknamed the Red Baron.
WALKIETALKIESRadios.
WALLISSIMPSONAmerican socialite who married Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in 1937.
WALTERGROPIUSGerman-born US architect who founded the Bauhaus school in 1919.
WALTERMATTHAUActor in the movies The Odd Couple and The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three.
WALTERRALEIGHEnglish explorer who was beheaded in 1618.
WARWICKCASTLEFortification first built by William I in 1068.
WASHINGPOWDERItem for cleanliness.
WATERCHESTNUTChinese --- ---, grass-like plant with an edible succulent corm.
WATERSHIPDOWN1972 bestselling novel.
WATLINGSTREETRoman route across England; site of Boudicca's defeat by the Romans.
WEATHERBEATENHaving skin that is lined and tanned or reddened through prolonged time spent outdoors.
WEEPINGWILLOWEurasian tree with trailing branches and foliage reaching down to the ground, widely grown as an ornamental in waterside settings.
WEIGHTLIFTINGSport.
WELLAPPOINTEDOf a building or room, having a high standard of equipment or furnishing.
WELLCONNECTEDHaving reliable contacts.
WELLPRESERVEDKept in good nick.
WESTHAMUNITEDFootball team who play at London Stadium.
WESTSIDESTORYA musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs.
WEWILLROCKYOUJukebox musical based on Queen songs.
WHEELERDEALERSomeone who conducts their business affairs using dishonest or questionable methods.
WHENWECOLLIDESong by The X Factor winner Matt Cardle that was Christmas UK No 1 in 2010.
WHITEELEPHANTA costly possession or enterprise that appears magnificent but proves useless.
WHOOPINGCOUGHAcute respiratory disease whose medical name in pertussis.
WICKETKEEPERSAlan Knott, Bob Taylor, Matt Prior.
WILKIECOLLINSWriter whose books include The Moonstone.
WILLDOHISDUTY'England expects that every man _ _ _ _', Nelson's mesage to the fleet prior to the battle of Trafalgar.
WILLIAMBUTLER_ _ Yeats, Irish poet and dramatist whose works included Easter, 1916.
WILLIAMCAXTONEnglish merchant, diplomat, writer and printer. He is thought to be the first Englishman to introduce a printing press into England, in 1476, and was the first English retailer of printed books.
WILLIAMCOWPERJohn Gilpin poet.
WILLIAMGODWINEnglish journalist, political philosopher and novelist.
WILLIAMMORRIS19th-century English poet, designer and craftsman.
WILLIAMRAMSAYScottish chemist and Nobel Prize winner who discovered the noble gases.
WILLIERUSHTONEnglish cartoonist, comedian and writer who co-founded the satirical magazine Private Eye.
WILLOWPATTERNChinoiserie design used on pottery and porcelain.
WILLOWWARBLERBird.
WILSONPICKETTAmerican R&B, soul and rock and roll singer and songwriter.
WINDSORCASTLEBerkshire residence of the British monarch.
WINGCOMMANDERRank in the RAF that is directly above Squadron Leader.
WINNIETHEPOOHA. A. Milne bear.
WINTERGARDENSVenue in Blackpool first opened in 1878.
WITCHETTYGRUBThe large white larva of any of several species of moth and beetle of Australia, especially of the moth genus Cossus, occurring in decaying wood and traditionally used as food by Aborigines.
WOODROWWILSONTwenty-eighth (28th) American president.
WOOLLYMAMMOTHA shaggy-coated species of extinct elephant-like mammal.
YEHUDIMENUHINVirtuoso violinist.
YELLOWHAMMERSBirds.
YOSHIHIDESUGAPrime minister of Japan who succeeded Shinzo Abe on 16 September 2020.
ZACHARYTAYLORTwelfth (12th) American president.
ZIGGYSTARDUSTAlter ego created by David Bowie in 1972.
ZORBATHEGREEKNikos Kazantzakis novel, filmed with Anthony Quinn.
ZULEIKADOBSONThe only novel by Max Beerbohm, a satire of undergraduate life at Oxford published in 1911.
