ABAD_ _ Workman Always Blames His Tools.
ABBABjorn Ulvaeus was a member of this Swedish musical pop group. Eurovision 1974 winners with the song Waterloo.
ABBEA title for the superior of a monastery in a French-speaking area. Ernst, German physicist noted for his work in optics.
ABELBiblical murder victim. Brother of Cain.
ABETAssist in a crime.
ABIBFormer name of the month Nisan in the Jewish calendar.
ABIDMuhammad Ali al-_, first president of Syria.
ABIY_ Ahmed, Prime minister of Ethiopia awarded the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize.
ABLECompetent.
ABLYCleverly and with skill.
ABUTAdjoin, go up to.
ACAISouth American palm tree cultivated for its small edible blackish-purple berries; Euterpe oleracea.
ACASThe Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service in the UK.
ACEDDid really well.
ACERGenus of deciduous trees and shrubs of the order Sapindales that includes the maples and the European sycamore.
ACESHighest cards.
ACHENagging pain.
ACHYPainful.
ACIDSour-tasting.
ACISSicilian shepherd and lover of Galatea in Greek mythology.
ACMEHighest point of achievement or success.
ACNESkin problem.
ACOLBidding system in the game of bridge.
ACRELand measure. A unit of area equal to 4,840 square yards. Originally that which could be ploughed by a yoke of oxen in one day. Port city of northern Israel. Westernmost state of Brazil, on the border with Peru; capital, Rio Branco.
ACTSNew Testament book of the bible immediately following the Gospels.
ADAHWife of Esau, daughter of Elon the Hittite.
ADAMFirst man. Robert _, 18th Century Scottish architect and designer who popularised a neoclassical style. Biblical man.
ADARSixth civil and twelfth religious month of the Jewish calendar, usually falling within February and March.
ADAYA Stopped Clock Is Right Twice _ _.
ADDSCombines numbers.
ADENPort and city in Yemen.
ADESThomas, British conductor and composer of Polaris, born 1971.
ADIEKate _, English journalist.
ADITAn almost horizontal mine shaft, used for access or drainage.
ADURRiver in West Sussex that enters the Channel between Worthing and Brighton.
ADZECutting tool.
AEONLong time. In astronomy and geology, a period of one thousand million years.
AERYEthereal.
AFARWay off.
AFEWNot many, some.
AFROBushy hairstyle.
AGAP"When there is _ _ between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns... to long words and exhausted idioms" ( George Orwell ).
AGARA gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds.
AGEDElderly.
AGENFrench rugby union club founded in 1908.
AGESGets older.
AGIOSum charged as a premium or percentage for the exchange of one currency into another.
AGMAVelar nasal consonant, such as that found in thing and ink.
AGNIHindu god of fire; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas.
AGOGEagerly expectant.
AGONAncient Greek festival at which competitors contended for prizes.
AGRAIndian city. Site of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's tomb.
AGUEA fever with successive stages of fever and chills.
AHABCaptain of the Pequod in Moby Dick.
AHEMAttention attracting cough.
AHEYWord used especially to attract attention.
AHOYNautical cry.
AIDAOpera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi that was first performed in Cairo in 1871.
AIDEAssistant.
AIDSHelps or assists.
AILSAfflicts.
AIMSIntentions.
AINUA member of the aboriginal people of Japan.
AIREA river in northern England rising in the Pennines and flowing southeast to the Ouse.
AIRSVentilates.
AIRYSpacious or uncluttered.
AJARSlightly open.
AJAXIn Greek mythology, the Greek hero of the Trojan War. Dutch football club based in Amsterdam.
AKINCognate.
ALANFootball's Mr. Shearer.
ALASUnfortunately.
ALBAScotland in Scottish Gaelic.
ALBIFrench town on the river Tarn.
ALBSIn Christianity, long white linen vestments with sleeves, worn by priests.
ALDAAlan _, Hawkeye in M*A*S*H.
ALDOGorilla antagonist of the 1973 film Battle for the Planet of the Apes, played by Claude Akins.
ALEC_ Guinness, English actor who won an Oscar for the Bridge On The River Kwai.
ALED_ Jones, Welsh singer and presenter.
ALESBeers.
ALEX_ Ferguson, retired football manager and player with two published autobiographies.
ALGAAny of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms.
ALIG___ Indahouse, 2002 film featuring a character that first appeared on The 11 O'Clock Show.
ALLIDele, Spurs and England midfielder.
ALLYA country, person or group united with another.
ALMA_ mater, One's school, college or University.
ALMSGifts to the poor. Donations.
ALOELilaceous Africican plant.
ALOOPotato in South Asian cuisine; from Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit.
ALOTFrequently.
ALPSA mountain range in southern Central Europe.
ALSOToo. As well.
ALTOMale voice.
ALUMChemical Compound.
AMAHA nursemaid or maid in East Asia or India.
AMAL_ Clooney, Lebanese-British barrister appointed special envoy on media freedom by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2019.
AMENPrayer ending. So be it.
AMIDAmong.
AMII__ Stewart, US singer noted for her 1979 cover of Knock On Wood.
AMINIdi _, Ugandan soldier and dictator.
AMIRIndian ruler.
AMISKingsley _, British novelist and poet whose works included Lucky Jim.
AMLAHashim, South African ex-opening batsman.
AMMOAmmunition informally.
AMOKRun _, cause chaos.
AMOSIn the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet of the 8th century BC. Book of the bible. 'A shepherd from the town of Tekoa'.
AMOYFormer name of the Chinese port now known as Xiamen.
AMPSSI units of electric current.
AMURThe world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeastern China.
ANASGenus of ducks that includes the mallard.
ANDY_ Garcia, actor.
ANEWAfresh.
ANILA leguminous West Indian shrub; a source of indigo.
ANKHA tau cross with a loop on the top, often appearing in Egyptian personal names, symbolising eternal life.
ANNAPommes _, French dish of sliced, layered potatoes cooked in melted butter. _ Karenina, Leo Tolstoy novel. A former monetary unit of India and Pakistan, one sixteenth of a rupee.
ANNE_ Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII. British queen married to Prince George of Denmark.
ANNO_ Regni, in the year of the reign.
ANOAA small deer-like water buffalo, native to Sulawesi.
ANONSoon. Designation for an author whose name is unknown or not stated.
ANTEPoker stake.
ANTIPrefix meaning against or opposing.
ANTSSocial insects.
ANTZ1998 animated adventure comedy film with Woody Allen voicing Z.
ANYAA variety of potato with a knobbly oval shape and slightly nutty flavour.
AOCBAny other competent business in a meeting.
APEDCopied.
APESPrimates.
APEXThe highest point, vertex.
APIACapital of Samoa.
APSEA domed recess. Vaulted recess at the east end of a church.
APSOLhasa _, small, long-haired dog.
APUSConstellation - The Bird of Paradise.
AQUAWater (Latin). Pale blue colour. Danish Europop group noted for their single Barbie Girl.
ARABSaracen.
ARAL_ Sea, a lake in Kazakstan and Uzbekistan, east of the Caspian Sea.
ARANRiver in France.
ARCHCurved structure.
ARCOPlayed with a bow. Direction in a musical score to resume use of the bow after a pizzicato passage.
ARCSCurves.
AREA_ code, a number prefixed to an individual telephone number. Region.
ARESIn Greek mythology, the god of war; son of Zeus and Hera.
ARGOIn Greek myths, the ship named after its builder in which Jason sailed in search of the Golden Fleece.
ARIAOperatic song.
ARIDVery dry.
ARILAn appendage on certain seeds.
ARLOWoody Guthrie's son.
ARMSLimbs. _ and the Man, George Bernard Shaw comedy first performed in 1894.
ARMYMilitary land force.
ARNEThomas _, 18th-century English composer best known for the hymn and patriotic song Rule, Britannia!
ARNOA river in Italy, rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence to the Ligurian Sea. Crossed by the Ponte Vecchio.
ARTSCreative activities, branches of knowledge.
ARTYHaving creative instincts.
ARUIBarbary sheep.
ARUMA European plant which has arrow-shaped leaves and a broad leafy spathe enclosing a club-shaped spadix.
ARUNA river in the English county of West Sussex.
ASAPIn the shortest possible time.
ASBOInitially, an order which might be served upon someone for bad behaviour.
ASHEArthur _, US tennis player who won the 1975 Wimbledon men's singles title.
ASIAThe Yangtze is the longest river in this continent.
ASIFMohammad _, Pakistani cricketer imprisoned in 2011 for spot-fixing.
ASISUnchanged.
ASKA_ _ Stupid Question Get A Stupid Answer.
ASKSPoses a question.
ASONRiver in Catalonia, Spain.
ASPSSnakes.
ASTIA town in northwest Italy famous for its sparkling wine.
ATOMMinute particle.
ATOPAt the summit.
ATTOScientific prefix denoting a factor of 10 to the power -18.
ATTUWesternmost of the Aleutian Islands, off the SW coast of Alaska.
AUBEDepartment of N central France in the Grand Est region; capital, Troyes.
AUCHCapital of the French department of Gers.
AUDEA department of southern France on the Gulf of Lions.
AUDIGerman car manufacturer.
AUKSDiving birds of the northern oceans with black and white plumages.
AULD_ Reekie, a nickname for the city of Edinburgh.
AULEDeity in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe who created the dwarves.
AUNTFemale relative.
AURAAtmosphere.
AUTOMotor vehicle. Grand Theft _ , series of action adventure video games first released in 1997.
AVERTo state positively; assert.
AVESClass of vertebrates that comprises the birds, belonging to the phylum Chordata.
AVIDVery keen.
AVONRiver which gave its name to an English county in 1974. The Bard of _, title given to William Shakespeare.
AVOWAssert or confess openly.
AWAYAbsent.
AWEDInspired with reverence or dread.
AWLSBoring tools.
AWNSBristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses including cereals.
AWOLAway Without Official Leave.
AWRYAskew.
AXEL_ Foley, Character played by Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise.
AXESChopping tools.
AXILThe angle between the upper surface of a branch or leafstalk and the stem it grows from.
AXISLine on a graph.
AXLEWheel spindle.
AXONThreadlike extension of a nerve cell that conducts nerve impulses.
AYERSir A. J., the philosopher.
AYESYes votes.
AYINSixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, pronounced approximately like an 'o'.
AZOVSea Of _, body of water in Eastern Europe.
BAASSheep sounds.
BABASmall cake of leavened dough typically soaked in rum syrup.
BABEInnocent person. 1995 comedy film about an orphaned piglet.
BABYInfant.
BACHBaroque composer. Barbara, U.S. actress who starred in The Spy Who Loved Me and is married to Ringo Starr.
BACKSupport.
BADUErykah, U.S. singer/songwriter born in 1971 who has been dubbed the Queen Of Neo Soul.
BAEZJoan, U.S. folk singer and activist.
BAGSSacks.
BAHTThe standard monetary unit of Thailand, divided into 100 satang.
BAILSurety. In cricket, either of the two small wooden bars placed upon the stumps to form the wicket.
BAITAs used to catch fish. Something edible fixed to a hook or in a trap to attract fish or animals.
BAJA__ California, northwestern state of Mexico, whose largest city is Tijuana.
BAKECook by dry heat.
BAKUCapital of Azerbaijan.
BALATown in Wales. Largest natural lake in Wales, and the chief source of the River Dee.
BALDHairless.
BALEHay bundle.
BALIMountainous Indonesian island east of Java.
BALLSpherical plaything.
BALMOily resinous substance used for healing and soothing.
BANDGroup.
BANEA person or thing that causes misery or distress.
BANGLoud explosion. Explosive noise.
BANKSide of a river.
BANSProhibits.
BAPSLarge, round, flattish bread rolls, typically with a spongy texture and floury top.
BARBAny of the numerous, hair-like filaments that form the vane of a feather.
BARDPoet. The _ of Avon, William Shakespeare's alternative title.
BAREUnclothed.
BARIA port in Italy on the Adriatic coast; the capital of Apulia.
BARKDog's noise.
BARMThe yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors.
BARNFarm building.
BARSDivisions of written music.
BARTLionel _, English composer of musicals including Oliver and Maggie May.
BASEStand.
BASHParty, informally. Blow.
BASKEnjoy.
BASSMale singing voice.
BASTLeonard _, character in EM Forster's novel Howards End.
BATHTub of water.
BATSFlying nocturnal mammals that use echolocation to determine objects' positioning.
BAUML Frank _, American author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
BAWLLoudly weep.
BAWNA fortified enclosure around a castle.
BAYSOn a shoreline, wide semicircular indentations.
BEADDroplet.
BEAKBird's bill. The projecting jaws of a bird. Slang term for a schoolmaster or magistrate.
BEAMBroad smile. A ship's breadth at its widest point.
BEAN1997 comedy film starring Rowan Atkinson and Peter MacNicol.
BEARSupport or hold up.
BEATDefeat.
BEAU_ Geste, French phrase meaning a noble or gracious gesture or act, especially a meaningless one. A male sweetheart.
BECKNorthern English word for a stream, especially a swiftly flowing one. Jeff, English rock guitarist noted for the album Blow by Blow.
BEDESaint, known as the Venerable _; monk and scholar noted for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
BEDSBunks.
BEEBInformal name for the BBC.
BEEFRed meat. Complaint.
BEENVisited.
BEEPSound of a car horn.
BEERAlcoholic drink. Duff is a fictional type of this drink in The Simpsons.
BEESHoney producing insects.
BEETEdible root.
BEGSBeseeches.
BEHNAphra _, Author of works including The Rover (play, 1677) and Oroonoko (novel, 1688), considered to have been England's first professional female writer.
BELA_ Bartok, Hungarian composer 1881-1945.
BELLBig Ben is the nickname for the great _ of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster. Derek _, British driver who won the Le Mans 24-hour race five times in the 1970s and '80s. Chime.
BELTThing with a buckle on it.
BEMAA speaker's platform in the assembly in ancient Athens.
BENDForm a curve.
BENNSurname of former Labour MP Tony and his politician son Hilary.
BENTNot straight.
BENZKarl _, German automotive engineer and manufacturer.
BERGShortened name for a large ice mass floating in the sea.
BERNCapital of Switzerland.
BERT_ Trautmann, German footballer who played in goal for Manchester City from 1949 to 1964.
BESSGood Queen _, nickname for Elizabeth I.
BESTSuperlative of good. Optimal.
BETA_-particle, a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission. Second Greek letter.
BETHThe third-eldest sister of the March family in Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women.
BETSWagers.
BEVYA flock of quails. Large group.
BIASIn bowls, a bulge or weight inside one side of the bowl. Mental tendency or inclination; preference or prejudice.
BIBINickname of Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu.
BIBSItems worn to protect clothes whilst eating.
BIDEWait.
BIDSOffers of specified amounts, as at an auction.
BIERA platform or stand on which a corpse or coffin rests before burial.
BIFFBlow.
BIKECycle.
BIKOSteve _, noted South African anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody in 1977.
BILEIll temper.
BILL_ Clinton, Democrat who served as the 42nd President of the United States.
BINDFasten tightly.
BINEA long, flexible stem of a climbing plant, especially the hop.
BING_ Crosby, American singer and actor whose biggest hit song was White Christmas.
BIRDFeathered friend.
BIROPen innovator.
BIRTJohn, BBC Director General 1992-2000.
BITESink one's teeth into.
BITSParts.
BITTEither of a pair of strong posts on a ship's deck to which mooring or other cables are fastened.
BLABReveal secrets (informal).
BLAGViolent robbery, slang.
BLAHNonsense.
BLEDLost blood.
BLEUCordon _, French phrase denoting food prepared to a very high standard.
BLEWGusted.
BLIPLight on a radar screen. Temporary setback, deviation.
BLOBGlobule.
BLOCGroup with a common aim.
BLOGA regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
BLOTSpot or stain.
BLOWExpel air through pursed lips.
BLUBWeep.
BLUEColour.
BLUMLeon _, socialist Prime Minister of France 1936-7, 1938 and 1946-7.
BLURSmear or smudge.
BOARMale pig.
BOASLarge non-venomous snakes.
BOATAs found on the water.
BOAZSon of Rahab and Salmon.
BOBAVariety of cold tea containing balls of pearl tapioca, originating in Taiwan in the 1980s.
BODEForeshadow.
BODYCorpse.
BOERA descendent of any of the Dutch or Huguenot colonists who settled in South Africa.
BOGSAreas of wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation.
BOHRNiels, Danish physicist noted for his role in developing quantum physics.
BOILCook in hot water.
BOLDDauntless.
BOLEThe trunk of a tree.
BOLLRounded seed capsule of plants such as cotton and flax. Heinrich, German writer who won the 1972 Nobel Literature Prize.
BOLOA large, single-edged knife, originating in the Philippines.
BOLTCrossbow arrow. Usain _, Jamaican sprinter, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist.
BOMBExplosive device.
BONDJames _, fictional spy.
BONEDog's treat. Part of skeleton.
BONG_ Joon Ho, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for the 2020 film Parasite.
BONNThe capital of West Germany before reunification.
BONOU2's lead singer.
BONYVery thin.
BOOBMistake.
BOOKMake a reservation.
BOOMA loud, deep, resonant sound.
BOONBlessing or benefit.
BOOPBetty, cartoon character created by U.S. animator Max Fleischer who first appeared in 1930.
BOORAn ill-mannered, clumsy or insensitive person.
BOOSCalls of derision.
BOOTFootwear.
BORABora _, One of the Leeward Islands in the South Pacific.
BOREA high, steep-fronted wave moving up a narrow estuary and caused by the tide. A hole or tunnel in the ground, especially one drilled in search of minerals or oil.
BORGBjorn _, Swedish tennis player who won six French Open singles titles.
BORNExisting as a result of birth.
BORTDiamond fragments used as an abrasive.
BORUBrian, legendary high king of Ireland in the early 11th century.
BOSSPerson in charge.
BOTHThe two of them.
BOUTA contest or fight, especially a boxing or wrestling match.
BOWERiddick, U.S. former world heavyweight boxing champion nicknamed 'Big Daddy'.
BOWLBasin.
BOYSLads.
BOZOThe World's most famous clown.
BRAD_ Bird, director of the films Raatouille and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
BRAESkara _, Neolithic Orkney settlement, dubbed the Scottish Pompeii.
BRAGBoast.
BRAM_ Stoker, Irish novelist best known for his 1897 novel Dracula.
BRANGrain husks.
BRASUndergarments.
BRATAn ill-mannered or unruly child.
BRAYLoud, harsh sound uttered by a donkey.
BREDBrought up.
BRELJacques _, Belgian songwriter who penned the original Seasons In The Sun.
BREN_ gun, an air-cooled, gas operated light machine gun used by British forces in the Second World War.
BRER_ Rabbit, Uncle Remus character.
BRETA fish of the turbot kind; the brill.
BREWMake tea. To make beer or ale by steeping, boiling and fermentation.
BRIC_-A-Brac, Miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value.
BRIEFrench cheese. _ Larson, U.S. actress who played Captain Marvel in the 2019 Marvel film Avengers: Endgame.
BRIGA two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast.
BRIMProjecting edge.
BRIOLiveliness or vigour; spirit.
BRITAnnual UK popular music industry award.
BRNOCity in the Czech Republic once mythically terrorised by a dragon.
BROSBritish pop group whose hits include 'When Will I Be Famous?' and 'Too Much'.
BROWForehead.
BRUMNickname for England's second largest city.
BRUTTerm used to describe champagne that is dry.
BRYNUncle _, character played by Rob Brydon in the TV sitcom Gavin & Stacey.
BUBOInflammation and swelling of a lymph node.
BUCKPearl S. _, US writer awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938. Male deer.
BUDD_ Lake, Mt. Olive Township, New Jersey. Billy _ , Herman Melville's last novel published posthumously.
BUDENorth Cornwall resort.
BUDSPartially opened flowers.
BUFFYellowish-brown colour.
BUFOAmphibian genus.
BUGSProgram errors.
BULBPlant storage organ.
BULKVolume, size or magnitude, especially when great.
BULLAny male bovine animal. Charging _, Wall Street sculpture by Sicilian artist Arturo Di Modica. Term for a male alligator.
BUMFUninteresting publicity material.
BUMPKnock against.
BUNGA stopper, especially of cork or rubber.
BUNKA narrow shelf-like bed fixed along a wall, typically in shared quarters.
BUOYA distinctively shaped and coloured float at sea.
BURJ_ Khalifa, Dubai skyscraper formally opened in 2010; the tallest man-made structure in the world.
BURL_ Ives, American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television.
BURNHeat injury. Singe. in Scotland and northern England, a small stream or brook.
BURPBelch.
BURRA small power driven hand operated rotary file. Raymond _, 20th Century actor who was known for his roles in the TV dramas Perry Mason and Ironside.
BURT_ Reynolds, actor.
BURYInter.
BUSHFormer US president.
BUSKTo make money by singing, dancing or acting in public places.
BUSTSculpture.
BUSYOccupied.
BUTEArgyll and _, Scottish Local Authority area containing Islay and Mull.
BUTTA push or blow, especially one given with the head.
BUYSPurchases.
BUZZHum like a bee.
BYESFarewells.
BYNGEnglish admiral who was executed.
BYRDRichard E. _, US naval officer, aviator and polar explorer.
BYREA shelter for cows.
BYTEUnit of data.
CAANJames, Misery actor.
CABSTaxis.
CADEA juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus of the Mediterranean region, the wood of which yields an oily brown liquid used to treat skin ailments.
CAENIndustrial city of NW France, capital of Calvados departement, burial place of William the Conqueror.
CAFECoffee bar.
CAGEContainer with bars.
CAINIn the Old Testament, the first son of Adam and Eve. Brother of Abel.
CAKEA slab of soap.
CALFLeg part.
CALLTelephone.
CALMTranquil.
CAMAHybrid camel llama.
CAMEArrived.
CAMP_ David, the US president's Appalachian retreat. Tented area.
CANAAn ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
CANEWalking stick.
CANSTins.
CANTInsincere talk, especially about religion or morals.
CAPARobert _, Hungarian combat photographer who documented the 1944 Normandy invasion.
CAPE_ Canaveral, Headland in Florida, part of a region known as the Space Coast. Cloak.
CAPOLeader of an organised crime syndicate, especially the Mafia; from Latin, 'head'.
CAPSPlaces a limit on.
CARDThick stiff paper.
CAREHave feelings.
CARL_ Grissom, Crime boss played by Jack Palance in the 1989 film Batman.
CARPA freshwater ornamental or food fish. Common, leather and mirror are common types of this fish.
CARRJ. L. _, author of A Month In The Country. Jimmy, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown host. Liz, actress who played Clarissa Mullery in the TV crime drama series Silent Witness.
CARSMotor vehicles.
CARTHorse-drawn vehicle.
CARY_ Grant, To Catch a Thief actor.
CASELegal matter.
CASHReady money. Banknotes and coins. Craig, actor and comedian who narrates the TV reality show Gogglebox.
CASKLarge, barrel-like container used for storing alcohol.
CASTSet of actors. The coil of earth left by an earthworm.
CATE_ Blanchett, Actress who won Oscars for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine. _ Shortland, Director of the superhero film Black Widow.
CATOMarcus Porcius _, Roman statesman and writer noted for his opposition to Carthage. Orator known as 'the Censor'.
CATSAndrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a work by TS Eliot.
CATTMike _, ex-rugby union player.
CATZCaroline who plays the wife of Doc Martin.
CAULAmniotic membrane that encloses a foetus, sometimes covering a child's head at birth.
CAVASpanish sparkling wine.
CAVEFingal's _, Work by Mendelssohn inspired by Scotland.
CAVYSmall South American rodent with thickset body and very small tail.
CCTVSurveillance system.
CEBUIsland of the south central Philippines lying between Bohol and Negros.
CEDESurrender. Yield formally.
CEDIUnit of currency of Ghana.
CELACamilo Jose _, Spanish novelist and essayist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989.
CELLPrison room.
CELTA member of an Indo-European people who inhabited Britain, Gaul, Spain and other parts of Europe in pre-Roman times.
CENTOne hundredth of a dollar. American monetary unit.
CEPSAnother name for porcini. Edible mushrooms of the Boletus genus with brown shiny caps and white undersides.
CEREIn birds such as the parrot, the waxy structure at the base of the beak that contains the nostrils.
CEROLarge spiny-finned Atlantic food fish of the family Scombridae (mackerels, tuna etc.); Scomberomorus regalis.
CETEA group of badgers.
CHADCountry whose capital is N'Djamena.
CHAITea made by boiling tea leaves with milk, sugar, and sometimes spices.
CHANJackie, Hong Kong-born Chinese stuntman and actor.
CHAPMan or boy. Fellow.
CHARTea, slang. Cleaning woman. Scorch.
CHAS_ & Dave, British rockney pioneers.
CHATTalk idly.
CHAVYoung person of a type characterized by brash and loutish behaviour (usually with connotations of a low social status).
CHAY_ Blyth, Scottish yachtsman and rower born in 1940.
CHEFHotel cook.
CHERSinger and actress who won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1987 film Moonstruck.
CHEWMasticate.
CHEZAt the home of (French).
CHICElegantly stylish.
CHIN_ hills a mountainous region of west Myanmar (Burma) highest peak is Mount Victoria 
CHIPCasino counter.
CHITA voucher for a sum of money owed.
CHOPA slice of mutton, lamb or pork, generally including a rib. Cut with an axe.
CHOU_ Enlai, Chinese Communist statesman.
CHOWA dog of a sturdy Chinese breed with a broad muzzle, a tail curled over the back, a bluish-black tongue, and typically a dense thick coat.
CHUBA common European freshwater game fish.
CHUGDull noise.
CHUMClose friend.
CIAOInformal Italian word for hello or goodbye.
CINKStewart, US golfer who won the 2009 Open Championship.
CITEQuote.
CITYBirmingham, say.
CLADCovered.
CLAMBurrowing bivalve mollusc, many species of which are edible. Seafood ingredient of the Italian dish Spaghetti alle vongole.
CLANGroup of people of common descent.
CLAPApplaud.
CLAWA curved, pointed, horny projection on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles and certain mammals.
CLAYSticky earth.
CLEFMusic symbol.
CLEGAlternative name for a blood-sucking fly of the family Tabanidae; a gadfly or horsefly.
CLEO_ Laine, English jazz and pop singer.
CLIOIn Greek mythology, the Muse of history.
CLIPTrim.
CLODA lump of earth or clay.
CLOGA wooden or wooden-soled shoe.
CLOPSound of a horse's hooves striking the ground.
CLOTCoagulate.
CLOYTo make weary through an excess of something initially pleasurable or sweet.
CLUBStout stick. Cudgel.
CLUEPuzzle solving aid.
CNUTDanish King of England.
COALFossil fuel.
COATOuter garment.
COAXPersuade gradually.
COBBThe _, stone pier in Lyme Regis.
COBHPort town in SE County Cork known from 1849 to 1922 as Queenstown.
COBSMale swans.
COCKRooster.
COCO_ Chanel, French fashion icon who created the little black dress.
CODAPassage rouding a piece off.
CODESecret message.
CODYWilliam Frederick _, real name of American soldier, bison hunter and showman Buffalo Bill.
COEDAbbreviated term for a school that admits both boys and girls.
COELMichaela, British actress who wrote and starred in the TV comedy drama series I May Destroy You.
COEN_ Brothers, U.S. filmmakers Joel and Ethan noted for films such as No Country for Old Men.
COGSWheels with a series of projections on their edges.
COHNFerdinand _, 19th-century German botanist and biologist credited with founding the science of bacteriology. Marc, U.S. singer/songwriter noted for Walking in Memphis.
COHOA Pacific salmon, also called the silver salmon.
COIFA close fitting cap that covers the top, back, and sides of the head. Worn by nuns under a veil.
COILWind around in rings.
COINMetal money.
COIRCoconut fibre.
COKEA solid fuel product containing 80 per cent of carbon, produced by distillation of coal.
COLATropical tree widely cultivated for its seeds, which are used to flavour sweet, carbonated drinks.
COLDWithout heat. Chilly. At a low temperature.
COLEPlant of the genus Brassica, such as the cabbage and rape. Brendan, New Zealand ballroom dancer formerly on Strictly.
COLLSmall island in the inner Hebrides; location of Breachacha Castle, separated from Tiree by the Gunna Sound.
COLTYoung male horse.
COMAA state of unconsciousness.
COMBTo search or inspect with great care.
COMEArrive.
COMOA lake in Lombardy, Italy. Perry, U.S. singer and actor noted for his Christmas TV specials.
CONETraffic marker.
CONKA slang term for the head or nose.
CONSSwindles.
COOKChef. Captain James _, 18th century British naval officer, explorer, navigator and cartographer.
COOLPleasantly cold.
COOPA cage or small enclosure for poultry or small animals.
COOSMurmurs.
COOTAquatic bird with lobed toes, dark plumage and a white bill.
COPEManage.
COPSPolice officers (informal).
COPYImitation.
CORDRibbed cloth.
CORENucleus. Central part.
CORKThe thick, light, porous outer bark of an evergreen Mediterranean oak tree. Dominic, ex-Derbyshire, Lancashire and England all-rounder.
CORMAn organ of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus.
CORNCereal crop.
COSHA blunt weapon, often made of hard rubber; bludgeon.
COSI_ fan tutte, Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
COSTPrice.
COSYA cover for keeping a teapot warm.
COTEDove house.
COTSCribs.
COTYFrancois _, French perfumier and businessman who bought the newspaper Le Figaro in 1922.
COUPClever move.
COVESheltered nook; bay.
COWLA large loose hood, especially one forming part of a monk's habit.
COWSFarm animals.
COXATechnical name for the hip or hip joint, or the basal segment of an arthropod's leg.
CRABAnimal symbolised by the constellation Cancer.
CRAGA steep, rugged rock or peak.
CRAMPack in.
CRAWA name for the pouch-like, expanded part of the oesophagus of birds.
CREEA member of a Native American tribe living in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
CREWShip's company.
CREXBird genus of the family Rallidae to which the corncrakes belongBird genus of the family Rallidae to which the corncrakes belong.
CRIBCot.
CROCLarge tropical reptile.
CROPHarvest.
CROWLarge gregarious songbird with a glossy black plumage.
CRUDSubstance which is considered unpleasant or disgusting, typically because of its dirtiness.
CRUXConstellation - The Southern Cross.
CRUZPenelope, Vicky Cristina Barcelona actress.
CUBACountry whose capital is Havana.
CUBESolid with six identical square faces.
CUBSMembers of a junior branch of the Scout Association.
CUESSnooker rods.
CUFFSleeve end.
CUKAFrances, English actress who played 'nice Grandma' Nellie Buller in Friday Night Dinner.
CULLReduce by killing.
CULTSect.
CUNKPhilomena, investigative reporter in television mockumentaries, played by Diane Morgan.
CUPSDrinking vessels.
CURBControl or limit.
CURDA substance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet, used in making cheese or eaten as a food.
CUREHeal.
CURLCoil of hair. Ripple.
CURSVicious dogs, especially mongrels.
CURTRudely brief.
CUSHThe eldest son of Ham, who was a son of Noah.
CUSPIn astrology, any division between houses or signs of the zodiac. A pointed end or a toothlike ornament.
CUSSSwear.
CUTEEndearingly pretty. Delightfully dainty.
CUTSIncisions.
CYANGreenish-blue colour.
CYSTA membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character in the body, containing fluid.
CZARA former Russian ruler.
DABSSmall European brown flatfish, covered with rough scales.
DACEA European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body.
DADAAn early 20th-century art movement.
DADOMoulded rail around a wall.
DADSFathers.
DAFTStupid.
DAHLRoald _, author.
DAIL_ Eireann, the lower chamber of the Irish parliament.
DAISSpeaker's platform.
DALETV's Mr. Winton.
DALISalvador _, 20th-century Spanish surrealist artist.
DALYTess _, Strictly co-presenter.
DAMEPanto character.
DAMNCondemn.
DAMPSlightly wet.
DAMSWater barriers.
DANAGirl's name.
DANEPerson from Denmark.
DANKDungeonlike, musty, damp.
DARAComedian, _ O Briain.
DAREChallenge.
DARKWithout light.
DARNMend with stitches.
DARTSmall pointed missile.
DASHRush. Hyphen. Run.
DATAInformation. Android played by Brent Spiner in the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
DATEDay/month/year.
DAUBPaint badly.
DAVE_ Brubeck, US jazz pianist.
DAVYHumphry _, English chemist who invented a type of safety lamp.
DAWN_ redwood, a deciduous conifer native to China but planted in other regions as an ornamental tree.
DAYSSeven make a week.
DAZEStun.
DDAYTuesday, 6 June 1944.
DEADDeceased.
DEAFUnable to hear.
DEALA plank of softwood timber.
DEAN_ Martin, A leading member of The Rat Pack.
DEARExpensive.
DEBTSomething that is owed.
DECKPack of cards found on a ship? A floor or platform in a bus.
DECOArt _, a style of decoration, jewellery and architecture at its height in the 1930s.
DEEDAction.
DEEMJudge or consider.
DEEPGoing far down.
DEERFour-hoofed grazing animal. Ruminant mammal.
DEFTNimble or dexterous.
DEFYContradict.
DELAMazo _ _ Roche, Author.
DELE_ Alli, England footballer who joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2015.
DELIIn short, an American sandwich (etc) shop.
DELLThe ____ , Southampton FC's home ground until 2001.
DEMEA township of ancient Attica, or an administrative division of modern Greece.
DEMI_ Moore, actress.
DEMODemonstration in short. Display performance, informally.
DENSLairs.
DENTDimple.
DENYContradict.
DEPPEdward Scissorhands actor.
DERNLaura, Jurassic Park actress.
DERVDiesel oil.
DESKItem of office furniture. Workstation.
DEVA_ Victrix, Roman settlement which evolved into Chester.
DEVIA mother goddess having various roles and manifestations. The feminine aspect of divine power in HInduism.
DHAKTropical Asian tree with bright red flowers.
DHALA curry made from lentils or other pulses.
DHOWArab sailing vessel.
DIALWatch face.
DIAN_ Fossey, Zoologist.
DIAZLuis, Colombian winger who joined Liverpool FC in 2022.
DICENumbered gaming cubes.
DICK_ Swiveller, Dickens Character. _ Dastardly, fictional character in the animated TV series Wacky Races.
DIDOSinger-songwriter noted for her album Life for Rent.
DIEDExpired.
DIESExpires. _ Irae, 13th-century Latin hymn used in the Mass for the dead; literally 'day of wrath'.
DIETSlimming plan.
DIEUGod.
DIGSLodgings.
DILICapital of East Timor.
DILLAn umbelliferous aromatic plant, with finely dissected leaves and clusters of yellow flowers. A herb with feathery, strongly flavoured leaves.
DIMESmall US coin.
DINEEat dinner.
DINOPurple snorkasaurus kept as a pet by TV's The Flintstones.
DIONCeline, Because You Loved Me singer.
DIORChristian _, 20th-century French fashion designer.
DIPSBrief swims in water. Creamy mixtures eaten with crudites or breadsticks.
DIREIndicating disaster.
DIRKA dagger, especially as formerly worn by Scottish Highlanders.
DIRTGrime.
DISCAn approximately circular flat structure in the body, especially an intervertebral _.
DISHBowl. Satellite TV receiver.
DIVALeading operatic singer. Prima donna.
DIVEJump head first.
DOCKDeduct money from.
DODDKen _, English comedian.
DODOAn extinct flightless bird with a hooked bill, short, stout legs and greyish plumage that inhabited Mauritius and adjacent islands.
DOESThird person singular present of do.
DOFFRemove.
DOGEThe chief magistrate of the republic of Venice until 1797.
DOGSHounds.
DOHACapital of Qatar.
DOITIf You Went A ThIng Done Well _ _ Yourself.
DOJOA room or hall in which judo and other martial arts are practised.
DOLEUnemployment benefit.
DOLLGirl's toy.
DOLTStupid person.
DOMECurved roof.
DONAA courtesy title before the name of a woman in a Spanish-speaking area.
DONECompleted or finished.
DONGThe standard monetary unit of Vietnam.
DONSPuts on.
DONT_ Judge A Book By Its Cover.
DOOMTerrible fate.
DOOREntrance.
DOPEFool.
DORA_ The Explorer, children's TV series.
DORMDormitory in short.
DORSDiana _, actress who appeared on the cover of The Smiths' 1995 compilation Singles.
DORYA spiny-finned marine food fish. John _, fish with a deep, compressed body, spiny dorsal fins and massive mobile jaws. Regal blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres in Finding Nemo.
DOSEAmount of medicine.
DOSHMoney.
DOSSPass time aimlessly.
DOTH'The lady _ protest too much, methinks' (Shakespeare Hamlet (1601)).
DOTSSpecks.
DOTTGraeme _, snooker player.
DOUCOld World monkey of southeast Asia.
DOUPBeautify or adorn.
DOURGloomy, severe.
DOVEBird similar to but smaller than a pigeon. In the Old Testament, a bird sent out by Noah to assess water levels after the Flood. Columbary is a term for a house for this bird.
DOWNSoft fine feathers.
DOZESleep lightly or fitfully.
DRABA fabric of a dull grey or brown colour.
DRAG_ race, a type of motor race in which specially built or modified cars or motorcycles are timed over a measured course.
DRAMOne sixteenth of an ounce or a tot of an alcoholic drink.
DRATBlast!
DRAWSketch. Match that neither team wins. Tie.
DRAXHugo, Bond villain played by French actor Michael Lonsdale in the 1979 film Moonraker.
DRAYA truck or cart without sides, for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads.
DREWSketched. _ Barrymore, actress in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Nancy _, fictional detective in a series of mystery books written under the pen name Carolyn Keene.
DREYA squirrel's nest.
DRIPFall in drops.
DRNOThe first James Bond film, starring Sean Connery in the lead role.
DROPLet fall.
DRUGChemical substance.
DRUMA type of percussion instrument. A tabor is a type of this musical instrument.
DUALTwofold.
DUBSAlters the soundtrack of a film.
DUCEIl _, the title assumed by Benito Mussolini as leader of Fascist Italy.
DUCKCommon water bird.
DUCTA tube, pipe or canal by means of which a substance, especially a fluid or gas, is conveyed.
DUDEMan (slang).
DUELSingle combat.
DUESFees.
DUETMusical composition for two.
DUFFAnne-marie _, actess who played Fiona Gallagher in TV's Shameless.
DUFYRaoul _, French Fauvist painter.
DUKENobleman.
DULLCloudy. Uninteresting.
DULYProperly.
DUMAState _, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament.
DUMBNot able to speak.
DUMPSite for depositing rubbish.
DUNEMound of drifted sand.
DUNGAnimal waste.
DUNKDip something into tea, soup, etc.
DUNNJoan Hunter _, Woman who was immortalised in A Subaltern's Love Song by John Betjeman.
DUPEHoodwink, trick. Fool.
DURA_ Mater, The outermost and toughest of the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
DUSKEnd of the day.
DUSTA Handful Of _, Evelyn Waugh novel taking its title from The Waste Land.
DUTYResponsibility. A government tax, especially on imports.
DYCKSir Anthony van _, a Flemish Baroque artist.
DYEDColoured (hair).
DYERGeoff _, author of But Beautiful, Paris Trance and Zona.
DYESColours.
DYKEGreg _, Ex-journalist who was Director-General of the BBC 2000-04.
EACHEvery.
EARLBritish nobleman.
EARNDeserve.
EARPWyatt _.
EARSHearing, listening organs.
EASEFacility. Make less burdonsome.
EASTDirection. Compass point.
EASYSimple.
EATSCorrodes. Consumes food.
EBAYOnline consumer and business marketplace for selling and buying goods founded in 1995.
EBBSRecedes.
EBBW_ Vale, Town in Wales.
EBOR_ Festival, annual four-day race meeting held in York.
EBROSpanish river rising in the Cantabrian Mountains.
ECCE_ Homo, Nietzsche book written in 1888 but not published until 1908.
ECHOIn Greek mythology, a spurned (by Narcissus) nymph who pined away until only her voice remained. Code word for E. Reflected sound. _ & the Bunnymen, English rock band formed in 1978.
ECHTGenuine, authentic.
ECRUThe greyish-yellow colour of unbleached linen.
ECUSFormer French gold and silver coins.
EDAMDutch cheese with a red waxy covering..
EDDAA collection of mythological Old Norse poems made in the 12th century.
EDDYSwirling current. A circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool.
EDENParadise. British PM later given the title Earl of Avon. Biblical garden.
EDGEBrink.
EDGYInnovative, intense and exciting.
EDIE_ Falco, actress who played Carmela Soprano in The Sopranos.
EDITRevise. Prepare for publication.
EDNAEvil _, wicked television set in the Kenneth Williams children's TV series Willo The Wisp. _ Mode, fashion designer in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 voiced by Brad Bird.
EDOMAncient middle-eastern kingdom south of the Dead Sea said to descend from the Old Testament patriarch Esau. Capital: Petra.
EEKSFrightened squeaks.
EELSSnake-like fish.
EFFY_ Stonem, character in the TV series Skins.
EFIKAn ethnic group of southern Nigeria and western Cameroon.
EFITElectronic picture of a face.
EFTSA dialect or archaic name for newts.
EGADOld-fashioned swear word.
EGAN_ Bernal, Colombian cyclist who won the 2019 Tour de France on July 28.
EGGSRound or oval objects.
EGGY_ bread, another name for French toast.
EGONA variant of the male given name Eugene.
EGOSSelfs.
EGOTHow the achievement of winning a Grammy, an Emmy, an Oscar and a Tony during a career in show business is known.
EIGHAn exclamation expressing delight.
EIREThe Irish Gaelic name for Ireland.
EKEDStretched.
EKESStretches.
ELAHOld Testament valley in which the conflict between David and Goliath took place.
ELALNational airline of Israel.
ELANA combination of style and vigour.
ELBAA mountainous island off the west coast of Italy, famous for being Napoleon Bonaparte's first place of exile.
ELBERiver in central Europe, rising in the northern Czech Republic and flowing northwest through Germany to the North Sea near Hamburg.
ELIAPen name of the English essayist Charles Lamb.
ELKSLarge deer of northern Europe and Asia with large flattened palmate antlers.
ELLA_ Fitzgerald, singer.
ELLEFrench word for 'she'.
ELLIGirl's name.
ELMOFurry red muppet with a falsetto voice on Sesame Street.
ELMSTrees of the northern hemisphere, with serrated leaves and winged fruits. Robert, English music journalist and radio presenter.
ELOIEvolved race of humans in H. G. Wells' The Time Machine preyed upon by the Morlocks.
ELON_ Musk, South African-born entrepreneur who is founder and CEO of SpaceX.
ELSA_ Lanchester, actress who played The Bride Of Frankenstein. Lioness featured in a number of books by naturalist Joy Adamson.
ELSEOtherwise.
ELULTwelfth civil and sixth religious month of the Jewish calendar, usually falling within August and September.
EMIL_ and the Detectives, children's book by Erich Kastner published in 1929.
EMINTracey _, Controversial British artist who became a Royal Academician in 2007.
EMIRMuslim ruler.
EMITDischarge.
EMMA_ Watson, Young actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films.
EMMYThe Oscar of the TV world. U.S. TV award first presented in 1949.
EMUSAustralian flightless birds.
ENDA_ Kenny, Irish Taoiseach from 2011 to 2017.
ENDSLoose _, Radio 4 programme originally hosted by Ned Sherrin.
ENID_ Blyton, popular 20th-century English children's writer. _ Marx, British painter and illustrator noted for her industrial textile designs.
ENOSIn the Old Testament, a son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
ENTSRace of tree-like beings of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth also known as the Onodrim.
ENVYJealousy. The desire to have something possessed by another.
ENYAIrish singer/songwriter originally a member of Clannad.
ENZO_ Ferrari, motor racing driver born in 1898 who founded the Italian car marque and team.
EONSThe largest divisions of geological time.
EPEELight sword with a triangular cross-section used in fencing.
EPENA village in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg.
EPICHeroic.
ERASEpochs.
ERGOTherefore.
ERGSCgs units of work or energy.
ERHUBowed two-stringed Chinese musical instrument.
ERICMr. Cantona, ex-footballer.
ERIEOne of the Great Lakes.
ERIKMan's name. _ the Red, Norse explorer who founded the first European settlement on Greenland.
ERINAn archaic or poetic name for Ireland.
ERISGoddess of discord in Greek mythology, who caused the Trojan War by instigating the Judgement of Paris.
ERMAAretha Franklin's older sister.
ERNESea eagle.
EROSIn Greek myths, the god of love and son of Aphrodite.
ERRSGoes astray.
ERSEAnother name for the Irish Gaelic language.
ESAUSon of Isaac and brother of Jacob in the Old Testament, who traded his birthright for a mess of pottage.
ESKYA portable cooler in Australia.
ESMETV presenter, _ Young.
ESPYCatch sight of. Perceive.
ETALAnd other things (Latin).
ETATL'_, c'est moi, Louis XIV's comment.
ETCHEngrave. To carve in glass or metal using acid.
ETNAMount _, an active volcano in eastern Sicily. A vessel for heating liquids in a saucer of burning alcohol.
ETONPublic school. _ mess, dessert of whipped cream, meringue and fruit.
ETOOSamuel ___, Cameroonian former Chelsea striker; four-time African Player of the Year (2003-10).
ETTA_ James, American R&B singer who died in January 2012.
ETTU"_ _, Brute?", purportedly  the last words of the Roman dictator Julius Caesar.
ETTYWilliam _, Artist.
ETUINeedle case.
EUREDepartment of France in which Giverny is located.
EUROSingle European currency.
EVAN_ Davis, newsnight presenter.
EVEL_ Knievel, daredevil.
EVENFlat. Level. Smooth.
EVERAlways.
EVES_ pudding, a baked sponge pudding with a layer of apple at the bottom.
EVILHeinous.
EWAN_ McGregor, actor.
EWERWater jug. Pitcher.
EWESFemale sheep.
EWOKSmall, mammaloid biped that appears in the Star Wars universe.
EXAMSchool test.
EXITEgress.
EXPOFayre.
EYAMDerbyshire village that voluntarily quarantined after the bubonic plague struck in 1665.
EYASA young hawk, especially (in falconry) an unfledged nestling taken from the nest for training.
EYEDBlack _ Peas, US hip-hop band. Looked at warily.
EYESOrgans of vision.
EYOTRare British word for island.
EYRAA reddish-brown variety of the jaguarondi.
EYREJane _ , 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte, featuring the character Mr. Rochester.
EZRAIn the Old Testament, a Jewish priest of the 5th century BC. Book of the bible. George, English singer/songwriter and guitarist noted for his single Budapest.
FACEVolte-_, A reversal, as in opinion or policy.
FACTDatum.
FADETo lose or cause to lose brightness, colour, or clarity.
FADOA type of Portuguese song, often with a melancholy theme and accompanied by guitars.
FADSCrazes.
FAILBe unsuccessful.
FAIRJust or impartial.
FAKESham.
FALLDrop.
FAMEMany stars achieved this by posing at Cannes.
FANGLong pointed tooth.
FANSCooling devices.
FARETicket money paid for a journey in a bus or train.
FARMCultivate land.
FAROA gambling game in which players bet against the dealer on what cards they turn up. Southernmost district of Portugal, coincident with the Algarve.
FASOBurkina _, previously Upper Volta.
FASTOpposite of slow. Quick.
FATEDestiny.
FATS- Waller, American jazz pianist and composer who co-wrote the 1929 song Ain't Misbehavin'.
FAUNRoman legend, rural deity man with goat's ears, horns, hind legs and tails.
FAWNYoung deer.
FAYEGaynor _, TV actress.
FAZEDaunt.
FEARDread.
FEATDaring action.
FEDSInvestigators.
FEEDGive food to.
FEELTouch.
FEESProfessional charges. Payment.
FEETPlural of foot.
FELLCut down.
FELTMatted fabric of wool etc.
FENDWard off.
FENSThe _, a flat, low-lying area of eastern England, west and south of the Wash.
FERNFronded plant.
FETAA white sheep or goat's cheese popular in Greece.
FETEOutdoor event.
FEUDVendetta. Long and bitter hostility between two families or individuals.
FIATThe largest car manufacturer in Italy.
FIBSLies.
FIDOGeneric name for a pet dog, derived from Latin, 'I trust'.
FIFEA small high pitched flute with no keys.
FIGSSweet fruits borne by a tropical or subtropical tree or shrub of the genus Ficus.
FIJIAn independent republic consisting of 844 islands in the southhwest Pacific. Capital Suva.
FILESmoothing tool.
FILLMake full.
FILMMovie.
FILOA type of Greek flaky pastry in very thin sheets.
FINDDiscover.
FINEMonetary penalty.
FINKBarton _, film which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1991.
FINNHuckleberry _, Fictional character created by US author Mark Twain. _ Russell, Scottish rugby union fly-half who plays for Racing 92. A type of dinghy, designed to be sailed by one person.
FINOA very dry sherry.
FIREShooting from guns.
FIRMSolid, stable. Unyielding.
FIRSEvergreen coniferous trees with upright cones and flat needle-shaped leaves.
FISHTuna, say.
FISTClenched hand.
FITTGerry, politician who was first leader of Northern Ireland's Social Democratic and Labour Party.
FITZRobbie Coltrane's character in Cracker.
FIVEThe value of the letter 'k' in Scrabble.
FIZZEffervescent drink such as champagne.
FLABUnsightly body fat.
FLAGCloth flown as an emblem.
FLAKAnti-aircraft fire or artillery.
FLANAn open pastry or sponge tart filled with fruit or a savoury mixture.
FLAPFlutter. Panic.
FLATHorizontally level. Apartment.
FLAWAn imperfection or blemish. Fault or weakness.
FLAXHerbaceous plant or shrub cultivated for its seeds and the fibres of its stems.
FLAYTo skin. Strip.
FLEAJumping insect. Byname of Michael Balzary, bassist of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
FLEDRan away from.
FLEERun away.
FLEWPast tense of fly.
FLEXInsulated electric cable.
FLIPTurn over.
FLITTo move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart.
FLOEIce _, a sheet of ice, of variable size, floating in the sea.
FLOGSell.
FLOPFail miserably.
FLOWScapa _, An extensive natural harbour off the north coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands.
FLUEA shaft, tube or pipe, especially as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas etc.
FLUXContinuous change.
FOALYoung horse.
FOAMSmall bubbles on a liquid.
FOBSChains or ribbons by which pocket watches are attached to waistcoats.
FOCHFerdinand _, First World War French commander in chief of Allied forces.
FOCICentres of interest or activity.
FOESEnemies.
FOGGPhileas, adventurous Jules Verne character.
FOILMetal in a thin sheet. Fencing sword.
FOLDCrease.
FOLKPeople.
FONDLoving.
FONTBowl for baptismal water.
FONZThe ____, nickname of the character played by Henry Winkler in TV sitcom Happy Days.
FOODEdibles.
FOOLA dessert made from a fruit puree with cream or custard.
FOOTTwelve inches.
FOPSMen excessively concerned with fashion and elegance.
FORDA shallow area in a river that can be crossed by car, horseback etc.
FOREGolfer's cry.
FORKCutlery item.
FORMA bench.
FORTWell-defended place.
FOULRevolting.
FOURThe only number with the same number of letters as its name.
FOWLDomesticated bird, especially one that can be eaten. Chicken.
FOXYCunning.
FRANTravis singer - Healy.
FRAUMarried German woman.
FRAY_ Bentos, a port in western Uruguay, noted for its meat-packing industry.
FRED_ Trueman, England cricketer who played for Yorkshire. _ Perry, British winner of three consecutive Wimbledon Championships.
FREELiberated.
FREIMatt, Channel 4 News presenter.
FRETBrood, worry.
FREYGlenn, founding member of rock band Eagles.
FRITMixture of wholly or partially fused materials used to make glass, pottery glazes, etc, typically silica and fluxes.
FROGAmphibian.
FROM_ Me To You, One of three number one hits The Beatles had in 1963.
FUELCoal, say.
FUGUFish eaten as a Japanese delicacy after its poisonous parts have been removed.
FUJIHighest mountain in Japan.
FULL_ House, This beats a flush in a game of poker.
FUMERage, rant, seethe.
FUNDMoney reserve.
FUNKType of dance music based on jazz and blues, with a strong repeated bass part.
FURLRoll up.
FURYWrath.
FUSESafety device in an electric plug or circuit.
FUSSAdo.
FUZZA mass or covering of fine or curly hairs, fibres, etc.
FYNESea loch off the Firth of Clyde.
FYRAThe Swedish word for four.
GAELFine _, major political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded in 1933.
GAFFSpar to which a sail is attached.
GAGAA bit dotty.
GAGEGlove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat.
GAGSPieces of cloth, rope, etc stuffed into or tied across the mouth.
GAIAThe Greek goddess of the Earth, who bore Uranus.
GAIL_ Porter, Scottish TV presenter.
GAINProfit.
GAITManner of walking.
GALAFestive occasion.
GALEDorothy _, protagonist of the Wizard of Oz novels.
GALLBold and impudent behaviour.
GAMAVasco da _, a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
GAMEFootball match.
GAMPUmbrella.
GANGTeam of villains.
GAOLTerm for prison.
GAPEA wide opening; breach. Stare open-mouthed.
GAPSHiatuses.
GARBStyle of dress.
GARRTeri _, actress in Young Frankenstein and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.
GARYFootball's Mr. Lineker.
GASHDeep wound. Open cut.
GASPTo pant.
GATEGarden entrance.
GATHIn the Old Testament, one of the five cities of the Philistines, from which Goliath came.
GAULPart of Europe under Roman occupation from 58 BC.
GAURA species of large wild cattle that inhabits mountainous regions of south and southeast Asia.
GAVEEndowed.
GAWPStare rudely.
GAYEMarvin, U.S. soul singer/songwriter who was brother-in-law to Motown founder Berry Gordy.
GAZAThe _ Strip, a Palestinian coastal region on the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt and Israel. Eyeless in _ , 1936 novel by Aldous Huxley.
GAZEStare fixedly.
GCSESecondary school exam.
GEAREquipment.
GEEKObsessive techie.
GELDCastrate (a male animal).
GELSCongeals.
GEMSPrecious or semi-precious stones, especially when cut and polished or engraved.
GENEDNA unit.
GENOA Dexys Midnight Runner single released in 1980.
GENTFellow.
GENUThe technical name for the knee.
GERERichard _, American actor.
GERI_ Halliwell, singer.
GERMBacterium.
GERSA department of south western France, in the Midi-Pyrenees region.
GESTDavid, U.S. producer and entertainer who was married to Liza Minnelli for five years.
GETAAsk A Stupid Question _ _ Stupid Answer.
GETSAttains.
GETZStan, US jazz saxophonist.
GEUMA plant of a genus which comprises the avens.
GHEEClarified butter in Indian cooking.
GIBBBarry, Robin and Maurice _, pop music trio.
GIBEMocking remark.
GIDEAndre _, French author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947.
GIFTPresent, offering.
GIGI1958 American musical-romance film directed by Vincente Minnelli. _ Hadid, U.S. fashion model and sister of Bella.
GIGSConcerts.
GILAA river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River.
GILLThe respiratory organ in many aquatic animals, fish. Quarter of a pint.
GILTGold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface.
GINA__ G, Australian singer who represented the UK in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.
GINO_ D'Acampo, Italian celebrity chef.
GIRLLass. 2014 album by Pharrell Williams on which the song Happy appeared.
GIRNTo grimace or pull grotesque faces.
GIROThe _ d'Italia, annual bicycle race primarily held in Italy.
GISHLillian _, actress who was known as "the First Lady of American cinema."
GISTThe point or substance of an argument, speech etc.
GITEA self-catering holiday cottage for let in France.
GIVECause to receive or have.
GIZAA city in N Egypt: a suburb of Cairo across the Nile; the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Sphinx are located nearby.
GLADHappy and pleased.
GLAMThe sort of rock played by Sweet, Slade and Wizzard.
GLEDA former British name for the red kite.
GLEEGreat delight.
GLENScottish valley.
GLIBFluent and easy, often in an insincere or deceptive way.
GLOWShine steadily.
GLUEAdhesive.
GLUMSilent or sullen.
GLUTAn excessive amount, as in the production of a crop.
GNATBiting dipterous insect of the suborder Nematocera. Small two-winged fly.
GNAWTo bite or chew constantly so as to wear away little by little.
GNUSSturdy African antelopes with oxlike heads and long tails.
GOADA sharp pointed stick for urging on cattle, etc.
GOAFThe waste left in old mine workings.
GOALObjective.
GOATAgile bovid mammal naturally inhabiting stony ground. Sure-footed bovid mammal, typically having a brown-grey colouring and a beard. Horned animal. Saanen is a breed of this farm animal.
GOBIAsian desert.
GOBOA shield placed around a microphone to exclude unwanted sounds.
GOBYA small spiny-finned fish with a large head, elongated tapering body and ventral fins modified as a sucker.
GODSDeities.
GOESTurns.
GOGHVincent Van _, Dutch Post-Impressionist painter.
GOINEnter.
GOJIVitamin-rich red berry of the solanaceous Chinese plant Lycium barbarum.
GOLDChemical element, symbol Au, atomic number 79.
GOLFCode word for G. Sport.
GONE_ Girl, 2012 bestselling novel.
GONGA percussion instrument consisting of a metal disc struck with a soft-headed drumstick.
GOODVirtuous.
GOOFA mistake.
GOONContinue or proceed. The _ Show, radio comedy programme starring Spike Milligan.
GOREPierce with a horn or tusk.
GORYHorrific or bloodthirsty.
GOSHGolly!
GOTHAn aficionado of a style of rock music characterised by depressing or mournful lyrics.
GOUPRise.
GOUTMetabolic disease involving painful joint inflammation.
GOVEMichael ---, Conservative MP whose Cabinet roles have included Education Secretary.
GOWNElegant dress. Loose, black garment worn on formal occasions by lawyers and academics.
GOYAFrancisco _, Spanish painter and printmaker.
GOZOIsland in Malta.
GRABSnatch.
GRAFSteffi _, German who won seven Wimbledon singles titles. Tennis player.
GRAMMetric unit of mass formerly defined as the absolute weight of a cubic centimetre of pure water at 4C.
GRAN_ Canaria, island.
GRASMardi _, Shrove Tuesday.
GRAYThe picture of Dorian _, novel. Charles, actor who played Blofeld in Diamonds Are Forever. Effie, Scottish painter married to John Ruskin and John Everett Millais.
GRAZAn industrial city in SE Austria, capital of Styria province: the second largest city in the country.
GREG_ Dyke, Ex-journalist who was Director-General of the BBC 2000-04.
GREWPast tense of grow.
GREYColour between black and white. Jennifer, Dirty Dancing actress.
GRIDA framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.
GRIMStern.
GRINBroad smile.
GRIPGrasp. Stagehand.
GRISJuan _, Spanish artist connected with cubism.
GRITGravel.
GROGSpirit mixed with water. A diluted alcoholic spirit, usually rum.
GROSBaron Antoine-Jean _, French painter noted for his battle scenes.
GROWBecome bigger. Increase in size.
GRUBThe short legless larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
GRUSConstellation - The Crane.
GUAMThe largest of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific.
GUFFNonsense.
GULFThe _ Of Mexico, Ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent.
GULLAquatic bird with long, pointed wings, short legs and a mostly white plumage.
GULOAnimal genus of the family Mustelidae to which the wolverine belongs.
GULPSwallow.
GUMPForrest _, Tom Hanks film.
GUMSThings next to the teeth. Gingivitis is a disease affecting them.
GUNNAngus _, Soccer player. Ben _, fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island.
GUNSWeapons.
GURUSpiritual guide. Mentor.
GUSHTo flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement.
GUSTSudden blast of wind.
GUTSCourage.
GUYSBlokes.
GWEN_ John, painter sister of Augustus.
GWYNNell _, 17th-century English actress; a mistress of Charles II.
GYBESailing technique.
GYNTPeer _, Five-act play in verse by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1867.
HAARA cold sea mist or fog off the north sea.
HAASTommy _, German tennis player who won a silver medal in the singles event at the 2000 Olympics.
HACKChop wildly.
HADJPilgrimage to Mecca.
HAGSUgly witches.
HAHARepresentation of laughter.
HAIGDouglas _, British field marshal.
HAILA shower or storm of small ice pellets.
HAIMUS pop-rock band.
HAINPeter _, former MP for Neath who was nominated for a life peerage in 2015. Kenyan-born politician who held Cabinet roles under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, Leader of the House of Commons 2003-05.
HAIRHead covering. Tresses.
HAJJThe pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim is required to make at least once.
HAKAMaori war dance.
HAKEA gadoid food fish with an elongated body, large head and two dorsal fins.
HALERobust.
HALFFifty per cent.
HALLVestibule.
HALOAureole. Beyonce power ballad from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce, released as a single in 2009. A circle of white or coloured light round a luminous body.
HALSFrans _, Dutch portraitist whose works included The Laughing Cavalier.
HALTStop.
HANDCards dealt to a player. Assistance.
HANGSuspend.
HANKA loop, coil or skein, as of rope, wool or yarn.
HANS_ Geiger, German physicist.
HARA_-kiri, Ceremonial suicide by ripping open the abdomen with a dagger or knife.
HARDDifficult.
HARERabbit-like mammal with long ears and legs. Sir David _, English dramatist, whose works include the play Racing Demon and the screenplay for The Hours.
HARIMata _, Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and executed by firing squad in France.
HARKListen.
HARMHurt.
HARPMusical instrument.
HARTThe male of the deer, esp the red deer aged five years or more.
HASHA dish of diced, cooked meat, vegetables etc., reheated in a sauce.
HASPA metal fastening consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple and is secured by a pin, bolt or padlock.
HATEDetest.
HATIMoon of Saturn.
HATSMade and sold by a milliner.
HAULAmount of fish caught. The contents of a fishing net.
HAVEPossess.
HAWKBird of prey.
HAWNGoldie _, American actress who won an Oscar for the 1969 film Cactus Flower.
HAYEShark.
HAYSCountry dances with interweaving steps.
HAZEMist.
HAZYMisty.
HEADBonce. Top.
HEALCure. Remedy.
HEAPPile.
HEARPerceive sound.
HEATWarmth.
HEBEIn Greek mythology, the goddess of youth and spring.
HEDY_ Lamarr, 20th Century Austrian-American actress who became an inventor.
HEEDTake notice of.
HEELFoot part. Achilles' _ , a person's most weak or vulnerable point. Back of the foot.
HEEPUriah _, repulsive character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield.
HEFTHeaviness.
HEIRLegal inheritor.
HELDGrasped.
HELLAbode of Satan.
HELMThe wheel, tiller or apparatus by which a vessel is steered.
HELPAssist.
HEMPThe cannabis plant, especially when grown for fibre.
HEMSCloth edges.
HENSChickens.
HERAWife of Zeus.
HERBParsley.
HERDGroup of cattle. A large group of mammals living and feeding together. Mob.
HEREThis place. Present.
HERMOne of the Channel Islands.
HEROBrave man.
HERRA German man; a title equivalent to Mr.
HERSBelonging to the girl.
HESSRudolf _, Nazi.
HEWNCarved.
HICKYokel.
HIDEA place of concealment used by hunters, birdwatchers, etc. Skiin.
HIFIHigh fidelity, in short.
HIGHOpposite of low.
HIKEA long walk in the country.
HILLA local and well-defined elevation of the land.
HILTDagger or sword handle.
HINDSituated in the rear or at the back; posterior.
HINTClue.
HIPSLeg joints.
HIRDThora, actress who played Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine.
HIREEmploy for wages.
HISSSnake's sound, noise. Sibilant sound.
HITSStrikes.
HIVEA structure in which social bees live and rear their young.
HMRCTax department.
HOAXHumorous or malicious deception.
HOBOThe Littlest _, classic TV series.
HOCKGerman wine.
HODSBoxes with handles, used for carrying bricks, mortar etc.
HOEGPeter _, Danish author of Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow.
HOESGardening tools.
HOEYKate _, Labour MP for Vauxhall who was Minister for Sport 1999-2001.
HOGGStuart, Scottish rugby union full back who formerly captained his country.
HOGSDomesticated pigs.
HOKIAn edible saltwater fish of southern New Zealand waters.
HOLASpanish greeting.
HOLDRetain.
HOLECavity.
HOLMIan _, Actor.
HOLTThe burrowed lair of an animal, especially an otter.
HOLYSacred.
HOMEResidence.
HOMOEcce _, Nietzsche book written in 1888 but not published until 1908.
HONESharpen.
HONG_ Kong, Chinese special administrative region.
HONKCar horn sound.
HOODA loose head covering either attached to a cloak or coat or made as a separate garment.
HOOFThe horny part of the foot of an ungulate animal, especially a horse.
HOOKEnsnare.
HOONGeoff _, the Labour Secretary of State for Defence from 1999 to 2005.
HOOPRigid circular band.
HOOTOwl's cry.
HOPEOptimism.
HOPIA member of a north american indian people of NE Arizona.
HOPSJumps on one foot.
HORNAntler. Car's hooter.
HOSEWater pipe. Formerly, a man's garment covering the legs, worn with a doublet.
HOSTOne who receives guests.
HOTHIce planet occupied by the Rebel Alliance in the 1980 Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back.
HOURSixty minutes.
HOVECity in East Sussex.
HOWEGeoffrey _, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1979-83.
HOWLWolf-like cry. Wail.
HOYAAustralian climbing plant with waxy flowers.
HRVYEnglish singer who partnered Janette Manrara in the 2020 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
HUESShades of a colour.
HUEY_ Morgan, frontman of the rock/hip hop band Fun Lovin' Criminals.
HUFFA fit of petty annoyance, anger, sulks or offended dignity.
HUGEGargantuan.
HUGH_ Capet, King of France, founder of the dynasty that ruled the country from 987-1328 AD.
HUGOVictor _, author.
HUGSEmbraces.
HULA_ skirt, a skirt made of grass attached to a waistband.
HULKThe body of an abandoned vessel.
HULLYorkshire city.
HUMEBasil _, Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster 1976-99. David, Scottish philosopher born in 1711.
HUMPCamel's protuberance.
HUNG__ jury, one that is unable to reach a decision.
HUNKAttractive man.
HUNTSearch for prey. Helen, As Good as It Gets actress.
HURDDouglas _, Conservative politician who served as Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary.
HURLThrow violently.
HURTInflict pain. John, The Elephant Man actor.
HUSH2016 horror film starring Kate Siegel and John Gallagher Jr.
HUSKThe external green or membranous covering of certain fruits and seeds.
HUSSA dogfish, especially the nurse hound.
HUTSSheds.
HUTTJabba the ____ , slug-like crime lord in the Star Wars film series.
HUTUA member of a central African people, mainly living in Rwanda and Burundi.
HYDEOne of the Royal Parks. Mr Edward, alter ego of Dr Henry Jekyll in the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson.
HYMNA religious song or poem of praise to God or a god.
HYPEIntensive or exaggerated publicity or sales promotion.
IAGOThe "ancient" or ensign in Shakespear's Othello.
IAIN_ Banks, Scottish author whose first novel was The Wasp Factory.
IAMBMetrical foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one.
IASICity on the Bahlui River in NE Romania; capital of the principality of Moldavia from 1564 to 1859.
IBETCertain utterance.
IBEXWild goat found in the mountainous areas of Europe.
IBIDIn the same place.
IBISWading bird with a long, thin, down-curved bill.
ICEDFrosted.
ICESFreezes.
ICKXJacky, Belgian ex-Formula One racing driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times.
ICKYCloying or sickly sweet.
ICONReligious Image or statue.
IDEAConcept. Notion.
IDEMLatin term meaning "the same"; used to refer to an article, chapter etc. previously cited.
IDESIn the Roman calendar, the 15th day in March, May, July and October, and the 13th day of each other month.
IDLEEric _, a member of the Monty Python team, lyricist for the musical Spamalot. Lazy.
IDLYIn an indolent manner.
IDOLBilly _, singer with the punk band Generation X. Object of worship.
IFFYDoubtful, chancy.
IGBONigerian language.
IGORFirst name of the Russian composer Stravinsky. 2008 animated horror comedy film with John Cusack voicing the title character.
IKATA method of creating patterns in fabric by tie-dying the yarn before weaving.
IKEASwedish furniture store that began as a mail-order business in 1943.
ILEXThe holm oak.
ILIAMother of Romulus and Remus.
ILKSTypes, kinds.
ILLS'Of all human _, greatest is fortune's wayward tyranny' (Sophocles).
ILSA_ Lund, Casablanca character.
IMAMMosque prayer leader.
IMANSomali-American fashion model and widow of David Bowie.
IMPIZulu word for any armed body of men.
IMPSMischievous creatures. The _ , nickname of Lincoln City FC.
INCAA member of a South American Indian people whose empire centred on Peru. _ trail, hiking route that terminates at Machu Picchu. Cuzco was the capital of this former empire in South America.
INCEPaul _, former footballer with Manchester United, Liverpool and middlesbrough.
INCHUnit of length.
INDY_ 500, 200 lap race of the Brickyard track.
INFOData.
INGEField Marshal Peter _, Chief of the General Staff 1992-4.
INGSDanny, English striker who joined Aston Villa FC from Southampton in 2021.
INKSColoured liquids used for writing, printing or drawing.
INKYOf writing material.
INNSTaverns.
INONPrivy to.
INRELatin for "in the matter [of]".
INRIAcronym of the inscription placed over Christ's head during the Crucifixion.
INROSmall ornamented box for seals, medicines etc., worn at the waist as part of traditional Japanese dress.
INSTA date of the current month.
INTOIn the direction of.
IONAHebridean island.
IONSElectrically charged atoms or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons.
IOTAGreek letter.
IOWAAmerican state whose capital is Des Moines.
IPOHCity that replaced Taiping as the state capital of Perak in western Malaysia in 1937.
IRAEDies _, 13th-century Latin hymn used in the Mass for the dead; literally 'day of wrath'.
IRANCountry in Asia whose capital is Tehran.
IRAQCountry bordering Iran whose capital is Baghdad.
IRISPlant type. Eye part.
IRKSIrritates.
IRMAGirl's name that comes from the Old German for 'world'.
IRONChemical element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26, of which the earth's core is chiefly composed.
ISARA river, about 295 km (185 mi) long, rising in the Tyrol of western Austria and flowing generally northeast through southeast Germany to the Danube River.
ISAYMy word.
ISEEIndicate that you understand what someone is telling you.
ISILInitially, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
ISISAncient Egyptian fertility goddess; wife and sister of Osiris. Name given to the River Thames at Oxford and upstream.
ISLA_ St. Clair, co-host of The Generation Game with Larry Grayson.
ISLE_ Of Man, UK Crown dependency in the Irish Sea.
ISMSInformal term for various doctrines or theories.
ISMYThe Lord _ _ Shepherd I Shall Not Want.
ISNTStevie Wonder hit, _ She Lovely.
ISPYGuessing game.
ITCHScratch. An irritation or tickling sensation of the skin.
ITEMArticle.
ITIS_ _ Never Too Late To Learn.
ITRYSong by U.S. R&B and soul singer Macy Gray that was released in 1999.
ITSYWee, _-bitsy.
IVAN_ Drago, character played by Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV.
IVERBon ____ , U.S. indie folk band who collaborated with Taylor Swift on the song Exile.
IVESSt. _, seaside town and port in Cornwall.
IVOR_ Novello, Welsh composer, singer and actor whose songs included Keep The Home Fires Burning.
IXIAA South African plant of the iris family, which bears showy six-petalled starlike flowers on tall wiry stems and has sword-shaped leaves.
JABSQuick, short blows in boxing, especially straight punches with the leading hand.
JACKTarget ball in bowls.
JADEGemstone. A semiprecious stone which varies in colour from white to green.
JAILPrison.
JAINA follower of an ascetic Indian religion related to Buddhism.
JAKEEastenders actor - Wood.
JAMBA vertical side member of a door or window frame.
JAMSTraffic hold-ups.
JANE_ Eyre, 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte, featuring the character Mr. Rochester.
JAPEA jest or joke.
JARSGlass containers.
JAVAAn Indonesian island and programming language.
JAWS1975 film about a killer shark.
JAYSBirds of the crow family, with pinkish-brown bodies and blue-and-black wings.
JAZZStyle of music characterised by syncopated rhythms and improvisation.
JEANGirl's name.
JEDIMember of a knightly order in the Star Wars film series whose weapon is a lightsaber.
JEEPA small military road vehicle with four-wheel drive.
JEERScoff.
JEFF_ Bridges, The Big Lebowski actor.
JEONCurrency unit of South Korea equal to one hundredth of a won.
JERKPull suddenly.
JESSA short leather strap, one end of which is permanently attached to the leg of a hawk or falcon.
JESTJoke.
JESU'_, Joy Of Man's Desiring' chorale work by Johann Sebastian Bach.
JETEA ballet step in which the dancer springs from one leg and lands on the other.
JETSFighter planes. The enemies of the Sharks in West Side Story.
JHILA pool or lake.
JIAOSubunit of Chinese currency equal to one tenth of a yuan.
JIBEMove a boat from side to side.
JIFFA very short time; a moment.
JIGSOld rustic kicking and leaping dances.
JILL_ Stein, Green Party candidate in the 2012 and 2016 US Presidential elections.
JILTLeave or reject a lover, especially without prior warning.
JIMIUS musician, _ Hendrix.
JINXAn unlucky or malevolent force, person or thing.
JIVEDance.
JOAN_ Armatrading, singer.
JOBS2013 biographical film starring Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad.
JOELOld Testament book of the bible.
JOEYA young kangaroo or other marsupial.
JOGSRuns to keep fit.
JOHNKing who signed the Magna Carta. New Testament book of the bible. Elton _, singer. Augustus and Gwen, Welsh siblings and painters who specialised in portraits and interiors.
JOIE_ de vivre, exuberant enjoyment of life.
JOINBecome a member.
JOKEGag.
JOLTBump against.
JOMOA small lunar crater.
JONI_ Mitchell, Canadian singer-songwriter who first found fame in the 1960s.
JOSE_ Carreras, tenor.
JOSHRogan _, An Aromatic Curry dish.
JOSS_ Stone, singer.
JOTADiogo, Portuguese forward who joined Liverpool FC in 2020.
JOVEAnother name for the Roman god Jupiter.
JOWLFleshy cheek or jaw.
JPEGComputer image file format.
JUANDon _ ,a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer.
JUDD_ Trump, Winner of the 2019 World Snooker Championship and the 2019 Masters title.
JUDENew Testament book of the bible.
JUDIBond actress, _ Dench.
JUDOSport derived from jujitsu.
JUDY_ Garland, Star of the 1948 musical film Easter Parade. 2019 biopic starring Renee Zellweger.
JULYMonth.
JUMPLeap.
JUNE_ bug, large brown north American beetle. Summer month.
JUNGCarl _, psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology.
JUNKUnwanted mail.
JUNOIn Roman tradition, the queen of the Olympian gods.
JURAAn island off the west coast of Scotland, in the Inner Hebrides. Mountain range on the Franco-Swiss border.
JURYA group of people sworn to deliver a true verdict in a court of law.
JUSTBarely.
JUTERough fibre.
JUTSExtends out.
KAHNOliver, ex-Bayern and German goalkeeper.
KAJA_ Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia who succeeded Juri Ratas on 26 January 2021.
KAKAA New Zealand parrot with a long compressed bill.
KALECabbage.
KALIHindu Goddess of Destruction, consort of Shiva.
KAMIA divine being or spiritual force in the Shinto religion.
KANASyllabic Japanese scripts.
KANEHarry _, England's captain at the 2018 football World Cup.
KANTGerman philosopher best known for his Critique of Pure Reason (1781).
KAPHEleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet; literally, 'palm of the hand'.
KARASteel bangle worn on the right wrist by Sikhs, symbolising unity with God.
KARIMoon of Saturn.
KARL_ Malden, actor who played the priest in On The Waterfront.
KARTLight, low-framed vehicle with small wheels and engine, used for recreational racing.
KATEKiss Me _, Musical that involves the production of a version of The Taming of the Shrew.
KATOThe Green Hornet's crime fighting companion.
KATY_ Perry, Firework US singer.
KAYEGorden, English actor who played French cafe owner Rene Artois in the TV sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
KAYOKnockout (informal).
KEANEdmund, Shakespearean stage actor born in 1789.
KEELMain structural element of a ship, extending along the bottom from stem to stern.
KEENEager.
KEEPRetain. The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress.
KEGSSmall barrels.
KEIRJames _ Hardie, the first parliamentary leader of the Labour party.
KELPWrack. A large brown seaweed. Food for sea urchins.
KEMPRoss, formerly Grant Mitchell in EastEnders.
KENTCounty known as 'the garden of England'.
KEPA__ Arrizabalaga, Spanish goalkeeper who signed for Chelsea FC in 2018.
KEPIMilitary cap.
KEPTRetained.
KERBEdge between pavement and road.
KERNChristian _, Chancellor of Austria who assumed office on May 17 2016.
KERRJudith _, Writer.
KESHUncut hair and beard worn as one of the five Kakaars, distinguishing signs of Khalsa Sikhs.
KEYSUnlocking devices. House of _ , the lower directly elected branch of the Isle of Man parliament.
KHAL_ Drogo, Character played by Jason Momoa in the first two seasons of TV's Game of Thrones.
KHANGenghis _, founder and emperor of the Mongol Empire.
KHATFlowering evergreen shrub of Africa and Arabia (Catha edulis) whose leaves are chewed or steeped for their stimulant effect.
KHOORachel, British chef and cookery writer born in 1980.
KICKHIt with the foot.
KIDDCaptain William _, Scottish sailor tried and executed for piracy in 1701. Jodie, English fashion model and racing driver.
KIDSChildren.
KIELRichard _, Jaws in James Bond.
KIEVThe capital of the Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
KIKIBritish singer, _ Dee.
KILLSlay.
KILNPotter's oven. An oven for drying or baking corn, hops, bricks or pottery.
KILOCode word for the letter K.
KILTScottish wear.
KINDWarm-hearted.
KINGMarin Luther _ , US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader assassinated in 1968.
KINKSharp twist (in a wire e.g.).
KIRI_ Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano.
KIRKStar Trek captain. Scottish term for a church.
KISHA scum of impure graphite, formed on molten iron during smelting.
KISSAccording to the Synoptic Gospels, Judas Iscariot identified Jesus to the soldiers by means of a _. Chart-topping 1986 song by Prince and The Revolution, from the album Parade.
KITEFlying toy. Bird of prey.
KITH_ & kin, friends and relations.
KITSThe cubs of various small mammals, such as the ferret or fox.
KITTEartha _, US singer.
KIVUOne of the freshwater lakes in Africa's Great Rift Valley.
KIWINocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand. _ fruit or Chinese gooseberry.
KLEEPaul _, Swiss-born painter who taught at the Bauhaus with Wassily Kandinsky.
KNEELeg joint.
KNEWWas aware.
KNITMake woollens.
KNOBDoor handle.
KNOTHitch, splice. A protuberance or lump occurring on the trunks of certain trees. Bird of the sandpiper family. A measure of speed used in navigation and meteorology. A piece of ribbon, lace etc tied as an ornament.
KNOWTo be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of (a fact, etc).
KNOXFort _, United States Army post in Kentucky. Barbara, actress who plays Rita Sullivan in Coronation Street.
KOBEA port in south Honshu in Japan on Osaka Bay.
KOBOMonetary unit of Nigeria equal to one hundredth of a naira.
KOCHRobert _, German bacteriologist who identified the bacilli causing anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera; Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
KOENFanny Blankers-_, Dutch athlete who won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics.
KOFI_ Annan, Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006.
KOHLA cosmetic powder used to darken the area around the eyes.
KOLA_ Peninsula, region in Russia.
KOLNThe German name for the city of Cologne.
KOMIAutonomous republic of NW Russia; capital, Syktyvkar.
KONGHong _, Chinese special administrative region.
KOREMoon of Jupiter.
KOTOJapanese stringed musical instrument with thirteen silk strings.
KPOPBoyband BTS is an example of this style-bending musical genre.
KRAYSurname of twins Ronnie and Reggie, former London gangsters.
KRISA Malayan and Indonesian knife with a scalloped edge. Dagger. Blade.
KUDUSpiral-horned antelope of the African bush.
KURDMember of a race of people living chiefly in East Turkey, North Iraq and West Iran.
KYATStandard monetary unit of Myanmar, divided into 100 pyas.
KYIVEuropean capital through which the River Dnieper flows.
KYLEFirst name of US actor Maclachlan. _ Sinckler, tighthead rugby union prop for Harlequins and England.
LACEShirley Conran's best-selling novel. A delicate, decorative fabric.
LACKAn absence or deficiency.
LADDAlan, Shane actor.
LADSStriplings.
LADYRefined woman.
LAGSInsulates.
LAHRBert, U.S. actor who played the Cowardly Lion in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
LAICOf the laity; secular.
LAIDPut down as carpet.
LAIRDen.
LAKEBody of water.
LAKHIn India and Pakistan, the number 100,000, especially when referring to sums of rupees.
LAMAHimalayan priest.
LAMBYoung sheep. English essayist influential in the revival of interest in Elizabethan drama. Author of "The Essays of Elia".
LAMEWeak or unconvincing.
LAMPLight - as carried by Florence Nightingale.
LANDTouch down.
LANENarrow road or path.
LANGClubber _, Antagonist of the film Rocky III, played by Mr T. Fritz, Metropolis film director. k.d., Canadian singer/songwriter.
LAOSCountry whose capital is Vientiane. Landlocked in south-east Asia.
LAPPA member of an indigenous people of the extreme north of Scandinavia, traditionally associated with the herding of reindeer.
LAPSCircuits of a racecourse or track.
LARACricketer who first became captain of the West Indies in 1996-97.
LARDCooking fat.
LARICurrency unit of Georgia.
LARKSongbird.
LARS_ Ulrich, drummer with the rock band Metallica.
LASHWhip.
LASSGirl.
LASTFinal. The wooden or metal form on which a shoe or boot is fashioned or repaired.
LATEUnpunctual, tardy.
LATHThin flat strip of wood.
LAUDPraise or extol.
LAVAMolten volcanic rock.
LAWNA fine linen or cotton fabric used for clothing.
LAWSRules.
LAYSProduces eggs.
LAZELie around.
LAZYIdle.
LEADMetal element, symbol Pb, atomic number 82. Dog leash.
LEAFPlant part.
LEAH_ Bracknell, actress who played Zoe Tate in Emmerdale.
LEAKUnauthorised disclosure.
LEANLacking fat. Tilt.
LEAPJump.
LEARKing _, Shakespeare play containing the characters Edmund and Edgar, a tragedy about a pre-Roman king of the Britons. Father of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia.
LEATWater source.
LEDAIn Greek mythology, a queen of Sparta who was the mother of Helen and Pollux by Zeus, who visited her in the form of a swan.
LEEKScallion. Vegetable type.
LEERLook lasciviously.
LEESSediment of wine.
LEFTOpposite of right.
LEGOConstruction toy, the name of which comes from the Danish for "play well".
LEGSLower limbs.
LEHRA long tunnel-shaped oven used for annealing glass.
LEIAPrincess _ , Star Wars character played by Carrie Fisher.
LEIFNorse explorer, _ Erikson.
LELYPeter _, Dutch-born 17th-century artist who painted Oliver Cromwell "warts and all".
LENA_ Zavaroni, singer.
LENDProvide loans.
LENGVirginia _, British former Olympic medal-winning equestrian.
LENOBernd, Arsenal's German goalkeeper.
LENSEye part. Industrial town in North France that was completely destroyed in the First World War.
LENTThe period of 40 weekdays, preceding Easter, lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday. Period of fasting.
LEON_ Trotsky, Soviet Politician.
LESSSmaller amount.
LESTFor fear that.
LETOIn Greek mythology, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis. Jared, U.S. actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.
LETSPermits.
LETTA native or citizen of Latvia.
LEVIPrimo _, Italian author of The Periodic Table.
LEVYTithe. The conscription of troops for service.
LEWDObscene.
LEYSHypothetical straight lines connecting prehistoric sites.
LIADOne that tells lies in Jamaican Patois.
LIAM_ Neeson, actor.
LIARFibber.
LIASLowest series of rocks of the Jurassic system.
LICEWingless bloodsucking insects.
LICKPass the tongue over.
LIDOPublic pool.
LIDSCovers.
LIEDTold untruth. German art song.
LIENLegal right to retain possession of another's property as security for a debt.
LIESFibs.
LIEUStead or place.
LIFE2017 science fiction horror film starring Hiroyuki Sanada, Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson.
LIFTAerodynamic force acting on a wing at right angles to the airflow. Elevator.
LIKEBe fond of.
LILOInflatable mattress used on the beach.
LILTJaunty rhythm.
LILYFlower.
LIMABean plant native to tropical America and cultivated for its flat pods containing pale green, edible seeds. Capital of Peru. Code word for L.
LIMBLeg, say.
LIMEThe vitamin C-rich small round or oval greenish fruit of an Asian citrus tree.
LIMNTo represent in drawing or painting.
LIMOLimousine in short.
LIMPWalk unevenly. Hobble.
LINAGirl's name.
LINDJenny _, 19th-century Swedish opera singer.
LINELong narrow strip.
LINGHeather. Gadoid food fish.
LINKConnect by association.
LINOWashable floor covering.
LINTPocket fluff.
LINZThe capital of Upper Austria, on the River Danube.
LIONBig cat. A pride is the collective noun for such an animal.
LIPAMonetary unit of Croatia.
LIPS'And Joy, whose hand is ever at his _' (John Keats 'Ode on Melancholy' (1820) st. 3).
LIRAStandard monetary unit of Turkey, divided into 100 kurus.
LISA_ Stansfield, singer.
LISPSpeech defect.
LISTIndex.
LIVEReside.
LIVYAncient Roman historian who wrote a monumental history of Rome and its people.
LOADBurden. A quantity or object to be carried.
LOAFMass of bread.
LOAMRich soil consisting of a mixture of sand, clay and decaying organic material.
LOANMoney lent at interest.
LOBEEar part.
LOBORio _, John Wayne western, the last movie directed by Howard Hawks.
LOBSHits in a high arc.
LOCH_ Ness.
LOCILocalities.
LOCKA type of wrestling hold. Secure.
LODEA deposit of valuable ore; vein.
LODZMajor city of central Poland, a centre of the textile industry.
LOFTThe space inside a roof. In golf, the degree of angle at which a clubhead is set giving elevation to a ball.
LOGEMoon of Saturn.
LOGOEmblematic design.
LOGSSections of the trunks or main branches of trees, when stripped of branches.
LOINJoint of meat.
LOIS_ Lane, Superman character.
LOKIIn Norse mythology, the god of mischief and destruction.
LOLAShowgirl featured in the 1978 Barry Manilow song 'Copacabana'.
LOLLTo lie, lean or lounge in a lazy or relaxed manner.
LOMECapital of Togo.
LOMUJonah, late All Blacks winger.
LONESolitary.
LONGHave a strong desire.
LOOKOutward appearance.
LOOMWeaving apparatus.
LOON_ pants, another name for bell-bottomed trousers.
LOOPCircle. Twist.
LOOSAnita _, American screenwriter, playwright and author who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
LOOTPlunder. Joe Orton play.
LOPELong bounding stride.
LOPSSevers parts from a tree etc. especially with swift strokes.
LORDNobleman.
LORECollective wisdom.
LORYSmall, brightly coloured parrot of Australia and Indonesia, with a brush-tipped tongue.
LOSEFail to win.
LOSSMisplacement. Defeat.
LOSTMissing.
LOTHReluctant.
LOTIPrincipal currency unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
LOTSPlenty.
LOTTPixie _, Mama Do singer.
LOUDNoisy.
LOURA scowl or glare.
LOUTOaf, boor.
LOVEMike _, a key member of The Beach Boys.
LOWERob _, West Wing actor.
LUAUHawaiian party or feast, especially one accompanied by some form of entertainment.
LUCE2019 drama film starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Octavia Spencer.
LUCKFortune.
LUCY_ Honeychurch, the heroine of E.M. Forster's novel A Room With A View. First name of Sally Bretton's character in Not Going Out.
LUDOA simple board game in which players advance counters by throwing dice.
LUGEA racing toboggan on which riders lie on their backs.
LUIS_ Lacalle Pou, President-elect of Uruguay, due to assume office in March 2020.
LUIZDavid, Brazilian central defender and occasional midfielder for Arsenal.
LUKENew Testament book of the bible. Patron saint of physicians and surgeons.
LULLShort period of calm.
LULUSinger who first found fame with the backing band the Luvvers.
LUMAMonetary unit of Armenia.
LUMPShapeless piece or mass.
LUNAThe Roman moon goddess.
LUNDA city in southern Sweden that was the archbishopric for all of Scandinavia in the Middle Ages.
LUNGBreathing organ.
LUNNSally _, a slightly sweetened teacake served hot with butter.
LUREDecoy. Tempt.
LURKWait ominously.
LUSHLuxuriant.
LUSTOne of the seven deadly sins. Passion.
LUTEAncient stringed instrument.
LUTZA type of jump in figure skating.
LVIVThe largest city in Western Ukraine, on the Poltva River.
LWEIMonetary unit of Angola worth one hundredth of a kwanza.
LYLESandy _, Scottish professional golfer.
LYLYJohn _, British writer whose works included Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit.
LYME_ Regis, Dorset resort on the English Channel.
LYNNVera _, singer.
LYNXConstellation.
LYONFrench city.
LYRAConstellation - The Lyre.
LYREAn ancient Greek stringed musical instrument.
MAAMA term of respectful or polite address used for female royalty.
MACEA spice made from the dried aril round the nutmeg seed. A ceremonial staff of office carried by certain officials.
MACHErnst _, Austrian physicist who devised a system of speed measurement.
MACK_ The Knife, song composed by Kurt Weill.
MACYRowland H. , U.S. businessman who founded a department store chain in New York in 1858.
MADECreated
MAGIThe Three Wise Men.
MAIAEldest of the Pleiades in Greek mythology; mother, by Zeus, of Hermes.
MAIDFemale servant.
MAILThe postal system.
MAIMWound, mutilate.
MAINPrincipal. Chief. Laura, actress who plays Shelagh Turner in Call the Midwife.
MAIREddie, Scottish radio presenter on LBC.
MAKECreate.
MAKOA large fast-moving oceanic shark with a deep blue back and white underparts.
MALECapital of the Maldives.
MALICountry whose capital is Bamako.
MALLShopping centre under one roof.
MALMA soft greyish limestone that crumbles easily.
MALTCereal grain that is kiln-dried after it has germinated by soaking in water.
MAMA1997 Spice Girls song released as a double A-side with 'Who Do You Think You Are'.
MANEHair of a horse or lion. Sadio, Senegalese forward for Liverpool.
MANNThomas _, German novelist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929.
MANXBreed of cat with a very short tail or no tail at all.
MANYA large number of.
MAPP_ and Lucia, series of novels by EF Benson.
MAPSDiagrammatic representations of the Earth's surface or part of it, showing features such as roads, towns etc.
MARAA Ghost Story star: Rooney _.
MARC_ Bolan, frontman of the glam rock group T Rex. Brandy made from wine-making residue.
MAREAdult female horse.
MARKNew Testament book of the bible.
MARLAn unconsolidated sedimentary rock or soil consisting of clay and lime, formerly used as fertilizer.
MARRAndrew _, journalist and TV presenter who edited The Independent 1996-8. Johnny, guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths.
MARSPlanet.
MARTLarge shop in the US.
MARXPrussian-born scientist, philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. _ Brothers, U.S. family comedy troupe whose youngest member had the stage name Zeppo.
MARY_ magdalene, a woman who Jesus cured of evil spirits, linked traditionally with giving Easter eggs. _ Berry, food writer and an original judge on The Great British Bake Off.
MASAMaize dough used in Mexican cooking to make tortillas, tamales etc.
MASHTV sitcom set in Korea.
MASKFace covering.
MASSCatholic service.
MASTSail support.
MATA_ Hari, Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I and executed by firing squad in France.
MATEPal.
MATSRugs.
MATT_ Damon, actor.
MAUDPoem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, published in 1855, that is set in a garden.
MAUIIn legend, the Hawaiian island named after discoverer's son.
MAULTreat roughly. A struggle for the ball when it is being held above the ground in rugby.
MAXIGarment reaching the ankle.
MAYA_ Angelou, American author and poet whose first autobiography was I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.
MAYOA county in the west of Ireland, on the Atlantic.
MAYSDaniel, actor who played Sergeant Danny Waldron in the TV police procedural Line of Duty.
MAZELabyrinth. A complex network of paths or passages.
MAZO_ de la Roche, Author.
MEADAn alcoholic drink made from fermented honey.
MEALRepast.
MEANIntend.
MEATCooked animal flesh.
MEEKHumble.
MEETCome across.
MEGAPrefix denoting one million. Excellent.
MEGONever Let _ _, novel by Kazuo Ishiguro.
MEINChow _, Chinese-American dish of mushrooms, meat, shrimps etc. served with fried noodles.
MEIRGolda _, Former Prime Minister of Israel.
MELDMerge, blend.
MELTThaw.
MEMESelf-replicating idea.
MEMOOffice note.
MENDFix.
MENUList of choices in a restaurant. Bill of fare.
MEOWCat's noise.
MERCPosh car.
MEREJust, only.
MERV__ Hughes, Australian former fast bowler noted for his handlebar moustache.
MESAFlat hill.
MESHNet.
MESSUntidy state.
METAA key on some keyboards which activates a particular function when held down simultaneously with another key.
METEApportion.
METZCity in northeast France on the River Moselle. part of Germany from 1871 to 1918.
MEWSPrivate stables. A street or yard lined by buildings converted from stables into dwellings.
MEZEA type of hors d'oeuvre eaten in Turkey, Greece and the Middle East.
MICAAny of a group of lustrous rock-forming minerals used as dielectrics, in heating elements etc.
MICESqueaking rodents.
MICK_ Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones.
MIENManner.
MIFFPeeve.
MIKALebanese-born British singer whose albums include 2015's No Place in Heaven, noted for the song Grace Kelly.
MIKECode word for M.
MILDGentle.
MILEImperial distance unit.
MILKDairy liquid.
MILLGrinding thing.
MILOOne of the tweenies.
MIMALead role in La Boheme.
MIMEThe theatrical technique of portraying a character entirely by gesture and bodily movement without the use of words.
MIMI1935 British film.
MINAAn ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
MINDOut of sight, out of _.
MINEMilitary explosive device.
MINGThe dynasty ruling China 1368-1644 founded by Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-98).
MINISmall skirt. Car invented by Alec Issigonis.
MINKAny of several semiaquatic musteline mammals of the genus Mustela, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having slightly webbed feet.
MINTMoney is coined here.
MIRESwamp.
MIROJoan _, Spanish painter and sculptor of the 20th century.
MISEA settlement or agreement.
MISOJapanese soup.
MISSFailure to hit something.
MISTThin fog. Haze.
MITESmidge.
MITTGlove. _ Romney, Republican nominee in the 2012 US presidential election.
MOABIn the Old Testament, an ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea.
MOANComplain. A low, prolonged, mournful sound.
MOATCastle surround.
MOBSGangs, hordes, clans.
MOBYSinger-songwriter and musician born Richard Melville Hall in 1965.
MOCKRidicule, taunt.
MODEFashion.
MODINarendra, Indian Prime Minister since 2014.
MODSRockers' rivals.
MOETClaude, French vintner and wine merchant who founded a champagne house.
MOGGWilliam Rees _, editor of The Times from 1967 to 1981 and former Arts Council chairman.
MOHOThe discontinuity between the crust and the mantle of the earth.
MOHSA numerical scale of hardness to assess solids named after a German mineralogist.
MOJOA magic spell or charm, often associated with regaining confidence.
MOLESmall burrowing mammal.
MONA_ Lisa, Work of art.
MONKReligious man. Thelonious, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982.
MONOPre-stereo.
MONSA city of southwest Belgium near the French border southwest of Brussels.
MOODFrame of mind.
MOOG_ synthesizer, electronic instrument.
MOONEarth's satellite.
MOORTract of open uncultivated upland.
MOOTArguable, debatable.
MOPEWallow in self pity.
MOPSImplements used for polishing or washing floors.
MOREAdditional.
MORIMemento _, "remember that you have to die".
MOROAldo _, Prime Minister of Italy from 1963-68 and 1974-76.
MORSGod of death in Roman mythology, counterpart of the Greek Thanatos.
MORTFourth of author Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, centred on the character Death.
MOSSSurname of Richard Ayoade's character in The IT Crowd. Type of plant typically growing in dense mats on trees, rocks, or moist ground.
MOSTThe greater part.
MOTEA tiny speck.
MOTHNocturnal insect.
MOTTWilfred _, Bernard Cribbins' character in Doctor Who.
MOVEChange houses.
MOWNShortened, like grass.
MOWSCuts an area of grass.
MUCHConsiderably.
MUCKFilth.
MUFFA tube made of fur or other warm material into which the hands are placed for warmth.
MUGSDrinking vessels.
MUIR_ Glacier, a glacier in southeast Alaska, in the St. Elias Mountains. Laura _, British athlete, 2018 European 1500m champion.
MULEHybrid of a male donkey and a female horse.
MULLA mountainous island in the Inner Hebrides, the chief town of which is Tobermory.
MUNG_ bean, Asian plant grown for forage and as the source of bean sprouts in oriental cookery.
MUONUnstable subatomic particle with a mass 207 times greater than an electron; one of the leptons.
MURKGloomy darkness.
MURSOlly, British singer/songwriter who became a judge on The Voice UK in 2017.
MUSAPlant genus to which the banana belongs.
MUSEA goddess who presided over the arts and sciences in Greek and Roman myths.
MUSHSoft pulp.
MUSKSubstance used formerly in the manufacture of perfumes.
MUSTIs obliged to.
MUTESilent.
MUTTMongrel.
MYNAAny of several Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
MYRA_ Breckinridge, 1968 novel by Gore Vidal.
MYTHLegend.
NAANA type of Indian oven-baked flatbread sometimes served stuffed with a filling.
NABSArrests.
NADUTamil _, State of southern India formerly (until 1968) called Madras.
NAFFIn poor taste.
NAGAA member of a people of northeast India and west Myanmar.
NAGSSmall riding horses.
NAHAPort city of southern Japan; capital of the Okinawa Prefecture.
NAIFInnocent person.
NAILFingertip cover.
NAJAGenus of venomous snakes, the cobras, family Elapidae.
NALAA character in Hindu mythology, whose marriage to Damayanti forms a story in the Mahabharata.
NAMELabel, title.
NANAEmile Zola 1880 novel.
NANOPrefix denoting one billionth, from the Greek for 'dwarf'.
NAPA_ Valley, a wine growing region of California.
NAPEBack of neck.
NAPSSnoozes briefly.
NARACity in Japan.
NARKInformer or spy.
NASASpace organisation.
NASHOgden _, writer of 'Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker'. John _, English architect who designed London's Marble Arch.
NASTConde Montrose _, the founder of the American publishing company of Vanity Fair, Vogue etc.
NATOInternational organisation established in 1949 for collective security. Western military alliance.
NAVEThe central space in a church.
NAVYWarships of a nation. Dark shade of blue.
NAYSNo votes.
NAZEA flat, marshy headland in Essex on the North Sea coast.
NAZIHitler supporter.
NEAP_ tide, either of the two tides that occur at the first or last quarter of the moon.
NEARClose to.
NEATUndiluted.
NECKBody part.
NEDSDerogatory word for Scottish hooligans, also a 2010 film directed by Peter Mullan.
NEEDRequire.
NEEPDialect name for a turnip; from Latin, 'napus'.
NEILFirst name of rock star Young and astronaut Armstrong. _ Adams, British judoka who won silver medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.
NELL_ Gwyn, 17th-century English actress; a mistress of Charles II.
NEMOJules Verne's fictional submariner, also known as Prince Dakkar.
NENAGerman singer who topped the British singles charts with '99 Red Balloons' in 1983.
NENEShort Winged Hawaiian Goose. River that flows into The Wash, on which Northampton stands.
NEONChemical element, symbol Ne, atomic number 10. Noble gas. Inert gas used in illuminated signs and lights.
NERDGeek.
NERORoman emperor from 54-68AD.
NESOMoon of Neptune.
NESSLoch _, lake in Scotland said to be inhabited by a legendary aquatic monster.
NESTBird's home.
NETSFishermen use what cricketers practice in.
NETTAfter tax.
NEVE_ Campbell, Canadian actress.
NEWSThe _, the backing band for Huey Lewis.
NEWTSmall, semiaquatic amphibian with a long, slender body and tail and short legs.
NEXTImmediately following.
NIBSThe writing points of pens.
NICEPleasant.
NICK_ Faldo, Knighted English golfer. Notch.
NICOSinger, born Christa Paffgen, who provided vocals on the first Velvet Underground album.
NIGHClose to. Near.
NIKEIn Greek mythology, the winged goddess of victory.
NILERiver that flows through Egypt.
NINA_ Wadia, TV actress.
NINENumber.
NIPAA palm tree of south and southeast Asia with feathery leaves that are  for thatching.
NIPSPinches.
NISH_ Kumar, The Mash Report host.
NISIOf a decree, order, or rule, takes effect or is valid only after certain conditions are met.
NITSFools.
NIUEIsland country in the South Pacific east of Tonga and west of the Cook Islands; capital, Alofi.
NOAHHebrew patriarch whose sons were regarded as the ancestors of all races of humankind. _ Baumbach, Marriage Story director. _ and the Whale, British indie rock and folk band formed in 2006. In the Bible, the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.
NOBSInformal term for wealthy people.
NODEJoint in a stem.
NODSSignals agreement.
NOELAnother word for Christmas. Carol.
NOESNegative answers or votes.
NOGOForbidden (area).
NOILShort or knotted fibres extracted from wool by combing, often used for decoration, stuffing etc.
NOIRA genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.
NOMEEach of the thirty-six territorial divisions of ancient Egypt.
NOMIUndercover agent played by Lashana Lynch in 2021 Bond film No Time To Die.
NONENot any.
NONOProhibited act.
NOOKComfortable spot. Corner or recess.
NOONMidday.
NOORQueen _, the widow of KIng Hussein of Jordan.
NOPENegative word.
NORA_ Batty, Kathy Staff's sitcom character. _ Ephron, U.S. screenplay writer for When Harry Met Sally...
NORDGare du _, French railway station in Paris.
NORIEdible seaweed often used in Japanese cookery, especially for wrapping sushi or rice balls.
NORMStandard.
NORNIn Norse mythology, any of three virgin goddesses of fate.
NOSEBodily organ. Facial feature. A smell or aroma, often applied to the bouquet of a wine.
NOSHFood.
NOSYPrying.
NOTEShort letter. A musical sound of a particular pitch. Observe. Comment.
NOUNWord denoting a person, place or thing.
NOUSCommon sense.
NOVAA star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
NOWTNorthern English dialect word for "nothing".
NUBSCentral points of a matter.
NUDENaked figure.
NULLWithout legal force.
NUMBDeadened, unfeeling.
NUNNTrevor _, Theatre director.
NUNO_ Espirito Santo, Wolves' Portuguese head coach.
NUNSReligious sisters.
NUTSEccentric.
NUUKCapital of Greenland.
OAFSLouts.
OAHUIsland in central Hawaii whose chief town is Honolulu.
OAKSTrees having acorns. The _ , second oldest of the five English horse racing classics. Gog and Magog at Glastonbury Tor, known as the _ of Avalon.
OARSPaddles. Rowing blades.
OASTA kiln used for drying hops or malt.
OATHCurse. A formal promise to be loyal to a person or country.
OATSCereal grains.
OBANA small port in west Scotland, on the Firth of Lorne.
OBEDSon of Boaz and Ruth.
OBEYDo as ordered.
OBITAppreciation of a deceased person.
OBOEA woodwind instrument consisting of a conical tube fitted with a mouthpiece having a double reed. The shawm was a forerunner of this wind instrument.
OBOLAncient Greek coin. Silver coin of ancient Greece. One sixth of a drachma.
OCHEDarts throwing line.
OCHSPhil ___, US protest singer.
ODDSBetting chances. Probabilities.
ODERRiver rising in the Czech Republic and flowing through Poland to the Baltic. It makes up part of the German/Polish border.
ODESLyric poems. English title of a four-book poetry collection by the Roman poet Horace.
ODIEFictional dog in the comic strip Garfield.
ODINNorse god.
OFFAKing of Mercia 757 - 796.
OGEEAn S-shaped line or moulding.
OGENA variety of small melon having a green skin and sweet, pale-green flesh.
OGLETo look at someone lustfully or amorously. Leer at.
OGPUEarly Russian forerunner of the KGB.
OGREMan-eating giant. In mythology, a human-eating monster.
OHIOAmerican state which has Columbus as its capital. 'Buckeye State' of the north-eastern US, on the southern edge of Lake Erie.
OHMSDerived SI units of electrical resistance.
OILSLubricates.
OILYGreasy.
OINKPig sound.
OISEA department of northern France in the Picardy region.
OKAYFine.
OKRAPlant with yellow and red flowers and edible green pods; also called ladies' fingers.
OKRIBen _, Nigerian poet and novelist who won the Booker Prize in 1991 with The Famished Road.
OLAFSnowman who provides comic relief in the Disney film Frozen.
OLAV__ V, King of Norway who was succeeded in 1991 by Harald V.
OLDSRansom E. _, pioneer of the US automotive industry.
OLEAGenus of evergreen trees and shrubs to which the olive belongs.
OLEGRussian man's name.
OLGA_ Korbut, famous gymnast from the Soviet Union nicknamed the Sparrow from Minsk.
OLIOA dish of many different ingredients.
OLLYUK singer, _ Murs.
OMANCountry whose capital is Muscat.
OMAR_ Epps, Dr. Eric Foreman in House.
OMENPortent.
OMERAn ancient Hebrew dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
OMID_ Djalili, British stand-up comedian who presents TV quiz show Winning Combination.
OMITLeave out. Fail to include.
OMSKCity in western central Russia; a major industrial centre of Siberia.
ONATNagging.
ONCEIn times gone by, formerly.
ONDOState of SW Nigeria on the Bight of Benin; capital, Akure.
ONERTerm for a former £1 note.
ONESThe Young _, 80s sitcom.
ONLYSolely.
ONMEFool Me Once Shame On You, Fool Me Twice Shame _ _.
ONNOStep _ _ Pets.
ONTOUpon.
ONUSBurden.
ONYXGemstone. Semi-precious variety of the silica mineral agate comprising alternating bands of different colours.
OONAGirl's name.
OOPSUtterance of mild dismay.
OORTJan Hendrik _, Dutch astronomer who proved that the Milky Way rotates and calculated the distance of the sun from the centre of the galaxy.
OOZEFlow out slowly.
OPAHLarge, brightly coloured marine fish of the family Lampridae commonly known as the moonfish; Lampris guttatus.
OPALAn iridescent mineral found in igneous rocks and around hot springs, used as a gemstone.
OPELWilhelm von _, German motor manufacturer whose company was the first in Germany to use assembly line production.
OPENFrank, honest.
OPTSChooses.
OPUSAn artistic composition, especially a musical work.
ORALSpoken or verbal.
ORANAlgerian port.
ORBSSpheres or globes.
ORCAKiller whale.
ORDE_ Wingate, British military officer who commanded the Chindits in World War Two.
OREOA chocolate biscuit with a white cream filling.
ORESNaturally occurring solid materials from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably.
ORFEA small and slender European cyprinoid fish.
ORFFCarl _, German composer whose best known work is Carmina Burana.
ORGYWild gathering featuring promiscuity.
ORLYA suburb of southeast Paris, site of an international airport.
ORNEA department of northwest France named after a Normandy river.
ORSOApproximately.
ORYX_ And Crake, a Margaret Atwood novel. Large antelope.
ORZOA type of pasta in small grain shapes.
OSLOThe capital of Norway.
OSSAA mountain in NE Greece,
OTHORoman emperor.
OTICOf the ears.
OTIS_ Redding, singer.
OTTO_ von Bismarck, German politician. _ Wallin, Swedish heavyweight boxer who lost to Tyson Fury in 2019. The number eight in Italian.
OTZIPrehistoric iceman found in the Alps.
OUCHCry of pain.
OULUCity of northern Finland chosen as the European Capital of Culture for 2026 in June 2021.
OURSBelonging to us.
OUSERiver that flows through York before joining with the River Trent to form the Humber Estuary.
OUSTExpel.
OUZOGreek spirit.
OVALEgg-shaped. The _ , London cricket ground that staged England's first international football match in 1870.
OVENCooker.
OVERSix deliveries in cricket.
OVIDRoman poet whose work includes Metamorphoses.
OVISMammal genus of the family Bovidae to which the sheep belong.
OVUMMature female reproductive cell.
OWEDWas indebted to.
OWENMichael James _, former English footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool. Mark, Take That member who won the second series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2002.
OWESIs indebted to.
OWLSNight birds. Parliament is the collective noun for these birds. Nickname for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
OWNSAdmits to.
OXENAdult castrated male cattle.
OYER_ And Terminer, In English law before 1972, a commission issued to judges to try a case in a court of assize.
OZILArsenal and German footballer.
OZZY___ Osbourne, English singer/songwriter nicknamed Prince Of Darkness.
PACESingle step in walking.
PACKDeck (of cards).
PACTFormal agreement.
PADSWorn by a batsman.
PAGELeaf of a book. Joanna, actress who played the female title character in Gavin & Stacey.
PAIDSettled the bill. Rewarded financially.
PAILBucket.
PAINSuffering.
PAIRCouple.
PALEWan. In heraldry, a broad stripe from top to bottom of a shield.
PALLA cloth spread over a coffin, hearse, or tomb.
PALMHand part.
PANEDivision of a window. Sheet of glass.
PANGSudden, sharp pain.
PANSPots.
PANTTo gasp.
PAPACode word for the letter p.
PARAMember of the parachute regiment.
PARETrim.
PARKA large area of land preserved in a natural state for recreational use by the public.
PARRYoung salmon.
PARTActor's role.
PASO_ Doble, a fast-paced ballroom dance based on a Latin American style of marching.
PASSGo by.
PASTPreceding time.
PATEMeat spread.
PATHA surfaced walk.
PATSRubs.
PAUL_ Scofield, Actor who won an Oscar and a Tony for the same role ( in A Man for All Seasons ).
PAVELay a footpath.
PAVOConstellation - The Peacock.
PAWNChesspiece.
PAWSThe feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws.
PAYSGives wages.
PEAK_ District, English National Park.
PEALA loud prolonged usually reverberating sound.
PEAROrchard fruit.
PEASLegumes.
PEATFossil fuel.
PECKHit with beak. A quarter of a bushel.
PEEKBrief glance.
PEELRind. Robert, two-time British prime minister born in 1788.
PEENThe end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved, or spherical.
PEEPQuick or furtive look.
PEEREqual. _ Gynt, Five-act play in verse by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1867.
PEGGSimon, Benji Dunn actor in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
PEGSDowels.
PELEFootballer originally called Edison Arantes do Nascimento.
PELL_-mell: in a confused headlong rush.
PELTSkin of a fur-bearing animal.
PENNSean _, actor. William, English Quaker leader and founder of a colony that later became a U.S. state.
PENSWriting implements.
PENTShut in.
PEPOThe fruit of plants including the melon, cucumber and pumpkin.
PEREIt means father in French.
PERIIn Persian folklore, one of a race of supernatural beings.
PERKCentral _, New York coffeehouse in the sitcom Friends.
PERMHairstyle.
PERTPerky.
PERUSouth American country on the Pacific and centre of the great Inca Empire whose capital is Lima.
PESOThe standard monetary unit of countries including Argentina. Currency of Mexico and other South and Central American countries.
PESTNuisance.
PETAAcronym by which the animal rights campaign group co-founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980 is known.
PETE_ Postlethwaite, actor.
PETR_ Pavel, President of the Czech Republic.
PETSDomestic animals.
PEWSLong, benchlike seats with backs, used by the congregation in a church.
PHATExcellent.
PHEWExclamation of relief.
PHIL_ Collins, singer and drummer.
PHIZPen name of Hablot Knight Browne, illustrator who worked with Charles Dickens.
PHOTCGS unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square centimetre.
PIAFEdith _, singer of La Vie En Rose.
PICABird genus of the family Corvidae to which the magpie belongs.
PICTA member of the peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth and Clyde in the first to the fourth centuries AD.
PIEDPatched.
PIERJetty. A breakwater or mole.
PIESPastry dishes.
PIET_ Mondrian, Dutch painter and exponent of the abstract art movement De Stijl.
PIGSFarm animals.
PIKARabbit-like mammal with short round ears, living in the mountainous regions of North America and Asia.
PIKELarge predatory freshwater fish of northern waters with a pointed snout and large teeth; Esox lucius.
PILEHeap.
PILLTablet. A small, solid, round mass of medicine or vitamins.
PILSA type of lager-like beer.
PINA_ Colada, a drink consisting of pineapple juice coconut milk and rum.
PINEAn evergreen, resinous, coniferous tree with long, needle shaped leaves.
PINGContact electronically.
PINKColour that's worth six in a game of snooker. U.S. singer/songwriter born Alecia Moore in 1979. _ gin, a cocktail with Angostura bitters and a lemon garnish.
PINS_ and needles, tingling pain.
PINTUnit of liquid measure or capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon or 0.568 litres.
PIPESmoking apparatus.
PIPSThe _, the backing band for Gladys Knight.
PISACity in Tuscany, Italy, famous for its leaning tower. Birthplace of scientist Galileo Galilei.
PITHThe soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind of certain fruit.
PITSMines.
PITTFather and son who were both prime minister. Brad, who plays Rusty Ryan in the Ocean's film franchise.
PITYSympathy felt for the sufferings of another. Compassion.
PIUSName of 12 popes.
PLANScheme.
PLAYEngage in games.
PLEAIn law, the answer made by an accused to the charge. Earnest entreaty or request.
PLIEA movement in which a dancer bends the knees and straightens them again, usually with the feet turned right out and heels firmly on the ground.
PLODWalk heavily.
PLOTConspiracy.
PLOYA maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
PLUGStopper for a sink.
PLUMOval purple, yellow or green fruit of a small rosaceous tree. Fruit with a stone in the middle, which, when dried, is a prune. Affectionate nickname for English writer PG Wodehouse.
PLUSAdvantage.
PNINNovel by Vladimir Nabokov about the misadventures of an expatriate Russian academic in the USA.
PODSSeedcases.
POEMComposition in verse.
POETBard.
POGOTo jump up and down on one spot, as in a "punk" dance.
POKEA woman's bonnet with a brim that projects at the front, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
POKYCramped.
POLEPost.
POLKJames Knox _, the 11th president of the US  who led the country in the Mexican-American War.
POLLThe process of voting in an election.
POLOSport that requires the greatest playing field of any ball game.
POMEFruit of the apple type, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle enclosing a core formed from the carpels.
POMPStately splendour. _ and Circumstance Marches, a set of orchestral works composed by Edward Elgar.
POND_'s Creams, a brand of beauty treatments in production since 1846.
PONGUnpleasant smell.
PONYSmall horse. A slang term for £25.
POOHWinnie The _.
POOLA small body of standing water or other liquid.
POOPA raised structure at the stern of a vessel, especially a sailing ship.
POOROpposite of rich.
POPEPontiff.
POPSBursts.
POREA small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal.
PORIPort in Finland.
PORKPigmeat.
PORTLeft side of a ship. After-dinner drink.
POSEHold a position.
POSHUpper-class, informally.
POSTUpright pole.
POSYA small bunch of flowers; nosegay.
POTSPans.
POURRain heavily.
POUTPucker lips.
POWSWhat many allied soldiers became.
PRAMBaby carriage.
PRATFool.
PRAYWorship.
PREPIn short, the type of school that prepares pupils for public school.
PREYVictim. Animal hunted or captured by another for food. Quarry.
PRIGA smugly self-righteous and narrow-minded person.
PRIMFeeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
PROACanoe-like boat used in the South Pacific.
PRODPoke.
PROMSchool leaver's ball. In short, musical concert started by Sir Henry Wood.
PROPRugby forward. Support.
PROSExperts.
PROWThe bow of a vessel. Front of a ship.
PRUE_ Leith, cookery writer.
PSSTAttention.
PTAHCreator god in Egyptian mythology worshipped especially at Memphis; identified by the Greeks with Hephaestus.
PUBSBars.
PUCEDark red or purple brown.
PUCKMoon of Uranus. Flat thick rubber disc used instead of a ball in ice hockey.
PUDUA diminutive Andean deer with short, straight horns.
PUFFBlow.
PUGHSurname of the twins in the fire brigade in Trumpton.
PUGSSmall compact dogs with smooth coats, lightly curled tails and short wrinkled noses.
PULAStandard monetary unit of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.
PULIA sheepdog of a black, grey, or white breed with a long thick coat.
PULLOpposite of push.
PULP_ Fiction; film which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1994.
PUMACougar.
PUMPInflating device. A device used to force a liquid or gas to flow.
PUNKMusic of the 1970s.
PUNSExamples of word play.
PUNTLong high kick. An open, flat-bottomed boat with square ends, propelled by a pole.
PUNYSmall and weak.
PUPAChrysalis.
PUREFree from pollutants.
PURISmall round piece of unleavened Indian bread that is deep-fried and served hot.
PURLKnitting stitch.
PURRCat noise.
PUSHShove.
PUSSAnimated 2011 film, _ in Boots.
PUTSPlaces.
PUTTIn golf, a stroke played on the green to roll the ball into or near the hole.
PYREFuneral fire.
QUADCollege courtyard.
QUAYA wharf, typically built parallel to the shoreline.
QUEKSam, English ex-field hockey player who became a captain on Question of Sport in 2021.
QUIDPound.
QUINEach of five children born at one birth.
QUIPWitty remark.
QUITGive up.
QUIZQuestion, interrogate.
RAABDominic, politician who was appointed First Secretary of State in 2019.
RABIIn Pakistan and India, a crop harvested at end of winter.
RACERun against others.
RACKA former instrument of torture.
RADARoyal Academy of Dramatic Art.
RAFTLog boat.
RAGEFury. Anger.
RAGSShabby clothing.
RAGUA meat and tomato sauce in Italian cookery.
RAHMJon, Spanish golfer who won the BMW Championship in 2020.
RAIDRapid surprise attack.
RAILA secretive bird with drab gray and brown plumage, typically having a long bill and found in dense waterside vegetation.
RAINPrecipitation. Wet weather.
RAJAIndian prince.
RAKEA garden implement.
RAKISpirit popular in Turkey, usually flavoured with aniseed.
RAKUA type of Japanese pottery with a lead glaze, usually fired at low temperatures.
RALF___ Schumacher, winner of six Formula One races and younger brother of Michael.
RAMAAny of the Hindu deity Vishnu's three incarnations.
RAMPSlope joining two surfaces.
RAMSAdult uncastrated male sheep.
RANDThe standard monetary unit of South Africa.
RANGPast tense of ring.
RANIRaja's wife or widow.
RANKStatus. Grade.
RANTBombast.
RAPEPlant of the mustard family grown for its seeds, which yield canola oil.
RAPSKnocks.
RAPTTotally engrossed.
RAREHard to find a very pink steak? Uncommon.
RASHA skin eruption.
RASPA coarse file with rows of raised teeth.
RATEEvaluate.
RATSThe _, a James Herbert horror novel first published in 1974.
RAVA__ Roy, estranged wife of Kendall in Succession, played by U.S. actress Natalie Gold.
RAVELarge illegal party.
RAVI_ Shastri, India's national cricket coach.
RAYATitular heroine of a 2021 animated film about the last dragon.
RAYSNarrow beams of light.
READPeruse writing.
REALGenuine.
REAMQuantity of paper.
REAPHarvest.
REAR_ Window, 1954 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Back.
REDOPerform again.
REDSLiverpool FC, The _. Film for which director Warren Beatty won an Oscar in 1982.
REEDRush.
REEFRidge of coral.
REEKStink.
REELLively Scottish dance for a fixed number of couples. Cylindrical object onto which wire or thread may be wound.
REESMerlyn _, the Home Secretary from 1976 to 1979
REIDJohn _, health secretary from 2003-2005.
REINSomething that restrains, controls or guides.
RELYDepend.
RENDTear violently.
RENEFirst name of the French philosopher Descartes.
RENOA city in western Nevada in the US that is noted as a divorce, wedding and gambling centre by reason of its liberal laws.
RENTPayment made by a tenant to a landlord.
REPOInformal term for a repurchase agreement.
REPSAgents.
RESHTwentieth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated as r in English.
RESTRepose. Pause. Put one's feet up.
RHEALarge, fast-running, flightless bird inhabiting the open plains of South America. In Greek mythology, daughter of Gaia and the wife of Cronus.
RHOD__ Gilbert, Welsh stand-up comedian who was the third regular presenter of Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
RHUSShrub or small tree also called the sumach.
RHYLSeaside resort in North Wales.
RHYSJean _, pseudonym of Dominica-born British novelist Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams.
RIALCurrency of Iran.
RIBSThe 24 curved, elastic arches of bone that form the chest wall in man.
RICACosta _.
RICEFood grain. Tim, lyricist noted for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber.
RICHWealthy. Buddy, U.S. jazz drummer and bandleader born in 1917.
RICKA large stack of hay, corn, peas etc.
RICOPenguin voiced by Jeffrey Katzenberg in the 2005 animated film Madagascar and John DiMaggio in its sequels.
RIDDPreston _, a former New Zealand darts player.
RIDEJourney.
RIELThe standard monetary unit of Cambodia.
RIENNon Je Ne Regrette _.
RIEUAndre, Dutch violinist and conductor noted for creating the Johann Strauss Orchestra.
RIFEPrevalent.
RIFFIn jazz or rock music, a short series of chords.
RIFTBreach, break in friendly relations.
RIGAThe capital and largest city of Latvia.
RIGGDiana _, actress.
RIGIMountain in Schwyz, Switzerland.
RIGSInstallations used in drilling for oil and gas deposits.
RILEIrritate.
RILLA brook or stream; rivulet.
RIMEFrost formed on solid objects by the freezing of super-cooled water vapour in cloud or fog.
RIMSRaised edges.
RIMUConiferous New Zealand tree (Dacrydium cupressinum) also called red pine.
RINDHard skin on bacon.
RINGEncircle. A space set apart for boxing or wrestling.
RINKSkating arena.
RIOTTumult.
RIPEReady to eat.
RIPSTears.
RISESwell up.
RISKHazard.
RISSThird of the four major Alpine glacial periods of the Pleistocene epoch.
RITA_ Ora, singer. Educating _, stage comedy by Willy Russell.
RITEA formal act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious ceremonies.
RITZCesar _, Swiss hotelier who founded famous establishments in Paris and London.
RIVA_ del Garda, town in the Italian province of Trentino.
RNLICoastal rescuers.
ROADDrive on this.
ROAMWander about.
ROANA horse with a bay, chestnut or black coat sprinkled with white hairs.
ROARLion's cry.
ROBB_ Stark, character played by Richard Madden in the TV series Game of Thrones.
ROBEDress.
ROBSSteals from.
ROCKHard confectionery.
ROCSIn Arabian legend, birds of enormous size and power.
RODEPast tense of ride.
RODSUnits of length each equal to five and a half yards. Long thin poles used for catching fish.
ROEGNicolas _, English director of films including The Witches (1990) and Puffball.
ROILTo make a liquid cloudy or turbid by stirring up dregs or sediment.
ROJOMarcos, Argentinian defender who made 76 appearances for Manchester United FC.
ROLEActing part.
ROLF_ Harris, singer of The Court Of King Caractacus.
ROLLThrow of dice. Tiger _ , 2018 and 2019 Grand National winning horse.
ROMA2018 Mexican-American drama film starring Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira.
ROMECapital of Italy. The Eternal City.
ROMPFrolic.
ROODA crucifix, especially one set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church. Historically, a measure of land area equal to a quarter of an acre.
ROOFHousetop.
ROOKCastle.
ROOMSpace.
ROOTPlant part. Joe _, Yorkshire cricketer and captain of the England Test team.
ROPEStrong thick cord. A number of pearls strung together.
ROPSFelicien _, Belgian artist renowned for his illustrations of the works of Baudelaire.
ROPYLacking in best of health.
ROROType of ferry.
RORY_ Bremner, impressionist.
ROSA_ Parks, civil rights activist.
ROSERomantic flower. Pinkish table wine.
ROSSHistoric region of northern Scotland. _ Geller, David Schwimmer's role in Friends. Jonathan, TV presenter whose career began on The Last Resort in 1987.
ROSYOptimistic, especially excessively so.
ROTARoster.
ROTEMechanical routine.
ROTHPhilip _, American novelist who wrote Portnoy's Complaint and The Human Stain.
ROTI(in India and the Caribbean) a type of unleavened flat bread.
ROTSDecomposes.
ROUEA debauched or lecherous man; rake.
ROUTCrushing defeat. Destroy, crush, scatter.
ROUXA mixture of fat and flour, heated and blended, used as a basis for sauces.
ROVETo wander about with no fixed direction; roam.
ROWNMountain ash.
ROWSPropels boat.
ROXY_ Music, rock band led by Bryan Ferry.
RSVPInitially, as found on a formal invitation.
RTLTRound Trip Light Time.
RUBYGemstone.
RUCKLoose scrum.
RUDDKevin _, Prime Minister of Australia. Amber, Theresa May's successor as Home Secretary.
RUDEImpolite.
RUEDFelt remorse.
RUESRegrets.
RUFFProjecting collar of starched pleated fabric worn by men and women in the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
RUGSSmall carpets.
RUHRGermany's largest urban agglomeration. Traditionally, the chief coalmining and industrial region of Germany, in North RhineWestphalia.
RUINDestroy.
RUIZAndy ____ Jr., U.S. heavyweight boxer of Mexican heritage born in 1989 nicknamed The Destroyer.
RULA_ Lenska, actress.
RULEGovern.
RUMPThe _, the remainder of the Long Parliament after Pride's Purge of 1648.
RUNECharacter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, in use from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages. Letter.
RUNGA step on a ladder.
RUNSMoves speedily.
RUNTSmall animal in litter.
RUSEAn action intended to mislead, deceive or trick.
RUSH_ hour, busy traffic time. Geoffrey, Hector Barbossa actor in the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise.
RUSKBaby's biscuit.
RUSTCorrode.
RUTAPlant genus of the order Sapindales to which rue (herb of grace) belongs.
RUTHOld Testament book of the bible.
RUTSGrooves.
RUUD__ Gullit, former Netherlands attacking midfielder and Chelsea FC player-manager.
RYANTony _, Irish businessman who co-founded a low-cost airline that commenced operations in 1985.
RYDEEnglish seaside town and civil parish on the Isle of Wight.
RYESCereal grasses of cool climates.
RYLEMartin, British Astronomer Royal 1972-82.
SAARA river in west Europe, rising in the Vosges Mountains and flowing north to the Moselle River in Germany.
SABAAn island in the northeast Caribbean belonging to the Netherlands.
SABU_ Dastagir, Film actor.
SACKA dry white wine formerly imported to Britain from southwest Europe.
SACSBaglike structures in an animal, plant, or fungus.
SADESmooth Operator singer. Marquis de, French nobleman who wrote the novel Justine.
SAFEStrongbox.
SAGALong story. Heroic tale.
SAGESavant.
SAGOCereal food.
SAGSDroops.
SAHALouis, French striker who scored the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup Final.
SAIDUttered.
SAILGo by boat.
SAKABukayo, Arsenal footballer who missed England's last spot kick in the Euro 2020 final penalty shootout.
SAKEJapanese rice wine.
SAKIA small new world monkey. Pseudonym of short story writer H.H. Munro.
SALEAuction.
SALKJonas _, American medical researcher who developed the first successful polio vaccine.
SALTCondiment.
SAMEIdentical.
SANDHourglass substance.
SANEOf sound mind.
SANKDropped down.
SANSWithout.
SAPSWeakens, gullible sorts?
SARA_ Cox, radio DJ.
SARIIndian dress.
SARKChannel island.
SARRIsmaila, Senegalese striker for Watford FC.
SASHA frame that contains the panes of a window or door. A long strip of fabric worn over one shoulder or round the waist.
SATESatisfy.
SATOEisaku _, Longest-serving prime minister of Japan (1964-72); co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974.
SAULIn the Old Testament, the first king of Israel.
SAVERescue. Barring.
SAWNCut like timber.
SAWSWise sayings or proverbs.
SAXE_-Coburg Gotha, the name of the British royal family through Prince Albert.
SAYSUtters.
SCABBlackleg. Informal term for a strikebreaker.
SCADAny of several carangid fishes chiefly of the genus Decapterus, especially D. punctatus of the western Atlantic.
SCAMA swindle. Fraudulent scheme.
SCANLook over quickly. Medical examination using a machine.
SCARWound mark. Skin blemish.
SCATA type of jazz singing that is characterised by improvised vocal sounds instead of words.
SCOTA Caledonian person.
SCOWAn unpowered barge used for freight.
SCRYTo foretell the future by crystal gazing.
SCUDA Soviet-made, surface-to-surface missile used by Iraq in the Gulf wars.
SCUMA layer of impure matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
SCUPA fish of American coastal regions of the Atlantic, also called Northern Porgy.
SCUTThe short tail of a hare, rabbit or deer.
SEALMarine mammal. Kiss From A Rose singer.
SEAMLayer of coal.
SEAN_ Connery, actor.
SEARScorch or burn the surface of. Char.
SEASOceans.
SEATChair.
SECTCult.
SEEDThere's a parable about a mustard _. Plant ovule.
SEEKLook for.
SEEMAppear to be.
SEENSpotted.
SEEPOoze.
SEERProphet.
SEESObserves.
SEGAVideo game company that created Sonic the Hedgehog.
SEGOA plant of the lily family with green and white bell-shaped flowers, native to the western US.
SEKTGerman sparkling white wine or champagne.
SELFWill _, author and journalist shortlisted for the 2012 Booker Prize for Umbrella.
SELLVend.
SEMEOf a heraldic field or charge, covered with many identical small bearings in a regular pattern.
SEMIHouse type.
SENDConsign.
SENEMonetary unit of Samoa equal to one hundredth of a tala.
SENTForwarded.
SEPPFormer FIFA President, _ Blatter.
SERBBelgrade citizen.
SEREArchaic word for withered or dried up.
SERFOne bound to the land in medieval times. Agricultural labourer in a feudal society.
SETABristle-like appendage on an invertebrate.
SETHIn the Old Testament, the third son of Adam and Eve. _ Rogen, Canadian actor who starred in the 2007 romantic comedy film Knocked Up.
SETSHardens.
SETTThe burrow of a badger. A granite paving block.
SEWNStitched.
SEWSStitches.
SHADHerring-like food fish that migrates from the sea to freshwater to spawn.
SHAGThick-piled carpet. Shredded coarse tobacco.
SHAHMiddle Eastern ruler especially, formerly, in Iran. _ Jahan, Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal. Persian title equivalent to king.
SHAMAnything that is not what it purports or appears to be.
SHAWActor (surname) who played the 'mark' in The Sting. Caesar and Cleopatra playwright. Fiona, actress who plays Carolyn Martens in Killing Eve.
SHEAA tropical African tree whose oily seeds yield white butter like fat.
SHEDGarden hut. Discard. Outbuilding.
SHEMSon of Noah and brother of Ham and Japheth.
SHERAntony _, stage actor who also played The History Man on TV.
SHIAOne of the two main branches of Islam.
SHINThe lower part of a leg of beef.
SHIPSea-going vessel.
SHOEBrake _, the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake. A box-like device for dispensing playing cards singly.
SHOOFrighten away.
SHOPPlace of retail business. Outlet.
SHOTFiring of a gun.
SHOWDisclose. Exhibit.
SHRIIndian title prefixed to the names of deities, distinguished people and sacred books; now generally used as the equivalent of Mr.
SHULYiddish term for a synagogue.
SHUNAvoid deliberately.
SHUTClosed.
SIAMFormer name of Thailand.
SIANTV presenter - Williams.
SICKUnwell.
SIDEFlank.
SIFTSeparate with a sieve.
SIGHExhale sadly.
SIGNIndication.
SIKAA Japanese forest dwelling deer having a brown coat spotted with white in summer.
SIKHA member of an Indian religion that separated from Hinduism and was founded in the 16th century.
SILDAny of various small herrings especially when prepared and canned in Norway.
SILKFine soft lustrous fibre produced by the larva of the Chinese moth Bombyx mori.
SILLWindow ledge.
SILOGrain store.
SILTEarthy matter, fine sand, mud or clay carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment especially in a river or lake.
SIMMJohn, Collateral and Strangers actor.
SIMSActress Joan _, remembered for her Carry On film roles. The _ , series of life simulation video games first released in 2000.
SINDA former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. Capital: Karachi.
SINEA trigonometric function.
SINGCroon.
SINKGo under. An area of ground below that of the surrounding land, where water collects.
SINSTransgressions.
SIONThe capital of Valais canton in Switzerland, on the River Rhone.
SIPSDrinks delicately. Small mouthfuls of liquid.
SIREA male parent, especially of a horse or other domestic animal.
SIRKDouglas, German-born U.S. film director noted for 1950s melodramas.
SITAWife of the Hindu deity Rama.
SITEAn internet location where information relating to a specific subject can be accessed.
SITHVillainous order in the Star Wars universe opposed to the Jedi.
SITSTakes a seat.
SIVAOne of the three divinities of the later Hindu pantheon, known as "the destroyer".
SIZEThin paste.
SKEWSet obliquely.
SKIDSlip or slide while in motion, especially out of control.
SKIMTo read in a superficial or cursory manner.
SKINOuter body covering.
SKIPJump.
SKISRunners used for gliding over snow.
SKITComedy sketch.
SKOLDrinking toast wishing good health; from Old Norse via Danish, 'bowl'.
SKUALarge gull-like seabird.
SKYEScottish island. Largest of the Inner Hebrides, separated from the mainland by the Kyle of Lochalsh.
SLABHunk. A broad, flat, thick piece of wood, stone, or other material.
SLAGA mixture of shale, clay coal dust and other mineral waste produced during coal mining.
SLAMShut forcefully. The winning of every trick in a game of cards.
SLAPSmack.
SLATA narrow, thin strip of wood or metal, as used in a Venetian blind.
SLAVA member of a group of peoples in central and eastern Europe.
SLAWCabbage salad.
SLAYKill.
SLEDWinter conveyance.
SLEWLarge number.
SLIDGlided smoothly.
SLIMSlender.
SLIPIn cricket, the fielding position a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper. Clay mixed with water used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece.
SLITLong or narrow cut.
SLOBLazy person.
SLOEThe small, sour, blue-black fruit of the blackthorn.
SLOGLaborious work.
SLOPSplash.
SLOTOpening for coins.
SLOWNot fast.
SLUBA lump in yarn or fabric, often made intentionally.
SLUGTerrestrial mollusc with an elongated body and no shell.
SLUMA squalid overcrowded house or section of a city.
SLURAspersion, insult.
SMEECaptain Hook's right-hand man in JM Barrie's play Peter Pan.
SMEWA merganser of Europe and Asia the male of which has white & black plumage. Duck.
SMOGSmoke and fog.
SMUGExcessively self-satisfied.
SMUTA small, dark smudge or stain.
SNAGDifficulty or disadvantage.
SNAPBreak suddenly.
SNIBDoor fastening.
SNIPClip with scissors.
SNOBStuck-up person. An old term for a shoemaker or shoemaker's apprentice.
SNOWPrecipitation form.
SNUBRebuff.
SNUGA bar in pubs, offering intimate seating for only a few people. Cosy.
SOAKMake thoroughly wet.
SOAPCleaning agent.
SOARFly high.
SOAYA breed of small, horned sheep found mainly on the island of St. Kilda in the Outer Hebrides.
SOBAThin Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour, often served in broth.
SOBSWeeps.
SOCAA mixture of soul and calypso music that is typical of the eastern Caribbean.
SOCKA cloth covering the foot, reaching to between the ankle and knee. Footwear item.
SODAFizzy, carbonated drink.
SOFASettee.
SOFTOpposite of hard.
SOHOPart of London that is home to many advertising and media companies.
SOILTop layer of land.
SOKEA district under a particular jurisdiction; a minor administrative district.
SOLDPurveyed.
SOLETongue-shaped flatfish; a highly valued food fish. Shipping forecast area. Bottom of an oven or furnace.
SOLOCard game. Unaccompanied flight.
SOMEUnspecified amount.
SONGDitty.
SONSAs far as offspring are concerned, these came first for any royal house.
SONYJapanese consumer electronics company that invented the Walkman.
SOONShortly.
SOOTChimney deposit.
SOPSConcessions, bribes etc. given to placate or mollify.
SOREPainful.
SORTType.
SOSOMediocre. Neither good nor bad. Tolerable.
SOTSHabitual, chronic drunkards.
SOUKAn Arab market or marketplace; a bazaar.
SOULMusic genre.
SOUPBroth.
SOURGone bad.
SOUS_ chef, the person ranking next after the head chef in a kitchen.
SOWSFemale adult pigs, especially after farrowing.
SOYAChinese sauce. _ bean, Asian plant cultivated for nutritious seeds used as food and forage.
SPAMUnwanted emails.
SPANReach across. Complete extent. Bridge. The maximum distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger.
SPARPractise boxing.
SPASMineral springs or places or resorts where such springs are found.
SPATSlight quarrel. A cloth or leather covering for the upper foot, worn from the ankle to the instep.
SPAYA procedure to neuter a female animal.
SPECDetailed description.
SPEDWent fast.
SPEEGerman cruiser Admiral Graf _.
SPEWPut out large amounts.
SPEYRiver in Scotland.
SPINRotate.
SPITRotisserie. A strip of sand or shingle projecting from a shore. Roasting rod.
SPIVBlack marketeer.
SPOTPimple.
SPRYActive, nimble, light on one's feet.
SPUDPotato.
SPUNGiven PR treatment.
SPURPointed metal wheel on a rider's boot.
STABInjure with a knife.
STAG_ beetle, the male of which has large, branched mandibles. Male deer. One who buys shares in the hope of selling them immediately for a profit.
STAMDutch ex-Manchester United defender.
STAN_ Laurel, film comedian.
STARCelebrity. A white spot or patch on the forehead of a horse.
STATImmediately.
STAYRemain. A thin strip of metal, plastic or bone used to stiffen corsets.
STEMPlant part.
STEN_ gun, a light, 9mm sub-machine-gun formerly used in the British Army and developed in the Second World War.
STEPPace. Stair.
STETLet it stand.
STEWHotpot. Ragout.
STIG_ of the Dump, children's novel by Clive King.
STIRMix with a spoon. Move. Colloquial term for a prison.
STOAA covered walk that has a colonnade on one or both sides, especially as used in ancient Greece.
STOPHalt.
STOWStore away. Pack.
STUBThe returned portion of a ticket. Counterfoil.
STUDLarge-headed nail. Rounded projection on the sole of a football boot.
STUNKnock senseless.
STYEEyelid swelling.
STYXRiver in Hades.
SUBSUnderwater craft.
SUCKDraw in.
SUDSLather.
SUEDSought damages in the courts.
SUESInstitutes legal proceedings against.
SUETA hard waxy fat.
SUEZPort in Egypt at the southern end of a major canal.
SUFIA Muslim ascetic and mystic.
SUITAny of the four sets of 13 cards which make up a pack of playing cards. Set of clothes.
SULKBrood sullenly.
SULUSea in the Malay Archipelago between Borneo and the central Philippines. Starship Enterpise helmsman played by George Takei in the original Star Trek series.
SUMOJapanese heavyweight wrestling.
SUMPCesspool.
SUMSSimple arithmetic and similar mathematical procedures.
SUNGMade musical sounds with the voice. The ruling Chinese dynasty from AD 960 to 1279.
SUNKScuttled.
SUNNA leguminous plant of the East Indies with yellow flowers.
SUNSTans.
SURAAny of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
SURDIn mathematics, a number not expressible by an ordinary  (finite) fraction.
SURECertain.
SURFWaves breaking on the shore or on a reef. Ride on waves. To browse TV channels or the internet without a particular goal in mind.
SUSSFigure (out).
SUSUA member of a west African people, living chiefly in Guinea and neighbouring countries.
SUSY_ Hendrix, Audrey Hepburn's character in Wait Until Dark.
SUVACapital of Fiji.
SUZI__ Perry, TV presenter born in 1970, noted for covering motor sports.
SVENReindeer who is Kristoff's companion in the Frozen animated film series.
SWABA small piece of cotton, gauze etc. used for cleansing a wound.
SWAGStolen property.
SWAMFront-crawled.
SWANLarge water bird.
SWAPMulti Coloured _ Shop, 1970s and 1980s children's TV show presented by Noel Edmonds.
SWATSharp blow.
SWAYMove from side to side.
SWIGLarge draught of drink.
SWIMBathe. Move in water.
SWOTStudy assiduously.
SYALMeera, actress who played Ummi in The Kumars at No 42.
SYMIGreek island in the Dodecanese to the north of Rhodes.
SYMSSylvia, late actress who played the wife of a closeted gay barrister in 1961 film Victim.
SYNCSet to same time (in short).
SYNEAuld lang _, Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788.
TABUForbidden.
TACKCarpet nail. Riding harness for horses, such as bridles, etc.
TACOIn Mexican cookery, a filled tortilla folded into a roll and usually fried.
TACTDiscretion.
TAFFWelsh river rising in the Brecon Beacons that flows into the River Severn estuary in Cardiff.
TAFTWilliam Howard _, the 27th president of the United States.
TAGSElectronic devices worn by offenders serving a noncustodial sentence.
TAILEnd part. Weaker element at the end of a team's batting order in cricket.
TAITJames _ Black Prizes, literary awards founded in 1919.
TAKAStandard monetary unit of Bangladesh, divided into 100 paise (or poisha).
TAKEAccept.
TALAStandard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.
TALCA white, grey, brown or pale green mineral found in metamorphic rocks. Bathroom powder.
TALEStory.
TALILarge bones in the ankle.
TALKSpeak.
TALLOf more than average height.
TAMEDomesticated.
TAMPTo force or pack down firmly by repeated blows.
TANAA river in E Kenya.
TANGStrong taste.
TANKHeavy combat vehicle.
TANSGoes brown in the sun.
TAPERibbon. A string stretched across the track at the end of a race course.
TAPSMilitary signal given on a bugle or drum etc. to indicate that lights are to be put out. In the Guide movement, a closing song sung at an evening campfire or at the end of a meeting.
TARAThe Hill of _, the traditional historic seat of the ancient Irish kings.
TAREWeight of packaging.
TARNMountain lake.
TAROPlant cultivated in the tropics for its large edible rootstock.
TARTSharp or acid in taste.
TASKChore.
TATAGoodbye.
TATEHenry _, 19th-century British sugar merchant and philanthropist.
TATIJacques _, French filmmaker and comic actor who created Monsieur Hulot.
TATUDuo who represented Russia at Eurovision in 2003.
TAUTTightly stretched.
TAXICab.
TBARStyle of shoe buckle.
TEAKLarge tree of the East Indies, yielding a valuable furniture wood.
TEALSmall duck related to the mallard. A greenish-blue colour.
TEAMGroup of footballers.
TEARRip.
TEASHot drinks.
TEATNipple.
TECHHigh _, describing the most advanced application of practical sciences to industry or commerce currently available.
TECKMary Of _.
TEEMRain heavily.
TEENAdolescent.
TEESGolf pegs. River that forms the boundary between the historic counties of Durham and Yorkshire.
TEGSTwo-year-old sheep that have not been shorn.
TEGUA large tropical American lizard that has dark skin with pale cross-bands of small spots.
TELLInform. William _, a folk hero of Switzerland, the subject of an opera by Rossini.
TEMPStand in.
TENDBe disposed to. Care for or look after.
TENSThe application of low voltage electric impulses to the skin to relieve rheumatic or labour pain. (acronym).
TENTCanvas shelter.
TERMAny word or expression.
TERNBird.
TESSPolanski film based on a Thomas Hardy novel, _ Of The d'Urbervilles, first published in 1891.
TESTExperiment. Cricket match.
TETHNinth letter of the Hebrew alphabet; from Phoenician, 'wheel'.
TEXTWritten words.
THAILanguage of SE Asia.
THANHalf A Loaf Is Better _ None.
THATDemonstrative pronoun.
THAWUnfreeze.
THEAGirl.
THEEYou (poetic).
THEMNot us.
THENAt that time.
THEOFourth name of the only son of Prince Edward.
THEWMuscular strength.
THEY_ Shoot Horses, Don't _? film directed by Sydney Pollack.
THINSkinny.
THISWalk _ Way, Aerosmith song.
THORThe Norse god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer.
THOUOld form of you.
THUDDull heavy noise.
THUGRuffian.
THUSTherefore.
TICKCredit.
TICSSpasmodic twitching of particular groups of muscles.
TIDERise and fall of the sea.
TIDYTrim.
TIEDTethered.
TIEROne of a set of rows placed one above and behind the other. Rank.
TIESMatches or games in an eliminating competition.
TIFFA petty quarrel.
TIKAA red mark or pendant on the forehead of Hindu women.
TIKIA carved amulet or figurine of some Maori cultures.
TILERoofing slab.
TILLPlough.
TILTTip up.
TIMEHour of the day.
TINA_ Turner, singer.
TINEProng of a fork.
TINSCans.
TINTTinge.
TINYVery small.
TIPSGratuities. Payments given for services in excess of the standard charge.
TIREGrow weary.
TIROInexperienced type.
TITOPresident of Yugoslavia from 1953-1980.
TOADAmphibian.
TOATIn every detail.
TOBY_ jug, a beer mug typically in the form of a seated man wearing a three-cornered hat.
TOCHInternational Christian movement.
TODDSweeney _ The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.
TODOCommotion or quarrel.
TOESFoot digits.
TOFFHow a  posh person is referred to in a typical comic. A smartly dressed or well-to-do person.
TOFUUnfermented soya-bean curd.
TOGAAncient Roman garment, gown.
TOGORemaining.
TOGSInformal word for clothes.
TOHOJapanese film production company that created Godzilla.
TOILTo labour.
TOJOHideki _, 40th Prime Minister of Japan.
TOLAA traditional unit of weight used in India.
TOLDNarrated.
TOLEPainted, enamelled, or lacquered tin plate used to make decorative domestic objects.
TOLLCharge for using a road.
TOMBBurial place.
TOMELarge weighty book. Big book.
TOMSUncle _ Cabin, 1852 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
TONESound quality.
TONI_ Collette, Australian actress.
TONY_ Blair, ex-PM.
TOOKPast tense of take.
TOOLAn implement. Dupe.
TOOTSound a horn.
TOPESmall shark.
TOPIAnother name for a pith helmet.
TOPSCaps.
TORCTwisted metal armband. A necklace worn by ancient Gauls and Britons.
TOREPast tense of tear.
TORKPeter, late keyboardist and bass guitarist of The Monkees.
TORNRipped.
TORSHills.
TORTIn law, a civil wrong arising from an act or failure to act.
TORYA member or supporter of the Conservative Party.
TOSHPeter _, core member of Bob Marley's band The Wailers.
TOSSThrow a pancake.
TOTAThe grivet.
TOTEA large roomy handbag or shopping bag.
TOTORock band whose hits include Hold The Line and Africa. Fictional dog in The Wizard of Oz books and film.
TOTSToddlers.
TOURIn the military, a period of service, especially in one place of duty. Team trip.
TOUTSomeone who sells concert and entertainment tickets at an inflated price.
TOVE_ Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator who created the Moomins.
TOWNO Little _ of Bethlehem, a popular Christmas carol.
TOWSPulls with a rope.
TOYSObjects to be played with.
TRAD_ jazz, an early 20th century style that originated in New Orleans.
TRAMStreetcar.
TRAPSnare.
TRAYSalver.
TREEElm, say.
TREKA long and often difficult journey.
TREXGlam rock band formed in 1967 by Marc Bolan.
TRIG_ point, surveying station used as a basis for making maps.
TRIMLight haircut.
TRIOGroup of three.
TRIPStumble.
TRODStepped (on).
TROIDeanna _, character played by Marina Sirtis on TV's Star Trek: The Next Generation.
TRON1982 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Lisberger.
TROTSteady brisk pace. A gait of a horse, faster than a walk.
TROYAncient city in northwest Asia Minor.
TRUEBased on fact.
TRUGA long shallow basket made of curved strips of wood and used for carrying flowers, fruit, garden tools etc.
TSARAn emperor of Russia before 1917. Russian ruler.
TUBAValved brass musical instrument.
TUBEPipe, duct.
TUBSPlastic or cardboard containers for ice cream, margarine etc.
TUCKStitched fold.
TUFTA bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base.
TUGSBoats with powerful engines, used for towing barges and ships.
TULLJethro _, rock band.
TUNALarge, marine, spiny-finned food fish chiefly of warm waters. Bluefin and skipjack are two species of this fish.
TUNEMelody.
TUPIA member of a South American Indian people of Brazil and Paraguay.
TURFDense layer of grass.
TURKDr Chris, role played by U.S. actor Donald Faison in the TV comedy Scrubs.
TURNRotate.
TUSKA pointed, elongated tooth in the elephant and walrus.
TUTUBallet skirt.
TWEEQuaint. Excessively sentimental, sweet or pretty.
TWIGSmall, thin branch.
TWINOne of pair. Brother or sister born on the same day. _ Peaks, TV drama series co-created by David Lynch.
TWITAss.
TWOSPairs.
TYKEMongrel dog, cheeky child.
TYNEShipping forecast area.
TYPECategory.
TYPOText entry mistake.
TYRA_ Banks, U.S. model and TV personality born in 1973.
TYREWheel surround.
TYROA novice or beginner.
UBERU.S. ride-hailing app that derives its name from the German for 'above all the rest'.
UDALIn law, a form of freehold possession of land that is still used in Orkney and Shetland.
UDONWheat pasta made in thick strips.
UFOSInitially, alien spaceships etc.
UGLILarge, juicy citrus fruit from Jamaica, a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
UGLYUnsightly. Repellent.
UISTSouth _ , second largest island in the Outer Hebrides.
ULAN_ Bator, capital of Mongolia.
ULEXGenus of thorny shrubs of the family Fabaceae also called gorse.
ULNAForearm bone.
ULVASmall island of the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Mull, connected by bridge to the neighbouring Gometra.
UMBOCentral part of the ear's tympanic membrane, to which the handle (manubrium) of the malleus is attached.
UNDOUnfasten.
UNITSingle entity.
UNIXFamily of computer operating systems developed at Bell Labs in the 1970s.
UNSTThird largest of the Shetland Islands after the Mainland and Yell.
UNTOArchaic term for until.
UPASA tree native to Java, with a poisonous milky sap.
UPONOn top of.
UPTOAs far as.
URAL_ Mountains, system in central Russia, the highest peak of which is Mount Narodnaya.
URDUAn official Asian language of Pakistan, also spoken in India.
UREYHarold Clayton _, US chemist who discovered deuterium in 1932; Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1934).
URGEStrong impulse. Press.
URIAA genus of seabirds in the auk family known in Britain as guillemots.
URICHigh blood concentrations of _ acid can lead to gout.
URIM_ and Thummim, in the Old Testament, two objects probably used as oracles that were carried in the breastplate of the high priest.
URNSVase-like receptacles or vessels.
URSA_ Major, a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere.
USEDSecond-hand.
USEROperator.
USESEmploys.
USSRAbbreviated name for the former Soviet Union.
USYKOleksandr, Ukrainian heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer nicknamed The Cat.
UTAHAmerican state whose capital is Salt Lake City. _ Jazz, U.S. basketball team.
UTESNative Americans living primarily in Utah and Colorado.
UVEAThe part of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid.
VAINExcessively proud.
VAIRa fur probably Russian squirrel used to trim robes in the Middle Ages. 
VALEEbbw _, Town in Wales.
VAMPSeductress.
VANEA flat plate or blade of metal mounted on a vertical axis in an exposed position to indicate wind direction. The flat part on either side of the shaft of a feather.
VANSMotor vehicles for transporting goods by road.
VAPEUse an e-cigarette.
VARYBe different.
VASEVessel for flowers.
VASTImmense.
VATSLarge tanks.
VAUDA canton of SW Switzerland.
VEALThe flesh of a calf used as food.
VEDAAny or all of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism.
VEEPOutstanding Comedy Series at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards.
VEERChange direction suddenly.
VEGAThe brightest star in the constellation Lyra.
VEILA piece of more or less transparent material, usually attached to a hat or head-dress, and used to conceal a woman's face and head.
VEINBlood vessel.
VELAConstellation - The Sails.
VELDElevated open grassland in southern Africa.
VENDTo sell or be sold.
VENTAirhole, aperture.
VERA_ Lynn, singer. _ Stanhope, fictional detective created by Ann Cleeves.
VERBDoing word.
VERYExtremely.
VESTUnder garment. Undershirt.
VETOProhibition.
VETSAnimal doctors.
VIALA very small bottle that is used to hold something such as perfume or medicine.
VIBEA person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place as communicated to and felt by others.
VICEAn immoral, wicked or evil habit.
VIERThe Greman word for four.
VIESContests.
VIEWLook at.
VIGOPort city in north-western Spain.
VILEAbominably wicked.
VIMYThe Battle of --- Ridge, part of the Battle of Arras during the First World War.
VINEPlant yielding grape. Type of plant with long flexible stems that climbs by clinging to a support.
VINOIn _ veritas, Latin saying.
VIOLMusical instrument with a fretted fingerboard, flat-backed body and six strings.
VISAPassport endorsement.
VIVAAn oral examination.
VLAD_ the Impaler.
VOIDEmpty.
VOLEWater rat.
VOLTThe derived SI unit of electric potential.
VOTEBallot.
VOWSSolemn or earnest binding pledges or promises.
VSOPAged cognac (inits).
WAALSouthern branch of the Rhine in the central Netherlands, flowing west to the estuary of the Meuse on the North Sea.
WACOCity in Texas, US, on the Brazos River.
WADEMove through water.
WADIA watercourse in North Africa and Arabia that is dry except in the rainy season.
WADSPlugs.
WAGESalary.
WAIFA person who is homeless, friendless or neglected.
WAILBemoan.
WAINThe Hay ---, painting by John Constable, finished in 1821.
WAITTo be delayed.
WAKAA Maori canoe, usually made from a tree trunk.
WAKERouse.
WALKJourney on foot.
WALLStone barrier.
WALT_ Disney, American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. 
WANDMagician's stick. Magic rod.
WANE(Of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface.
WANGVera, U.S. fashion designer born in 1949, noted for her wedding dress collections.
WANTDesire.
WARDHospital room.
WARMGiving heat. At a comfortably high temperature. Moderately hot.
WARNCaution.
WARPThe yarns arranged lengthways on a loom.
WARSConflicts.
WARTGrowth.
WARYChary.
WASHClean with water.
WASPSocial hymenopterous stinging insect of the family Vespidae.
WATTUnit of electrical power.
WAULTo cry plaintively like a cat.
WAVEMove the hand as a greeting.
WAXYReadily moulded or showing a smooth whiteness.
WAYSRoutes. Methods.
WEAKLacking strength. Faint.
WEALA red raised mark left on the skin by a blow.
WEANIntroduce an infant to nourishment other than milk.
WEARHave on as clothing. River that flows into the North Sea at Sunderland.
WEBBCaptain Matthew _, the first recorded person to swim the English Channel.
WEBSTraps spun by spiders.
WEDSMarries.
WEEDUnwanted plant.
WEEK604800 seconds equals one of these.
WEEPShed tears.
WEFTThe yarn passed over and under the warp threads to make cloth.
WEIRA low dam built across a river to raise the water level, divert the water or control its flow.
WEKAFlightless New Zealand bird with a mottled brown plumage, also called the Maori hen.
WELDTo join pieces of metal or plastic together, as by softening with heat and hammering or by fusion.
WELLIn good health.
WELTA raised or strengthened seam or edge on a knitted garment.
WENTPast tense of go.
WEPTShed tears.
WEREUsed to be.
WESTDirection. Compass point. Kanye, U.S. rapper married to Kim Kardashian. Bryn, character played by Rob Brydon in Gavin & Stacey.
WETSMakes damp.
WHAMGeorge Michael's band before going solo.
WHAT_ Katy Did, 1872 children's book written by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey under her pen name Susan Coolidge.
WHENStop pouring!
WHETSharpen.
WHEYThe watery part of milk that remains after the formation of curds.
WHIGOld opponent of Tory.
WHIMA sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea.
WHIPScourge. Lash.
WHIRRevolve with a buzzing sound.
WHITA very small part or amount.
WHOAA command used, especially to horses, to stop or slow down.
WICKPiece of string in a candle that burns when lit.
WIDEBroad.
WIFEFemale spouse. The _ of Bath, pilgrim who narrates one of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
WIFIWireless networking technology.
WIGSHairpieces.
WIIGKristen, U.S. actress who played Dr Erin Gilbert in the 2016 comedy Ghostbusters.
WILDNot tamed.
WILF__ Mott, grandfather of Donna Noble played by Bernard Cribbins in Doctor Who.
WILLTestament.
WILTTom Sharpe novel.
WILYSly or crafty.
WIMPNamby-pamby, wuss.
WINDAir moving along the Earth's surface at varying velocity. Air current.
WINEChablis, say.
WINGOrgan of flight.
WINKClose one eye as a signal.
WINODrunkard.
WIPESmear.
WIREThin strand of metal.
WIRYStrong and sinewy.
WISESagacious.
WISHDesire.
WISPThin, light, delicate or fibrous piece or strand or small bundle of straw.
WITHAccompanied by (another person or thing).
WITSJokers.
WITTKatarina _, Figure skater who won Olympic gold medals for East Germany in 1984 and 1988.
WOADEuropean plant the leaves of which yield a blue dye.
WOKECeased sleeping.
WOKSVersatile round-bottomed cooking vessels.
WOLDStow-on-the- ---, market town in Gloucestershire at the junction of main roads through the Cotswolds.
WOLFLupine creature. A predatory canine mammal which hunts in packs.
WOMBThe uterus is the technical term for this part of female anatomy.
WONTOne's customary behaviour.
WOODArea where trees grow.
WOOLHair from sheep.
WOOSCourts.
WORDPart of a sentence.
WOREEroded.
WORFKlingon played by U.S. actor Michael Dorn in the Star Trek franchise.
WORKToil. Job.
WORMNematode, e.g.
WORNTired.
WOVEPast tense of weave.
WOWETo woo.
WRAPTortilla.
WRAYNigel, former chairman of Saracens RFC.
WRENSmall songbird.
WRITFormer legal document issued in the name of the Crown or a court, commanding a person to do or refrain from doing some specified act.
WYCH_-elm, Eurasian tree with a rounded shape, pointed leaves, clusters of small flowers and winged fruit.
WYLENoah _, ER actor.
XENAFantasy princess played by Lucy Lawless in a U.S. TV series.
XIANIndustrial city in central China; home of the Terracotta Army.
XIII13 in Roman numerals.
XMASChristian festival in short.
XMENU.S. comic strip team of mutants with superhuman powers, including Cyclops and Wolverine.
XRAYCode word for X. Medical photograph.
YAKSHimalayan oxen.
YALEIvy League university located in Connecticut.
YAMSStarchy, edible tubers of a twining plant of tropical and subtropical regions.
YANGYin and _, two complimentary principles of Chinese philosophy.
YANKTo pull, jerk, or move with a sharp movement; tug. Slang word for an American.
YAPSShort shrill barks.
YARDA unit of length equal to 3 feet.
YARNSpun thread. Wool.
YATEAny of several small eucalyptus trees.
YAWLA two-masted sailing vessel with a large mainmast and a small mizzenmast.
YAWNSign of tiredness. To open the mouth wide and take in air deeply.
YEAHAbsolutely.
YEARTwelve months.
YEASYes votes.
YELLScream.
YELPShrill cry.
YEOHMichelle _, Malaysian actress who starred in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.
YETIAnother term for the abominable snowman.
YEWSConiferous trees with flattened needle leaves.
YIPSA state of nervousness that causes a golfer to miss an easy putt in a competition.
YIVETo give.
YLEMIn big-bang theory, the hypothetical primordial substance from which the chemical elements were formed.
YMIRMoon of Saturn.
YOBEState of NE Nigeria created in 1991 from the western half of Borno; capital, Damaturu.
YOBSAggressive youths.
YODASmall green humanoid alien in the Star Wars series.
YOGASystem of philosophy and exercise.
YOGHMiddle English letter resembling a 3, largely superseded by the digraph gh in the 15th century.
YOGIOne practising physical and spiritual discipline.
YOKEA wooden frame for attaching to the necks of a pair of draught animals so that they can be worked as a team.
YOKOThe Ballad Of John And _, Beatles single released in 1969.
YOLKEgg part.
YOMPTo walk or trek laboriously, especially heavily laden and over difficult terrain.
YORETime long past.
YORKCity to the north-east of Leeds, Eboracum to the Romans.
YOYOToy.
YUANThe basic monetary unit of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.
YULEPeriod over Christmas.
YURI_ Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut who made the first space flight in 1961.
YURTA circular tent used by nomads of eastern and central Asia.
YVES_ Saint Laurent, Fashion designer. _ Klein, 20th Century French artist of Nouveau realisme.
YWCAWomen's movement working for global social and economic change.
ZACK_ Snyder, Director of films including 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
ZAHAWilfried, Ivory Coast forward for Crystal Palace FC.
ZANEBilly, U.S. actor who played Caledon Hockley in 1997 film Titanic.
ZANYWacky.
ZARA_ Phillips, Princess Anne's second child.
ZAYNEx-One Direction member noted as a solo artist for his single Pillowtalk released in 2016.
ZAZURed-billed hornbill voiced by Rowan Atkinson in the 1994 film The Lion King.
ZEALFervent or enthusiastic devotion, as to a religion, political cause or aspiration.
ZEBUA domesticated Asian ox with a humped back and long horns.
ZEDSInformal term for sleep.
ZENOGreek philosopher, founder of Stoicism.
ZERONil.
ZESHAbsolutely awesome (slang).
ZESTVigour.
ZETAGreek letter.
ZEUSMost powerful of the gods in Greek mythology.
ZINCA brittle, bluish-white, metallic chemical element used in several alloys, symbol Zn, atomic number 30.
ZIONThe hill on which the city of Jerusalem stands.
ZIPSFastening devices used in clothing, luggage etc.
ZITIPasta in the form of medium-sized tubes resembling large macaroni.
ZOLAEmile _, French writer whose novels included Nana and Germinal.
ZONERegion, area or section.
ZOOMWhiz.
ZOOTBalding, blue-haired saxophone player in The Muppets.
ZUKODanny, greaser in the 1978 musical film Grease played by John Travolta.
ZULUCode word for Z.
ZUMAJacob _, President of South Africa since 2009.
ZUULDemon that possessed Sigourney Weaver's Dana Barrett in 1984's Ghostbusters.
