AALTOAlvar _ (1898-1976), Finnish architect and designer known for his bent plywood furniture.
AARON(in the Bible) brother of Moses and traditional founder of the Jewish priesthood (see Exod. 28:1). _ Eckhart, Actor who played District Attorney Harvey Dent in the 2008 Batman film The Dark Knight.
ABABAAddis _, capital of Ethiopia.
ABACAA Philippine plant related to the banana, the leafstalks of which are the source of Manila hemp.
ABACICounting frames with movable beads.
ABACKSurprised, taken _.
ABAFTTowards the stern of a ship.
ABASEHumiliate.
ABASHMake embarrassed.
ABATESubside.
ABAYAA long, black, long-sleeved robe worn by some Muslim women in Arabic-speaking countries.
ABBASCerne _, Dorset village.
ABBESFrench abbots.
ABBEYNorthanger _, a Jane Austen novel.
ABBIE_ Cornish, Australian actress who has recorded music under the rap name Dusk.
ABBOTRuss _, comedian in TV's madhouse in the Eighties.
ABDULPaula _, dancer who had a hit with Opposites Attract.
ABEAMOpposite the middle of (a ship or aircraft).
ABEAR"Exit, pursued by _ _", (Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale)
ABELEAnother name for the white poplar.
ABETSAssists in a crime.
ABHORDetest.
ABIDETolerate.
ABIESTrue firs genus.
ABLERMore proficient.
ABNERLi'l _, an American comic strip which ran from 1934-77. Commander-in-chief of Saul's army in the bible.
ABOATThree Men In _ _.
ABODEOne's home.
ABOILAgitated.
ABOMBFat Man was one.
ABOOKDon't Judge _ _ By Its Cover.
ABORTStop.
ABOUTConcerning. Approximately.
ABOVEOver.
ABOVOLatin phrase meaning "from the beginning".
ABRACBric-_-_, Miscellaneous objects and ornaments of little value.
ABUJACapital of Nigeria.
ABUNATitle given to the Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox church; from Arabic, 'our father'.
ABUSEMaltreat.
ABUTSBorders on.
ABYSSVery deep chasm.
ACARIIn zoology, a large order of small arachnids which comprises mites and ticks.
ACCRAThe capital and largest city of Ghana, in the south-east on the Gulf of Guinea.
ACHEDWas sore.
ACHESLongs. Continuous dull pains.
ACIDSSubstances that turn a blue litmus solution red.
ACINISmall individual drupes that make up an aggregate fruit such as a blackberry, raspberry etc.
ACKEEAn evergreen tree that grows about 10 metres tall, with a short trunk and a dense crown.
ACKERNickname of the clarinettist Bernard Stanley Bilk.
ACOMB_ Stakes, a flat race run at York racecourse each August.
ACORNOak tree fruit.
ACRESA Thousand _, Jane Smiley's 1991 novel based loosely on King Lear.
ACRIDPungent. Bitter.
ACTEDBehaved.
ACTINA protein that participates in many kinds of cell movement.
ACTONFollow, as advice.
ACTORThespian.
ACTUPMisbehave, informally.
ACUTEDescription of an angle of less than 90 degrees.
ADAGEProverb.
ADAIRRed _, American oil well firefighter.
ADAMIEdoardo Fenech _, Maltese politician; Prime Minister (1987-1996, 1998-2004) and President (2004-2009).
ADAMN'Frankly my dear, I don't give _ _', Rhett Butler's last words in Gone With The Wind.
ADAMSJohn _, the second president of the US, who helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Neil _, British judoka who won silver medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Amy, U.S. actress who played Giselle in the 2007 musical fantasy film Enchanted.
ADANACity in Turkey.
ADANOA Bell for _, 1944 novel by John Hersey.
ADAPTAdjust.
ADDEDFound the sum of.
ADDERSnake. A common viper, typically dark grey with a black zigzag pattern along the back.
ADDIS_ Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
ADDLEGo bad.
ADDONSupplementary component. Accessory.
ADDTOIncrease.
ADDUPFind the sum of.
ADELA_ of Normandy, mother of Stephen, King of England. Youngest daughter of William the Conqueror.
ADELEBritish singer and songwriter who has released the albums 19, 21 and 25.
ADEPTProficient.
ADHOCLatin for "to this", used to describe a solution to a specific problem.
ADIEUFrench word for farewell.
ADIGEA river in N Italy, flowing southeast to the Adriatic.
ADIOSGoodbye; farewell.
ADITSMine shafts.
ADLAIMan's name.
ADLERLarry _, American harmonica virtuoso 1914-2001.
ADLIBAn improvised or impromptu comment.
ADMANCommercials expert.
ADMINAdministration in short.
ADMITLet in. Confess.
ADOBEA sun-dried brick used for building or the clayey material from which such bricks are made. A house made with such.
ADOBOPhilippine dish of pork or chicken cooked in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce and spices; Spanish, 'marinade'.
ADOLF_ Loos, Austrian architect 1870-1933.
ADOPTTake on.
ADOREA 1998 album by The Smashing Pumpkins. Revere.
ADORNTo decorate. Embellish.
ADRAGBoring.
ADREMTo the point or purpose.
ADULTHaving reached maturity. Grown-up.
AEGIRMoon of Saturn.
AEGISThe shield of Zeus, now used as a word meaning general protection.
AENEAAncient Greek city founded by and named after a Trojan hero.
AERIEThe home of an eagle.
AESIRChief race of gods in Norse mythology, dwelling in Asgard.
AESOPGreek fabulist. The Fox and the Grapes is one of the fables credited to this legendary writer.
AFFIXAppend, stick ( a stamp ).
AFIREBurning.
AFISH_ _ Called Wanda.
AFOOLPerson who is soon parted from his money according to the proverb.
AFOOTGoing on.
AFRITIn Arabian mythology, a powerful evil demon.
AFTERFollowing in time.
AFTONRiver in Scotland. Tributary of the River Nith in the Scottish Borders, immortalised by Robert Burns.
AGAINOnce more.
AGAMASmall, long-tailed terrestrial Old World lizard.
AGAMICrane-like bird native to Central and South America. Chestnut-bellied heron.
AGAPEA communal meal in the early Christian church taken in commemoration of the Last Supper; love feast.
AGATEBanded, variegated chalcedony used as a semiprecious stone.
AGAVETropical American plant with tall flower stalks rising from a massive rosette of thick, fleshy leaves. Perennial plant native to the southern U.S. and Mexico that is used to make tequila.
AGENTInstrument.
AGGROAggressive behaviour.
AGILAVisigoth king of Hispania and Septimania from 549-54.
AGILENimble.
AGINGObsolescent.
AGISMDiscrimination against the elderly.
AGLETPlastic or metal end of a shoelace or a drawstring.
AGLOWShining.
AGNES_ Grey, The debut novel of Anne Bronte.
AGNEWSpiro _, Vice President of the US 1969-73.
AGNONShmuel Yosef _, Israeli novelist awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1966.
AGNUS_ Dei, a figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag, as an emblem of Christ.
AGOGOEinstein _ _ _, a 1981 hit for the synthpop band Landscape.
AGONYExtreme physical or mental suffering.
AGORAPlace of assembly or marketplace in ancient Greece.
AGREEConcur.
AHEADIn front.
AHERNBertie _, Former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997-2008.
AHMED_ Best, actor who played Jar Jar Binks in the Star Wars movies.
AIDAN_ Turner, star of Poldark.
AIDEDHelped.
AIDESAssistants.
AIKENJoan ---, author of children's books including 1962's The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase.
AILEDAfflicted.
AILSA_ Craig, Island in Scotland.
AIMEDPointed at a target.
AIMEE_ Mann, singer who provided the music for the 1999 movie Magnolia.
AIOLIGarlic mayonnaise.
AIREDBrought into the open. Made known publicly.
AIRERFrame for drying laundry.
AIRESBuenos _, Capital and largest city of Argentina.
AISLEChurch gangway.
AISNERiver in Northern France ; scene of major First World War battles.
AITCHThe eighth letter of the alphabet.
AITNEMoon of Jupiter.
AJUGAGenus of herbaceous flowering plants of the mint family also known as bugle.
AKALAUK rapper and brother of Ms Dynamite.
AKBARThird Mughal emperor.
AKELALone Wolf, the pack leader in Kipling's The Jungle Book. Leader of a pack of cub scouts.
AKIRA_ Kurosawa, director of Rashomon and Seven Samurai.
AKITAJapanese dog breed.
AKKADAncient kingdom of Mesopotamia.
AKRAMWasim, Pakistani former left-arm fast bowler.
AKRONOhio city once Known as Rubber city.
ALAINFirst name of the French Formula 1 champion Prost.
ALAMORemember the _, folk song recorded by Johnny Cash.
ALANDIsland group in the Gulf of Bothnia forming an autonomous region of Finland; capital, Mariehamn.
ALARMSudden fright. Fear-stricken state. Warning sound or device.
ALBANSaint who was the first British Christian Martyr, after whom a city in Hertfordshire is named.
ALBEEEdward _, author of Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
ALBUMA book or binder for keeping photographs etc.
ALBUSProfessor _ Dumbledore, Harry Potter character.
ALDERA tree or shrub of north temperate regions with toothed leaves and conelike fruits. Related to the birch.
ALEPHFirst letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
ALERTOn one's toes. An alarm or warning.
ALEUTNative Alaskan people related to the Inuit.
ALEXA_ Chung, TV personality, formerly a presenter on Channel 4's Popworld.
ALFIE_ Allen, actor who plays Theon Greyjoy in the TV series Game Of Thrones.
ALGAESeaweeds.
ALGARGarth _, Character played by Dana Carvey in the 1992 film Wayne's World and its 1993 sequel.
ALGIDCold, chilly; used especially to describe the cold stage of a fever.
ALGOLBright star in the constellation Perseus also known as the Demon Star.
ALIASFalse or assumed name or identity.
ALIBIDefense plea.
ALICEPrincess _ of Battenberg; the Queen's mother-in-law. The heroine of two books by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
ALIENJohn Hurt film of 1979, directed by Ridley Scott, also starring Ian Holm. Extraterrestrial being. Foreign.
ALIGNTo place or become placed in a line. Arrange in line.
ALIKESimilar.
ALISTMost socially desirable category.
ALIVEPiers Paul Read book about the survivors of a South American air crash. Man _, TV show from the Sixties. Living.
ALKYLOf or denoting a hydrocarbon radical derived from an alkane by removal of a hydrogen atom.
ALLAHThe word for God when used in Islam.
ALLAMRoger, actor who plays Fred Thursday in Endeavour.
ALLAN_ Lamb, cricketer.
ALLAYQuell.
ALLEEA straight path or tree-lined avenue in a formal garden.
ALLENKeith _, actor.
ALLEYA narrow lane or passage, esp one between or behind buildings.
ALLGOHard work.
ALLINExhausted. With everything included.
ALLIS_ shad, a migratory fish of European coastal waters that travels up rivers to spawn.
ALLOATown in east central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth.
ALLODA historical term for land that was held in absolute ownership and free from obligations to an overlord.
ALLOF_ _ Me, comedy film of 1984.
ALLOTGive out. Apportion.
ALLOWPermit.
ALLOYA metallic material consisting of a mixture of two or more metals.
ALLUMDon ---, the first person to row across the Atlantic Ocean in both directions.
ALLYLGarlic oil component.
ALMAHA woman or girl who dances or sings professionally.
ALNUSGenus to which the alder trees belong.
ALOFTUp above. On high.
ALOHAHawaiian word for hello and goodbye.
ALONEOn one's own.
ALONG_ Came A Spider, the first of James Patterson's novels about Alex Cross.
ALOOFDistant or unsympathetic.
ALOSAFish genus of the herring family to which the shads belong.
ALOUDGirls _, female pop group.
ALPHAThe first letter in the Greek alphabet. Code word for A.
ALTAIA mountain system of central Asia.
ALTARCurse of The Crimson _, horror film with Karloff and Christopher Lee.
ALTERChange. Transform.
ALTON_ Towers, Staffordshire attraction, UK's most visited theme park in 2011.
ALTOSHigh-range saxophones.
ALVAR__ Lidell, British broadcaster noted as a BBC radio newsreader during World War II.
ALVIN_ Stardust, singer who had a hit with My Coo Ca Choo.
AMAPAState of northern Brazil bordering Suriname and French Guiana; capital, Macapa.
AMAROMelanie _, singer who won the first season of The X Factor USA in 2011.
AMASSGather, accumulate.
AMATIFamily of Italian violin makers who flourished in Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries.
AMAZEAstonish.
AMBERFossilised tree resin used in jewellery.
AMBITScope or extent.
AMBLEWalk without hurrying. Saunter.
AMENDEdit, revise.
AMENTAlternative name for a catkin. Latin 'thong'.
AMICEA white linen cloth worn on the neck and shoulders, under the alb, by a priest celebrating the Eucharist.
AMICIGiovanni Battista _, Italian astronomer; a crater on the Moon is named after him.
AMIDEOrganic compound.
AMIESHardy, couturier who dressed Elizabeth II.
AMIGOSpanish pal, friend.
AMINO_ acid, organic compound that plays a role such as protein formation in the human body.
AMISHRelating to a US and Canadian strict Mennonite sect. Christian community noted for shunning modern technology.
AMISSOut of order, wrong.
AMITYFriendliness. Friendship.
AMMANCapital of Jordan. Middle East city known as Philadelphia in the Roman and Byzantine periods.
AMMONIn the Old Testament, the ancestor of a nomadic tribe living east of the Jordan river.
AMNIOTest usually conducted between the 16th and 22nd week of pregnancy.
AMNONIn the Old Testament, the name of the eldest son of King David.
AMOCO_ Cadiz, the source of a 1978 oil spill off Brittany.
AMOLEThe root, bulb or other part of several mainly western North American plants, such as the agave and yucca, used as a substitute for soap.
AMONGFirst _ Equals, Jeffrey Archer's 1984 political novel.
AMOREThat's _, a 1953 hit for Dean Martin.
AMOURMichael Haneke's Oscar-winning 2012 film starring Emmanuelle Riva. Love affair.
AMPLEAbundant. Plentiful. Spacious. Copious.
AMPULA small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
AMRIT_ ceremony or _ Sanchar, the Sikh ceremony of initiation into the Khalsa.
AMUCKDuck _, a 1953 Daffy Duck cartoon.
AMUSECaptivate, entertain. Divert.
ANCHODried form of poblano chilli pepper.
ANCONIn architecture, a projecting console that supports, or appears to support, a cornice.
ANDESMajor mountain system extending along the entire west coast of South America.
ANDRE_ Previn, conductor who once performed with Morecambe and Wise.
ANENDAll Good Things Come To _ _.
ANETOHighest mountain in the Pyrenees.
ANEYE_ _ For An Eye Makes The Whole World Blind.
ANGELHeavenly or divine messenger.
ANGERRage. Fury.
ANGIETop Five hit for The Rolling Stones in 1973.
ANGLECorner.
ANGLORelating to England.
ANGRYIrate.
ANGSTAn acute but nonspecific sense of anxiety or remorse.
ANGUSScottish region in which Arbroath, Brechin and Carnoustie are found.
ANHUIProvince of E China crossed by the Yangtze River; capital, Hefei.
ANILEOf or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
ANIMAIn Jungian psychology, the unconcious female component of a male personality.
ANIMEA name given to Japanese animation.
ANISEStar _, Spice obtained from an evergreen tree native to China.
ANITA_ Dobson, Angie in EastEnders. _ Loos, American screenwriter, playwright and author who wrote the novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
ANJOUA former province of western France, in the Loire valley.
ANKLEThe joint between the foot and the leg.
ANMERKing George V's horse that collided with suffragette Emily Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby.
ANNALThe recorded events of one year.
ANNAMA former French protectorate that is now part of Vietnam.
ANNANTown in Scotland.
ANNET_ Mahendru, Actress.
ANNEXExtension.
ANNIEMusical first performed in 1976, featuring the song Tomorrow.
ANNISFrancesca, actress who played Vivien in TV drama series Flesh And Blood.
ANNOYIrritate or displease.
ANNULRescind. Render void.
ANNUMPer _, a phrase meaning every year or by the year.
ANNWNOtherworld of Welsh mythology, equivalent to the Irish Tir na nog.
ANODEPositive electrode in an electrolytic cell.
ANOLESmall arboreal lizard of the family Dactyloidae also known as the American chameleon.
ANSERWaterfowl genus of the family Anatidae to which the grey geese belong.
ANSONJay _, author of the haunted house book The Amityville Horror.
ANTESPoker stakes.
ANTHEMoon of Saturn.
ANTICAn actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon.
ANTIGTerm used in aeronautics, meaning 'designed to counteract the effects of high acceleration'.
ANTON_ Ferdinand, a defender with QPR.
ANTREArchaic term for a cave.
ANURAOrder of vertebrates that includes frogs and toads.
ANVILA heavy iron or steal block on which metals are hammered during forging. Blacksmith's block.
ANWAR_ Sadat, President of Egypt assassinated in 1981.
ANZACIn the First World War, a soldier serving with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
ANZIOA port and resort on Italy's west coast, site of Second World War Allied landing.
AODAITraditional costume of Vietnamese women consisting of a long tunic with side slits worn over wide trousers.
AOEDEMoon of Jupiter.
AORTAMajor artery. Blood vessel.
AOSTACity of NW Italy, situated near the Mont Blanc Tunnel.
APACEQuickly. Rapidly.
APARTNot joined on. Asunder.
APERYPretentious or silly mimicry.
APHIDSmall insect which feeds by sucking the juice from plants.
APHISGenus of insects which includes the greenfly.
APHRA_ Behn, Author of works including The Rover (play, 1677) and Oroonoko (novel, 1688), considered to have been England's first professional female writer.
APIANResembling bees.
APINGCopying or imitation.
APISHStupid.
APIUMPlant genus of the family Apiaceae to which celery belongs.
APNEASuspension of breathing, particularly during sleep.
APPALShock or dismay.
APPELIn fencing, a stamping of the front foot to startle or distract an opponent before an attack.
APPLEFruit. Electronics company founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. iPod manufacturer.
APPLYPut in for a job.
APRILSpring month.
APRONGarment worn in the kitchen. Pinny. Pinafore.
APSESChurch recesses.
APSISIn an elliptical orbit, the point furthest from or closest to the centre of attraction.
APSOSTibetan terriers.
APTEDMichael _, director of Gorillas In The Mist and The World Is Not Enough.
APTLYIn a fitting way.
AQABACity in Jordan.
ARABSPeople from the Middle East.
ARABYThe Sheik Of _, a 1920s song referring to the popularity of Rudolph Valentino.
ARAMEEdible brown or black Pacific seaweed used in Japanese cookery; Ecklonia bicyclis.
ARCEDMade a smoothly curving line or movement.
ARCHEMoon of Jupiter.
ARCUS_ senilis, an opaque circle around the cornea of the eye.
ARDENForest of _, a region of north Warwickshire; the scene of Shakespeare's play As You Like It.
AREASRegions.
ARECATall palm native to southeast Asia with orange or red egg-shaped nuts.
ARENAStadium. Scene of conflict.
ARETEA sharp ridge seperating two cirques or glacial valleys in mountainous regions.
ARGANA thorny evergreen tree native to Morocco, the fruit of which contains an oil-yielding nut.
ARGILClay, esp potters' clay.
ARGOLTartar obtained from wine fermentation.
ARGONChemical element, symbol Ar, atomic number 18. Noble gas.
ARGOSAncient city in south east Greece, in the north east Peloponnese.
ARGOTThe jargon or slang of a particular group or class.
ARGUEQuarrel. Bicker.
ARGUSGiant in Greek mythology whose hundred eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail by Hera.
ARHATA Buddhist who has achieved enlightenment and at death passes to nirvana.
ARIALTypeface first drawn in 1982.
ARIASOperatic solos.
ARIELSpirit who serves Prospero in the Tempest.
ARIESZodiac star sign of the ram in astrology. Constellation.
ARIOTI Predict _ _, a hit single for the Kaiser Chiefs.
ARISECome up. Happen.
ARKLEIrish thoroughbred racehorse, winner of three Cheltenham Gold Cups 1964-66.
ARLESCity in the south of France where Van Gogh lived from 1888-89.
ARLONCapital of the Walloon province of Luxembourg in SE Belgium.
ARMEDCarrying weapons.
ARMETMedieval helmet.
ARNDTJudith _, German cyclist and bronze medal winner in the 3000m pursuit in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
AROMAPleasant smell.
AROSEPast tense of arise.
ARRANAn island off the SW coast of Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde.
ARRASA wall hanging, especially of tapestry.
ARRAYSelection.
ARROWArchery missile. Direction indicator. In the past a fletcher made such a weapon.
ARSISIn prosody, the long syllable or part on which the ictus (stress) falls in a metrical foot.
ARSONThe crime of maliciously setting fire to a property.
ARTELWorker cooperative in Russia and the former Soviet Union, often made up of peasants living as a commune.
ARTEXA kind of plaster applied to give a textured finish to walls and ceilings.
ARTICArticulated lorry, informally.
ARTIE_ Shaw, American jazz clarinet player and writer.
ARTSYAffectedly interested in creative pursuits.
ARUBAOne of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
ARWENLord Of The Rings character.
ARYANIn Nazi ideology, Caucasian of the Nordic type.
ASANAAny of the postures in a yoga exercise.
ASAPHSt _ , Welsh place given official city status in 2012.
ASCIIA computer code for representing alphanumeric characters.
ASCOTTown in Berkshire. Wide cravat. Racecourse noted for its Royal meeting in June.
ASDICEarly form of sonar.
ASFORWith reference to.
ASHENPasty, pallid. Drained of colour.
ASHERJane _, actress, one-time girlfriend of Paul McCartney.
ASHESThe _, biennial cricket test series between England and Australia. Fire remains.
ASIANFrom China e.g.
ASIDEMain song on a vinyl single.
ASKEDInquired.
ASKEWAt an oblique angle; towards one side. Awry.
ASKEYArthur _, comedian whose recording career included The Bee Song.
ASLANLion who appears in the Narnia books of C. S. Lewis.
ASOKAEmperor of India (c. 269-232 BC) who established Buddhism as the state religion.
ASPELMichael, ex-Antiques Roadshow presenter.
ASPENA resort in south central Colorado; pop. 6,850. A thriving recreational center, it is noted particularly for its skiing facilities. Tree.
ASPICSavoury jelly with meat or fish stock.
ASSADBashar al _, President of Syria since 2000.
ASSAIBrazilian palm tree of the genus Euterpe.
ASSAMIndian state in the central Brahmaputra valley famous for its tea.
ASSAYTo subject (a substance, such as silver or gold) to chemical analysis.
ASSENCapital of the Drenthe province in the N Netherlands, known for its TT racing circuit.
ASSESDonkeys.
ASSETThing of value. Resource. Valuable thing. Something worth having.
ASSURThe supreme national god of the ancient Assyrians.
ASTERPlant with white, blue, purple or pink daisy-like flowers.
ASTIRAfoot.
ASTLEJeff _, West Brom footballer.
ASTON_ Villa, football club. _ Martin, British manufacturer of luxury cars associated with James Bond.
ASTORNancy _, the first woman to sit as an MP in the House of Commons.
ASTRAPer ardua ad _, RAF motto.
ASWAN_ Dam, a water barrier on the Nile.
ASWASFormerly.
ASYETSo far.
ASYOU_ _ Like It.
ATAFUIsland group in Tokelau formerly known as the Duke Of York Group.
ATALE_ _ of Two Cities, Novel by Charles Dickens.
ATEAMThe _-_, Hannibal Smith, Face, BA Baracus and Howling Mad Murdock collectively.
ATEINDined at home.
ATHOSOne of Dumas' Three Musketeers.
ATLASBook of maps. Titan who carries the spheres of the heavens.
ATOLLCircular, ring-shaped coral reef surrounding a lagoon.
ATOMSMinute particles.
ATONEMake up.
ATOPYAn allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses.
ATRIAOpen-roofed entrance halls or central courts in ancient Roman houses.
ATSEAOn the ocean. Bewildered.
ATTARAn essential oil from flowers, especially the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume.
ATTICLoft. Space within a roof. Garret. The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Athens.
ATWARIn conflict.
AUDENPoet who wrote Funeral Blues.
AUDIOOf sound or hearing.
AUDITAn inspection, correction and verification of business accounts.
AUGERA hand tool with a bit shaped like a corkscrew, for boring holes in wood.
AUGURA prophet or soothsayer.
AULICOf or relating to a royal court.
AUNTSFemale relatives.
AURALRelating to hearing.
AURASAtmospheres.
AURICGeorges _, French composer; a member of Les Six. Ion of gold, Goldfinger's first name.
AUTOSCars.
AUTRYGene _, singing cowboy on radio, TV and film.
AVAILBe of use or service to.
AVASTNautical cry meaning stop.
AVENAThe oat genus of grasses.
AVENSA plant of the rose family, typically having serrated, divided leaves and seeds bearing small hooks.
AVERSAsserts.
AVERTTurn away.
AVERYTex _, animator who created Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
AVIANOf, relating to, or resembling a bird.
AVILAA town of central Spain west-northwest of Madrid. St Teresa of _ , Spanish Carmelite nun born in 1515.
AVIONPar _, French phrase written on an item of airmail.
AVIVA_ Stadium, home ground of Ireland's rugby union and Republic of Ireland's football team.
AVOIDStay away from. English title of a lipogrammatic novel by Georges Perec.
AVOWSStates or affirms.
AVRAM_ Grant, former Chelsea, Portsmouth and West Ham manager.
AVRIL_ Lavigne, Canadian singer who had hits with Complicated and Sk8er Boi.
AWAITBe in store for.
AWAKENot asleep.
AWARDPrize.
AWAREAlert.
AWASHCovered in water.
AWDRYThe Reverend W _, creator of Thomas the Tank Engine.
AWFULNasty or ugly. Dire. Hideous.
AWINGInspiring dread.
AWOKEGot up.
AXELSName for difficult edge jumps in ice skating.
AXIALForming an axis.
AXIOMLogical statement asserted as true for a chain of reasoning. Accepted truth.
AXLESWheel centres.
AYAHS(in India) native maids or nurses.
AYRESRosalind _, actress wife of Martin Jarvis. Gillian, English abstract painter and printmaker.
AZANAManuel _, president of the Spanish Republic overthrown by Francisco Franco in 1939.
AZIDEA compound containing a Nitrogen anion.
AZOTHThe essential agent of transformation in alchemy.
AZTECMember of a great Mexican civilisation overthrown by Cortes. _ Camera, Scottish new wave band formed in 1980.
AZUREShade of blue.
BABARFictional elephant created by Jean de Brunhoff.
BABELSite of an enormous tower in the Old Testament.
BABES_ In The Wood, a traditional children's tale, as well as a popular pantomime subject.
BACCYAn informal name for tobacco.
BACKSSupports.
BACONMeat from a pig. Kevin, Mystic River actor.
BACUPLancashire town six and a half miles north of Rochdale, a former mill town.
BADENRobert _ Powell, British founder of the Scouting movement.
BADERDouglas _, Second World War RAF fighter ace who was a prisoner of war in Colditz.
BADGEEmblem.
BAGELHard, ring-shaped bread roll, often associated with Jewish baking.
BAGGYLoose-fitting.
BAGSYSucceed in securing (something) for oneself.
BAHAIMonotheistic religion emphasising mankind's spiritual unity.
BAHIAState on the Atlantic coast of eastern Brazil; capital, Salvador.
BAIRDJohn Logie _, inventor of television.
BAIRNA child.
BAIZACurrency unit of Oman worth onethousandth of a rial.
BAIZESnooker table cloth.
BAKEDCooked by dry heat in an oven or on heated metal or stones.
BAKERCheryl _, TV presenter and singer with Bucks Fizz. Tom, Hylda or Colin.
BAKESCooks cakes.
BALDRA wide silk sash or leather belt worn over the right shoulder to the left hip for carrying a sword, etc.
BALERAn agricultural machine for making bound bundles of hay.
BALESLarge bundles of a material such as hay, cloth etc.
BALLSEd _, Shadow Chancellor and husband of Yvette Cooper.
BALMSLotions.
BALMYPleasantly warm.
BALOOFictional bear in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
BALSALight wood from a fast-growing tropical tree.
BALTISpicy Indian dish served in a vessel resembling a wok.
BAMBI1942 Disney animated film featuring a white-tailed deer and his friend, Thumper the rabbit. Fictitious wild deer created by Austrian novelist Felix Salten.
BANALTrite.
BANDAHastings Kamuzu _, first prime minister (1964-1966) and president (1966-1994) of Malawi.
BANDBSmall lodging establishment offering overnight accommodation and a first meal of the day.
BANDYExchange (words).
BANFFOldest National Park in Canada, established in the Rocky Mountains in 1885 .
BANGSFringe (US).
BANJOStringed instrument commonly used in bluegrass music. Ashley, English choreographer and leader of the dance troupe Diversity.
BANKSIain _, Scottish writer who died in June 2013. Gordon _, goalkeeper of the England football team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
BANNSPublic declaration of a marriage.
BANTUGroup of African languages including Swahili and Zulu.
BARAKEhud _, Israeli Labour statesman who served as Prime Minister from 1999-2001.
BARBSSharp projections near the end of an arrow, fish hook, or similar object.
BARDOLincoln In The _, novel by US writer George Saunders which won the 2017 Booker Prize.
BARDSPoets.
BAREDExposed.
BARERMore naked.
BARESExposes.
BARGECanal boat.
BARICOf or containing barium.
BARMYCrazy.
BARNSFarm buildings.
BARONOne from the lowest rank of British nobility immediately below a viscount. Aristocratic title.
BARRASmall island of the Outer Hebrides, to the south of South Uist.
BARREFrench term for a rail at hip height used for ballet practice and leg exercises.
BARRY_ Lyndon, a Kubrick film base on a novel by Thackeray.
BARSEAny of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.
BARTYAshleigh, Australian tennis player who defeated Karolina Pliskova in the 2021 Wimbledon women's singles final.
BARYEA unit of pressure in the cgs system equal to 1 dyne per square centimetre, equivalent to 1 microbar.
BASEDFounded.
BASELCity in Switzerland that is the birthplace of tennis player Roger Federer.
BASEREven lower in estimation.
BASESBaseball stations.
BASHOA grand tournament in sumo wresting. Matsuo _, 17th Century Japanese writer of haiku.
BASICA computer programming language. Fundamental.
BASIECount _, 20th-century American jazz pianist and bandleader.
BASILEponymous Great Mouse Detective in a 1986 Disney film.
BASINSink.
BASISFoundation.
BASLECity on the Rhine; home to Switzerland's oldest university.
BASRAIraqi port.
BASSO_ profondo, voice with the lowest vocal range.
BASTEMoisten meat while cooking.
BATCHA quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time.
BATESSimon _, Radio 1 DJ from 1976-93 remembered for his Our Tune feature.
BATHESwim in open water.
BATHSRoman _.
BATIKA process of printing fabric in which parts not to be dyed are covered by wax.
BATONA thin stick used by the conductor of an orchestra.
BATORUlan _, capital of Mongolia.
BAUERJack _, Kiefer Sutherland's character in the TV series 24.
BAULKHesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
BAWDYLewd.
BAYOFThe _ _ Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea.
BAYOUA marshy tributary of a lake or river in the southern US.
BEACHSandy stretch of seashore.
BEADSDroplets.
BEALEIan _, Eastenders businessman.
BEAMSRafters.
BEANOA celebration, party or other enjoyable time.
BEANSFrench, runner etc.
BEARDMan's facial hair.
BEARSTolerates or endures.
BEASTHank McCoy's alter ego in the X-Men comic book series.
BEATSPlays a rhythm.
BEAUX_-Arts, the academic neoclassical architectural style taught at an influential Parisian art school.
BEBOPA type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms.
BECKY_ Thatcher, "Lovely little blue-eyed" girl loved by Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer.
BEECHEuropean tree with grey bark used for furniture.
BEEFYNickname of the cricketer Ian Botham.
BEENYSarah _, property developer.
BEERSAles.
BEERYWallace _, US actor.
BEETSHerbaceous plants widely cultivated as a source of food for humans and livestock.
BEFITBecome.
BEFOGTo make confused.
BEGANStarted.
BEGETCause.
BEGINMenachem _, Prime Minister of Israel from 1977-83.
BEGUM(in India) a high-ranking Muslim woman, especially a widow.
BEHANBrendan _, Irish writer whose works included The Quare Fellow and Borstal Boy.
BEIGEA colour.
BEINGCreature.
BEIRADeep-water seaport on the coast of Mozambique.
BELAYThe attachment of a climber to a mountain by tying the rope off round a rock spike or piton.
BELCHBurp.
BELEMPort city at the mouth of the Amazon in northern Brazil, capital of the state of Para.
BELIEContradict.
BELLA_ Swan, heroine in the Twilight novels.
BELLEBeautiful girl or woman.
BELLSBrand of whisky.
BELLYThe lower or front part of the body of a vertebrate, containing the intestines and other abdominal organs.
BELOWSubmarine horror film starring Zach Galifianakis.
BELTSThin strips.
BENCHLong seat.
BENDSCurves.
BENDYCapable of flexing.
BENINCountry whose capital is Porto-Novo.
BENJI_ Dunn, Simon Pegg's character in the MIssion: Impossible movies.
BENNEAlternative name for sesame (Sesamum indicum), used especially in the US.
BENNYJack: gave the eulogy at Nat King Cole's funeral.
BENTO_ box, a thin box divided into compartments that contain small separate dishes comprising a Japanese meal.
BEPPOPoem by Lord Byron subtitled A Venetian Story, written in the ottava rima form.
BEREAPlace mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, now known as Veria or Veroia.
BERETBrimless cap. Soft flat hat.
BERNEFrench name for the capital of Switzerland.
BERRAYogi, U.S. baseball catcher and manager born in 1925 noted for his amusing malapropisms.
BERRYMary _, food writer and Great British Bake Off judge.
BERTHA place where a craft can be made fast.
BERYL_ Cook, English painter 1926-2008. Mineral of which emerald is the green form.
BESETTrouble or harass persistently.
BESOMBroom of twigs.
BETELLeaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family. Climbing Asian plant of the pepper family whose leaves are chewed as a mild stimulant.
BETTYBarney Rubble's wife in The Flintstones.
BEVANAneurin _, Welsh Labour politician, Minister of Health responsible for the formation of the NHS.
BEVELCant.
BEZELGrooved ring holding the glass of a watch, light or instrument dial in position .
BEZOSJeff _, American entrepreneur who founded Amazon in 1994.
BHAJIIndian snack or entree consisting of a small cake or ball of vegetables deep-fried in batter.
BHUNAMedium-hot thick sauced curry originating in Bengal, typically prepared by dry-roasting spices in a pan until they form a paste.
BIBLEHoly book.
BIDENJoe _, Politician who became the 47th Vice President of the US in 2009.
BIDETBathroom fitting.
BIFFO_ The Bear, a cartoon character formerly in The Beano.
BIGGSRonnie _, criminal involved on the Great Train Robbery.
BIGHTA wide indentation of a shoreline or the body of water bounded by such a curve. Bay.
BIGOTPerson intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own.
BIGUPMake important.
BIHARState in the eastern part of India.
BIJOUSmall and elegant.
BIKERMotorcyclist.
BILBO_ Baggins, central character in The Hobbit, played on film by Ian Holm in The Lord Of The Rings.
BILBYBurrowing marsupial; Australian alternative to the Easter Bunny.
BILESSimone _, American gymnast, five-time World all-around champion.
BILGECurved part of a boat's hull.
BILKOCharacter for which Phil Silvers is best remembered.
BILLSInvoices.
BILLY_ Connolly, Scottish comedian. Metal can.
BINDIDecorative red dot worn in the middle of the forehead by Indian women, especially Hindus.
BINDSSecures.
BINGEPeriod of excessive indulgence.
BINGOAmerican term for using all seven Scrabble tiles in one go.
BIOKOIsland of Equatorial Guinea on which the national capital, Malabo, is located.
BIOMEA major ecological community, extending over a large area.
BIOTAThe plant and animal life of a particular region or period.
BIPEDAny animal with two feet.
BIRCHA betulaceous tree or shrub with thin, peeling bark.
BIRDYWilliam Wharton war novel adapted into a film starring Nicolas Cage.
BIROSBallpoint pens.
BIRSEA short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
BIRTHBearing of offspring.
BISONAmerican cattle with large heads, shaggy forequarters and humped backs.
BITCHFemale dog.
BITESNips.
BITTYPiecemeal.
BIXBYBill _, actor in The Incredible Hulk.
BIZETComposer of the opera The Pearl Fishers.
BJORKSinger who has had success with the Sugarcubes and as a solo artist.
BJORN_ Ulvaeus, former member of the Swedish pop group ABBA.
BLABSSqueals.
BLACKSnooker ball colour.
BLADEKnife part.
BLAIRTony _, former Prime Minister.
BLAKEWilliam _, English poet, painter and engraver who wrote Songs of Innocence. James, English singer/songwriter who won the 2013 Mercury Prize.
BLAMECulpability.
BLANCRaymond _, Owner and chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons in Oxfordshire.
BLANDInsipid.
BLANKDevoid of text.
BLASEIndifferent.
BLASTExplosion.
BLAZEStrong fire or flame.
BLEAKExposed and barren. _ House, novel by Charles Dickens whose characters include Esther Summerson and John Jarndyce.
BLEARDim.
BLEATSheep or lamb's cry.
BLEEDLose blood.
BLEEPHigh-pitched sound.
BLENDMix together.
BLESSConsecrate.
BLESTHighly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace).
BLIGHWilliam _, commander of HMS Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789.
BLIMPSmall non-rigid airship.
BLINDUnable to see. Sightless.
BLINGOstentatious jewellery.
BLINIRussian pancake made from buckwheat flour and yeast.
BLINKNictate.
BLISSArthur _, Master of the Queen's music from 1953 to 1975.
BLITEAny of a variety of plants in the family Chenopodiaceae.
BLITZA violent and sustained attack, especially with intensive aerial bombardment.
BLOBSSplotches (of colour).
BLOCHRobert _, American writer whose most famous work was the novel Psycho.
BLOCKNorth American urban or suburban area bounded by (usually) four streets.
BLOISA town on the River Loire in north central France.
BLOKEChap.
BLOODColonel Thomas _, Anglo-Irishman famous for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671.
BLOOMLeopold and Molly _, characters in James Joyce's Ulysses.
BLOTSStains.
BLOTT_ on the Landscape, Sharpe novel.
BLOWSSetbacks.
BLUESMusic genre.
BLUFFDeliberate deception.
BLUNTNot sharp.
BLURBA short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.
BLURTSay suddenly.
BLUSHGlow.
BLUTOPopeye's nemesis and rival for Olive Oyl's affections.
BLYTHChay _, British yachtsman and rower; the first person to sail non-stop westwards around the world.
BOARDFlat piece of wood. Committee.
BOASTBrag.
BOATSYachts, e.g.
BOBBYGreyfriars _, Skye terrier who famously is said to have guarded the grave of his owner for 14 years until he died himself in 1872.
BOBUPSuddenly appear.
BODEDTo be an omen of; portend.
BODESAugurs.
BODGEMake or repair badly.
BODIEPartner of Martin Shaw's Doyle in the 1977-83 action series The Professionals, played by Lewis Collins.
BOERSDescendants of the Dutch people who settled in South Africa.
BOGEYA score of one over par on any given hole in the sport of golf.
BOGUSFalse. Sham.
BOHEAInferior black Chinese tea.
BOHOLTenth-largest island of the Philippines, in the central Visayan group north of Mindanao.
BOISEAmerican state capital of Idaho.
BOLAMJames _, The Likely Lads actor.
BOLANMarc, T-rex singer.
BOLTSBars that can be slid into sockets to lock doors or gates.
BOLUSA round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill.
BOMASLivestock enclosures.
BOMBEAn electromechanical device used by British cryptologists to help decipher German Enigma-machine-encrypted secret messages during World War II. Dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs etc.
BOMBSExplosive devices.
BONARAndrew _ Law, British PM between Lloyd George and Baldwin.
BONCEHead (informal).
BONDIName of a popular beach in New South Wales.
BONDSPremium _.
BONESDr. McCoy's nickname in Star Trek. Radius, ulna etc.
BONGOA small bucket-shaped drum, usually one of a pair, played by beating with the fingers.
BONUSPremium.
BOOBYFool.
BOOKSMakes a reservation.
BOOLEGeorge _ 19th-century English mathematician who gave his name to a system of algebraic notation.
BOOMSPeriods of high economic growth.
BOONEPat _, singer who had a 1962 hit with Speedy Gonzales.
BOOSEA stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal.
BOOSTBolster.
BOOTHWilliam _, the founder and first general of the Salvation Army.
BOOTSName of a high street chemist.
BOOTYPlunder.
BOOZELiquor.
BORATFictional Kazakhstani journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
BORAXA soluble, readily fusible white mineral occurring in alkaline soils and salt deposits.
BOREDTired and impatient. Drilled.
BORERA name given to animals that pierce wood, rocks and the like.
BORICGabriel _, president of Chile.
BORIS_ Becker, tennis great.
BORNECarried.
BORONChemical element, symbol B, atomic number 5.
BOSCHHieronymus _.
BOSIEIn cricket, the usual Australian term for a googly.
BOSONAny member of the class of particles that are not fermions.
BOSSA_ Nova, Lively Brazilian dance similar to the samba.
BOSSYDomineering.
BOSUNBoatswain.
BOTCHCarry out badly. Bungle.
BOTHAPW _, former Prime Minister and State President of South Africa.
BOTHYScottish mountain shelter. A cottage or hut in Scotland.
BOTOXBeauty treatment in which a neurotoxin protein is injected to reduce wrinkles temporarily.
BOUGHMain branch of a tree.
BOULTSir Adrian Cedric _, English conductor.
BOUNDJump.
BOURN'The undiscovered country from whose _/ No traveller returns' (Shakespeare Hamlet (1601)).
BOUTSSpells. Boxing matches.
BOVIDAnimal belong to a family of ruminant mammals.
BOWENJim _, comedian and host of TV games show Bullseye.
BOWERArbour.
BOWIEJim _, legendary frontiersman and pioneer who died at the battle of the Alamo.
BOWLSDishes. Game on a green.
BOXEDFought with their fists.
BOXERPugilist.
BOYARMember of the old aristocracy of Russia ranking just below a prince, abolished by the reforms of Peter the Great.
BOYERNikki _, American actress and singer-songwriter.
BOYLEDanny _, filmmaker appointed Artistic Director of the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
BOYNERiver in Leinster, Ireland.
BRAAIStructure on which a fire can be made for the outdoor grilling of meat.
BRACEPair of things.
BRACTA specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil.
BRADYKarren _, former managing director of Birmingham City Football Club.
BRAGACity in Portugal; traditional seat of the Primate of the Spains.
BRAGE(Norse myth) the god of poetry and music, son of Odin.
BRAGGSurname of singer Billy and broadcaster Melvyn.
BRAGIGod of poetry and music in Norse mythology, married to the goddess Idunn.
BRAGSBoasts about.
BRAHEDanish astronomer Tycho _.
BRAIDA length of hair or fabric that has been plaited.
BRAINMind.
BRAKEDecelerate.
BRANDMake. Jo, English comedian and presenter of The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice since 2014.
BRASHTastelessly or offensively loud, showy, or bold.
BRASSAlloy of copper and zinc.
BRAUNSurname shared by cowboy author Matt and crime writer Lilian Jackson.
BRAVACosta _, a coastal region of northeast Spain along the Mediterranean.
BRAVECourageous. Intrepid.
BRAVOCode word for B. Well done.
BRAWLA loud disagreement or fight.
BRAWNMuscular strength. A seasoned, jellied loaf made from the head of a pig or calf.
BREADStaff of life.
BREAKOpening shot in snooker. Smash.
BREAMFish of the carp family.
BREDAA city in the southern Netherlands; the residence of Charles II during his exile.
BREEDBring up.
BRENT_ goose, a small goose with a dark grey plumage and short neck. David _: Life On The Road, 2016 mocumentary directed by and starring Ricky Gervais.
BRESTPort in Brittany, site of the Royal Naval Academy of France.
BREVEAn accent placed over a vowel to indicate that it is of short duration or is pronounced in a specified way. Musical note, now rarely used, equivalent in time value to four minims or eight crotchets.
BREWSFerments.
BRIAN_ Epstein, manager of the Beatles. Life Of _, 1979 comedy film starring and written by the Monty Python group.
BRIARA shrub of south europe with a hard, woody root.
BRIBEFinancial inducement. Back-hander.
BRICKA rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction.
BRIDE'Thou still unravished _ of quietness' (John Keats 'Ode on a Grecian Urn').
BRIEF_ Encounter, a David Lean film starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard.
BRIERWild rose.
BRIGG_ Fair, an orchestral work by Delius.
BRILLEuropean food fish; a flatfish similar to the turbot.
BRINESalt water.
BRINGTake along.
BRINKExtreme edge.
BRINYSaline.
BRISKLively and quick.
BRITT_ Ekland, Swedish actress married to British actor Peter Sellers from 1964 to 1968.
BROADWide.
BROCAPaul ___, French surgeon who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain in 1861.
BROCKKelly Le _, actress once married to Steven Seagal.
BROILCook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct heat.
BROKEPenniless.
BRONXNew York borough.
BROODA number of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching.
BROOKSmall stream.
BROOMA yellow-flowered leguminous shrub.
BROTHSoup consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in stock, sometimes thickened with barley or other cereals.
BROWNFather _, G.K. Chesterton's priest detective.
BROWSForeheads.
BRUCE_ Wayne, Batman's human alter-ego.
BRUCHMax _, German composer famed for his first violin concerto.
BRUINName for a bear, often used in children's stories.
BRUNICarla _, actress who married Nicolas Sarkozy.
BRUNOFrank _, British former heavyweight boxer.
BRUNTMain force.
BRUSHFox's tail.
BRUTEA cruel, vicious or savage person.
BRYAN_ Cranston, actor who played Walter White in the TV series Breaking Bad.
BSIDELess commercial song on a vinyl single release.
BUBKASergey _, Ukrainian pole vaulter who was the first to clear six metres.
BUBLEMichael, Canadian crooner.
BUCKS_ Fizz, cocktail of two parts orange juice to one part champagne.
BUDDYComrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
BUDGEDon _, the first tennis player to win the four Grand Slam titles in a single year. Move.
BUENA_ Vista Social Club, group of Cuban musicians who featured in an Oscar-nominated 1999 documentary.
BUENOMaria, former Brazilian tennis player.
BUFFAOpera _, comic opera originating in Naples in the 18th Century.
BUFFSEnthusiasts.
BUFFYVampire slayer played on TV by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
BUGGYIn the UK, two wheeled horse carriage.
BUGLEMilitary instrument.
BUILDConstruct.
BUILTConstructed.
BULBSRounded underground storage organs present in some plants, notably those of the lily family, consisting of a short stem surrounded by fleshy scale leaves or leaf bases, lying dormant over winter.
BULGE'How east for those who do not _ / To not overindulge' - Ogden Nash.
BULKYUnwieldy.
BULLYHector.
BULOWClaus von _, socialite tried for the attempted murder of his wife Sunny.
BUMPSKnocks.
BUMPYLike a flight in a storm.
BUNCEA windfall or boom.
BUNCHThe Wild _, a 1969 film starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine.
BUNDYSurname of the family featured in US sitcom Married with children.
BUNGSStoppers.
BUNINIvan _, First Russian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1933) known for novels such as The Village (1910) and The Life of Arseniev (1927-39).
BUNKOA swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.
BUNKSBeds.
BUNNYHarry Manders, Raffles' assistant in the E. W. Hornung stories.
BUNTYComic - aimed at girls - that ran from 1958 to 2001.
BUOYSAnchored floats serving as navigation marks, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring.
BURGHChris de _, singer-songwriter whose works include Lady In Red.
BURKAA long, enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women in public.
BURKEEdmund _, Irish statesman born in Dublin.
BURLYStrong and heavy in build.
BURMAThe former official name of Myanmar.
BURNSC. Montgomery _, nuclear power plant owner in The Simpsons.
BURNTCharred.
BURSAA small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between movable parts of the body.
BURSTRupture.
BUSBYTall fur military hat originally worn by Hungarian hussars.
BUSESOn The _, a 1970s ITV sitcom. Public transport vehicles.
BUSHYOne of the Royal Parks.
BUSKSMakes money by singing or performing in public places.
BUSTSSculptures of the head, shoulders and upper chest of people.
BUTCH_ Cassidy, cowboy hero.
BUTEAPlant genus of the pea family Fabaceae.
BUTEOBird genus of the family Accipitridae that includes the Eurasian common buzzard.
BUTTENorth American isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top, similar to but smaller than a mesa.
BUTTSThe _, a target range in archery.
BUTUTA Gambian monetary unit worth one hundredth of a dalasi.
BUYERPurchaser.
BUYUPPurchase all.
BYAIRVia plane.
BYATTA. S. _, British novelist who won the Booker Prize in 1990 for Possession.
BYFAROut and away.
BYKER_ Grove, children's TV show which launched Ant and Dec.
BYLAWLocal authority rule.
BYRNEEd, Irish stand-up comedian and frequent panellist on the TV show Mock the Week.
BYRONBritish poet who wrote Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
BYSEAOn water.
BYWAYA secondary or side road, especially in the country.
CABALClive Barker story filmed as Nightbreed. A small group of intriguers, especially one formed for political purposes.
CABBYCarry On ____ , 1963 comedy film starring Sid James as a taxi company owner.
CABERA heavy section of trimmed tree trunk thrown in competition at Highland games in Scotland.
CABINHut. Room on a ship.
CABLEStrong thick rope.
CABOTJohn _, 15th century Italian explorer and navigator.
CACAOSmall tropical American evergreen tree with reddish-brown seed pods, from which chocolate is prepared.
CACHEHoard. A hidden store of provisions, weapons or treasure.
CACTISucculent prickly plants of arid regions of America.
CADDYA small container, especially for tea. Golfer's assistant.
CADETMilitary trainee.
CADGESponge or beg.
CADIZPort in South West Spain.
CADREThe nucleus of trained professional servicemen forming the basis for the training of new units.
CAFESPlaces for a cuppa.
CAGEDCooped up.
CAGESEnclosures.
CAGEYWary.
CAINEMichael _, actor.
CAIRNA mound of stones erected as a memorial or marker.
CAIROCapital of Egypt.
CAIUSGonville & _, college of the University of Cambridge that was founded in 1348.
CAJUNFrench dialect spoken in Louisiana.
CAKESAs burnt by Alfred the Great.
CALEB_ Carr, author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel Of Darkness.
CALLASouthern African plant with a white funnel-shaped spathe and yellow spadix. _ lily.
CALLSNames.
CALPEAncient name for the rock of Gibraltar.
CALUM_ Scott, ex-Britain's Got Talent contestant who covered Robyn's' Dancing On My Own in 2016.
CALVEOf cows and certain other large animals, give birth.
CALYXFlower sepals that form the envelope that protects the developing bud.
CAMELDesert mammal.
CAMEOBrooch or ring with a profiled head carved in relief.
CAMPSStays in a tent.
CAMUSAlbert _, 20th-century Algerian-born absurdist French author and philosopher.
CANALArtificial waterway.
CANDYUS term for confectionery.
CANEDBeat with a stick.
CANESWalking sticks.
CANIDAny animal of the dog family, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
CANISGenus containing multiple extant species, such as wolves, dogs and coyotes.
CANNAAny of various tropical plants with broad leaves and red or yellow showy flowers.
CANNYShrewd, wary or knowing.
CANOENarrow pointed boat propelled by paddles.
CANONCathedral cleric. Church decree.
CANTOOne of the sections into which certain long poems are divided.
CAPERPlayful skip or leap. Escapade.
CAPESCloaks.
CAPETHugh _, King of France, founder of the dynasty that ruled the country from 987-1328 AD.
CAPONA castrated cock fowl fattened for eating.
CAPRAFrank _, Italian-born film-maker who won three Best Director Oscars in the 1930s.
CAPRIItalian island in the gulf of Naples.
CARATUnit of purity of gold.
CARDSAces, jacks, etc.
CAREDWas sympathetic.
CAREROne looking after another.
CARESConcerns.
CARETA symbol used to indicate the place in written or printed matter at which something is to be inserted.
CAREWThomas _, English Cavalier poet.
CAREXGenus of perennial plants which includes the "true" sedges.
CAREYSurname of the writer Peter and singer Mariah.
CARGOFreight.
CARIBA member of an indigenous South American people living mainly in coastal regions of French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, and Venezuela.
CARLA_ Lane, writer.
CARLEEric _, US writer and illustrator famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
CARLOMonte _ Or Bust! 1969 film.
CARMEMoon of Jupiter.
CAROBEvergreen Mediterranean tree substitute for chocolate. Shrub known as St. John's Bread.
CAROLChristmas hymn.
CARONLeslie ___, French actress Oscar-nominated for the films Lili (1953) and The L-Shaped Room (1962).
CARPOMoon of Jupiter.
CARRYHave on one's person.
CARTAMagna _, a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.
CARTERichard D'Oyly _, Victorian-era theatrical impresario and composer.
CARVESlice meat, a joint.
CASCAOne of the assassins of Julius  Caesar - reputedly the one to strike the first blow.
CASEDBoxed.
CASESLuggage.
CASEY_ Kasem, actor who voiced Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
CASKSBarrels.
CASTEEach of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status. The Dalit are the lowest rank of this social class in India.
CASTSSheds.
CATCHCapture.
CATERProvide food.
CATHYShortened name of the heroine of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
CATON_ _ a hot tin roof, A play by Tennessee Williams.
CATTYMalicious, spiteful, viscious.
CAUDAName for a tail or any similar structure.
CAULKFill cracks.
CAUSEReason.
CAVANA county in the north of the Republic of Ireland.
CAVILA petty or unnecessary objection.
CDROMCompact disc used as a read-only optical disk.
CEARAState of Brazil.
CEASEStop.
CEBUSGenus of New World monkeys to which the capuchin belongs.
CECILWilliam _, statesman and chief advisor of Elizabeth I.
CECUMA cul-de-sac, especially that in which the large intestine begins.
CEDARConiferous tree with needle-like, evergreen leaves and erect, barrel-shaped cones.
CEDEDFormally yielded.
CEDESSurrenders.
CEIBAGenus of tropical American trees of the family Malvaceae to which the kapok belongs.
CELEB2002 BBC1 sitcom starring Harry Enfield and Amanda Holden.
CELIAGirl's name.
CELLOMusical instrument.
CELLSPrison rooms.
CELTSGroup of peoples inhabiting much of Europe and Asia Minor in pre-Roman times. Ancient Britons.
CERESAsteroid accounting for almost a third of the mass of the asteroid belt.
CERNE_ Abbas, Dorset village.
CERYS_ Matthews, Welsh singer/songwriter and founder member of former rock band Catatonia.
CESARNational film award given in France.
CETUSConstellation - Sea Monster.
CHAFEMake sore by rubbing.
CHAFFThe husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing. Banter.
CHAINUnit of length equal to 22 yards.
CHAIRThe Silver _, one of C. S. Lewis' Narnia books.
CHAKA_ Khan, byname of U.S. singer/songwriter born Yvette Stevens, known as the Queen of Funk.
CHALKAs used on a blackboard.
CHAMPIrish dish of mashed potatoes and spring onions or leeks.
CHANAIn Indian cooking, a chickpea or a dish principally made from them.
CHANGMichael _, American tennis player.
CHANTSimple song.
CHAOS_ theory, branch of mathematics that describes the butterfly effect.
CHAPSCowboy's protective clothing.
CHARDA variety of beet used as a vegetable.
CHARMDelight greatly.
CHARSScorches.
CHARTMake a map of.
CHASEPursue.
CHASMAbyss.
CHATSConversations.
CHEAMEast _, location of Railway Cuttings in Hancock's Half Hour.
CHEAPInexpensive.
CHEATDo.
CHECKStop or slow the progress of.
CHEEKFace part.
CHEEPChirp.
CHEERApplaud with shouts. Shout of approval.
CHEKAA secret police organisation that was set up in 1917 by the Russian Bolshevik government.
CHELAPincer-like prehensile claw, as of arthropods such as the scorpion and the crab.
CHERIColette novel filmed in 2009 with Michelle Pfeiffer.
CHERTA compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
CHESSBoard game in which the terms 'zugzwang' and 'fianchetto' are used.
CHESTUpper front of body.
CHEWSMasticates.
CHEWYTough, stringy.
CHIASSmall oval dark or pale brown seeds of a flowering plant of the mint family, used in various foods to add fibre and micronutrients.
CHICKYoung bird.
CHICOThe eldest of the Marx Brothers.
CHIDEScold, rebuke.
CHIEFBoss, leader. Head of an organisation.
CHILDMary's Boy _, Christmas song and a 1957 hit for Harry Belafonte.
CHILECountry whose capital is Santiago.
CHILIVery hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency.
CHILLThe Big _, a 1983 film from which Kevin Costner was entirely cut. Cold.
CHIMBThe edge or brim of a cask.
CHIMEAn individual bell or the sound it makes when struck.
CHIMPSmall primate. Monkey.
CHINAAsian country whose capital is Beijing. Porcelain.
CHINKNarrow opening.
CHINOA durable cotton twill cloth used to make trousers.
CHIPSAmerican TV show about officers in the California Highway Patrol. Fries.
CHIRPBird's tweet.
CHIRUPantholops hodgsoni, family Bovidae, also known as the Tibetan antelope.
CHIVESmall, purple-flowered alliaceous plant with long, slender, hollow leaves that are used in cooking to flavour soup, stews etc.
CHLOEA name for the Greek goddess Demeter, Greek word for a green shoot.
CHOCKA block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object.
CHOIRAn organised group of singers, especially in church services.
CHOKEAsphyxiate.
CHOKOThe cucumber-like fruit of a tropical American vine that is eaten as a vegetable in the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand.
CHOLIShort-sleeved midriff-baring bodice, as worn by Indian women under a sari.
CHOMPMunch or chew noisily.
CHONGCheech & _, countercultural comedy duo of the 1970s.
CHOPSCuts with an axe.
CHORDGroup of notes.
CHOREA small routine task, especially a domestic one.
CHOSEOpted for.
CHOTA_ Nagpur, a plateau in India, mainly in Jharkhand state.
CHOUXA very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs etc.
CHRIS_ Hoy, cyclist.
CHUCK_ Yeager, test pilot, the first man to break the sound barrier. A cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade.
CHUFAAn African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.
CHUMPTwit.
CHUMSMates.
CHUNKThick piece.
CHURNLarge milk can. A vessel or machine for making butter.
CHUTEAn inclined channel or vertical passage down which materials are dropped.
CIARAUS singer who duetted with Justin Timberlake on 2009's 'Love Sex Magic'.
CICERGenus of leguminous plants of the family Fabaceae to which chickpeas belong.
CIDERFermented apple drink.
CIGARCheroot, say.
CILIATechnical term for the eyelashes.
CILICMarin, Croatian tennis player who won the 2014 U.S. Open men's singles title.
CILLAWoman's name.
CIMARDomenico _, Italian composer, chiefly remembered for his opera buffa The Secret Marriage.
CINCHCertainty.
CINDY_ Crawford, model once married to Richard Gere.
CIRCAAt the approximate time of.
CIRCEIn Greek mythology, an enchantress who detained Odysseus on her island of Aeaea and turned his men into swine.
CIRRIThin wispy clouds.
CITEDQuoted.
CITESQuotes.
CIVETCat-like mammal of the genus Viverra found in Africa and Asia.
CIVICOf a city or citizens.
CIVILPolite or courteous.
CIVVYA slang term for life and work not connected with military life, _ Street.
CLADEGroup of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor.
CLAIMAllege. Demand as a right.
CLAIRAu _ De La Lune, French folk song of the 18th century. Song that was a hit for Gilbert O'Sullivan in 1972.
CLAMPA heap of potatoes or other root vegetables stored under straw or earth.
CLAMSShellfish.
CLANGRing, reverberate.
CLANKHarsh metallic sound.
CLANSTribes.
CLAPSApplauds.
CLARASpanish equivalent of shandy. Name of the child protagonist in most productions of the ballet The Nutcracker.
CLARE_ Balding, sports presenter.
CLARKAlan _, 20th-century Conservative MP and diarist.
CLARYPlant of the Salvia genus, with aromatic leaves and blue flowers.
CLASHThe _, punk group whose members included Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.
CLASPHold tight.
CLASSLesson. A group of pupils or students who are taught together. Category.
CLAUSSanta _.
CLAVEIn music, one of a pair of hardwood sticks that are struck together to make a hollow sound.
CLEANSanitary.
CLEARObvious. Easy to perceive or understand.
CLEFTA long narrow opening. A fissure or crevice in a rock or the ground.
CLEGGNick _, former Lib Dem leader. Norman, character played by Peter Sallis in the TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine.
CLEPEGive (someone or something) a specified name.
CLERKOffice worker.
CLIFFJimmy _, musician who wrote Many Rivers To Cross.
CLIFTMontgomery _, movie actor in From Here To Eternity and The Misfits.
CLIMBAscend.
CLINGHang on.
CLINKSlang word for prison.
CLINT_ Eastwood, actor.
CLIPSTrims with scissors or shears.
CLIVE_ Of India, military officer instrumental in setting up the British Raj. Robert, soldier and twice British governor of Bengal.
CLOAKSleeveless garment.
CLOCKDevice displaying time.
CLODSLumps or masses, especially of earth or clay.
CLOGSWooden shoes.
CLONEOrganism produced by asexual reproduction having the same genetic information as its parent.
CLOOTA hoof.
CLOSENearby.
CLOTHFabric.
CLOTSCongeals.
CLOUD_ Atlas, a David Mitchell novel filmed with Tom Hanks and Jim Broadbent.
CLOUTThump.
CLOVESegment of a bulb of garlic.
CLOWNA comic entertainer appearing in the circus.
CLUBSCard suit.
CLUESWhat you hope to solve in this very crossword.
CLUMPA cluster.
CLUNGHeld tight.
CLUNYTown in eastern central France, the site of a Benedictine Abbey founded in 910.
CLWYDA former county in northeast Wales.
CLYDERiver in Scotland.
COACHTrain.
COALS_ to Newcastle, something supplied where it is already plentiful.
COASTSeashore. Shoreline.
COATIOmnivorous mammal of Central and South America, with a long flexible snout and a brindled coat.
COATSCoverings.
COBOLCommon Business Oriented Language, an early form of programming.
COBRAA venomous snake which spreads the skin of its neck into a hood when alarmed. Hooded snake.
COCKYArrogant.
COCOABedtime drink.
CODESCiphers.
CODEXAn ancient manuscript text in book form.
COEUR_ de Lion, a name given to King Richard I.
COGANAlma _, English pop singer 1932-66.
COGONAny of the coarse tropical grasses of the genus Imperata which are used for thatching.
COHANGeorge M. _, United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs.
COHEN_ the Barbarian, a character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. Ben, ex-Northampton and England rugby union winger.
COINSThree _ In The Fountain, 1954 movie set in Rome.
COLDSViral infectious diseases of the upper respiratory tract that primarily affects the nose.
COLEYFish of the cod family.
COLICA condition characterised by acute spasmodic abdominal pain.
COLIN_ Farrell, Irish actor. _ Firth, Mr Darcy actor in the 1995 TV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
COLLY_ bird, same as a blackbird.
COLONPunctuation mark.
COLORThe _ Of Money, a 1986 sequel to The Hustler starring Paul Newman.
COLTSYoung horses.
COMBIAppliance with multiple functions.
COMBOSmall jazz band or dance band.
COMBSRigid toothed devices.
COMERJodie, actress who plays Villanelle in Killing Eve.
COMETIcy body orbiting the sun having a visible tail.
COMFYSnug.
COMICKids' magazine.
COMMAPunctuation mark.
COMPOBill Owen's character in Last Of The Summer Wine.
COMTETitle of French nobility that is equivalent to a count. French positivist philosopher, one of the most important early figures in sociology.
CONANFictional barbarian in a series of stories by Robert E. Howard. Arthur _ Doyle, Edinburgh-born author who created Sherlock Holmes.
CONCHLarge spiral shell.
CONESTraffic markers.
CONGALatin American dance.
CONGOMichael Crichton novel first published in 1980.
CONICOf a cone.
CONOR_ McGregor, Irish mixed martial artist and boxer.
CONTEAntonio _, Chelsea's Premier League winning manager in 2016-17.
CONTINina, British actress and stand-up comedian born in 1973.
CONWYMarket town on the North coast of wales, home to the smallest house in Great Britain.
COOLSLoses heat.
COOMBA short valley or hollow on a hillside or coastline, especially in southern England.
COOPTSummarily appoint.
COPEDManaged.
COPESManages.
COPITBe punished.
COPRAThe dried, oil-yielding kernel of the coconut.
COPSESmall group of trees.
COPTSNative Egyptians in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
CORAL_ snake, a venomous American elapid creature. Yellowish-pink colour.
CORBYPeter, English inventor of the electric trouser press named after him.
COREAChick _, American jazz keyboard player.
CORENGiles, English food critic and broadcaster who co-presented TV series Back In Time For Dinner.
CORESKernels.
CORFUSecond largest of the Ionian Islands. A Greek island, the setting of Gerald Durrell's book about his childhood in the late 1930s. Greek island whose resorts include Kavos and Sidari.
CORGIShort-legged dog.
CORIN_ Redgrave, Actor.
CORKSBottle stoppers.
CORMSOrgans of vegetative reproduction in plants such as the crocus.
CORNUIn anatomy a part or structure resembling a horn or having a hornlike pattern.
CORNYTrite, banal, or mawkishly sentimental.
COROTJean-Baptiste-Camille _, French landscape painter known for masterpieces such as Ville d'Avray.
CORPSMilitary unit. Army branch.
COSMO_ Smallpiece, a comedy character played by Les Dawson.
COSTATechnical name for the rib. Antony, English singer/songwriter who performed with the boy band Blue.
COSTSIs priced at.
COTTAIn the Roman Catholic Church, a short form of surplice.
COUCHSettee. A sofa or place for rest and sleep.
COUGHReflexive action of the body that has the technical name tussis.
COULDWas able to.
COUNTEuropean rank of nobility equivalent to the British earl.
COUPEFour-seater car with two doors, a hard fixed roof and a sloping back.
COURTInvite.
COVENGroup of witches.
COVERShelter.
COVESSmall bays or inlets, usually between rocky headlands.
COVETDesire, want.
COVEYA brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
COWEDIntimidated.
COWERCringe. Flinch.
COWESSeaport on the Isle of Wight.
COWLSThe hooded habits of monks.
COYPUSouth American semi-aquatic rodent, also known as the river rat.
CRABBStephen, Conservative politician who served as Welsh Secretary under David Cameron.
CRABSChiefly marine crustaceans with broad, flattened carapaces.
CRACKBreak or split partially.
CRAFTVessel.
CRAICA great time - in Ireland.
CRAIG_ Charles, actor.
CRAILHarbour town if Fife close to Anstruther.
CRAKEAny of several rail birds that occur in the Old World.
CRAMPA painful, involuntary contraction of a muscle.
CRANELarge, long-legged, long-necked wading bird.
CRANKA device that is turned to make something move.
CRAPEThin silk.
CRAPSGambling game using two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3 or 12 loses.
CRASHCollision, smash. Film starring Thandie Newton and Matt Dillon, Best Picture Oscar winner in 2006 (78th Awards).
CRASSStations Of The _, punk album released in 1979.
CRATECase.
CRAVEDesire.
CRAWLSwimming stroke.
CRAXIBettino ___, Italian socialist statesman; prime minister 1983-87.
CRAZEFad.
CRAZYTitle of Gnarls Barkley's 2006 No.1 hit.
CREAKGrating noise.
CREAMTop of the milk. Sour _. Dairy product.
CRECYVillage in northern France; scene of the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years War.
CREDOA statement of beliefs or aims.
CREEDDoctrine. 2015 film directed by Ryan Coogler, seventh in the Rocky film series.
CREEKA narrow inlet or bay, especially of the sea.
CREELWickerwork trap for catching lobsters. Fisherman's basket.
CREEPRadiohead's debut single.
CREME_ brulee.
CREONThe husband of Eurydice in Greek mythology.
CREPEThin pancake.
CREPTMoved very slowly.
CRESSPlant with pungent tasting leaves, often used in salads and as a garnish.
CRESTIn heraldry, a figure surmounting the helmet of a coat of arms.
CRETEGreek island, once the centre of the Minoan civilisation.
CREWETown in Cheshire; a major railway junction.
CREWSGroups of people who operate ships or planes.
CRIBBVictorian crime drama on TV  with Alan Dobie in the title role.
CRICKFrancis ---, British scientist who identified the molecular structure of DNA with James Watson in 1953.
CRIEDWept.
CRIERFormerly an official who made public announcements.
CRIESWeeps.
CRIMEIllegal act.
CRIMPTo decorate the edge of pastry by pinching with the fingers to give a fluted effect.
CRISPCrunchy.
CROAKLow, hoarse sound made by a frog or crow.
CROATPerson from Zagreb, say.
CROCKOld banger.
CROFTSmall rented farm. Colin, West Indies former fast bowler.
CRONEA witchlike old woman.
CRONYClose friend or companion.
CROOKDishonest person or a criminal.
CROONTo sing or speak in a soft, low tone.
CROSSTraverse. Annoyed.
CROUPA horse's rump.
CROWDThrong. Multitude.
CROWEJason _, former midfielder for Arsenal and Leeds United.
CROWNPre-decimal coin worth five shillings.
CROWSGloats.
CRUDEVulgar.
CRUELUnkind.
CRUETA small container for holding pepper, salt, vinegar, oil etc. at table.
CRUFTCharles _, English showman who initiated a now-annual dog show in London in 1886.
CRUMBA small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.
CRUSEAn earthenware pot or jar.
CRUSHDefeat or humiliate utterly. Overwhelm.
CRUSTHard rind.
CRWTHAn ancient stringed instrument of Celtic origin similar to the cithara but bowed in later types.
CRYERBarry _, comedy writer, mainstay of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue on radio.
CRYPTUnderground chamber or vault.
CUBAN_ Fury, a 2014 dance movie romcom starring Nick Frost.
CUBEDDiced.
CUBESSolid blocks.
CUBICHaving the shape of a cube.
CUBITAncient measure of length derived from the human forearm, typically about 18 inches.
CUETOMark, ex-England and Sale rugby union winger.
CUFFSAn Ashley Walters TV police drama set in Brighton.
CUKORGeorge _, director of films including The Philadelphia Story and My Fair Lady.
CUMINMediterranean flowering plant with finely divided leaves and aromatic seeds.
CUOCOKaley, U.S. actress who played Penny in the TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
CUPELA small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
CUPIDRoman god of love depicted as a small boy with a bow and arrow.
CUPPACup of tea, informally.
CURDSSubstance formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet and used in making cheese.
CUREDHealed.
CURESHeals.
CURIAAdministrative body at the Vatican by which the Pope governs the Roman Catholic Church.
CURIEUnit of radioactivity with the symbol Ci.
CURIOA small article valued as a collector's item.
CURLSRinglets.
CURRYSpicy dish.
CURSEOath. An appeal to a supernatural power for harm to come to a specific person or group.
CURVERounded line.
CUSCOPeruvian city, historical site of the Inca Empire's capital.
CUSECA unit of flow (especially of water) equal to one cubic foot per second.
CUSHYUndemanding.
CUTIEAttractive or endearing person, especially a young woman.
CUTINInterject.
CUTISThe true skin or dermis.
CUTTY_ Sark, British tea clipper built in 1869 and currently in dry dock at Greenwich.
CUTUPCarve.
CUZCOCity of southern Peru; capital of the Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533.
CYCLERepeated sequence of events.
CYMRUThe Welsh name for Wales.
CYNDI_ Lauper, artiste whose first solo album was called She's So Unusual.
CYNICSceptic.
CYRIL_ Fletcher, provider of Odd Odes on That's Life in the 1970s.
CYRUSMiley _, pop star.
CZECHPerson having the same nationality as Franz Kafka.
DACCACapital of Bangladesh.
DACHAA country house or cottage in Russia.
DACIAAncient region of SE Europe roughly corresponding to modern-day Romania, annexed by Trajan c. 106 AD as a province of the Roman Empire.
DADDYInformal word for father.
DAFFY_ Duck, character in the Looney Tunes cartoons.
DAILYRegularly.
DAIRYFirm supplying milk.
DAISYBo and Luke's cousin in The Dukes Of Hazzard.
DAKARCapital of Senegal.
DALAI_ Lama.
DALEKScience fiction alien from the planet Skaro.
DALESValleys.
DALEYTom _, Olympic diver.
DALITMember of the lowest class in the Indian caste system.
DALLYAct playfully.
DAMESElderly or mature women.
DAMONRacing driver son of the late Graham Hill. _ Albarn, lead vocalist of Blur.
DANAEThe daughter of Eurydice and Acrisius and mother of Perseus.
DANCEJig. Trip the light fantastic. Gay Gordons for example.
DANDYThe _, comic featuring Korky the Cat and Keyhole Kate. Fop.
DANESCopenhagen natives.
DANNYFirst name of the actors Kaye, Dyer and La Rue.
DANTEItalian poet, author of the Divine Comedy.
DARBY-- and Joan, an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony.
DARCYMr Fitzwilliam _, hero of Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice.
DAREDHad the audacity to. Ventured.
DARESChallenges.
DARICA gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
DARINBobby _, singer who had hits with Splish Splash and Beyond The Sea.
DARNSMends with stitches.
DARTH_ Vader, character in the original Star Wars trilogy played by David Prowse.
DARTSActivity for which Phil 'The Power' Taylor is famous.
DARYLUS actress, _ Hannah.
DASHYShowy; stylish.
DATEDSaw. Outmoded.
DATELBritish Telecom service introduced in the 1960s, enabling computer data to be transmitted.
DATESGoes out with.
DATUKIn Malaysia, a title denoting membership of a high order of chivalry.
DATUMFact.
DAUBEA braised meat stew.
DAUNTMake (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
DAVEYEd, leader of the Liberal Democrats.
DAVIDBiblical king, slayer of Goliath.
DAVISSteve _, snooker player.
DAVOSResort and winter-sports centre in the Graubunden canton of eastern Switzerland.
DAZED_ And Confused, Ben Affleck film, its title taken from a Led Zeppelin song.
DEALSBusiness transactions.
DEALTHanded out playing cards.
DEANSCollege heads.
DEARYTerry, British children's author noted for the Horrible Histories series.
DEATHDecease.
DEBARExclude.
DEBITRemove money from an account.
DEBTSIOUs. Sums of money owed.
DEBUGRemove programming errors.
DEBUTPlayer's first game.
DEBYEPeter ___, Dutch-born US physicist awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1936 for his work on dipole moments.
DECALShortened name for the art or process of transferring a design from prepared paper onto another surface.
DECAYRot.
DECKOGlance.
DECORA style or scheme of interior adornment, furnishings etc.
DECOYA person or thing used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lure.
DECRYDisparage.
DEEDSActs.
DEEMSJudges or considers.
DEEREJohn _, American blacksmith and manufacturer who invented the first commercially successful steel plough in 1837.
DEFERPostpone. Yield.
DEFOEDaniel _, author of Moll Flanders.
DEGASEdgar _, French artist, early impressionist, famous for his depictions of dancers.
DEIFYTo exalt to the position of a god or personify as a god.
DEIGNCondescend.
DEISMTheistic belief system of Hobbes, Locke and Hume.
DEISTPerson who believes in the existence of God based soley on natural reason.
DEITYGod or goddess.
DELAYHold up.
DELFTA town in the southwest Netherlands known for the production of a tin-glazed earthenware.
DELHIIndian city.
DELIA_ Smith, cookery writer and Norwich City supporter. _ Owens, U.S. zoologist and author of Where the Crawdads Sing.
DELLSDingles.
DELOSSmall Greek island in the Aegean Sea near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago; legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
DELTAGreek letter. Code word for D.
DELVERummage.
DELYSFleur-_-_, In heraldry, a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals.
DEMMEJonathan _, Oscar-winning director of the 1991 film The Silence Of The Lambs.
DEMOBTo disband, as troops, etc.
DEMONFiend.
DEMURTo object.
DENARStandard currency unit of Macedonia.
DENCHJudi _, distinguished actress in Mrs. Brown and Shakespeare In Love.
DENEBBrightest star in the constellation Cygnus, the swan.
DENIMJeans fabric.
DENIS_ Law, ex-footballer. Patron saint of France, often depicted carrying his own severed head.
DENSEThick, compact.
DEPOTStorehouse.
DEPTHDeepness.
DERBYMidlands city.
DEREK_ Jacobi, actor. _ Bell, British driver who won the Le Mans 24-hour race five times in the 1970s and '80s. _ Fowlds, late actor who played Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat.
DERIGTo dismantle and remove equipment from e.g. a ship or stage set.
DERMAThe deep vascular inner layer of the skin.
DERRY_ Girls, TV sitcom set in Northern Ireland during the 1990s.
DESAIAnita _, Indian novelist.
DESKSSchool furniture items.
DETERDissuade. Discourage.
DEUBASher Bahadur _, Prime Minister of Nepal.
DEUCE40-40 in tennis.
DEVIL_ May Care, a James Bond novel written by Sebastian Faulks.
DEVONCounty between Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset.
DEWARDonald _, first person to hold the office of First Minister of Scotland.
DEWEYMelvil _, US educator who invented a system of library book classification.
DHABIAbu _, Largest of the countries making up the United Arab Emirates.
DHAKACapital of Bangladesh.
DHANIFirst name of George Harrison and his second wife's only child.
DHOLESpecies of wild dog native to Central and South Asia.
DHOTILong loincloth worn by men in India.
DHOWSLateen-rigged ships with one or two masts, used chiefly in the Arabian region.
DIALSRings.
DIANAIn Roman mythology, the goddess of the hunt and the moon.
DIANEFirst name of the actresses Keaton, Ladd and Lane.
DIARYJournal.
DICEDCubed.
DICESCuts into cubes.
DICEYRisky.
DICTUMirabile _, Virgil's phrase meaning Wonderful to tell.
DIDDYThe _ Men, small people working in the Jam Butty Mines of Knotty Ash, according to Ken Dodd.
DIDINKilled (informal).
DIEGO_ Maradona, Argentine former footballer famous for his "Hand of God" goal against England in 1986.
DIEHLWilliam _, author of the books Sharky's Machine and Primal Fear.
DIETSWeight loss programmes.
DIETZBernard _, German footballer capped 53 times.
DIGHTTo dress; adorn.
DIGINBecome entrenched.
DIGITNumeral. Finger or toe.
DIGUPExcavate.
DIJONFrench city, original source of a type of mustard.
DIMES10-cent pieces.
DIMLYIndistinctly.
DINAHDaughter of Jacob and Leah.
DINARIraqi currency. Tunisia's national currency along with Iran and Jordan.
DINEDHad dinner, a meal.
DINERBarry Levinson's movie starring Mickey Rourke and Kevin Bacon.
DINESHas dinner.
DINGOAutralian wild dog that resembles a wolf and has a yellow-brown coat.
DINGYGloomy and drab.
DINKYLiverpool manufacturer of miniature die-cast vehicles.
DIODESemiconductor device with two terminals, typically allowing a current to flow in one direction only.
DIONEMoon of Saturn.
DIPPYEccentric.
DIRACPhysicist who shared the 1933 Nobel Prize with Schrodinger.
DIRAMMonetary unit of Tajikistan equal to one hundredth of a somoni.
DIRERWorse.
DIRGEFuneral hymn. A slow, sad mournful song of grief.
DIRTYGrubby.
DISCOAn occasion at which people dance to pop music.
DISCSCompact _.
DISHYGood-looking.
DISMEA former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
DITCHNarrow channel dug in the earth.
DITKOSteve, U.S. comics artist who co-created superhero Spider-Man with Stan Lee.
DITSYSilly and scatterbrained.
DITTOBeth _, singer with the band Gossip. The same. The aforementioned.
DITTYSimple song.
DIVANBackless sofa, couch.
DIVASDistinguished female operatic singers.
DIVEDPlunged headfirst into water.
DIVERFrogman.
DIVESPlunges headfirst into water.
DIVOTA piece of turf dug out of a grass surface.
DIXIEA historical nickname for the Southern United States.
DIXON_ of Dock Green, police drama starring Jack Warner.
DIZZYAffected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy.
DJINNShapeshifter in Eastern folklore.
DOBINTo inform against or report.
DOBLEPaso _, a fast-paced ballroom dance based on a Latin American style of marching.
DOBRAMain currency unit of Sao Tome e Principe, divided into 100 centimos.
DOCKSDeducts money or points from. A wharf or pier used for the loading or unloading of ships.
DODGESidestep. Avoid.
DODGYSuspect.
DODIE_ Smith, author of The Hundred And One Dalmatians.
DOFORSuit.
DOGGOInformally, in hiding and keeping quiet.
DOGMA1999 movie starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. A belief or doctrine.
DOILYA decorative mat of lace or lace-like paper, laid on or under a plate.
DOINGEngaged in.
DOLBYThomas _, musician whose singles include Hyperactive and Windpower.
DOLCEMusical command meaning soft, sweet.
DOLEDShared out.
DOLLSToys for girls.
DOLLY_ Parton, Jolene singer.
DOLPH_ Lundgren, action movie hero in all three Expendables films.
DOLTSImbeciles.
DOMEDHaving a curved roof.
DOMESCurved roofs.
DONARThe god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
DONATRobert _, Best Actor Oscar winner for the 1939 film Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
DONER_ kebab, fast food dish of grilled meat and salad served in pitta bread.
DONNAItalian 'lady'.
DONNEJohn _, English metaphysical poet 1572-1631.
DONORContributor.
DONOT_ _ count your chickens before they are hatched.
DONUTRing-shaped cake.
DOOKUCount _ , Sith Lord played by Christopher Lee in the Star Wars franchise.
DOONELorna _, 1869 novel by RD Blackmore.
DOORNTown in the central Netherlands; residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II after his abdication.
DOORSThe _, group that had hits with Hello I Love You and People Are Strange.
DOPESAdministers a sedative to.
DOPEYThe youngest dwarf in Disney's 1937 film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs.
DORGIDog Breed.
DORICAncient Greek dialect.
DORIS_ Day, singer named after a Nereid in Greek mythology.
DORMANessun _, popular aria from Turandot.
DORSEA type of cod, believed to be the young of the common cod.
DOSEDTreated with medication.
DOSESSpecific quantities of a therapeutic drug or agent.
DOTESAdores.
DOTTYFeeble-minded; slightly crazy.
DOUAYEnglish version of the Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate in the early 17th century.
DOUBTDistrust or be suspicious of. Uncertainty.
DOUGHSlang word for money.
DOULAA woman trained to provide support to women during pregnancy and childbirth.
DOUROA river in southwest Europe, rising in northern Spain and flowing west through Portugal to the Atlantic.
DOVERAmerican state capital of Delaware. Shipping forecast area.
DOVESBirds.
DOWDYPlain and unfashionable.
DOWELWooden peg.
DOWERProperty set apart for the use of a widow on her deceased husband's estate, _ house.
DOWNSAny of various ranges of low chalk hills in southern England.
DOWRYMoney etc. given by a wife to her husband on marriage.
DOWSEUse a divining rod.
DOYENSenior member.
DOYLEArthur Conan _, British author who created Sherlock Holmes. Roddy _, Irish writer who won the Booker Prize in 1993 with his novel Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
DOZENA baker's one has 13. A group of 12.
DRACOConstellation of the dragon in the northern sky. Athenian lawgiver who prescribed death for almost every offence.
DRAFTSketch. First version.
DRAGOIvan, fictional Soviet boxer played by Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV.
DRAGSPulls along with difficulty.
DRAILWeighted hook and line used for dragging below the surface of the water.
DRAINDraw off liquid from.
DRAKEMale duck.
DRAMAA play.
DRAMSSmall measures of drink.
DRAPEHang or cover in folds. Hanging.
DRAWLTo speak slowly, especially prolonging vowel sounds.
DRAWNSketched. Attracted.
DRAWSSketches.
DRAYSLow carts without fixed sides that can carry heavy loads.
DRDREUS rapper and record producer born Andre Romelle Young in 1965.
DREADTerror. Fearful expectation.
DREAMCherished hope or desire.
DREARDull, gloomy.
DREDDJudge _, a comic book antihero who first appeared in 1977.
DREGSResidue or remains.
DRESSPut clothes on. Frock.
DREYSSquirrel nests.
DRIEDWith water removed. Desiccated.
DRIERLess moist.
DRIFTHeaped mass of snow etc. Float.
DRILLDentist's boring tool.
DRINKSwallow liquid. Beverage.
DRIPSFalls in drops.
DRIVEAmbition.
DROGOKhal _, Character played by Jason Momoa in the first two seasons of TV's Game of Thrones.
DROILTo carry out menial, toilsome work.
DROLLAmusing, comical.
DROMEDepartment in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of SE France; capital, Valence.
DRONEA male bee in a colony of social bees, whose sole function is to mate with the queen.
DROODEdwin _, eponymous character in Dickens' final unfinished work.
DROOGNadsat word for friend in A Clockwork Orange.
DROOLSlobber. Salivate.
DROOPSag.
DROPSFumbles.
DROSSThe scum formed, usually by oxidation, on the surfaces of molten metals.
DROVEPast tense of drive.
DROWNA 1996 short story collection by Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz.
DRUIDA member of an ancient order of pre-Christian priests in Gaul, Britian and Ireland.
DRUMSInstrument played by Animal in the Muppet band Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
DRUNKHalf seas over.
DRUPEA stone fruit such as the peach, plum or cherry.
DRURY_ Lane, street where the nursery rhyme Muffin Man lives.
DRYADWood nymph in Greek mythology.
DRYASAny creeping plant belonging to the genus _, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
DRYERFred _, US actor who played the title role in the police drama series Hunter.
DRYUPLose moisture.
DUBAIMember state of the United Arab Emirates.
DUCALAristocratic.
DUCATA gold coin that was used as a trade currency in Europe before the First World War.
DUCHYDukedom.
DUCKSCommon water birds.
DUCTSTubes or passageways in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.
DUDESAll The Young _, David Bowie-penned 1972 hit by English rock band Mott the Hoople.
DUELSFights to settle quarrels.
DUETOCaused by.
DUETSMusical compositions for two performers or voices.
DUFFYUK Poet Laureate.
DUKASPaul _, French composer of The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
DUKESThe fists, slang.
DULACEdmund _, French-born British illustrator and stamp designer.
DULIAVeneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
DULOCCity state ruled by Lord Farquaad in Shrek.
DULSEA coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
DUMASFrench novelist and dramatist whose works included The Three Musketeers.
DUMBODisney film whose title character is best friends with a mouse called Timothy.
DUMMYBaby's pacifier.
DUMPSAbandons.
DUMPYSquat.
DUNCEStupid pupil.
DUNESMounds of drifted sand.
DUNSTFargo actress, Kirsten.
DUOMOA generic term for a cathedral church.
DUPEDHoodwinked.
DUPESDeceives.
DUPINAuguste, detective created by Edgar Allan Poe.
DUPLE(Of music) having two beats in a bar.
DUPREJacqueline _, 20th Century British cellist, subject of the film Hilary And Jackie.
DURALA strong light aluminium alloy containing copper.
DURAN_ _, group whose albums include Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
DURERAlbrecht _, German painter and engraver 1471-1528. Artist whose works include the Four Apostles paintings.
DURGAHindu warrior goddess.
DURIEJo _, British tennis player who won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Jeremy Bates.
DURSTFred _, vocalist in the band Limp Bizkit.
DURUMA variety of wheat used chiefly to make pastas.
DUSTY_ Springfield, singer.
DUTCHNickname of former US president Ronald Reagan. European.
DUVETContinental quilt.
DVINARiver that enters the Baltic Sea at Riga.
DWARFWhite _, dense star similarly sized to Earth but with the mass of the Sun.
DWELLTo live as a permanent resident somewhere. Reside.
DWELTResided.
DYCHESean, English manager of Burnley FC.
DYFEDA former county in southwest Wales, broken up in 1996.
DYINGEager.
DYKESDitches.
DYLAN_ Thomas, Welsh poet.
DYSONJames _, British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner.
EAGERKeen.
EAGLEGolf term. Bird of prey. British comic which featured the character Dan Dare.
EAGREA tidal bore, esp of the Humber or Severn estuary.
EARED_ seal, type of seal such as the fur seal and sea lion.
EARLSNoblemen.
EARLYThe _ bird catches the worm, proverb.
EARNSDeserves.
EARTHFifth largest of the planets in the solar system.
EASEDMade less difficult. Alleviated.
EASELArtist's stand for paintings. Frame used for supporting a canvas, blackboard etc.
EASESBecomes less severe.
EATATDeteriorate.
EATENConsumed. Dined. Devoured.
EATINDine at home.
EATONShirley, Goldfinger actress.
EATUPConsume entirely.
EAVESThe edge of a roof that projects beyond the wall.
EBBEDFlowed back or receded.
EBDONPeter _, World Snooker Champion in 2002.
EBERTRoger _, influential American film critic who died in 2013.
EBLISThe chief evil jinni in Islamic mythology.
EBOATA fast German naval vessel in World War II that carried guns and torpedoes.
EBOLARiver in the Congo giving its name to a deadly fever.
EBONYHard, very dark wood used for cabinetwork.
EBOOKAn electronic version which can be read on a computer or a specifically designed handheld device.
ECLATBrilliant success.
ECOLIBacterium which may cause food poisoning in humans.
EDALEDerbyshire village that marks one end of the Pennine Way.
EDDIE_ Cochran, American rock'n'roll singer and guitarist who recorded C'mon Everybody.
EDGAR_ Wallace, prolific crime writer and co-author of King Kong.
EDGEDBordered.
EDGESVerges. Borders.
EDICTA decree or ordinance issued by a sovereign or state.
EDIFYTo improve the morality, intellect etc. of, especially by instruction.
EDINA_ Monsoon, character played by Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous.
EDITH_ Piaf, singer of La Vie En Rose. _ Cavell, British nurse executed by the Germans in Belgium in 1915.
EDITSRedacts.
EDSELCar developed by Ford in 1958 whose name became a byword for any significant failure.
EDSONJ. T. _, English author of 137 Westerns.
EDWINReal first name of astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
EEGAHGiant caveman played by Richard Kiel in a 1962 movie of the same name.
EEJITStupid person; an idiot.
EELAMProposed Sri Lankan state that the Tamil Tigers separatist group has fought to establish.
EERIECreepy. Spooky.
EFITSComputer-generated pictures of people sought by the police.
EFRONZac, U.S. actor who played Troy Bolton in the High School Musical film series.
EGESTTo excrete waste material.
EGEUSThe father of Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
EGGARSamantha _, actress in The Collector and The Brood.
EGGEDEncouraged.
EGGERA type of European moth with a brown body and wings.
EGGONIncite, urge.
EGHAMTown in Surrey on the River Thames near Runnymede.
EGRETWading bird similar to a heron with white plumage.
EGYPTAfrican country ruled by Hosni Mubarak until the 2011 revolution. Capital Cairo.
EIDERLarge northern sea duck of the genus Somateria whose down is used to stuff pillows, quilts etc.
EIGERThe _ Sanction, a 1975 movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Mountain whose North Face is nicknamed Murder Wall.
EIGHTNumber of legs on a spider.
EILATA port in Israel, on the Gulf of Aqaba.
EJECTCast out. Throw out.
EKINGSqueezing out.
ELANDLarge African antelope.
ELARAMoon of Jupiter.
ELATETo fill with exhilaration, pride, high spirits or optimism.
ELBOWArm joint.
ELCIDSpanish national hero originally called Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar.
ELDAD_ and Medad, prophets mentioned in the Book Of Numbers.
ELDERPieter Bruegel the _, Flemish Renaissance painter whose works included The Procession to Calvary. Born earlier.
ELECTChoose.
ELEGYA mournful or plaintive poem or song; lament for the dead.
ELEMIFragrant resin obtained from tropical trees.
ELENAFirst name of tennis players Tatarkova nad Baltacha.
ELFINResembling an elf.
ELGAREdward _, English romantic composer 1857-1934.
ELGINThe _ Marbles, classical sculptures taken from the Parthenon.
ELIASWalt Disney's middle name.
ELIDEAbridge, cut off.
ELIHUA comforter of Job in the Bible.
ELIONGertrude B. _, biochemist and pharmacologist who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with George H. Hitchings and Sir James Black.
ELIOTGeorge _, pseudonym of the author Mary Ann Evans. TS _, US-born British poet and dramatist whose works include The Waste Land.
ELISASister of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was Princess of Lucca and Piombino and Grand Duchess of Tuscany.
ELISE_ Christie, GB speed skater.
ELITEThe most powerful, rich, gifted or educated members of a group or community.
ELIZA_ Doolittle, Cockney flower girl in Shaw's Pygmalion.
ELLEN_ MacArthur, English solo long-distance yachtswoman.
ELLIEEnglish singer, _ Goulding.
ELLISSurname of Ruth, the last woman to be hanged in Britain. _ Island, the former main immigration port for those entering the USA.
ELMERPatchwork elephant in David McKee's children's books.
ELOPERun away to wed.
ELPEEOld record.
ELSIEPat Phoenix's Coronation Street character. _ Hughes, fictional character played by Shannon Woodward in Westworld.
ELTON_ John, Knighted singer-songwriter who has collaborated with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967.
ELUDEEscape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way.
ELVERA young eel, especially one migrating up a river from the sea.
ELVESSanta's helpers.
ELVISSinger often referred to as The King.
EMAILElectronic message, communication.
EMBEDInlay firmly.
EMBERCinder.
EMBOWTo design or create a structure in the form of an arch or vault.
EMCEEInformal term for a master of ceremonies.
EMDENA port in northwest Germany at the mouth of the River Ems.
EMELIScottish singer, _ Sande.
EMENDMake corrections to.
EMERYA hard greyish-black mineral, used as an abrasive and polishing agent.
EMETTRowland _, Cartoonist.
EMILEFirst name of the French novelist Zola.
EMILYFirst name of the poet Dickinson and the actors Mortimer and Lloyd. Bronte sister who wrote Wuthering Heights.
EMITSDischarges.
EMLYN_ Hughes, Liverpool footballer and a Question Of Sport team captain.
EMMERA variety of wheat grown in mountainous parts of Europe.
EMMETArchaic word for ant, also a Cornish dialect word for a tourist.
EMMYSAmerican TV awards in the form of a winged woman holding an atom.
EMOJISmall digital image used to express feelings or ideas in electronic communication: Japanese, 'picture letter'.
EMOTEPortray emotion.
EMOVETo cause to feel emotion.
EMPTYVacuous. Vacant.
ENACTCarry out.
ENCKEComet.
ENDEDFinished.
ENDER_'s Game, an Orson Scott Card sci-fi novel filmed with Harrison Ford.
ENDOFEnough said.
ENDONUpright.
ENDORHome of the Ewoks in Return Of The Jedi.
ENDOWGive monetary settlement.
ENDUPFinish as.
ENEMYFoe. Opposition.
ENIACThe first electronic general purpose computer.
ENJOYFind pleasure in. Take delight in.
ENLAIChou _,Chinese Communist statesman.
ENNISTown on the River Fergus in County Clare, Ireland. Darragh, Chaser nicknamed The Menace who joined TV quiz show The Chase in 2020.
ENNORName of landmass that once joined the Scilly Isles.
ENNUIFeeling of listlessness resulting from lack of activity.
ENOCHOld testament son of Cain.
ENOKILong, thin white mushrooms used in Asian cuisine.
ENOLA_ Gay, the first plane to drop an atomic bomb.
ENROLBecome a member.
ENRONFormer U.S. energy company that filed for bankruptcy in 2001.
ENSORJames, Belgian painter and printmaker noted for his grotesquely fantastic images.
ENSUEFollow. Come next.
ENTERGo in. Come in.
ENTRE_ Nous, Privately, in confidence; French, literally 'between ourselves'.
ENTRYAdmission. Arrival.
ENUGUCity of SE Nigeria; capital of the short-lived secessionist state of Biafra (1967-1970).
ENVOIFinal stanza of a poem.
ENVOYSecond-class diplomatic minister, ranking between an Ambassador and a Minister Resident.
EOSINfluorescent red dye resulting from the action of bromine on fluorescein.
EPACTPeriod (typically of eleven days) by which the solar year exceeds the lunar year.
EPCOTTheme park at Walt Disney World, Florida, opened in 1982.
EPEESFencing swords.
EPHODA sleeveless garment worn by Jewish priests.
EPHOREach of five senior magistrates in ancient Sparta.
EPICSPoems celebrating the achievements of heroic individuals.
EPOCHHistorical era.
EPODEWhat follows the strophe and anitstrophe in verse writing.
EPONACeltic goddess of horses.
EPOXYStrong adhesive with two resins that require mixing before use.
EPSOM_ Downs, racecourse at which The Derby is run.
EQUALEquivalent. Identical in size, quantity, degree, intensity etc.
EQUIDAny mammal in the order that includes the horse, ass ,zebra etc.
EQUIPOutfit. To furnish with necessary supplies.
EQUUSRichard Burton film of 1977 also starring Jenny Agutter. 1973 play by Peter Shaffer.
ERASERub out. Delete.
ERATOIn Greek myths, the muse of love poetry.
ERECTUpright.
ERGONA unit of work or energy.
ERGOTFungus.
ERICAShrub of the genus that includes heaths and some heathers.
ERICH_ Von Daniken, controversial author of Chariots Of The Gods.
ERIVOCynthia, actress who played U.S. abolitionist Harriet Tubman in the 2019 biopic film Harriet.
ERNIEEric and _, aka Morecambe and Wise.
ERNSTFirst name of James Bond's nemesis Blofeld. Max _, German painter.
ERODEWear away.
ERREDMade a mistake.
ERROL_ Flynn, actor.
ERRORMistake.
ERUCAGenus of annual to perennial Mediterranean herbs that includes the salad plant rocket.
ERUPTBurst out.
ESAKILeo _, Japanese physicist and Nobel Laureate who designed the tunnel diode in 1957.
ESHERTown in northeast Surrey.
ESPOOSecond-largest city in Finland.
ESSAYScholarly prose composition.
ESSENCity on the River Ruhr in Germany.
ESSEXCounty of southeast England, on the North Sea and Thames estuary.
ESTEENickname of US cosmetics entrepreneur Josephine Esther Lauder, nee Mentzer.
ESTERChemical.
ESTOPIn law, preclude someone from taking back evidence previously established.
ESTROAn Italian term for poetic inspiration.
ETAPEA stage or leg of a cycle race, the French word for step.
ETHAN_ Hawke, actor.
ETHEL_ Merman, musical actress whose theme tune was There's No Business Like Show Business.
ETHERLiquid used as an anaesthetic and solvent.
ETHICStandard.
ETHOSMoral character of a group or activity.
ETHYLA monovalent hydrocarbon radical.
ETSEQLatin abbreviation for 'and what follows'.
ETUDEShort musical composition, especially for the piano, intended to develop or display a player's skill; French, 'study'.
ETUISSmall, ornamented cases for holding needles or cosmetics.
EULERLeonhard _, Swiss mathematician.
EUROSCoins now used instead of francs, lire, drachma and so on.
EURUSGod of the east or south-east wind in Greek mythology, counterpart of the Roman Vulturnus.
EUSOLSolution of chlorinated lime and boric acid formerly used as a general antiseptic.
EVADEMiss.
EVANSMary Anne _, 19th-century novelist who wrote under the pen name George Eliot. Arthur _, archaeologist famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos. Why Didn't They Ask _?, 1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie. Gil, Canadian-U.S. jazz pianist and composer noted for his collaborations with Miles Davis.
EVENSGambling odds.
EVENTOccurrence. Happening.
EVERTChris _, US tennis star who won 18 Grand Slam singles championships.
EVERYEach.
EVIANFrench commune on Lake Geneva with mineral springs.
EVICTExpel from a property.
EVILSOf two _ choose the least: 14th-century proverb.
EVITAMusical based on the life of an Argentine political leader.
EVOKECall to mind.
EWELLJoan Sanderson's character (surname) in Please Sir.
EWELSCharlie, rugby union lock for Bath who made his England debut in 2016.
EWERSPitchers.
EWINGJ. R. _, fictional character played by Larry Hagman.
EWOKSFurry inhabitants of the forest moon of Endor in The Return Of The Jedi.
EWOOD_ Park, Blackburn Rovers' home ground.
EXACTPrecise.
EXALTTo praise highly; glorify; extol.
EXAMSAcademic school tests.
EXCELSurpass. To be outstandingly good or proficient. Top.
EXCONIn short, a former prisoner.
EXEATLeave of absence from one's school or some other institution.
EXERTTo use ( influence or authority etc. ) forcefully or effectively.
EXILEProlonged, usually enforced absence from one's country.
EXISTHave being.
EXITSDeparts.
EXPATExpatriate in short.
EXPELEvict. Throw out. Eject.
EXTOLCommend. Eulogise. Highly praise.
EXTRAAdditional.
EXUDETo release or be released through pores, incisions, etc.
EXULTRevel, rejoice. To show joy.
EYETO_ _ The Telescope, KT Tunstall's album released in 2004.
EYEUPOgle.
EYINGObserving.
EYOTSSmall islands in a river or lake.
EYRIEThe nest of an eagle or other bird of prey.
EYRIRSubunit of Icelandic currency worth one hundredth of a krona.
FABLEShort moral story, especially one with animals as characters.
FACERColloquially, a sudden difficulty or obstacle.
FACESConfronts.
FACETAspect or feature.
FACTSData.
FACUPEnglish football knockout competition dating from 1871.
FADDYFussy.
FADEDWashed out.
FADERMixing desk control.
FADESLoses colour.
FAFFSFumbles (about).
FAGANHeadmaster in Decline And Fall.
FAGENDonald ____, co-founder of the American rock band Steely Dan.
FAGINReceiver of stolen goods in the Dickens novel Oliver Twist.
FAILSIs unsuccessful.
FAINTSwoon.
FAIRYOne like Oberon or Titania.
FAITHAdam _, singer and actor in the TV series Budgie. Belief. Debut studio album by George Michael released in 1987. Trust.
FAKIRReligious ascetic.
FALCOEdie _ , Carmela in The Sopranos.
FALDONick _, Knighted English golfer.
FALLAManuel de _, one of the most important early 20th-century Spanish composers.
FALLSDrops.
FALSEUntrue.
FAMEDRenowned.
FANCYCapricious.
FANGSThe long, pointed, hollow or grooved teeth of venomous snakes.
FARADSI unit of electric capacitance.
FARAHMo _, British long-distance runner named European Athlete of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2016.
FARCELudicrous situation.
FAREDGot on.
FARESGets on.
FARGOMartin Freeman TV series, based on a Coen brothers film.
FARNEThe _ Islands, a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland, England.
FARSIIndo-European language of Iran.
FASTSGoes without food. Abstains from eating.
FATALResulting in death.
FATEDDestined.
FATESThree Greek goddesses controlling destiny, Atropos, Clotho and Lachesis.
FATTYAdipose.
FATWAA judgment on Islamic law given by a religious authority. A religious decree issued by a Muslim leader.
FAULTDefect.
FAUNAAnimals.
FAUREGabriel _, French composer whose works included the song Clair de lune.
FAUSTGoethe's play about a man making a Mephistophelean pact.
FAUVEAny one of a group of French painters prominent from 1905.
FAVUSA skin disease, especially of the scalp.
FEARSDreads.
FEASTBanquet. Sumptuous meal.
FEATSAmazing deeds.
FEDUPCheesed off.
FEEDSSupplies with food.
FEELSTouches.
FEIGNPretend.
FEINTA movement made in order to deceive an adversary.
FELIX_ Mendelssohn, composer of the overture The Hebrides.
FELLYRim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted.
FELONCriminal.
FEMME_ fatale, an attractive woman bringing trouble for men.
FEMURThighbone.
FENCEFight with swords. Receiver of stolen goods.
FENNYMarshy.
FERALWild.
FERMIEnrico _, Italian Nobel Prize-winning physicist 1901-54.
FERNSPlants which reproduce by spores formed in structures on their fronds.
FERRYTransport across a river.
FESTEOlivia's jester in Twelfth Night.
FETCHGo after and bring back. Order given to dogs.
FETESChurch bazaars , e.g.
FETIDStinking.
FETORA strong, offensive smell; stench.
FEUDSConflicts, disputes.
FEVERAgue.
FEWERNot so many.
FIBREStrand.
FICHUIn the 18th century, a woman's shawl or scarf of a light material.
FIDEL_ Castro, Cuban revolutionary leader.
FIELDMeadow. Sally _, American actress who won Oscars for her roles in Places In The Heart and Norma Rae.
FIENDEvil spirit.
FIERYEasily angered or aroused.
FIFERPerson from Dunfermline or Glenrothers, say.
FIFTH20% part.
FIFTYAge reached by Jennifer Aniston and Cate Blanchett in 2019.
FIGHTCombat. Scrap.
FILCHPilfer.
FILEDSmoothed with a rasp.
FILEYYorkshire resort town on the North Sea coast between Scarborough and Bridlington.
FILLSPacks.
FILLYA female horse or pony under the age of four.
FILMSMovies.
FILMYSo thin as to transmit light.
FILTHDirt.
FINALUltimate.
FINCHPeter _, actor who received a posthumous Oscar for his role in Network.
FINDSLocates.
FINEDMade to pay money by a court.
FINESFinancial punishments.
FINISThe end (printed at the end of a book or shown at the end of a film).
FIONACameron Diaz-voiced princess in the Shrek films.
FIREDSacked.
FIRESGives the sack.
FIRMATerra _, solid earth.
FIRMSCompanies.
FIRSTForemost. Primary.
FIRTHColin _, actor who starred in Love Actually.
FISHYSuspicious or questionable.
FITINBelong.
FITUPSlang term for a deliberate attempt to make an innocent person seem guilty of a crime.
FIVERCharacter in Watership Down who is a seer.
FIVESA ball game similar to squash but played with bats or the hands.
FIXUPArrange.
FIZZYBubbly.
FJORDNorwegian inlet formed by glacial action.
FLACKRoberta _, singer.
FLAGSPennants.
FLAILThreshing implement.
FLAIRNatural ability, aptitude.
FLAKEParticle of snow.
FLAKYInept.
FLAMEJet of fire.
FLANKThe side of a person or an animal, between the ribs and the hip.
FLAPSFlutters.
FLAREBlaze. Distress signal.
FLASHSuperhero alter ego of Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West. Moment. Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.
FLASKA bottle, usually of glass, having a rounded body and a narrow neck, used especially in laboratory experimentation.
FLATSAccommodation.
FLAWSDefects.
FLEAMA sharp lancet formerly used for bloodletting.
FLEASJumping insects.
FLECKTiny mark.
FLEESRuns away.
FLEETArmada.
FLESHMuscular and fatty tissue.
FLETTKathryn, author and critic who featured in the Grumpy Old Women TV series.
FLEUR_-de-lys, In heraldry, a charge representing a lily with three distinct petals.
FLIESSoars.
FLINGThrow.
FLINTPiece of quartz.
FLIPSTurns upside down, or throws so as to reverse.
FLIRTDally.
FLOATBe buoyant.
FLOCKGroup of sheep.
FLOODAct of God.
FLOORKnock to the ground. Room's lower surface.
FLORAPlant life.
FLOSSThe Mill On The _, Eliot's novel about Tom and Maggie Tulliver. Dental _, a thread used to clean between teeth.
FLOTAThe Spanish commercial fleet of the 15th century onwards, which brought back to Spain treasures from the New World.
FLOURPowder prepared by sifting and grinding the meal of a grass.
FLOUTOpenly disregard.
FLOWNGone by plane.
FLOYD_ Mayweather Jr. professional boxer born in 1977.
FLUFFSoft light particles, such as the down or nap of cotton or wool.
FLUIDA substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
FLUKEAccidental stroke of luck.
FLUMPPlop down.
FLUNGThrown.
FLUNKTo fail in an examination, especially in the U.S.
FLUSHPoker hand.
FLUTEA woodwind instrument.
FLYERA small handbill.
FLYNNErrol _, Australian-born 20th Century actor, known for his swashbuckling roles in Hollywood films. _ Rider, character voiced by Zachary Levi in Tangled.
FLYTESebastian _, A character in Evelyn Waugh's acclaimed 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited.
FOCALChannelling the interest or attention.
FOCUSFocal point.
FODENPhil, English midfielder for Manchester City FC nicknamed The Stockport Iniesta.
FOEHNA warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
FOGEYVery old-fashioned or conservative person.
FOGLETV presenter and adventurer who is the son of actress Julia Foster.
FOLEYAxel _, Character played by Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise.
FOLIAThin leaflike structures.
FOLIOSheet of paper folded in half to make two leaves of a book.
FOLLYFoolishness.
FOMESAny agent, as clothing or bedding, that is capable of absorbing and transmitting the infecting organism of a disease.
FONDAFamily name of the actors Henry, Jane, Peter and Bridget.
FONDUBallet movement.
FONTSBaptismal vessels.
FORAYA short raid or incursion.
FORCEPower.
FORDSShallow places in rivers or streams for crossing safely without using boats.
FORGESmithy.
FORGODo without.
FORKSCutlery items.
FORTEIn music, loud or loudly.
FORTHShipping forecast area.
FORTYA cardinal number.
FORUMCourt or tribunal. Roman meeting place.
FOSSAA large catlike mammal inhabiting the forests of Madagascar.
FOSSE_ Way, Roman road in Britain between Lincoln and Exeter.
FOULSViolations of the rules in sport.
FOUNDEstablish.
FOUNTAn origin or source.
FOURSPetits _.
FOVEA_ centralis, small pit in the macula region of the retina where vision is sharpest.
FOXESVulpine creatures.
FOYERAnteroom.
FRAILDelicate. Feeble.
FRAISFromage _, Fresh soft unripened cheese of northern French and southern Belgian origin, similar to the German quark.
FRAMESkeleton.
FRANC100 centimes. Swiss _ , official national currency of Switzerland.
FRANK_ Sinatra, A leading member of The Rat Pack. Candid.
FRANZFirst name of author Kafka and composers Haydn and Liszt.
FRAUDImpostor.
FRAYNMichael _, dramatist whose playes include Noises Off and Copenhagen.
FREAKMonstrosity.
FREDAThe Blue Peter tortoise 1963-79.
FREEDLiberated.
FRESHNewly made.
FRETSWorries. Wooden or metal ridges on the neck of a guitar.
FREUDAustrian neurologist, founder of psychoanalysis.
FREYA_ Stark, Paris born British explorer and travel writer who wrote many books about the Middle East and Afghanistan.
FREYRNorse god of fruitfulness and crops.
FRIAR_ Tuck, a character in the Robin Hood legend.
FRIDA_ Kahlo, Mexican painter known for her self-portraits.
FRIED_ Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe, Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel.
FRIELAnna _, actress.
FRIESChips.
FRIGGWife of the god Odin.
FRILLA gathered, ruched, or pleated strip of cloth sewn on at one edge only, as on garments, as ornament, or to give extra body.
FRINKElisabeth, English sculptor and printmaker noted for her depictions of birds and horses.
FRISKSearch for weapons.
FRITZ_ The Cat, a counterculture comic strip filmed by animator Ralph Bakshi in 1972.
FRIZZTo form or cause (the hair, etc) to form tight wiry curls or crisp tufts.
FROCKDress.
FROGSThe _, a play by Aristophanes.
FROMEA town and civil parish in eastern Somerset, England.
FRONDThe leaf or leaf-like part of a palm, fern, or similar plant.
FRONTThe position directly ahead.
FROSTFrozen dew.
FROTHA mass of small bubbles of air or a gas in a liquid, produced by fermentation, detergent, etc.
FROWNA furrowing of one's brows.
FROZEChanged a liquid into a solid as a result of a change of temperature, especially converted into ice.
FRUITThe sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
FRUMPAn unattractive woman who wears dowdy old-fashioned clothes.
FRYUPA breakfast of sausages, bacon etc.
FSTOPSetting on a camera determining the numerical value of the relative aperture.
FUAGEA tax upon hearthsan artistic technique in which images are created on canvas or paper using smoke from a candle or lamp.
FUCHSVivian _, English explorer whose team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica in 1958.
FUDGESoft sweet.
FUEGOTierra Del _, Archipelago at the southern extremity of South America separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan; Spanish, 'land of fire'.
FUGUEA musical form consisting of one, two or more themes that are repeated.
FUMESPungent or toxic vapours.
FUNDSCapital.
FUNENThird-largest island of Denmark, linked to Zealand by the Great Belt Bridge.
FUNGIMoulds, say.
FUNKYTrendy.
FUNNYHumorous. Comical.
FURRYCovered in hair.
FURZEA prickly evergreen shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the pea family, with dark-green spines and yellow flowers, native to European wastelands; gorse.
FUSEDBlended.
FUSEEA wooden friction match having a large head, formerly used when a larger than normal flame was needed.
FUSESBlends or melts together.
FUSSYPernickety.
FUSTYOld-fashioned.
FUTONA Japanese padded quilt, laid on the floor for use as a low bed.
FYLDEA region in Lancashire between the Wyre and Ribble estuaries.
GABBY_ Logan, former Welsh international gymnast.
GABLEClark _, movie star whose last film was The Misfits.
GABONCountry whose capital is Libreville.
GABORSurname of the acting sisters Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva.
GADUSCod genus.
GAFFEFaux pas.
GAINSProfits.
GAITSManners of walking or running.
GAIUSCelebrated Roman jurist.
GALAHA small Australian cockatoo with a grey back and rosy pink head and underparts.
GALASFestivities.
GALBAEmperor of Rome.
GALENGreek physician, anatomist and physiologist who influenced the development of various scientific disciplines.
GALLSMakes (someone) feel annoyed or resentful.
GALOPA 19th-century couple dance in quick duple time.
GAMERPlayStation enthusiast.
GAMESFun and _.
GAMMAThird letter in the Greek alphabet.
GAMUTEntire range or scale.
GANGSMobs.
GANSUProvince of NW China bordering Inner Mongolia; capital, Lanzhou.
GAPEDWas open-mouthed.
GAPESYawns.
GARBOActress in the films Queen Christina and Ninotchka. Greta _, Swedish-American.
GARDALake _, the largest lake in Italy, fed by the Sarca River.
GARTH_ Brooks, country music artist whose albums include Ropin' The Wind.
GASESVapours.
GASLYPierre, French Formula One motor racing driver who joined Alpine for the 2023 season.
GASPSPants.
GASSYProne to idle chat.
GATEDFenced off.
GATES_ McFadden, Beverly Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
GAUDIAntoni _, architect noted for his church of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
GAUDY_ Night, a Dorothy L. Sayers novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. A feast, often an annual commemoration held by a university or college.
GAUGEMeasure.
GAULSCeltic people living in what is now France from the Iron Age to the Roman period.
GAUNTHaggard.
GAUSSGerman scientist 1777-1855, prominent in number theory.
GAUZEAny thin and often transparent fabric made from any fiber in a plain or leno weave. A surgical dressing of muslin or similar material.
GAVELChairman's hammer.
GAVIN_ Hastings, Scottish rugby union player.
GAWKYUngainly.
GAYALA domestic animal in South and Southeast Asia.
GCSESPublic exams taken at 16.
GECKOSmall, terrestrial lizard of warm regions.
GEEKYNerdish.
GEESELarge aquatic birds.
GEEUPMotivate.
GELIDIcy.
GEMELA twin; one of a pair.
GEMMAFirst name of the actresses Craven, Arterton and Jones.
GENESUnits of heredity composed of DNA occupying fixed positions on a chromosome.
GENETAgile, catlike mammal of Africa and South Europe with a very long tail.
GENIEMagic servant.
GENIIGreat intellectuals.
GENOACity in northwest Italy.
GENRELiterary or artistic category.
GENTSMen's public lavatory.
GENUSTaxonomic group.
GEODECavity in a rock lined with inward growing crystals; a druse.
GEOFF_ Capes, shot put competitor and former World's Strongest Man.
GEORG_ Solti, celebrated conductor born in Hungary in 1912.
GERMSMicrobes.
GERRY_ Adams, Irish politician, president of Sinn Fein.
GESSOSurface primer for painting.
GESTEBeau _, French phrase meaning a noble or gracious gesture or act, especially a meaningless one.
GETATGain access to.
GETBYManage.
GETINTo be elected.
GETITUnderstand.
GETONBoard a bus, train, etc.
GETTYJean Paul _, wealthy US industrialist who was a famous collector of art.
GETUPRise from bed.
GHALIBoutros, Boutros-_, The Egyptian politician who was Secretary-general of the United Nations 1992-96.
GHANACountry whose capital is Accra.
GHENTBelgian town at the confluence of the Rivers Lys and Scheldt.
GHOSTPatrick Swayze film subsequently turned into a stage musical. Phantom.
GHOULA malevolent spirit or ghost.
GIANTTitan.
GIBBSNigel _, professional footballer at Watford from 1983-2002.
GIBESJeers.
GIDDYFlighty.
GIFTSPresents.
GIGGSSurname of Manchester United star who turned 40 in 2013.
GIGLIBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez romcom of 2003.
GIGOTLeg of mutton or lamb.
GIGUEA piece of music, usually in six-eight time and often fugal, incorporated into the classical suite.
GILESAnnabel _, contestant in 2013's I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
GILETSleeveless garment fastening up the front and often made from a quilted fabric.
GILLSRespiratory organs of fish and some amphibians.
GIMELThird letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
GIMLIDwarf warrior played by John Rhys-Davies in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
GIMMEIn golf, a short putt one is excused from playing by an opponent.
GIRLSYoung women.
GIRTHCircumference.
GISMOGadget.
GITESSelf-catering holiday cottages available to rent in France.
GIVENDonated.
GIVEROne who donates.
GIVESDonates.
GIZMOFurry character in Gremlins who spawns the titular monsters.
GLACEHaving a smooth, glazed or glossy surface, such as certain silks or leathers.
GLADEAn open place in a forest. Space in a wood.
GLAIRThe white of an egg, especially when used as a size, glaze or adhesive.
GLAMPPortmanteau word meaning 'To go camping but with some home luxuries'.
GLANDThyroid, for example.
GLAREStare angrily.
GLASSDrinking vessel.
GLAZEPeter _, comedian on Crackerjack through the 1960s and 70s.
GLEAMA small beam or glow of light, especially reflected light.
GLEANGradually learn.
GLEBELand granted to a clergyman as part of his benefice.
GLENNJohn _, the first American to orbit the Earth.
GLENSValleys.
GLESSSharon, U.S. actress who played Cagney in the TV police procedural Cagney & Lacey.
GLIDEFly without engine power. Move effortlessly.
GLINTGleam.
GLITZShowy glamour.
GLOATDwell on with smugness.
GLOBEShakespeare's _, reconstructed theatre in Southwark.
GLOGGHot punch consisting of sweetened red wine with brandy, fruit and blanched almonds, originally from Sweden.
GLOOMMurk.
GLOOPAugustus, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory character.
GLORYPraise or honour. Resplendence.
GLOSSSheen.
GLOVEHand covering.
GLUCKGerman opera composer of the early classical period whose works included Orfeo ed Euridice.
GLUEDPasted. Stuck.
GLUESGums.
GLUONElementary particle exchanged between quarks binding them together.
GLYPHA carved channel or groove, especially a vertical one as used on a Doric frieze.
GNARLA rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree.
GNASHGrind (teeth).
GNATSSmall, fragile, biting insects, abundant near stagnant water.
GNAWSChews steadily.
GNOMEShort pithy saying, also a legendary hoarder of treasure. A garden statue resembling a small, misshapen old man.
GOALSAims.
GOAPELose it.
GOATSAnimals that were linked with sheep in a parable.
GOBADPutrefy.
GOBBITito _, Italian operatic baritone who died in 1984.
GOBBOLauncelot _, servant to Shylock.
GODELKurt _, Austrian mathematician renowned for his incompleteness theorems.
GODETA triangular piece of material inserted into a garment, a skirt, glove etc. to make it flared.
GODLYDevout, pious. Religious.
GODOTWaiting For _, Beckett play with Vladimir and Estragon.
GOFARAchieve much.
GOFERAn employee whose chief duty is running errands.
GOFORPick.
GOGOLNikolai _, 19th-century Russian novelist and dramatist.
GOINGLeaving.
GOLANThe Heights that separate Syria and Israel.
GOLDA_ Meir, Former Prime Minister of Israel.
GOLEMArtificial human animated by supernatural means in Jewish legend.
GOLLYGood gracious.
GOMADFive _ _ In Dorset, a 1982 Enid Blyton spoof starring French and Saunders.
GOMEZSelena _, Wolves singer.
GONADBodily organ.
GONERPerson beyond saving.
GONGSPercussion instruments.
GONOWTitle of the only UK No. 1 hit for The Moody Blues.
GONZO_ journalism, a writing style pioneered by Hunter S. Thompson.
GOOCHGraham _, former Essex and England cricket captain who scored 8900 test runs during his career.
GOODOExpression of pleasure.
GOODSMerchandise or possessions.
GOOEYSticky.
GOOFFBecome stale.
GOOFYMickey and Donald's slow-witted friend. Disney dog.
GOOKSA derogatory word for people from a Far Eastern country.
GOONSSilly, foolish, or eccentric people.
GOOSEAnthony Edwards' character in the film Top Gun.
GORAN_ Ivanisevic, tennis player.
GOREDWounded, as by a horn.
GORESPierces.
GORGECanyon. Steep narrow ravine.
GORKA__ Marquez, professional dancer who joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2016.
GORKIRussian writer.
GORKY_ Park, a Martin Cruz Smith novel, first in the Arkady Renko series.
GORSEEvergreen shrub with yellow flowers and green spines.
GOSHTPersian term used for a dish containing meat, traditionally goat or mutton.
GOTHSEast Germanic people.
GOUDADutch city giving its name to a type of cheese and style of pottery.
GOUGEDig out.
GOUGHMichael _, Alfred in four Batman films.
GOULDGlenn _, Canadian pianist who recorded a best-selling album of Bach's Goldberg Variations. Stephen Jay, U.S. paleontologist, evolutionary biologist and science writer.
GOURDCalabash.
GOVANArea of Glasgow strongly associated with shipbuilding.
GOWERPeninsula on the south coast of Wales.
GOWNSLoose wide garments, such as those worn by academics.
GOYIMNon-Jewish people.
GOYLECrabbe and _, Draco Malfoy's accomplices in the Harry Potter books.
GRABSSnatches.
GRACEWG _, English cricketer who famously sported a large beard.
GRADEMichael _, Channel 4's chief executive 1987-97.
GRAFTIn horticulture, a piece of plant tissue, normally a stem, that is made to unite with an established plant. Hard work.
GRAILHoly _, (in medieval legend) the bowl used by Jesus at the last supper.
GRAINParticle of sand. Whit. Corn.
GRAND_ Tour, Extended trip through the major cities of Europe formerly undertaken by rich or aristocratic young men. Stately. Magnificent.
GRANTRussell _, astrologer on breakfast TV during the Eighties. Cary, pseudonym of actor born Archibald Leach in Bristol in 1904. Subsidy. Hugh, actor who plays David in Love Actually.
GRAPEVine fruit with a purple or green skin.
GRAPHCurve in maths.
GRASPSeize. Clutch.
GRASSLawn.
GRATERankle.
GRAVESolemn.
GRAVYThe juices that exude from meat during cooking, or a sauce made by thickening and flavouring such juices.
GRAYSTown in Essex that is the birthplace of comedian Joe Pasquale.
GRAZEFeed on grass. Scratch.
GREATSuper.
GREBEAquatic bird similar to divers but with lobate toes.
GRECOEl _, painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.
GREEDAvarice.
GREEK_ salad, dish made with tomatoes, cucumber, onion, feta cheese and olives, seasoned with oregano and dressed with olive oil.
GREENColour associated with the environmentally conscious.
GREERGermaine _, author of The Whole Woman and The Female Eunuch.
GREETWelcome.
GREGG_ Wallace, presenter of MasterChef on TV.
GREIGAndrew _, Scottish author of The Return Of John MacNab.
GREIPMoon of Saturn.
GRETAFirst name of the film stars Scacchi and Garbo.
GREYSGloomy colours.
GRIDSNetworks of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.
GRIEFDeep sorrow or distress.
GRIEGEdvard _, Norwegian composer of the incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt.
GRIFF___ Rhys Jones, comedian and writer noted for his TV partnership with Mel Smith.
GRIFTEngage in petty or small-scale swindling.
GRILLIn philately, an embossed pattern on a postage stamp.
GRIMEIngrained dirt.
GRIMMSurname of the two German academic brothers who are best known for their collections of folk and fairy tales.
GRINDPulverise.
GRINTRupert, actor who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.
GRIPEComplaint.
GRIPSGrasps.
GRISEEminence _, Person wielding power or influence without holding an official position; from a nickname of Cardinal Richelieu's private secretary Pere Joseph (1577-1638).
GRISTHulled, coarse grain.
GRITSHulled and coarsely ground grain.
GROANMoan.
GROATAn old English silver coin worth four pennies, taken out of circulation in the 17th century.
GROFFJonathan, U.S. actor and singer who voiced Kristoff in the animated films Frozen and Frozen II.
GROHLDave, lead vocalist and guitarist of U.S. rock group Foo Fighters.
GROINThe depression or fold where the legs join the abdomen.
GROOMPerson who looks after horses.
GROOTCharacter voiced by Vin Diesel in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War.
GROPEFumble.
GROSSChristian _, Spurs manager 1997-98.
GROSZMonetary unit of Poland worth one hundredth of a zloty.
GROUPSet, collection.
GROUTTiler's paste.
GROVEA small wood or other group of trees.
GROWLSnarl.
GROWNMature. Increased in size.
GRUBB_ Street, early name for the London street associated with journalism.
GRUBSLarvae.
GRUELA drink or thin porridge made by boiling meal in water or milk.
GRUFFRough or surly in manner.
GRUMPBad-tempered type.
GRUNTPig sound.
GSUITA close-fitting garment that is worn by the crew of high-speed aircraft to prevent blackouts.
GUANOThe excrement of seabirds and bats, used as fertilizer.
GUARDOfficial in charge of a train.
GUAVAA tropical fruit with yellow skin and pink pulp.
GUCCIItalian luxury fashion house founded in 1921.
GUESSSpeculate. Estimate or conjecture.
GUESTHotel customer.
GUIDESteer.
GUIDOAlternative first name adopted by Guy Fawkes.
GUILDAssociation of tradesmen.
GUILEClever or crafty character or behaviour.
GUILTCulpability.
GUISEAn artful or simulated semblance. Mary of _, queen consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots.
GULAGSoviet administrative division maintaining prisons and work camps.
GULCHIn the US and Canada, a narrow ravine cut by a fast stream.
GULESIn heraldry, the colour red.
GULLYFielding position. A channel or small valley, especially one cut by heavy rainwater.
GULPSSwallows large mouthfuls.
GUMBOOkra pods or a soup or stew thickened with them.
GUMMOSecond-youngest of the five Marx Brothers, born Milton Marx in 1892.
GUNGEMessy liquid substance.
GUNNYA coarse hard-wearing fabric usually made from jute and used for sacks, etc.
GUPPYA small live-bearing freshwater fish widely kept in aquaria. Native to tropical America, it has been introduced elsewhere to control mosquito larvae.
GURGEA whirlpool.
GURUSHindu or Sikh religious teachers or leaders.
GUSHYEffusive.
GUSTORelish. Enthusiasm.
GUSTSSudden strong blasts of wind.
GUSTYCharacterised by sudden blasts of wind.
GUTSYCourageous.
GUTTA_-percha, a whitish rubber substance derived from the coagulated milky latex of a type of tropical tree.
GWENTFormer county of SE Wales (1974-96) formed from parts of Monmouthshire, Breconshire and Newport. Blaenau _, a county borough of South East Wales
GYBEDChanged course by swinging the sail across a following wind.
GYLES_ Brandreth, English writer, broadcaster, actor, and former Conservative Member of Parliament.
GYPSY_ Rose Lee, an American burlesque entertainer.
GYRUSA convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain.
HABITMonk's dress.
HACEKA diacritic mark placed over certain letters to modify their sounds.
HACKSName given to horses let out for hire. Simple procedures performed to resolve problems.
HADALOf or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean, typically below 6000 metres (18,000 ft).
HADESGreek underworld. Mythological abode of the dead.
HADIDZaha, late architect of buildings such as Glasgow's Riverside Museum; given a damehood in 2012.
HAFTSKnife handles.
HAGAR_ The Horrible, Dik Browne's comic strip about a lazy Norse warrior.
HAGUEWilliam _, The leader of the House of Commons from July 2014.
HAIFAA port of Israel, situated on the slopes of Mount Carmel.
HAIKUShort Japanese verse form in 17 phonetic units. Poem.
HAILE_ Gerbrselassie, Ethiopian athlete who won gold in the 10,000 metres at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.
HAILSGreets enthusiastically.
HAIRYHirsute.
HAITICountry whose capital is Port-au-Prince.
HALALMeat from animals killed according to Muslim law.
HALEPSimona _, Winner of the 2019 Wimbeldon Women's Singles title.
HALEYAlex _, US author of novels including Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976).
HALLEThe _, symphony orchestra based in Manchester. Actress Berry who won an Oscar for 'Monster's Ball'.
HALLSCorridors.
HALMAA game played on a checkerboard of 256 squares.
HALTSStops.
HALVAEastern Mediterranean or Asian sweetmeat made of honey, nuts, sesame seeds etc.
HALVEDivide in two.
HAMASPalestinian Islamic organisation with a military wing.
HAMMY_ Hamster, lead rodent in the TV programme Tales Of The Riverbank. Overacting.
HANDSUnits used to measure the height of horses. Parts of the body.
HANDYConvenient.
HANGSSuspends.
HANKSTom _, US actor.
HANNAWilliam _, American animator best known for his collaboration with Joseph Barbera.
HANOICapital of Vietnam.
HANSAA medieval political and commercial league of Germanic towns.
HANTSShortened name of Hampshire.
HAPLYAn archaic word for perhaps.
HAPPYCheerful. Joyous.
HARDYLaurel and _. Novelist, poet and dramatist born in 1840 at Upper Brockhampton near Dorchester.
HAREDScurried.
HAREMSeraglio.
HARESRabbit-like mammals with long ears and legs.
HARMSHurts.
HARPOMarx brother whose birth name was Adolph.
HARPSLarge triangular plucked stringed instruments.
HARPYIn Greek mythology, a ravenous creature with a woman's head and trunk and a bird's wings and claws.
HARRYMr. Redknapp, football manager.
HARSHStern or severe.
HARTEBret _, 1836-1902, US poet and short-story writer, noted for his sketches of Californian gold miners.
HARUMProcol _, English rock band formed in 1967.
HASANMount ---, volcano in Anatolia, Turkey, with two summits.
HASEKCzech author who wrote The Good Soldier Svejk.
HASIDMember of a devout Jewish sect.
HASONIs dressed in.
HASPSMetal fastenings consisting of a hinged strap with a slot that fits over a staple, secured by a pin, bolt or padlock.
HASTESwiftness. Rush.
HASTYRashly quick.
HATCHTony _, composer of Petula Clark's Downtown and the Crossroads theme.
HATEDDetested.
HATEROne who vilifies.
HATESDetests.
HAUERKaren, Venezuelan dancer who joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2012.
HAULMA stalk or stem.
HAULSDrags.
HAUNTVisit in the form of a ghost.
HAUTE_ Couture, French term for high fashion.
HAVENA place of safety or sanctuary; shelter.
HAVOCCry _! and let slip the dogs of war, from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. Mayhem.
HAWESKeeley _, actress in Spooks and Ashes to Ashes on television.
HAWKEEthan _, actor.
HAWKSTony _, comedian and author of Round Ireland with a Fridge. Birds.
HAWSEPart of a ship's bows through which the anchor cables pass.
HAYDNProminent Austrian composer of the classical period.
HAYEKSalma _, Actress who plays the titular wife in the 2021 action comedy film The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.
HAYESRutherford B. _, the 19th president of the US.
HAYLESmall town in west Cornwall, situated at the mouth of a river of the same name.
HAZANThe official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos.
HAZELLeader of the rabbit exodus in Richard Adams' Watership Down.
HBOMBWeapon
HEADSOpposite of tails.
HEADYIntoxicating.
HEALSGets better.
HEALYMatthew, lead vocalist of The 1975.
HEAPSPiles.
HEARDListened.
HEARNBarry _, snooker promoter.
HEARSAnimated movie, Horton - a Who!
HEARTMuscular organ crucial to the circulatory system.
HEATHEdward _, leader of the Conservative Party from 1965-75.
HEATSWarms up.
HEAVETo lift or move with great effort.
HEAVYWeighty.
HECHEAnne _, star of the US military drama series The Brave.
HECHTBen _, screenwriter for films such as Scarface and His Girl Friday.
HECTOPrefix used with units of measurement to indicate one hundred.
HEDDA___ Gabler, play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that premiered in 1891.
HEDGERow of bushes.
HEEDSPays attention to.
HEELSLeans, lists.
HEFTSHoists up.
HEFTYLarge, substantial.
HEGELGerman philosopher who wrote The Phenomenology Of Mind.
HEIDIJohanna Spyri's novel about a young girl living in the Swiss Alps.
HEINEHeinrich --, 19th-Century German poet and essayist.
HEINZ_ Wolff, professor who presented TV's The Great Egg Race.
HEIRSThose who inherit.
HEISTRobbery.
HEJAZA region of west Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea.
HELEN_ Mirren, actress.
HELGAHagar's wife in the comic strip Hagar The Horrible.
HELIXDouble _, the structure of DNA as determined by Crick and Watson.
HELLOHow do you do.
HELMS_ Deep, large valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
HELOTSpartan serf.
HEMANStrong muscular male.
HEMEL-- Hempstead, town in West Hertfordshire designated a new town in 1947.
HEMINConfine.
HENCETherefore. For this reason. From this place.
HENGEA circular area, often containing a circle of stones or wooden posts, dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
HENINJustine _, Belgian tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles.
HENNARed cosmetic dye.
HENRIFirst name of the artist Matisse and the physicist Becquerel.
HENRY_ Hudson, English sea explorer and navigator who a river in New York state is named after.
HERBSPlants with leaves, seeds, or flowers used for flavouring, food, medicine, or perfume.
HERGEPen name of Georges Prosper Remi, the cartoonist who created Tintin.
HERNE_ the Hunter, horned spirit mentioned in The Merry Wives Of Windsor.
HERODJudean ruler who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents.
HERONWading bird with a long neck, slim body and a plumage that is commonly grey or white.
HERSEMoon of Jupiter.
HERTZThe derived SI unit of frequency.
HERUTIsraeli political party founded by Menachem Begin in 1948 and formally merged into Likud in 1988.
HESSEHermann _, German-born Nobel laureate, author of Siddhartha and The Glass Bead Game. German state with Wiesbaden as its capital.
HETTI_ Bywater, EastEnders actress.
HETUPAgitated.
HEUEREdouard, Swiss watchmaker who founded a watch company in 1860.
HEVER_ Castle, a Tudor mansion in Kent; home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage.
HEWERNick _, TV personality in The Apprentice and Countdown.
HEYERGeorgette _, 20th-century British historical romance and detective fiction novelist.
HICKSBill _, US stand-up comedian who died in 1994.
HIDESConceals. Places of concealment used by hunters and birdwatchers.
HIFISMusic systems.
HIGGSPeter _, British physicist awarded a Nobel Prize for his work on subatomic particle mass.
HIGHSHappy or successful moments.
HIHATTwo facing cymbals triggered by a foot pedal.
HIJABA head covering worn in public by some Muslim women.
HIKEDRambled.
HIKERWalker.
HILDAThe wife of Stan Ogden in Coronation Street from the 1960s to the 1980s.
HILLSBeverly _, City in California.
HILLYFull of mounds.
HINDIOne of the official languages of India, derived from Sanskrit and written in the Devanagari script.
HINDUMember of the dominant religion in India.
HINESCheryl, actress who plays Larry David's wife in Curb Your Enthusiasm.
HINGEDevice allowing turning.
HINNYHybrid of a female donkey and a male horse.
HIPPOFamiliar name of the animal whose full name is Greek for 'river horse'. Shortened name of a large, thick-skinned semi-aquatic African mammal with massive jaws. Roman colony in North Africa where St Augustine was bishop.
HIPPYA person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair and wearing beads, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs.
HIPTOAware of.
HIRAMPhoenician king of Tyre who supplied Solomon with materials and craftsmen for the building of the Temple (2 Samuel).
HIREDRented.
HIRESEmploys.
HIRSTDamien _, British artist whose works include the statue Verity.
HITCHSnag.
HIVESNettle rash.
HOARDTo stockpile.
HOARESamuel John Gurney _, 1st Viscount Templewood.
HOARYTime-honoured.
HOBBSJack _, the first professional cricketer to be knighted.
HOBBYBird of prey.
HOCKSJoints at the tarsi of horses or similar animals, pointing backwards and corresponding to human ankles.
HOCUS_ Pocus, song by Focus.
HODGEMargaret _, the first Minister for Children in the UK after the post's introduction in 2003.
HODORCharacter played by Kristian Nairn in the series Game of Thrones.
HOFFAJimmy _, American union organiser who disappeared in 1975.
HOGANA wooden dwelling covered with earth, typical of the Navaho Native Americans. Paul, Crocodile Dundee actor.
HOHUMBoring.
HOICKLift or pull abruptly or with effort.
HOISTLift up.
HOITY_-Toity, Haughty or snobbish.
HOKEYMawkishly sentimental.
HOKUMObvious or hackneyed material of a sentimental nature in a play, film etc.
HOLESCavities.
HOLLYEvergreen shrub.
HOLSTGustav _, composer whose works include Hymns from the Rig Veda.
HOLTSThe burrowed lairs of certain animals, especially otters.
HOMERBart, Lisa and Maggie's father. Greek poet.
HOMES_ Under The Hammer, BBC daytime TV property programme.
HONDAJapanese motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1946.
HONDOJohn Wayne western of 1953.
HONEDSharpened.
HONESWhetstones.
HONEYSweet, sticky substance made by bees.
HONKYA contemptuous term used to refer to a white person.
HONOR_ Blackman, Cathy Gale in The Avengers.
HOOCHUS alcoholic drink, especially illicitly distilled spirits.
HOOHANoisy commotion or fuss.
HOOKERobert _, physicist whose law describes elasticity.
HOOKSShort swinging punches.
HOOKYPlay _, Unjustifiable absence from school, work, etc.
HOOPSRigid circular bands.
HOOSE'There's a moose loose about this _', line from Hoots Mon by Lord Rockingham's XI.
HOOTSMakes the sound of an owl.
HOPESExpects and wishes.
HOPITScram. Go away.
HORALEvery sixty minutes.
HORANNiall, Irish member of One Direction whose first solo album was Flicker released in 2017.
HORDEA vast crowd; throng, mob.
HOREBAnother name for Mount Sinai, where Moses was given the Ten Commandments.
HORNEMathew, actor who played Gavin Shipman in Gavin & Stacey.
HORNSTake the bull by the ____, expression meaning 'to tackle a difficulty without shirking'.
HORSALegendary British chieftain, brother of Hengist.
HORSEWar _, Michael Morpurgo's children's novel first published in 1982. Steed.
HORSTRaised block of land that has arisen between two geological faults, typically bounded by grabens.
HORUSA solar god of Egyptian mythology, usually depicted with a falcon's head.
HOSEAOld Testament book of the bible.
HOSERCon artist.
HOSTALily-like plant cultivated for its ornamental foliage. Perennial plant with wide attractive leaves.
HOSTSComperes.
HOTELCode word for H. Chambermaid's workplace.
HOTLYIn a passionate, intense, or angry way.
HOTUPInformally, to become more exciting, active or intense.
HOULTNicholas, English actor who played mutant Hank McCoy in the X-Men film series.
HOUNDHuckleberry _, Hanna-Barbera's animated blue dog. Chase or bother relentlessly.
HOURIIn Muslim belief, any of the nymphs of Paradise.
HOURSPeriods of sixty minutes. The _ , 2002 film starring Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
HOUSEBuilding for human habitation.
HOVELA ramshackle dwelling place.
HOVERHang in the air.
HOWLSLong, doleful cries uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.
HOYLEFred _, English astronomer who expressed scepticism about the Big Bang theory.
HUBEIProvince of east central China whose capital city is Wuhan.
HUGERMore vast.
HUMANOf mankind. Debut album by Rag'n'Bone Man.
HUMESSurname of couple Rochelle and Marvin who present the TV music game show The Hit List.
HUMIDHot and sticky. Muggy. Moist or damp atmosphere or climate.
HUMUSA dark brown or black colloidal mass of partially decomposed organic matter in the soil.
HUNANProvince of China.
HUNCHIntuition.
HUNKYAttractive.
HUNTSSearches for prey.
HURLSThrows.
HURONOne of the five Great Lakes of North America.
HURRAA cheer of joy, victory, etc.
HURRYMake haste.
HURSTGeoff _, striker who scored a hat-trick for England in the 1966 World Cup final.
HUSKSThe dry outer coverings of some fruit and seeds.
HUSKYLarge long-haired dog with a curled tail and pricked ears, used in the Arctic for pulling sledges.
HUTCHRabbit's cage.
HUTIACavy-like rodent of the Caribbean islands.
HUTUSMembers of a Central African people, mainly living in Rwanda and Burundi.
HYAMSPeter _, director of Capricorn One, 2010 and Timecop.
HYDRAIn Greek myths, a monster with nine heads. Constellation - The Sea Serpent.
HYENACarnivorous, doglike mammal.
HYMNSChristian songs of praise.
HYNDEChrissie, lead vocalist and guitarist of the Pretenders.
HYPERUnusually energetic.
HYPESTalks up.
HYPHAAny of the branching threadlike filaments making up the vegetative part (mycelium) of a fungus.
HYRAXAgile herbivorous mammal of Africa and southwest Asia, resembling a rodent.
HYSONA Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop.
HYTHEA small coastal market town on the edge of Romney Marsh in Kent. One of the original Cinque Ports.
IAMBIMetrical feet in poetry consisting of two syllables.
IAMBSIn verse, metrical feet each consisting of two syllables, a short one followed by a long one.
IBEAMGirder.
IBERTJacques _, French composer including Escales.
IBIZAThird largest of the Balearic Islands.
IBROX_ Stadium, the home of Glasgow Rangers football club.
IBSENHenrik _, playwright. Norwegian.
ICENIBritish tribe inhabiting northern East Anglia, which, led by Queen Boudicca, rebelled against the Romans.
ICEUPFreeze.
ICHORFluid in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.
ICIERMore frozen.
ICILYFrostily.
ICINGSugary coating for cakes.
ICONSImages.
ICTUSEmphasis placed on a word, or part of a word, to help a line of verse to scan.
IDAHOAmerican state with Boise as its capital. US state known as the Gem State.
IDEALPerfect.
IDEASNotions.
IDENTShort film sequence played between television programmes as part of a channel's branding.
IDESTThat is in Latin, ie.
IDIOMParlance. Linguistic usage that is grammatical and natural to native speakers of a language. A language's distinctive phraseology.
IDIOTA fool. Dolt.
IDLEDWas lazy.
IDLERThe _, magazine edited by Jerome K. Jerome.
IDLES( Of an engine ) runs at low speed with the transmission disengaged.
IDOLAIn psychology, mental images, false ideas or logical fallacies.
IDOLSSuperstars.
IDRIS_ Elba, actor who plays DCI John Luther on TV. Libyan king deposed in a coup led by Colonel Gadaffi.
IDYLLShort pictorial poem.
IEUAN_ Wyn Jones, Plaid Cymru leader 2000-12.
IFANSRhys, Welsh actor who played Spike in the 1999 romantic comedy film Notting Hill.
IFNOTPerhaps even.
IFTARMeal with which Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan, eaten after sunset.
IFYOUA single recorded by South Korean group Big Bang.
IGAPOA word used in Brazil for certain flooded Amazonian forests.
IGLOODome shaped Inuit house of solid snow blocks.
IGNIS_ Fatuus, Alternative name for a will-o'-the-wisp; Latin 'foolish fire'.
IHRAMThe customary white robes worn by Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, symbolizing a sacred or consecrated state.
ILEUMThird part of the small intestine.
ILEUSObstruction of the intestine.
ILIACRelating to regions of the lower body.
ILIADA Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, attributed to Homer.
ILIUMUppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone, fused with the ischium and pubis. Part of the pelvis.
IMAGEOptically formed reproduction of an object by a lens or mirror. Likeness.
IMAGOAdult insect produced after metamorphosis.
IMAMSLeaders of congregational prayer in mosques.
IMARIJapanese porcelain.
IMBEDFix firmly.
IMBUETo impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions, etc.
IMOLAItalian race track where Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna was killed in a crash in 1994.
IMPELUrge on. Drive.
IMPLYTo express or indicate by a hint; suggest.
IMRANEx-Pakistani cricketer (first name) who was married to Jemima.
IMRIECelia _, actress in Acorn Antiques and Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.
INALLAltogether.
INANESenseless. Fatuous. Foolish.
INAPTUnsuitable.
INBED_ _ With Madonna, documentary about Madonna's Blond Ambition tour.
INBOXEmail folder.
INBUEBestow.
INCANOf a former Peruvian people.
INCASPeople whose empire was centred around Cusco in modern day Peru.
INCURBring upon oneself.
INCUSOne of three small bones in the ear, the anvil.
INDEXAlphabetical list usually at the back of a book.
INDIAAsian country in which Bhopal is situated. Code word for I.
INDIEType of Rock music.
INDRAIn Hinduism, the most celebrated god of the Rig-Veda, governing weather and dispensing rain.
INDREA department of central France, named after a river. French department with Chateauroux as its capital.
INDRIA large Madagascan lemur that has thick, silky fur.
INDUSRiver. Constellation - The American Indian.
INEPTBungling. Incompetent.
INERTUnreactive. Sluggish.
INFERTo conclude (a state of affairs, supposition, etc) by reasoning from evidence; deduce.
INFORAbout to be affected by.
INFRABelow, especially when used in referring to parts of a text.
INFUNAs a joke.
INGLEArchaic word for a fireplace in a room.
INGOTBar of gold. A piece of cast metal obtained from a mould.
INIGO_ Jones, architect who designed The Banqueting House in Whitehall.
INIONProjecting part of the occipital bone at the base of the skull.
INLAWRelative through marriage.
INLAYTo decorate by inserting pieces of wood, ivory etc into prepared slots in the surface.
INLETSmall bay; narrow passage between islands.
INMANJohn _, Mr. Humphries in Are You Being Served.
INNERSituated inside. Part of a target next to the bullseye in archery.
INNESNeil _, musician in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and the Ruttles.
INOFFFoul stroke in snooker.
INONE_ _ Ear, Eighties Radio 4 comedy show starring Clive Mantle.
INONUIsmet _, Former President of Turkey.
INPUPDescription of a female dog when pregnant.
INPUTEnter data. In computing, the data fed into a computer from a peripheral device.
INREMIn law, directed against property rather than against a specific person.
INSETPicture within another.
INSUMBriefly.
INTELUS technology company headquartered in Silicon Valley, founded in 1968.
INTERNickname of an Italian football club based in Milan. Bury.
INTHE_ _ Red, Overdrawn.
INTOWAccompanying.
INTROIntroduction in short.
INUITIndigenous people of the Canadian Arctic.
INULAPlant genus of the family Asteraceae that includes elecampane or elfwort.
INUREAccustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant.
INUSEEmployed.
INVARAlloy of nickel and iron used in the manufacture of scientific instruments.
IONIAAncient region of coastal Anatolia in present day Turkey whose cities included Ephesus and Miletus.
IONICOrder of classical architecture along with Doric and Corinthian, characterized by fluted columns and capitals with scroll-like ornaments.
IOTASGreek letters.
IOWANPerson from Des Moines, for instance.
IPPONIn judo or karate, a winning point awarded for a perfectly executed technique.
IPSUMLorem _, filler text used in printing and graphic design.
IQBAL2005 Indian coming-of-age sports drama film.
IRAQIOf Iraq.
IRATEFurious.
IRENAAbbreviated name of the International Renewable Energy Agency.
IRENE_ Cara, singer who had a hit with Fame. _ Jacob, The Double Life of Veronique actress.
IRISHHibernian.
IRKEDIrritated.
IROKOA tropical African hardwood tree; the hard reddish-brown wood of this tree.
IRONSGolf clubs. Jeremy, Die Hard with a Vengeance actor.
IRONYMild sarcasm.
IRWIN_ Allen, film producer behind The Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno and The Swarm.
ISAACSon of Abraham and Sarah in the bible. Oscar, actor who played Poe Dameron in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
ISAAKChris _, singer who had a 1990 hit with Wicked Game.
ISEREVal d'_, a ski resort in southeast France.
ISLAMReligion in which Allah is worshipped and the Koran is the holy book.
ISLAYScottish island, home of the Ardbeg, Bunnahabhain and Lagavulin distilleries.
ISLESSmall land masses.
ISLETLand in the sea.
ISLEYThe _ Brothers, singers who had a 1974 hit with Summer Breeze.
ISNERJohn _, American player who won the longest professional tennis match in history at Wimbledon in 2010.
ISSEIJapanese term meaning "first generation".
ISSUEGive out. A point in dispute. Edition. Offspring.
ISTHEProcrastination _ _ Thief Of Time.
ISTLEA fibre, used in making carpet, cord etc., obtained from American tropical yucca and agave plants.
ITALYCountry whose capital is Rome.
ITCHYAnimated mouse in a cartoon series in The Simpsons.
ITEMSArticles.
ITOJEMaro, rugby union forward for Saracens and England.
IVANA_ Trump, socialite and former Olympic ski team member.
IVIESPlants of genus Hedera.
IVORYDecorative substance once taken from the tusks of elephants.
IXIONTreacherous king of the Lapiths in Greek mythology, father of Centaurus. A Thessalian king punished by Zeus by being bound to a perpetually revolving wheel.
IYYAREighth civil and second religious month of the Jewish year, usually falling within April and May.
IZMIRAncient Turkish port city, located by the Aegean Sea, historically called Smyrna.
JACKSPortable devices for raising or lifting heavy objects short heights.
JACOBIn the Bible, Esau's brother. In the Old Testament, the son of Isaac who was the father of the 12 patriarchs of Israel. A breed of sheep with prominent curved horns.
JADEDExhausted or dissipated.
JADESExhausts.
JAFARChief villain in the 1992 animated Disney film Aladdin, voiced by Jonathan Freeman.
JAFFAA popular almost seedless orange variety.
JAHANShah _, Mogul emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
JAMESNew Testament book of the bible.
JAMIEAndy Murray's tennis playing brother.
JAMMYLucky.
JANET_ Leigh, actress in Psycho and mother of Jamie Lee Curtis.
JANUSTwo-faced Roman god of doorways.
JAPANCountry whose capital is Tokyo.
JAREDFather of Enoch in the book of Genesis.
JARREMaurice _, French composer and conductor who wrote scores for films including Lawrence Of Arabia and Dr Zhivago.
JASONDavid _, the star of Only Fools And Horses.
JAUME_ Collet-Serra, Director of Jungle Cruise.
JAUNTShort excursion.
JAWASShort humanoid creatures in the Star Wars universe native to the desert world Tatooine.
JAYNE_ Torvill, Ice skater.
JEANSDenim trousers invented by Levi Strauss in the 19th century.
JEERSTaunts.
JELLYGelatin dessert.
JEMMABritish actress, _ Redgrave.
JEMMYShort steel crowbar used by burglars to force open a door or window.
JENNYSpinning _, a multi-spindle frame once used in the textile industry.
JERKSSudden abrupt pulls.
JERKYMeat, especially beef, sliced into strips and dried.
JERRYTom and _, cartoon.
JESSEBiblical father of David.
JESTSSpeaks in a joking way.
JESUSThe founder of Christianity.
JETLIChinese actor and martial artist who plays Yin Yang in the Expendables film series.
JETTYA pier or structure of stones, piles, or the like, projecting into the sea or other body of water to protect a harbor, deflect the current, etc.
JEWELThe _ Of The Nile, sequel to Romancing The Stone. Gem.
JIFFYMoment.
JIHADA struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam.
JILINProvince of NE China bordering Russia and North Korea; capital, Changchun.
JILTSLeaves or rejects a lover.
JINGOTerry Pratchett's twenty-first Discworld novel.
JINNIA being or spirit in Muslim belief who could assume human or animal form and influence man by supernatural powers.
JIVESTalks in slang (US).
JODIE_ Foster, US actress.
JOELY__ Richardson, English actress who played Julia McNamara in TV drama series Nip/Tuck.
JOEYSInfant marsupials, especially kangaroos.
JOHNSJasper _, contemporary American artist renowned for his painting Flag.
JOINTA junction of two or more parts or objects.
JOISTSupporting beam in a ceiling.
JOKERExtra playing card.
JOLIEAngelina _, US actress.
JONAHAn Old Testament Hebrew Prophet. Book of the bible.
JONAS_ Vingegaard, Danish cyclist and overall winner of the 2022 Tour de France.
JONESFelicity _, Oscar nominee.
JOSSAJacqueline, former EastEnders actress who won I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2019.
JOTUNIn norse mythology, any of a race of giants.
JOULEThe derived SI unit of work or energy.
JOYCEYootha _, actress in Man About The House and George And Mildred. James, Ulysses author.
JUBAL_ Harshaw, character in Heinlein's novel Stranger In A Strange Land.
JUDAS_ Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies. Betrayer.
JUDGEA public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.
JUICELiquid from fruit.
JUICYSensational (gossip).
JUISEJudgment; justice; sentence.
JULEPMint _, a US long drink consisting of bourbon whiskey, crushed ice, sugar and sprigs of mint.
JULES_ Rimet, FIFA's longest serving president, after whom the original football World Cup trophy was named.
JULIA_ Gillard, The Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. _ Donaldson, British children's author who created The Gruffalo.
JULIE_ Goodyear, actress who played Bet Lynch in Coronation Street.
JUMBOP. T. Barnum's circus elephant bought from London Zoo in 1881.
JUMPYSubject to sudden, involuntary starts, especially from nervousness, fear, excitement, etc.
JUNKYA narcotics addict.
JUNTAA military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.
JUROROne of a group of people sworn to deliver a true verdict according to the evidence upon a case presented in a court of law. Court panel member.
JUTESGermanic people that (according to Bede) joined the Angles and Saxons in invading Britain in the 5th century, settling in a region including Kent and the Isle of Wight.
KAABAA cube-shaped building in Mecca, the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine.
KABUADavid _, President of the Marshall Islands who succeeded Hilda Heine in January 2020.
KABULCapital and largest city of Afghanistan.
KADARJanos _, Hungarian statesman; Prime Minister 1956-58 and 1961-65 and first secretary of the Communist Party 1956-88.
KAFKAFranz _, Austrian novelist and short-story writer, born in Prague.
KAHLOFrida _, Mexican painter known for her self-portraits.
KAIJUGenre of Japanese monster films ('strange beast') that began with 1954's Gojira (Godzilla).
KALELSuperman's name at birth.
KANDYCity in Sri Lanka.
KANGACharacter voiced by Sophie Okonedo in the 2018 film Christopher Robin.
KANJIJapanese writing system using logographic characters derived from Chinese ideograms; 'Han character'.
KANTEN'Golo, French midfielder who won the Premier League with Leicester City and Chelsea FC.
KANYE_ West, U.S. rapper, producer and fashion designer born in 1977.
KANZUA long garment, usually white with long sleeves, worn by east African men.
KAPOKA silky fibre obtained from the hairs covering the seeds of a tropical tree.
KAPPAGreek letter.
KAPUTRuined, broken, or not functioning.
KARAJCity west of Tehran in northern Iran; the capital of Alborz Province.
KAREN_ Gillan, actress who played Amy Pond in Doctor Who.
KARIM_ Benzema, French footballer awarded the Ballon d'Or on 17 October, 2022.
KARLAFictional Soviet spymaster and George Smiley's counterpart created by author John le Carre.
KARMAThe principle of justice for one's past deeds in Buddhism.
KARSTTerm denoting the characteristic scenery of a limestone region.
KARTSSmall unsprung motor-racing vehicles typically having four wheels and consisting of a tubular frame with a rear-mounted engine.
KASEMCasey _, American radio personality who voiced Shaggy in Scooby Doo.
KASHAPorridge made from cooked buckwheat or similar grains, originally from eastern Europe.
KATHYFirst name of the actresses Bates, Burke and Staff.
KATIE_ Holmes, wife of Tom Cruise from 2006-12.
KAUAIFourth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands, lying north-west of Oahu.
KAURIA New Zealand coniferous tree with oval leaves and round cones.
KAYAKLight-framed boat covered with animal skins, used by the Inuit.
KAZANCity.
KAZOOMusical instrument with a membrane which vibrates when hummed into.
KAZUO_ Ishiguro, Japanese-born British writer awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.
KEANERoy _, midfielder with Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Celtic.
KEATSRomantic poet who wrote Ode To A Nightingale.
KEBABTurkish meat dish.
KEBLEUniversity of Oxford college named after one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement.
KEDAHOldest state of Malaysia, in the NW on the Malay Peninsula; capital, Alor Setar.
KEDGEWith reference to a boat, move or be moved by hauling in a hawser attached at a distance to a small anchor.
KEEPSRetains.
KEFIRA drink made from fermented milk, traditional in the Caucasus.
KEGEL__ exercises, ones for strengthening pelvic floor muscles named after a U.S. gynaecologist.
KEIKOPerforming killer whale who featured in the 2003 film Free Willy.
KEIRA_ Knightley, Actress who plays Rachael Morgan in the 2019 drama film The Aftermath.
KEITHFirst name of the actor Carradine and chef Floyd.
KELISJudge on Pitch Battle.
KELLY_ Osbourne, Actress and singer, daughter of Black Sabbath's lead singer.
KELSOTown in the Scottish borders with an abbey dating from 1128.
KEMAL_ Ataturk, Founder and first president (1923-38) of the republic of Turkey.
KEMPEWilliam _, English comic performer who was one of the original actors in Shakespeare's early plays.
KEMPTTidy.
KENAFValuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
KENDOFighting with bamboo staves.
KENINSofia, U.S. tennis player born in Moscow who won the 2020 Australian Open women's singles.
KENNYFootball's Mr. Dalglish.
KENYAEast African country with Nairobi as capital.
KEOWNMartin _, former Arsenal footballer who also played for Aston Villa and Everton.
KERRYJohn _, 2004 US Democratic Party presidential nominee.
KESEYKen, U.S. novelist and countercultural figure.
KESHAAmerican rap singer who has released the albums Animal and Warrior.
KETCHTwo masted sailing vessel.
KEVINWe Need To Talk About _, a novel by Lionel Shriver.
KEYESMarian _, author of the novels Watermelon and Rachel's Holiday.
KHAKIArmy colour.
KHMERThe official language of Cambodia.
KHUFUOriginal name of the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Cheops, who built the Great Pyramid at Giza.
KIANGA variety of the wild ass, found in Tibet and surrounding regions.
KICKSTeenage _, Undertones hit that John Peel said was his favourite song.
KIDDYChild.
KIEVEA tub or vat for holding liquid, especially in brewing or bleaching.
KILLSSlays.
KILNSFurnaces for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks.
KILOSWeights.
KILTSWrap-around, knee-length, pleated tartan skirts, traditionally worn by Scottish men.
KINDSSorts.
KINGSMale monarchs. Old Testament book of the bible.
KININAny of a group of polypeptides in the blood that cause vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscles, formed in response to injury.
KINKSThe _, Ray Davies' band.
KINKY___ Boots, musical about a shoe factory, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper.
KIOSKTelephone box.
KIOWAA member of a Plains Indian people of the southwestern U.S.
KIPPSH. G. Wells novel that became Half A Sixpence.
KIRKSScottish churches.
KIROVBallet company at which Baryshnikov started his traing.
KITEROne who writes a check while there are insufficient funds in the account, hoping it will be able to clear by the time it is cashed.
KITESFlying toys.
KITTYPool of money.
KITWEMajor city in northern Zambia, in the Copperbelt Province.
KIWISFlightless birds in New Zealand.
KLAASMyleene, classical musician and TV presenter who was in the former vocal group Hear'Say.
KLANGWe Are _, comedy sketch group of which Greg Davies was a member.
KLASSMyleene is the godmother of a cruise ship.
KLAUSVaclav _, Czech politician: prime minister 1993-98 and president 2003-13.
KLEINCalvin _, American fashion designer.
KLIMTGustav _, Austrian who painted The Kiss.
KLINEKevin _, actor in The Big Chill and A Fish Called Wanda.
KLOPPJurgen _, football manager who moved to Liverpool from Borussia Dortmund.
KLUTEMurder mystery made in 1971 for which Jane Fonda won an Oscar.
KLUTZClumsy or stupid person; from German via Yiddish, 'wooden block'.
KNACKAn acquired or natural skill at doing something.
KNAVEJack in a pack of cards.
KNEADMassage.
KNEELPrepare to pray.
KNEESJoints in which the patella is located.
KNELLThe sound of a bell rung to announce a death or funeral.
KNELTGenuflected.
KNIFECutlery item. Cutting implement.
KNISHSnack made of cooked, filled dough in Jewish cookery.
KNITSCrochets.
KNOBSDoor handles.
KNOCKIreland West Airport _, transport facility found in County Mayo.
KNOLLA small rounded hill.
KNOTSAs tied by sailors.
KNOWNFamiliar.
KNOWSIs aware of.
KOALASlow-moving Australian marsupial that feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark.
KOCHIPort city on the Malabar coast of SW India known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea.
KODAKPhotographic technology company founded by George Eastman in 1888.
KOFTAIndian dish of seasoned minced meat shaped into small balls.
KOHLIVirat, Indian cricketer who has captained his country's Test side since 2014.
KOINECommon language of the Greeks in Hellenistic and Byzantine times, mostly derived from the Attic dialect.
KOINGKnocking out in the sport of boxing.
KONTAJo _, British tennis star.
KORANHoly book of Islam.
KORDAAlexander _, Hungarian-born film producer and director.
KOREANorth _, Pyongyang's country.
KORMAMild Indian curry.
KOTOWChinese gesture of deference in touching the forehead to the ground.
KRAALA traditional African village of huts, typically enclosed by a fence.
KRAFTStrong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution.
KRAITAny nonaggressive brightly coloured venomous elapid snake of the genus Bungarus, of S and SE Asia.
KRALLDiana _, jazz singer married to Elvis Costello.
KRAPP_'s Last Tape, 1958 one-act play by Samuel Beckett.
KRILLShrimp-like creatures.
KRISS_ Akabusi, British ex-sprinter and hurdler.
KRONASwedish coin.
KRONEThe standard monetary unit of Norway or Denmark.
KRULLFantasy film with Bernard Bresslaw, Robbie Coltrane and Liam Neeson.
KRUPPA prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen.
KUDOSPraise or honour.
KUDZUA hairy leguminous climbing plant of China and Japan.
KUKRIA knife with a curved blade that broadens towards the point.
KULFIIndian ice cream made by freezing sweetened evaporated milk, traditionally flavoured with nuts, saffron and cardamom seeds.
KUMARNish, The Mash Report host.
KURDSSW Asian people.
KURSKCity of SW Russia.
KURTZIvory trader in Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness.
KUTCHA former state of W India.
KVASSFermented alcoholic drink of low strength made from cereals and stale bread, especially in Russia.
KWAME_ Nkrumah, Former President of Ghana.
KYLIE_ Minogue, singer. Australian aboriginal throwing stick used in hunting.
KYOTOCapital city of Japan from 1180 to 1868.
KYRIE_ eleison, 'Lord have mercy' in the Christian liturgy.
LABANBiblical brother of Rebecca and father of Leah and Rachel.
LABELTag.
LABOR__ Day, U.S. federal holiday that falls on the first Monday in September.
LACANJacques _, French psychiatrist and post-structuralist writer 1901-81.
LACEDSpiked.
LACESFasteners for shoes.
LACKSHas need of.
LADENFull of cargo.
LADLESoup server.
LAGANA major river in Northern Ireland that flows to Belfast Lough. In law, goods or wreckage lying on the bed of the sea.
LAGERLight beer.
LAGOSNigeria's most populous city.
LAHARA mudflow of volcanic ash mixed with water.
LAHTICity in southern Finland; capital of Paijat-Hame.
LAIKASoviet space dog, the first animal to orbit Earth.
LAILA_ Rouass, actress.
LAINECleo _, English jazz and pop singer.
LAINGR. D. _, Scottish psychiatrist, author of The Divided Self.
LAIRDScottish estate landowner in Scotland.
LAIRSDens of wild animals.
LAITYLaymen, as distinguished from the clergy.
LAIUSKing of Thebes in Greek mythology; son of Labdacus and father, by Jocasta, of Oedipus.
LAKERFreddie _, pioneer of no-frills air travel in the Sixties and Seventies.
LAKESBodies of water.
LALLA_ Ward, Romana in Doctor Who, now the wife of Richard Dawkins.
LAMASTibetan or Mongolian Buddhist monks.
LAMBSYoung sheep.
LAMIAJohn Keats' narrative poem written in 1820.
LAMPSLanterns.
LANAISixth-largest island of Hawaii, also known as Pineapple Island.
LANCEHorseman's spear. A long weapon with a pointed head used by horsemen when jousting.
LANDOBilly Dee Williams' character in two Star Wars films.
LANDSTouches down.
LANESCountry roads.
LANGEJessica _, star of US show Feud.
LANKASri _, country.
LANKYUngracefully thin and tall.
LANZAMario _, American tenor of Italian ancestry, actor and Hollywood film star of the late 1940s and the 1950s.
LAOZI6th-century Chinese philosopher traditionally regarded as the founder of Taoism.
LAPAZCapital of Bolivia.
LAPELJacket part.
LAPIDYair ---, politician serving as the Prime Minister of Israel since July 2022.
LAPIS_ Lazuli, a brilliant blue variety of a mineral that is used as a gemstone.
LAPPSAn indigenous people of the extreme north of Scandinavia, traditionally associated with the herding of reindeer.
LAPSEMomentary fault or failure.
LAPUPEat or drink. Accept eagerly.
LARCHAny coniferous tree of the genus Larix.
LARDY_ cake, a rich cake made of bread dough, dried fruit etc.
LARESProtective household gods of ancient Rome typically worshipped in conjunction with penates.
LARGEBig.
LARGOIn music, to be performed slowly and broadly.
LARGSTown on the firth of Clyde in Scotland.
LARKSSongbirds.
LARNENorthern Irish port north of Belfast.
LARRY_ Hagman, actor.
LARUSPrincipal genus of the gull family.
LARVAImmature free living form of many animals such as insects.
LASERIntense beam of light.
LASSA_ fever, viral illness first identified in NIgeria in 1969.
LASSIA cold drink made with yoghurt or buttermilk and flavoured with sugar, salt or a mild spice.
LASSOLariat. A long rope with a running noose at one end.
LASTSSurvives.
LATCHA metal bar with a catch and lever used for fastening a door or gate.
LATERSubsequently.
LATEXA whitish milky substance produced by many plants.
LATHEA machine for shaping, boring, cutting a screw thread etc. in metal or wood.
LATHIA long, heavy, wooden stick used as a weapon in India, especially by police.
LATHSThin flat strips of wood.
LATINLanguage spoken in ancient Rome.
LATKEPotato pancake made as part of the Jewish Hanukkah festival.
LATTECoffee made with steamed milk.
LAUDANiki _, Austrian racing driver, three times Formula 1 World Champion.
LAUDSPraises or glorifies.
LAUGHShow amusement. React to a joke.
LAURAAshley or Dern. Film noir from 1944 starring Vincent Price.
LAVALCity in Quebec, Canada.
LAVERRod, the Australian tennis player who won the Grand Slam twice.
LAWNSGarden's grassed areas.
LAYBYMain road parking place.
LAYER_ Cake, a J. J. Connolly novel filmed with Daniel Craig.
LAYIN_ _ wait, ambush.
LAYLAHit single for Derek And The Dominos.
LAYONProvide.
LAYUPStore for future use.
LAZERMajor _, electronic band that has released the albums Free The Universe and Peace Is The Mission.
LAZIOItalian football club based in Rome. Administrative region of west central Italy.
LDOPASubstance used to treat Parkinson's disease.
LEACHTo remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid.
LEADSGuides.
LEAFYFull of trees.
LEAKSHoles in a container or covering through which contents may accidentally pass.
LEANSInclines.
LEANTInclined.
LEAPSJumps.
LEAPTSprang.
LEARNFind out. Gain knowledge.
LEARYTimothy _, psychologist and proponent of counterculture denounced by Richard Nixon.
LEASERental. A contract by which property is conveyed for a specified period, usually for rent.
LEASHDog lead. A line or rope used to walk or control a dog or other animal.
LEASTMinimum.
LEATSTrenches or ditches that convey water to mill wheels.
LEAVEDepart. Abandon.
LEBONSimon _ _, the lead singer of Duran Duran.
LECIDOpera by Jules Massenet based on a play by Pierre Corneille, first performed in 1885.
LEDGENarrow, shelf-like projection of rock.
LEDONLured or enticed, especially into trouble or wrongdoing.
LEDUMAny of various evergreen shrubs native to temperate and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere.
LEECHBloodsucker. A type of worm that feeds on the blood of other animals.
LEEDSHeadingley Cricket Ground is in this Yorkshire city.
LEEKSVegetables.
LEELADoctor Who companion in the 1970s played by Louise Jameson.
LEERSLecherous looks.
LEFAYMorgan _ _, Powerful sorceress in Arthurian legend; half-sister of King Arthur.
LEGALLawful. Permissible.
LEGERFernand _, French painter and sculptor whose works included Still Life with a Beer Mug.
LEGITAuthorised, sanctioned.
LEGUPHelping hand.
LEHARComposer of The Merry Widow.
LEICAType of miniature camera invented by German photographer Oscar Barnack, first sold in 1925.
LEIGHA town in Greater Manchester near Wigan. _ Whannell, director of the 2020 science fiction horror film The Invisible Man.
LEITHA port in southeast Scotland on the Firth of Forth.
LEMARDancing on Ice contestant.
LEMMAA subsidiary proposition introduced in proving some other proposition; a helping theorem.
LEMMYStage name of Ian Fraser Kilmister, the lead singer of Motorhead.
LEMONCitrus fruit.
LEMURMadagascan primate. An arboreal primate native to Madagascar.
LENDLIvan _, former world number one Czech tennis player.
LENINVladimir Ilyich _, Russian revolutionary who was the first premier of the Soviet Union.
LENNYOther name of the comedians Bruce and Henry.
LENTOMusical command meaning slow.
LENYALotte, Austrian-U.S. actress and singer who played Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love.
LEONA_ Lewis, I Am singer.
LEONESierra _, country whose capital city is Freetown.
LEPENEmmanuel Macron challenger to become President of France (surname).
LEPERA sufferer of a chronic infectious disease sometimes called Hansen's disease.
LEPUSNight of the _, Janet Leigh horror film about giant rabbits. Constellation - the hare.
LERNAIn classical Greece, a region of springs and the lair of the Hydra.
LEROYGene Anthony Ray's character in Fame.
LETGORelease.
LETHEIn Greek mythology, a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters.
LETINAdmit.
LETONReveal, divulge.
LETUPDiminish or slow down.
LEVEERiverside embankment (US).
LEVELHorizontal.
LEVENLoch in east central Scotland.
LEVERCrowbar.
LEVINIra _, author of Rosemary's Baby. U.S. novelist who wrote The Stepford Wives.
LEWESGeorge Henry _, philosopher and critic who lived with the novelist George Eliot from 1854 until his death in 1878. The East Sussex administrative centre.
LEWIS_ Hamilton, racing driver. Largest island of the Outer Hebrides.
LEYTELarge island of the central Philippines separated from Samar by the San Juanico Strait.
LHASAAdministrative capital of Tibet.
LIANAAny of various woody climbing plants mainly of tropical forests.
LIARSFibbers. Untruthful people.
LIBBY_ Purves, Journalist who became the first female presenter of the Today programme in the 1970s.
LIBELIn law, defamation in permanent form such as printing.
LIBRASeventh Zodiac star sign of the scales in astrology. Constellation.
LIBYACountry which has Tripoli as its capital.
LICITA less common word of lawful.
LICKSMoistens with the tongue.
LIDDYG. Gordon _, FBI agent implicated in the Watergate scandal.
LIEGELord in medieval times, a lord owed feudal allegiance.
LIEINLong stay in bed in the morning.
LIETODupe.
LIFERLong-term prisoner.
LIFFELondon International Financial Futures and Options Exchange in short.
LIFTSRaises. Elevators.
LIGERHybrid offspring of a lion and a tigress.
LIGHTEasy to lift. The Charge Of The _ Brigade, poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, to commemorate the heroism of soldiers at the Battle of Balaklava.
LIKEAHell Hath No Fury _ _ Woman Scorned.
LIKEDEnjoyed.
LIKENCompare.
LIKERSomeone who enjoys or is pleased by something.
LIKESIs fond of.
LIKUDRight-wing Israeli political party founded in 1973 under the leadership of Menachem Begin.
LILACFlowering, fragrant shrub of the genus Syringa. Light purple. Small tree with large sprays of purple or white fragrant flowers.
LILLECity in North France, on the Deule river, in French Flanders near the border with Belgium. Capital of the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
LILLYAnt-Man actress, Evangeline _.
LILOSInflatable plastic or rubber mattresses.
LILTSSings merrily.
LIMBOCaribbean dance.
LIMESGreen citrus fruits.
LIMEYA British sailor.
LIMITRestrict.
LIMOSLarge and very comfortable cars.
LIMPSWalks lamely.
LINDAFirst name of the actors Hamilton, Blair and Lusardi.
LINEDGiven an interior finish. Furrowed.
LINENCloth made of flax.
LINERLarge passenger ship or aircraft. Bin _.
LINESSchool punishment.
LINGOA foreign or unfamiliar language or jargon.
LINKSTerm for a golf course beside the sea. Connections.
LINUMHerbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae to which flax belongs.
LINUS_ Pauling, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and the Nobel Peace Prize.
LIONSRegal cats.
LIPPIFra Filippo _, 15th Century Italian painter of the Florentine school, noted for his frescoes at Prato Cathedral.
LIPPYInsolent or cheeky.
LISLEStrong smooth cotton yarn. Thread.
LISPSHas trouble with the letter S.
LISTSReels off.
LISZTFranz _, composer of the Faust Symphony.
LITASOfficial national currency of Lithuania before it adopted the euro in 2015.
LITHEFlexible or supple.
LITHOPrefix meaning stone.
LITREUnit of measurement equivalent to 1.76 pints. Metric unit of capacity.
LITUPIlluminated.
LIVENAnimate.
LIVERHighly vascular, reddishbrown, glandular organ which secretes bile.
LIVESResides.
LIVIDAngry, furious.
LIVREA former French unit of money of account, discontinued in 1794.
LIZZOU.S. singer/songwriter and rapper noted for her single Truth Hurts.
LIZZYThin _, band that had a hit with Whiskey In The Jar.
LLAMAA mammal.
LLANOTreeless grassy plain.
LLOYDSurname of British former tennis-playing brothers David and John.
LOACHKen _, director of the films Carla's Song and My Name Is Joe.
LOADSA great many.
LOANSMonies lent at interest for a period of time.
LOATHUnwilling.
LOBBYFoyer.
LOBESFleshy parts of ears.
LOCALProvincial. Neighbourhood pub.
LOCHSScottish lakes.
LOCKECharacter in Lost played by Terry O'Quinn.
LOCKSSections of canals or rivers that may be closed off by gates to control water levels.
LOCUM_ tenens, a person who stands in temporarily for another member of the same profession.
LOCUSPosition on a chromosome at which a particular gene is located. In mathematics, a curve formed by all the points satisfying a given condition.
LODESAs found in mines.
LODGEA dome-shaped beaver's den.
LOEILTrompe _, a painting or decoration that gives a convincing illusion of reality.
LOESSA loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous.
LOEWEFrederick _, composer who wrote the music for My Fair Lady and Brigadoon.
LOFTYDon Estelle's character in It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
LOGANMount _, the highest peak in Canada.
LOGIACommunications of divine origin.
LOGICCorrect reasoning, thinking. Reasoned thought or argument.
LOGIEJohn _ Baird, Scottish engineer credited with inventing television.
LOGONStart using a computer system by typing in a username or code and a password.
LOGOSThe Word of God, made incarnate in Jesus Christ.
LOHANLindsay _, actress in the films The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday.
LOINSParts of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest (false) ribs and the hip bones.
LOIREThe longest river in France. French river on which Orleans, Tours and Nantes stand.
LOLLO_ rosso, a type of lettuce with red-tipped leaves.
LOLLYIce _. Slang term for money.
LONERFriendless person.
LOOFAThe fibrous interior of the fruit of the dishcloth gourd, which is dried, bleached, and used as a bath sponge or for scrubbing.
LOOKSAppearances.
LOOMSApparatuses worked by hand or mechanically, for weaving yarn into textiles.
LOONYA foolish or crazy person.
LOOPYDaft, barmy.
LOOSE_ ends, Radio 4 programme originally hosted by Ned Sherrin. Slack.
LOOTSPlunders.
LOPEZJennifer _, American performer also known as J. Lo.
LORCAFederico Garcia _, poet killed in the early days of the Spanish Civil War.
LORDERoyals singer.
LORDIFinnish heavy metal band that won Eurovision in 2006 with the song Hard Rock Hallelujah.
LORDSNoblemen.
LORENSophia _, actress.
LORISOmnivorous nocturnal slow-moving prosimian primate.
LORNA_ Doone, 1869 novel by RD Blackmore.
LORNE_ Greene, Canadian actor who played Ben Cartwright on the 1959-73 Us western series Bonanza.
LORREPeter _, Hungarian-born American actor in films including The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.
LORRYLarge truck.
LOSERUnsuccessful defeated competitor.
LOSESFails to win.
LOSEYJoseph _, director of the movies The Damned, The Servant and Accident.
LOTTOBingo.
LOTUSIn greek mythology,a fruit that induced forgetfulness and a dreamy languor in those who ate it. British car company founded by Colin Chapman in 1952.
LOUGHAn Irish word for "lake".
LOUISFourth name of the Duke of Cambridge. Joe _, US boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949.
LOUPESmall magnifying glass worn in the eye socket, used by jewellers, watchmakers etc.
LOUSEParasitic wingless insect.
LOUSYInferior.
LOUTHA county of the northeast Republic of Ireland, in Leinster province located on the Irish Sea.
LOUTSBoors.
LOVEDEnjoyed very much.
LOVERPartner.
LOVESAdores.
LOWERLet down. Decrease.
LOWLYLacking status or importance. Humble or meek.
LOWRYArtist after whom a gallery on Salford Quays has been named.
LOYALFaithful.
LUCANLord _, popular name of John Bingham, suspected murderer who disappeared in 1974.
LUCASCaroline _, leader of the Green Party from 2008-12.
LUCIA_ Di Lammermoor, an opera by Donizetti.
LUCIDExpressing or expressed clearly.
LUCIE_ Jones, Eurovision singer.
LUCKYFortunate.
LUCREMoney, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonourable way.
LUGERGeorg _, Austrian-born designer of a famous pistol. Dan, ex-rugby union back for Harlequins and England.
LUIGIMario's brother in the Nintendo computer games.
LUINOItalian town on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore.
LULLSLet-ups, respites.
LUMENSI unit of luminous flux.
LUMPYKnobbly.
LUNAROf the moon.
LUNCHMidday meal.
LUNDYShipping forecast area.
LUNGESudden forward motion.
LUNGIA long piece of cotton cloth worn as a loincloth, sash or turban by Indian men, or as a skirt.
LUNGSThe spongy sac-like respiratory organs of higher vertebrates that oxygenate the blood and remove its carbon dioxide.
LUPINRemus _, werewolf character in the Harry Potter books. A leguminous plant which bears large spikes of brightly-coloured flowers and flattened pods. Arsene, fictional gentleman thief created by Maurice Leblanc.
LUPUSConstellation - The Wolf.
LURCHButler in The Adams Family.
LUREDEnticed.
LURESIn falconry, feathered decoys to which small pieces of meat can be attached.
LURGIThe dreaded ____, facetious term for a fictitious, highly infectious disease, originating on The Goon Show.
LURIDSensational.
LUSTYVigorous.
LUTESAncient plucked stringed instruments.
LUTONEnglish town.
LUTRAMammal genus of the family Mustelidae to which the Eurasian otter belongs.
LUTSKCity in North West Ukraine on the Styr River.
LUXORA city in Egypt on the River NIle; the site of many ruins and tombs.
LUZONMain island of the Philippines.
LYALLGavin _, author of the novels Midnight Plus One and The Most Dangerous Game. _ Watson, South African zoologist and anthropologist who wrote Supernature.
LYASEIn biochemistry, an enzyme that catalyses the dissolution of a molecule by forming a double bond between its parts.
LYCEEFinal stage of secondary education in France.
LYCIAA geopolitical region in Anatolia in what are now the provinces of Antalya and Mugla on the southern coast of Turkey.
LYCRASynthetic elasticated fabric used by swimmers and cyclists.
LYDIA_ The Tattooed Lady, a song made famous by Groucho Marx. Ancient country in Asia Minor whose last king was Croesus.
LYINGReposing. Fibbing. Mendacious.
LYMANFirst name of children's author L. Frank Baum.
LYMPHA colourless fluid containing white blood cells.
LYNAMDes _, sports presenter and former Countdown host.
LYNCHKenny _, singer, entertainer, Seventies regular on Celebrity Squares.
LYNDA_ Carter, Wonder Woman actress.
LYNNEGirl's name.
LYONSEnglish name of a French city in the Rhone department.
LYRESAncient Greek stringed instruments.
LYRICSong words.
LYSINSubstance such as an antibody that causes the dissolution or destruction of cells, especially bacteria.
LYSISGradual reduction in the severity of the symptoms of a disease.
LYSOLA brand of clear, brown, oily solution of cresols in soap, used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
LYTHEA Scottish name for pollack.
MABEL_ Normand, American silent-film actress, screenwriter and director who appeared with Charlie Chaplin.
MACAOA special administrative region of China.
MACAWA large tropical American parrot with a long tail and brilliant plumage.
MACESStaffs of office.
MACEYDean ---, English athlete who won gold in the decathlon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
MACHOExaggeratedly masculine.
MACKEAugust ---, German painter; a leading member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter.
MACONFrench city, centre of the wine-producing region of Burgundy.
MACROBroad, general or comprehensive in coverage, outlook etc.
MADAMTerm of respect.
MADGE__ Allsop, Dame Edna Everage's long-time companion and bridesmaid played by Emily Perry.
MADRESierra _, Main mountain system of Mexico, extending from the US border in the north to the Guatemalan border in the south.
MAEVEIrish girl's name.
MAFIAThe _, a Scicilian crime syndicate also called Cosa Nostra.
MAGICName by which former basketball player Earvin Johnson is better known. Sorcery.
MAGMAMolten rock. Hot fluid or semifluid material below the crust of the earth that erupts from volcanoes as lava.
MAGNA_ Carta, a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.
MAGOGBiblical land.
MAGUSOne of the Three Wise Men.
MAHDIMuslim messiah expected to convert all humanity to Islam.
MAHONThe capital of the island of Minorca.
MAIDA_ Vale, London district that is home to a complex of BBC recording studios.
MAIDSWomen who work as servants in hotels or private houses.
MAIERSepp, ex-goalkeeper for Bayern Munich FC.
MAILSSends by post.
MAINEAmerican state whose capital is Augusta.
MAINSWater supply.
MAINZA city of west-central Germany.
MAIZEIndian corn. Cereal grain domesticated by people in Mexico about 10,000 years ago.
MAJORPrime minister between Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. Army officer. In the USA, a student's special subject or course.
MAKERA fabricator or constructor.
MAKESManufactures.
MALAROf or relating to the cheek or zygomatic bone.
MALAYLanguage spoken in Brunei.
MALEKRami, U.S. actor who plays villain Lyutsifer Safin in the 2021 Bond film No Time to Die.
MALESMen.
MALIC_ acid, a colourless crystalline compound occurring in apples and other fruit.
MALIKShoaib _, former captain of the Pakistani national cricket team.
MALINShipping forecast area.
MALLELouis ___, French director of films including Pretty Baby (1978) and Vanya on 42nd Street (1994).
MALLSLarge, enclosed shopping centres.
MALMOSeaport in south Sweden.
MALTACountry whose capital is Valletta. Republic occupying an archipelago in the Mediterranean.
MAMANA steel sculpture of a giant spider created by French-U.S. artist Louise Bourgeois.
MAMBAVenomous African snake of the family Elapidae.
MAMBO_ No. 5, a 1999 hit for Lou Bega.
MAMETDavid _, American playwright and film director whose works include 1988's Speed-The-Plow.
MAMIE_ Gummer, Actress.
MAMMIA traditional Finnish Easter dessert.
MANATStandard monetary unit of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, worth 100 qapik and 100 tenge respectively.
MANDEA group of African languages, a branch of the Niger-Congo family.
MANDY_ Rice-Davies, model implicated in the Profumo affair with Christine Keeler.
MANESGrowths of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal. The deified souls of dead ancestors.
MANETEdouard _, 19th-century French painter whose works included Le Dejeuner sur L'herbe.
MANGAA style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, typically aimed at adults as well as children.
MANGEAn infectious disorder mainly affecting domestic animals.
MANGOTropical fruit with a smooth rind and orange-yellow flesh.
MANIAObsession.
MANICFrenzied.
MANLYMasculine.
MANNAIn the Old Testament, the miraculous food which sustained the Israelites in the wilderness.
MANORTo The _ Born, TV sitcom starring Penelope Keith.
MANSEA house provided for a minister of certain Christian Churches, especially the Scottish Presbyterian Church. Clergyman's residence.
MANTAA large ray with wide wing-like pectoral fins that feeds on plankton.
MAORIIndigenous polynesian native of New Zealand.
MAPLE_ Leaf Rag, a composition by Scott Joplin. Tree or shrub.
MARATJean-Paul _, Swiss-born radical journalist and politician in the French Revolution, killed in his bath tub by Charlotte Corday.
MARCHMonth.
MARCO_ Fu, professional snooker player from Hong Kong.
MARDI_ Gras, carnival before Ash Wednesday.
MARDYPetulant.
MARESFemale horses.
MARGEHomer Simpson's wife.
MARIA_ Edgeworth, English-born Irish writer born on New Year's Day, 1768.
MARIE_ Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI of France.
MARIO_ Puzo, The Godfather author.
MARKSThe co-creator (surname) of Goodnight Sweetheart.
MARNEA river in northeast France; scene of two unsuccessful German offensives during the First World War.
MAROCThe French name for Morocco.
MARRYWed.
MARSH_ tit, a small European songbird, with a black head and greyish-brown body. Swamp.
MARTAFemale Brazilian footballer born in 1986 who is her country's top international goalscorer.
MARTIAntoni _, Prime Minister of Andorra succeeded by Xavier Espot Zamora in May 2019.
MARYJUS singer-songwriter _ _ Blige.
MASAIA member of a Nilotic people, formerly noted as warriors, living chiefly in Kenya and Tanzania.
MASERDevice for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
MASKSHides or disguises.
MASONWorker in stone. James, British actor who starred alongside Judy Garland in the 1954 film A Star Is Born.
MASSAFelipe _, Brazilian Formula 1 racing driver.
MASSEIn billiards and snooker, a stroke made with the cue held nearly vertically to impart swerve to the ball.
MASTSPoles on a ship.
MATCHFootball game.
MATERAlma _, One's school, college or University. Mother. Latin mother?
MATESChums. Friends.
MATEYChum.
MATHSSchool subject.
MATIPJoel, German-born Cameroonian central defender for Liverpool.
MATTEIn film and TV, a mask used to blank out part of an image so that another image can be superimposed.
MATZOBrittle flat unleavened bread traditionally eaten by Jews during Passover.
MAULSMangles, savages.
MAUVEA colour. A purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856.
MAVISFirst name of Private Pike's mother in the TV show Dad's Army.
MAXIMFirst name of the Russian author Gorky. Pithy statement.
MAYBEPerhaps.
MAYERSarah _, English female judoka.
MAYORCouncil head.
MBEKIThabo _, President of South Africa 1999-2008.
MCCAWRichie _, All Blacks captain.
MCCOYStar Trek character Bones' real name.
MCFLYEnglish pop band formed in 2003 whose lead vocalist is Tom Fletcher.
MCGEEThe investigative reporter on the trail of TV's incredible Hulk.
MCKEEDavid _, chidlren's author, creator of Elmer The Patchwork Elephant.
MCNABAndy _, author of Immediate Action and Bravo Two Zero.
MEADERichard, British equestrian who won three Olympic gold medals in 1968 and 1972.
MEALSOccasions of eating.
MEALY_ bug, plant-eating insect coated with a powdery, waxy secretion.
MEANSPlans. Intends.
MEANTIntended.
MEATHA county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland.
MEATYFleshy.
MECCAHoly city of Islam.
MEDALBravery award.
MEDEAIn Greek mythology, wife of Jason.
MEDIANewspapers, TV etc.
MEDICDoctor, informally.
MEDOCWine-producing region in the Gironde.
MEETSGatherings, especially sporting competitions.
MEGANFox or Dodds.
MEHDI_ Bazargan, Iran's first Prime Minister after the 1979 revolution.
MEIJIEmperor of Japan from 1867-1912, born Mutsuhito in 1852.
MELBANellie _, Australian soprano.
MELEERiotous brawl.
MELONAny of several varieties of two cucurbitaceous vines, cultivated for their edible fruit.
MELOSAegean island of the Greek Cyclades group on which the Venus de Milo statue was found in 1820.
MELUAKatie _, Georgian-born singer.
MEMOSAides-memoire.
MENAIStrait which separates Anglesey from mainland Wales.
MENDSFixes.
MENINThree _ _ A Boat.
MENSASociety for people with high IQs. Constellation - The Table Mountain.
MENUSLists of foods and drinks in restaurants.
MERCYClemency or pity.
MERGECombine or blend.
MERITDeserve. Worth or superior quality.
MERLEThe bluish-grey coat of some dogs especially collies with speckles or streaks of black.
MERRYOne of Frodo's Hobbit companions in The Lord Of The Rings.
MERYLFirst name adopted by the actress born Mary Louise Streep.
MESHYLike a network.
MESONSubatomic particle intermediate in mass between an electron and a proton, typically composed of a quark and an anitquark.
MESSILionel, Argentinian footballer who moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain FC in 2021.
MESSYUntidy.
METAL_ Gear Solid, influential video game by Hideo Kojima.
METERUsed for measuring electricity and gas usage.
METHSVery strong alcohol.
METICAn alien living in an ancient Greek city with some privileges of citizenship.
METISMoon of Jupiter.
METREUnit of length.
METROFrench underground.
METUPGot together.
MEUSEA river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea.
MEYERStephenie _, American responsible for the Twilight series of books.
MEZZOSoprano? Quite!
MIAMICity in South East Florida.
MIAOUCat call.
MIAOWCat noise.
MIASMFoul atmosphere.
MICAHOld Testament book of the Bible. One of the twelve Minor Prophets.
MIDASLegendary king of Phrygia who turned everything he touched to gold.
MIDGEGnatlike insect.
MIDONIn cricket, the fielding position on the leg side closest to the bowler.
MIDSTMiddle.
MIFFYSmall cartoon rabbit in a series of children's books by Dick Bruna.
MIGHTGreat power or strength.
MIKEL_ Arteta, Arsenal midfielder formerly with Everton.
MILANThe Duke Of _, Prospero's rightful title in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
MILERRunner.
MILESUnits of distance. Ben, John Profumo actor in The Trial of Christine Keeler.
MILKYWhitish.
MILLA_ Jovovich, Resident Evil star.
MILLSHeather _, The Jump contestant. Hayley, Whistle Down the Wind actress.
MILNEThe creator (surname) of Winnie-the-Pooh.
MIMASMoon of Saturn.
MIMESPretends to sing.
MIMICCopy.
MIMSY'All _ were the borogroves' (Lewis Carroll 'Jabberwocky').
MINCEProcessed ground meat.
MINDSLittle things please little _.
MINEDExtracted.
MINERColliery worker.
MINIMShort musical note equal to two crotchets. One-sixtieth of a fluid drachm.
MINKE_ whale, a type of small whalebone whale or rorqual, up to 10 metres long.
MINORLesser.
MINOSMythical King of Crete for whom Daedalus built the Labyrinth.
MINSKCapital of Belarus.
MINTYLike toothpaste.
MINUSSans.
MIREDBogged down.
MIRINSweet rice wine commonly used as a flavouring in Japanese cookery.
MIRTHLaughter, gaiety or merriment.
MIRZAA title of respect placed before the surname of an official, scholar, or other distinguished man.
MISDOTo do badly, wrongly, or improperly.
MISERSkinflint.
MISTSFogs.
MISTYPlay _ For Me, movie which was Clint Eastwood's directorial debut.
MITESSmall arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida.
MITREIn Christianity, the liturgical headdress of a bishop or abbot.
MITTYThe Secret Life Of Walter _, 1939 short story by James Thurber.
MITZIThe first name of the female lead in the film South Pacific.
MIXEDVaried.
MIXERA soft drink for adding to an alcoholic one.
MIXESStirs.
MIXUPConfused situation.
MNEMEMoon of Jupiter.
MOANA2016 animated film featuring the voices of Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson.
MOANSGrumbles.
MOATSWide, water-filled ditches surrounding fortified places.
MOBOTCelebratory sports pose.
MOCHADark brown coffee.
MOCHIA chewy rice cake in Japanese cookery traditionally eaten as a dessert.
MOCKSPractice exams taken in preparation for real ones.
MODELDisplay clothes by wearing them. Template.
MODEMInternet connection.
MODESFunctions.
MODUS_ operandi, procedure; method of operating.
MOGULMagnate.
MOILEA type of rice pudding made with almond milk.
MOIRA_ Stuart, BBC TV news broadcaster since 1981.
MOIREA fabric, usually silk, having a watered effect.
MOISTSlightly damp or wet.
MOLARAny of the 12 broad-faced, grinding teeth in man. Back tooth.
MOLESSmall burrowing mammals.
MOLLY_ Malone, a song also known as cockles and mussels.
MOLTOMuch, very, used in music directions.
MOMOAJason, actor who played Khal Drogo in Game Of Thrones.
MOMUSGreek god of satire and mockery, featured in two of Aesop's fables.
MONADA single-celled organism, especially a flagellate protozoan.
MONALAny of several S Asian pheasants of the genus Lophophorus, the males of which have a brilliantly coloured plumage.
MONETClaude _, French impressionist painter born in 1840 and died 1926.
MONEYDosh.
MONGOFictional planet in the comic and movie adventures of Flash Gordon ruled by Ming the Merciless.
MONTE_ Carlo, Resort city of central Monaco on the lower slopes of the Maritime Alps along the French Riviera.
MONTHJanuary, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Four weeks.
MONYEUgo, English ex-rugby union player who became a captain on Question of Sport in 2021.
MONZAItalian city which is home to a Grand Prix circuit.
MOOCHLoiter in a bored or listless manner.
MOODSTemporary states of mind or temper.
MOODYSullen, sulky, etc.
MOOED(Of a cow) made a characteristic deep long sound.
MOOLILarge mild-tasting white radish (Raphanus sativus longipinnatus) also called daikon.
MOOREDudley _, actor and comedy partner of Peter Cook. Clement Clarke _, author of the Christmas poem A Visit From St Nicholas.
MOORSMedieval Berber Muslim inhabitants of Spain and North Africa.
MOOSELarge North American deer, with large flattened palmate antlers.
MOOTSProposes for discussion.
MOPEDLightweight motorcycle.
MOPERGloomy or apathetic person.
MORAGNickname of the monster said to live in Loch Morar in the Scottish Highlands.
MORALEthical.
MORARDeepest loch in Scotland, and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles.
MORAYVoracious marine coastal eel marked with Brilliant patterns and colours.
MORELEdible mushroom.
MORESThe customs and conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group or society.
MORONHalf-wit, numbskull. Idiot.
MORPHAnimated clay character first seen on the children's programme Take Hart in 1977.
MORSEFictional detective whose firsst name is Endeavour.
MOSELThe most famous of Germany's wine regions.
MOSESBiblical lawgiver who led his people to the promised land.
MOSHE_ Dayan, Israeli Foreign Minister from 1977-79.
MOSULCity in Iraq.
MOTELRoadside hotel for motorists.
MOTETA polyphonic choral composition used as an anthem in the Roman Catholic service.
MOTHSFlying insects.
MOTIFA distinctive idea, especially a theme elaborated on in a piece of music, literature etc. A decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern.
MOTOREngine.
MOTTEA natural or man-made mound on which a castle was erected.
MOTTOMaxim.
MOULDA coating or discoloration caused by various fungi that develop in a damp atmosphere.
MOULTShed old feathers, hair, or skin to make way for a new growth.
MOUNDHeap or pile.
MOUNTClimb.
MOURNMan Was Made To _, a poem by Robert Burns.
MOUSESmall rodent.
MOUTHOpening or entrance.
MOVEDBudged.
MOVESChanges one's dwelling, place of business etc.
MOVIEFilm.
MOWEDStrimmed.
MOWERYou might need one of these for your lawn.
MRBIGInformal term for a criminal supremo.
MRMOMComedy film of 1983 starring Michael Keaton and Teri Garr.
MSDOSPC operating system developed by Microsoft.
MUCKYSoiled.
MUCORFungus genus.
MUDDY_ Waters, blues singer.
MUDRAIn Hinduism, Buddhism, any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
MUFTICivilian dress.
MUGGYOppressively humid; damp and close.
MUGUPStudy hard.
MUJIKA Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).
MULAN1998 animated Disney film featuring the voices of Ming-Na Wen and Eddie Murphy.
MULCHMaterial (such as decaying leaves, bark, or compost) spread around or over a plant to enrich or insulate the soil.
MULESBackless shoes. The offspring of male donkeys and female horses, used as beasts of burden.
MULTIMany or much.
MUMMYAn embalmed or preserved body in ancient Egypt.
MUMPSContagious viral disease.
MUNCHChomp.
MUNGOMary, _ and Midge, children's cartoon narrated by Richard Baker.
MUNJATough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.
MUNROAny of the Scottish mountains over 3000 feet high.
MURALA large painting or picture on a wall.
MURIDAny rodent of the largest family of rodents (and of mammals), including the rats, mice, voles etc.
MUSCAConstellation - The Fly.
MUSEDReflected.
MUSHUCharacter voiced by Eddie Murphy in the 1998 Disney film Mulan.
MUSHYSoft and pulpy.
MUSICAn Equal _, Vikram Seth novel first published in 1999.
MUTEDSoftened, subdued or restrained.
MUTONSmallest element of a gene capable of undergoing mutation.
MWERULake in central Africa on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly fed by the Luapula River.
MYALLAustralian tree such as Acacia pendula whose wood is used for making fences.
MYERSMichael _, killer in the Halloween movies. Mike, Austin Powers actor.
MYLESAlannah _, Canadian singer-songwriter known for the 1990 UK no. 2 hit 'Black Velvet'.
MYNAHA bird of the starling family.
MYRIEClive, TV news presenter who succeeded John Humphrys as Mastermind host in 2021.
MYRRHAromatic resin obtained from a tree or shrub of the genus Commiphora, used in perfume, incense and medicine. One of the gifts of the Magi.
MYTHSFolklore.
MYWAYSong with lyrics by Paul Anka, popularised by Frank Sinatra.
NAACPInitially, the US civil rights movement founded in 1909.
NAAFIOrganisation which provides canteens and shops for British military personnel at home or overseas.
NAANSIndian breads.
NABOBViceroy in the Mughal Empire, subsequently a term for a wealthy westerner in India.
NACHOMexican snack.
NACREMother-of-pearl.
NADALTennis player.
NADERRalph _, US activist who has been a third-party candidate for the Presidency.
NADIA_ Comaneci, Romanian gymnast, Olympic gold medal winner in Montreal and Moscow.
NADIRLowest point.
NAGRAParminder, British actress of Indian descent who played Jess Bhamra in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham.
NAHUMIn the Old Testament, a Hebrew Prophet of 7th century BC. _ Tate, Irish poet and hymnist born in 1652.
NAIADA nymph in Greek legend associated with freshwater, dwelling in a lake, river, spring or fountain.
NAILSMetal fasteners.
NAIRAThe standard monetary unit of Nigeria, divided into 100 kobo.
NAIRNNick _, celebrity chef, once a regular on Ready Steady Cook.
NAIVEIngenuous, simple.
NAKED_ Lunch, a 1959 novel by William S. Burroughs.
NAKFAStandard currency unit of Eritrea, divided into one hundred cents.
NAMEDLabelled.
NAMEROne giving a designation to.
NAMESChristens.
NAMURA city of south-central Belgium on the Meuse River southeast of Brussels.
NANAKGuru _, Indian religious leader who founded Sikhism c. 1499.
NANCYFrench city, formerly capital of the Duchy of Lorraine.
NANDIWhite bull in Hinduism ridden by the god Shiva, described as the son of the sage Shilada.
NANNYChildren's nursemaid.
NAOMI_ Campbell, model who published a novel called Swan.
NAPESBack parts of necks.
NAPPASoft leather from kid, lamb or sheepskin.
NAPPEEither of the two parts into which a double cone is divided by the vertex.
NAPPYDiaper.
NARISThe nostrils or the nasal passages.
NARKSInformers or spies.
NARKYIrritable.
NAROGChief river of West Beleriand in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the largest tributary of the Sirion.
NARVACity in northeastern Estonia.
NARVIMoon of Saturn.
NASALOf the nose.
NASHEThomas _, author of the 1594 picaresque novel The Unfortunate Traveller: or, the Life of Jack Wilton.
NASTY_ Nick, sobriquet of an early Big Brother contestant.
NATALOf birth.
NATTYDapper.
NAUENTown and plateau to the west of Berlin in the Havelland region.
NAURUSmall island republic in the southwest Pacific, west of Kiribati.
NAVALOf a navy.
NAVELThe scar in the centre of the abdomen where the umbilical cord was attached.
NAVESThe central parts of churches.
NAVVYInformal term for a labourer on a building site, excavations etc.
NAWABMuslim ruling prince or a powerful Indian landowner.
NAXOSGreek island, the largest of the Cyclades.
NAZISMembers of the National Socialist German Workers Party from 1920-45.
NEAGHLough _, a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland.
NEARSApproaches.
NEARYTony, former England rugby union captain.
NEATH_ Port Talbot, a county borough in South Wales, created in 1996. Welsh town.
NEAVEAirey _, politician.
NECKSGiraffes' distinguishing features.
NEEDSRequires. Requirements.
NEEDYDeprived.
NEEPSScots name for turnips.
NEGEVDesert of southern Israel.
NEGGARuth _, Warcraft star.
NEGUSArthur _, English broadcaster and antiques expert 1903-85.
NEHRUJawaharlal _, India's first elected Prime Minister after independence.
NEIGHWhinny.
NEILLSam _, actor in Jurassic Park, The Piano and Dead Calm.
NELLYFurtado, singer.
NEMEARegion in Argolis in which Heracles slew a monstrous lion.
NEPALCountry whose capital is Kathmandu.
NEPERNon-SI unit expressing the ratio of two currents or voltages, equal to the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two quantities.
NERDSGeeks.
NERDYSocially inept.
NERVARoman Emperor from 96 to 98 AD.
NERVECheek. Audacity.
NERVIItalian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979).
NERVYOn edge.
NERYS_ Hughes, Sandra Hutchinson in The Liver BIrds.
NESBOJo, Norwegian thriller writer.
NESSA__ Jenkins, character played by Welsh actress Ruth Jones in Gavin & Stacey.
NESTSEyries e. g.
NETTAIsraeli singer who won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Toy'.
NEUERManuel, goalkeeper who captains Bayern Munich FC and the German national team.
NEVEROn no occasion. At no time.
NEVESJose Maria _, president Cape Verde.
NEVINPat, Scottish ex-Chelsea and Everton player.
NEVISBen _, mountain in West Scotland, the highest in Britain.
NEWELPost at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, that support the handrail.
NEWERMore modern. More recent.
NEWINBurmese general and statesman; Prime Minister 1958-60, and 1962-74 and President 1962-81.
NEWLYRecently.
NEWRYCity and port in Northern Ireland, divided by the Clanrye River in counties Armagh and Down.
NEWTSWarty or crested, e.g.
NEXUSA means of connection between members of a group or things in a series.
NGAIO_ Marsh, author of the Inspector Alleyn crime novels.
NGWEEZambian currency unit worth one hundredth of a kwacha, 'bright'.
NIALL_ Quinn, footballer for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland.
NICAMDigital stereo for TV.
NICERMore pleasant, agreeable.
NICHEA shallow recess in a wall for a statue or other ornament.
NICHTScots language word for night.
NICKSNotches.
NICKY_ Morgan, Secretary of State for Education from 2014 to 2016.
NICOL_ Williamson, actor who played Sherlock Holmes in The Seven Per Cent Solution.
NIECESibling's daughter. Relative.
NIELSKing of Denmark from 1104 to 1134, succeeded by his nephew Eric II (the Memorable).
NIFTY(Informally) quick or agile.
NIGELArcher's character who fell to his death in January 2011.
NIGERCountry whose capital is Niamey. A river in West Africa, rising in southern Guinea; the third-longest river in Africa.
NIGHTBonfire _, Another name for November 5th in the UK. Hours of darkness.
NIGHYBill, Star of the 2022 British drama film Living.
NIHALDJ _, broadcaster on BBC Radio 1 and 5 live.
NIKOL_ Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia who succeeded Karen Karapetyan on 8 May 2018.
NILESBrother of the title character in the TV sitcom Frasier.
NIMBIGrey rain clouds.
NIMBYNot In My Back Yard protester.
NIMESCity in the South of France.
NIMMODerek _, English comic actor in the sitcom All Gas And Gaiters.
NIMOYSurname of Mission: Impossible star Leonard.
NINESNumbers to be dressed up to.
NINJAA person skilled in a Japanese martial art characterised by stealthy movement.
NINNYNitwit.
NINONA fine, strong, silky fabric.
NINTHBeethoven symphony known as the Choral.
NIOBEIn Greek mythology, a daughter of Tantalus whose many children were slain by Apollo and Artemis. Personification of maternal grief.
NIPPYQuick and nimble.
NIPUPThe acrobatic feat of springing to one's feet from a position flat on one's back.
NIQABA type of veil worn by some Muslim women which leaves only the eyes uncovered.
NISANThe first month of the year in the Jewish calendar, usually falling within March and April.
NISEIA native-born citizen of the US or Canada whose parents were Japanese immigrants.
NITIDBright; lustrous.
NITREPotassium nitrate.
NITROSlang name for a pale yellow viscous, explosive liquid.
NITTY_-gritty, the basic facts of a matter.
NIVENDavid _, English actor. Larry, U.S. sci-fi writer noted for Ringworld.
NIXONRichard _, US president.
NKOMOJoshua _, Former Vice-President of Zimbabwe.
NOBELAlfred _, Swedish philanthropist who invented dynamite.
NOBLESublime. Imposing or magnificent. A former English gold coin first issued in 1351.
NODDYEnid Blyton character who lives in Toytown.
NODESLymph _, bean-shaped masses of tissue in the body that filter foreign particles and cancer cells.
NOENDTo a great extent.
NOGGSRalph Nickleby's one-eyed clerk.
NOHOWNot attractive, well, or in good order.
NOISESound.
NOISY"Nowadays men lead lives of _ desperation" ( James Thurber, US humorist ). Rowdy.
NOKIAMobile phone company with its headquarters in Espoo in Finland.
NOLANChristopher _, director of Inception and three Batman films.
NOLTENick _, actor in Cape Fear and 48 Hrs.
NOMADA member of a people or tribe who move from place to place to find pasture and food.
NOMENSecond name of a citizen in ancient Rome, indicating the gens, or clan, to which they belonged.
NONCEThe present time or occasion.
NONESIn the Roman calendar, the ninth day before the ides of each month: the seventh day of March, May, July, and October, and the fifth of each other month.
NONETGroup of nine.
NONJE_ _ Ne Regrette Rien.
NOOKSCorners or narrow recesses, as in a room.
NOONENobody.
NOOSEHangman's halter.
NORAHGirl's name.
NORGEThe Norwegian name for Norway.
NORMA_ Jeane Baker, Marilyn Monroe's original name. _ Jeane Mortenson: Marilyn Monroe's birth name. Constellation - The Carpenter's Square.
NORMSStandards.
NORNSGoddesses ruling the fate of gods and men in Norse mythology.
NORSEScandinavian.
NORTERio Grande Do _, State on the Atlantic coast of NE Brazil; capital, Natal.
NORTHOliver _, marine in the Iran-Contra affair during the Eighties.
NOSEDPried.
NOSERAn inquisitive or prying person.
NOSESParts of the body containing the olfactory mucosa and sinuses.
NOSEYPrying.
NOSIRCertainly not.
NOTCHNick. V-shaped incision.
NOTEDDistinguished. Wrote down.
NOTESShort letters.
NOTONUnacceptable.
NOTUSIn classical mythology, a personification of the south or southwest wind.
NOUNSNaming words.
NOVAEVariable stars undergoing a cataclysmic explosion.
NOVAK_ Djokovic, tennis champion.
NOVELBook. Original.
NOWAYCertainly not.
NOWINDoomed to failure.
NOYAUA liqueur made from brandy flavoured with nut kernels.
NOYONTown of northern France in which the kings Charlemagne (768) and Hugh Capet (987) were crowned.
NTYPEOf a semiconductor, having a greater number of conduction electrons than mobile lattice holes.
NUBBYHaving small lumps or protuberances; knobbly.
NUBIAAncient region of the Nile extending from Aswan to Khartoum.
NUDESNaked figures.
NUDGEPush lightly.
NUEVO_ Leon, State of NE Mexico on the border with the US; capital, Monterrey.
NUMANGary _, Musician who had hits with We Are Glass and She's Got Claws.
NUMBSDeadens
NUMENDivine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
NURMIPaavo _, Finnish runner who won nine Olympic gold medals in the 1920s.
NURSEA person who tends the sick, injured or infirm.
NUTTYThe _ Professor, Jerry Lewis movie remade with Eddie Murphy playing multiple roles.
NYALAAfrican antelope.
NYASAThird-largest lake in Africa, forming most of the eastern border of Malawi with Mozambique and Tanzania.
NYLONSynthetic material.
NYMANMichael _, composer of the opera The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat.
NYMPHMinor female divinity of nature in Greek mythology.
NYSSAEighties Doctor Who character played by Sarah Sutton.
OAKUMLoose fibre obtained by unravelling old rope, used especially for caulking seams in wooden ships.
OAREDPropelled a rowing boat.
OASESFertile parts of a desert.
OASISA fertile patch in a desert, occurring where the water table reaches the ground surface.
OASTSKilns for drying hops.
OATESJoyce Carol _, author of Black Water and Blonde.
OATHSCurses, bad language.
OBAKUOne of the three schools of Zen Buddhism.
OBAMAThe 44th President of the United States. Michelle, U.S. lawyer and author of the memoir Becoming.
OBEAHWitchcraft and poisoning practised in the West Indies, Guyana, etc.
OBELIMarks used in editions of ancient documents to indicate spurious passages.
OBESEVery fat.
OBEYSDoes as told.
OBITSInformal term for newspaper accounts of the recently deceased.
OBJET_ d'art, small item considered to be of artistic worth.
OBOESWoodwind musical instruments.
OBOLIA modern Greek unit of weight equal to 0.1 gram.
OBOTEMilton _, Former Prime Minister of Uganda.
OCCAM_'s razor, philosophical principle of accepting the simplest explanation.
OCCURHappen.
OCEANBilly _, singer who had a hit with Caribbean Queen.
OCHREEarth pigment. Colour.
OCKERSlang word for a boorish or uncultivated Australian.
OCTADA set of eight things.
OCTALBase-8 number system.
OCTETGroup of eight. Composition for eight players.
OCULIRound windows in classical architecture.
ODDERMore weird.
ODDIEBill _, one of the Goodies.
ODDLYIn a strange manner.
ODELLTom, English singersongwriter noted for his debut album Long Way Down released in 2013.
ODEONCinema chain named after a classical building for singing and poetry.
ODETSClifford _, 20th-century American playwright and screenwriter.
ODISTLyrical writer.
ODIUMHatred.
ODOOMMelvin _, Strictly participant.
ODOURSmell.
ODSAL_ Stadium, Bradford sporting venue known as the Wembley of the North.
ODUBAOre _, sport presenter.
OFAGEOld enough.
OFARCJoan _ _.
OFFALLiver, kidney etc.
OFFEDKilled (informal).
OFFERA proposal or bid.
OFKINNext _ _, BBC sitcom starring Penelope Keith.
OFLAGA German prisoner of war camp for officers in the Second World War.
OFMANIsle _ _, UK Crown dependency in the Irish Sea.
OFOLDIn or belonging to the past.
OFTELUK Government authority regulating telecommunications between 1984 and 2003.
OFTENFrequently.
OFTHEHarry Potter and the Order _ _ Phoenix, a 2007 British fantasy film directed by David Yates.
OFUSEHelpful.
OFWITBrevity Is The Soul _ _.
OGDENDavid _ Stiers, actor who played Winchester in M*A*S*H on TV.
OGHAMAn ancient British and Irish alphabet, consisting of twenty characters formed by parallel strokes on either side of or across a continuous line.
OGIVEA diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault.
OGLEDStared at.
OGLEROne who stares.
OGLESEyes up.
OGOGOAnthony _, boxer who won a middleweight bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.
OGRESMonstrous or cruel people.
OHARAScarlett _, central character in Gone With The Wind.
OHAREChicago's main airport is named after this U.S. World War II aviator.
OHBOYA Buddy Holly song that was also a hit for Mud in 1975.
OHGODA 1977 comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver.
OHRIDDeepest lake in the Balkans, situated on the border between Macedonia and Albania.
OILEDLubricated.
OINKSGrunts like a pig.
OKAPIAfrican mammal with striped legs and small horns.
OKAYSAuthorises.
OLANDSecond-largest island of Sweden, in the Baltic Sea on Kalmar Sound.
OLAVE_ Baden-Powell, Wife of the founder of the scouting movement.
OLDENOf former times.
OLDERSenior.
OLDIEPerson of considerable age. The _ , monthly magazine launched by Richard Ingrams in 1992.
OLEICOf, relating to, or derived from oil.
OLEUMSolution of sulphur trioxide in concentrated sulphuric acid, also known as fuming sulphuric acid; Latin, 'oil'.
OLIVEOily fruit. Kalamata is a variety.
OLLIEMan's name. A jump in the air in skateboarding with the feet still touching the board.
OLMECNative American civilization considered the forerunner of all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya and Aztecs. A prehistoric people inhabiting part of Mexico c1200-100 BC.
OLNEYMarket town and civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes.
OLSENJimmy _, photographer at The Daily Planet in the Superman comics.
OMAGHTown in county Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
OMAHAA member of the Sioux people of N.E. Nebraska also a city on the Missouri river.
OMANIMuscat native.
OMBREAn early card game for three players.
OMEGALast Greek letter. _ 3, a polyunsaturated fatty acid found in fish oil.
OMENSGood _, a novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
OMITSLeaves out.
ONAIRBroadcasting.
ONCUEAt the right moment.
ONDITGossip.
ONEALShaquille _, basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers 1996-2004.
ONEGASecond-largest lake in Europe, in NW Russia near the border with Finland.
ONENDVertical.
ONEUPHaving gained an advantage over someone.
ONGARChipping _, market town in the Epping Forest district of Essex.
ONICEIn abeyance.
ONIONAllium cepa, a plant cultivated for its pungent, edible bulb.
ONITSAn Army Marches _ _ Stomach.
ONSEAClacton _ _, resort on the Tendring peninsula, Essex.
ONSETA start.
ONTAPReadily available.
ONTHE_ _ Waterfront, Marlon Brando film.
ONTOPDominant.
ONTOWBeing pulled by another vehicle.
ONYOUFool Me Once Shame _ _, Fool Me Twice Shame On Me.
OOMPHEnthusiasm, vigour, or energy.
OOZEDSeeped, trickled.
OOZESSeeps.
OPALSGemstones.
OPARTA style of abstract art.
OPCITLatin abbreviation meaning 'the work [already] referred to'.
OPENSUnlocks.
OPERAStation on the Paris Metro. Musical drama. Tosca or Aida, for example.
OPHIRIn the Bible, a region renowned in King Solomon's reign for its gold and precious stones.
OPINEState as a view.
OPIUMConfessions Of An English _ Eater, Thomas De Quincey's 1821 biography. Powerful drug made from the seed capsules of a type of poppy.
OPRAH_ Winfrey, American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
OPTEDMade a choice.
OPTICIt dispenses pub spirits.
OPTINTo choose to be involved in a scheme.
ORACHAny plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
ORALSSpoken parts of exams.
ORAMOSakari, Finnish chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2013.
ORANGMalay word for person, the name of an ape found in Borneo and Sumatra.
ORATEAddress the public.
ORBITPlanet's path. Round cavity in a vertebrate's skull in which an eyeball sits.
ORCUSThe ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
ORCZYBaroness Emma _, Hungarian-born English writer and artist.
ORDERCommand. Instruct.
OREADNymph of a mountain in Greek mythology; Daphnis, Echo etc.
ORFEOL'_, a 1607 opera by Monteverdi.
ORFESSilvery freshwater fish of the carp family, whose varieties are golden and silver.
ORGANA large, complex musical keyboard instrument. Body part.
ORIBISmall African antelope.
ORIELType of projecting bay window which shares its name with an Oxford college.
ORIONGiant hunter in Greek mythology, also a constellation containing Rigel.
ORIYAThe Indo-Aryan language of Odisha, India.
ORLONCrease-resistant fabric made from acrylic fibre.
ORLOPThe nautical term for the lowest deck in a vessel with four or more decks.
ORMERAn edible marine gastropod mollusc that has an ear shaped shell perforated with holes.
OROMOCushitic African people who are the largest ethnic group of Ethiopia.
ORPAHIn the Old Testament, the sister-in-law of Ruth.
ORPINA succulent perennial plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish white flowers.
ORRISAny of various irises that have fragrant rhizomes.
ORSONFirst name of actor Welles and sci-fi author Scott Card.
ORTONJoe _, English playwright and novelist whose black comedies included Loot.
ORYZAGenus of plants in the grass family.
OSAGEA member of a North American Indian people formerly living in an area between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers.
OSAKAJapanese city on the island of Honshu.
OSCANAn extinct language of ancient southern Italy.
OSCARActing award. Code word for O.
OSHEAMilo _, actor who played Durand Durand in Barbarella.
OSIERWillow.
OSMANRichard _, Alexander Armstrong's sidekick in Pointless.
OSRICCourtier sent by Claudius to Hamlet in Shakespeare's play.
OSSIAIn music, an alternative passage which may be played instead of the original passage.
OSSIE_ Clark, 1960s fashion designer; subject of David Hockney's Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy.
OSTIAPores in the wall of a sponge, through which water is drawn in.
OSWINSaint who was king of Deira in Northumbria from 644 until his death in 651.
OTAGOCouncil region and former province of South Island, New Zealand.
OTAKUJapanese word for an obsessive fan of manga and anime.
OTARUCity in Japan.
OTHERDifferent.
OTLEYTown in the Yorkshire valley of Wharfedale.
OTTERA freshwater, carnivorous mammal with smooth fur and webbed feet that lives in a holt.
OTTEYMerlene, sprinter born in Jamaica in 1960, who won nine Olympic medals.
OTWAYThomas _, English dramatist; The Orphan (1680), Venice Preserved (1682) etc.
OUGHTShould.
OUIDAEnglish novelist; pseudonym of Marie Louise de la Ramee.
OUIJA_ board, a board marked with letters and symbols that is used at a seance.
OUNCEAnother name for the snow leopard. Unit of weight.
OUSELBird.
OUSTSExpels.
OUTDOBe superior to.
OUTEDExposed.
OUTENDenise van _, TV presenter who was a judge on Ireland's Got Talent.
OUTERFurther from the centre.
OUTOF_ _ Africa, 1985 American epic romantic drama film.
OUTREDeviating from what is usual or proper.
OUTROInformal term for an instrumental passage that concludes a piece of music.
OUZELCommon black European thrush.
OVALSEgg shapes.
OVARYFemale reproductive organ in humans and other vertebrates in which eggs are produced.
OVATEEgg-shaped.
OVENSCookers.
OVERSSpells of bowling.
OVERTOpen to view.
OVETTSteve _, British athlete who won the 800m at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.
OVINESheep like.
OVOIDOf a solid or a three-dimensional surface, more or less egg-shaped.
OVOLOConvex moulding with a cross section in the form of a quarter circle or ellipse.
OVULEA small body in seed bearing plants that develops into the seed after fertilisation.
OWENSJesse _, winner of four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
OWINGBecause of.
OWLERA smuggler (esp of sheep, from England to France).
OWLETYoung hooting bird of the order Strigiformes.
OWNEDPossessed or admitted.
OWNERLegal possessor.
OWNUPConfess or admit.
OXBOW_ lake, U-shaped body of water, a cut off former meander of a river.
OXEYEEurasian plant that has daisy-like flower heads with yellow rays and dark centres.
OXFAMOrganisation founded in Oxford in 1942 initially to provide famine relief.
OXIDECarbon di_.
OXLEYTim Rice _, singer-songwriter and keyboard player in the band Keane.
OXLIPWoodland plant with small, drooping, pale-yellow flowers. County flower of Suffolk as named by the charity Plantlife.
OZEKIChampion sumo wrestler of the second-highest rank, below yokozuna.
OZONEColourless gas formed by electrical discharge in oxygen.
PAAVO_ Nurmi, Finnish runner who won nine Olympic gold medals in the 1920s.
PABLOFirst name of cellist Casals and poet Neruda.
PACEDWalked.
PACERHorse trained to run with special gait for racing purposses.
PACESSteps.
PACTSTreaties.
PADDY_ Ashdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats political party in Britain from 1988 to 1999.
PADELA racket sport originating in Mexico that is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court.
PADREArmy chaplain.
PADUACity in which much of Taming Of The Shrew is set.
PAEANA hymn sung in ancient Greece in invocation of a deity.
PAEONMetrical foot consisting of one long and three short syllables in any order.
PAGANHeathen.
PAGEDBeeped, summoned.
PAGESBoy attendants.
PAGETSidney _, Victorian illustrator of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
PAIGEJennifer, U.S. singer noted for her 1998 hit Crush.
PAILSBuckets.
PAINSAches.
PAINT_ It Black, a Rolling Stones single released in 1966.
PAIRSGroups of two people, animals or things.
PAISAMonetary unit of India, Nepal and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee.
PALAUCountry whose capital is Melekeok.
PALEYWilliam _, 18th Century archbishop remembered for his teleological argument for the existence of God.
PALINSarah _, Republican Vice President nominee in the 2008 US election.
PALLSCloth coverings spread over coffins or tombs.
PALLYSociable.
PALMAThe capital of Majorca.
PALMSDate trees.
PANAMUS air carrier in operation from 1927 to 1991.
PANAYSixth-largest island of the Philippines, lying southeast of Mindoro.
PANDAChinese bear. Bearlike animal.
PANDYAndy _, Children's TV character who first appeared on the BBC in 1950.
PANELStrip of board etc. Jury.
PANICGo to pieces. Sudden alarm. Feeling of anxiety. Uncontrollable fear.
PANNA_ Cotta, An Italian dessert made from sweetened cream and gelatine.
PANSYPlant type.
PANTOShortened name for a kind of play performed at Christmas.
PANTSGasps.
PAOLO_ Di Canio, Italian footballer. _ Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter born in 1987.
PAPALOf the Pope.
PAPAWTropical fruit also called a papaya.
PAPEREssay.
PAPUAFormer Australian territory.
PAREDPeeled or cut the outer layer from something.
PAREOA wraparound skirt.
PAREUA kind of sarong made of a single straight piece of printed cotton cloth, worn in Polynesia or as a fashion garment elsewhere.
PARISCapital of France.
PARKALong hooded jacket.
PARKS_ And Recreation, US TV sitcom starring Amy Poehler.
PARMACity in North Italy famed for its cheese and ham.
PARRYHubert _, British composer of the music of the hymn Jerusalem.
PARSEAnalyse.
PARSIAn adherent of a religion of Zoroastrian origin now found chiefly in western India.
PARTSSeparates.
PARTYSocial gathering for pleasure.
PASHAFormerly, a provincial governor or other high official of the Ottoman empire. The title  (placed after the name) of a Turkish officer of high rank.
PASHMThe underfur of various Tibetan animals, used for cashmere shawls.
PASSE_-partout, a type of mounting for a picture.
PASTASpaghetti, say. Italian foodstuff.
PASTEAdhesive.
PASTYUnhealthily pale.
PATCHProtective eye covering.
PATELDev _, star of Lion..
PATENPlate, typically made of gold or silver, used for holding the bread during the Eucharist and sometimes as a cover for the chalice.
PATERFather.
PATHEFrench company that invented the cinema newsreel in 1908.
PATHSRoutes.
PATIOPaved area.
PATNAA city in northeast India, on the River Ganges. Type of long-grained rice.
PATTI_ Smith, punk icon who released an influential album called Horses.
PATTYBurger.
PAULA_ Abdul, singer who had a hit with Opposites Attract. _ Radcliffe, holder of the women's marathon world record 2003-19.
PAULIPhysicist who formulated the quantum mechanical exclusion principle.
PAUSEBrief stop. Hesitation.
PAVELPetr _, President of the Czech Republic.
PAVESCovers a piece of ground with flat stones or bricks.
PAVIAA city of northwest Italy south of Milan.
PAWEDHandled roughly.
PAWLSPivoted levers shaped to engage with ratchet wheels.
PAWNSChessmen.
PAYEEA person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
PAYNEMax _, a 2001 video game adapted into a movie starring Mark Wahlberg.
PEACE_ on Earth, song combined with The Little Drummer Boy in a collaboration between Bing Crosby and David Bowie.
PEACHThe soft, juicy fruit of a rosaceous tree. James and the Giant _; children's novel written in 1961 by Roald Dahl.
PEAKEMervyn _, author of the Gormenghast books. Maxine, actress who played Veronica Ball in the TV comedy series Shameless.
PEAKSHills.
PEAKYWan, emaciated, or sickly.
PEALSLoud, prolonged, usually reverberating sounds, as of bells, thunder or laughter.
PEARLThere was a parable about this gem.
PEARSFruit from which the alcoholic drink perry is made.
PEARYRobert _, US explorer who claimed to have been the first to reach the geographic North Pole.
PEASEAn archaic or dialect word for pea.
PEATYAdam _, British swimmer who won gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.
PECANEdible nut from a hickory tree.
PEDALOf the foot.
PEDROSpanish form of the name Peter.
PEELEJordan _, writer and director of the 2017 horror film Get Out.
PEELSRemoves skin.
PEEVEIrritate.
PEGGYJennifer, Lilian and Tony's mother in the Archers.
PEKAHKing of ancient Israel succeeded by Hoshea.
PEKOEA high-quality black tea made from young leaves.
PEMBAIsland lying north-east of Zanzibar off the east coast of Tanzania; chief town, Chake Chake.
PENALOf punishment.
PENCEA plural of penny.
PENGEThe _ Bungalow Murders, fictional legal case that was Rumpole of the Bailey's greatest triumph.
PENNEPasta in the form of short tubes.
PENNYOne pence piece.
PEONYPlant.
PEPPYFull of vitality; bouncy or energetic.
PEPYS17th century naval administrator and noted diarist.
PERCAFish genus of the family Percidae to which the perch belongs.
PERCHRoost.
PERCYSir Henry _, 14th century nobleman also known as Harry Hotspur.
PERDUMont _, the French name for Monte Perdido; the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees.
PERESShimon _, former prime minister and president of Israel.
PEREZ_ Hilton, blogger who participated in Celebrity Big Brother.
PERILDanger or jeopardy.
PERKSSpecial benefits associated with a particular job.
PERKYJaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert.
PERONJuan _, President of Argentina 1946-55 and again in the 1970s.
PEROTRoss _, businessman who ran for the US presidency as an independent in 1992 and as the Reform party candidate in 1996.
PERRYFred _, British tennis player who won three consecutive Wimbledon singles championships from 1934 to 1936.
PERSEBy or in itself.
PERTHCapital of Western Australia. A city in central Scotland on the River Tay, location of the assassination of James I of Scotland in 1437.
PESCISurname of star of Goodfellas who co-starred with De Niro in other films by Scorsese.
PESKYAnnoyingly troublesome.
PESTOItalian sauce of garlic, basil, pine nuts and olive oil.
PESTSNuisances.
PETALFlower part.
PETER_ Paul Rubens, Prolific Flemish Baroque painter. New Testament book of the bible. _ Kay, comedian.
PETIT_ four, a very small, rich, sweet cake or biscuit, usually decorated with fancy icing, marzipan etc.
PETRAPeter Purves' dog on Blue Peter.
PETREWilliam _, Secretary of State to four Tudor monarchs.
PETRIDish, shallow, circular, flat bottomed, used in laboratories.
PETRO_ Poroshenko, President of Ukraine due to be succeeded by comedian Volodymyr Zelensky on June 7 2019.
PETTYTrivial. Tom, U.S. singer who fronted The Heartbreakers.
PEWITLapwing.
PHAREA beacon or watchtower to guide seafarers.
PHASEStage.
PHENEAny characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
PHIALSmall glass container.
PHLOXA plant of N.US genus with white red and purple flowers.
PHOCAA seal.
PHONECommunications device.
PHOTOSnapshot.
PHYLAPrincipal taxonomic categories.
PIANOMusical keyboard instrument.
PIAUIState on the Atlantic coast of NE Brazil; capital, Teresina.
PICEAThe spruce genus of conifers.
PICKSChooses.
PICKYFussy or finicky.
PICOTAny of a pattern of small loops, as on lace.
PICTSAncient Northern Britons.
PICUSBird genus named after a man turned into a woodpecker by Circe.
PIECEFragment.
PIERS_ Plowman, Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland.
PIETAAn artwork depicting the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary.
PIETYDutiful devotion to God and devout observance of religious principles in everyday life.
PIKESInfantry weapons with a pointed steel or iron head on a long wooden shaft.
PILAFRice cooked in a meat or poultry broth.
PILAUSpiced Asian rice dish served with meat or fish.
PILEDHeaped.
PILESHeaps.
PILLSTablets.
PILOTFlyer. Aviator.
PILUMThe heavy javelin used by Roman foot soldiers.
PINCHNip.
PINEDYearned.
PINESEvergreen trees.
PINKYPerky's porcine pal.
PINNAVisible external part of the ear, also called the auricle.
PINOT_ noir and _ blanc, grapes used in wine making.
PINTAThe fastest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first transatlantic voyage in 1492.
PINTOIn the us and canada , a horse whose coat is marked with patches of white.
PINTSEight of these constitute a gallon.
PINUPA poster showing a famous or attractive person.
PIOUSGodly.
PIPERScottish musician. Billie, actress who played Rose Tyler in Doctor Who.
PIPESTubes.
PIPITBird.
PIPPAShortened first name of the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge.
PIPPI_ Longstocking, fictional creation of Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
PIQUEVexation.
PIRLOAndrea, Italian ex-footballer nicknamed The Architect.
PISTEA trail, slope or course for skiing.
PITCHThrow. Tar.
PITHYSententious.
PITONA metal spike that is driven into ice in order to secure a rope.
PITTAA flat, rounded, slightly leavened bread.
PIUSVAntonio Ghislieri, Pope from 1566-72.
PIVOTFulcrum.
PIXELElement of an image.
PIXIE_ Lott, singer.
PIZZAMargherita, e.g.
PLACEPut, set. Location. Situation.
PLAGEBright patch in the chromosphere of the sun, usually near a sunspot.
PLAIDTartan cloth.
PLAINClear. Unadorned.
PLAITA loaf of bread of several twisting or intertwining parts. Braid.
PLANBAlternative strategy.
PLANEAircraft. Carpenter's tool.
PLANKStout length of sawn timber.
PLANSPlots.
PLANTFactory. Robert, lead vocalist and lyricist of British rock band Led Zeppelin.
PLATEIllustration. Dish.
PLATHSylvia _, American poet and novelist who married Ted Hughes in 1956.
PLATOGreek philosopher, a student of Socrates.
PLATTGail, character played by Helen Worth in Coronation Street.
PLAYSToys with.
PLAZATown square. An open space or square, especially in Spain.
PLEADAppeal humbly.
PLEATDavid _, former English football player and manager for Luton Town. Fold sewn or pressed into cloth.
PLEBSThe common people; the masses.
PLEONAbdomen of a decapod crustacean, bearing the swimming legs.
PLIEDProvided with repeatedly or persistently.
PLINY_ The Elder, Roman naturalist, author of the Naturalis Historia.
PLONKInformal term for wine of inferior quality.
PLOTSSchemes.
PLOYSManoeuvres or tactics in a game, conversation etc.
PLUCKTo pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc.
PLUGSStoppers.
PLUMBFind depth.
PLUMEA feather, especially one that is large or ornamental.
PLUMPChubby, fleshy. Fat.
PLUMSFruit in William Carlos William's poem This Is Just To Say.
PLUSHLuxurious. Fabric with a cut pile that is longer and softer than velvet.
PLUTODwarf planet, formerly classified as the ninth planet from the sun. In classical mythology, the god of the underworld; Hades.
POACHTo simmer food very gently in water, milk or stock.
POBOXRemote address.
PODGEShort, fat person.
PODGYShort and fat.
POEMSOdes.
POESYPoetry (archaic or literary).
POETSBards. _ Corner, section in London's Westminster Abbey dedicated to past literary figures.
POILUAn infantryman in the french army, in the front lines during the first world war.
POINDTo take (property of a debtor) in execution or by way of distress; distrain.
POINTAim.
POISEHold or carry in equilibrium.
POKEDJabbed.
POKERA card game in which bets are made on the hands dealt. Card game with variations called Five Card Stud and Texas Hold 'Em.
POLAROf the Arctic or Antarctic.
POLESPeople from Warsaw.
POLIOViral disease which was largely controlled by the Salk vaccine.
POLKALively bohemian dance in 2-4 time.
POLLSThe place where people vote.
POLLYAlfred _, Titular protagonist of a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells., played by John Mills in a 1949 film adaptation.
POLYPCoelenterate sea creature having a tube-like body and tentacles around the mouth, e.g. a coral.
PONGOCanine character in One Hundred And One Dalmatians.
POOCHDog (informal).
POOKAShape-shifting spirit in Irish mythology.
POOLEA port and resort in Dorset.
POOLSLidos.
POPETA young female fan or performer of pop music.
POPINVisit briefly.
POPPYFlowering plant of the genus Papaver.
POPUPAn element of computer interaction.
PORCHPortico.
PORESSmall openings in the skin or outer surface of an animal.
PORGY_ And Bess, a 1934 opera composed by Gershwin.
PORTOPortugal's second-largest city.
PORTSHarbours.
POSEDAssumed a physical attitude, as for a photograph or painting.
POSERBaffling question.
POSESSits for an artist.
POSITTo assume or put forward as fact or the factual basis for an argument.
POSSEIn the US, the able-bodied men of a district assembled together and forming a group upon whom the sheriff may call for assistance in maintaining law and order.
POSTSPoles.
POTTOA short-tailed prosimian primate.
POTTSAnnie, U.S. actress who voiced Bo Peep in the Toy Story animated film franchise.
POTTYCrazy.
POUCHA small flexible baglike container.
POUNDEzra _, American poet born 1885, died 1972.
POURSRains hard.
POWERStrength.
POWYSWelsh principal area.
PRADAMario _, fashion designer who founded the company bearing his name in 1913.
PRADOA museum and art gallery in Madrid.
PRAIACapital of Cape Verde.
PRAMSPerambulators.
PRANAVital force mentioned in Vedic texts that permeates all of creation; Sanskrit, 'breath'.
PRANGA crash in a car. Collision.
PRANKA practical joke or mischievous act.
PRATEPrattle. Chatter.
PRATTActor Chris _, Jurassic World star.
PRAWNEdible marine crustacean.
PRAYSSpeaks to God.
PREEN( Of birds ) to maintain feathers in a healthy condition by arrangement, cleaning etc.
PREET-- Gill, Shadow Cabinet Minister for International Development and Labour MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.
PREPSGets ready.
PRESSTo iron. The _, news media and agencies collectively, especially newspapers.
PRIAMIn Greek mythology, the last king of Troy, killed at its fall. Father of Paris.
PRICEEglantine _, Angela Lansbury's character in Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Amount paid.
PRICKSlightly pierce.
PRICYExpensive.
PRIDEGroup of lions. Conceit.
PRIEDNosed.
PRIESSnoops.
PRIGSSelf-righteously moralistic people who behave as if they are superior to others.
PRIMA_ Donna, a leading female opera singer.
PRIMEFirst-rate.
PRIMO_ Levi, author of If This Is A Man and The Periodic Table.
PRIMPTo dress (oneself), especially in fine clothes; prink.
PRINTWrite in unjoined letters.
PRIONProtein in the brain which may transmit BSE and CJD.
PRIORPrevious. Deputy head of a monastery or abbey, ranking immediately below the abbot.
PRISMA transparent polygonal solid for dispersing light into a spectrum.
PRITI_ Patel, Conservative MP appointed Home Secretary in July 2019.
PRIVYParticipating in the knowledge of something private or secret.
PRIZEWinner's award.
PROBESearch into closely. Investigation.
PRODIRomano _, Italian statesman.
PRODSPokes.
PROEMPreface or preamble to a book or speech.
PROMOPiece of publicity or advertising (informal).
PRONELying face downwards.
PRONGTine.
PROOFEvidence.
PROPSSupports.
PROSESpoken or written language as in ordinary usage.
PROSTAlain _, French racing driver, four times winner of Formula 1 Drivers' Championship.
PROUDBoastful.
PROVEVerify.
PROWLMove stealthily in search of prey.
PROXYA person authorised to act on behalf of someone else; an agent.
PRUDEStrait-laced type.
PRUNEA purplish-black, partially dried plum.
PRUNTA piece of moulded or impressed glass attached as an ornament to a glass vessel.
PRYCEJonathan, Welsh actor who played Pope Francis in the 2019 film The Two Popes.
PRYORRichard _, stand-up comedian who acted in Superman III.
PSALMOne of the sacred songs constituting a book of the Old Testament. Poem or prayer. Hymn.
PSYCH2006-14 US detective comedy drama series starring James Roday.
PUCKSSmall discs of hard rubber, used in ice hockey.
PUDGYFat.
PUFFSExcessively complimentary reviews or overstated advertisements.
PUGET_ Sound, Inlet of the Pacific in NW Washington State connected to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
PUGINAugustus _, 19th Century English architect who designed much of the interior of the Palace of Westminster.
PUKKAGenuine.
PULSESteel _, reggae band formed in Birmingham in 1975.
PUMASMembers of the genus in Felidae that contains the cougar and jaguarundi. Nickname for Argentina's national rugby union team.
PUMPSBallet shoes.
PUNCHJudy's husband in the traditional English seaside puppet show.
PUNGIIndian folk music instrument played by snake charmers in the subcontinent.
PUNIC_ Wars, series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage.
PUNKSMembers of an anti-establishment movement at its height in the mid-1970s.
PUNKYMinute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects.
PUPAEInsects at the immobile stage of development between larva and adult.
PUPILStudent.
PUPPYYoung dog.
PUREEThick sauce.
PURGEEliminate impurities.
PURIMJewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre planned for them by Haman.
PURSEMoney holder.
PURSYShort-winded.
PUSANA seaport in SE South Korea.
PUSHYOffensively assertive.
PUTBYSet aside.
PUTINVladimir _, President of Russia.
PUTONAttach.
PUTTIRepresentations of a naked child, especially a cherub or a cupid in Renaissance art.
PUTTOA representation of a naked child, especially a cherub or a cupid in Renaissance art.
PUTTSIn golf, strokes on the green to roll the ball into or near the hole.
PUTTYA stiff paste used to fix glass panes into frames. Window sealant.
PUTUPBuild.
PYGMYMember of an ethnic group having short stature.
PYLONTall structure carrying cables. Big pillar supporting a bridge, road or the like.
PYREXTrademarked name of a clear glass with low thermal expansion used in cooking vessels.
PYRUSTree and shrub genus of the family Rosaceae to which the pears belong.
PYXIEA creeping evergreen shrub of the eastern US with small white or pink star-shaped flowers.
PYXISConstellation - The Compass.
QATARCountry whose capital is Doha.
QESHMLargest island in the Persian Gulf, in the Strait of Hormuz; part of Iran.
QSHIPEntity with concealed weapons, used by the British in the First and Second World Wars in an attempt to destroy submarines.
QUACKDuck sound.
QUAFFDrink in large draughts.
QUAILSmall Old World game bird with a rounded body and small tail.
QUAKETremor.
QUALMFeeling of doubt.
QUANTMary ___, English fashion designer credited with pioneering and naming the miniskirt in the 1960s.
QUARKFundamental particle.
QUARTTwo pints.
QUASHSuppress.
QUASIAs if; as it were.
QUEENChesspiece. Seven Seas of Rhye was their first song to reach the UK Top 10 in 1974.
QUEERSuspicious.
QUELLSuppress.
QUERNSimple apparatus for hand-milling corn, typically consisting of two circular stones ground together.
QUERYA question expressing doubt, uncertainty or an objection.
QUESTSearch.
QUEUEForm a line. Wait in line. Line of people.
QUICKRapid.
QUIETSilent.
QUIFFProminent tuft of hair brushed up from the forehead.
QUILLA bird's feather made into a pen for writing.
QUILTA thick, warm cover for a bed.
QUINTProfessional shark hunter played by Robert Shaw in the 1975 film Jaws.
QUIREPaper quantity.
QUIRKIdiosyncrasy.
QUISTA wood pigeon.
QUITEEntirely.
QUITOCapital of Ecuador.
QUITSEven.
QUOINAn external angle of a wall or building.
QUORNCommercially available meat substitute containing mycoprotein.
QUOTAA limited or fixed number or amount of people or things, in particular.
QUOTECite.
RABATCapital of Morocco.
RABBISynagogue minister. Ephraim Mirvis is the chief one in the UK. Leader of a Jewish congregation.
RABIDMad.
RABINYitzhak _, former prime minister of Israel.
RACEDSped.
RACERSpeed _, 2008 movie starring John Goodman and Susan Sarandon.
RACESRuns, sprints. Speed contests.
RACEYPop group that had 1970s hits with Some Girls and Boy Oh Boy.
RACKSTorture devices.
RADARAircraft detection system.
RADHAGopi (milkmaid) in Hindu mythology who was the favourite consort of the god Krishna.
RADIIStraight lines from the centre to the circumference of a circle.
RADIOWireless. Broadcasting medium.
RADONInert gas. Chemical element, symbol Rn, atomic number 86. Noble gas.
RAFTSLog boats.
RAGEDBlew a fuse.
RAGESPeriods of intense anger.
RAGGADance-oriented subgenre of reggae consisting primarily of sampled or electronic music.
RAIDSSudden short attacks.
RAILSWhat trains run on.
RAIMISam, U.S. director who directed The Evil Dead.
RAINE__ Spencer, who was the daughter of Barbara Cartland and stepmother to Princess Diana.
RAINSDrizzles.
RAINYWet or showery.
RAISE_ The Titanic, a Clive Cussler novel first published in 1976. Lift to a higher position. Elevate.
RAITAIndian dish, yogurt-based dip.
RAITH_ Rovers, Scottish football team based in the town of Kirkcaldy.
RAITTBonnie, blues musician who won the 2023 Song of the Year Grammy for Just Like That.
RAJABSeventh month of the Muslim calendar.
RAJAHIn India, formerly a ruler or landlord; sometimes used as a form of address or title.
RAJYA_ Sabha, Upper house of the bicameral parliament of India; Hindi, 'state assembly'.
RAKESScrapes soil.
RAKSUEnglish R&B group who won The X Factor in 2017.
RALLYExchange of strokes in tennis. Drive.
RALPH_ Nader, American environmental politician.
RAMBOSylvester Stallone character in a series of four films.
RAMEETall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax.
RAMENJapanese dish containing thin white noodles.
RAMIEPlant.
RAMOSSergio _, footballer for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.
RAMPSSloping floors joining surfaces at different levels.
RAMUSThe barb of a bird's feather.
RANCEA type of red marble, often with white or blue graining, that comes from Belgium.
RANCHA large tract of land, especially in North America, for rearing livestock, especially cattle. Farm.
RANDY_ Newman, composer of the Toy Story soundtracks.
RANGEClose _, an E. Annie Proulx short story collection. Large cooking stove. Enclosed kitchen fireplace. Scope.
RANGO2011 film about a chameleon.
RANKSStandings.
RANTSTirades.
RAPHEAn elongated ridge of conducting tissue along the side of certain seeds.
RAPIDFast.
RARERMore scarce. Less common.
RASEDCompletely destroyed (a building, town, or other settlement).
RASPSGrates.
RASPYRough.
RASTA_ mouse, crime-fighting reggae musician in an animated children's TV show.
RATEDGraded. Judged. Assessed.
RATELMammal that is also called the honey badger.
RATESDeserves. Council tax.
RATHEBlossoming or ripening early in the season.
RATIOA measure of the relative size of two classes expressible as a proportion.
RATONBetray.
RATTYWater vole character in The Wind In The Willows.
RAVEDSpoke or wrote about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration.
RAVELFrench composer of the ballet 'Daphnis et Chloe'. Entangle.
RAVENA large passerine bird of the crow family. The _, narrative poem by Edgar Allen Poe.
RAVESRants.
RAWLSJohn, U.S. moral and political philosopher noted for his book A Theory Of Justice.
RAXEDStretched, reached out (in Scotland?).
RAYONSynthetic fibre. Artificial silk fabric made from cellulose.
RAZESDestroys.
RAZORShaving implement.
REACHAttain goal.
REACTRespond.
READECharles _, 19th-century English novelist and dramatist. Author of The Cloister and the Hearth.
READSStudies.
READYWilling. Poised for action.
REALMA commonwealth _ is a country that has the Queen as its monarch and head of state. Domain.
REAMSQuantities of paper.
REAPSHarvests.
REARMProvide new weapons.
REARSBrings up.
REAVEBronze Age stone boundary wall such as may be found on Dartmoor in Devon.
REBECA medieval musical instrument with usually three strings, played with a bow.
REBELDissenter. _ Without A Cause, classic film starring James Dean. Insurgent.
REBUSPicture puzzle. John, detective created by Scottish writer Ian Rankin.
REBUTRefute.
RECAPSummarise.
RECCEMilitary reconnaissance.
RECTORight hand, odd-numbered pages in a book, compared to verso.
RECURHappen again.
REDIDPerformed again.
REDUXBrought back; resurgent.
REECE_ Shearsmith, comedian and writer who was one of the League Of Gentlemen.
REEDSTall water plants.
REEDYHigh and thin in tone.
REEFSRidges of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.
REEKSStinks.
REELSSpools. Lively Scottish dances for a fixed number of couples.
REESE_ Witherspoon, actress.
REEVEClara _, author of The Old English Baron.
REFERAllude to, make mention.
REFITA repair or re-equipping.
REGALRoyal.
REGANThe middle child of King Lear in William Shakespeare's play. Sister of Goneril and Cordelia.
REGIAAqua _, Mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids used in metallurgy to dissolve metals including gold.
REGIOArea of a moon or planetary body with a markedly different colour.
REGISEnglish royal suffix attached to the town names of Bognor and Rowley.
REGNIAnno _, in the year of the reign.
REHABAmy Winehouse song released as a single in 2006.
REICHSteve _, composer whose works include It's Gonna Rain and Come Out. Austrian psychoanalyst who invented the 'orgone accumulator'.
REIGNRule, command.
REIKIJapanese form of natural therapy involving the laying on of hands.
REIMSCity in the Marne department of NE France; scene of the coronation of most French monarchs.
REINAPepe _, Spanish footballer, Liverpool goalkeeper.
REINSHorse controls.
REITHLord _, the first Director-General of the BBC.
REJIGArrange anew.
RELAXUnwind.
RELAYPass along. Transmit.
RELICAn object surviving from an earlier time. Preserved body part of a saint or similar holy object.
RELIKSomething cherished for its age or historic interest.
RELITSet fire to again.
REMEXAny of the large flight feathers of a bird's wing.
REMITArea of responsibility, authority.
REMIXBlend again.
REMUSOne of the twin founders of Rome.
RENALOf the kidneys.
RENDSTears violently. Rips, sunders.
RENEE_ Bradshaw, Coronation Street character who married Alf Roberts.
RENEWTo take up again. Revive.
RENINEnzyme secreted by the kidneys that breaks down proteins and helps regulate blood pressure.
RENTSHires.
REPAYRefund or reimburse.
REPELWard off.
REPLYRespond.
REPROShortened description of furniture made in imitation of antique pieces.
RERANPerformed race again.
RERUNA film, play or series that is broadcast or put on again.
RESATTook test again.
RESETRestore to zero. Reposition.
RESINTree sap. Sticky, typically aromatic substance secreted by trees such as fir and pine.
RESITDo exam again.
RESSAMaria _, Filipino journalist who shared the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov.
RESTSRelaxes.
RETAGGive a new label to.
RETCHAn involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.
RETIETo fasten or secure again.
RETROLooking backward. In period style.
REUSEPut into action again.
REVELTake pleasure or wallow. Craig _ Horwood, Strictly judge.
REVIETo challenge by placing a larger stake or bet than an opponent in a card game.
REVUEA light theatrical entertainment consisting of a series of short sketches, songs, and dances, typically dealing satirically with topical issues.
REWETMoisten again.
RHEASFlightless birds found in eastern South America.
RHETT_ Butler, Clark Gable's character in Gone With The Wind.
RHEUMA watery discharge from the eyes or nose.
RHINEEuropean river.
RHINOPrefix, 'nose'. Shortened name of a large mammal of South East Asia and Africa, with one or two horns on its nose and a very thick skin.
RHODAUS TV spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
RHODE_ Island, the smallest American state by area.
RHOMBAn equilateral parallelogram having oblique angles.
RHONAGirl's name.
RHONEMajor French river whose delta forms the Camargue region of France. River of Switzerland and France that flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
RHYMEAny verse or piece of poetry.
RIALSStandard monetary units of Iran.
RIATAA long noosed rope used to catch animals.
RIBESPlant genus of the family Grossulariaceae that includes the blackcurrant and redcurrant.
RICCIChristina _, Actress.
RICERUtensil with small holes through which food is pressed to form a mash.
RICESArborio and carnaroli are two Italian varieties of these staple grains.
RICINA highly toxic protein derived from castor oil seeds.
RICKSLarge stacks of hay, corn, peas etc.
RICKY_ Martin, singer who had a 1999 hit with Livin' La Vida Loca. _ Gervais, comedian and actor who played David Brent in The Office.
RIDERProviso.
RIDESThe Devil _ Out, Hammer film based on a Dennis Wheatley novel.
RIDGEHergest _, a Mike Oldfield album.
RIFERMore prevalent.
RIFLEFirearm.
RIFTSGaps in relations.
RIGBYEleanor _, Beatles song.
RIGELBrightest star in the constellation of Orion.
RIGGSMartin _, Mel Gibson's character in the Lethal Weapon films.
RIGHTCorrect.
RIGIDStiff.
RIGIL_ Kent, another name for the Alpha Centauri star system.
RIGORA sudden feeling of chilliness, often accompanied by shivering: it sometimes precedes a fever.
RIKERStar Trek character played by Jonathan Frakes in The Next Generation TV series.
RIKKI_ Don't Lose That Number, a 1974 Steely Dan hit.
RILEDIrritated.
RILESIrritates.
RILEYRachel _, mathematician and TV presenter on the game show Countdown.
RILKERainer Maria _, Austrian poet 1875-1926.
RIMESCovers (an object) with hoar frost.
RIMETJules _, FIFA's longest serving president, after whom the original football World Cup trophy was named.
RINDSThe tough outer skins of certain fruit, especially citrus fruit.
RINDTJochen ---, German-born racing driver awarded the 1970 Formula One World Championship posthumously.
RINGOOne of the Fab Four.
RINGSEncircles. Items of jewellery.
RINKSThe strips of ice on which the game of curling is played.
RINSEWash out.
RIOJARed or white Spanish wine produced near the Ebro river. This wine region is centred on Logrono.
RIOTSPublic disturbances.
RIPENMature.
RIPONCathedral city in Yorkshire.
RIPUPTear into small pieces.
RISENRestored from death.
RISERStair part.
RISESGoes up.
RISHIHindu sage or saint.
RISKSDangers.
RISKYInvolving danger.
RISSABird genus of the family Laridae to which the kittiwake belongs.
RITESCeremonies.
RIVALCompetitor.
RIVERLarge stream of water flowing into a sea.
RIVETShort metal pin.
RIYALStandard monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, divided into 100 halala.
RIZZOBetty _, Leader of the Pink Ladies in the 1978 film Grease, played by Stockard Channing.
ROACHHal _, producer of the Laurel and Hardy films. European freshwater fish of the carp family similar to the rudd; Rutilus rutilus.
ROADSAll _ lead to Rome, proverb.
ROALD_ Dahl, author.
ROAMSWanders.
ROARSBellows. Prolonged loud cries of certain animals, especially lions.
ROASTCook by dry heat, especially meat in an oven. To cook over a fire.
ROBBYRobot in Forbidden Planet.
ROBESLoose flowing garments.
ROBINA small Old World songbird, the male of which has an orange-red breast and face.
ROBLEAn oak tree, Quercus lobata, of California, having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns.
ROBOTMechanical man.
ROBYNHolby City nurse, _ Miller.
ROCCOSon of Madonna and Guy Ritchie.
ROCHAFashion designer, John.
ROCHERegina Maria _, Gothic novelist who wrote The Children Of The Abbey and Clermont.
ROCKSSways.
ROCKY_ Marciano, world heavyweight boxing champion in the Fifties.
RODDY_ Doyle, 1993 Booker Prize winner.
RODEOCowboy show displaying skills. Copland ballet based on American folk material.
RODINAuguste _, French sculptor whose works include The Thinker and The Kiss.
ROGAN_ Josh, An Aromatic Curry dish.
ROGENSeth, actor who starred in the 2007 romcom film Knocked Up.
ROGER_ Moore, James Bond actor. _ Bannister, athlete who broke the four minute mile in 1954.
ROGETCompiler of a famous thesaurus. Peter, philologist noted for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases.
ROGGEJacques _, Belgian former Olympian who became President of the International Olympic Committee.
ROGUERadha Mitchell movie of 2007 about an Australian man eating crocodile. Scoundrel.
ROHANRealm of Tolkien's Middle Earth also called the Mark.
ROKER_ Park, home of Sunderland AFC from 1898 to 1997.
ROLESActing parts.
ROLFEJohn _, one of the early English settlers of North America.
ROLLONorse nobleman, ruler of the Viking principality in Normandy.
ROLLSBuns.
ROMANFrom the Italian capital.
ROMEOShakespearean character, the son of Montague. Code word for R.
ROMPSFrolics.
RONAN_ Keating, singer. Saoirse, Lady Bird actress.
RONDOPiece of music with repeated refrain.
RONINSamurai whose feudal lord has been deprived of his territory.
ROOKSChesspieces also called castles. Birds of the crow family.
ROOMSFour _, a 1995 anthology movie partially directed by Quentin Tarantino.
ROOMYSpacious.
ROOSTThe _, conflicting tides around Orkney & Shetland. A place, perch, branch etc., where birds rest or sleep.
ROOTSFamily origins.
ROOTYAbounding in or consisting of roots.     
ROPERGeorge and Mildred's surname in the sitcom. Margaret _, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More who published a translation of the Latin work Precatio Dominica by Erasmus.
ROPESLassoes.
ROQUEVersion of croquet played on a hard surface surrounded by a bank.
RORIEDavid _, Scottish doctor, folklorist and poet who wrote the song The Lum Hat Wantin' The Croon.
ROSENMichael _, Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009.
ROSESRomantic flowers.
ROSIECider With _, Laurie Lee's 1959 account of his own childhood.
ROSINThe solid amber residue obtained after the distillation of crude turpentine oleoresin.
ROSPACharitable institution, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
ROSSATerra _, Reddish ferruginous soil occurring on limestone in Mediterranean climates; from Italian.
ROSSIPaolo _, Italian footballer, winner of the Golden Boot in the 1982 World Cup.
ROSSOLollo _, Lettuce variety with curly red-edged leaves and a slightly bitter taste; from Italian, 'red husk'.
ROSTISwiss dish of grated potato formed into small flat cakes and fried, often topped with cheese.
ROTASShift timetables.
ROTISUnleavened breads made in India and the Caribbean.
ROTORRevolving aerofoil. Device that produces thrust to lift and propel a helicopter. Revolving component of a wind turbine.
ROUENA city in northern France, on the River Seine; the scene of the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431. Normandy city that was the birthplace of Gustave Flaubert.
ROUGEA red powder, used as a cosmetic on the cheeks.
ROUGHLong grass on a golf course.
ROUNDCircular. Eighteen holes in golf.
ROUSEWake up.
ROUTEThe choice of roads taken to get to a place.
ROUTSCrushes.
ROVERWanderer. Globetrotter.
ROWANMountain ash.
ROWDYNoisy, disorderly.
ROWEDUsed oars.
ROWELSmall spiked revolving disc attached to the end of a spur.
ROWEROarsman.
ROYALPrincess _, title the Queen bestowed on her daughter Anne in 1987.
ROYCERolls-_, English car company and later aero-engine manufacturer founded in 1906. Henry, English industrialist and luxury car manufacturer.
ROYLEThe ____ Family, TV sitcom starring Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston.
RTREVAbbreviated form of a bishop's mode of address.
RUANAWoollen outer garment resembling a poncho in South America.
RUBIKErno _, Hungarian architect known for inventing numerous mechanical puzzles.
RUBIOMarco _, US senator who was an opponent of Donald Trump in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries.
RUBLEThe basic monetary unit of Belarus, Russia, and Tajikistan.
RUBUSPlant genus of the rose family that includes blackberries and raspberries.
RUCHEA strip of pleated or frilled lawn, lace etc. used to decorate blouses, dresses etc.
RUCKSIn rugby, loose scrums that form around the ball on the ground.
RUDDY(of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life.
RUDGEBarnaby _, Dickens novel.
RUDRAVedic minor deity in Hinduism who fathered the storm gods the Maruts; an avatar of Shiva.
RUFUSNickname of William II of England.
RUGBYGame played with an oval ball. Sport.
RUINGHaving remorse for. Regretting.
RUINSDestroys.
RULEDGoverned.
RULERLeader.
RULESGoverns.
RUMBACuban dance.
RUMENThe first stomach of a ruminant, which receives food or cud from the oesophagus, partly digests it with the aid of bacteria, and passes it to the reticulum.
RUMERBruce Willis and Demi Moore's child named after Ms Godden.
RUMMYCard game in which the goal is to make melds.
RUNATRush towards.
RUNESCharacters that make up the phonetic alphabet futhark.
RUNGSLadder sections.
RUNICWritten in ancient symbols.
RUNINArgument, informally.
RUNNYNot solid.
RUNONContinue.
RUNTOBe sufficient for.
RUNTSSmall pigs or other animals, especially the smallest in a litter.
RUNUPIn cricket, what a bowler takes before delivering the ball. Preliminary period.
RUPEEMonetary unit in India. Currency.
RURALRustic.
RUSESDeceptions.
RUSKSLight, dry biscuits or pieces of twice-baked bread, especially ones prepared for use as baby food.
RUSSECharlotte _, Cold set dessert of cream or custard surrounded by sponge fingers.
RUSSORene _, actress in Freejack and Thor.
RUSTSCorrodes.
RUSTYOut of practice.
RUTINBioflavonoid found in plants such as buckwheat and asparagus, sometimes taken as a dietary supplement.
RUTTEMark _, Prime Minister of the Netherlands.
RYDAL_ Mount, house near Ambleside in the Lake District; the home of William Wordsworth from 1813-50.
RYDER_ Cup, golf tournament between America and Europe.
SABAHState of Malaysia comprising the northern part of Borneo and numerous islands in the South China and Sulu Seas; capital, Kota Kinabalu.
SABERArtoria Pendragon.
SABHARajya _, Upper house of the bicameral parliament of India; Hindi, 'state assembly'.
SABINA unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
SABLEA Marten of eurasian forests. Dark brown fur. The colour black in heraldry.
SABOTWooden shoe.
SABRECavalry sword.
SACHA_ Baron Cohen, comic actor in the movies Hugo and Talladega Nights.
SACHSConnie _, John le Carre character played by Beryl Reid and Kathy Burke.
SACKSBags for coal.
SADATAnwar El _, Egyptian president.
SADHUHindu wandering holy man.
SADIE_ King, Patsy Kensit's character in Emmerdale.
SADLYRegrettably. Unfortunately.
SAENSCamille Saint _, Romantic era French composer and musician.
SAFARSecond month of the Islamic calendar, commencing on 28 August in 2022.
SAFERBetter guarded.
SAFESMetal containers for storing valuables.
SAFINMarat _, Russian tennis player.
SAGANCarl ____, U.S. astronomer and science writer noted for his 1980s TV series Cosmos.
SAGASEpic tales.
SAGESWise men.
SAGGYDrooping.
SAHELSemiarid region of western and north central Africa extending from Senegal to Sudan.
SAHIBIn India a form of address placed after a man's name.
SAIGAType of antelope of the plains of central Asia.
SAILSGoes by boat.
SAINTHoly person.
SALADCold meal.
SALAHMo _, footballer.
SALEMAmerican state capital of Oregon.
SALESAuctions.
SALIXA plant or tree of the willow family.
SALLY_ Gunnell, British athlete who won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics. _ Field, American actress who won Oscars for her roles in Places In The Heart and Norma Rae. _ Bretton, star of Not Going Out.
SALMA_ Hayek, Actress who plays the titular wife in the 2021 action comedy film The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard.
SALMIA ragout or casserole of game stewed in a rich sauce.
SALOLA white sparingly soluble crystalline compound with a slight aromatic odour, used as a preservative and to absorb light in sun-tan lotions, plastics, etc.
SALONHairdresser's shop. The _, the official art exhibition of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
SALOPA former name for the county of Shropshire.
SALOUSpanish resort on the Costa Dorada.
SALPAAny free-swimming, oceanic tunicate of the genus _, having a transparent, more or less fusiform body.
SALSASpicy sauce.
SALTOSecond-largest city of Uruguay, on the Uruguay River opposite the Argentinean city of Concordia.
SALTSSeasons.
SALTYSaline.
SALVEOintment for wounds, sores, etc.
SALVOA discharge of fire from weapons in unison, especially on a ceremonial occasion.
SAMARThird-largest island of the Philippines, separated from Luzon by the San Bernardino Strait.
SAMBABrazilian dance.
SAMBUStephen _, Kenyan long distance runner who won the 2016 New York City Half Marathon.
SAMEYBoringly similar.
SAMIA_ Suhulu, President of Tanzania who succeeded John Magufuli on 19 March 2021.
SAMMY_ Davis Jr., one of the Rat Pack.
SAMOAIndependent state with four inhabited and five uninhabited islands in South Pacific. Capital Apia.
SAMOSA Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea.
SANAACapital of Yemen.
SANDEEmeli, British singer/songwriter who sang Abide With Me at the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
SANDSCoastal features.
SANDYMr. Lyle, Scottish golfer.
SANSASecond child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark in TV's Game Of Thrones, played by Sophie Turner.
SANTAFestive gift-bringer.
SANTO_ Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
SAONERiver in France.
SAPIDHaving a pleasant taste.
SARAH_ Lancashire, actress.
SARGESergeant, informally.
SARINNerve agent.
SARISIndian dresses.
SARODStringed Indian musical instrument resembling a lute; from Persian, 'beautiful sound, melody'.
SARRIMaurizio, Italian manager of Chelsea 2018-19.
SARSAAny of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having large aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves.
SARUMAncient name of Salisbury.
SASHA_ Fierce, an alter ego adopted by Beyonce Knowles for her third album.
SASINA small Indian gazelle, the horned male of which has a black back and white underbelly, the female being hornless.
SASSEA lock on a river made to increase its navigability.
SASSYImpertinent.
SATANThe _ Bug, Alastair Maclean novel filmed with Anne Francis.
SATAYMalaysian kebab dish.
SATEDReplete.
SATESSatisfies.
SATIEEric _, French composer and pianist 1866-1925.(signed his name Erik after 1884)
SATINClosely woven fabric of usually silk with a smooth glossy appearance.
SATYRHalf-man, half-goat attendant of Bacchus in classical mythology.
SAUCEA liquid or semiliquid preparation eaten with food to enhance its flavour.
SAUCYSuggestive.
SAUDI_ Arabia.
SAUNAFinnish steam bath.
SAUTEPan fry quickly in a little hot fat.
SAVEDPut money aside.
SAVEROne who puts money away.
SAVESPuts money away.
SAVOYTheatre built by D'Oyly Carte to showcase the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan.
SAVVYCommon sense.
SAWEDCut (wood).
SAXONEnglish heavy metal band whose lead singer is Biff Byford.
SAYERLeo _, singer who had hits with Moonlighting and When I Need You.
SAYLEAlexei, English stand-up comedian born in 1952.
SAYSOWord. Expression of permission or approval.
SCABSInformal term for strikebreakers.
SCALALa _, an opera house in Milan, Italy.
SCALDTo burn with hot liquid or steam.
SCALEClimb up. Extent.
SCALPAnatomical area between the face and the neck. The skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head.
SCALY_ anteater, another name for the pangolin.
SCAMPNaughty child, rascal.
SCAMSCons.
SCANSReads quickly.
SCANTScarcely sufficient.
SCAPA_ Flow, British naval base in the First and Second World Wars.
SCAREFrighten.
SCARFNeckwear item.
SCARPA steep slope, especially one formed by erosion.
SCARSWound marks.
SCART21-pin audio-visual connection cable.
SCARYCausing fright or alarm.
SCENAAn elaborate solo vocal composition that consists of a recitative usually followed by one or more aria sections.
SCENESection of a play.
SCENTPerfume.
SCHWAUnstressed mid-central vowel sound in English.
SCIFIFuturistic literary and film genre.
SCIONA shoot or twig of a plant used to form a graft.
SCOFFEat rapidly.
SCOLDChide.
SCONEA light, plain, doughy cake, usually served split open and buttered. The Stone of _, block of sandstone associated with the crowning of Scottish kings and latterly monarchs of the United Kingdom.
SCOOPEvelyn Waugh novel in which William Boot is the central character.
SCOOTHurry.
SCOPABrush-like tuft of hairs on the hind legs of bees used for collecting pollen.
SCOPECharity that supports people with disabilities in England and Wales.
SCOREGroup of twenty.
SCORNOpen contempt.
SCOTS_ Musical Museum, publication in which Robert Burns' Auld Lang Syne first appeared. Glaswegians, Aberdonians, etc.
SCOTTRidley _, director of Black Rain, White Squall and Black Hawk Down.
SCOURTo clean or polish a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth. Scrub.
SCOUT_ Finch, character who narrates To Kill A Mockingbird.
SCOWLBad-tempered expression. Angry frown.
SCRAGThe lean end of a neck of veal or mutton.
SCRAMSkedaddle.
SCRAPA small piece of something larger; fragment.
SCREEAn accumulation of weathered rock fragments at the foot of a cliff. A steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
SCREWMetal fastener.
SCRIMA type of open weave muslin.
SCRIPPreliminary certificate that represents a claim to part of a share of stock.
SCRUBRub hard.
SCRUMRugby formation. Melee.
SCUBAAcronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
SCUDOAny of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
SCUFFGraze.
SCULLLight rowing boat.  A single oar moved from side to side over the stern of a boat to propel it.
SEALSRenowned US Navy special operations force. Devices impressed on pieces of wax or moist clay, fixed to a letter or document as a mark of authentication.
SEAMSStitching lines.
SEAMYDisreputable.
SEAOF_ _ Azov, body of water in Eastern Europe.
SEARSKim _, Andy Murray's wife.
SEATSBenches e.g.
SEBUMThe oily secretion that acts as a lubricant for the hair and skin.
SECCOThe technique of painting on dry plaster with pigments mixed in water.
SECTSFactions.
SEDANChair carried on poles.
SEDERA ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
SEDGEGrass-like plant typically growing on wet ground.
SEDNAPlanetoid discovered in 2003.
SEDUMRock plant with thick, fleshy leaves and clusters of flowers, known as stonecrop.
SEEDSBeginnings, germs.
SEEDYSordid and disreputable. Dilapidated or run-down.
SEEKSSearches for.
SEEMSAppears.
SEEPSOozes.
SEERSProphets.
SEETODeal with.
SEGUEA movement from one musical piece to the next without a pause.
SEINERiver which flows through Paris, then north-west through France to the English Channel. 
SEIZE_ the day, translation of the Latin phrase carpe diem.
SELBYMark _, Winner of the 2016 World Snooker Championship.
SELESMonica _, Yugoslavian-born tennis player.
SELLSVends.
SELMAPatty's sister in The Simpsons. 2014 film about the U.S. civil rights movement starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King.
SEMISKnock-out games.
SENDSRemits.
SENNADocumentary film released in 2010 about a Brazilian motor racing champion.
SENORSpanish man.
SENSEPerceive.
SENZAMusical term meaning "without" or "omitting".
SEOULCapital of South Korea. 1988 Olympic Games venue.
SEPALA separate part of the calyx of a flower.
SEPIAA dark reddish-brown pigment obtained from the inky secretion of the cuttlefish.
SEPOYA native Indian soldier under British military discipline.
SERAIAn inn with a central courtyard for travellers in the desert regions of Asia or North Africa.
SERGEA twill-weave woollen or worsted fabric used for clothing.
SERIFShort decorative foot at the end of a stroke of a printed character.
SEROWA goat antelope of the genus Capricornis, of eastern Asia.
SERRYTo crowd closely together.
SERUMImmunising fluid.
SERVEDish up. Be of use. Wait on.
SETAEStiff hairs; bristles or bristlelike parts.
SETINBecome established.
SETONDetermined to. Attack.
SETTOFight or argument.
SETTSThe burrows of badgers.
SETUPEstablish.
SEUSSDr. _, literary pseudonym of children's author Theodor Geisel who wrote 1957's The Cat In The Hat.
SEVENNumber of "swans a swimming" in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas.
SEVERCut off.
SEWEDStitched.
SEWERUnderground drain.
SEWUPSatisfactorily complete.
SEXESMale and female divisions.
SHACKRoughly built hut.
SHADERelative darkness. Hue.
SHADYCool or dodgy.
SHAFTErnest Tidyman novel filmed in 1971 with Richard Roundtree.
SHAHSPersian rulers.
SHAKAAfrican chief who founded the Zulu empire in 1816.
SHAKEJudder. Flavoured milk drink.
SHAKOCylindrical military cap with a plume and a peak.
SHAKYWeak and unsteady.
SHALEA dark, fine-grained, laminated sedimentary rock.
SHALLWill.
SHALTThou _ not kill.
SHAMAAn Indian songbird, Kittacincla macroura, having a black head, neck, back, and tail, a white rump, and chestnut underparts.
SHAMEIgnominy or disgrace.
SHANE_ Black, writer and director of the film Iron Man 3.
SHANGImperial dynasty that ruled China from about 1600BC to 1046BC.
SHANKA cut of meat from the top part of an animal's shin.
SHAPEDefinite form. _ of You, a UK No 1 hit for Ed Sheeran in 2017.
SHARDThe _, London skyscraper inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe in July 2012. Designed by Renzo Piano.
SHAREAssets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
SHARKA long-bodied chiefly marine fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, a prominent dorsal fin, and tooth-like scales.
SHARPBecky _, social climber in Thackeray's Vanity Fair.
SHAUN_ the Sheep, Aardman character who first appeared in A Close Shave.
SHAVEUse a razor.
SHAWLFabric or knitted material worn around the shoulders.
SHAWMDouble-reed woodwind instrument of the Middle Ages and Renaissance that preceded the modern oboe.
SHAWNWallace _, actor in the movies Toy Story and The Princess Bride.
SHEAFA bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds.
SHEARCut wool from.
SHEBAThe ancient kingdom of Sabeans.
SHEDSOutbuildings.
SHEENSurname of father and son actors Martin and Charlie. Lustre.
SHEEPOvine mammals.
SHEERFilmy or pure. Downright.
SHEETBed covering.
SHEIKThe leader of an Arab village or family.
SHELFA projecting layer of ice, rock etc., on land or in the sea.
SHELLEgg's outer covering.
SHEMAThe central statement of Jewish belief.
SHIAHBranch of Islam.
SHIEDPast and past participle of shy.
SHIFTAn unwaisted underskirt or dress.
SHIMSSpacers.
SHINEEmit light.
SHINYGlossy or polished.
SHIPSLarge boats.
SHIRETalia _, Connie in the Godfather films and Adrian in Rocky.
SHIRKMalinger.
SHIRRGather (an area of fabric or part of a garment) by means of drawn or elasticized threads in parallel rows.
SHIRTUpper garment.
SHISHType of kebab named from the Turkish word for 'skewer'.
SHIVAHindu deity.
SHOAHClaude Lanzmann's documentary film about the Holocaust.
SHOALSchool of fish.
SHOATYoung pig, especially one which is newly weaned.
SHOCK_ Treatment, the movie sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
SHODEA packet of skins in which gold is placed and subjected to the second process of beating.
SHOESFootwear.
SHOGITwo-player Japanese board game similar to chess; 'general's game'.
SHOJIA light screen consisting of a framework of wood covered with paper or other translucent material, used originally in Japanese homes as one of a series of sliding panels between the interior and exterior or between two interior spaces.
SHONAScottish girl's name.
SHONEGleamed.
SHOOK(in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel.
SHOONA plural of shoe.
SHOOTFire a weapon.
SHOPSStores.
SHOREHoward _, Oscar-nominated composer of the Lord Of The Rings soundtracks.
SHORNSheared.
SHORTBrief.
SHOTSGunfire.
SHOUTHoller. Yell.
SHOVEPush.
SHOWNDemonstrated.
SHOWSMakes clear.
SHOYUJapanese variety of soy sauce.
SHRAMTo cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
SHREDTatter.
SHREKWilliam Steig's children's book filmed in 2001.
SHREWSmall mouse-like mammal.
SHRUBSmall tree.
SHRUGMovement of the shoulders expressing indifference, ignorance or contempt.
SHTUMSilent.
SHULACharacter (first name) played by Judy Bennett in The Archers.
SHUNSAvoids deliberately.
SHUNTMove railway wagons. Low resistance conductor in an electric circuit that forms an alternative path for a portion of its current.
SHUSHBe quiet!
SHUTENevil _, English novelist.
SHUTSCloses securely.
SHYLYIn a bashful way.
SIBYLIn ancient Greece and Rome, a woman believed to be an oracle or prophetess.
SICKOSadistic person.
SIDEDOne _ Love Affair, a track on Elvis Presley's debut studio album.
SIDESFlanks.
SIDLEEdge along. Creep.
SIDONThe chief city of ancient Phoenicia; now the Lebanese city of Saida.
SIEGEAttack.
SIENAA walled city in Tuscany, Italy, founded by the Etruscans.
SIEVEA container with a mesh or perforated bottom to strain liquids, separate lumps etc.
SIGHSBreathes long and hard.
SIGHTVision. Faculty of seeing.
SIGILA seal or signet.
SIGLAThe list of symbols used in a book, usually collected together as part of the preliminaries.
SIGMAGreek letter.
SIGNSScience fiction horror film directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Indications.
SIKASJapanese forest-dwelling deer that have brown coats spotted with white in summer.
SIKHSFollowers of Guru Nanak.
SILASBaron _ Greenback, the archenemy of cartoon hero Danger Mouse.
SILDSSmall herrings.
SILKSThe gowns worn by Queen's Counsels.
SILKYLustrous.
SILLYFoolish.
SILOSPits, trenches, towers etc. in which green crops are partially fermented and stored.
SILVARaoul _, Javier Bardem's character in Skyfall.
SIMBAMufasa's son in The Lion King.
SIMONTV's Mr. Cowell.
SINAIMount _, where Moses received the Ten Commandments in the Bible. Egyptian peninsula. _ Desert, arid expanse in the triangular peninsula linking Africa with Asia.
SINCEBecause. From that time.
SINEWTendon.
SINGEScorch. Burn superficially or lightly.
SINGHGuru Gobind _, the 10th Guru of the Sikh religion.
SINGSCroons.
SINHAPaul, English comedian and quizzer nicknamed The Smiling Assassin on The Chase.
SINKSSubmerges.
SINUSNasal cavity.
SIOUXAlternative name for the Lakota people of North America; Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse etc.
SIPIDHaving a pleasant taste.
SIRENMythical creature who lured sailors with enchanting singing. _ song.
SISALRope-making fibre from the leaves of a Mexican agave plant.
SISKOBenjamin, captain played by Avery Brooks in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
SISSY_ Spacek, star of the 1976 film Carrie who was born on Christmas Day 1949.
SITARMusical instrument.
SITEDPositioned.
SITESLocates.
SITINStatic demo.
SITKACapital of Alaska from 1867 to 1906, in the SE on Baranof Island.
SITUPPhysical exercise.
SIVANNinth month of the Jewish civil year, falling between Iyar and Tammuz.
SIXTH_ sense, a supposed means of perception such as intuition or clairvoyance.
SIXTYThree score.
SKALDCourt poet in Viking-era Scandinavia, typically working in the drottkvaett form.
SKATEIce runner.
SKEETShooting sport.
SKEINA length of yarn, wound in a long coil. A flock of wild geese in flight.
SKEPSStraw or wicker beehives.
SKEWSDistorts.
SKIDSScottish punk band who had a 1979 hit with Into The Valley.
SKIEDTravelled over snow.
SKIERSportsperson whose discipline may be Nordic or Alpine.
SKIESHeavens.
SKIFFA light rowing boat or sculling boat, typically for one person.
SKILLFacility. Expertise.
SKIMPBe sparing.
SKINKCullen _, a Scottish soup made with smoked haddock potatoes and onions.
SKINTHard up.
SKIPSLarge open containers for transporting building materials etc.
SKIRLA shrill, wailing sound, especially that of bagpipes.
SKIRTWoman's garment.
SKIVEEvade.
SKOALDrinking salutation with Scandinavian origins.
SKODACzech based automobile manufacturer.
SKOLLMoon of Saturn.
SKULKStealthily move.
SKULL_ Island, home of King Kong.
SKUNKAmerican mammal with a black-and-white coat and bushy tail; known for ejecting an unpleasant-smelling fluid when attacked. _ Anansie, Britrock band formed in 1994.
SKYPESoftware enabling video and voice calls over computers and tablet devices.
SLACKNot tight, tense, or taut.
SLADEGlam rock band who had the 1973 Christmas number one with Merry Xmas Everybody.
SLAINKilled.
SLAKETo allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
SLAMSCloses noisily.
SLANGJargon.
SLANTTilt. Angle.
SLAPSSmacks.
SLASHReduce (prices etc.) greatly.
SLATERoofing material.
SLATSThin strips of wood.
SLAVEEnforced worker.
SLEDSVehicles mounted on runners for transporting people or goods over snow.
SLEEKSmooth and shiny.
SLEEPSlumber.
SLEETRain and snow.
SLEPTSnoozed.
SLICEMis-hit golf shot.
SLICKSmooth.
SLIDEThin rectangular glass plate on which specimens are mounted for examination under a microscope.
SLIERMore wily.
SLIGORepublic of Ireland county on the Atlantic.
SLIMESoft wet earth.
SLIMYRepulsively obsequious.
SLINGA wide piece of cloth suspended from the neck for supporting an injured hand or arm. Toss.
SLOESThe small, sour, blue-black fruits of the blackthorn.
SLOKEAlgae or seaweed.
SLOOMA sleepy state or slumber.
SLOOPA type of single masted sailing vessel.
SLOPEInclined surface.
SLOPSWet feed, especially for pigs, made from kitchen waste.
SLOSHWatery mess.
SLOTHLaziness. Slow-moving arboreal mammal of South and Central America.
SLUGSTough-skinned terrestrial molluscs.
SLUMPTo drop or fall heavily; collapse.
SLUMSSqualid, overcrowded houses or sections of a city.
SLUNGThrown.
SLURPTo eat or drink (something) noisily.
SLUSHPartially melted snow or ice.
SLYERMore cunning or wily.
SLYLYIn a crafty or artful way.
SMACKHit.
SMALLLittle.
SMARMIngratiating behaviour.
SMARTSting. Chic.
SMASHShatter.
SMAUGPowerful dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit.
SMEARA slanderous attack.
SMELLOdour.
SMELTRefine metal. Extract metal by heating. Marine or freshwater European food fish also known as the sparling, family Osmeridae.
SMILEGrin.
SMIRKSmile smugly.
SMITEStrike down.
SMITHAdam _, 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist.
SMOCKA loose, lightweight overgarment worn to protect the clothing while working.
SMOKEThe Big _, nickname for large cities, particularly London.
SMOKY_ bacon, crisp flavour.
SMOLTA young salmon when it becomes covered with silvery scales and first migrates from fresh water to the sea.
SMORECampfire treat popular in the US and Canada that consists of a roasted marshmallow and layer of chocolate between two crackers.
SMOTEStruck down.
SMURFAny of the small blue cartoon creatures created by Peyo.
SMUTSJan _, Prime Minister of South Africa from 1919 to 1924 and 1939 to 1948.
SMYTHJohn _, minister considered to be a founder of the Baptist movement.
SNACKFood eaten between meals.
SNAFUChaos regarded as default state (in the military).
SNAGSComplications, hitches.
SNAILCreature such as Brian in The Magic Roundabout.
SNAKECobra, say.
SNAKYResembling a serpent in form.
SNAPEAlan Rickman's character in the Harry Potter films.
SNAPSBreaks suddenly.
SNAREA device for trapping birds and small animals.
SNARKThe Hunting Of The _, Lewis Carroll nonsense poem.
SNARLGrowl viciously.
SNEADSam _, golfer nicknamed The Slammer who won the Masters Tournament in 1949, 1952 and 1954.
SNEAKCreep. Tell-tale.
SNEER_ at, deride.
SNELLRobert and Lynda _, characters in The Archers.
SNICKTo cut, snip.
SNIDEDerogatory.
SNIFFDraw up air through the nose.
SNIPEStraight-billed river and marshland bird of the genus Gallinago.
SNIPSCuts. Bargains.
SNOEKA South African edible marine fish.
SNOODA pouchlike hat, often of net, loosely holding hair at the back of the head.
SNOOKA large edible game fish of the Caribbean which is sometimes found in brackish water. A contemptuous gesture with the thumb to the nose and the fingers spread out.
SNOOP_ Dogg, west coast rapper.
SNORESleep noisily. To breathe through the mouth and nose while asleep, causing snorting sounds created by vibrations of the soft palate.
SNORTDerisive sound.
SNOUTAnimal's muzzle.
SNOWSFalls as frozen rain.
SNOWYWhite wire fox terrier in The Adventures Of Tintin.
SNUCKA past participle and simple past tense of sneak.
SNUFFPowdered tobacco.
SOAPYFull of lather.
SOARSSkyrockets.
SOAVEA dry white wine from the Veneto region of Italy.
SOBERNot partaking of any alcohol.
SOCHIBlack Sea resort that hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014.
SOCKSWhite House cat during Bill Clinton's presidency. Hosiery items.
SOCLELow plain plinth used as a support for a statue, column etc., or as a foundation for a wall.
SODASDrink mixers.
SODOMInfamous biblical city mentioned alongside Gomorrah.
SODORIsland setting of the Railway Series books by English author the Rev. W. Awdry.
SOFARAs yet.
SOFASLarge lounge seats. Settees.
SOFIACapital of Bulgaria.
SOGGYDamp.
SOLAROf or relating to the sun.
SOLESBottoms of shoes.
SOLIDDense. Robust. Strongly built or made.
SOLONAthenian sage.
SOLOSMusical pieces for one.
SOLTIGeorg _, celebrated conductor born in Hungary in 1912.
SOLUS(referring to a man) alone; by oneself (used formerly in stage directions).
SOLVEWork out the answer.
SOMMEFrench River that gave its name to a First World War battle.
SONARUnderwater navigation and target detection device.
SONET_ _ Leister, Night-time light and sound presentation typically staged outside a historic building and telling its story; from French.
SONGSDitties.
SONIA_ Gandhi, Indian politician.
SONICBlue hedgehog in a series of video games. Relating to sound.
SONJARed _, fantasy film of the 1980s written by Flashman author George Macdonald Fraser.
SONNY_ Rollins, jazz musician whose albums include Saxophone Colossus.
SOOTHTruth or reality.
SOPPYSelf-indulgently sentimental.
SORESPainful afflictions.
SOREXMammal genus of the family Soricidae to which the shrews belong.
SORRYApologetic. Contrite.
SORTSKinds.
SOTHOBantu language spoken in South Africa.
SOTTOQuietly, _ voce.
SOUKSOpen-air marketplaces in Muslim countries.
SOUNDPronounce. Noise.
SOUSAJohn Philip _, US bandmaster and composer of military marches, such as Stars and Stripes Forever.
SOUTHA bearing of 180 degrees.
SOWARA member of an Indian cavalry regiment : lancer.
SOWEDPlanted seeds.
SOYUZName of the Soviet manned spaceflight programme.
SPACEFrench band that had a 1977 hit with Magic Fly.
SPADETool used for digging. Sam _, the protagonist of The Maltese Falcon.
SPAHIOne of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
SPAINCountry whose capital is Madrid. UEFA Euro 2008 and 2012 winners. The highest mountain on this country's mainland is Mulhacen.
SPAKETalked.
SPALLRafe _, actor in The Life Of Pi and Prometheus. Timothy, actor who played Winston Churchill in The King's Speech.
SPAMSBombards with junk mail.
SPANKHeavily defeat.
SPANOJoe _, actor who played Henry Goldblume in Hill Street Blues.
SPANSDurations.
SPAREIn excess of what is needed, additional to requirements. Lean.
SPARKFlash.
SPARSPractises boxing.
SPASMMuscular contraction. Convulsion.
SPATEA fast flow, outpouring or rush.
SPATSCloth or leather coverings extending from the ankle to the instep; also called gaiters.
SPAWNThe mass of eggs deposited by fish, amphibians ( frogs, toads etc.) or molluscs.
SPEAKTalk. Utter.
SPEAR_ Of Destiny, band formed by Kirk Brandon.
SPECKSmall mark or spot.
SPECSGlasses.
SPEED1994 action film starring Dennis Hopper and Sandra Bullock. Sensitivity of photographic film to llight, measured on a numerical acale such as the ISO system.
SPEERAlbert _, Hitler's chief architect.
SPEKEFormer name of John Lennon Airport in Liverpool.
SPELKA splinter of wood.
SPELLA verbal formula considered as having magical force.
SPELTAn old kind of wheat now favoured as a health food.
SPENDUse (money).
SPENTUsed money to purchase.
SPERM_ whale, large-toothed aquatic mammal with a square-shaped head.
SPEWSVomits.
SPICABrightest star of Virgo.
SPICE_ World, musical movie featuring Roger Moore and Richard E. Grant.
SPICYPiquant.
SPIEDSpotted.
SPIELPatter.
SPIESSecret agents.
SPIKEBuffy The Vampire Slayer character played by James Marsters. Large nail.
SPILLA thin strip of wood or twisted paper with which fires or non-electric lamps are lit.
SPILTSlopped.
SPINEThe vertebral column or backbone.
SPINSWhirls.
SPIRESteeple.
SPIRO_ Agnew, Nixon's Vice President.
SPITEMalice.
SPITZMark _, swimmer who won seven golds at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
SPLATWet slapping noise. The central upright part of a chair back.
SPLAYThrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart.
SPLITCleave. Croatian city on the Adriatic sea. A dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream, covered with whipped cream and nuts. Divide.
SPOCKScience officer aboard the starship Enterprise. Benjamin, U.S. pediatrician who wrote The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care.
SPODEJosiah _, potter who founded a company in Stoke-on-Trent in the 18th century.
SPOHRLouis _, German composer and violinist.
SPOILTo cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etc.
SPOKEA radial member of a wheel, joining the hub to the rim.
SPOOFA mildly satirical mockery or parody; lampoon.
SPOOKGhost.
SPOOLA device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton etc. can be automatically wound. Bobbin.
SPOONCutlery item.
SPOORAnimal's trail. The track or scent of a hunted creature.
SPOREA reproductive body, produced by bacteria, fungi, various plants and some protozoans.
SPORTAn active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. Wear.
SPOTSThe Ink _, singers who had hits with If I Didn't Care and Whispering Grass.
SPOUTNozzle.
SPRATSmall, herring-like fish.
SPRAYFine liquid particles.
SPREEWild celebration.
SPRIGA shoot, twig or sprout of a tree, shrub, etc; spray.
SPRITLight spar set diagonally to extend a fore-and-aft sail.
SPROGChild (informal).
SPUMEFoam or surf, esp on the sea; froth.
SPUNKCourage.
SPURNSnub.
SPURSPointed devices or sharp, spiked wheels fixed to the heels of a rider's boots.
SPURTFlow out.
SPYONKeep under surveillance.
SPYRIJohanna _, author of Heidi.
SQUABA young unfledged bird such as a pigeon.
SQUADWhole team.
SQUATCrouch.
SQUAWAlgonquin word for a Native American woman, now seen as offensive.
SQUIBDud. Exploding firework. Damp _ , something that fails to go off with the expected bang.
SQUIDA fast-moving mollusc with a torpedo-shaped body and a pair of triangular tail fins. Tentacled sea creature.
SQUOPIn tiddlywinks, to cover and immobilise an opponent's wink with one's own.
STABSPierces.
STACKRobert _, Eliot Ness in the Sixties TV show The Untouchables.
STACYMalibu _, Toy in The Simpsons that is a parody of the Barbie doll.
STAFFPersonnel.
STAGEPhase. The _, weekly newspaper covering the entertainment industry, founded in 1880.
STAGGGroup Captain James ___, Met Office meteorologist who persuaded Dwight D. Eisenhower to change the date of the Normandy landings.
STAGYTheatrical.
STAHLNick _, actor in Sin City and Terminator 3.
STAIDSedate, respectable.
STAINTarnish. Blemish.
STAIROne of a set of fixed steps.
STAKEPicket.
STALEMusty.
STALKFollow.
STALLStand.
STAMPTerence _, actor in Alien Nation and Superman II.
STANDBear.
STANEObadiah _, villain played by Jeff Bridges in the 2008 superhero film Iron Man.
STANKReeked.
STARCMitchell, Australian left-arm fast bowler who was Player of the Tournament at the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
STARELook fixedly in one place.
STARKUnadorned. House in Game of Thrones whose members live in the castle of Winterfell.
STARNThe European starling.
STARRSurname taken by pop drummer Richard Starkey.
STARSCelestial objects.
STARTBegin. Commence.
STASHInformally, a secret store or the place where this is hidden.
STASIEast Germany's state security service from 1950-90.
STATEAnnounce.
STATSBranch of maths.
STAVEIn music, an individual group of five lines and four spaces used in staff notation.
STAYSRemains.
STCYRLili _ _, popular American burlesque dancer.
STEADPlace.
STEAKCan be fillet or rump.
STEALPurloin. Take unlawfully.
STEAM_ boat Willie, animated short film, Mickey Mouse's debut. Water vapour. The gaseous form of water.
STEEDPatrick Macnee's character in The Avengers.
STEELAlloy of iron and a small percentage of carbon.
STEENIn South Africa, the white grape variety known elsewhere as chenin blanc.
STEEPSharply inclined. Precipitous.
STEERGuide. A bull that has been castrated. A young ox.
STEINEarthenware beer mug.
STEMSPlant stalks.
STENTTube surgically implanted temporarily in a duct, blood vessel etc. to aid healing or relieve an obstruction.
STEPSFaye Tozer and Ian 'H' Watkins' pop group.
STERETimber measure equivalent to a cubic metre.
STERNSerious and unrelenting. The rear part of a ship or boat. Strict. Grim.
STEVE_ Jobs, American business magnate who co-founded Apple Inc. and who died in October 2011.
STEWSFrets - about casseroles?
STEWYSweltering.
STICHWinner of the 1991 Wimbledon men's singles title.
STICKAdhere.
STIEG_ Larsson, Swedish author of the Millennium trilogy of novels.
STIFFSeventies record label which signed Ian Dury, Elvis Costello and Lene Lovich. Rigid.
STILBUnit of luminance.
STILESteps over a fence.
STILLApparatus used in the manufacture of spirits. Stationary.
STILTA shore bird similar to the avocet but having straight bill.
STIMEThe smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
STINER. L. _, Goosebumps author whose collected works have sold over 400 million copies.
STINGBilbo Baggins' sword in The Hobbit.
STINKStench. Unpleasant smell.
STINTA type of small sandpiper.
STIPEMichael _, singer with the band REM.
STIRSMixes.
STOATErmine.
STOCK_ Aitken Waterman, record producers behind many hits of the Eighties and Nineties.
STOICAdherent of the school of philosophy founded by Zeno.
STOKE_ Ciry Football club which moved to the Britannia Stadium in 1997.
STOLEPurloined. Nicked.
STOMAIn botany, a pore in a leaf that controls the passage of gas.
STOMPGroup of physical theatre percussion performers originally from Brighton.
STONEUnit of weight equivalent to fourteen pounds.
STONYCold, unfeeling.
STOODTolerated. Sought election.
STOOLBackless seat.
STOOPIn the US and Canada, a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building.
STOPSHalts. Ceases.
STOREShop.
STORKLarge wading bird of the family Ciconiidae.
STORMSuper heroine played by Halle Berry in the X-Men films. Tempest.
STORYThe Neverending _, a Michael Ende book filmed in 1984.
STOUPVessel for holy water, especially a stone bowl near the entrance of a Roman Catholic church.
STOURTurmoil or conflict.
STOUTPowerful porter strongly flavoured with malt. Portly.
STOVECooker. An apparatus for providing heat or cooking food.
STOWEHarriet Beecher _, US author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
STRAPWatch band.
STRAWStalks of threshed grain, especially wheat, rye, oats or barley. Drinking tube. Jack, Gordon Brown's Justice Secretary.
STRAYRandom.
STREWScatter.
STRIPStudio 60 On The Sunset _, TV drama starring Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford. Disrobe.
STROPA leather strap or an abrasive strip for sharpening razors.
STRUMTo sound the strings of a guitar or banjo with the sweep of a thumb or plecturm.
STRUTSwagger.
STUBSCounterfoils.
STUCKAdhered.
STUDS_ Terkel, American historian, Pulitzer Prize-winner for The Good War.
STUDYA _ In Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story. Analysis.
STUFFThe _, Larry Cohen's 1985 horror film starring Michael Moriarty.
STUMPCricket stick.
STUNGSmarted.
STUNSDazes.
STUNTRemarkable feat performed in a film. Dwarf.
STUPAA domed edifice housing Buddhist or Jain relics.
STYESInflammations of the sebaceous gland of eyelids.
STYLEFashion.
STYLIPointed instruments for engraving, drawing or writing.
SUAVEUrbane.
SUCRECapital of Bolivia.
SUDANCountry whose capital is Khartoum.
SUDORA technical name for sweat.
SUEDENineties English rock band with Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler. Leather with a soft napped surface.
SUGARSucrose. Cane _,
SUGGSSobriquet by which Graham McPherson became known.
SUITESet, e.g. of rooms.
SUITSThe four sets of 13 cards in a pack of playing cards.
SULLYTarnish.
SUMACAny tree or shrub of the genus Rhus in the cashew family, bearing hairy red fruit ground for use as a spice.
SUMBAAn island of south-central Indonesia in the Lesser Sunda Islands south of Flores.
SUMERAncient region of southern Mesopotamia in present-day Iraq; site of cities including Ur and Kish.
SUMPSPits or wells in which water is collected.
SUMUPSummarise.
SUNAKRishi _, Conservative MP appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020.
SUNNIBranch of Islam.
SUNNYBright. Optimistic.
SUNUPDaybreak.
SUOMIThe Finnish word for Finland.
SUPERSmashing.
SUPPEFranz von _ , Austrian composer of light operas.
SUPRATraditional Georgian feast.
SURERMore certain, more stable.
SURFSRides waves.
SURGEStrong rush or sweep.
SURLYGruff and grumpy.
SUSANFirst name of singer Boyle and film star Sarandon.
SUSHIA Japanese dish of cold rice with a topping of raw fish.
SUSIE_ Derkins, classmate of Calvin in the Calvin and Hobbes comic strips. Wake Up Little _ , song recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1957.
SUTCHScreaming Lord _ , founder and long-time leader of the Monster Raving Loony Party.
SUTRAIn Hinduism, Snaskrit sayings or collections of sayings on Vedic doctrine.
SWABSAbsorbent pads.
SWAGEA shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc.
SWAINArchaic term for male lover or admirer.
SWAMIHindu religious teacher.
SWAMPTo flood.
SWANKHilary _, Oscar-winning star of Boys Don't Cry (1999) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).
SWANNDonald _, musical partner of Michael Flanders.
SWANSAquatic birds.
SWARFFine chips or filings of metal, stone etc. produced by the action of machine tools.
SWARMMass of bees. Group of insects.
SWASHJoe, ex-EastEnders actor who won Dancing On Ice in 2020.
SWATSHits at flies.
SWAYSSwings to and fro.
SWAZIA language of the Niger-Congo family.
SWEARUse bad language.
SWEATAnother term for perspiration.
SWEDETurnip-like root vegetable.
SWEEPBrush.
SWEETSugary.
SWELLBloat. Bulge.
SWEPTBrushed.
SWEYNKing of Denmark who conquered England in 1013, known as Forkbeard.
SWIFTGraham _, author of Last Orders and Waterland. Speedy.
SWILLWet feed, especially for pigs, consisting of kitchen scraps, skimmed milk etc.
SWIMSMoves in water.
SWINEPig or rotter.
SWINGPlayground item.
SWIPETo move a finger across a touchscreen on an electronic device.
SWIRLWhirl. Churn.
SWISHFashionable or smart.
SWISS_ Family Robinson, a novel by Johann David Wyss.
SWOONPass out.
SWOOPPounce.
SWORDPiece of equipment used in fencing. Fencer's weapon.
SWORETurned the air blue.
SWOSHMove with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound.
SWUNGSwayed.
SYBILCharacter in Fawlty Towers.
SYDOWMax Von _, actor in The Seventh Seal and Flash Gordon.
SYKESEric _, English comedian, died July 2012 at the age of 89.
SYLPHAn imaginary spirit of the air. Elemental being.
SYNGEPlaywright whose The Playboy Of The Western World caused riots in 1907.
SYNODChurch council.
SYRIACountry whose capital is Damascus.
SYRUPTreacle.
SYSOPIn computing, a person who runs a system or network.
TABBYA cat with a coat brindled with dark stripes or wavy markings on a lighter background.
TABESWasting of the body during a chronic disease.
TABLAA pair of drums used as a musical instrument in India.
TABLEAt which meals are eaten. _ Mountain, peak overlooking Cape Town.
TABOOStage name of Jaime Luis Gomez in The Black Eyed Peas. Forbidden.
TABORA small drum used especially in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand.
TACETMusical direction indicating that a particular instrument or voice does not sound; Latin, 'is silent'.
TACITUnspoken.
TACKSCarpet nails.
TACKYSlightly sticky.
TACOSFilled tortillas folded into a roll and usually fried.
TAGUSThe longest river of the Iberian Peninsula, on which Toledo stands.
TAHOEA lake between eastern California and western Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
TAIGAThe coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia.
TAILSSide of a coin.
TAINOA member of a native people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas.
TAINTTo affect or be affected by pollution or contamination.
TAKEIGeorge, U.S. actor who played helmsman Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek: The Original Series.
TAKENAbstracted. Captured.
TAKESSeizes.
TALESStories.
TALIA_ Shire, US actress.
TALKSChats.
TALLYScore or account.
TALONBird of prey's sharp hooked.claw.
TALUKIn India and other South Asian countries, a subdivision of a district for revenue purposes; from Urdu and Persian, 'estate'.
TALUSThe bone of the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
TAMARRiver in southwest England that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall.
TAMEDMade less wild. Domesticated.
TAMILPeople from southern India and Sri Lanka.
TAMMY_ Wynette, US country music singer/songwriter.
TAMPACity on the West Coast of Florida.
TANDYJessica _, British-born actress who became the oldest woman to receive the best actress Oscar in 1990.
TANGABrief bikini.
TANGOLatin American dance. Code word for T.
TANGYPiquant.
TANKAUnrhymed Japanese poem of 31 syllables in five lines; 'short song'.
TANKSArmoured combat vehicles moving on tracks.
TANNI_ Grey-Thompson, Former wheelchair athlete who is now a baroness.
TANSYPlant with yellow flowers in clusters, formerly used in medicine and for seasoning.
TANYA_ Roberts, US actress.
TAPASSpanish snacks.
TAPEDRecorded.
TAPERSlender candle. Become narrower.
TAPESCassettes.
TAPINA simple shot from a short distance into an undefended goal in football.
TAPIRMammal of South and Central America and Southeast Asia with an elongated snout.
TARDO(of a piece of music) to be played slowly.
TARDYSlow or late.
TARIQ_ Hussain Khan, Indian film actor.
TARKAFictional otter; the subject of a 1927 novel by Henry Williamson.
TARNSMountain lakes.
TARON_ Egerton, Eddie the Eagle star.
TAROTDeck of 78 cards used both in games and in divination.
TARRYLinger.
TARSIArticulating bones found in the human foot.
TARTSOpen pastry dishes.
TARTTDonna _, author of The Secret History and The Little Friend.
TARTUSecond-largest city of Estonia, formerly called Yurev.
TASERA weapon that fires probes that give an electric shock, causing temporary paralysis.
TASHA_ Yar, Denise Crosby's character in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
TASKSChores.
TASSEA piece of armour consisting of one or more plates fastened on to the bottom of a cuirass to protect the thigh.
TASSOTorquato ___, Italian poet noted for the 1581 epic Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).
TASTEFlavour. One of the five senses, centred on the tongue.
TASTYAppetising. Flavoursome.
TATARA member of a Mongoloid people who under Genghis Khan established a vast and powerful state in central Asia from the 13th century until conquered by Russia in 1552.
TATINTarte _, an upside-down tart in which apples are caramelised before it is baked.
TATOUColette, fictional chef in the 2007 animated comedy film Ratatouille.
TATRA___ Mountains, a range that forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland.
TATTYShabby.
TATUM_ O'Neal, actress who won an Oscar at ten for her part in Paper Moon. Channing, Magic Mike actor.
TAUNTDeride with mockery.
TAUPEA brownish-grey colour, from French via Latin, 'mole'.
TAUPOLargest lake of New Zealand, in the central region of North Island.
TAVELA dry rose wine from the Rhone region of France.
TAWISThat Ain't What I Said.
TAWNY_ owl, bird with reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes and a round head.
TAWSEA thong with a slit end, formerly used in schools for punishing children.
TAXEDLevied.
TAXESLevies.
TBONEA large choice steak cut from the sirloin of beef.
TCELLType of lymphocyte involved in immunity.
TEACHEdward _, English pirate better known as Blackbeard.
TEAKSTropical hardwood trees.
TEAMOSong released by Rihanna in 2010, from her fourth studio album Rated R.
TEAMSGroups of players.
TEARSRips.
TEASETo rib. Mock.
TEDDY_ bear.
TEENSYoung adults.
TEENYMinute. Very small.
TEETHGnashers.
TEGANDoctor Who's Australian companion played by Janet Fielding.
TEHEEA giggle or titter, especially a derisive one.
TELLSInforms.
TELLY_ Addicts, a quiz show hosted by Noel Edmonds.
TEMPECity in south central Arizona, east of Phoenix,
TEMPITimes or speeds in music.
TEMPOMusical speed.
TEMPTEntice.
TENCHEuropean freshwater game fish with a barbel at each side of the mouth.
TENDSIs inclined.
TENETBelief. Principle.
TENJI38th Emperor of Japan (661-671), born Prince Naka-no-Oe.
TENNOFormal title of the emperor of Japan, especially when regarded as a divine religious leader.
TENON_ saw.
TENORHigh male singing voice.
TENSENervous, under pressure.
TENTHProportion of produce, personal income or profits that made up a tithe.
TENTSCanvas shelters.
TEPALSegment of the outer whorl (perianth) of a flower that is not clearly differentiated into a calyx and a corolla.
TEPEEWigwam. Native American tent.
TEPIDLukewarm.
TERAIA belt of marshy jungle lying between the lower foothills of the Himalayas and the plains.
TEREKA Russian sandpiper, Xenus cinerius.
TERMSConditions.
TERNICity in Italy.
TERRAIn legal contexts, earth or land.
TERRI_ Dwyer, actress.
TERRYEllen _, English actress best known for her partnership with Henry Irving.
TERSEClipped.
TESCOSupermarket chain founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen.
TESLASI unit of magnetic flux density. Nikola _, Serbian-American electrical engineer.
TESSA_ Jowell, Labour MP for Dulwich since 1992.
TESTSChecks. International cricket matches.
TESTYTouchy.
TETRAA brightly coloured tropical freshwater fish.
TEVETIn Judaism, the fourth month of the civil year and 10th month of the ecclesiastical year.
TEVEZArgentine footballer, Carlos.
TEVYEFictional dairyman in the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
TEXANChocolate-covered nougat bar of the 1970s advertised by a laconic animated cowboy.
TEXASAmerican Lone Star state whose capital is Austin.
TEXTSWords.
THAISInhabitants of Thailand.
THALIAn Indian meal consisting of several small meat or vegetable dishes accompanied by rice, bread etc.
THAMETV gardener Rachel de _.
THANEA member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen.
THANKExpress gratitude.
THAWSUnfreezes.
THEBEMoon of Jupiter.
THECAIn botany an enclosing organ, cell or spore. 
THEFTThe crime of stealing.
THEIRBelonging to them.
THEMEConnection running through. Topic. A principal melody in a symphony or sonata.
THERAA Greek island in the Aegean Sea, also called Santorini.
THEREIn attendance.
THERMUnit of heat.
THESEPlural of this.
THETAGreek letter. Eighth in the alphabet.
THICKDense.
THIEFRobber.
THIGHThe upper part of a human leg.
THINEYours.
THINGInanimate object. Article.
THINKConsider.
THIRDOrdinal number.
THOLEA pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowing boat and on which an oar pivots.
THONGNarrow leather strip. Skimpy undergarment.
THORA_ Hird, actress in In Loving Memory and Hallelujah.
THORNPrickle on a plant. Gaston, Luxembourg PM who succeeded Roy Jenkins as European Commission President in 1981.
THORPRoderick, author of thriller Nothing Lasts Forever that inspired the film Die Hard.
THOSEPlural of that.
THOTHEgyptian deity depicted with the head of an ibis.
THREECardinal number.
THREWChucked.
THROBPulsate.
THROWTo chuck. Fling. Cast, shed.
THRUMA low, monotonous droning sound.
THUDSSounds.
THUGSHeavies.
THULEA region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world.
THUMBPart of the human body also called the pollex.
THUMPBeat heavily with the fist.
THYMEA small shrub with a strong, mint-like odour, small leaves and white, pink or red flowers. Aromatic herb.
TIARAKate Middleton wore the Queen's Cartier halo _ during her marriage to Prince William. Jewelled ornamental band. A three-crowned diadem worn by a pope.
TIBBSVirgil _, Sidney Poitier character in In The Heat Of The Night.
TIBERItalian river which flows through Rome.
TIBETHimalayan region.
TIBIAShinbone.
TICKSSmall parasites living on the skin of warm blooded animals.
TIDALRelating to or affected by the cyclic rise and fall of the sea level.
TIDESOcean surges.
TIEINCause something to fit or harmonize with something else.
TIERSLevels.
TIEUPBind securely.
TIFFSPetty quarrels.
TIGERLarge Asian feline with a tawny yellow coat and black stripes. _ moth.
TIGHTTaut. Blotto.
TIGONHybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness, smaller than a liger.
TIKKAA method of Indian cookery, in which meat is marinated in spices then dry-roasted, usually in a clay oven.
TILDEThe symbol ~.
TILEDWith ceramic squares applied.
TILERType of decorator.
TILESRoof slabs.
TILLYMeg _, Canadian-American actress born Margaret Elizabeth Chan in 1960.
TILTSTips up.
TIMEDMeasured the duration of.
TIMERSci-fi romcom movie starring Emma Caulfield.
TIMESMultiplied by.
TIMIDTimorous. Easily frightened.
TIMMYDog in the Famous Five books.
TIMON_ of Athens, a play by William Shakespeare.
TIMORIsland of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
TIMURTurkic leader of the 14th century, also known as Tamerlane.
TINCAFish genus of the family Cyprinidae to which the tench belongs.
TINEARingworm.
TINESSlender prongs, especially of a fork.
TINGESlight tint or colouring.
TINNYCheaply contrived.
TIPPSCrystal _ And Alistair, children's animated TV programme of the 1970s.
TIPSYSlightly drunk. Squiffy.
TIREDNeeding rest. Weary.
TIREEIsland in Scotland.
TIRESGrows weary.
TISZALongest tributary of the Danube River, formed by two headstreams (Black and White) in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine.
TITANVery strong person. Largest moon of Saturn.
TITCHSmall person.
TITHELevy, tax.
TITLEName. Legal right to property.
TITUSIn the New Testament, an epistle written by St. Paul. Book of the bible. _ Andronicus, Shakespearean tragedy about a general in the Roman army. Roman emperor at the time Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
TIZERBright red fizzy drink first introduced in Manchester in 1924.
TOADSAmphibians similar to frogs.
TOADYSycophant.
TOASTGrilled bread.
TOBITApocryphal book of the Old Testament telling the story of a pious Israelite of the tribe of Naphtali.
TODAYPresent age.
TODDYDrink made from spirits, especially whisky, with hot water, sugar and lemon juice.
TOFFYCaramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets.
TOGASAncient Roman garments.
TOGEDWearing a gown; gowned.
TOGODLiteral English translation of the French adieu and Spanish adios.
TOGUELake trout.
TOILEA transparent linen or cotton fabric.
TOITYHoity-_, Haughty or snobbish.
TOJOYOde _ _, Schiller poem used by Beethoven for the last movement of his Ninth Symphony.
TOKAJHistorical wine region covering parts of Hungary and Slovakia.
TOKAYHungarian wine.
TOKENSouvenir. Symbol.
TOKESPuffs of a marijuana or hashish cigarette.
TOKYOCapital of Japan.
TOLARFormer basic monetary unit of Slovenia replaced by the euro in 2007.
TOLETAvailable for rent.
TOLLEEckhart _, German author of the spiritual bestseller The Power Of Now.
TOLLSFor Whom the Bell _, Novel by Ernest Hemingway.
TOMESWeighty volumes.
TOMICBernard, German-born Australian tennis player noted for his on and off-court altercations.
TOMMYRock opera album and film by The Who. British soldier.
TOMSKRussian city, also the name of a Womble.
TONALOf tone.
TONDOA circular painting or circular carving in relief.
TONDUWelsh mining village near Parc Slip Colliery.
TONEDSlim and muscular.
TONERPowder used in photocopiers and printers.
TONESSounds.
TONGAA kingdom occupying an archipelago of more than 150 volcanic and coral islands in the southwest Pacific. Capital Nuku'alofa. Country. Also called the Friendly Islands.
TONGSA tool for grasping or lifting.
TONIC_ water, a mixer drink containing quinine. Pick-me-up.
TONNE1000 kilograms.
TONTOThe Lone Ranger's Indian companion.
TOOLSUtensils. Implements.
TOOTHMolar, say.
TOOTSSounds a horn.
TOPAZAlfred Hitchcock spy movie adapted from a Leon Uris novel.
TOPEESunhat.
TOPERDrunkard.
TOPESDrinks alcohol to excess, especially on a regular basis.
TOPICSubject.
TOPOLIsraeli actor who gained fame with stage and film versions of "Fiddler on the Roof".
TOPSY_ and Tim, a series of children's books first published in the 1960s.
TOPTO"_ _ toe", phrase meaning over the entire body; in its entirety.
TOPUPReplenish.
TOQUEWoman's close-fitting brimless or nearly brimless hat, popular especially in Edwardian times.
TORAHThe book of law in Judaism. The first five books of the Old Testament or a scroll on which they are written.
TORCHFlashlight.
TORICLens used to correct astigmatism.
TORIIThe gateway of a Shinto shrine, with two uprights and two crosspieces.
TORMEMel _, US entertainer who co-wrote The Christmas Song.
TORSOTrunk of the human body.
TORTEA rich sweet cake or tart.
TORUNBorn _ _, Springsteen song.
TORUSDoughnut shape.
TOSCAOpera by Giacomo Puccini first performed in 1900.
TOSSYImpudent or scornful.
TOTALSum. Complete. Aggregate.
TOTEDWielded.
TOTEMTribal badge or emblem.
TOTESCarries.
TOTUPAdd numbers together.
TOUCHTo put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it.
TOUGHHarsh.
TOURSA city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River.
TOUTSScalpers.
TOVEYRussell _, actor in The History Boys and TV's Being Human.
TOWED_ In A Hole, a 1932 film starring Laurel and Hardy.
TOWELDrying cloth.
TOWER_ of London, historic castle.
TOWIEAbbreviated title often given to TV show The Only Way Is Essex.
TOWITThat is to say; namely.
TOWNSPlaces smaller than cities.
TOXICPoisonous.
TOXINPoison.
TOYAHPunk singer whose hits include It's A Mystery and I Want To Be Free.
TOYEDPlayed (with).
TOYOUClose _ _, Burt Bacharach song which was the breakthrough hit for The Carpenters.
TRACEChristopher _, a Blue Peter presenter in the Sixties.
TRACKRailway line.
TRACTAn extended area of land.
TRACYSpencer _, 20th-century American actor who won the best actor Oscar twice.
TRADEBusiness. Commerce.
TRAILLag behind. Path.
TRAINLocomotive. The long back section of a dress that trails along the floor behind the wearer. Teach.
TRAITA characteristic feature or quality.
TRAMPVagrant.
TRAMSElectrically driven public transport vehicles that run on rails let into the surfaces of roads and are usually powered by overhead wires.
TRANSPrefix meaning across.
TRANTTo sell goods while travelling from place to place.
TRAPPThe Story Of The _ Family Singers, the literary source of The Sound Of Music.
TRAPSSnares.
TRASHGarbage.
TRAWLNet fish industrially.
TREADTrample.
TREATGive medical care to. Handle. Give therapy. Delightful surprise.
TREENWooden knick-knacks around the home.
TREESWoody plants.
TREKSLong arduous journeys, especially ones made on foot.
TRENDTendency.
TRENTEnglish river on which Nottingham stands.
TRESSLock of hair.
TREVIItalian fountain.
TREWEFaithful, loyal, trustworthy.
TREWSClose-fitting tartan trousers, worn especially by certain Scottish regiments.
TRIADAny of several Chinese secret societies.
TRIALCourt case.
TRIBEClan. Taxonomic group ranking above a genus and below a family or subfamily.
TRICETwinkling.
TRICKDeceive.
TRIEDAttempted. Endeavoured.
TRIEROne having a go.
TRIESAttempts.
TRIGAA two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
TRIKETricycle, informally.
TRILLIn music, a melodic ornament. A quavering or vibratory sound made by birds. Warble.
TRIMSAdorns or decorates, as in a Christmas tree.
TRINGHertfordshire town.
TRIOSGroups of three.
TRIPEThe edible stomach lining of an ox or cow, prepared for cooking.
TRIPSStumbles.
TRITEDull, overused.
TROLLCave dwelling supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore.
TROMPTo trample.
TRONCPay arrangement.
TROONAyrshire town, one of the hosts to the Open Golf Championship.
TROOPCavalry or artillery unit. A body of soldiers.
TROPEFigurative expression.
TROTHArchaic term for a pledge or oath of fidelity.
TROTSGoes at a gait between a walk and a run.
TROTTLaura _, British cyclist who won two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics.
TROUTPopular name for a Schubert Piano Quintet. Fish.
TROVETreasure _, in British law, valuable articles found hidden in the earth or elsewhere and of unknown ownership.
TRUCEAn agreement to stop fighting, especially temporarily.
TRUCKUS lorry.
TRUDI_ Canavan, Australian author of the fantasy trilogy The Black Magician.
TRUERMore true.
TRULYSincerely.
TRUMPDonald _, host of the American version of The Apprentice.
TRUNKThe elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant.
TRUROCounty town of Cornwall.
TRUSSLynne _, writer and journalist renowned for her book Eats, Shoots & Leaves.
TRUSTFaith.
TRUTHVeracity.
TRYONCheck a garment for size.
TRYSTAn appointment to meet, especially secretly.
TSARSFormer emperors of Russia.
TSEBEThe springbok.
TUBASMusical instruments.
TUBBYPlump.
TUBERFleshy underground root or stem such as a potato.
TUBESCylinders.
TUCCIStanley, actor whose memoir Taste: My Life Through Food was published in 2021.
TUCKSFolds.
TUDORRoyal house of England ruling from 1485-1603.
TUDYKAlan, U.S. actor who voiced Duke Weaselton in the 2016 animated comedy film Zootropolis.
TUFTSBunches of feathers, grass, hair etc., held together at the base.
TUFTYSquirrel in a series of British road safety public informations films.
TULIPSpring-flowering plant, bulb of the lily family.
TULLEFine network fabric.
TULSAA city in North East Oklahoma on the Arkansas River.
TUMMYStomach, informally.
TUMORA swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
TUNEDAdjusted (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch.
TUNERPiano expert.
TUNESMelodies.
TUNICUniform garment.
TUNISNorth African capital of Tunisia.
TUPAC__ Shakur, U.S. rapper inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame in 2002.
TUQUEA heavy stocking cap worn in Canada.
TURBO_-charge, to inject extra force or energy into.
TURINItalian city, capital of the Piedmont region.
TURKS_ and Caicos islands.
TURNSRevolves.
TURPSShortened name for a volatile liquid used as a solvent for paints.
TUSKSElephants have these.
TUTORTeacher. Instructor.
TUTSIA member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi.
TUTTI_ Frutti, 1955 song by Little Richard.
TUTUSBallet skirts.
TWAINNevrer the _, TV sitcom with Donald Sinden and Windsor Davies. Mark _, US author.
TWANGSound of a plucked string.
TWEAKMinor adjustment. Twist.
TWEEDRiver flowing from the Scottish Borders and into the North Sea at Berwick. Fabric.
TWEEPA follower on the microblogging social media network Twitter.
TWEERA nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge.
TWEETTwitter.
TWERKDance that became a viral hit when appropriated by Miley Cyrus in 2013.
TWERPFool.
TWICETwo times.
TWIGGStephen _, Labour politician who unseated Michael Portillo in the 1997 General Election.
TWILLA fabric woven in a pattern of parallel diagonal lines or ribs.
TWINEStrong thin string.
TWINS1988 comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.
TWIRLTo coil.
TWISTContort.
TWITEA small brown passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
TWITSThe _, a 1980 Roald Dahl book illustrated by Quentin Blake.
TYCHEIn Greek myths, the goddess of fortune.
TYCHO_ Brahe, Danish astronomer for whom Kepler worked as an assistant.
TYIYNMonetary unit of Kyrgyzstan worth one hudredth of a som.
TYKESNaughty little children.
TYLERAnne _, American novelist who wrote The Accidental Tourist. Bonnie, Welsh singer born Gaynor Hopkins in 1951.
TYPEDUsed a keyboard.
TYPEOOne of the four blood groups.
TYPESSorts.
TYRESWheel surrounds.
TYROLA mountainous state of western Austria.
TYSONMike _, controversial American former heavyweight champion boxer. English cricketer of the 1950s, a fast bowler nicknamed 'Typhoon'.
UBAHNThe underground railway in various major cities of Germany and Austria.
UBENDCurve in a pipe or drain that traps water and prevents the escape of noxious fumes or vapours.
UBOATA German submarine, especially in the First and Second World Wars.
UDDERCow's milk dispenser.
UDINECity in northeast Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region.
UGALIA type of maize porridge eaten in east and central Africa.
UGLISCitrus fruits of the Caribbean.
UGRICFinno _, a family of languages including Hungarian.
UHLANOne of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
UHURAChief communications officer on the USS Enterprise in Star Trek.
UHURU_ Kenyatta, President of Kenya.
UIGURA member of a Mongoloid people of NW China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan.
UKASEAn edict of the tsar in imperial Russia.
ULALAFormer name (1824-1932) of the southern Russian city Gorno-Altaysk.
ULCERInternal sore.
ULMUSGenus to which the elm trees belong.
ULNAEThe inner and longer bones of the human forearms.
ULNAROf the longer bone of the forearm.
ULRIC_ Browne, actor who plays Winston in Eastenders.
ULSANA port on the Southeast coast of South Korea; home to the world's largest car assembly plant.
ULTRA_ violet, radiation between visible light and X-rays on the electromagnetic spectrum.
ULURUAustralian attraction formerly known as Ayers Rock.
UMAMISavoury, one of the four basic tastes with sweet, sour, bitter and salty.
UMBELA type of inflorescence in which flowers arise from the same point.
UMBERNatural brown earth containing ferric and manganese oxides.
UMBRAThe shadow cast by the moon on to Earth during a solar eclipse.
UMIAKA large open boat made of stretched skins, used by Inuit.
UMISTInstitute of Science and Technology that became part of The University Of Manchester in 2004.
UNAPTNot appropriate.
UNARMDeprive of weapons.
UNCLEA brother of one's father or mother. Male relative.
UNCUTNot abridged.
UNDAMTo remove a barrier or obstruction from a river.
UNDERDirectly below. Beneath.
UNDIDPast tense of undo.
UNDUEExcessive, unnecessary.
UNFITFlabby. Out of condition, shape.
UNGARFelix _, Character played by Jack Lemmon in the 1968 comedy film The Odd Couple.
UNHIPSquare.
UNIATAn Eastern church that keeps its own liturgy but submits to papal authority.
UNIFYBring together.
UNIONConjunction.
UNITEUnify. Come together.
UNITSSingle entities.
UNITYThe state or quality of being one.
UNLITUnilluminated.
UNPEGTake clothes off a line.
UNRIGRemove system of ropes.
UNRIPTear open.
UNTAGTo remove an identifying label from digital content on a social networking site.
UNTER_ Den Linden, The main street of Berlin, Germany, extending to the Brandenburg Gate.
UNTIELoosen.
UNTILUp to that time.
UNWEDNot Married.
UPENDTo turn over.
UPOLUIsland in Samoa.
UPPER_ Volta, the former name of Burkina Faso.
UPSETUnhappy. Overturn. Distressed.
UPSONMatthew _, MK Dons defender who has also represented England at international level.
UPTON_ Sinclair, prolific American author whose books include The Jungle and Oil!
UPUPABird genus of the order Bucerotiformes to which the hoopoes belong.
URALSA mountain range in the W Russian Federation, extending N and S from the Arctic Ocean to near the Caspian Sea, forming a natural boundary between Europe and Asia.
URBANKarl _, actor playing McCoy in Star Trek and Judge Dredd in Dredd. Keith, New Zealand-born Australian country singer/songwriter and husband of Nicole Kidman.
UREIDAny of a group of compounds which are acyl derivatives of urea.
URGEDEncouraged.
URGESStrong impulses.
URIAH_ Heep, repulsive character in Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield.
URIELThe Regent of the Sun in Milton's Paradise Lost. Angel in Jewish apocryphal writings.
URSUSGenus that includes brown bears and polar bears.
USAGEA Dictionary Of Modern English _, Fowler's language style guide.
USAIN_ Bolt, Jamaican sprinter, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist.
USERSOperators.
USEUPConsume completely.
USHASThe Hindu goddess of the dawn.
USHERThe Fall Of The House Of _, a Poe story. Escort.
USINGEmploying.
USUALThe _ Suspects, a 1995 Gabriel Byrne film.
USURPTo seize, take over or appropriate without authority.
USURYThe practise of loaning money at an exorbitant rate of interest.
UTERIWombs.
UTEROIn _, Nirvana album, the follow up to Nevermind.
UTHER_ Pendragon, legendary British king, the father of Arthur.
UTICAAn ancient city on the northern coast of Africa, situated northwest of Carthage.
UTTAR_ Pradesh, State of India.
UTTERArrant. Out-and-out.
UTUBEDrain trap formed from a curved pipe.
UTURNA manoeuvre made by a vehicle resulting in a reversal of direction.
UTZONJorn _, Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House in 1957.
UVEALRelating to the part of the eyeball consisting of the iris, ciliary body and choroid.
UVEASPosterior, pigment-bearing layers in the iris of human eyes.
UVULASmall flap of tissue at the back of the throat.
UZBEKLanguage spoken in Tashkent.
VAASAPort city on the Gulf of Bothnia in western Finland known from 1855 to 1917 as Nikolainkaupunki.
VADERDarth _, Luke Skywalker's father in the Star Wars films.
VADUZCapital of Liechtenstein.
VAGUEIndistinct.
VAGUSTenth and longest of the cranial nerves, supplying the heart, lungs and upper digestive tract.
VALESValleys.
VALETManservant. Attendant.
VALIDBased on truth. Legally acceptable.
VALLIFrankie _, American singer backed by The Four Seasons.
VALSEAnother word, esp used in the titles of some pieces of music, for waltz.
VALUEWorth. Rate.
VALVEDevice to control the flow of gas etc.
VAMPSSeductive women.
VANCECyrus _, Jimmy Carter's Secretary of State from 1977-80.
VANIRA race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
VANYAUncle _, Play by Anton Chekhov.
VAPIDBereft of strength, sharpness or flavour; bland.
VARDYJamie _, England player.
VARNACity in Bulgaria.
VARUSDenoting a deformity in which the distal part of a limb is turned inwards towards the midline of the body.
VASCO_ Da Gama, Portuguese explorer who was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
VASESVessels for flowers.
VATICOf, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
VAULTCrypt. Gymnastics apparatus on which both men and women perform.
VAZOVIvan _, Bulgarian poet who wrote Under The Yoke.
VEDICOf or pertaining to the Veda or Vedas.
VEERSChanges direction suddenly.
VEGANOne using no animal products.
VEGASLas _, city in which CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is set. Johnny, Still Open All Hours actor.
VEILSMasks.
VEINSBlood vessels.
VELDTOpen, uncultivated country or grassland in southern Africa.
VELUMA membrane, typically bordering a cavity, especially in certain molluscs, medusae, and other invertebrates.
VENALCorrupt.
VENDSSells.
VENOMSnake poison.
VENUEScene of an action.
VENUSPlanet. The second brightest object in the night sky after the moon. Roman goddess of love.
VERBSDoing words.
VERDECape _, island republic in the Atlantic off the coast of West Africa.
VERDIGiuseppe _, Italian opera composer whose works included Aida and La Traviata.
VERGEEdge.
VERNECreator of the fictional adventurer Phileas Fogg. Jules _, French science fiction writer whose works included Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.
VERSAVice _.
VERSEPoetry.
VERSOThe back of a sheet of printed paper.
VERVEVitality, vim.
VESPAItalian brand of scooter, the name of which means "wasp" in Italian.
VESTAThe Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire.
VETCHClimbing leguminous plant with pinnate leaves, typically blue or purple flowers and tendrils on the stems.
VEXESWorries.
VIANDItem of food, now usually a delicacy; from Latin, 'to live'.
VIBESEmanations.
VICARThe _ Of Bullhampton, a novel by Anthony Trollope. In the Church of England, a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish.
VICESClamps.
VICHYSpa town, effectively the French capital during the Nazi occupation.
VIDAL_ Sassoon, British hairdresser credited with inventing the wedge bob.
VIDEO_ Killed The Radio Star, a hit for The Buggles.
VIEWSOpinions.
VIGILAll-night watch.
VIJAY_ Amritraj, professional tennis player who appeared in the Bond film Octopussy.
VIKKISinger who performed Love is... for the UK in 1985 Eurovision Song Contest.
VILLAHoliday home.
VILLIMinute elongated projections set closely together on a surface.
VIMTOSoft drink with herbs and spices originally made in Manchester.
VINCE_ Cable, Business Secretary in the coalition cabinet.
VINCILeonardo da _, Italian Renaissance artist whose works included The Last Supper.
VINESGrape plants.
VINYLMaterial used to manufacture gramophone records.
VIOLALarge stringed instrument played with a bow.
VIPERVenomous snake found in most parts of the world.
VIRALInfectious.
VIRENLasse the Flying Finn who won four Olympic gold medals.
VIRGOZodiac star sign of the maiden in astrology. Constellation.
VIRUSAn unauthorised program that inserts itself into a computer system then interferes with its operation.
VISASPassport stamps.
VISITCall on.
VISNEA neighbourhood, or a jury selected from the neighbourhood, in which a disputed action or crime occurred.
VISOREye shade, guard. Transparent flap on a helmet that can be pulled down to protect the face. Shield.
VISTAWindows operating system between XP and Windows 7. Broad prospect.
VITALImperative. Essential.
VITISGenus to which grapevines belong.
VITUSSaint _ Dance, another name for Sydenham's chorea.
VIVIDGraphic.
VIXENA female fox.
VIZIR(formerly) a high official in certain Muslim countries and caliphates, especially a minister of state.
VJDAYName given to August 15th 1945 that marked the complete end of World War Two.
VNECKJumper type.
VOCABShortened form of the term for the aggregate of words in the use or comprehension of a specified person, class, profession etc.
VOCALOf the voice. Outspoken.
VODKARussian distilled drink literally little water. Liquor.
VOGUEAmerican fashion and lifestyle magazine founded as a weekly publication in 1892.
VOICESound which comes out of the mouth.
VOIDSEmpty spaces or areas.
VOILEA light, semi-transparent fabric of silk, rayon, cotton etc.
VOLAROf or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
VOLGALongest river in Europe, it flows through central Russia.
VOLTAUpper _, the former name of Burkina Faso.
VOLTE_-face, A reversal, as in opinion or policy.
VOLTIA musical direction meaning turn (the page).
VOLTSDerived SI units of electric potential.
VOTEDOpted for.
VOTERElector.
VOTESCasts one's ballot.
VOUCHConfirm.
VOWEDSwore.
VOWELUnstopped vocal sound, the opposite of a consonant.
VSIGNAbusive gesture.
VYINGContending or striving.
WADERAny of various long-legged birds that live near water.
WADESMoves in knee-deep water.
WAFERThin crisp biscuit.
WAGEDHaving or relating to regular paid employment.
WAGERBet.
WAGESWeekly pay.
WAGONTruck.
WAGYUTender marbled Japanese beef that is the most expensive in the world; Kobe, Ohmi etc.
WAIFSNeglected children.
WAISTMiddle part of the body.
WAITETerry _, former Church of England envoy author of Taken On Trust.
WAITSStays where one is or delays action until a particular time or event.
WAIVETo set aside or relinquish.
WALDOUS and Canadian version of Wally in the Where's Wally books.
WALESCountry in the UK.
WALLYFool.
WALSHLouis _, one of the judges on The X Factor.
WALTZWhirling German dance in triple time for couples.
WANDAA Fish Called _, 1988 film.
WANEDDecreased.
WANLYIn a weak or pale or languid manner.
WANTSWishes for.
WARDSRooms in a hospital.
WARESSold things.
WARNEShane _, accomplished Australian cricketer.
WARNSCautions.
WARRYTo curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex.
WARSIBaroness Sayeeda _, former co-Chair of the Conservative Party.
WARTSSmall lumps that develop on the skin.
WASIM_ Akram, Pakistani former fast bowler and cricket captain born in 1966.
WASPSSocial insects, typically having black and yellow bodies.
WASTESquander.
WATCHSpectate. Fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours.
WATERLiquid for drinking. Irrigate.
WATTSUnits of power.
WAUGHBrideshead revisited author.
WAVERHesitate.
WAYNEBruce _, fictional Gotham city Billionaire playboy.
WEALDAn area in South East England situated between the parallel chalk escarpments of the North and the South Downs.
WEANSIntroduces an infant to nourishment other than milk.
WEARE"_ _ not amused" ,A quotation, attributed to Queen Victoria.
WEARSHas on as.
WEARYPhysically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired.
WEAVEWork at a loom.
WEBERCarl Maria von _, composer of the operas Euryanthe and Oberon.
WEDGEIn golf, a club with a face angle of more than 50 degrees.
WEEDSA widow's black mourning clothes.
WEEDYSpineless.
WEEKSHoneysuckle _, actress in Foyle's War and The Wicker Tree.
WEEPYApt to cry.
WEIGHMeasure the heaviness of.
WEILLKurt Julian _, German composer, active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States.
WEIRDEerie. Strange.
WEIRSDams.
WEISZErik _, magician who went by the stage name Harry Houdini.
WELLSAuthor of Kipps and The History Of Mr. Polly.
WELLYRubber footwear.
WELSHOf Wales.
WENDTGeorge _, actor who played Norm in Cheers.
WENDY_ Darling, the female protagonist in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan.
WESERA river in North West Germany, flowing into the North Sea at Bremerhaven.
WETHE_, _ Accused, novel by Ernest Raymond.
WHAAM1963 diptych painting by the American artist Roy Lichtenstein.
WHACKStrike forcefully with a sharp blow.
WHALEJames _, director of the movies Frankenstein and The Invisible Man. Large aquatic mammal.
WHARFA platform at a harbour or navigable river used for the docking, loading and unloading of ships.
WHAUPA curlew, Numenius arquata.
WHEATCereal crop used for bread.
WHEELSteering device.
WHELKMarine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae.
WHELPA puppy.
WHENINat King Cole song: _ _ Fall In Love.
WHEREIn which place?
WHIFFSlight smell.
WHIGSPre-20th-century British politicians.
WHILEDuring. Period.
WHINEComplain.
WHIPSLashes.
WHIRLRapidly revolve.
WHISKA mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream.
WHISTCard game.
WHITEE. B. _, American writer whose works included the children's novel Charlotte's Web.
WHOLEComplete.
WHOOPEnthusiastc yell.
WHORLOne of the basic patterns of the human fingerprint.
WICCAModern pagan religion, a form of witchcraft.
WICKEEvil.
WICKSCords or bands of loosely twisted or woven fibres, as in candles.
WIDENBroaden.
WIDERBroader.
WIDOWBlack _, Scarlett Johansson's character in The Avengers.
WIDTHOne of three dimensions along with length and height.
WIELDBrandish.
WIESEBlack Forest river that meets the Rhine at Basle.
WIFIEWoman, affectionately.
WIGAN_ Athletic, football team.
WIGHTShipping forecast area.
WILCOAmerican band with Jeff Tweedy as lead singer.
WILDEOscar _, Irish playwright of The Importance of Being Earnest.
WILGAA small drought-resistant tree of Australia.
WILJAA variety of potato with yellow-ish skin.
WILLSLegal documents.
WILMAWife of the cartoon character Fred Flintstone, voiced by Jean Vander Pyl.
WILTSWithers.
WIMPYHamburger-loving character from the Popeye cartoons created by E. C. Segar.
WINCEFlinch.
WINCHHoisting machine.
WINDUMace _, Character played by Samuel L. Jackson in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
WINDYBlowy.
WINGSSeventies band in which Denny Laine played guitar, bass and piano. Easter _, 1633 pattern poem by George Herbert.
WINKSCloses and opens one eye quickly, typically to indicate that something is a joke or a secret or as a signal of affection or greeting.
WIPERWindscreen _, device used to clear a car's front window.
WIPESErases a recording from.
WIREDSent a telegram.
WIRESThin metal cables.
WISERMore prudent.
WISPSSmall thin or twisted bunches, pieces, or amounts of something.
WISPYLight and thin.
WITCHHag.
WITHAA Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins _ _ Single Step.
WITTYAmusing.
WODENThe foremost Anglo-Saxon god.
WODGELump.
WOGANTV chat show of which there were more than 1100 episodes between 1982 and 1992.
WOLFETom _, author of The Right Stuff and Bonfire Of The Vanities.
WOLFFHeinz _, scientist presenter of The Great Egg Race on television.
WOMANAdult human female.
WOMBSThe organs in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth.
WOMENLoose _, ITV daytime chat show.
WONGASlang term in the English language for money.
WONKAWilly, factory owner in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
WOODSCollections of trees.
WOODY_ Woodpecker, cartoon character created in 1940.
WOOEDCourted.
WOOLFAuthor of To The Lighthouse and Orlando.
WORDSFine _ butter no parsnips.
WORLD_ In Motion, New Order song featuring a rap by John Barnes.
WORMSAnimals found in the earth.
WORRYFret.
WORSEComparative of bad.
WORSTSuperlative of bad.
WORTHValue.
WOTANA Germanic god corresponding to the Scandinavian Odin.
WOULDPast of will.
WOUNDAny break in the skin or an organ or part as the result of violence or a surgical incision.
WOVENInterlaced.
WRACKSeaweed or other marine vegetation floating in the sea or washed ashore.
WRAPSEnvelops.
WRATHThe Grapes Of _, novel by American writer John Steinbeck.
WRECKBreak or destroy completely.
WRENSSmall birds.
WRESTTo take or force away by violent pulling or twisting.
WRIERMore sardonic.
WRINGTo twist forcibly.
WRISTHand-arm joint.
WRITEUse a pen.
WRITS(Formerly) documents under seal, issued by the Crown or a court commanding someone to do or refrain from doing some specified act.
WRONGIncorrect.
WROTEPenned.
WUHANCapital of the Hubei province in SE China, located at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers.
WURSTEurovision winner, Conchita _.
WUSHUGeneral term for the Chinese martial arts considered collectively; 'military technique'.
WYATT_ Earp, lawman in the gunfight at the OK coral.
WYLAMNorthumberland village which is the birthplace of engineer George Stephenson.
XEBECVessel formerly used by Algerian pirates.
XENONNoble gas with the atomic number 54. Chemical Element.
XERICOf, pertaining to, or adapted to a dry environment.
XEROXMultinational photocopying company.
XHOSABantu language.
XRAYSElectromagnetic radiation.
XYLEMPlant tissue conducting water and minerals from the roots.
XYLOLA colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent.
YACHTSailing vessel.
YAHOOCry of delight. Unpleasant creature in Gulliver's Travels.
YALTACrimean city on the Black Sea; site of a conference between the Allied leaders of the UK, the USA and Russia, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin in February 1945.
YAMENIn the Chinese Empire, the residence or office of a public official.
YANKSTugs.
YAPOKSemi-aquatic opossum of central and S America; Chironectes minimus.
YARDSImperial units of length.
YAREN_ District, capital of Nauru.
YARNSLong rambling tales. Stories spun out to some length, often with incredible elements.
YATESJess _, TV presenter rememebered for the 1970s religious programme Stars On Sunday.
YAWNSGapes.
YEARNPine.
YEARSPeriods of time.
YEASTLeavening agent. Preparation used to raise dough for bread or to ferment beer. Organism causing fermentation.
YEATSWilliam Butler _, Irish poet and dramatist whose works included Easter, 1916.
YEISKA port and resort in SW Russia.
YELLOSwiss group who had a hit in 1988 with The Race.
YELLSScreams.
YELPSCries of pain.
YEMENCountry whose capital is Sanaa.
YENTAA woman who is a gossip or busybody.
YENTLBarbra Streisand movie based on an Isaac Bashevis Singer story.
YERBA_ Mate, South American shrub of the holly family (Ilex paraguariensis) whose leaves and twigs produce a caffeine-rich tea.
YESESAyes.
YIELDSingle word used on an American Give Way sign. Surrender.
YOBBOHooligan.
YODELAn effect produced in singing by an abrupt change of register from the chest voice to falsetto, especially in Swiss folk songs. Sing in Tyrolean fashion.
YOKELA person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
YOKERGlasgow district on the Clyde taking its name from the Gaelic word for riverbank.
YOLKSParts of eggs also known as deutoplasm.
YONKSA very long time.
YONNEA department of France, in Bourgogne- Franche-Comte region.
YORKEThom _, singer in Radiohead and Atoms For Peace.
YOSHIDinosaur character featured in many of the Nintendo Mario games.
YOUNG"I am not _ enough to know everything" - Oscar Wilde. Brigham, U.S. Mormon leader who founded Salt Lake City.
YOURSSomething or someone belonging to or associated in some way with you.
YOUTHMusical _, band who had a hit with Pass The Dutchie.
YOWLSCaterwauls.
YOYOSToys.
YPRESA town in west Belgium; the scene of many battles in the First World War.
YUCCATropical plant with stiff, spiked leaves and white flowers. Also called Spanish bayonet.
YUKONCanadian province whose capital is Whitehorse.
YUMANA family of North American Indian languages spoken chiefly in Arizona, California, and Mexico.
YUMMYTasty ( informal ).
ZADIE_ Smith, British author whose debut novel was White Teeth.
ZADOK_ The Priest, a composition by Handel.
ZAIREFormer name of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ZANTEAn island in the Ionian Sea, off the west coast of Greece.
ZAPPAFrank _, musician who recorded the albums Hot Rats and Zoot Allures.
ZAYINThe seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
ZAZENDeep meditation usually performed sitting upright with legs crossed (the lotus position).
ZEBRAStriped animal.
ZELDAThe Legend Of _, a 1986 video game. F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife.
ZELIGWoody Allen film featuring Saul Bellow and Susan Sontag.
ZENDAThe Prisoner of _, Book by Anthony Hope.
ZEPPOThe youngest of the Marx brothers.
ZEROGInformal name for the state or condition of weightlessness.
ZEROSNothings.
ZIBETA large Asian civet with tawny fur marked with black spots and stripes.
ZIGGY_ Stardust, David Bowie persona.
ZIPPYBungle and George's puppet friend on children's TV programme Rainbow.
ZIPUPFasten using a device with two rows of metal or plastic teeth.
ZLOTYPolish currency. The chief monetary unit of Poland.
ZOHARMystical work in Judaism, an important part of Kabbalah.
ZONALRelating to areas.
ZONEDDivided land.
ZONESRegions.
ZOOMSRushes.
ZORROFictional hero named after the Spanish word for fox.
ZULUSMembers of a native people of southeast africa.
ZUNISThe members of a North American native people of western New Mexico.
ZWEIGArnold _, German writer and anti-war activist.
