AARONS___ rod, native British wild flower with a tall stem that is also called common mullein.
ABACAB1981 album by English progressive rock band Genesis, featuring the singles 'No Reply At All' and 'Keep It Dark'.
ABACUSCounting device which consists of a frame holding rods on which a number of beads can be slid back and forth.
ABADANA city of southwest Iran.
ABANETThe girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.
ABASEDDegraded, belittled.
ABASIAInability to walk due to a limitation or absence of muscular coordination.
ABASICOf or relating to the inability to walk.
ABATEDDied down.
ABATESBecome less in amount.
ABBACYThe office or period of office of an abbot or abbess.
ABBADOClaudio, late Italian conductor.
ABBESSWoman who leads a convent of nuns.
ABBOTTDiane _, MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
ABDABSThe Screaming _, an early name for Pink Floyd.
ABDUCTTo take someone away by force or cunning, kidnap.
ABELIAA formerly recognized genus that contained about 30 species and hybrids, placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae.
ABHORSDetests vehemently.
ABIDEDPut up with.
ABIDESTolerates.
ABJECTUtterly wretched and hopeless.
ABJUREFormally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.
ABLAZEAflame.
ABLESTMost proficient.
ABLETTGary, English left-sided defender who played for Liverpool and Everton FCs.
ABLOOMIn flower.
ABNAKIMember of an Algonquian people living chiefly in Maine and Quebec.
ABOARDOn a ship or train or other vessel.
ABODESPlaces in which one lives.
ABORALRelating to or denoting the side or end that is furthest from the mouth.
ABOUNDTo occur or exist in great quantities or numbers.
ABRADEScrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
ABRAMSJ. J. _, creator of the TV shows Alias, Lost and Fringe.
ABROADOverseas.
ABRUPTCurt.
ABSEILTo descend a steep slope or vertical drop by a rope secured from above.
ABSENTNot present.
ABSORBSoak up. Engross.
ABSUMETo consume gradually; to waste away.
ABSURDLudicrous.
ABUSEDUsed in a wrong or inappropriate way.
ABUSERPerson taking unfair advantage.
ABUSESMaltreats.
ABYDOSAn ancient town in central Egypt, the site of many temples and tombs.
ACACIAShrub or small tree.
ACADIANorth American Atlantic seaboard possessions of France in the 17th and 18th century.
ACAJOUA type of mahogany used by cabinet makers in France.
ACARUSA mite.
ACATESProvisions, esp food.
ACCEDEAgree.
ACCENTEmphasis. A distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular region or social class.
ACCEPTConsent to receive or undertake.
ACCESSApproach or enter a place. RAM, computing term meaning random-_ memory.
ACCORDAgreement.
ACCOSTWaylay.
ACCRUEBuild up.
ACCUSETo charge with the fault, offense, or crime.
ACETICAcid found in vinegar.
ACETUMA preparation having vinegar as the solvent.
ACHILDIt Takes A Village To Raise _ _.
ACHILLAn island off the coast of NW Ireland.
ACHINGFeeling a continuous dull pain.
ACIDICSharp tasting or sour.
ACINARPertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland).
ACINUSOne of the drupes making up a blackberry, raspberry etc.
ACKACKAnti-aircraft fire.
ACKEESTropical West African trees which are cultivated for their fruit.
ACOPICRelieving weariness; restorative.
ACORAHDerek, late English psychic and ghost hunter on the TV programme Most Haunted.
ACORNSThe fruits of an oak tree.
ACQUITTo relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty.
ACROSSSpanning.
ACTAEAPlant genus of herbaceous perennials including the baneberry, or cohosh.
ACTINGThespian's profession. Playing a part.
ACTIONDeed.
ACTIUM31 BC naval battle near western Greece in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa.
ACTIVEPhysically energetic. (Of a volcano) erupting periodically, not extinct. On the go.
ACTORSThespians.
ACTORYOf a performer.
ACTSUPBehaves in a troublesome way.
ACTUALReal or genuine.
ACUATEHaving a sharp point : shaped like a needle : sharpened.
ACUITYSharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
ACUMENInsight. Ability to judge well.
ADAGESTraditional sayings; proverbs.
ADAGIOIn music, a movement or piece to be performed slowly.
ADAMIC_ earth - a name given to common red clay.
ADAPTSAdjusts.
ADDAMSThe _ Family, fictional TV household featuring Morticia as its matriarch.
ADDERSEuropean vipers.
ADDICTPerson who is physiologically or psychologically dependent on something. Junkie.
ADDINGSupplementing.
ADDLEDPutrid.
ADDLESConfuses.
ADDONSAccessories.
ADDUCECite as evidence.
ADEMPTTaken away.
ADHEREStick firmly.
ADITYAOne of the Vedic gods.
ADJANIIsabelle, French actress and singer.
ADJOINAbut.
ADJUSTModify. Tweak.
ADKINSSurname of British singer/songwriter Adele.
ADLIBSImprovises.
ADMASSConsumer society (old-fashioned).
ADMIRERespect highly.
ADMITSConfesses.
ADOBOSFilipino dishes of chicken or pork stewed in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
ADOLFO_ Celi, actor who played Largo in the Bond film Thunderball.
ADONICExceptionally handsome.
ADONISHandsome young man.
ADOORSAt the threshold.
ADOPTSEmbraces, takes in.
ADOREDWorshipped. Revered.
ADORESLoves deeply.
ADORNSMakes more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
ADRIAN_ Chiles, West Brom supporting sports presenter on TV.
ADRIFTNo longer fixed in position.
ADROITClever or skillful.
ADULTSMature people. Grown-ups.
ADVENTChristian season including the four Sundays before Christmas.
ADVERBPart of speech.
ADVERTTV commercial.
ADVICEGuidance, warning, recommendation.
ADVISEGive counsel to.
ADYTUMThe innermost part of an ancient temple.
ADZUKI_ bean, small red type cultivated in Asia.
AEGEANAn arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey.
AENEASVirgil's mythological hero.
AENEIDVirgil's epic poem set after the Trojan War.
AEOLIAAncient country of northwestern Asia Minor.
AEOLUSThe ruler of the winds.
AERATEPut air in.
AERIALAntenna.
AEROBEAn organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life.
AETHERA medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves.
AFFAIRAmorous relationship.
AFFECTInfluence.
AFFIRMDeclare to be true.
AFFORDBe able to buy.
AFFRAYDisturbance in a public place.
AFGHANKabul native.
AFLAMEAblaze.
AFLOATAt sea.
AFRAIDFrightened.
AFRESHOnce more, once again; anew. Newly.
AFRICAContinent covering more than 20 percent of the Earth's total land area.
AFTERSDessert, informally.
AGADIRCity in Morocco.
AGADOO1984 song by Black Lace.
AGAMIDA lizard.
AGARICFungus with a fruiting body that resembles a mushroom.
AGASSIAndre _, retired tennis player nicknamed 'the Punisher'.
AGATESOrnamental stones consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony (quartz), typically banded in appearance.
AGATHA_ Christie, author.
AGEINGProcess of growing old. Becoming older.
AGEISMPrejudice or discrimination on the grounds of how old a person is.
AGEISTDiscriminatory towards the elderly.
AGENCYEmployment office.
AGENDASchedule. A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
AGENTSRepresentatives.
AGEOLDHaving existed for a very long time.
AGHASTOvercome with shock and dismay. Appalled.
AGLAEAIn Greek myths, one of the three Graces or Charites.
AGLAIAOne of the three Graces in Greek mythology, sister of Euphrosyne and Thalia.
AGLEAMShining, glowing.
AGNAILA piece of loose skin on a finger or toe; originally a corn.
AGNATEMale or female relative descended only through male members of a family.
AGONESContests in ancient Greece.
AGORAEPublic open spaces used for assemblies and markets.
AGORASPublic open spaces used for assemblies and markets.
AGOUTAHispaniolan solenodon.
AGOUTISouth American rodent related to the guinea pig.
AGREEDArranged or set by common consent. Concurred.
AGREESConcurs.
AGRIEFAmiss.
AGUEROSergio _, striker who plays for Manchester City and Argentina.
AGUISETo dress; to attire; to adorn.
AHERNECaroline, late Mrs Merton comedian.
AHIMSANonviolence.
AHOUSE'_ _ divided agianst itself cannot stand' - Abraham Lincoln.
AIDERSHelpers.
AIDINGHelping.
AIELLODanny _, actor in Hudson Hawk and Do The Right Thing.
AIGRETA long plume worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume.
AIKIDOSystem of self-defence. Japanese martial art.
AILINGIn poor health.
AIRARMFleet _ _, The aviation branch of the Royal Navy.
AIRBAGCar safety device.
AIRBEDInflatable mattress.
AIRBUSPlane.
AIRFIXBritish manufacturer of plastic scale model aeroplane kits.
AIRILYIn a light or delicate manner.
AIRINGBroadcast.
AIRSACMembranous extension of a bird's lung cavity, aiding respiration and decreasing bone mass.
AIRWAYA passage for ventilation, esp in a mine.
AISLESPassageways in theatres or churches.
AITKENJonathan _, former Conservative Cabinet minister who served a prison term .
AJOUANThe fruit of Ammi Copticum.
AJWAINAlso known as bishop's weed or carom, an annual herb in the family Apiaceae.
AKETONPadded defensive jacket.
AKIMBOWith hands on hips. Legz _ , theatre company in The League Of Gentlemen.
AKNAVEA Kestrel for _ _, Novel by Barry Hines.
ALALIAAn inability to speak.
ALAMOSLos _, town in New Mexico.
ALANIS_ Morissette, singer.
ALARIC_ I, first King of the Visigoths, best known for his sack of Rome in 410 AD.
ALARMSWarning devices.
ALASKAAmerican state whose capital is Juneau. The largest state of the United States by area.
ALBANAA white wine grape found mostly in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region.
ALBANYAmerican state capital of New York.
ALBARNDamon, lead vocalist and lyricist of Blur.
ALBEDOPlanetary measurement, the percentage of reflected incident sunlight.
ALBEITEven though.
ALBERT_ Ramsbottom, character in Stanley Holloway monologues. _ II, reigning Prince of Monaco since 2005.
ALBINOA person with congenital absence of pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair.
ALBIONOld name for the island of Great Britain.
ALBUGOA genus of plant-parasitic oomycetes.
ALBUMSMusic collections.
ALCOCK_ and Brown, British aviators who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in 1919.
ALCOTTLouisa May _, author of Little Women.
ALCOVERecess.
ALDISSBrian _, science fiction author of the Helliconia trilogy.
ALDRINBuzz _, American astronaut who became the second person to set foot on the Moon in July 1969.
ALECTOOne of the three Furies in Greek mythology, sister of Tisiphone and Megaera.
ALEGARMalt vinegar.
ALEPPOAn ancient city in northwest Syria.
ALERTSWarns (someone) of a danger or problem.
ALESHA_ Dixon, member of Mis-Teeq who became a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.;
ALESHEBabatunde, British standup comedian who was an I'm A Celebrity... contestant in 2022.
ALESSIThe _ Brothers, singing duo remembered for their hit Oh Lori.
ALEVELPre-university British educational qualification. School exam.
ALEVINYoung fish, especially a salmon or trout that is still attached to the yolk sac.
ALEXEI_ Sayle, stand-up comedian born in Liverpool in 1952.
ALEXIS_ Korner, Blues musician and DJ.
ALFREDFirst name of Lord Tennyson. Cake-burning king. _ Polly, Titular protagonist of a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells., played by John Mills in a 1949 film adaptation.
ALGOREEnvironmental activist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States.
ALIBISExcuses.
ALICIA_ Keys, singer.
ALIENEA person to whom a transfer of property is made.
ALIENSFilm in which Sigourney Weaver played the character Ellen Ripley.
ALIGHTBurning. On fire.
ALIOTHEpsilon Ursae Majoris, Star.
ALIPEDAnimal with winged feet, such as a bat.
ALISON_ Moyet, singer. _ Steadman, Actress who took the lead role in Mike Leigh's 1977 TV play Abigail's Party. Girl's name.
ALKALISoluble base in chemistry. Acid neutraliser.
ALKANEAny of the series of saturated hydrocarbons.
ALLARDSydney _, founder of a small London car manufacturer in 1945.
ALLBUTNearly.
ALLEGEState without proof.
ALLELEAny of two or more variants of a gene.
ALLEYNInspector created by Ngaio Marsh.
ALLEYSNarrow streets with walls on both sides.
ALLIEDUnited.
ALLIERA river in south central France, rising in the Cevennes and flowing north to the Loire. Vichy is in this French departement.
ALLIESFriends against a common foe. Confederates.
ALLISSPeter _, Golfer.
ALLIUMGenus of plants which includes the chives, garlic and leek.
ALLOTSApportions or distributes.
ALLOUTUsing one's maximum powers.
ALLOWSAll That Heaven _, film starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Permits.
ALLOYSMixtures of metals.
ALLSETReady or prepared.
ALLSOPMadge, fictitious longsuffering companion to Dame Edna Everage.
ALLUDETo refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly.
ALLURECharm, attraction. Attractiveness.
ALLYOU__ Need Is Love, song by The Beatles released in 1967.
ALMONDEdible nutlike seed.
ALMOSEAlms.
ALMOSTVery nearly.
ALMUDEAn obsolete Portuguese unit of measurement of volume.
ALONSOFernando _, Racing driver.
ALPACAAnimal related to the llama, farmed for its long silky wool.
ALPERTHerb, U.S. musician noted for his Ameriachi sound with the Tijuana Brass.
ALPINEOf high mountains.
ALSACEThe most easterly mainland region of France.
ALSIKEA clover, Trifolium hybridum, native to Europe and Asia but widely cultivated as a forage crop. It has trifoliate leaves and pink or whitish flowers.
ALSTONMarket town in Cumbria that lies high in the North Pennines.
ALTAICLanguage family or group including Turkish, Mongolian, and Tungus, among others.
ALTAIRBrightest star in the constellation Aquila.
ALTARSChurch tables.
ALTERSChanges.
ALTHEAEurasian plant. _ Gibson, first African-American to win the Wimbledon's women's singles.
ALTMANRobert _, director of Nashville, Popeye and Gosford Park.
ALUMNAFemale graduate.
ALUMNIGraduates of a university.
ALVEUSThe bed or channel of a river; specifically that followed by the river flowing in its natural or ordinary course.
ALWAYSEvery time. Forever. Constantly.
ALYSON_ Hannigan, actress who played Willow in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
AMADOUA spongy substance made from certain fungi used as tinder to light fires.
AMALFIPort and resort on the Gulf of Salerno in southern Italy, in the Campania region near Naples.
AMANDA_ Redman, actress. _ Burton, who played Dr Sam Ryan in Silent Witness.
AMATOLHigh explosive consisting of a mixture of ammonium nitrate and TNT, used in shells, bombs etc.
AMAZEDFlabbergasted.
AMAZESAstonishes.
AMAZONSouth American river; the largest river in the world by volume. Female warrior. Online retailer and technology company founded by Jeff Bezos that was originally called Cadabra.
AMBARYA tropical Asian malvaceous plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, that yields a fibre similar to jute.
AMBLEREric _, spy novelist who wrote The Mask Of Dimitrios.
AMBLESWalks without hurrying.
AMBUSHWaylay.
AMDAHLGene, late U.S. computer architect.
AMDRAMTerm for non-professional theatre work.
AMEBAEVarious one-celled free-living or parasitic protozoans.
AMELIAFirst name of the younger daughter of George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews. _ Earhart, U.S. aviator who disappeared in 1937. A novel by Henry Fielding, first published in 1751.
AMELIE_ Mauresmo, former tennis player.
AMENDSImproves.
AMENTSCatkins.
AMHARAA region of NW Ethiopia: formerly a kingdom.
AMICESRectangular pieces of white linen worn by priests around the neck and shoulders.
AMICUSAn impartial adviser to a court of law in a particular case.
AMIDESChemicals.
AMIDSTAmongst.
AMIENSCity of northern France; capital of the Somme department in Hauts-de-France, home to a large Gothic cathedral. Northern French city where author Jules Verne lived for his last 34 years.
AMIGOSSpanish friends.
AMNIONInner of the two membranes enveloping the embryos of reptiles, birds and mammals, enclosed by the chorion.
AMOEBASingle-cell organism.
AMORALUnprincipled. Lacking ethics.
AMOTUSElevated, - as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.
AMOUNTQuantity.
AMPEREUnit of current.
AMPULEA small sealed glass capsule containing a liquid, especially a measured quantity ready for injecting.
AMRITAIn Hindu mythology, the ambrosia of the gods that bestows immortality.
AMTRAKOrganisation providing intercity passenger railroad services in the United States.
AMULETA charm.
AMUNRESun god in Egyptian mythology often depicted as a sphinx or human with a hawk's head.
AMUSEDDiverted.
AMUSESEntertains.
ANANASPineapple genus.
ANANKEMoon of Jupiter.
ANARMY_ _ Marches On Its Stomach.
ANBURYA soft spongy tumour occurring in horses and oxen.
ANCHORSecure firmly in position. Heavy, hooked device dropped overboard to restrict a vessel's movement. Person on TV who fronts a news bulletin or discussion programme.
ANCONARonni, The Big Impression comedienne.
ANCONECommune in the Drome department in southeastern France.
ANDEANOf South American mountains.
ANDHRA_ Pradesh, State of SE India from which Telangana was separated in 2014; capital, Amaravati.
ANDMENOf Mice _ _, Book by John Steinbeck.
ANDREA_ Bocelli, Italian tenor who has been blind from the age of 12.
ANDREI_ Rublev, Russian icon painter.
ANDREWPatron saint of Scotland.
ANDRICIvo ___, Serbian author awarded the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature; The Bridge on the Drina (1945), The Damned Yard (1954) etc.
ANDTHEJack _ _ Beanstalk.
ANELLIPasta whose name means 'rings', typically eaten in soups or salads.
ANGELA_ Carter, author of Nights At The Circus. _ Hartnett, celebrity chef and judge on Best Home Cook. _ Eagle, Labour's Shadow First Secretary of State 2015-16.
ANGELOBrotherhood Of Man No.1 hit record in 1977.
ANGELSHark The Herald _ Sing, traditional Christmas carol.
ANGERSEnrages.
ANGINAChest pains.
ANGLEDShowing a slant.
ANGLEEBrokeback Mountain director.
ANGLERSomeone who enjoys fishing. Fisherman.
ANGLESA triangle has three of these. Germanic people who invaded England in the 5th and 6th centuries AD.
ANGLIAITV franchise holder for the East of England. The type of car owned by Arthur Weasley, enchanted to make it fly and invisible to Muggles.
ANGOLACountry whose capital is Luanda.
ANGORAMohair. A long-haired variety of cat, goat or rabbit.
ANHALTFormer duchy and state of central Germany merged with the Prussian province of Saxony in 1945.
ANIMALBrutish person.
ANIMUSIn Jungian psychology, the male component of the female personality. Hostility shown in speech or action.
ANKARAThe capital and second largest city of Turkey.
ANKLESJoints located between the feet and the legs.
ANKLETLeg ornament.
ANNABAA port in NE Algeria.
ANNALSRecord of events year by year, generally in chronological order.
ANNEALTo heat and cool gradually glass or metals, usually to temper or toughen them.
ANNECYCity in France.
ANNEKA_ Rice, British TV presenter noted for Treasure Hunt.
ANNEOF_ _ Cleves, The fourth wife of Henry VIII.
ANNEXEExtension to a building.
ANNINGMary, English palaeontologist born in 1799 and noted for finding fossils on the Dorset coast.
ANNOYSMakes slightly angry.
ANNUALYearly. A plant that lives for one year only.
ANNULIRing-shaped objects.
ANODESElectrodes.
ANODICPertaining to a positively charged electrode.
ANOINTSmear or rub over with oil
ANOMIELack of social or moral standards in an individual or society, leading to dislocation and alienation.
ANONYMA person whose name is not given.
ANORAKJacket with a hood.
ANOURAA genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America.
ANSELM_ of Canterbury, Saint celebrated for his ontological argument of God's existence.
ANSWERSolution to a problem. Reply.
ANTHEA_ Turner, TV presenter.
ANTHEMSong of loyalty.
ANTHERThe part of a stamen that contains the pollen.
ANTICSAbsurd acts or postures.
ANTLERA bony outgrowth on the head of a male deer.
ANTLIAConstellation - The Air Pump.
ANTMAN2015 superhero film starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly.
ANTONI_ Marti, Prime Minister of Andorra succeeded by Xavier Espot Zamora in May 2019.
ANTONYSecond name of Prince Edward.
ANTRIMOne of the six counties of Northern Ireland.
ANTRUMNatural chamber or cavity in a bone or other anatomical structure. eg a sinus.
ANUBISJackal-headed Egyptian god, son of Osiris.
ANVILSHeavy iron or steel blocks on which metals are hammered during forging.
ANYHOWIn whichever way.
ANYONENon-specified person.
ANYWAYRegardless.
AORISTRelating to or denoting a past tense of a verb (especially in Greek), which does not contain any reference to duration or completion of the action.
AORTASMain arteries.
AORTICOf a heart artery.
AOUDADAlternative name for the Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) of N Africa.
APACHENative American. Geronimo's people.
APATHYLack of interest or enthusiasm.
APEMANTarzan The _ _, a 1981 Bo Derek movie.
APENNYTen _ _, plentiful but of little value.
APERCUA comment or brief reference which makes an illuminating or entertaining point.
APHIDSSmall sap-sucking insects.
APHTHAA small ulceration on a mucous membrane, as in thrush, caused by a fungal infection.
APIARYPlace where bees are kept in hives.
APIDAEHoneybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees.
APIECEFor each one.
APLOMBRelaxed confidence.
APNOEATemporary inability to breathe, often during sleep.
APODESAn order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels.
APOGEEHighest point.
APOLLOUS 1960s nasa space program. Son of Zeus. Handsome Greek god.
APORIAAn irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text, argument, or theory.
APOZEMConcentrated liquor resulting from heating or infusing a substance, used for medicinal purposes.
APPAIRTo make or become worse.
APPALSShocks or dismays.
APPEALAsk earnestly.
APPEARSeem or look. Become visible.
APPENDAdd as a supplement. Affix.
APPIAN_ Way, Roman road.
APPLESFruit.
APPLETComputer program that runs within a page on the internet.
APRONSPinafores.
APSLEY__ House, the home of the first Duke of Wellington, at London's Hyde Park Corner.
APTESTMost suitable.
AQUILAConstellation - The Eagle.
AQUINOA small town in Frosinone, Italy.
ARABIALawrence Of _, David Lean's 1962 film. Peninsula in southwest Asia that includes Oman.
ARABICForeign language.
ARABISAny plant of the genus _ including the rock cresses.
ARABLESuitable for crops.
ARAFATYasser _, the first president of the Palestinian National Authority.
ARAGONCatherine of _, The first wife of Henry VIII.
ARAISELift especially from the dead.
ARALIAPlant genus of the spikenards and angelica trees.
ARAMISMusketeer.
ARANEAA genus of orb-weaver spiders.
ARARATAn extinct volcanic mountain massif in Turkey, said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark after the Flood.
ARBOURBower.
ARCADE_ Fire, band whose albums include Funeral and Reflektor.
ARCANAEither of the two divisions of a pack of tarot cards.
ARCANESecret, mysterious.
ARCATIMadame _, Blithe Spirit character.
ARCHEDCurved.
ARCHERToxophilite.
ARCHIESon of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex born in 2019.
ARCHON(in ancient Athens) one of the nine chief magistrates.
ARCTICRelating to the regions around the North Pole. Polar area.
ARDAGHPhilip _, author of the Eddie Dickens series of books for children.
ARDENTPassionate.
ARDOUREagerness or zeal.
ARENASStadia.
ARENDTHannah _, political writer who coined the phrase 'banality of evil' about Adolf Eichmann.
AREOLADark-coloured circular area around the human nipple.
ARETESSharp mountain ridges.
ARETHA_ Franklin, singer.
ARGALIWild sheep that roams the highlands of Central Asia.
ARGENTSilvery white colour in heraldry.
ARGIVEPerson from the ancient Greek city of Argos.
ARGOSYLarge richly-laden merchant ship, originally one from Ragusa (modern Dubrovnik) or Venice.
ARGOTSJargons or slangs of particular groups or classes.
ARGUEDBickered, wrangled.
ARGUESQuarrels.
ARGYLETartan found at Plymouth football club.
ARGYLL_ and Bute, Scottish Local Authority area containing Islay and Mull.
ARIANA_ Grande, Dangerous Woman singer.
ARIANEEuropean project to send launch vehicles into space, begun in 1979.
ARIEGEA department of southwest France.
ARIOSIA style used in opera and oratorio, similar to but more melodic than recitative.
ARIOSOVocal music that is more melodic than recitative but less formal than an aria.
ARISTOAbreviated term for a peer.
ARKHAM_ Asylum, fictional psychiatric hospital for villains in comic book stories about Batman.
ARLENE_ Phillips, choreographer who formed the dance troupe Hot Gossip.
ARLOTTJohn _, Test Match Special commentator, died 1991.
ARMADASpanish fleet of ships which attempted an attack on England in 1588.
ARMAGHTown in Northern Ireland. Small city of Northern Ireland, the seat of Roman Catholic and Protestant archbishops. County that lies between Tyrone and Down.
ARMANIGiorgio _, fashion designer. Italian fashion house founded in 1975.
ARMFULAmount that can be held.
ARMIESMilitary land forces.
ARMLETBand or bracelet worn around the upper part of a person's arm.
ARMLEYPrison in Leeds.
ARMOURProtective suit.
ARMPITAxilla.
ARNAUD_ Montebourg, French politician who served in the government of France as Minister of Industrial Renewal from May 2012 to August 2014.
ARNHEMCity in the east Netherlands; site of a Second World War battle.
ARNICAPlant of arctic regions used to treat bruises.
ARNOLDMalcolm _, composer of the music for The Bridge On The River Kwai. Thomas, the headmaster of Rugby School and his son, Matthew, the poet.
ARNOTTSteve, detective played by Martin Compston in Line of Duty.
ARNOUXRene, French ex-Formula One racing driver.
AROIDSPlants of the arum family ( Araceae ).
AROINT''_ thee, witch!' the rump-fed ronyon cries' (Shakespeare Macbeth (1606)).
AROMASSpicy fragrances.
AROUNDSituated at various points in.
AROUSETo stir to action or strong response; excite.
ARPINELand measurement.
ARRACKAlcoholic spirit distilled in various Asian countries from the sap of the coconut flower, sometimes with rice or molasses.
ARRANTDownright.
ARRAYSIndexed sets of related elements.
ARRESTNab.
ARRIDETo gladden or give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person).
ARRISHCorn stubble.
ARRIVEReach one's destination.
ARROBAA Spanish and Portuguese unit of weight of varying value, equal to 25.37 pounds avoirdupois (9.5 kilograms) in Mexico and to 32.38 pounds avoirdupois (12 kilograms) in Brazil.
ARROWSAs fired by archers.
ARROYOIn the US, a steep-sided stream bed that is usually dry except after heavy rain.
ARSENE_ Wenger, football manager.
ARSINEA colourless poisonous gas used in the manufacture of organic compounds.
ARTERYBlood vessel.
ARTETAMikel, Spanish manager of Arsenal FC.
ARTFULCunning or tricky.
ARTHURCharles Philip _ George, the Queen's heir apparent. King in Camelot.
ARTISTThe _, winner of the best film and best director Oscars in 2012. Painter.
ARTOISRene, fictional cafe owner played by Gordon Kaye in the sitcom 'Allo 'Allo!
ARTUROFirst name of Italian conductor Toscanini
ASCARIAlberto _, Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion.
ASCENDGo up. Climb.
ASCENTClimb.
ASCHAMRoger _, 1515-68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
ASCOMAType of mature fruiting body of a type of fungus.
ASEMIALoss or absence of the capacity to express thoughts or ideas by written, spoken, or gesticulated means.
ASGARDOne of the nine Worlds in Norse mythology, ruled by Odin and Frigg.
ASHDODChief port of Israel, on the Mediterranean coast approx. 30 km (20 mi) south of Tel Aviv.
ASHERYA place where potash is made.
ASHKEYThe winged fruit of a deciduous tree in the genus Fraxinus.
ASHLARA block of hewn stone with straight edges for use in building.
ASHLEYFirst name of actress Judd and footballer Cole.
ASHMANKevin, quizzer and Eggheads team member.
ASHORETowards or on land.
ASHRAMIndian centre of yogic activity and spiritual instruction. Religious retreat. A hermitage or remote monastery.
ASHTON_-under-Lyne, market town in Greater Manchester. Chris, England rugby league and union player born in 1987.
ASIAGOStrong-flavoured cow's milk cheese made in northern Italy.
ASIANSBangladeshis.
ASIDESWords spoken in an undertone.
ASIMOVIsaac _, science fiction author of the Foundation novels.
ASITIALack of appetite; loathing of food.
ASITISThe way things are.
ASKANTObliquely.
ASKFORTry to obtain by requesting.
ASKING_ For Trouble, a 1942 Max Miller comedy film.
ASLANTIn a sloping direction.
ASLEEPSlumbering.
ASLOPELeaning.
ASMARACapital of Eritrea.
ASMUCHExactly that.
ASPECTFacet. Particular part or feature.
ASPENSPoplar trees with small rounded long-stalked leaves that tremble in the breeze.
ASPIRECherish a hope. Aim.
ASPREYWilliam, English merchant who founded a silk printing business in 1781, later a luxury store.
ASQUATIn a crouched down manner.
ASRIELLord ____, rebellious relative of Lyra in the His Dark Materials trilogy.
ASSAILAttack violently.
ASSEENVictoria Wood _ _ On TV, sketch show from the 1980s.
ASSENTAgreement.
ASSERTClaim, declare positively.
ASSESSEvaluate.
ASSETSIn accounting, the property and claims against debtors that a business enterprise may apply to discharge its liabilities.
ASSIGNAppoint to a job or task. Allocate a duty to.
ASSISIBirthplace of St. Francis in Italy.
ASSISTHelp. Aid.
ASSIZEA court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law.
ASSORTClassify.
ASSUMETake for granted. Accept as true without proof.
ASSURETo cause to feel sure or certain; convince.
ASTANACapital of Kazakhstan.
ASTERNTowards the rear of a ship.
ASTHMARespiratory, breathing disorder.
ASTILLAdam, English actor who played surgeon Dan Hamilton in the TV medical drama Holby City.
ASTLEYRick _, singer who had a hit with Never Gonna Give You Up.
ASTRALOf the stars.
ASTRAYOff the right path.
ASTRID_ Lindgren, Swedish writer who created the character Pippi Longstocking.
ASTROSHouston _, US baseball team that defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to win the World Series on November 5, 2022.
ASTRUD_ Gilberto, singer who had a hit with The Girl From Ipanema.
ASTRUTPuffed up (as with conceit).
ASTUTEShrewd.
ASWELLIn addition.
ASYLUMSanctuary.
ATBESTAssuming favourable conditions.
ATEASEMilitary command to adopt a relaxed stance.
ATELESSpider monkey genus.
ATHANDWithin easy reach.
ATHENAIn Greek myths, a virgin goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, born fully armed.
ATHENEGoddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare whose Roman equivalent was Minerva.
ATHENSCapital of Greece. Syntagma Square is in this city. City in which the Parthenon is located.
ATHILLDiana, literary editor and memoirist.
ATHOLLBlair _, Perthshire town in the Cairngorms National Park.
ATHOMERelaxed.
ATKINSTommy _, a generic name for a British Army private.
ATLASTFinally.
ATLATLA stick used by some indigenous people of North America to propel a dart or spear.
ATODDSOn bad terms.
ATOMICOf atoms.
ATONALWithout a key.
ATONCEImmediately. Straightaway.
ATONEDMade amends or reparation.
ATONEROne who makes amends.
ATONESMakes amends.
ATONIC(of a syllable, word, etc) carrying no stress; unaccented.
ATOUCH__ Of Class, 1973 British romantic comedy starring Glenda Jackson.
ATRESTAsleep.
ATREUSKing of Mycenae in Greek mythology who fathered Agamemnon and Menelaus.
ATRISKVulnerable. In danger.
ATRIUMLeft or right chamber in the heart. Large entrance hall in a public building often with a glass roof.
ATSTUDDescribing horses being used for breeding purposes.
ATTACHFasten or connect.
ATTACKSet upon. Assault. Assail.
ATTAINAccomplish.
ATTENDBe present at.
ATTESTDeclare the truth of.
ATTHATIn addition.
ATTICAHistorical region that included the city of Athens.
ATTICSSpaces or rooms within the roof of a house.
ATTILA_ the Hun, fearsome leader of an empire that stretched from the Ural to the Rhine rivers, from 434 until his death in 453.
ATTIREClothes or garments.
ATTLEEClement _, Labour party leader who was British Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951.
ATTUNEAdjust or accustom.
ATWILLWhenever one pleases.
ATWOODMargaret _, Canadian author who was joint winner of the 2019 Booker Prize for her novel The Testaments.
ATWORKIn action or operation.
ATYRAUA port city in W Kazakhstan, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Caspian Sea.
AUBADEA song or poem appropriate to or greeting the dawn.
AUBREY_ Beardsley, The Yellow Book illustrator.
AUBURNHair colour.
AUDILERelating to the sense of hearing.
AUDIONEarly electronic valve.
AUDITSOfficial inspections of an organization's accounts, typically by an independent body.
AUDREY_ Hepburn, actress.
AUFAITFully informed.
AUGEANIn Greek mythology, the stables cleaned by Hercules.
AUGITEA black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks.
AUGRIMArabic numerals.
AUGURYOmen.
AUGUSTMonth.
AULAITCafe _ _, a milky coffee drink originating in France.
AUNTIEAunt, informally.
AUPAIRA young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes childcare or housework in exchange for board and lodging.
AURIERSerge, Ivorian defender for Spurs.
AURIGAConstellation - The Charioteer.
AURISTAn ear specialist.
AURORA_ Borealis, the Northern Lights.
AUSSIEAustralian, informally.
AUSTENJane _, English novelist whose works included Pride And Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1816).
AUSTERPaul _, New York Trilogy author, husband of Siri Hustvedt.
AUSTINAmerican state capital of Texas.
AUTEURA director whose creative influence on a film is so great as to be considered its author.
AUTHORWriter.
AUTISMCondition which the character Raymond Babbitt has in the 1988 film Rain Man.
AUTUMNA season.
AVAILSServes.
AVALONIn Celtic mythology, an island paradise where KIng Arthur was taken after he was mortally wounded.
AVANTIItalian interjection meaning forward or ahead.
AVARUACapital of the Cook Islands.
AVATAR2009 James Cameron science fiction film starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana.
AVAUNTGo away.
AVEDONRichard, U.S. fashion and portrait photographer.
AVENALRichmond _, Character played by Noel Fielding on the 2006-13 Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd.
AVENGEInflict harm in return for.
AVENUEBroad street, often lined with trees.
AVERSEDisinclined.
AVESTAA collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
AVIARYEnclosure for birds.
AVIATEPilot or fly in an aircraft.
AVICIIStage name of Swedish DJ and record producer noted for his song Wake Me Up released in 2013.
AVIDLYArdently, fanatically.
AVOCETWading bird of the genus Recurvirostra. Emblem of the RSPB.
AVOIDSKeeps out of the way of.
AVOWALAcknowledgement.
AVOWEDThat has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.
AVOWEEIn ecclesiastical law, an advocate of a church benefice.
AVOWRYA plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.
AVULSEPull or tear away.
AWAITSHell _, an album by the thrash metal band Slayer.
AWAKENBring to consciousness. Rouse.
AWARDSPrizes, trophies.
AWEIGHAnchors _, movie musical of 1945.
AWHILEFor a brief period.
AWNINGCanvas roof supported by a frame.
AWORLDIt Takes All Sorts To Make _ _.
AXEMANRuthless cost cutter. Informal term for one making harsh cuts in expenditure or services.
AXILLATechnical name for the armpit.
AXIOMSSelf-evident truths or well-established principles.
AXIONSHypothetical elementary particles.
AYEAYEArboreal prosimian primate of Madagascar.
AYESHATitle character of the H Rider Haggard adventure novel She.
AYMARAIndigenous language with official status in Bolivia and Peru.
AYOADERichard, Maurice Moss actor in The IT Crowd.
AYRTON_ Senna, Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1988, 1990 and 1991.
AZALEAIggy _, Fancy singer.
AZARIAHank, U.S. actor who voices a number of characters in The Simpsons, including Chief Wiggum.
AZOGUESilver ore suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.
AZORESThree groups of volcanic islands in the North Atlantic.
AZOTEDNitrogenized; nitrogenous.
AZRAELIn Jewish and Islamic angelology, the angel who transports the souls of the deceased after death.
AZTECSNahuatl-speaking American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
BABBLETo utter sounds or words imperfectly, indistinctly, or without meaning.
BABOONOld world monkey of the genus Papio.
BACALLStar of The Big Sleep and Key Largo.
BACKEDSupported.
BACKEROne giving support.
BACKUPSupport or assist.
BADDIEVillainous character.
BADEGGGood-for-nothing.
BADGERNag, pester.
BAFFIN_ Island, Canadian territory, the world's fifth largest island.
BAFFLEPerplex. Bewilder.
BAGELSHard, ring-shaped bread rolls, characteristic of Jewish baking.
BAGGIO'The Divine Ponytail' Italian footballer.
BAGNIOBrothel.
BAIKALLake _, body of water in Russia that is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume.
BAILEYShipping forecast area. Old _, another name for the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales. Sam, winner of The X Factor in 2013. Outer wall of a castle.
BAIRNSScottish children.
BAITEDTaunted.
BAKERSBread makers.
BAKERYBread is made here.
BAKING_ soda, used as a digestive remedy.
BAKULAScott, U.S. actor who played Captain Jonathan Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise.
BALAAMOld Testament Mesopotamian diviner, prophet rebuked by his ass when hired to curse the Israelites.
BALBOARocky's surname in the series of boxing movies.
BALDERSon of the chief god Odin and his wife Frigg in Norse mythology.
BALEENWhalebone.
BALKANFrom southern Europe.
BALKEDRefused to comply.
BALLADSlow sentimental song.
BALLASShirley, Len Goodman's successor as Strictly head judge.
BALLETArtistic dance form.
BALLOTMethod of voting.
BALLOUCat ____ , 1965 Western comedy film starring Lee Marvin and Jane Fonda.
BALSAMA herbaceous plant cultivated for its helmeted pink or purple flowers.
BALTICThe _ Sea, body of water between Scandinavia and mainland Europe.
BALZACFrench novelist whose work is collectively known as La Comedie Humaine.
BAMAKOCapital of Mali.
BAMBER_ Gascoigne, the original host of TV quiz show University Challenge.
BAMBOOTall stiff-stemmed plant.
BANANAName of a herbaceous plant of the genus Musa and its edible yellow fruit.
BANDITBrigand.
BANGERSausage, slang.
BANGLABengali.
BANGLEBracelet type.
BANGONTalk at length.
BANGORThe name of places in Wales, County Down and Maine.
BANGUICapital of the Central African Republic.
BANISHDrive away.
BANJAXRuin or destroy (Anglo-Irish slang).
BANJOSMusical instruments.
BANJULCapital of Gambia.
BANKERA supposedly certain bet.
BANKSYPseudonymous British graffiti artist.
BANNEDProhibited.
BANNERDr. Bruce _, human alter ego of the Incredible Hulk.
BANQUOMurdered general in Macbeth whose ghost the title character sees.
BANTAMSmall chicken.
BANTERLight teasing remarks.
BANTRY_ Bay, body of water located on the coast of County Cork in southwestern Ireland.
BANYANA tree of tropical India and East Indies, having aerial roots that grow down into the soil.
BANZAIJapanese battle cry.
BAOBABA short tree with a very thick trunk and large edible fruit, living to a great age.
BARACKMr. Obama, US president.
BARBELSlender, tactile spine or bristle that hangs from the jaw of certain fish, such as Carp.
BARBERMen's hairdresser.
BARBIEDoll you would associate with outdoor eating.
BARDOTViva Maria! actress.
BARELYOnly just.
BARESIFranco, Italian former central defender and sweeper who won 81 caps for his country.
BARGEEA person in charge of or working on a canal boat.
BARGESCanal boats.
BARINGRevealing.
BARIUMChemical element, symbol Ba, atomic number 56.
BARKEDMade a dog noise.
BARKERBilly's job in Carousel. Ronnie, comedian who played Arkwright in Open All Hours.
BARLEYHardy cereal.
BARLOWSinger (surname) who switched on the Blackpool illuminations in 1999.
BARMANMale pub worker.
BARNES_ Wallis, scientist and engineer best known for inventing the bouncing bomb.
BARNETHairstyle.
BARNUM_ effect, the tendency for people to believe that general statements such as horoscopes apply accurately to them.
BAROLORed wine from Italy's Piedmont region.
BARONYIn Ireland, a division of a county.
BARREDProhibited.
BARRELCask. Container for beer. Unit of measurement in the oil industry.
BARRENThe fig tree in a parable.
BARRIECity in Ontario, Canada. J.M., Scottish writer who created the character Tinker Bell.
BARRIOA district of a town in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
BARROWGarden cart.
BARTERTo trade goods, services etc. in exchange for other goods, services etc. rather than for money.
BARTOKBela _, Hungarian composer 1881-1945.
BARTON_ Fink, film which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1991.
BASALTFine-grained extrusive igneous rock with a plagioclase feldspar content.
BASHEDHit.
BASHERPerson who physically assaults another.
BASHESHits.
BASICSFundamental principles.
BASIFYTo make alkaline.
BASINSWide open containers.
BASKEDLaid exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.
BASKETPut one's shopping in this.
BASQUELanguage spoken in parts of North Spain and South West France.
BASSETA sturdy hunting dog of a breed with a long body, short legs, and long drooping ears.
BASSEYShirley, singer who has recorded theme songs for three Bond films.
BASTEDPoured fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.
BASTIAChief port of Corsica, on the NE coast; capital of the Haute-Corse department.
BATHESSwims or paddles in open water.
BATMANBruce Wayne's superhero alter ego created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane.
BATONSConductor's sticks.
BATTERPancake mix. Hit repeatedly.
BATTLECombat.
BATTUEThe driving of game towards hunters by beaters.
BAUBLEAn ornament used to decorate a Christmas tree.
BAXTERBiddy _, Blue Peter producer in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties.
BAYERN_ Munich, German football side.
BAYEUX_ Tapestry.
BAYLISTrevor, English inventor of the wind-up radio.
BAZAARA marketplace or shopping quarter, especially one in the Middle East.
BEACHY_ Head, chalk headland in East Sussex near Eastbourne.
BEACONSignal fire.
BEADEDHaving drops of moisture.
BEADLEA ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution.
BEAGLESmall, sturdy hound with a smooth dense coat, usually of white, tan and black. Dog breed.
BEAKERDrinking vessel.
BEAMEDBroadcast.
BEAMERA fast, head-high delivery in cricket.
BEANEDHit (someone) on the head.
BEANIESmall close-fitting hat.
BEANOSParties.
BEARUPTo remain cheerful in the face of adversity.
BEASTSFantastic ____, prequel film series to Harry Potter featuring wizard Newt Scamander.
BEATENDefeated.
BEATITThird single released from the Michael Jackson album Thriller.
BEATONCecil _, 20th-century English photographer, diarist and stage and costume designer.
BEATTYWarren _, Star and Oscar-winning director of the 1981 historical drama film Reds.
BEATUPAssault and injure someone by hitting, kicking, or punching them repeatedly.
BEAUNEA red wine of Burgundy.
BEAUTSParticularly fine examples of something.
BEAUTYPleasing personal appearance.
BEAVEREager animal.
BECHETSidney, U.S. jazz musician noted for the soprano saxophone.
BECKERBoris _, tennis player.
BECKETThomas, Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in his cathedral in 1170.
BECKONSummon by a gesture.
BECLIPEmbrace, clasp, encircle.
BECOMEDevelop into.
BEDAUBSmear.
BEDBUGA blood-sucking insect that has an oval, flattened and wingless body.
BEDECKAdorn.
BEDLAMMayhem.
BEDPANA shallow vessel used to collect the excrement of a bedridden patient.
BEDSITSingle-room accommodation.
BEEDLEThe original surname of celebrated actor William Holden.
BEEFUPStrengthen or reinforce.
BEEPERA device that emits short, high-pitched sounds as a signal.
BEETLEGlow-worm, say.
BEETONMrs _'s Book of Household Management.
BEFELLHappened to.
BEFOOLDupe.
BEFOREPrior to.
BEFOULSoil.
BEGGAROne asking for money.
BEGGEDPleaded.
BEGILDDecorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold.
BEGINSStarts.
BEGONEGo away.
BEHALFSake, benefit.
BEHAVEConduct oneself properly.
BEHEADDecapitate.
BEHESTOrder or earnest request.
BEHINDAt the rear of.
BEHOLDLook at.
BEIRUTCapital of Lebanon.
BEJAPETo play a trick on.
BEKINGThe Man Who would _ _, Kipling novel.
BELAIRThe Fresh Prince of _ , U.S. TV sitcom starring Will Smith.
BELFRYThe part of a bell tower or steeple in which bells are housed. The _ , golf resort in Warwickshire.
BELIEFCredit.
BELIZECountry whose capital is Belmopan. Formerly British Honduras.
BELLOCHilaire _, Writer and historian who was born in France in 1870 and died in England in 1953.
BELLOWSaul _, author of Herzog and Humboldt's Gift.
BELONGBe a part or member of.
BELTERRousing song.
BELTUPBe quiet.
BELUGASturgeon farmed for caviar, also the name of a species of whale.
BEMOANLament.
BEMUSEPuzzle, mystify.
BENAUDFormer Australian TV cricket commentator.
BENBOWThe Admiral _ , inn and Jim Hawkins' home in Treasure Island.
BENDERSpree.
BENGALFormer Indian province which was partitioned in 1947.
BENHURLew Wallace novel filmed four times, once with Charlton Heston.
BENIGNBenevolent, harmless.
BENITO_ Mussolini, Italian Prime MInister 1922-43.
BENNETElizabeth _, protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
BENNIEA form of amphetamine.
BENSONAmerican TV sitcom that was a spin-off from Soap.
BENTONDetermined to do or have.
BENUMBMake insensitive.
BERATEScold harshly.
BERBERA member of a people indigenous to North Africa.
BEREFTForlorn.
BERETSBrimless caps.
BERGENPort in SW Norway.
BERING_ Strait, stretch of water connecting the Pacific and Arctic oceans between Russia and Alaska.
BERLINCapital of Germany.
BERNALEgan _, Colombian cyclist who won the 2019 Tour de France on July 28.
BERNIE_ Ecclestone, ex-Formula One supremo.
BERTHE_ Morisot, French impressionist painter and sister-in-law of Edouard Manet.
BERTHSBeds or bunks in vessels or trains.
BERTIE_ Ahern, Former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach from 1997-2008.
BESEEMSuit.
BESIDENext to.
BESOMSBrooms.
BESSIE_ Smith, U.S. blues singer born in 1894 nicknamed the 'Empress of the Blues'.
BESSONLuc, French director noted for his 1997 sci-fi film The Fifth Element.
BESTLAMoon of Saturn.
BESTOWGrant.
BETIDEHappen.
BETRAYDouble cross.
BETRIMAdorn on both or all sides.
BETTERMore good. Improve upon.
BEURRE_ blanc, a butter sauce originating in France.
BEWAILLament.
BEWAREBe on one's guard.
BEWRAPTo conceal.
BEYONDAt or to the further side of.
BEZOARStone or hairball found in an animal's stomach.
BHAJANA devotional song.
BHARATTransliteration of the Hindi name for India.
BHINDIOkra as used in Indian cookery.
BHOPALA city in central India, the capital of Madhya Pradesh state.
BHUTANCountry whose capital is Thimphu.
BHUTTOBenazir _, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan.
BIALIKMayim, U.S. actress who played Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory.
BIANCAMick Jagger's wife between 1971 and 1978.
BIANCOManny, character played by Bill Bailey in Black Books.
BIASEDDiscriminatory.
BIBLESHoly books.
BICARBA short term for baking powder or an antacid digestive remedy.
BICEPSMuscle type.
BICKERSquabble.
BIDDERProspective buyer.
BIDDLEIsland in Indiana.
BIEBERJustin, Canadian singer/songwriter noted for the single Baby.
BIELSAMarcelo, Argentinian manager of Leeds United FC.
BIERCEAmbrose _, the author of the Devil's Dictionary.
BIFACEA type of prehistoric stone implement flaked on both sides.
BIFOLDDouble.
BIGAMYMarriage to more than one spouse.
BIGBENLondon clock tower bell.
BIGCAT
BIGENDPart of the connecting rod in an internal-combustion that encircles the crankpin.
BIGOTSPrejudiced people.
BIGSIXThe _ _, collectively Britain's largest energy suppliers.
BIGSURJack Kerouac novel of 1962.
BIGTOEThe LIttle Piggy that went to market in the English nursery rhyme.
BIGTOPMain circus tent.
BIGWIGImportant person.
BIGZUUProfessional name of British rapper born in 1995, noted for his TV cooking shows.
BIKINISwimming costume.
BIKRAMA type of hot yoga performed in a room heated to a high temperature.
BILANDA small two-masted cargo ship.
BILBAOAn industrial port city in northern Spain.
BILLETAccommodate.
BILLIE_ Holiday, jazz singer nicknamed Lady Day.
BILLOWGreat wave.
BILOXIA city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
BINARYInvolving two things.
BINATEComposed of two equal parts.
BINDERCover for holding magazines or loose sheets of paper together.
BINGESPeriods of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially drinking alcohol or eating.
BINYONLaurence, For The Fallen poet.
BIOGASMethane say.
BIONDIMatt, US former swimmer born in 1965 nicknamed The California Condor.
BIONICPart human, part machine.
BIOPICBiographical film.
BIOPSYThe removal and examination of fluids or tissue from a patient in order to discover why they are ill.
BIOTICRelating to or resulting from living organisms.
BIOTINA vitamin of the B complex, abundant in egg yolk and liver, deficiency of which causes dermatitis and loss of hair.
BIPEDSAnimals with two feet.
BIPODSTwo-legged stands or supports.
BIRDIEOne under par for a hole in golf.
BIREMEAncient galley with two banks of oars.
BIRGIT_ Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano featured on the 500 krona banknote since 2016.
BIRKINJane, actress noted for her collaborations with Serge Gainsbourg.
BISCAYShipping forecast area.
BISCOEJohn _, English explorer after whom a group of Antarctic islands are named.
BISECTCut or split into two.
BISHOPChesspiece.
BISLEYSurrey village, home of the National Shooting Centre.
BISQUEThick rich soup made from shellfish.
BISSAUCapital of Guinea-Bissau.
BISSETJacqueline, Bullitt actress.
BISTREA brownish-yellow pigment made from the soot of burnt wood.
BISTROSmall French restaurant.
BITAKETo commend; to commit.
BITCHYMarked by or arising from malice.
BITINGPiercing.
BITMAPComputer term.
BITTENChomped.
BITTERBeer with a high hop content.
BITUMEMineral pitch.
BLADESSwords. Nickname of Sheffield United FC.
BLADONOxfordshire village in which Winston Churchill is buried.
BLAGUEA joke or piece of nonsense.
BLAKES_ 7, TV sci-fi series featuring characters called Travis and Servalan.
BLAMESConsiders responsible for.
BLANCACosta _, resort region of the Mediterranean on the SE coast of Spain.
BLANCHMake white or pale by extracting colour.
BLANCOSerge, former French rugby union full back.
BLASTSExplosions.
BLATTYWilliam Peter, U.S. writer noted for his 1971 novel The Exorcist.
BLAZERSchool jacket.
BLAZESBurns.
BLEACHWhiten. A disinfecting agent.
BLEARSHazel _, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2007 to 2009.
BLEARYBlurred, indistinct, unclear.
BLEATSBaas.
BLEEDSLoses blood.
BLENDSMixes smoothly and inseparably together.
BLENNYA small spiny-finned marine fish with scaleless skin and a blunt head, typically living in shallow inshore or intertidal waters.
BLEWITEdible European mushroom with a pale buff or lilac cap and a lilac stem.
BLIGHTPlant disease.
BLIMPSAirships.
BLINDSWindow shades.
BLINTZA thin pancake folded over a filling usually of apple, cream cheese, or meat.
BLITHE_ Spirit, a Noel Coward play filmed by David Lean.
BLIXENKaren _, the writer of Out Of Africa under the pen name Isak Dinesen.
BLOBBYMr. _, performer of the 1993 Christmas No.1 single.
BLONDE(Of women's hair) of a light colour; fair. Novel by Joyce Carol Oates published in 2000 about the inner world of Marilyn Monroe.
BLOODSBAFTA-nominated British comedy series (2021-) starring Jane Horrocks and Samson Kayo.
BLOODY_ Mary, byname of Mary Tudor given by her Protestant opponents.
BLOOMSFlowers.
BLOTCHIrregular discoloration.
BLOTTOVery drunk; so drunk as to be unconscious or not know what one is doing.
BLOUSEWoman's garment.
BLOWERA mechanical device for creating a current of air used to dry or heat something.
BLOWIEFly type.
BLOWUPExplode.
BLUETSSeveral North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family.
BLUFFSDeceives
BLUISHSlight colour.
BLURBSPromotional descriptions, as found on the jackets of books.
BLYTHE__ Danner, U.S. actress who played Dina Byrnes in 2000 comedy Meet The Parents.
BLYTONEnid _, Children's writer who created Noddy and the Famous Five.
BMOVIEA low-budget film of inferior quality, originally the less publicised part of a double feature.
BOASTSBrags.
BOATEDWent on water. Sailed.
BOATERStraw hat.
BOATIESailing enthusiast.
BOBBINA spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound.
BOBCATBay lynx.
BOCHUMCity in western Germany that contains the German Mining Museum.
BODEGASpanish shop selling wine and groceries.
BODGESRepairs badly.
BODICEThe upper part of a dress, from the shoulder to the waist.
BODIESObjects.
BODKINLarge blunt needle.
BODMINName of a Cornish town and moor.
BODRUMSouth-west Turkish city and resort.
BOEINGAmerican aerospace company founded in Seattle in 1916. William E., U.S. aviation pioneer.
BOFFINScientist. Expert.
BOGARTHumphrey _, actor.
BOGEYSScores of one above par in golf.
BOGGLEWord game invented by Allan Turoff using a plastic grid of lettered dice.
BOGIESUndercarriages with four or six wheels pivoted beneath the end of a railway vehicle.
BOGMANPerson from a rural area.
BOGOTAThe capital of Colombia, on a central plateau of the east Andes.
BOILEDCooked in hot water.
BOILERApparatus for heating water.
BOKMALForm of written Norwegian.
BOLDERBraver.
BOLDLYIn a fearless and daring way.
BOLEROSpanish dance. Orchestral piece by French composer Maurice Ravel.
BOLETEFungus.
BOLEYNSurname of the second wife of Henry VIII.
BOLSHYRebellious.
BOLTON_ Wanderers, football team whose home games are played at the Reebok Stadium.
BOMBAYFormer name of the Indian city Mumbai.
BOMBEROne who plants explosive devices.
BONACIThe black grouper or a related marine food fish.
BONASAA genus of birds (family Tetraonidae) containing only the ruffed grouse.
BONBONA sweet.
BONEUPStudy.
BONEYMMary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord was their 1978 UK Christmas No 1.
BONGOSDrums.
BONHAMDrummer ( surname ) of Led Zeppelin who died in 1980.
BONIERMore angular.
BONITALa Isla _ , UK No 1 hit for Madonna in 1987.
BONITOMedium-sized, ray-finned predatory fish in the family Scombridae.
BONMOTPhrase from French for a bit of wit.
BONNETHat tied under the chin.
BONNEYWilliam H, byname of Billy the Kid.
BONNIE_ and Clyde, 1930s US criminal couple.
BONOBOBlack arboreal chimpanzee of central W Africa believed to be the closest living relative of humans; Pan paniscus.
BONSAIJapanese art of growing dwarf ornatmental trees.
BONXIEThe great skua (seabird).
BOOBOOMistake, informally.
BOOGERA piece of nasal mucus.
BOOGIEA style of blues played on the piano with a strong, fast beat.
BOOHOOTo sob or pretend to sob noisily.
BOOJUMFictional dangerous creature in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark (1876).
BOOKERLiterary prize for fiction awarded annually since 1969.
BOOKIETurf accountant.
BOOTEEBaby's soft shoe.
BOOTESConstellation - The Bear Driver.
BOOTHEPowers, actor who played 'Curly Bill' Brocius in Tombstone.
BOOTIEA soft shoe, typically a knitted one worn by a baby.
BOOZERDrinker.
BOPEEPCharacter voiced by Annie Potts in the 2019 animanted film Toy Story 4.
BOPPERThe Big _, American musician who died in a 1959 plane crash along with Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens.
BORAGEEuropean plant with star shaped blue flowers, young leaves of which are cucumber flavoured.
BORATESalt of boron.
BORDERSurrounding.
BOREALOf the north or northern regions.
BOREASGod of the north wind in Greek mythology, married to the Athenian princess Orithyia.
BORGENTV series and nickname of the Danish seat of government.
BORGESJorge Luis _, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
BORGIALucrezia _, Italian noblewoman known as a femme fatale.
BORINGDull, uninteresting.
BORNEOIsland in the west Pacific, part of the Malay Archipelago.
BORNIN_ _ The Usa, Springsteen album.
BORROWObtain temporarily.
BORSCHBeetroot soup.
BORZOIA large Russian wolfhound of a breed with a narrow head and silky, typically white, coat. A breed of dog also called the Siberian wolf-hound.
BORZOVValery, Soviet sprinter who won gold in the 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
BOSNIACountry linked with Herzegovina.
BOSSESEmployers.
BOSTINVery good; excellent.
BOSTONAmerican state capital of Massachusetts. US city.
BOTANYA branch of science that involves the study of plant life.
BOTHAMIan _, former England Test team captain who scored 5200 runs and took 383 wickets in Test cricket.
BOTHERTrouble.
BOTHIESmall hut or cottage, especially one for housing farm labourers or for use as a mountain refuge.
BOTTLEContainer for storing liquids.
BOTTOMLowest point. 1990s sitcom starring Rik Mayall.
BOUCLEYarn with a looped or curled ply, or fabric woven from this yarn.
BOUGHSBranches.
BOUGHTPurchased.
BOUGIEFlexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body.
BOULLEPierre, French author of The Bridge Over The River Kwai.
BOUNCESpringiness.
BOUNDSJumps forward.
BOUNTYGenerosity.
BOURNEThe _ Identity, 2002 action spy thriller film based on Robert Ludlum's novel of the same name.
BOURSEThe Paris stock exchange.
BOUYEIEthnic group of southern Guizhou Province in mainland China.
BOVARYMadame _, a Flaubert novel published in 1856.
BOVINEOf cattle.
BOVRILConcentrated beef extract used for flavouring.
BOWDENMax, English actor who plays Ben Mitchell in EastEnders.
BOWERSDane _, member of the 1990s boy band Another Level.
BOWLERStiff felt hat.
BOWLESSally _, lead character in the musical Cabaret and in Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin.
BOWMANArcher.
BOWOUTRetreat.
BOWSERVillain in Nintendo's Mario animated and video games franchise.
BOWTIENeckwear item.
BOWYERLee _, footballer with the record for the most yellow cards in the Premiership.
BOXERSPugilists.
BOXIERMore blocky.
BOXINGPugilism.
BOXSETA collection of several similar items, such as a streamed TV series, packaged as a single unit.
BOYCIEUsed car salesman played by English actor John Challis in Only Fools and Horses.
BOYISHLike a young man in looks, behaviour or character.
BRACEDSteadied or prepared oneself, as before an impact.
BRACERAlcoholic drink.
BRACESTrouser supports.
BRACTSThe poinsettia has showy scarlet _, which resemble petals.
BRAHMAA Hindu god: in later Hindu tradition, the Creator who, with Vishnu, the Preserver, and Shiva, the Destroyer, constitutes the triad known as the Trimurti.
BRAHMSJohannes _, composer born in Hamburg in 1833.
BRAHUIA member of a nomadic people of Baluchistan.
BRAIDSThreads of silk, cotton, or other material woven into a decorative band for edging or trimming garments.
BRAINEJohn, Room at the Top novelist.
BRAINSOrgans of thought.
BRAINYVery clever.
BRAISEFry (food) lightly and then stew it slowly in a closed container.
BRAKEDSlowed down.
BRAKESStopping devices.
BRANCHOffshoot.
BRANDOMarlon _, star of On The Waterfront.
BRANDTWilly _, Chancellor of West Germany 1969-74.
BRANDYAlcoholic drink.
BRAQUEGeroges _, French artist who contributed to the development of Cubism.
BRASCODonnie _, 1997 film starring Al Pacino.
BRASSYVulgar, garish.
BRAWLSNoisy fights.
BRAWNYMuscular and strong.
BRAZENShameless and bold.
BRAZILCountry whose capital is Brasilia.
BREACHBreak, infringe, flout. "Once more unto the _, dear friends, once more." (Shakespeare, Henry V). _ of confidence, the giving away of a secret.
BREAKSShatters.
BREASTHope Springs Eternal In The Human _.
BREATH'Never to have drawn the _ of life' WB Yeats from Oedipus at Colonus.
BRECHTGerman playwright whose work includes Mother Courage And Her Children.
BRECON_ Beacons, a mountain range in south Wales.
BREECHPart of a firearm.
BREEDSBrings up.
BREEZEGentle wind.
BREEZYSlightly windy.
BREMENIndustrial city and port on the River Weser in Germany.
BRENDATerm used in the satirical magazine Private Eye for the Queen.
BRETONNative of Brittany.
BREVETA commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
BREWEDMade beer.
BREWERPerson who makes beer.
BREXITUK departure from the EC.
BRIARDA medium-sized dog of an ancient French sheep-herding breed having a long rough coat of a single colour.
BRIARSWild roses.
BRIBEDBought off, corrupted, offered money.
BRIBERCrook.
BRIBESSweeteners.
BRICKSBlocks used in building.
BRIDALOf a bride or a wedding.
BRIDGECard game based on whist. The part of a pair of glasses that rests on the nose.
BRIDIEMeat pastry originally from the Scottish town of Forfar.
BRIDLEHorse's headgear.
BRIEFSUnderwear for barristers?
BRIERSSurname of The Good Life star who died in 2013.
BRIGGSRaymond, English illustrator who created the children's picture book The Snowman.
BRIGHTShining. Giving out much light.
BRIGIDThe wife of Bres in Irish mythology.
BRILLO__ pad, scouring item made of wire wool filled with soap.
BRINGSFetches.
BRITONA native of the UK.
BROADSNetwork of shallow navigable lakes connected by slow-moving rivers in Norfolk and Suffolk.
BROGUEName for the lilting Irish accent, or a sturdy walking patterned shoe.
BROILSCooks by exposure to direct heat.
BROKENFractured or smashed. Faulty, out of order.
BROKERDealer.
BROLINJosh, U.S. actor who played villain Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
BROLLYUmbrella, informally.
BRONCOWild or half-tamed horse of the western US; from Mexican Spanish, 'rough'.
BRONTESurname of the authors Anne, Charlotte and Emily.
BRONZEAlloy of copper and tin.
BROOCHOrnament with a hinged pin and catch worn fastened to clothing.
BROODSFamilies of birds.
BROODYMoody and sullen.
BROOKERupert _, First World War poet known for sonnets including The Soldier.
BROOKS_ Koepka, American golfer who won the US Open in June 2017.
BROOMSSweeping implements.
BROTHSThin soups usually including rice or vegetables.
BROWNESam _ , military or police officer's belt with a shoulder strap.
BROWSELook through a book at random.
BRUGESBelgian city sometimes known as the Venice of the North.
BRUINSName for bears, especially in children's fables.
BRUISEContusion.
BRULEECreme ____ , a dessert of custard topped with caramelised sugar.
BRUNCHBreakfast and lunch combined. Meal eaten late in the morning.
BRUNEICountry whose capital is Bandar Seri Begawan.
BRUNELIsambard Kingdom _, English mechanical and civil engineer.
BRUTALCruel or vicious.
BRUTESBeasts, savages.
BRUTON_ Street, Road in Mayfair, London, which was the birthplace of the Queen.
BRUTUSMarcus Junius _, one of the leaders in the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar.
BRYANTNicola _, actress who played Doctor Who companion Peri Brown.
BRYDONRob, Would I Lie To You? presenter.
BRYONYA climbing Eurasian hedgerow plant with lobed hairy leaves, red berries, and spring-like tendrils.
BRYSONBill _, author of Notes From A Small Island and Down Under.
BUBBLEJane Horrocks' character from Absolutely Fabulous.
BUBBLYInformal name for champagne.
BUCHANJohn _, Scottish author of adventure novels including The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915). Andrew, actor who played Mark Latimer in Broadchurch.
BUCKETPail.
BUCKIEMoray coast town between Banff and Elgin.
BUCKLEMetal as found on a belt or shoe.
BUDDHASiddhartha Gautama.
BUDGESMakes room for another person by moving.
BUDGETSpending plan.
BUDGIEPet bird.
BUENOS_ Aires, Capital and largest city of Argentina.
BUFFAYPhoebe, character in TV sitcom Friends played by Lisa Kudrow.
BUFFERThing that deadens impact.
BUFFETSmorgasbord.
BUFFONGianluigi, veteran Italian goalkeeper.
BUGLEROne sounding a horn.
BUGLESMilitary instruments.
BUILDSConstructs.
BULBARInvolving the medulla oblongata.
BULBULAny songbird of the family Pycnonotidae of tropical Africa and Asia.
BULGURA kind of cracked wheat.
BULLETThing fired from a gun.
BUMBLEMr _, beadle in Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist.
BUMBRYGrace, U.S. mezzo-soprano opera singer.
BUMPEDCollided.
BUMPERExceptionally good or large. Horizontal bar attached to the front or back of a motor vehicle to absorb impact in a collision.
BUMPPONatty _, Hero of the five novels of the Leatherstocking Tales by US author James Fenimore Cooper, published between 1823 and 1841.
BUMPUPIncrease.
BUMRAHJasprit, Indian right arm fast bowler who made his full Test debut in 2018.
BUNDLETied collection.
BUNGEEA type of stretchy rope consisting of elastic strands often in a fabric casing.
BUNGLEUrsine character in the children's TV programme Rainbow originally played by John Leeson.
BUNIONSwelling of the first joint of the big toe.
BUNKERGolf hazard. A sand-filled obstacle on a golf course.
BUNKUMNonsense.
BUNSENRobert _, 19th-century German chemist whose name is connected with a type of laboratory burner.
BUNTERWilliam George _, Frank Richard's fictional schoolboy better known as Billy.
BUNTONEmma, singer/songwriter known as Baby Spice.
BUNUELLuis, Spanish surrealist film director.
BUNYANJohn _, English preacher and writer noted for his allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Paul, giant lumberjack in U.S. folklore.
BUNYIPA large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes.
BURBOTA freshwater gadoid food fish.
BURDENOnus.
BUREAUWhat the B in FBI stands for. Writing desk.
BURGEEA small triangular flag flown from a yacht's mast for identification purposes.
BURGERBeef or ham.
BURIALInterment.
BURIEDInterred.
BURIESPuts in the ground.
BURINSHandheld steel tools used for engraving in metal or wood.
BURLAPCoarse fabric.
BURLEYKay, English broadcaster born in Wigan in 1960.
BURNETAlastair, English journalist who was one of the original presenters of ITV's News At Ten.
BURPEEA squat thrust performed from a standing start position.
BURROWA hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a rabbit, fox, or other small animal, for habitation or shelter.
BURSARAn official in charge of the financial management of a school, college or university. Treasurer.
BURSTSRuptures.
BURTONMontague, Lithuanian-born British businessman who founded a menswear chain. Amanda, actress who played Dr Beth Glover in the TV drama series Peak Practice.
BUSBOYA waiter's assistant in the US and Canada.
BUSHELUnit of dry or liquid measure equal to eight imperial gallons.
BUSIEDKept occupied.
BUSKERStreet musician.
BUSTEDMatt Willis's band.
BUSTERComic that ran from 1960 to 2000.
BUSTLECommotion.
BUTANEFlammable hydrocarbon gas.
BUTENEBottled fuel.
BUTLERHead male servant. Gerard, actor who played King Leonidas in 300.
BUTLINBilly, South African-born British entrepreneur who pioneered holiday camps.
BUTTERDairy product.
BUTTIESandwich.
BUTTINInterrupt.
BUTTONA small disc or knob sewn on to a garment. Fastener on a cardigan.
BUXTONSpa town in Derbyshire.
BUYERSPurchasers.
BUYOUTThe purchase of a controlling share in a company.
BUZFUZDickens character.
BUZZERAn electrical device that is used to attract someone's attention.
BYEBYEFarewell.
BYELAWLocal authority regulation.
BYGONEPast.
BYHANDManually.
BYJOVEOath invoking the god Jupiter.
BYLAWSRules made by a local authority, applying to the area.
BYLINEJournalist's credit.
BYNAMEA sobriquet or subsidiary designation.
BYPASSAvoidance road.
BYPATHA side road little traveled (as in the countryside).
BYROADSecondary route.
BYROTEAutomatically.
BYSSHEMiddle name of the poet Shelley.
BYWORDPerfect or proverbial example.
CABBIEInformal name for a taxi driver.
CABERSHighland Games logs.
CABINSHuts.
CABLEDSent a message.
CACHETPresige, distinction.
CACKLERaucous laughter.
CACTUSPrickly plant.
CADDIEGolfer's assistant.
CADETSMilitary trainees.
CADGERSomeone who tries to get something free.
CADGESSponges or begs.
CADMIAAn oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces where zinc is sublimed.
CADMUSIn Greek mythology, a Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and planted its teeth. Europa's brother and founder of Thebes.
CAELUMConstellation - The Sculptor's Chisel.
CAESARTitle used by Roman emperors. _ salad, one with lettuce, Parmesan cheese and croutons served with oil, lemon juice and garlic.
CAFTANLong-sleeved garment, reaching to the ankles, worn in the Middle East (anglicised sp.).
CAGNEY_ & Lacey, US cop show starring Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless.
CAHILL_ US Marshall, a John Wayne film also starring George Kennedy.
CAIMANSmall crocodile species.
CAIRNSAustralian city. Mounds of rough stones built as memorials or landmarks on hillsides.
CAJOLEWheedle.
CAJUNSDescendants of French Canadians who live in the bayou areas of southern Louisiana.
CALAISFrench port.
CALASHA Horse drawn carrage with low wheels and folding top.
CALDERAlexander, US mobiles sculptor.
CALICOA white or unbleached cotton fabric with no printed design.
CALIDACosta ____, coastline in southeastern Spain that includes the resort of La Manga.
CALIPHThe chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad.
CALKINA metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping.
CALLANTV spy series of 1967-72 starring Edward Woodward.
CALLASMaria _, influential operatic Greek soprano.
CALLEDA Fish _ Wanda.
CALLERVisitor.
CALLILCarmen, Australian-born literary critic and founder of Virago Press.
CALLONAppeal to.
CALLOWLacking experience of life.
CALLUPOrder to serve in the armed forces.
CALLUSThickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.
CALMANSusan, Scottish comedian and TV presenter.
CALMLYWithout agitation or strong emotion.
CALVIN_ Coolidge, 30th U.S. President.
CALXESWhite crystalline oxides used in the production of calcium hydroxide.
CAMAILCurtain of armour suspended from a helmet.
CAMBERConvex surface of a road.
CAMDENLondon borough formed in 1965 from the metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras.
CAMELSDesert animals.
CAMEOSSmall character parts in a play or film, played by a distinguished actor or a celebrity.
CAMERAPhotographic device.
CAMETORegained consciousness.
CAMINOEl _, a 2011 album by American rock band The Black Keys.
CAMPEROne who stays in a tent.
CAMPOSGrass plains with occasional stunted trees.
CAMPUSUniversity grounds.
CANAANBiblical land.
CANADACountry whose capital is Ottawa and whose independence day commemorates July 1 1867.
CANALSInland waterways.
CANAPEA small piece of bread or pastry with a savoury topping, served with drinks at receptions or formal parties.
CANARDA false report or rumour.
CANARYSmall bird with yellow feathers.
CANCANHigh-kicking dance.
CANCELCall off.
CANCERZodiac star sign of the crab in astrology. Constellation.
CANCUNCoastal resort city in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
CANDIDPlain-spoken.
CANDLEWax stick.
CANINETooth between incisor and premolar.
CANKERAn open wound in the stem of a tree or shrub, caused by injury or parasites.
CANNESCity and resort on the French Riviera, home to an annual film festival.
CANNONHeavy artillery piece.
CANOEDBoated.
CANOESLight, narrow boats with pointed ends and no keel, propelled with a paddle or paddles.
CANONSLists of sacred books accepted as genuine.
CANOPYRoof-like projection or shelter.
CANOVAAntonio, Three Graces sculptor.
CANTABSuffix indicating a degree is from Cambridge.
CANTERHorse's gait.
CANTHIThe inner or outer corners of the eyes, formed by the natural junction of the eyelids.
CANTONPolitical division of Switzerland.
CANTORCathedral singer.
CANTOSSections into which certain long poems are divided.
CANUCKJohnny, fictional lumberjack and national personification of Canada.
CANUTEEnglish king crowned in 1017 who couldn't command the tide.
CANVASHeavy cloth.
CANYONGorge or ravine.
CAPEOF_ _ Good Hope, Rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa.
CAPERSAntics.
CAPIASFormerly, a legal writ directing an officer to arrest a named person; Latin, 'you are to seize'.
CAPITAPer ____ , Latin expression meaning 'for each person'.
CAPONEScarface US gangster.
CAPONSCastrated roosters fattened for eating.
CAPOTEBiopic for which Philip Seymour Hoffman won a best actor Oscar.
CAPPEDChosen as a member of a national team, e.g. in football or cricket.
CAPTOROne who captures.
CARAFEAn open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table.
CARATSUnits of weight for precious stones.
CARBONChemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6.
CARBOYA large globular glass bottle with a narrow neck, typically protected by a frame and used for holding acids or other corrosive liquids.
CARDINPierre, late Italian-born French fashion designer noted for his futuristic Space Age designs.
CARDLEMatt, 2010 Christmas UK No 1 singer.
CAREENTurn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair.
CAREERHurtle.
CARELLSteve, Foxcatcher actor. U.S. actor who played Ricky Gervais's counterpart in the U.S. version of The Office.
CARENEA fast of forty days on bread and water.
CAREOFThe abbreviation c/o stands for this.
CARERSThose who tend disabled or elderly relatives at home and often are unable to work.
CARESSGentle or loving touch.
CARFAXThe fictional home of Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel.
CARFULVehicle's maximum occupancy.
CARIBEPiranha.
CARIESTechnical term for dental decay.
CARINAConstellation - The Keel.
CARINGCompassionate.
CARLOS_ Santana, guitarist.
CARMELMount _, a mountain ridge in NW Israel, extending from the Samarian Hills to the Mediterranean.
CARMENOpera by Georges Bizet based on an 1845 novella of the same name by Prosper Merimee.
CARNALPhysical.
CARNEYMark, Canadian born governor of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020.
CAROLSChristmas songs.
CARORAWas It A _ _ _ Cat I Saw.
CARPAL_ tunnel syndrome; condition of the wrist and hand.
CARPELFemale organ in a flowering plant.
CARPETFloor covering. Odds of three to one in bookmakers' slang.
CARPUSWrist.
CARREYJim, actor who played the lead role in the 2000 film How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
CARRIE1976 horror film starring Sissy Spacek.
CARROTVegetable.
CARSONFrank _, Irish comedian who died in 2012. Kit, U.S. frontiersman and trapper. Butler played by Jim Carter in Downton Abbey. Violet, actress who played Ena Sharples in Coronation Street.
CARTELSyndicate to regulate prices. An association of similar companies that have grouped together.
CARTERUS president between Ford and Reagan.
CARTONCardboard or plastic container.
CARUSOEnrico _, Italian tenor who helped popularise gramophone records. Opera singer. David, Horatio Caine actor in CSI: Miami.
CARVESSlices meat.
CARWYN_ Jones, First Minister of Wales since December 2009.
CASABAA variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh.
CASALSPablo _, Spanish-born musician, one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century.
CASBAHRock The _, song by The Clash released in 1982.
CASEINThe main protein present in milk and (in coagulated form) in cheese. It is used in processed foods and in adhesives, paints, and other industrial products.
CASHEWType of nut.
CASHINProfit or take advantage.
CASINGProtective case or cover.
CASINOGambling place.
CASKETSmall box for jewels, letters or other valuable items.
CASPARTraditional name of one of the Magi, or Three Wise Men, along with Melchior and Balthazar.
CASQUEA helmet-like structure.
CASSELVincent, actor who plays The Asset in the 2016 film Jason Bourne.
CASSIAA tropical leguminous plant with pods that yield a mild laxative pulp.
CASSIEHannah and Tony Carpenter's daughter in EastEnders in the 1980s.
CASSIMA major supporting character and also Aladdin's father in Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
CASSIOIn William Shakespeare's tragic play Othello, the title character's loyal lieutentant.
CASSISA blackcurrant cordial.
CASTEL_ Gandolfo, Summer residence of the pope.
CASTERType of sugar.
CASTLEChess piece also known as the rook. Andrew _ , TV tennis commentator.
CASTORMythological twin of Pollux.
CASTROFidel _, a primary leader of the Cuban Revolution, who served as President of Cuba 1976-2008.
CASUALHappening by chance. Free-and-easy.
CATCHYInstantly appealing and memorable.
CATENAConnected series or chain, especially of patristic comments on the Bible.
CATERSProvides food.
CATGUTTennis racket string.
CATHAYA literary or archaic name for China.
CATIONPositively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
CATKINDowny spike of small flowers produced by trees such as the willow and hazel, pollinated by the wind.
CATNAPLight sleep.
CATNIPA Eurasian plant with spikes of purple-spotted white flowers and scented leaves of which felines are fond.
CATTLEDomesticated cows and bulls. Farm livestock. Oxen.
CATTONEleanor, New Zealand novelist who wrote The Luminaries.
CAUCUSMeeting of a U.S. political party to nominate candidates.
CAUFLEA gang of slaves.
CAUGHTApprehended.
CAUSALActing as or being a cause.
CAUSEDMade happen.
CAUSESRoots, grounds, origins.
CAVANIEdinson, Uruguayan striker who joined Manchester United in 2020.
CAVEATWarning or caution.
CAVEINCollapse.
CAVELLEdith, British nurse executed in 1915.
CAVERNLarge cave.
CAVIARSalted roe of a large fish such as the sturgeon, eaten as a delicacy.
CAVIESSouth American rodents.
CAVILLHenry, British actor who played Superman in the 2013 film Man of Steel.
CAVITYA hollow space.
CAVOLO_ nero, strong-flavoured Italian cabbage.
CAVORTPrance.
CAVOURCamillo Benso, Count di _ , first prime minister of the Kingdom of Italy.
CAXTONWilliam _, printer and translator who published the first book printed in English and established the first printing press in England.
CAYMANTropical American crocodilian similar to an alligator. _ Islands, British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean.
CAYUSEA small or poor horse in the U.S.
CEASEDStopped, desisted.
CEASESStops.
CEDARSConiferous trees with needle-like evergreen leaves and erect, barrel-shaped cones.
CEDINGYielding.
CEDRICMan's name.
CEEFAXFormer teletext service on the BBC.
CELEBSFamous people, informally.
CELERYSalad item.
CELIACOf or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen.
CELINE_ Dion, Canadian singer.
CELLARStock of bottled wines. Underground room.
CELLOSMembers of the string family.
CELTICFootball club based in Glasgow, founded in 1887.
CEMENTFine mortar.
CENSERA container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
CENSORBan or cut portions of.
CENSUSPopulation count.
CENTREMiddle point.
CEREALBreakfast food.
CERISEModerate to dark red. Cherry-coloured. Light and clear purplish red.
CERIUMChemical element, symbol Ce, atomic number 58.
CERNANGene _, American astronaut; the last man to have walked on the Moon.
CERVIDAny ruminant mammal characterized by the presence of antlers.
CESSNAClyde Vernon _, American aircraft designer and aviator.
CETANE__ rating, a measurement of the performance or quality of diesel fuel.
CEYLONFormer name of Sri Lanka.
CHACHABallroom dance.
CHACHIHappy Days character.
CHACMALargest of the six species of baboon, native to southern Africa; Papio ursinus.
CHAFERA large flying beetle, the adult and larva of which can be very destructive to foliage and plant roots respectively.
CHAFESMakes sore by rubbing.
CHAFFSTeases good-naturedly; banters.
CHAINSLengths of metal links.
CHAIRSSeats.
CHAISE_ longue, an upholstered sofa with a back and a single arm rest. A light, open horse-drawn carriage.
CHAKRAAny of the seven major energy centres in the body according to yogic tradition.
CHALETSwiss wooden house. Hut.
CHANCEOpportunity.
CHANCYHazardous.
CHANELCoco _, French fashion icon who created the little black dress.
CHANEYLon ___ (1883-1930), US star of silent horror films.
CHANGEAlter.
CHANGISingapore's airport.
CHANTSRepeated cries.
CHAPELHouse of God. Place of worship.
CHARDSBeets of a variety with broad edible white leaf stalks and green blades.
CHARGEPrice. Fee.
CHARMSDelights greatly.
CHARONIn Greek myths - the ferryman. Moon of Pluto.
CHASEDPursued.
CHASERTeam member who is not a Beater, Keeper or Seeker in the ficitional sport of Quidditch.
CHASESRuns after.
CHASSEOne of a series of gliding steps in ballet.
CHASTEPure, unblemished.
CHATTOSarah _, Only daughter of Antony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret. Andrew, English publisher who formed a book publishing company with poet W.E. Windus in 1873.
CHATTYTalkative.
CHAVEZHugo _, president of Venezuela from 1999.
CHEAPOInformal, derogatory term for something inexpensive and tawdry.
CHEATSTricks, cons.
CHECKSScrutinises, tests.
CHEEKYImpudent.
CHEEPSChirps.
CHEERSDrinking toast. U.S. sitcom starring Ted Danson.
CHEERYHappy.
CHEESEGorgonzola, say. Manchego is a Spanish type of this food.
CHEESYCheap and inferior.
CHEKOVPavel Andreievich _, a fictional character in the Star Trek universe.
CHEMMY_ Alcott, former alpine ski racer who competed for Great Britain in four Winter Olympic Games.
CHENEYVice President of the USA 2001-09.
CHEOPSGreek name for Egyptian pharaoh of the 26th century BC generally accepted to have commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza; Egyptian name, Khufu.
CHEQUEAn order to a bank to pay a stated sum from the drawer's account, written on a specially printed form.
CHERIE_ Lunghi, English actress and 2008 Strictly competitor.
CHERRYAny of several fruit-bearing trees of the rosaceous genus Prunus, especially P. avium and P. cerasus.
CHERUBInnocent or sweet child.
CHERYLFormer Girls Aloud member whose first solo UK No 1 was Fight for This Love in 2009.
CHESIL_ Beach, shingle structure in Dorset.
CHESTSLarge strong boxes.
CHESTYType of cough.
CHEWEDMasticated.
CHICHIWord from French meaning affectedly pretty or stylish or excessively refined.
CHICKSYoung birds.
CHICLEA gum-like substance obtained from the sapodilla.
CHIEFSTribal leaders.
CHIGOE_ flea, Insect.
CHILDE_ Harold's Pilgrimage, Lord Byron poem.
CHILESLois _, Dr. Holly Goodhead in the Bond movie Moonraker.
CHILLIThe red, hot-tasting pod of a type of capsicum that is used for flavouring sauces, pickles etc.
CHILLYUnpleasantly cold.
CHIMESMakes melodious ringing sounds, typically to indicate the time.
CHINEADominic, metal expert on TV's The Repair Shop.
CHINOSCasual trousers.
CHINTZPrinted, patterned cotton fabric with a glazed finish.
CHINUPEncouraging remark.
CHIPINPay towards.
CHIRACFormer Prime Minister of France.
CHIRPYLively.
CHISELHand tool. Sculptor's tool.
CHITINFibrous polysaccharide substance that is the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.
CHITTY_ _ Bang Bang.
CHIVVYPester.
CHOCKYJohn Wyndham story about a boy's imaginary friend.
CHOICESophie's _, a William Styron novel filmed with Meryl Streep.
CHOIRSGroups of singers.
CHOKEDHad severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air.
CHOKERClose-fitting necklace.
CHOLLAAny cylindrical-stemmed spiny cactus of the genus Cylindropuntia, native to North and South America.
CHOMPSChews noisily.
CHOONSSongs or pieces of popular music.
CHOOSESelect.
CHOOSYFastidious.
CHOPIN19th-century composer famous for his polonaises and nocturnes. Frederic, Polish-born French composer and pianist.
CHOPPYRough.
CHORALOf a chorus or choir.
CHORUSRefrain or main part of a song.
CHOSENSelected or picked out.
CHOUGHBlack Eurasian and North African bird of the crow family with a long down-curved red bill; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax.
CHRISTReserrection of _, early painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael.
CHROMAPurity or intensity of colour.
CHROMEShiny finish.
CHUBBYPlump and round.
CHUKKAEach of a number of periods (typically six, of 7 1/2 minutes each) into which play in a game of polo is divided.
CHUMMYFriendly.
CHUMPSFools.
CHUNKYThick and short.
CHUNLIFemale fighter in the Street Fighter franchise, played onscreen by Ming-Na Wen (1994) and Kristin Kreuk (2009).
CHURCHCharlotte _, singer who released the album Voice Of An Angel. Religious building. Place of worship.
CHURROSweet snack consisting of fried dough dusted with sugar or cinnamon, often served with chocolate sauce; from Spanish.
CHUTESSloping troughs.
CIBBERColley _, English actor-manager and playwright who was Poet Laureate from 1730 until his death in 1757.
CICADATransparent-winged, homopterous insect, the male of which chirps loudly.
CICERORoman orator, statesman and man of letters, 106-43 BC.
CICUTAWater hemlock genus.
CIDERSAlcoholic drinks made from the juice of apples.
CIGARSPanatellas, say.
CINDERA piece of incombustible material left after the combustion of coal, coke etc.
CINEMAPicture house. Film theatre. A 'movie theater' is the U.S. term for this.
CIPHERSecret way of writing.
CIPPUSIn Roman architecture, a pillar bearing an inscription.
CIRCLERing, halo, little group.
CIRCUSTravelling company of entertainers.
CIRQUE_ Du Soleil, entertainment company that started as two street performers in Canada.
CIRRUSThin, wispy cloud formed at high altitudes from ice crystals.
CITIESLarge inhabited places. Urban areas.
CITINGQuoting.
CITOLEA 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
CITRIC_ acid found in lemon and lime juice.
CITRONShrubby Asian tree bearing fruits which resemble large lemons with less acid flesh and thick fragrant peel.
CITRUSGenus of trees and shrubs which includes the orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit.
CIVETSMostly nocturnal mammals native to tropical Asia and Africa.
CIVICSStudy of rights and duties of members of society.
CLAIMSAsserts one's right to.
CLAIREGirl's name.
CLAMMYUnpleasantly sticky. Moist. Damp. Sweaty.
CLAMPSMechanical devices with movable jaws with which an object can be secured to a bench or with which two objects may be secured together.
CLANCYTom _, US author whose novel Patriot Games featured Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
CLANKSSharp, hard, nonresonant sounds.
CLARETRed wine from Bordeaux.
CLARKEAllan _, footballer. Emilia, actress who played Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
CLASSYElegant.
CLAUDE_ Levi-Strauss, French academic who was instrumental in the development of structural anthropology. _ Makelele, French ex-defensive midfielder for Chelsea.
CLAUSEPart of a sentence.
CLAYEYType of soil.
CLEANSGets rid of dirt or filth.
CLEARSResets.
CLEAVESplit, sever.
CLEESEJohn _, Monty Python member.
CLEFTSFissures or crevices.
CLENCHJim _, bass player in Bachman-Turner Overdrive in the 1970s.
CLERGYThe group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.
CLERICMember of the clergy.
CLEVERIntelligent.
CLEVESAnne of _, The fourth wife of Henry VIII.
CLICHEHackneyed phrase.
CLIENTCustomer.
CLIFFSSteep or vertical rock faces.
CLIMAXCulmination.
CLIMBSGoes up or ascends.
CLINCHWrestling hold.
CLINGYToo emotionally dependent.
CLINICMedical centre.
CLIQUECoterie, set. An exclusive group of people.
CLOAKSOuter garments.
CLOCHEA woman's almost brimless close-fitting hat. A glass or clear plastic cover to protect young plants from cold.
CLOCKSStop all the _, the first phrase of Auden's poem Funeral Blues.
CLONEDLike Dolly the sheep.
CLONESGenetic copies.
CLOSEDShut. Blocked against entry.
CLOSERPlay by Patrick Marber adapted as a Julia Roberts film in 2004. Nearer.
CLOSESShuts.
CLOSETSmall cupboard.
CLOTHETo dress or attire.
CLOTHOIn Greek mythology, one of the three Fates; spinner of the thread of life.
CLOUDS_ Of Witness, a Dorothy L Sayers novel featuring the detective Lord Peter Wimsey.
CLOUDYOvercast.
CLOUGHBrian _, Former English football player and manager.
CLOVENSplit.
CLOVERSmall plant with three-lobed leaves cultivated for fodder.
CLOVESDried flower buds of a tropical tree.
CLOWNSCircus performers.
CLUBBYSociable.
CLUEDOMurder mystery board game.
CLUMSYLacking in skill or physical coordination.
CLUNESMartin, Doc Martin actor.
CLUPEAFish genus of the family Clupeidae to which the herrings belong.
CLUTCHA firm grasp. A brood of chickens.
COARSELacking refinement or taste. Vulgar, unrefined.
COASTSSeasides.
COATEDCovered.
COATEEA short garment, esp for a baby.
COATESEric, composer whose waltz By The Sleepy Lagoon is the theme tune for Desert Island Discs.
COATISOmnivorous mammals of Central and South America, with a long flexible snout and a brindled coat.
COAXEDBeguiled, persuaded.
COBAEAA genus of flowering plants including about 20 species of rapid growing, ornamental climbers native to Mexico.
COBAINKurt, U.S. lead singer and guitarist of grunge band Nirvana who died in 1994.
COBALTChemical element, symbol Co, atomic number 27.
COBBLEMend shoes.
COBNUTThe fruit of a European hazel.
COBRASVenomous snakes.
COBURGSaxe-_ Gotha, the name of the British royal family through Prince Albert.
COBURNJames _, Star of The Great Escape who was also one of The Magnificent Seven.
COBWEBTitania's fairy servant in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
COCCYXTriangular bone at the end of the spinal column in humans.
COCHINOne of an Asian breed of chickens, resembling the Brahma but slightly smaller.
COCKERJarvis, founder and lead vocalist of Pulp. Joe, English singer who duetted with Jennifer Warnes on the song Up Where We Belong.
COCKLESand-burrowing bivalve mollusc, typically having a rounded shell with radiating ribs.
COCOONThe silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects.
CODDLETo cook e.g. eggs gently over hot water.
CODEIAAnother version of codeine.
CODERSPeople who write computer programs.
CODGERAn elderly man.
CODIFYSystematise.
CODINGProcess of writing computer programs.
COELOMThe body cavity of higher metazoans, between the body wall and intestine, lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
COELUMA fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal.
COERCECompel or force.
COFFEEBlack _, a hit for Sarah Vaughan and later Peggy Lee.
COFFERMoney chest.
COFFEYTherese, politician who became deputy prime minister in September 2022.
COFFINBox for corpse.
COGENTEffective, strong, forcefully convincing.
COGNACHigh-quality French brandy.
COHERETo hold firmly together.
COHORTMilitary unit of ancient Rome equal to one tenth of a legion. Group.
COHOSTTo compere jointly with others a programme or event.
COHUNECentral American palm whose nut is a valuable source of oil.
COIGUEChilean evergreen tree (Nothofagus dombeyi) the leafy boughs of which are used for thatching.
COILEDCurved.
COINERA person who invents a new word or phrase.
COLADAPina _, a drink consisting of pineapple juice coconut milk and rum.
COLERAA town in N Northern Ireland, Co Antrim, on the River Bann.
COLEUSA tropical SE Asian plant of the mint family with brightly coloured variegated leaves, popular as a houseplant.
COLLARShirt part.
COLLIERough, Smooth and Border _, three breeds of dog.
COLLOP_ Monday, name given to the day before Shrove Tuesday, traditionally the last day to cook and eat meat before Lent.
COLMANOlivia _, Star of Broadchurch. Jeremiah, miller who founded a mustard production factory in Norwich.
COLONYSettlement.
COLORSTrue _, a No. 12 UK hit for Cyndi Lauper in 1986.
COLOUR_ blindness, defect of the vision; commonly a difficulty distinguishing red from green. Hue.
COLUMNVertical pillar or support. Newspaper feature.
COLWYN___ Bay, town and resort on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea.
COMARTA binding agreement.
COMBATBattle.
COMBEDDid this to hair.
COMEBYAcquire.
COMEDYHumour.
COMEINGood Things _ _ Small Packages.
COMELYGood looking.
COMEOFTo result from.
COMEONEnticement.
COMETHThe Iceman _, play by Eugene O'Neill first performed in 1946.
COMETOAll Things _ _ Those Who Wait.
COMETSThe _, the backing band for Bill Haley. Halley's and Hale Bopp are noted examples of these astronomical phenomena.
COMFITA sugar-coated sweet containing a nut or seed.
COMICSComedians.
COMINGImminent.
COMITYAssociation of nations for their mutual benefit.
COMMASPunctuation marks.
COMMISAn apprentice chef or waiter.
COMMITPerpetrate a crime.
COMMONAverage, usual.
COMPELTo force.
CONCHAIn anatomy and zoology, a part or structure resembling a shell.
CONCURAgree.
CONDORA very large, rare, New World vulture.
CONFABConversation, informally.
CONFERExchange opinions.
CONFITMeat such as duck or pork that has been cooked slowly in its own fat; from French, 'preserve'.
CONGASDances.
CONGERLarge marine eel known to grow up to a length of six feet.
CONKED_ out, broke down.
CONKERHorse chestnut.
CONLEYBrian, English comedian whose catchphrase is 'It's a puppet!'.
CONMANSwindler.
CONNORSarah _, The Terminator's target.
CONRADPolish-born author of Typhoon and Lord Jim.
CONRANSir Terence _, British designer appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour in the 2017 Birthday Honours list. Shirley, Lace novelist.
CONROYPat, U.S. author whose books The Prince Of Tides and The Great Santini were made into films.
CONSULIn ancient Rome, either of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.
CONTEHJohn _, Professional boxer.
CONTRAPrefix meaning against or in opposition.
CONVEXCurving outwards.
CONVEYTransport.
CONVOYGroup of ships moving together.
CONWAY_ Twitty, American singer born Harold Lloyd Jenkins.
COOGANSteve _, British actor and comedian.
COOKEDPrepared and heated food.
COOKERStove.
COOKIEUS term for biscuit.
COOLEDMade less warm.
COOLERThe _ King, Steve McQueen character's nickname in The Great Escape.
COOLIEAn unskilled native labourer in India, China, and some other Asian countries.
COOLIOProfessional name of Artis Ivey Jr., late U.S. rapper noted for the 1995 song Gangsta's Paradise.
COOMBSPat _, comic actress who played Marge Green in Eastenders.
COOPERMaker of barrels. Dale, fictional FBI agent played by Kyle MacLachlan in Twin Peaks. Bradley, director and co-star of the 2018 film version of A Star is Born. Sheldon, fictional character played by Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory.
COOTERNorth American river turtle with a dull brown shell and typically having yellow stripes on the head.
COPIEDDuplicated, reproduced.
COPIERXerox machine.
COPIESReplicas.
COPINGThe top, typically curved or sloping, course of a brick or stone wall.
COPLEY_ Medal, annual scientific award given by the Royal Society for outstanding research in science.
COPOUTAvoid responsibility.
COPPERChemical element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29.
COPSESWooded areas.
COPTICThe family of dialects traditionally used by the Christians of Egypt.
COPULAA word used to connect the subject and complement of a sentence, especially a form of the verb 'to be'.
COQUETTo behave flirtatiously.
CORBYNJeremy _, MP who became Leader of the Opposition in September 2015.
CORDAYCharlotte, French noble and Marat's assassin.
CORDENJames, Gavin & Stacey star.  English comedian noted for his Carpool Karaoke sketches.
CORDIAA large genus of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees.
CORDONA chain of police, soldiers, ships stationed around an area.
CORERSDevices for removing the middle of an apple.
CORGISDogs belonging to the Queen's favourite breed.
CORIUMSkin.
CORIXAGenus: boat bugs.
CORMAC_ McCarthy, The Road novelist.
CORMANRoger _, film producer famous for his Sixties Poe adaptations.
CORNEAConvex membrane covering the eyeball.
CORNED_ beef, a type of beef cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, often canned.
CORNERBoy in Da _, Dizzee Rascal's 2003 Mercury Prize-winning album. Predicament.
CORNETBrass instrument.
CORONAOutermost region of the sun's atmosphere.
CORPSECadaver.
CORPUSCollection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular subject.
CORRALA pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch. Enclose.
CORREIA hollow in the side of a hill, where game usually lies.
CORRIEA round hollow in a hillside; a cirque.
CORRINEmma, English actress who played Lady Diana Spencer in the TV drama series The Crown.
CORSETFoundation garment.
CORTESThe national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal.
CORVUSConstellation - The Crow.
CORYZAIrritation of the mucous membrane in the nose, also called rhinitis.
COSHESBludgeons.
COSIERWarmer, more snug.
COSINETrigonometric function.
COSMICLarge or significant.
COSMOSThe world or universe considered as an ordered system.
COSSETPamper.
COSTARFellow performer.
COSTLYExpensive.
COSYUPDraw close.
COTMANJohn Sell, English marine and landscape painter.
COTTEETony, ex-West Ham and Everton striker.
COTTONClothing material. Fabric. Plantation product.
COUDEEA measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.
COUGARPuma.
COULISThin puree of fruit served as a sauce.
COUNTSAdds up.
COUNTYShire.
COUPEDCut off or truncated in a straight line.
COUPLEPair of (attached) people.
COUPONVoucher.
COURSEGolf ground. Route.
COURTSWoos.
COUSINA relative.
COUTHYWarm and friendly.
COVERSLids.
COVERTConcealed.
COWARDYellow-belly.
COWBOYReckless worker or businessman.
COWDIEThe kauri tree.
COWELLSimon, The X Factor judge.
COWINGBullying.
COWLEDHooded - like a monk.
COWLEYOxford suburb noted for its car production.
COWPATManure.
COWPIEDesperate Dan food.
COWPOXContagious viral disease of cattle.
COWRIEA marine mollusc which has a glossy, brightly patterned domed shell with a long, narrow opening.
COYOTEPredatory canine mammal, Canis latrans. Wile E. _, antagonist of the Road Runner in the Looney Tunes cartoon.
COZIESSoft coverings to keep a teapot, boiled egg, etc. hot.
CRABBEBuster _, actor who played Tarzan, Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon on screen.
CRABBYBad-tempered.
CRACKSGives way under pressure or strain.
CRADLEBaby's bed.
CRAFTYCunning or deceitful.
CRAGGY_ Island, Fictional setting of the 1995-8 Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted.
CRAMBORhyming word game whose name comes from the Latin for 'cabbage'.
CRAMPSThe _, punk band whose members included Lux Interior and Poison Ivy.
CRANESDevices found on docks.
CRANKSOddballs.
CRANNYEvery nook and ____, expression meaning 'all parts of a place'.
CRATERConstellation - The Cup. The bowl-shaped opening at the top or side of a volcano.
CRATESSlatted wooden cases.
CRAVATNeckwear item.
CRAVENCowardly.
CRAVESDesires, yearns for.
CRAWLSMoves very slowly.
CRAYONColouring stick. Pencil made of dyed wax or oiled chalk.
CREAGHMary, former Labour MP who lost her Wakefield seat at the 2019 general election.
CREAMSSoft-centred chocolates.
CREASEWrinkle or furrow.
CREATEInvent.
CRECHEA nursery for brief or daylong care of young children.
CREDITBelief. _ crunch, a severe reduction in lending by banks and other financial institutions.
CREEKSNarrow inlets or bays, especially of the sea.
CREELSLarge wicker baskets for holding fish.
CREEPSMoves slowly.
CREEPYChilling.
CREMESProducts with a thick, creamy consistency.
CRENELAny of a set of openings formed in the top of a wall or parapet and having slanting sides, as in a battlement.
CREOLEA language that has its origin in two language communities, one of which is generally European. _ sauce, made in the Southern US states from tomatoes, peppers and onions.
CREPESVery thin pancakes, often rolled or folded around fillings.
CRESOLEach of three isomeric crystalline compounds present in coal-tar creosote, used as disinfectants.
CRESTSPlumes of feathers or other ornaments on the top of a helmet.
CRETANNative of Crete.
CREUSEDepartment in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France; capital, Gueret.
CREWELA loosely twisted worsted yarn, used in fancy work and embroidery.
CRIEFFPerthshire town, birthplace of actor Denis Lawson.
CRIKEYSurprised expression.
CRILLYSurname of Father Ted.
CRIMEAPart of Ukraine, the centre of a European war 1853-56. A peninsula in eastern Europe, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
CRIMESIllegal acts.
CRIMPSMakes ridges into by pinching together.
CRINALOf or relating to the hair.
CRINGEShrink or flinch.
CRIPPSSir Stafford _, Clement Atlee's Chancellor of the Exchequer 1947-50.
CRISESCalamities, emergencies, disasters.
CRISISEmergency.
CRISPSSnack.
CRISPYLight and crunchy.
CRISSY_ Field, former aerodrome in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
CRITICReviewer.
CROCUSSaffron-bearing spring flower.
CROKERCharlie, fictional character played by Michael Caine in The Italian Job.
CROMERA resort on the north Norfolk coast.
CRONINA. J. _, Scottish author of The Citadel and creator of Dr. Finlay's Casebook.
CROPUPAppear or occur unexpectedly.
CROSBYBIng _, American singer and actor whose biggest hit song was White Christmas.
CROUCHAct of stooping or bending.
CROUTEA piece of toasted bread on which savoury snacks can be served.
CROWEDBoasted.
CROWNSOld English coins with a value of five shillings each.
CRUFTSDog show.
CRUISEHoliday trip at sea.
CRUMBSSmall fragments of bread, cake, or other baked foods.
CRUNCHThe _; crux, crucial point.
CRUSOERobinson _, Daniel Defoe's castaway.
CRUSTYIrritable.
CRUTCHLong sticklike support.
CRUYFFDutch footballer who managed Barcelona.
CRYINGThe _ Game, Neil Jordan film.
CRYOFFPull out.
CRYOUTShow fright.
CRYPTSUnderground cells or chapels.
CUATROThe Spanish word for four.
CUBAGECubic content or volume.
CUBANSCaribbean nationals.
CUBINGMultiplying a number by itself, and then again.
CUBISMArt movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque.
CUBITSOld lengths.
CUBOIDShaped like a cube.
CUCKOOBird that lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
CUDDLEEmbrace or hug.
CUDGELBlunt weapon.
CUEINGHitting billiard ball.
CULKINMacaulay, Home Alone actor.
CULLEN_ skink, a thick Scottish soup of smoked haddock, potatoes, onions and milk.
CULTUSA system of religious beliefs and rituals.
CUMANILuca, Italian racehorse trainer.
CUMENELiquid hydrocarbon made catalytically from benzene, chiefly as an intermediate in phenol synthesis.
CUNARDSamuel, shipowner who began a steamship line.
CUNEUSA smaller lobe in the occipital lobe of the brain.
CUPOLADome-like structure on top of a building.
CUPPERA cup of tea.
CUPRICOf copper with a valency of two; of copper(II).
CUPTIEMatch in a knockout competition.
CURAREBlack resin obtained from certain tropical South American trees, used by indigenous peoples as an arrow poison.
CURARIA dark resinous extract obtained from several tropical American woody plants, especially Chondrodendron tomentosum or certain species of Strychnos, used as an arrow poison by some Indian peoples of South America.
CURATEPriest's assistant.
CURDLEMake thicker.
CURFEWRestriction on people's movements.
CURIESUnits of radioactivity.
CURINGRestoring to health.
CURIOSUnusual things -- perhaps worthy of collecting.
CURIUMChemical element, symbol Cm, atomic number 96.
CURLEWShore bird.
CURRANSam, English cricketer named Player of the Tournament in the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup.
CURRIEEdwina, ex-Conservative minister partnered by Vincent Simone in the 2011 series of Strictly.
CURSEDDamned, doomed.
CURSORFlashing indicator on a screen.
CURTISTony _, actor who starred with Jack Lemmon in the 1959 film Some Like It Hot.
CURTSYWoman's gesture of respect.
CURVETA graceful or energetic leap.
CUSACKJohn, High Fidelity and Being John Malkovich actor.
CUSPIDA tooth having one point; canine tooth.
CUSTERGeorge Armstrong _, Civil War commander who later died at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
CUSTOMUsual or habitual practise.
CUTESTMost charming.
CUTIESDarlings.
CUTLETPiece of meat like a chop.
CUTOFFSever.
CUTOUTDelete or remove.
CUTTERSailing boat.
CYBELEPhrygian goddess of nature whose priests were called Corybantes.
CYBORG(in science fiction) a living being whose powers are enhanced by computer implants or mechanical body parts.
CYCLASA tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.
CYCLESTravels by bike.
CYCLICRecurring in cycles.
CYGNETA young swan.
CYGNUSConstellation that features the Northern Cross - The Swan.
CYLONSAntagonistic robot race in the 1978-9 US sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica.
CYMBALPercussion instrument consisting of a thin, circular piece of brass.
CYMENEA colourless insoluble liquid with an aromatic odour that exists in three isomeric forms.
CYNICSSceptics.
CYPRUSCountry whose capital is Nicosia.
CYRANO_ de Bergerac, an 1897 play by Edmond Rostand.
CYRENESimon of _ , man compelled to carry the cross of Jesus before the crucifixion.
DABBERItem used by bingo players.
DABBLETake part in something but not very seriously.
DABDABPet duck kept by Doctor Dolittle in the book series by English author Hugh Lofting.
DACHASCountry houses or cottages in Russia.
DACHAUNazi concentration camp.
DACOITIn India or Burma (Myanmar), a member of a band of armed robbers.
DACTYLMetrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables or (in Greek and Latin) one long syllable followed by two short syllables.
DAFTERMore stupid.
DAGAMAVasco _ _, Portuguese explorer who was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
DAGGERStabbing weapon.
DAGOBAA dome-shaped shrine containing the relics of the Buddha or a Buddhist saint.
DAHLIAPerennial plant. The Black _ , 1987 novel by James Ellroy.
DAHOONA perennial shrub of the holly family characterized by its white or yellow flowers and red berries.
DAIMIOIn feudal Japan, one of the great lords who were vassals of the shogun.
DAIMYOLand-owning military noble of Japan from the 10th century to 1871 appointed by the shogun, 'great name'.
DAINTYDelicate or elegant.
DAKOITMember of an armed gang of robbers.
DAKOTANorth _, US State whose capital city is Bismarck.
DALASIStandard currency unit of Gambia, divided into 100 bututs.
DALEKSMutant enemy race in Doctor Who.
DALETHThe fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
DALLASTexan city whose basketball team is The Mavericks. U.S. city where JFK was assassinated in 1963.
DALTONTimothy _, Actor who voices the stuffed hedgehog Mr Pricklepants in the Toy Story film franchise.
DAMAGEHarm or spoil.
DAMASKA fabric, usually silk or linen, with a pattern woven into it, used for table linen, curtains etc.
DAMIAN__ Lewis, English actor who played King Henry VIII in the TV drama series Wolf Hall.
DAMIENSon of Del Boy and Raquel in BBC One sitcom Only Fools and Horses. _ Hirst, English conceptual artist noted for preserving dead animals in formaldehyde.
DAMPENStifle or deaden.
DAMSELMaiden.
DAMSONDark purple plum.
DANANGCoastal city in Vietnam where the Han River empties into the South China Sea.
DANCERRhythmic mover.
DANCESMoves in time to music.
DANDERSmall particles or scales of hair or feathers.
DANDIE_ Dinmont, A breed of small terrier with a long coat and drooping ears.
DANDLETo move (a baby, child, etc.) lightly up and down, as on one's knee or in one's arms.
DANGERJeopardy, hazard, peril.
DANGLEHang freely, loosely.
DANIELA 1973 Elton John hit. Old Testament book of the bible.
DANISHLike one from Copenhagen. Composer Carl Nielsen had this nationality.
DANNERBlythe, U.S. actress who played Marilyn Truman on TV sitcom Will & Grace.
DANNII__ Minogue, younger sister of Kylie and a former judge on The X Factor.
DANTONGeorges, French revolutionary leader and orator guillotined in 1794.
DANUBEEuropean River on which Vienna and Budapest stand.
DAPHNEObject of Apollo's desire. Nymph in Greek mythology who was transformed into a bay tree.
DAPPERNatty. Spruce.
DAPPLEMottle.
DARINGBold.
DARIUSSinger who made his name on the two talent shows Popstars and Pop Idol.
DARKENMake less light.
DARKERLess light.
DARKIEA black person.
DARKLYA Scanner _, influential Philip K. Dick SF novel of the Seventies.
DARNAYSurname adopted by Charles in A Tale Of Two Cities.
DARNELWeedy annual grass which often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land.
DARNEXA coarse damask.
DARREN_ Clarke, Northern Irish golfer.
DARROWClarence _, American lawyer and champion of civil liberties 1857-1938.
DARTERFish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill.
DARVONA trademark used for propoxyphene hydrochloride.
DARWINAustralian capital of the Northern Territory. Charles _, English naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection.
DASEWETo become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled.
DASHERPerson in a hurry.
DASHESSymbols used in combination with dots in the written representation of Morse code.
DATIVEGrammar case.
DAUBEDSmeared.
DAUBERAn unskilled painter.
DAVIESGreg, British stand-up comedian who has the title role in the TV show Taskmaster.
DAVINA_ McCall, presenter on The Million Pound Drop.
DAVITSSmall cranes on board a ship, especially for suspending or lowering a lifeboat.
DAWDLEWaste time.
DAWNEDBegan.
DAWNONBegin to become apparent to.
DAWSON_'s Creek, TV series starring Katie Holmes, which ran from 1998-2003.
DAYBEDCouch that can be slept in.
DAYGLOLuminously bright colour.
DAYOFF24 hours not working.
DAYONEThe very beginning.
DAYTONCity in Ohio, home of aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.
DAZZLEBlind temporarily.
DEACONOrdained minister. John, ex-bass guitarist for Queen. Cleric ranking just below a priest in episcopal churches.
DEADENTo make or become less sensitive, intense, lively, etc.
DEADLYDeathly. Lethal.
DEADONExactly.
DEAFENCause to lose the power of hearing.
DEAFERLess able to listen.
DEALERTrader.
DEARERMore expensive.
DEARIEUsed as a friendly or condescending form of address.
DEARLYVery much.
DEARMEMy.
DEARTHScarcity.
DEATHSFatalities.
DEAVERJeffrey _, crime writer whose books include the Lincoln Rhyme series.
DEBASEReduce in value.
DEBATEFormal discussion.
DEBBIE_ Harry, Blondie's lead singer.
DEBONOEdward, lateral thinking pioneer.
DEBRISRubble. Scattered rubbish or remains.
DEBTOROne owing money.
DEBUGSLocates and corrects errors in a computer program code.
DEBUNKTo expose the pretensions or falseness of, esp by ridicule.
DECADETen years.
DECAMPAbscond. To make off suddenly or secretly.
DECANTPour.
DECAYSRots.
DECEITPractice of deceiving. Trickery.
DECENTPolite and respectable.
DECIDEReach a decision.
DECKEDKnocked to the floor.
DECKERCarol, lead vocalist of T'Pau.
DECKLEA device in a papermaking machine for limiting the size of the sheet.
DECLAN_ Rice, midfielder for West Ham United FC who made his England debut in 2019.
DECOCTTo extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
DECODEDecipher.
DECOKERemove the carbon from an internal combustion engine.
DECOYSPeople or things used to beguile or lead someone into danger; lures.
DECREEEdict, law, etc made by someone in authority.
DECURYA body of ten men.
DEDUCETo reach (a conclusion about something) by reasoning; infer.
DEDUCTSubtract.
DEEGANDenise _, author of the comedy play Daisy Pulls It Off.
DEELEYCat, English actress and broadcaster who presented TV talent show Stars In Their Eyes.
DEEPENIntensify.
DEEPLYTruly Madly _, a romantic comedy starring Juliet Stevenson and Alan Rickman. 
DEFACEDisfigure.
DEFAMESlander.
DEFEATBeat. Vanquish.
DEFECTFlaw.
DEFENDProtect.
DEFERSDelays.
DEFIEDRefused to obey.
DEFIERContemner.
DEFIESRefuses to obey.
DEFINEGive the meaning of a word.
DEFORMDisfigure.
DEFRAYProvide money for.
DEFUSERemove the triggering device.
DEGRASAn emulsion used for dressing hides.
DEGREEAn academic award conferred by a university or college. Extent.
DEICERSpray this on a frosty windscreen.
DEIFICGodlike.
DEIMOSSmallest and outermost of the two moons of Mars, named after a son of Ares.
DEJAVUMental illusion of experiencing something as though it had happened before.
DEJECTMake sad or dispirited; depress.
DEJONGPiet _ _, Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1967-71).
DEJURELatin phrase meaning according to law.
DELANOMiddle name of US president Franklin Roosevelt.
DELAYSHolds up.
DELBOYDavid Jason's character's nickname in Only Fools And Horses.
DELETEExpunge.
DELIMAVanderlei _ _, Brazilian long-distance runner who lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
DELIUSComposer of Brigg Fair and On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring.
DELORSJacques _, French politician and former President of the European Commission.
DELPHIAn ancient Greek city on the southern slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the most famous oracle of Apollo.
DELUDEFool.
DELUGEGreat flood of water.
DELUXERich or sumptuous.
DELVESRummages deeply.
DEMANDRequest forcibly.
DEMEANHumble.
DEMISEPerson's death.
DEMISSSubmissive or humble.
DEMISTClear condensation from.
DEMONSFiends.
DEMOTELower or reduce in rank.
DEMUREPrim, modest.
DENALIMount McKinley.
DENGUE__ fever, a tropical viral infection spread by mosquitoes.
DENIALRepudiation. Refusal to acknowledge.
DENIEDRefused.
DENIERUnit of thickness of hosiery.
DENIMSJeans.
DENIRORobert _ _, American actor.
DENISECharacter played by Lisa Bonet in The Cosby Show.
DENMANIrish-bred racehorse nicknamed The Tank.
DENNIS_ Quaid, actor. Hugh, Outnumbered actor.
DENOTEIndicate or designate.
DENTALOf the teeth.
DENTEDMade a depression or hollow by a blow or by pressure.
DENTONFictional Midlands town in which the TV series A Touch of Frost was set.
DENUDEStrip.
DENVERAmerican state capital of Colorado. U.S. city nicknamed The Mile High City because of its elevation above sea level.
DENZEL_ Washington, actor.
DEPARTLeave. Go away.
DEPAULLynsey _ _, singer on Britain's 1977 Eurovision entry Rock Bottom.
DEPENDRely.
DEPICTDelineate or portray. To represent by drawing, sculpture or painting.
DEPLOYPut to use.
DEPORTExpel from a country.
DEPOSETo remove from an office or position, especially of power or rank.
DEPOTSStorehouses or warehouses.
DEPTHSThe _, a low moral standard.
DEPUTYSubstitute.
DERAILCause a train to leave its tracks.
DERICK_ Heathcoat-Amory, Conservative politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1958 to 1960.
DERIDEMock.
DERIVEDraw (from).
DERMALOf the skin.
DERMOT_ Morgan, late Irish actor who played the title role in Father Ted.
DERREN_ Brown, English illusionist and author born in 1971.
DERULOJason, U.S. singer/songwriter whose first UK No 1 hit was In My Head in 2010.
DERVISMember of an ascetic Muslim sect.
DESCRYCatch sight of.
DESERTAbandon. Barren area.
DESICAVittorio, Italian film director noted for Bicycle Thieves.
DESIGNPlan or preliminary drawing.
DESIREBob Dylan album released in 1976.
DESISTStop, cease.
DESOTOHernando _ _, Spanish conquistador who died in 1542 on the banks of the Mississippi.
DESPOTAbsolute ruler.
DESRESDesirable residence.
DETACHUnfasten.
DETAILList or relate fully.
DETAINDelay or hold back.
DETECTTo perceive or notice.
DETERSDiscourages.
DETESTHate.
DETOURRoundabout route.
DEUCESThe Flying _, comedy film in which Laurel and Hardy join the Foreign Legion.
DEVICEMechanical implement.
DEVILSThe _, a John Whiting play based on an Aldous Huxley book.
DEVISEPlan.
DEVITODanny, U.S. actor who co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1988 film Twins.
DEVOIDEntirely lacking or free from.
DEVOREVelvet fabric with a pattern formed by dissolving part of the pile with chemicals.
DEVOUREat voraciously.
DEVOUTReverent. Pious.
DEWATAA kind of good spirit, similar to a guardian angel.
DEWLAPA loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc.
DEXTERUS TV serial killer drama.
DHARMAObservance of social and religious custom as a moral duty in Hinduism.
DHOTELMaitre _'_, The head waiter of a restaurant.
DIADEMA royal crown; a light, jewelled circlet.
DIAGON__ Alley, wizarding area behind the Leaky Cauldron pub in Harry Potter stories.
DIANNE__ Buswell, Australian Strictly professional dancer who joined the show in 2017.
DIATOMA single-celled alga which has a cell wall of silica.
DIBBERA pointed tool used for making holes for seeds or plants.
DIBBLEPolice officer (surname) who was Top Cat's regular adversary.
DIBDINMichael _, author of the Aurelio Zen crime novels.
DICKIN_ Medal, highest award given in the UK to animals serving in military conflicts.
DICTUMPronouncement.
DIDCOTOxfordshire railway town, the site of noted power stations.
DIDDLESwindle.
DIEOUTDisappear.
DIEPPETown in France.
DIESELRudolf _, German engine inventor.
DIETEDSlimmed.
DIETERA person following a strict food regime to lose weight.
DIFFERVary from.
DIGESTAssimilate food or mentally.
DIGGERHeavy equipment.
DIGITSFingers or thumbs.
DIGLOTPerson who speaks two languages.
DIGSINBecomes entrenched.
DIGSUPUnearth.
DIKDIKDwarf antelope of eastern Africa named from the sound of its alarm call; genus Madoqua, four species.
DIKTATHistorical German term for the Treaty of Versailles. A decree or ruling, often imposed on a defeated nation.
DILATEMake or become wider, larger, or more open.
DILLONMarshal Matt _, the lead character in Gunsmoke.
DILUTEMake thinner by adding water. Water down.
DIMPLESmall dent in the cheek or chin.
DIMSUMA Chinese appetiser of steamed dumplings containing various fillings.
DIMWITIdiot.
DINARSIraqi money.
DINEROMoney.
DINGHYSmall, open boat propelled by oars, sails or an outboard motor.
DINGLESurname of an unruly family in the TV soap opera Emmerdale.
DINGOSAustralian wild dogs.
DINGUSA gadget, device, or object whose name is unknown or forgotten.
DININGHaving a meal.
DINNERMain meal. Evening meal.
DIODESElectronic devices that allow current to flow in one direction only.
DIONNE_ Warwick, singer.
DIOXINA general name for a family of chlorinated hydrocarbons.
DIPLEXAllowing telecommunication of two independent signals simultaneously by a single station or antenna.
DIPYREA variety of scapolite with the components marialite and meionite in a ratio of about 3:2.
DIRECTStraightforward. _ mail, sending of promotional material to named potential customers via post.
DIRGESMournful songs.
DIRHAMThe standard monetary unit of Morocco, divided into 100 centimes.
DIRIGEDomine, _ nos : Lord, guide us, motto of the City of London.
DIRNDLTraditional type of dress worn in Bavaria.
DISARMRemove weapons from.
DISBARExpel.
DISBUDRemove superfluous or unwanted parts from a plant.
DISCOSDances.
DISCUSAs thrown in athletics.
DISHEDRuined.
DISMALCausing gloom or depression.
DISMAYAppal, cause distress. Consternation or agitation.
DISNEYWalt _, American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer.
DISOWNDeny any connection with. To give up or repudiate.
DISPELAlleviate, cause to vanish.
DISTILTo evaporate or boil a liquid and condense its vapour.
DISTINSylvain, French ex-central defender for Manchester City and Everton.
DISUSENeglect.
DITHERBe uncertain or indecisive. Shilly-shally.
DITIONDominion; rule.
DIVERSFrogmen.
DIVERTTurn aside.
DIVIDESplit up.
DIVINE_ Comedy, Dante's epic 14th century poem.
DIVINGThe 3m springboard is a classification in this Olympic sport.
DIVOTSPieces of turf dug out of a grass surface by golf clubs or horses' hooves.
DIWALIHindu festival of lights.
DIXTERGreat ____, home in East Sussex of gardener and writer Christopher Lloyd.
DIYSOSTV series about transformative home improvements presented by Nick Knowles since 1999.
DOABLECapable of being done.
DOBSONFrank _, Labour MP who was Secretary of State for Health 1997-99.
DOCILEPliant, obedient.
DOCKERLongshoreman.
DOCKETA piece of paper accompanying a package, stating contents etc. An affixed bill or ticket indicating the contents of a consignment.
DOCTORMedical practitioner, physician.
DODDERTo move unsteadily; totter.
DODDLESomething easily accomplished.
DODGEDAvoided. Evaded.
DODGEM_ cars, fairground ride also paradoxically called bumper cars.
DODGERShirker or evader.
DODGESSidesteps.
DODOMATanzania's national capital.
DODOWNBelittle.
DOGEARAn informal name for folding the corner of pages to mark where you are in a book.
DOGGEDObstinately determined.
DOGGERShipping forecast area.
DOGGIEChild's canine word.
DOGLEGSharp bend
DOGTAGA soldier's metal identity item.
DOLENZMicky _, singer and drummer of the 1960s US pop/rock band The Monkees.
DOLINGSharing out.
DOLLARCurrency in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
DOLLOPShapeless mass of soft food.
DOLLUPDress in a showy manner.
DOLMANA long Turkish outer robe.
DOLMASDishes.
DOLMENStone Age tomb.
DOMAINTerritory, jurisdiction.
DOMINEA West Indian fish.
DOMINOSmall, rectangular block marked with spots, used for playing games.
DOMITEA grayish variety of trachyte.
DONALDAnimated duck created by Walt Disney's studios in the 1930s. Allan, South African former pace bowler born in 1966.
DONATEGive to charity.
DONEUPDecorated.
DONITZKarl, German U-boat fleet commander in the Battle of the Atlantic.
DONJONA heavily fortifed central tower.
DONKEYAss. Character voiced by Eddie Murphy in the Shrek film franchise.
DONMAR__ Warehouse, London theatre at which Sam Mendes was the artistic director between 1992 and 2002.
DONNATA person that does very little or nothing; a lazy person.
DONNERRichard _, director of The Omen, Superman and Lethal Weapon.
DONORSPeople who give money to charities.
DOODLEYankee _ Dandy, a 1942 musical biopic starring James Cagney. Meaningless drawing.
DOOHANJames _, actor who played Scotty in Star Trek.
DOOLEYStacey, 2018 Strictly winner.
DOOMEDDestined to disaster.
DOOSRAA leg break bowled with an apparent off-break action.
DOOWOPA type of rhythm-and-blues harmony singing style created by street-corner groups in the US in the 1950s.
DOPIERMore stupid.
DORADOConstellation - The Swordfish.
DORCASMaker of coats and garments for widows in The Acts of the Apostles.
DORIESSpiny-finned marine food fish with deep compressed bodies.
DORMERA construction with a gable roof and window at its outer end that projects from a sloping roof.
DORMIEGolfing term for being as many holes ahead of an opponent as there are still to play.
DORNANJamie, Northern Ireland-born actor who played the lead in the TV drama series The Tourist.
DORNICA heavy damask cloth, formerly used for vestments, curtains, etc.
DORRITLittle _, Dickens novel.
DORSALOf or on the back.
DORSETEnglish county.
DORSEYArnold, birth name of singer Engelbert Humperdinck.
DOSAGEAdministration of medicine in doses.
DOSIDOA figure in which two dancers pass round each other back to back and return to their original positions.
DOSINGGiving medicinal measures.
DOSSILA cloth roll for removing excess ink from a plate before printing.
DOTAGEFeebleness of mind, especially as a result of old age.
DOTCOMOnline company (informal).
DOTEONLove to an excessive degree.
DOTHEY_ _ Know It's Christmas - Band Aid.
DOTILLYou never know what you can _ _ you try.
DOTIMEServe a prison sentence.
DOTTEDSign on the _ line.
DOUBLETwofold. The _ , novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky published in 1846.
DOUBTSUncertainties.
DOUCETLyse, BBC international news reporter.
DOUCHEStream of water used for cleansing purposes.
DOUGALMagic Roundabout dog.
DOUGHSThick, malleable mixtures of flour and liquid, used for baking into bread or pastry.
DOULASWomen employed to provide guidance and support to the mother of a newborn baby.
DOUSESPours a liquid over.
DOWELSWooden or metal pegs.
DOWNERDepressing experience.
DOWNTOThe responsibility of.
DOWSETA sweetened dish.
DOXINGSearching for and publishing private or identifying information about (a particular individual) on the Internet, typically with malicious intent.
DOZENSGroups of twelve.
DOZIERMore drowsy.
DRACHMOne-eighth of a fluid ounce.
DRAFTSOutlines.
DRAGBYPass slowly.
DRAGEEA sweet consisting of a nut or fruit with a hard sugar icing.
DRAGONMythical monster.
DRAGUPInappropriately mention.
DRAINSRemoves liquid from.
DRAKESMale ducks.
DRAMASPlays performed on stage or TV.
DRAPERDealer in fabrics and sewing materials.
DRAPESCurtains.
DRAVIDRahul _, former Indian cricket captain, the fourth highest run scorer in Test cricket.
DRAWERCompartment.
DRAWINWhat nights do as successive days become shorter because of the changing seasons.
DRAWLSSpeaks slowly.
DRAWONMake use of.
DRAWUPCome to a halt.
DREADSFears greatly.
DREAMSIn _, a Roy Orbison song released as a single in 1963. Chart-topping 1977 hit for Fleetwood Mac covered by The Corrs in 1998.
DREAMYVague or impractical.
DREARYDoleful.
DREDGERemove mud and silt.
DREICHA word used in Scotland to describe bleak or dismal weather.
DRENCHSoak.
DRESSYElegant.
DREVILFictional villain played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series.
DRIFTSMoves aimlessly.
DRILLSTraining exercises. Bores.
DRINKSSwallows a liquid.
DRIPPYSilly, inane.
DRITAN_ Abazovic, Prime minister of Montenegro who succeeded Zdravko Krivokapic on 28 April 2022.
DRIVELFoolish talk.
DRIVENImpelled.
DRIVERMotorist. Chauffeur. A large headed golf club for hitting the ball from the tee.
DRIVESNeeds must when the devil _.
DROGUESmall parachute used to decelerate a moving object, especially an aeroplane or spacecraft coming in to land.
DRONEDMade a low humming noise - like a male bee.
DRONESMale bees in a colony of social bees, whose function is to mate with the queen.
DRONGOInsect-catching bird of the family Dicruridae.
DROOGSMen belonging to a street gang.
DROOPSSags. Hangs loosely.
DROOPYSagging.
DROPBYVisit.
DROPINCasually visit.
DROPSYPainful condition characterised by an accumulation of watery fluid.
DROVERA person who moves animals over long distances.
DROVESFlocks of animals being driven in a body.
DROWNSDies in water.
DROWSYSleepy.
DRUDGEDogsbody. A person, such as a servant, who works hard at wearisome menial tasks.
DRUIDSCeltic priests of Britain and Ireland in the Iron Age.
DRUPESIndehiscent fruits such as peaches, plums and cherries.
DRYADSIn Greek mythology, nymphs or divinities of the woods.
DRYDENJohn _, 17th-century English poet, playwright and literary critic; Poet Laureate from 1668.
DRYERSLaundry appliances.
DRYICESolid carbon dioxide used for smoke effects in stage shows.
DRYOUTGive up drinking.
DRYROTA decay of seasoned timber caused by fungi.
DRYRUNRehearsal, practise or trial exercise.
DUARTEMaria Eva _ De Peron, the full name of Evita.
DUBBINPrepared grease used on leather.
DUBCEKAlexander, Czech Prague Spring leader.
DUBEKEAnton, English professional dancer on Strictly who partnered Lesley Garrett in the first series.
DUBLINCapital of Ireland.
DUCATSGold coins formerly current in most European countries.
DUDLEYTown in the West Midlands.
DUENNAIn Spain and Portugal, an elderly woman retained by  a family to act as governess and chaperone to young girls.
DUETTEMusical composition for two performers.
DUFFEL_ coat, a heavy coat, usually with a hood and fastened with toggles.
DUFFERIncompetent person.
DUFFUPThrash.
DUGITESpecies of venomous, potentially lethal, snake native to Western Australia.
DUGONGHerbivorous sirenian mammal commonly called a sea cow. Medium-sized marine mammal occurring in shallow tropical waters.
DUGOUTA canoe made by hollowing out a log.
DUKERYAristocrat's domain.
DULCETSweet and soothing.
DUMDUMBullet that expands.
DUMPTYHumpty _, nursery rhyme character in Carroll's Through The Looking Glass.
DUNBARA port in southeast Scotland; the scene of Oliver Cromwell's defeat of the Scots. Adrian, actor who played Superintendent Ted Hastings in Line of Duty.
DUNCAN_ Bannatyne, entrepreneur. Scottish king murdered by Macbeth in Shakespeare's tragedy.
DUNDASDavid _, aristocratic singer who had a 1976 hit with Jeans On.
DUNDEEScottish city famed for jute, jam and journalism.
DUNKERA member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
DUNLINA small sandpiper of northern and arctic regions.
DUNLOPLesley, English actress who plays Brenda Walker in Emmerdale.
DUNMOW_ Flitch, a piece of bacon traditionally given in an Essex village to a couple happily married for a year and a day.
DUPIONA silk fabric made from the threads of double cocoons.
DUPLEXHouse in the U.S. providing accommodation for two families.
DURBANSouth African city.
DURESSCoercion.
DURHAMEnglish county.
DURIANThe edible fruit of a tree of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
DURINGThroughout the time of.
DURIONTree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind.
DUROUSHard.
DUSKEDGrew dark.
DUSTERCleaning cloth.
DUSTIN_ Gee, comedy partner of Les Dennis.
DUSTUPA colloquial term for a fight or quarrel.
DUTIESMoral or legal obligations.
DUVALLRobert, actor who played Lt Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now.
DVORAKAntonin _, composer of the New World Symphony.
DWARFSSnow White And The Seven _.
DWEEBSBoring, studious, or socially inept people.
DWIGHT_ Yorke, Aston Villa footballer who also played for Trinidad and Tobago.
DYNAMOEnergetic hard-working person.
DYNASTA ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.
EADISHThe growth (of grass) that remains or appears after cutting.
EAGLESBirds of prey.
EAGLETYoung eagle.
EALING_ Studios, company that produced Passport To Pimlico and The Ladykillers.
EAMONN_ Holmes, This Morning presenter.
EARFULSomething heard or overheard.
EARLAPA flap connected to headgear.
EARNEDMerited.
EARNERThing that produces an income.
EARTHA_ Kitt, Catwoman in TV's Batman.
EARTHYRough.
EARWAXBodily secretion known in medical terminology as cerumen.
EARWIGSmall elongated insect with leathery forewings and curved forcepts at the tip of its abdomen. Eavesdrop, informally.
EASELSArtists' stands.
EASEUPBe less acute.
EASIERSimpler.
EASILYBy far.
EASINGRelieving.
EASTERChristian festival.
EASTONSurname of the singer of the Bond theme For Your Eyes Only.
EATERYA restaurant.
EATINGHaving food.
EATOUTHave a meal at a restaurant.
EBBINGThe flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea.
EBITDAEarnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in accounting.
ECARTECard game.
ECCLESSpike Milligan character in The Goons often paired with Bluebottle.
ECHIUMEurasian and African plant genus of the family Boraginaceae to which viper's bugloss belongs.
ECHOEDResounded. Reverberated.
ECHOESResounds. Reflected sounds.
ECLAIRCream cake.
ECOTAXA levy on products, practices and activities considered harmful to the environment.
ECTYPEA copy as distinguished from a prototype.
ECZEMASkin problem.
EDBERGStefan _, Swedish tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1988 and 1990.
EDDERYPat _, Irish jockey and three times winner of the Epsom Derby.
EDDIESWhirlpools.
EDERLEGertrude, U.S. swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926.
EDGIERMore tense.
EDGINGBorder or trim.
EDIBLEEatable. Fit for eating.
EDICTSOfficial orders or proclamations issued by a person in authority.
EDIRNECity in Turkey.
EDISONLight bulb inventor who died in 1931.
EDITEDRevised.
EDITORPerson in overall charge of a newspaper or periodical.
EDMOND_ Rostand, French dramatist and author of Cyrano de Bergerac.
EDMUND_ I, King of England from 939 to 946.
EDRICHJohn, ex-Surrey and England batsman.
EDUCEDDeveloped.
EDVARD_ Grieg, 19th century composer and pianist.
EDWARD_ Elgar, composer.
EDWINA_ Currie, former Conservative MP who was a Junior Health Minister from 1986 to 1988.
EDWOODFilm for which Martin Landau won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
EERILYIn a weird way.
EEYOREFictional melancholy donkey in children's stories by A.A. Milne.
EFFACETo obliterate or make dim.
EFFECTResult.
EFFETEWeak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement.
EFFIGYA crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule. Likeness.
EFFING_ and blinding, using swear words abundantly.
EFFORTPhysical or mental exertion.
EFFUSETo pour or flow out.
EFTPOSElectronic funds transfer at point of sale.
EGBERTKIng of Wessex from 802-39; the grandfather of Alfred the Great.
EGERIAA female adviser.
EGGCUPFood container. Small item of tableware.
EGGERSDave, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius writer.
EGGNOGFestive drink containing brandy, rum or some other spirit.
EGMONTBeethoven music, Op 84, composed for a Goethe play.
EGOISMAn ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality.
EGOISTPerson who is preoccupied with their own interests.
EGRESSExit.
EGRETSHerons, large wading birds, with mainly white plumage, having long plumes in the breeding season.
EIFFEL_ Tower, Paris.
EIGHTHOrdinal number.
EIGHTSAfter _, chocolate mints.
EIGHTYTen more than seventy.
EILEEN_ Atkins, British actress.
EILISHBillie, Bad Guy U.S. singer/songwriter. _ O'Carroll, actress who plays Winnie McGoogan in Mrs Brown's Boys.
EISAKU_ Sato, Longest-serving prime minister of Japan (1964-72); co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1974.
EITHEROne or the other.
EJECTAMaterial that is forced or thrown out, especially as a result of volcanic eruption, meteoritic impact, or stellar explosion.
EKBERGAnita, actress who danced in the Trevi fountain in the 1960 film La Dolce Vita.
EKEOUTMake last longer.
EKLANDBritt _, actress in The Wicker Man and Get Carteer.
ELAINE_ Stritch, actress in Woody Allen's Small Time Crooks. Character in Arthurian legend known as the lily maid of Astolat.
ELANDSLarge spiral-horned African antelopes which live in open woodland and grassland.
ELAPIDAny of a family of venomous snakes (such as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs.
ELAPSEPass by like time.
ELATEDVery happy. Exhilarated.
ELATESMakes happy.
ELBERTHighest peak of the Rocky Mountains, in the Sawatch range in central Colorado.
ELBOWSPushy people are said to have sharp ones.
ELBRUSConsidered to be the highest mountain in Europe, in the Caucasus in SW Russia near the border with Georgia.
ELDERSOlder people. Bushes or small trees with black berries.
ELDESTThe first child of more than two of the same parents. Most senior.
ELECTSChooses someone to be a representative or official by voting.
ELEVENOne more than ten. Number worn by the left wing in a rugby union team.
ELEVONA wing flap on delta wing or tailless aircraft.
ELFMANDanny, film score composer and collaborator with Tim Burton.
ELICITGive rise to.
ELIDORAlan Garner's 1965 children's fantasy novel set in Manchester.
ELIJAHOld Testament prophet who preached against Ahab and Jezebel.
ELINOR_ Goodman, ex-Channel 4 News political editor.
ELISHAOld Testament prophet and ploughman, successor of Elijah.
ELITESSelect groups.
ELIXIRMagical drink.
ELLAND_ Road, home ground of Leeds United FC.
ELLERY_ Queen, US crime fiction pseudonym.
ELLIOTBilly _, film starring Jamie Bell.
ELMORE_ Leonard, crime novelist whose books include Get Shorty and Out Of Sight.
ELNINOPeriodical tropical climate change caused by Pacific warming.
ELODEAGenus of aquatic plants of the family Hydrocharidaceae commonly used to oxygenate aquariums; Canadian pondweed etc.
ELOIGNTo remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
ELOISEBarry Ryan's 1968 hit covered by The Damned in 1986.
ELOPEDFled to wed.
ELOPESRuns away to wed.
ELPASOCity in Texas on the Rio Grande.
ELTHAMLondon suburb where Bob Hope was born.
ELTOPOCult 1970 Mexican film also known as The Mole.
ELUDESEscapes, evades.
ELVISHA Tolkien language.
ELYSEEThe _ Palace, the French president's official residence.
ELYSIAName which means "God's oath" in Hebrew.
ELYTRAThe horny front wings of beetles and some other insects.
EMAILSElectronic messages.
EMBALMPreserve a corpse.
EMBARKGo aboard a ship.
EMBERSCinders.
EMBLEMSymbol.
EMBODYPersonify.
EMBOLIBlood clots.
EMBOSSCreate a decoration in relief.
EMBRYOHorror film of 1976 starring Rock Hudson and Roddy McDowall. An animal or human in the early stages of development in the womb.
EMBUSYKeep occupied.
EMERGECome into view.
EMETICCausing vomiting.
EMIGREA person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, typically for political reasons.
EMILIA_ Fox, Actress. Iago's wife in Othello.
EMILIO_ Estevez, actor in St. Elmo's Fire and Young Guns.
EMINEMUS rapper who starred in 8 Mile.
EMMETTDr. _ Brown, Christopher Lloyd's character in Back To The Future.
EMODINA chemical compound that can be isolated from rhubarb, buckthorn, and Japanese knotweed.
EMOTESShows exaggerated feelings.
EMPAWNTo pledge.
EMPERYAbsolute dominion; sovereignty.
EMPIREHistorical novel by Gore Vidal first published in 1987.
EMPLOYUse.
EMPTORCaveat _, let the buyer beware.
EMPUSEA phantom or spectre.
ENABLEMake possible.
ENACTSPasses into law.
ENAMELThe hard white calcified substance that covers the crown of a tooth.
ENBLOCAs a body or whole.
ENCAGEConfine.
ENCAMPProvide with living quarters or shelter.
ENCASECover.
ENCODEPut into cipher.
ENCORERepeat performance.
ENDEARMake beloved.
ENDINGFinal part.
ENDIVEPlant cultivated for its crisp, curly leaves, which are used in salads.
ENDOWSProvides with or bequeaths a source of permanent income. Enriches with a gift.
ENDSUPBecomes eventually.
ENDUREPut up with. To last.
ENDUSEThe final purpose to which a manufactured article is put.
ENERGYVigour or exertion.
ENFANT__ terrible, French term for a child who embarrasses elders with untimely remarks.
ENFIRETo set alight.
ENFOLDEnvelop.
ENGAGEOccupy.
ENGELSFriedrich _, German social scientist and political philosopher who wrote The Condition of the Working-Class in England and collaborated with Karl Marx on The Communist Manifesto.
ENGINERailway locomotive.
ENGIRDWrap around.
ENGLERMichael _, Director of the 2019 film continuation of TV's Downton Abbey.
ENGULFSwallow up.
ENIGMAMystery. _ machine, encryption device used by the Germans in WWII to transmit coded messages.
ENJOINGive instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.
ENJOYSTakes pleasure from.
ENKIDUThe servant and friend of Gilgamesh.
ENLISTJoin up.
ENMESHEntangle.
ENMITYBad blood. Hatred.
ENNEADA group or set of nine.
ENOUGHSufficient to answer a need, demand, supposition or requirement; adequate.
ENRACETo enroot; to implant.
ENRAGEInfuriate.
ENRICHIncrease the wealth of.
ENRICOFirst name of singer Caruso and physicist Fermi.
ENROBEDress in a vestment.
ENROLSBecomes a member.
ENSATEShaped like a sword.
ENSIGNNaval flag.
ENSILETo preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
ENSLEREve, former name of the playwright V, who wrote The Vagina Monologues.
ENSUEDFollowed.
ENSUESFollows.
ENSUREGuarantee.
ENTAILNecessitate. Involve.
ENTERSGoes in.
ENTICETempt.
ENTIREWhole.
ENTITYThing.
ENTOMBBury or inter.
ENTRAPEnsnare.
ENTREEMain course of a meal.
ENVIEDCoveted.
ENVIESDesires for oneself (something belonging to another).
ENVOYSMessengers or representatives, especially ones on a diplomatic mission.
ENWRAPSwathe.
ENZYMEProtein acting as a catalyst in a biochemical reaction.
EOCENEOf, denoting or formed in the second epoch of the Tertiary period.
EOLITHA roughly chipped flint found in Tertiary strata, originally thought to be an early artefact but probably of natural origin.
EONIANContinuing forever or indefinitely.
EOSTREGoddess in Germanic paganism; the namesake of the festival of Easter.
EOZOICOf or formed in the part of the Precambrian era , during which life first appeared.
EPIRUSGreek and Albanian shared region that lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea; capital, Ioannina.
EPOCHSLong periods of time; eras.
EPODICPertaining to the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe.
EPONYMA person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named.
EPOPEEAn epic poem or epic poetry in general.
EPPING_ Forest, area of ancient woodland in southeast England; a former royal hunting ground.
EQUALSFirst Among _, Jeffery Archer's political novel published in 1984. Peers.
EQUANTAn imaginary circle introduced with the purpose of reconciling the planetary movements with the hypothesis of uniform circular motion.
EQUATEMatch.
EQUINEOf horses.
EQUIPSFits out.
EQUITYFairness. British trade union for actors, performers and creative workers.
ERAGONChristopher Paolini's bestselling young adult novel.
ERASEDRubbed out.
ERASERRubber.
ERASESRubs out.
ERBIUMChemical element, symbol Er, atomic number 68.
EREBUSShip that was part of Franklin's failed Northwest Passage expedition of the 1840s. Mount _, active volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica.
ERECTSPuts up.
ERLING_ Haaland, Norwegian striker born in 2000 who plays for Borussia Dortmund FC.
ERMINEThe stoat in northern regions with a white winter coat and black-tipped tail.
ERNEST_ Bevin, Minister of Labour and National Service during the Second World War. _ Shackleton, Anglo-Irish explorer who was knighted for his achievements in polar exploration. Man's name.
ERODEDWore down.
ERODESWears away.
EROICAName of Beethoven's Symphony No. 3.
EROTICAmorous.
ERRANDA short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission.
ERRANTErring.
ERRATAItems to be corrected.
ERRORSMistakes.
ERSATZMade in imitation.
ERUCICA monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid.
ERUPTSBursts out.
ERYNGOPlant.
ESCAPEGet away.
ESCHERM. C. _, Dutch artist known for Waterfall and Ascending And Descending.
ESCHEWAbstain from.
ESCORTFord car in production from 1968 to 2002. Usher.
ESCUDOFormer Portuguese monetary unit. Currency.
ESKIMOThe indigenous people of Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
ESPADAA sword with a long blade having one or two cutting edges.
ESPANAY Viva _, a 1974 hit single for Sylvia Vrethammar.
ESPIEDSaw.
ESPRITSprightliness or wit. _ de corps, feeling of loyalty and pride shared by a group.
ESSAYSWritings.
ESSENEMember of an ascetic Jewish sect that flourished in Palestine from the second century BC to the second century AD.
ESSIENMichael, Ghanaian ex-Chelsea footballer.
ESSOIN(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
ESTATELanded property.
ESTEEMHigh regard.
ESTHEROld Testament book of the bible.
ESTUFAA heated chamber in which Madeira wine is stored and matured.
ETALONDevice consisting of two reflecting glass plates, employed for measuring small differences in the wavelength of light using the interference it produces.
ETCHEDEngraved with acid.
ETCHEREngraver.
ETCHESEngraves.
ETHANEColourless, odourless, flammable gas obtained from natural gas and petroleum; the second member of the alkane series.
ETHICSMorals, high standards.
ETHNICRacial.
ETIHAD_ Stadium, Manchester City's home ground.
ETOSHANational park in Namibia.
ETRIERA short rope ladder with a few rungs of wood or metal.
EUBANKChris _, British boxer who was undefeated in his first ten years as a professional.
EUBOEASecond-largest island of Greece after Crete, in the western Aegean Sea.
EUCLIDGreek mathematician, referred to as the Father of Geometry, famous for his Elements.
EUGENECity in Oregon. First name of Mr Krabs, fictional character in SpongeBob SquarePants.
EULOGYA formal speech or piece of writing praising someone or something. An oration in honour of a deceased person.
EUMOPSGenus of bats in the family Molossidae. Mastiff bats.
EUNICE_ Kennedy Shriver, charity worker and sister of John F. Kennedy.
EUNUCHCastrated man.
EUPIONHydrocarbon of the paraffin series, discovered by Carl Reichenbach in wood tar.
EUREKAI have found it! Exclamation of triumph.
EUROMPMember of the European Parliament.
EUROPAMoon of Jupiter.
EUROPEContinent that lent the first four letters of its name to a currency. Swedish rock band noted for The Final Countdown.
EUSTONLondon railway terminus.
EVADERShirker.
EVADESEludes.
EVELYNJohn _, English gardener and diarist; a contemporary of Samuel Pepys.
EVENED_ up, made or became equal.
EVENSOIn spite of that. Nevertheless.
EVENTSHappenings.
EVENUPMake or become equal.
EVERLYThe ____ Brothers, U.S. singing duo comprising Don and Phil whose hits included Cathy's Clown.
EVERSOExtremely.
EVICTSExpels or ejects without recourse to legal process.
EVILLYIn a morally bad or very unpleasant way.
EVINCETo make evident; show (something, such as an emotion) clearly.
EVOLVETo develop, or cause to develop, gradually.
EVOMITTo regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
EVONNE_ Goolagong, Australian tennis player who won two Wimbledon women's singles titles.
EXACTSDemands.
EXACUM_ affine, known commercially as the Persian violet.
EXALTSPraises.
EXAMENA devotional exercise involving reflection on and moral evaluation of one's thoughts and conduct, typically performed on a daily basis.
EXARCHThe head of certain autonomous Orthodox Christian churches, such as of Bulgaria and Cyprus.
EXCEEDGo beyond.
EXCELSSurpasses.
EXCEPTOther than.
EXCESSExorbitance, glut. Overindulgence.
EXCIDETo cut out.
EXCISEA tax on goods, such as spirits, produced for the home market.
EXCITEStir, animate.
EXCUSEPardon or forgive.
EXEATSOfficial permissions to depart from a diocese or university.
EXEMPTExcused.
EXETERCounty town of Devon. This city's rugby union team play at Sandy Park.
EXEUNTStage direction indicating that more than one actor is to leave the stage; Latin, 'they go out'.
EXHALEBreathe out.
EXHORTTo urge strongly.
EXHUMEDig up something buried, disinter.
EXILEDBanished.
EXILESPeople who have been banished or who are living away from their home or country.
EXISTSIs alive.
EXITEDLeft.
EXMOORNational Park in the southwest.
EXOCETAnti-ship missile named after the Latin term for flying fish.
EXODUSOld Testament book of the bible.
EXOTICOriginating in a foreign country especially one in the tropics. Outlandish or unusual.
EXPANDDilate.
EXPATSThose who live outside their native country.
EXPECTLook forward to or await.
EXPELSEvicts.
EXPENDUse up.
EXPERTSkilful or knowledgeable.
EXPIRECome to an end.
EXPIRYTermination.
EXPORTSend, sell goods abroad.
EXPOSEReveal. An article or programme bringing crime or scandal to public notice.
EXTANTStill around.
EXTENDDraw out.
EXTENTRange or scope.
EXTERNNon-resident doctor.
EXTIRPUproot.
EXTOLSExalts.
EXTORTWring out money.
EXTRASCrowd actors. In cricket, runs not scored from the bat, such as wides, no-balls or byes. TV sitcom first shown in 2005 starring Ricky Gervais and Ashley Jensen.
EXUDEDReleased (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.
EYEDUPConsidered attractive.
EYEFULView or glance.
EYELETSmall hole for threading a lace.
EYELIDFacial feature.
EYRIESEagles' nests.
FABIAN_ Society, an association of British socialists, founded in 1884, whose members included the writers George Bernard Shaw and H.G. Wells.
FABLEDMythical or legendary.
FABLESStories told by Aesop.
FABRICCloth. A textile material.
FACADEOutward appearance.
FACIALOf the face.
FACILEEasy to perform or achieve.
FACINGA piece of material sewn on the inside of a garment, especially at the neck and armholes, to strengthen it.
FACTORMax _, cosmetics company founder 1872-1938.
FADDENArthur _, Australian Prime Minister for the month of September 1941.
FADINGDwindling, dimming.
FAECESExcrement.
FAFNIRSon of Hreidmar who became a dragon and was slain by the hero Sigurd.
FAGENDWorthless remnant.
FAILEDDid not succeed.
FAILLEA soft, light-woven fabric having a ribbed texture, originally of silk.
FAINTSSwoons.
FAIRERMore equitable.
FAIRLYModerately.
FAISONDonald, actor who plays Dr Chris Turk in Scrubs.
FAITHSReligions.
FAJITATortilla wrap.
FAKIESIn skateboarding or snowboarding, movements in which the board is ridden backwards.
FAKINGPretending.
FAKIRSMuslim mendicants : dervishes.
FALCONFast-flying bird of prey.
FALLENToppled.
FALLINTo collapse.
FALLONKieren, Irish flat-racing jockey and three-time Epsom Derby winner.
FALLOWOf land, left unseeded after being ploughed and harrowed to regain fertility for a crop.
FALSERLess true, more misleading.
FALTERWaver.
FAMILYGroup related by blood.
FAMINESevere food shortage. Starvation.
FAMOUSRenowned.
FANDOMThe world of enthusiasts for an artist, band, team or activity.
FANGIOJuan Manuel _, Argentinian racing driver who won the world championship five times in the 1950s.
FANIONA small flag used by surveyors to mark stations.
FANOUTUnfold.
FARADSUnits of electrical capacitance.
FARAGENigel _, leader of the UK Independence Party.
FARCESBroadly humorous plays based on the exploitation of improbable situations.
FARDELA bundle; burden.
FARMERFrances _, actress played by Jessica Lange in a 1982 biopic.
FAROESDanish islands.
FAROFFDistant.
FARROWMia _, former wife of Frank Sinatra and Andre Previn. U.S. actress who starred in Rosemary's Baby.
FASCIAAltenative name for a car's dashboard.
FASTEDWent without food.
FASTENDo up.
FASTERMore quickly.
FATCATOverpaid executive?
FATHERDad. Male parent.
FATHOMNautical depth.
FATIMA_ Whitbread, javelin thrower.
FATTENFill out.
FATUUSIgnis _, Alternative name for a will-o'-the-wisp; Latin 'foolish fire'.
FATWASRulings on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority.
FAUCETA tap fitted to a barrel.
FAULTSFailings or defects.
FAULTYDefective or imperfect.
FAUNALOf animals.
FAUNUSRural deity in Roman mythology, son of Picus.
FAUSENA young eel.
FAVELABrazilian shanty town.
FAVOSEHoneycombed.
FAVOURPrefer. Support.
FAWKESGuy _, one of the conspirators in 1605's gunpowder plot.
FAWLTY_ Towers, Classic 1970s TV sitcom.
FAWNEDFlattered, toadied, crawled.
FAYINGJoining or fitting closely or tightly.
FEAGUETo increase the liveliness of a horse by inserting an irritant, such as a piece of peeled raw ginger or a live eel, in its fundament.
FEALTYFeudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.
FEAREDWas afraid.
FEASTSBanquets.
FECULAStarch obtained by washing the crushed parts of plants, such as the potato.
FECUNDFertile.
FEDORALow, felt, soft hat with curled brim and crown creased lengthways.
FEEBLEFrail.
FEEDER_ school, a primary school whose pupils go to a specific secondary school.
FEELERTentacle.
FEIJOAA shrub of the myrtle family, native to South America, bearing edible, greenish, plumlike fruit.
FEISTYShowing courage or spirit. Lively and resilient.
FELINEOf cats.
FELIPE__ VI, King of Spain who succeeded his father Juan Carlos I in 2014.
FELLOEThe outer rim of a wheel, to which the spokes are fixed.
FELLOWA man or boy.
FELONSCriminals.
FELONYWord used in some countries for a very serious crime.
FELTONTom, English actor who plays Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter film series.
FEMALEOf a woman.
FENCEDSold illegally.
FENCERA person who fights with a sword; foil, epee or sabre.
FENCESBarriers enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood.
FENDERLeo _, guitar and amplifier designer famous for his Telecaster and Stratocaster.
FENNELCulinary herb.
FENRIRMoon of Saturn.
FENUSABirch leaf miner.
FENWAY__ Park, stadium that is home of baseball team the Boston Red Sox.
FERIALEcclesiastical, a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
FERINEWild and menacing.
FERMATPierre de _, mathematician, his last theorem was finally proved in 1995.
FEROUSWild; savage.
FERRETDomesticated polecat.
FERRICRelating to iron.
FERRISPam, actress who starred in TV series Rosemary & Thyme and the 1996 film version of Matilda.
FERULEA flat ruler with a widened end, formerly used for beating children.
FERVIDImpassioned.
FESCUEAny of a number of narrow-leaved grasses.
FESTERRankle.
FETICHExcessive or irrational devotion to some activity.
FETISHFixation.
FETTES_ College, school in Edinburgh attended by ex-prime minister Tony Blair.
FETTLEFine state of health or spirits?
FEUDALAbsurdly outdated.
FEWESTSmallest number.
FIACREA small four-wheeled carriage for public hire.
FIANCEMan due to wed.
FIANNA_ Fail, political party in the Republic of Ireland.
FIASCOHumiliating failure.
FIBBERLiar.
FIBULALeg bone.
FICKLECapricious.
FIDDLEViolin.
FIDDLYSmall and awkward to do or use.
FIDGETMove about restlessly.
FIELDSW. C. _, American actor and comedian.
FIENDSEvil spirits.
FIERCESavage.
FIESTACar manufactured by Ford since 1976. A religious festival or celebration, or a holiday or carnival.
FIGAROCentral character in The Barber of Seville.
FIGARYA whim or sudden impulse.
FIGHTSBoxing matches.
FIGUREExternal form or bodily shape.
FILAGOGenus of plants in the sunflower family, native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
FILIALOf, resembling or suitable to a son or daughter.
FILLETRemove bones from.
FILLIPSomething which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity.
FILTERCigarette part.
FILTHYDisgustingly or completely dirty.
FINALEConcluding part.
FINALSThe series of examinations at the end of a degree course.
FINDERMac program.
FINEERTo run in debt by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit.
FINERYSplendour.
FINESTBest.
FINGALIrish county - part of the Dublin region - sounds like a good place to find a cave!
FINGERHand digit.
FINIALOrnament on a spire, gable or top of a piece of furniture.
FINISHEnd.
FINITELimited or bounded.
FINLAYDr. _, fictional character created by Scots author AJ Cronin.
FINNERAnother name for rorqual.
FIPPLEA wooden plug forming a flue in the end of a pipe as the mouthpiece of a recorder.
FIREUPEnthuse.
FIRKINOld unit of volume for beer equal to a quarter of a barrel or nine imperial gallons.
FIRLOTScottish unit of measurement for grain.
FIRMLYIn a secure way.
FIRMUPMake more solid.
FISCALOf government or public money.
FISHEDAngled.
FISHERGeoffrey _, Archbishop of Canterbury who presided at the Queen's coronation. Shipping forecast area.
FISTICOf or relating to boxing.
FITCHEOf a cross, having its foot sharpened to a point.
FITFULIntermittent.
FITOUTTo equip, supply with necessary gear and clothes.
FITTEDMade or shaped to fill a space or to cover something closely or exactly.
FITTERAssembler or installer of machinery.
FIVERSBank notes. Money.
FIXATECause (someone) to develop an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
FIXINGThe act of putting something in working order again.
FIXYOUSong by Coldplay released in 2005 to console Gwyneth Paltrow after her father's death.
FJORDSNorwegian sea inlets with high steep cliffs.
FLABBYLacking firmness; loose or yielding.
FLACONA small bottle or flask with a stopper, especially one used for perfume.
FLAGONLarge wine or cider bottle. Large lidded jug for wine or other drink.
FLAILSFlogs.
FLAKESParticles of snow.
FLAKEYScaly.
FLAMBEPrepared with brandy and set alight in cookery.
FLAMESFire.
FLANGEA projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object.
FLAREDWidening.
FLARESTrousers that widen below the knee.
FLASHYCheap and ostentatiously stylish.
FLASKSBottles used for carrying drinks.
FLATUSIntestinal gas produced by bacterial action on waste matter in the intestines.
FLAUNTTo display ostentatiously or show off.
FLAUTOA flute.
FLAWEDBlemished or imperfect.
FLECHESlender spire rising from the intersection of the nave and transept of a Gothic church; French, 'arrow'.
FLEECEThe coat of wool that covers the body of a spring lamb or sheep.
FLESHYPlump.
FLETCHNickname of Ronnie Barker's character in Porridge.
FLEXEDBent.
FLEXORA muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body.
FLICKAMy Friend _, Mary O'Hara's novel about a boy and his horse.
FLIGHTPlane journey.
FLIMSYLight and thin.
FLINCHDraw back or wince in pain.
FLINTYUnyielding.
FLITCHA salted and cured side of pork.
FLOATSBuoyant garments or devices to aid people in water.
FLOATYEspecially of a woman's garment or a fabric, light and flimsy.
FLOODSToo much water.
FLOORSKnocks to the ground.
FLOPPYLimp or hanging loosely.
FLORALRelating to flowers.
FLORETSmall flower.
FLORIDExcessively ornate.
FLORINFormer British coin.
FLOTELBoat to accommodate oil rig workers.
FLOWERTo bloom.
FLOYTEFlute.
FLUENTArticulate, eloquent.
FLUFFYGiant three-headed guard dog in the J K Rowling novel Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.
FLUGELA harpsichord in the 18th and early 19th centuries or a grand piano in the late 19th century.
FLUIDSPrecious bodily _, substance supposedly threatened by Communists in Dr. Strangelove.
FLUJABInoculation against influenza.
FLUKESParasitic flatworms.
FLUMESArtificial channels conveying water that are typically used for transporting logs.
FLURRYSwirling mass.
FLUTESWoodwind instruments.
FLYINGTaking to the skies. Going by air. Hurried.
FLYOFF_ _ the handle, to lose one's temper.
FLYTIPIllegally dump waste.
FOAMEDFrothed.
FOBOFFDeceive with lies.
FODDERBulk feed for livestock.
FOETAL_ position, type of posture when the back is curved forwards and the knees and elbows are drawn into the chest.
FOETUSUnborn baby.
FOGIESVery old-fashioned or conservative people.
FOHISTA Buddhist priest.
FOIBLEIdiosyncrasy.
FOILEDThwarted.
FOKKERAnthony _, Dutch aviation pioneer famous for the fighter aircraft he produced in Germany during the First World War.
FOLATEOne of the B-vitamins.
FOLDEDCreased.
FOLDERBinder for loose papers.
FOLEYS_ Bar, drinking haunt frequented by Agnes Brown in the TV sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
FOLIES_ Bergere, a cabaret music hall in Paris that was established in 1869.
FOLKSYOf (or like) ordinary people.
FOLLOWGo or come after.
FOLSOMAt ____ Prison, first live album by U.S. country singer Johnny Cash.
FOMENTInstigate.
FONDERLiking more.
FONDUESwiss dish.
FOOLEDConned.
FOOLME_ _ Once Shame On You, _ _ Twice Shame On Me.
FOOTED_ the bill, paid.
FOOTLETo act or talk in a foolish or silly way.
FORAGERummage about. Search for food, provisions, etc. Nourishment for cattle and horses.
FORAYSSudden raids into enemy territories.
FORBESU.S. business magazine that compiles an annual list of the world's top billionaires.
FORBIDRefuse to allow.
FORCEDObtained or imposed by coercion or physical power.
FORCESCompels.
FORESTLarge wooded area.
FORGESHammers out.
FORGETCease to think of. Fail to recall.
FORINTAn aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary.
FORMALPrim or stiff.
FORMATPresentation.
FORMBYGeorge _, comedian who starred in musical films of the 1930s, famous for playing the ukulele.
FORMEDCreated.
FORMERErstwhile.
FORMIC_ acid, a colourless, irritant volatile compound contained in a fluid emitted by ants.
FORNAXConstellation - The Laboratory Furnace.
FORNOWUntil later.
FORSAYTo forbid. to renounce.
FORUMSInternet meeting places.
FOSSAEShallow depressions or hollows.
FOSSEYDian _, 20th Century American primatologist famous for her studies of gorilla groups, documented in her 1983 book Gorillas In The Mist.
FOSSILThe remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form.
FOSTERTo promote the growth or development. Brendan, British ex-long distance runner who won bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 1976 Olympics. Norman, English architect who designed London's City Hall.
FOUGHTBattled.
FOULUPSpoil.
FOUNTSSources of a desirable quality or commodity.
FOURTHOrdinal number.
FOUSSAA catlike carnivorous mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of Madagascar, having reddish-brown fur, a long tail, long whiskers, and retractile claws.
FOWLERHenry Watson _, lexicographer behind A Dictionary Of Modern English Usage.
FOWLESJohn _, author of Magus and The French Lieutenant's Woman.
FOXIERMore sexually attractive.
FRACASNoisy quarrel.
FRAMEDYou've Been _, TV series featuring home movie footage narrated by comedian Harry Hill.
FRANCECountry whose capital is Paris. Country that last won the rugby union Six Nations in 2010. Anatole, Nobel laureate author born in Paris in 1844.
FRANCKJames _, won the 1925 Nobel Prize for Physics with Gustav Hertz.
FRANCOSpanish head of state from 1939 to his death in 1975. James, U.S. actor and director who played Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film trilogy.
FRANNY_ and Zooey, book by U.S. author J.D. Salinger published in 1961.
FRAPPE(of drinks) chilled.
FRASERThe longest river within British Columbia, rising in the Rocky Mountains. Brendan, actor who plays Rick O'Connell in The Mummy film trilogy.
FRATERA mendicant friar or a lay brother in a monastery or priory.
FRAUDSIntentional deceptions resulting in injury to another person.
FRAYEDWorn.
FREAKSControversial 1932 horror film directed by Tod Browning.
FREAKYVery odd, strange, or eccentric.
FREARSStephen, English film director whose films include The Queen and Philomena.
FREELYWillingly and readily.
FREESTThe most liberated.
FREEZEHarden to ice.
FRENCHForeign language.
FRENZYState of violent excitement.
FRESCOMethod of wall painting.
FRESNOCalifornia's fifth largest city.
FRIARSMonks.
FRIDAYLast working day.
FRIDGEKitchen device.
FRIEDACurly haired female in the Peanuts comic strip.
FRIENDPal.
FRIEZEThe upper part of the wall of a room, below the cornice, especially one that is decorated.
FRIGGAWife of Odin.
FRIGHTSudden fear or alarm.
FRIGIDVery cold in temperature.
FRIJOLThe bean-like seed of any of several related plants, such as the cowpea, used as food.
FRILLSGathered or ruched strips of cloth attached to garments as decoration.
FRINGEBorder of hair.
FRISCHOtto Robert ___, Austrian-born British physicist who coined the term nuclear fission in 1938.
FRISKYPlayful or romping.
FROCKSDresses.
FROISEA large thick pancake often served with bacon.
FROLICGambol.
FRONDEA series of civil wars in France between 1648 and 1653.
FRONTSRoads next to the sea in seaside towns.
FROOMEChris _, Kenyan-born British winner of the 2013 Tour de France.
FROSTYCold and unfriendly.
FROTHSEffervesces.
FROTHYLightweight.
FROWERA cleaving tool.
FROWNSScowls.
FROZENCovered with ice.
FRUGALThrifty.
FRUMPYOld-fashioned.
FUCKUPA person who bungles or botches, especially a habitual bungler.
FUDGEDCheated.
FUDGESSoft crumbly or chewy sweets made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
FUELEROne that feeds fires.
FUGEESU.S. former hip hop group noted for their 1996 cover single Killing Me Softly.
FULANIThe language of a pastoral nomadic people of western and central Africa.
FULCRAPivots.
FULFILAttain.
FULHAMFootball club managed by Roy Hodgson between 2007 and 2010.
FULLOFOccupied or engrossed with.
FULLONExplicit.
FULLUPFilled to capacity.
FULMARHeavily-built, gull-like bird able to spit out a defensive, foul-smelling oil.
FUMBLEHandle awkwardly.
FUNDUSIn anatomy, the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening.
FUNGALOf a fungus or fungi.
FUNGUSSpore-producing organism.
FUNKEDAvoided (something) out of fear.
FUNKIAEast Asian plant cultivated in the West for its shade-tolerant foliage and loose clusters of tubular mauve or white flowers.
FUNNELShip's smokestack. Chimney.
FUNRUNInformal race for charity.
FUROREUproar. Outbreak of public anger.
FURROWAny long deep groove.
FUSAINA lustreless, crumbly, porous type of coal resembling wood charcoal.
FUSELIHenry _, Swiss-born British artist whose works include The Nightmare.
FUSIONProcess or result of fusing.
FUSSEDFeeling concern, distress, or annoyance; having strong feelings about something.
FUSTICA tropical American tree with heartwood that yields dyes and other products.
FUTILEUnsuccessful or pointless.
FUTONSLow-lying bed frames.
FUTURETime to come.
GABIONA cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
GABLERHedda _, a play by Ibsen.
GABLESAnne of Green _, 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
GADFLYA person who annoys or criticizes others in order to provoke them into action.
GADGETSmall ingenious device.
GADOIDA bony fish of an order that comprises the cods, hakes, and their relatives.
GADUINA yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature, found in cod-liver oil.
GAELICErse.
GAFFERA boss, informally. Foreman.
GAGGEDKept quiet.
GAGGLEFlock of geese.
GAIDICPertaining to hypogeic acid.
GAIETYCheerfulness or merrymaking.
GAIMANNeil, English author who wrote the 2008 young adult novel The Graveyard Book.
GAINEDAcquired.
GAITERA protective covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and lower leg.
GAITREThe dogwood tree.
GALAGOAnother name for bushbaby.
GALANTRelating to or denoting a light and elegant style of 18th-century music.
GALAXYLarge group of stars.
GALENAA common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
GALIOTA small swift galley formerly sailed on the Mediterranean.
GALLEYAny of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader.
GALLICOf France.
GALLONMeasure of eight pints.
GALLOPHorse's gait.
GALLUPGeorge _, American polling pioneer whose organisation still bears his name.
GALLUSBold, cheeky, or flashy.
GALOOTClumsy or stupid person.
GALOREIn abundance.
GALOSHAn overshoe, esp. a high, warmly lined overshoe of rubber and fabric.
GALTONSir Francis _, English scientist - and cousin of Charles Darwin - who founded the field of eugenics.
GALWAYA port in west Ireland, located on a bay of the same name.
GAMBIACountry whose capital is Banjul.
GAMBITChess opening.
GAMBLERisky act or venture.
GAMBOLFrolic.
GAMERAFlying turtle monster in the Godzilla films.
GAMESTMost eager.
GAMETESex cell.
GAMIEROf meat, having the stronger flavour.
GAMINEA homeless girl who roams the streets.
GAMINGGambling.
GAMMERAn old woman.
GAMMONCured or smoked ham.
GAMORACharacter played by Zoe Saldana in the Guardians of the Galaxy films.
GANDERMale goose.
GANDHIIndian nationalist leader, practitioner of non-violent civil disobedience. Best Picture winner at the 1983 (55th) Oscars.
GANDIACoastal city in the Spanish province of Valencia.
GANGESThe longest river in India. River of the north Indian subcontinent that flows into the Bay of Bengal.
GANGLYLanky.
GANNETHeavily built marine bird.
GANOFSWrongdoers.
GANTRYElmer _, Burt Lancaster film based on a Sinclair Lewis novel.
GAOLEDPut in prison.
GAPINGWide open.
GARAGECar shed.
GARCIASergio, Spanish golfer who won the 2017 U.S. Masters.
GARDAIName commonly used to refer to the police force of Ireland.
GARDENWhat Americans call a yard. Land adjoining a house.
GARETHFirst name which links Messrs Gates, Southgate and Edwards.
GARGLETo wash the mouth with a liquid suspended in the throat.
GARISHGaudy.
GARLICPungent bulb.
GARNERJames _, actor in The Great Escape and The Rockford Files.
GARNETRed semiprecious stone.
GARRETAttic.
GARROSRoland _, French aviator and First World War fighter pilot after whom the French Open venue is named.
GARTERA band worn around the arm or leg to hold up a shirtsleeve, sock or stocking.
GARUDALegendary bird ridden by Vishnu that gives its name to Indonesia's national airline.
GASBAGTalkative person.
GASIFYConvert into vapour.
GASKETSeal.
GASPAROne of the Magi often represented as a king of India.
GASPEDPanted.
GASPERCigarette.
GATEAURich cake.
GATHERAssemble or accumulate.
GATISSMark _, writer and actor in The League Of Gentlemen, Sherlock and Doctor Who.
GATORSCrocodilian creatures found in Florida and Louisiana.
GATSBYJay _, title character in a 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald book.
GAUCHETactless, awkward.
GAUCHOSouth American cowboy.
GAUDEDDecorated with showy trinkets or colours.
GAULLECharles de _, French general and statesman who served as President of France 1959-69.
GAVIALA large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent.
GAWAINSir _ And The Green Knight, poem about a knight of the Round Table.
GAWKEDStared openly and stupidly.
GAYNORGloria _, US singer who topped the UK and US charts with 'I Will Survive' in 1978/79.
GAZEBOSummerhouse.
GAZINGStaring.
GAZUMPTo raise the price of a property after accepting an initial offer from a buyer.
GDANSKCity on the baltic coast of Poland.
GEARUPEquip or prepare oneself.
GEASONUncommon.
GECKOSLizards.
GEEGEEHorse.
GEIGERHans _, inventor of a particle detector that measures ionizing radiation.
GEISHAJapanese woman trained as a singer, dancer and companion ( for men ).
GELADAA NE African baboon.
GELATOItalian or Italian-style ice cream; literally, 'frozen'.
GELDOFBob _, Eighties pop star and organiser of Band Aid and Live Aid.
GELLARSarah Michelle, U.S. actress who starred in the TV series Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
GELLERUri, Israeli-British illusionist and psychic noted for metal bending.
GEMINIZodiac star sign of the twins in astrology. Constellation.
GEMMAEBudlike masses of undifferentiated tissue which serves as a means of vegetative reproduction among mosses and liverworts.
GENDERState of being male or female.
GENERAGroups of species.
GENEVASwiss city.
GENIALCheerful and friendly.
GENIUSOne with exceptional ability.
GENOMEChromosome set.
GENOVAItalian name of an Italian city.
GENRESCategories, especially of literary or artistic works.
GENTLEMild.
GENTLYInspector George _ , TV crime drama series in which Martin Shaw played the title role.
GENTOOA Hindu. Type of penguin with a white stripe across its head.
GENTRYAristocracy.
GEODESCavities, usually lined with crystals, within rock masses or nodules.
GEORGESaint and legendary dragon slayer. _ Smiley, fictional spy created by John Le Carre.
GEORGI_ Markov, Bulgarian dissident assassinated in 1978 with a poisoned umbrella.
GEOTICBelonging to earth; terrestrial.
GERARD_ Depardieu, actor. _ Butler, Scottish actor who played King Leonidas in 300. Brigadier _ , comedic hero created by Arthur Conan Doyle.
GERBILKevin the _, Roland Rat's TV sidekick.
GERENTA person who rules or manages.
GERMANPerson from Berlin perhaps.
GERRISA genus of arthropods.
GERUNDNoun formed from a verb by the addition of -ing.
GERYONGiant in Greek mythology slain by Hercules as part of his tenth Labour.
GESTICPertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
GETOFF_ _ Of My Cloud, a 1965 hit for the Rolling Stones. To escape the consequences of an action.
GETOUT2017 comedy horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Allison Williams.
GETSBYManages.
GETSONManages.
GETUPSOutfits.
GEYSERNatural hot spring.
GHARRIA horse-drawn vehicle available for hire in India.
GHETTOA densely populated slum area of a city inhabited by a socially and economically deprived minority. Deprived urban area.
GHIBLIStudio _ , Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985.
GHOSTSPhantoms.
GHOULSPhantoms.
GIANTS"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of _" (Isaac Newton 1676).
GIBAROAn inhabitant of the rural regions of Puerto Rico.
GIBBETAn upright post with a projecting arm from which criminals' bodies were hung after execution.
GIBBONAuthor of The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire.
GIBLETThe heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
GIBNEYJennifer, Irish actress who plays Cathy in the TV sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys.
GIBSONWilliam _, author of Count Zero. Tyrese, U.S. rapper and actor noted for playing Roman Pearce in the Fast & Furious film series.
GIDEONIn the Old Testament, a Hebrew judge who led the Israelites to victory over the Midianites.
GIDGETFictional teenage girl in a Frederick Kohner novel and several films.
GIFTEDTalented.
GIGGLELight or silly laugh.
GIGGLYProne to laughing.
GIGOLOAmerican _, a 1980 movie starring Richard Gere.
GILDEDThe _ Age, US Civil War to WW1 era.
GILEADA mountainous region east of the Jordan River.
GILLANIan, English singer/songwriter who is lead vocalist of the rock band Deep Purple.
GILMANLady Rose _, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
GILOURA deceiver.
GILPINPeri, U.S. actress who played radio producer Roz Doyle in TV sitcom Frasier.
GIMBELNorman, U.S. songwriter who wrote the English lyrics to The Girl from Ipanema.
GIMLETA cocktail made of gin and lime juice.
GIMMALA ring composed of interlocking rings.
GINGERHair colour.
GINGKOChinese tree related to the conifers, with fan-shaped leaves and yellow flowers.
GINKGOShrub also known as the maidenhair tree.
GINOLADavid, French ex-Newcastle and Spurs winger.
GIOTTOFlorentine painter whose fresco cycle in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua features scenes from the life of Christ.
GIPOUNA short cassock.
GIRDERLarge metal beam.
GIRDLEWoman's elastic corset.
GIRONASpanish city in northern Catalonia that includes the Eiffel Bridge.
GIROUDOlivier, French striker who scored the winner in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinal against England.
GIRTONThe first women's college in Cambridge; established in 1869.
GITANOA male Spanish gypsy.
GIUSTOIn strict tempo : with exactness, used as a direction in music.
GIVEINTo yield.
GIVEUPRenounce.
GIVINGGenerous.
GIZMOSGadgets.
GLADESOpen places in a forest.
GLADLYWith pleasure.
GLADYSNurse _ Emmanuel, object of Arkwright's affections in Open All Hours.
GLAIRYViscous.
GLAIVEAn archaic word for sword.
GLAMISA small village in Angus, Scotland, the location of the castle in which Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother grew up.
GLANCELook hastily or briefly.
GLAREDGlowered.
GLARESGlowers.
GLASERPaul Michael _, actor who played David Starsky on TV's Starsky & Hutch (1975-9).
GLASSYVitreous.
GLAUCESecond wife of Jason.
GLAZERMalcolm _, US businessman who bought a stake in Manchester United in 2003.
GLEAMSShines brightly, especially with reflected light.
GLEAMYReflecting light.
GLEIREA viscous substance resembling egg white.
GLENDA_ Jackson, MP and former actress.
GLIDEREngineless aircraft.
GLIDESFlies without engine power.
GLINDAGood Witch of the South in the Oz novels of author L. Frank Baum.
GLINKAMikhail, Russian composer.
GLITCHA defect or malfunction in a machine or plan.
GLITZYSnazzy, showy.
GLOATSDwells on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
GLOBALWorldwide.
GLOBESSpheres.
GLOBINBlood protein.
GLOIRELa _ De Mon Pere, a novel by Marcel Pagnol.
GLOOMYBleak, dim, forlorn.
GLORIA_ Gaynor, singer.
GLOSSYGlowing in appearance.
GLOVEDHaving covered hands.
GLOVERDanny, actor who plays Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series.
GLOVESCoverings for the hands made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
GLOWEDGave out steady light without flame.
GLOWERAngry stare. Look angrily.
GLUTEIIn anatomy, the muscles in the buttocks.
GLUTENProtein found in wheat - must be avoided by people with coeliac disease.
GLUTESMuscles.
GLYCINA poisonous compound used in photography as a fine-grain developer.
GMAILSElectronic messages.
GNAWEDChewed.
GNEISSCoarse-grained metamorphic rock.
GNOMES_ of Zurich, a slang term for Swiss bankers.
GNOMICGiven to sayings.
GNOMONStationary arm that projects a shadow on to the face of a sundial.
GNOSISSupposedly revealed knowledge of various spiritual truths.
GOALIEGoalkeeper, informally.
GOATEEPointed tuft-like beard.
GOBACKReturn.
GOBBLEHastily swallow.
GOBIESSmall, usually marine fish that typically have suckers on the underside.
GOBLETDrinking vessel.
GOBLINA mischievous, ugly, dwarf-like creature of folklore.
GOBUSTBecome bankrupt.
GOCARTSmall racing car having a lightweight or skeleton body and powered by a two-stroke engine.
GODARDJean-Luc _, New Wave French film maker whose work includes Alphaville.
GODBERLennie, character played by Richard Beckinsale in the TV sitcom Porridge.
GODIVALady _, noblewoman who rode naked through the streets of Coventry.
GODOWNDescend.
GODRIC_ Gryffindor, one of the four Hogwarts founders in Harry Potter.
GODWITBird of the sandpiper family.
GOESONProceeds or continues.
GOETHEGerman writer, poet and dramatist born in 1749.
GOFERSEmployees whose chief duty is running errands.
GOGLETA long-necked container, especially for water, usually of porous earthenware so that its contents are cooled by evaporation.
GOINTOEnter.
GOITERSwelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland.
GOITRESwelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland.
GOKARTLow racing vehicle.
GOLDENJubilee celebrated by the Queen in 2002.
GOLDIEBlue Peter pet of the late Seventies and Eighties.
GOLEMSIn Jewish legend, clay figures brought to life by magic.
GOLFEDPlayed a sport.
GOLFERErnie Els, say.
GOLLUMCharacter played by Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
GOMUTIA sago palm, Arenga pinnata, of the East Indies, yielding palm sugar.
GONADSOrgans that produces gametes.
GOOBERA person from the south-eastern US, especially Georgia or Arkansas.
GOODLYConsiderable in size or quantity.
GOOFEDMade a mistake.
GOOGLESearch engine company owned by Alphabet Inc. headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
GOOGLYCricket delivery.
GOOGOLNumber represented as a one followed by 100 zeros.
GOOIERMore soft and sticky.
GOOSENRetief _, South African golfer who won the US Open in 2001 and 2004.
GOOSESPokes someone in the bottom.
GOPHERBurrowing rodent.
GOPURALarge pyramidal tower over the entrance gate to a temple precinct.
GORDON_ Ramsay, chef.
GORENGNasi ____, Southeast Asian dish of fried rice cooked with pieces of meat and vegetables.
GORGESNarrow valleys between hills or mountains.
GORGONTerrifying mythological female figure, Stheno, Euryale or Medusa.
GORIERShowing more bloodshed.
GORINGSavaging.
GORMANTeresa _, Conservative MP for Billericay from 1987 to 2001.
GOSLOWTactic in industrial protest.
GOSPELUnquestionable truth.
GOSSIPHot _, dance troupe.
GOTCHAI have got you (used to express satisfaction at having captured or defeated someone or uncovered their faults).
GOTHAMCity where Batman is based.
GOTHICArchitectural style. A style of writing in which the letters are decorative. American _ , 1930 painting by Grant Wood. A style of church architecture with high-pointed arches and clustered columns.
GOTTENPast participle of get.
GOUJONA small strip of fish or chicken, coated in breadcrumbs and deep fried.
GOUNODCharles _, 19th-century French composer best known for his piece Ave Maria and opera Faust.
GOURDEStandard currency unit of Haiti, divided into 100 centimes.
GOVERNTo rule.
GOWDIEIsobel _, a Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn during 1662.
GOWEST1940 Marx Brothers film in which Groucho plays S. Quentin Quale.
GOWITHAccompany.
GRABLEBetty, U.S. actress and dancer whose legs were insured for a million dollars in 1943 as a publicity stunt.
GRACESGood manners.
GRACIE_ Fields, Actress and singer who had a theatre named after her in Rochdale.
GRADEDRated.
GRADESLevels, ranks.
GRADUSA manual of classical prosody formerly used in schools to help in writing Greek and Latin verse.
GRAEAEGroup of three sisters (Deino, Enyo and Pemphredo) who shared one eye and one tooth among them.
GRAEME_ Dott, snooker player.
GRAFTSIn horticulture, pieces of plant tissue, normally stems, that are made to unite with established plants.
GRAHAMWinston _, author of the Poldark novels. Stephen, This is England actor.
GRAINSCereal grasses.
GRAINYComposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency.
GRAMMYIn the US, an award for outstanding achievement in the music industry.
GRAMPAEx-World War Two veteran and father of Homer Simpson in The Simpsons.
GRANGECountry house with attached outbuildings, especially that of a gentleman farmer.
GRANTAThe original name, still in use locally, for the River Cam.
GRANTHGuru _ Sahib, The Central religious scripture of Sikhism.
GRANTSGives, allows.
GRAPESA Spanish tradition invloves 12 _ being eaten; one on each bell strike at midnight on New Year's Eve.
GRAPHSCharts.
GRAPPAA spirit distilled from the fermented remains of grapes after pressing.
GRASPSGrips firmly.
GRASSEFrench town noted for its perfume industry.
GRASSYResembling turf.
GRATED(of a motion picture) deemed suitable for viewers of all ages: a G-rated film.
GRATERKitchen tool used for shredding food into very small pieces.
GRATISFree of charge.
GRAVELRock fragments and pebbles.
GRAVENFixed permanently in the mind.
GRAVESTombs.
GRAVIDThe technical word for pregnant.
GRAZEDAte grass in a field.
GRAZESSuperficial wounds or abrasions caused by an object rubbing against the skin of the body.
GREASEThick oil. Summer Nights is a song from this musical.
GREASYSlippery.
GREATSImportant or distinguished people.
GREECECountry whose capital is Athens. Tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas is a native of this country.
GREEDYGrasping.
GREEKS'Beware of _ bearing gifts' a translated quote from Virgil's Aeneid. Europeans.
GREENEGraham _, English novelist and dramatist who wrote Brighton Rock. Sarah, former Blue Peter and Going Live! presenter.
GREENSVegetable side dish. Leafy veg.
GREETSWelcomes.
GREGOR_ Townsend, Scotland's rugby union coach.
GRETELHansel's sister in a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
GREWIAA large genus of chiefly tropical Old world shrubs and trees.
GRIEVESuffer grief.
GRILLEMetal framework.
GRILSEA young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
GRIMESPeter _, opera by Benjamin Britten first performed in London in 1945.
GRINCHThe _, a Christmas-hating Dr. Seuss character.
GRINDSPulverises.
GRINGOEnglishman in Mexico.
GRIPEDHad stomach pain.
GRISLYHorrible.
GRITTYUncompromising.
GRIVETA small Abyssinian monkey.
GROANSComplains.
GROATSHulled or crushed grain, especially oats.
GROCERDealer in foodstuffs. Shopkeeper.
GROGANClare _, star of Gregory's Girl and singer with Altered Images.
GROGGYStaggering from exhaustion - or too much alcohol.
GROMITClay animation dog created by Nick Park.
GROOMSPeople employed to clean and look after horses.
GROOVELong narrow channel or furrow. Rut.
GROOVYFeelin' _, subtitle of Simon and Garfunkel's The 59th Street Bridge Song.
GROTTOA small cave, especially one with attractive features.
GROUCHInformal term for a person who is always grumbling or complaining.
GROUNDOn Deadly _, a Steven Seagal film with Michael Caine.
GROUSEGame bird with stocky body and feathery legs and feet.
GROVELHumble oneself.
GROVER_ Cleveland, American president.
GROWONBecome more acceptable.
GROWTHAn increase in size or number.
GROWUPReach maturity.
GROYNESpur or breakwater.
GRUBBYSoiled.
GRUDGEPersistent feeling of resentment.
GRUMPSThose who are bad-tempered and irritable.
GRUMPYIll-tempered. Bad-tempered.
GRUNDYSurname of Joe, Eddie and Clarrie in The Archers. Reg, Australian TV mogul whose company made Neighbours.
GRUNGEStyle of rock music originating in the US in the 1980s, characterised by a distorted guitar sound and angst-ridden lyrics.
GRUNTSEmits a low short gruff noise.
GRYLLSBear _, British adventurer appointed Chief Scout of the UK in 2009.
GSTAADWinter sports resort in western Switzerland, in the canton of Bern.
GUAIACBrown resin used as a flavouring and in varnishes.
GUANOSFertilizers.
GUARDSProtects.
GUDRUNLegendary Norse heroine and wife of Siegfried.
GUELPHA member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors.
GUESTSCustomers at a hotel.
GUETTADavid, French DJ and electronic music producer.
GUFFAWCrude laugh.
GUIDEDSteered.
GUIDESSteers.
GUILDSOrganisations of people who do the same jobs.
GUILORA deceiver.
GUILTYResponsible for an offence or misdeed.
GUIMPEHigh-necked blouse or undergarment worn showing beneath a low-necked dress.
GUINEACountry whose capital is Conakry.
GUISESExternal appearances.
GUITARStringed instrument played by strumming or plucking.
GUIVERIngratiating or affected speech or behaviour.
GULLETOesophagus.
GULLITRuud, Dutch former footballer who coached Chelsea and Newcastle United FC.
GUMBLEBarney, town drunk in The Simpsons and a friend of Homer Simpson.
GUNGHOOverly enthusiastic and loyal.
GUNITEA finely graded cement concrete that is sprayed into position by a cement gun.
GUNMANArmed criminal.
GUNNED_ down, shot.
GURGLEBubbling sound.
GURIONDavid Ben-_, the first prime minister of Israel, born in Poland.
GURJUNAny of several S or SE Asian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus that yield a resin.
GURKHASoldier from Nepal.
GURNAHAbdulrazak _, Novelist.
GURNEYNorth American name for a wheeled stretcher used for transporting patients in a hospital.
GUSHERAn oil well from which oil flows profusely without being pumped.
GUSHESFlows out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream.
GUSSETAngular garment piece.
GUSTAV_ Mahler, Austrian composer 1860-1911.
GUSTONPhilip, painter and muralist born in 1913, who was a pioneer of neo-expressionism.
GUTTERA channel running along the kerb, to collect and carry away rainwater.
GUTZON_ Borglum, US sculptor (1867-1941) who carved the heads of four presidents into Mount Rushmore.
GUYANACountry whose capital is Georgetown.
GUZZLEConsume greedily.
GWRYCH_ Castle, filming location in North Wales for the 2020 series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
GYPSUMHydrated calcium sulphate that is the source of plaster of Paris.
GYRATERotate or spiral.
HABITSPersonal routines, customs.
HACKERJim _, Paul Eddington's character in Yes Minister.
HACKLEA long, narrow feather on the neck or saddle of a domestic cock or other bird.
HADAGOTried.
HADLEERichard _, New Zealand fast bowler and all-rounder knighted in 1990 for services to cricket.
HADLEYTony, former lead singer of the British New Romantic pop group Spandau Ballet.
HADRONThe Large _ Collider, a particle collider CERN started building in 1998.
HAEMOLA dark brown powder containing iron.
HAENOWBen, The X Factor winner in 2014.
HAGGAIOld Testament book of the bible.
HAGGISScottish dish.
HAGGLEBargain or wrangle.
HAGLERUS middleweight boxer nicknamed 'Marvelous'.
HAGMANLarry _, actor who played J. R. Ewing in the TV show Dallas.
HAGRIDHalf-giant and half-human character played in the Harry Potter films by the late Robbie Coltrane.
HAILEYArthur _, author of the bestsellers Airport, Wheels and Hotel.
HAINANIsland province of southern China south of the Leizhou Peninsula; capital, Haikou.
HAIRDOHairstyle, informally.
HAIROF_ _ The Dog, hangover cure.
HALALACurrency unit of Saudi Arabia.
HALERUThe currency of the former Czechoslovakia.
HALEVYFromental _, French composer of operas including L'Artisan and La Juive.
HALITEA colourless or white mineral also known as rock salt.
HALLALConforming to Islamic dietary laws.
HALLEYEdmond _, Astronomer Royal after John Flamsteed.
HALLOOA shout to attract attention.
HALLOWTo consecrate or set apart as being holy.
HALOESCircles of light shown around or above the head of a saint or holy person to represent their holiness.
HALTERRope or canvas headgear for a horse, used for leading and tethering.
HALVEDDivided in two.
HALVESDivides into two.
HAMBLEToy doll on the children's TV programme Play School.
HAMILLMark, Luke Skywalker actor.
HAMLETSmall village.
HAMMERHand tool.
HAMOUSHaving the end hooked or curved.
HAMPERPicnic basket.
HAMULISmall hooks or hook-shaped projections, especially ones linking the forewings and hindwings of a bee or wasp.
HANBOKTraditional Korean dress used in celebrations.
HANDEDGave.
HANDELComposer of The Water Music and Music For The Royal Fireworks.
HANDLECup part.
HANGARLarge shed used for housing aeroplanes.
HANGERWardrobe item.
HANGINPersist.
HANGONPersevere.
HANGUPInhibition.
HANKERYearn.
HANKIEFabric square for blowing one's nose.
HANNAH_ Montana, American comedy series.
HANNAYRichard _, fictional character created by John Buchan.
HANSELGretel's brother in the fairy tale.
HANSENAlan _, former Liverpool player and Match Of The Day pundit.
HANSOMA two-wheeled horse-drawn cab accommodating two inside, with the driver seated behind.
HANSONUS pop rock band that formed in 1992.
HAPPENOccur.
HAPTICOf the sense of touch or tactile sensation; also applied to technology involving physical interaction.
HARAREZimbabwe's capital.
HARASSTo badger. Pester.
HARBENPhilip, English cook born in 1906 considered Britain's first celebrity chef.
HARBORA part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
HARDENSet.
HARDIEKeir _, The first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party.
HARDLYScarcely or barely.
HARDUPShort of money.
HAREMSMuslim households reserved for wives, concubines, and female servants.
HARKERSurname of the characters Jonathan and Mina in Dracula.
HARKETMorten, lead singer of Norwegian band A-ha.
HARLEMDistrict of New York.
HARLEY_ Street, London location associated with medical specialists.
HARLOWNew town in west Essex.
HARMANHarriet _, MP who acted as Labour Party leader from May to September 2010.
HARMEDDamaged.
HAROLD_ Wilson, former prime minister.
HARPERPaul Newman and Lauren Bacall movie based on the book The Moving Target.
HARRISMajor character in Three Men In A Boat. Keith, ventriloquist noted for performing with Orville the Duck. Calvin, professional name of Adam Wiles, Scottish DJ and record producer whose No 1 hits include Summer.
HARROWSpiked frame.
HARVEYMovie in which James Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd.
HASLETA loaf of cooked minced pig's offal, eaten cold.
HASSANFormer King of Morocco.
HASSELSven _, author of the war novel Legion Of The Damned.
HASSLEHarass.
HASTEDDid quickly.
HASTENTo rush.
HASTIFQuick.
HATBOXBoater container.
HATFULLarge amount.
HATHOREgyptian goddess.
HATINGLoathing, detesting.
HATPEGThing on which to suspend some headgear.
HATPINWoman's item that goes through the hair.
HATREDIntense dislike.
HATTEDWearing head covering.
HATTERThe Mad _, Alice In Wonderland character.
HATTIE__ Jacques, English actress who played the title role in the 1972 film Carry On Matron.
HATTONRicky, British ex-boxer nicknamed The Manchester Mexican.
HAULERA lorry used for the transport of goods or materials.
HAULMSStalks or stems.
HAUNCHHindquarter of an animal.
HAUNTSMeeting places for ghosts?
HAVANACapital of Cuba.
HAVANTA town in southeast Hampshire; its borough includes Hayling Island.
HAVENSPlaces of safety or sanctuary.
HAVIORDemeanor.
HAWAIIAmerican state whose capital is Honolulu. Mauna Kea is the highest mountain in this U.S. state.
HAWICKScottish town.
HAWKERPedlar.
HAWSERHeavy, large rope used in tying a ship to a quayside.
HAYLEYRoy Cropper's wife in Coronation Street.
HAYMOWStored fodder.
HAYNESOpening batsman (surname) who played for Barbados and West Indies.
HAYRIGA frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of cut grass it can carry.
HAZARDRisk.
HAZELSTrees with nuts.
HEADERTitle.
HEADONFront foremost.
HEALEDMade better.
HEALERFaith _.
HEALEYDenis _, Former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Chelsee, actress who played Janeece Bryant in Waterloo Road.
HEALTHPerson's mental or physical condition.
HEANEYSeamus _, Irish poet and critic who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1995.
HEAPEDPiled.
HEARNSThomas _, boxer who was the first to win world titles in five weight divisions.
HEARSEFuneral car.
HEARSTWilliam Randolph _, newspaper magnate whose life inspired Citizen Kane.
HEARTHFireplace. Fireside.
HEARTSCard suit. Vital organs.
HEARTYSubstantial and nourishing.
HEATEDMade hot.
HEATERDevice for warming a room.
HEATHSScrublands.
HEATONTom, English goalkeeper for Aston Villa.
HEATUPRaise the temperature.
HEAVEDHauled with great effort.
HEAVENParadise.
HEBREWOfficial language of Israel.
HEBRONWest Bank city south of Jerusalem holy in both Judaism and Islam.
HECATEGreek crossroads goddess. In Greek myths, a goddess of the underworld who presided over magic and spells.
HECKLEAbuse a performer. Harass a speaker.
HECTICVery busy or confused. Rushed.
HECTORBully or torment. _ Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique composer.
HECUBAPriam's wife in Greek mythology.
HEDERAGenus to which ivy belongs.
HEDGESSurname of John Alderton's character in Please Sir.
HEDWIGHarry Potter's owl.
HEEDEDTook notice of.
HEEHAWBray.
HEELERLancashire _, a small breed of dog developed for use as a drover and herder of cattle. Term in Australia for a dog herding livestock.
HEENANJohn, Roman Catholic archbishop of Westminster 1963-75.
HEFTEDLifted something heavy.
HEGARIAny of several Sudanese grain sorghums having chalky white seeds including one grown in the southwestern U.S.
HEGIRAMuhammad's departure from Mecca to Medina in AD 622, marking the consolidation of the first Muslim community.
HEIFERYoung cow.
HEIGHTAltitude.
HEISTSArmed hold-ups, especially in which art, money or jewellery is stolen.
HEJIRA1976 album by Joni Mitchell.
HELDUPDelayed.
HELENAAmerican state capital of Montana.
HELENEMoon of Saturn.
HELIKEMoon of Jupiter.
HELIOSIn Greek mythology, the god of the sun.
HELIUMChemical element, symbol He, atomic number 2. Noble gas.
HELLASThe Greek name for Greece.
HELLERJoseph _, Catch - 22 author.
HELMETProtection for the head. Protective headwear.
HELPEDAssisted. Aided.
HELPERAssistant.
HELTER_ Skelter, A high spiral slide, as at a fairground.
HEMERYDavid, British ex-runner who won gold in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
HENDRYStephen _, former snooker player who became the youngest ever world champion in 1990.
HENLEY_ Royal Regatta, annual rowing event held on the River Thames.
HENMANTim _, tennis player.
HENNASDyes hair.
HEPCATStylish jazz fan.
HEPTADA group or series of seven.
HERALDSignal the imminence of. Messenger.
HERBALOf certain plants.
HERBIE_ Hancock, U.S. pianist and composer.
HEREBYNot far off.
HEREOFOf this document.
HEREROMember of a people living in southern Africa, chiefly in namibia 
HERESYNonconformity.
HERMAN_ Melville, 19th-century US writer famous for the works Moby Dick and Billy Budd.
HERMESIn Greek myths, the messenger and herald of the gods.
HERMIALover of Lysander in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
HERMITAnchorite. Recluse.
HERNIARupture.
HEROESBrave men.
HEROICCourageous.
HEROINIllegal drug.
HERONSWading birds.
HERZOGWerner _, German director of films including Signs Of Life and Salt And Fire.
HESIODGreek poet of the 8th century BC remembered for his Works and Days and Theogeny.
HESTIAGoddess of the hearth in Greek mythology, identified with the Roman Vesta.
HESTON_ Blumenthal, celebrity chef who owns The Fat Duck.
HEWITTLleyton _, Australian tennis player who won the Wimbledon Men's Singles title in 2002.
HEXINGPutting a spell on.
HEYDAYThe time of most power, popularity, vigour etc.;prime.
HIATUSGap.
HICCUPMinor difficulty or problem. Spasm of the diaphragm.
HICKOKJames Butler _, (1837-76) US frontiersman and marshal known as Wild Bill.
HIDDENDifficult to see or find.
HIDEHI80s sitcom.
HIDINGState of concealment.
HIERROEl _ , the second smallest of the Canary Islands.
HIGHERFurther up.
HIJACKSeize or divert a vehicle while in transit.
HILARYThe second academic term at Oxford University running from January to March.
HINDERImpede.
HINDUSDiwali is celebrated by these religious followers.
HINGEDDepended entirely on.
HINGESMovable joints.
HINGISMartina, Swiss former tennis player who won the 1997 women's singles title at Wimbledon.
HINTEDSuggested.
HIPHOPMusic genre.
HIPPERMore trendy.
HIPPIEA member of the counterculture of the 1960s.
HIRINGAcquiring the temporary use of a thing in exchange for payment.
HISLOPIan _, Have I Got News for You regular.
HISOWNTo each _ _.
HISSEDMade a voiceless fricative sound like that of a prolonged 'S'.
HITECHUsing advanced electronics.
HITHERTo or towards this place.
HITMANHired assassin.
HOAGIEIn North America, a long sandwich made of a roll filled with meat, cheese and salad.
HOARDSStores.
HOARSERaspy, croaky.
HOAXEDTricked.
HOAXERPerpetrator of a deception.
HOAXESDeceptions, practical jokes.
HOBARTCapital of Tasmania.
HOBBESThomas ---, English political philosopher whose best-known work was Leviathan.
HOBBITThe _, fantasy novel by JRR Tolkien following the quest of Bilbo Baggins.
HOBBLETo walk with a lame awkward movement.
HOBNOBMix socially or informally.
HOBSONWilliam ---, British naval officer and the first Governor of New Zealand.
HOCKEDDeposited an object with a pawnbroker as security for money lent.
HOCKEYA sport.
HODDLEManager of the English football team 1996-99.
HODGESAir raid warden played by Bill Pertwee in TV sitcom Dad's Army.
HOEINGWeeding.
HOGGERPerson who takes or uses most or all of a particular thing in an unfair or selfish way.
HOGGETThe meat of a young sheep.
HOGGLEDwarfish character from the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth.
HOHOHOWhat Father Christmas says.
HOIDENA high-spirited, boisterous, or saucy girl.
HOISINChinese sauce.
HOISTSLifts up.
HOLDENFirst name of the protagonist of The Catcher In The Rye. Amanda, actress and TV presenter who has been a Britain's Got Talent judge since 2007.
HOLDERContainer.
HOLDONMaintain a firm grasp.
HOLDUPA robbery.
HOLEUPGo to ground.
HOLIER_ Than Thou, an expression for sanctimony or self-righteousness.
HOLLERShout.
HOLLOWNot solid.
HOLMANWilliam _ Hunt, British Painter; a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.
HOLMESSherlock _, fictional Baker Street detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Kelly, female athlete named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2004.
HOMAGEA public show of respect or honour towards someone or something.
HOMELYSimple but comfortable.
HOMIESMembers of one's peer group or gang.
HOMILYA sermon.
HONCHOAn informal term for a person in charge of a small group or organisation.
HONESTTrustworthy.
HONEYSSugary liquids.
HONIEDOf a person's words or tone of voice, soothing, soft, and intended to please.
HONKEDSounded a car horn.
HONKERA wild goose.
HONOURPrestige. Any of the top five playing cards in a suit.
HONSHULargest and most populous island of Japan.
HOODIEType of jumper.
HOODOOJInx.
HOOFERInformal term for a dancer, especially one in musicals.
HOOKAHAn oriental tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube which draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl.
HOOKERRugby forward.
HOOKUPEstablish a link electronically.
HOOPERMatt _, Richard Dreyfuss' character in Jaws.
HOOPLAA fairground game in which a player tries to throw a large ring over an object to win it.
HOOPOEA colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers.
HOORAYA cheer of joy, victory etc.
HOOTEDMade an owl sound.
HOOTERCar horn. Nose (slang).
HOOVERHerbert _, 31st President of the US.
HOPINGAspiring.
HOPMAN_ Cup, international mixed gender indoor tennis tournament played in Australia.
HOPPEDJumped on one leg.
HOPPEREdward _, American painter whose works included Nighthawks.
HOPPIN_ John, A rice and peas dish served in the southern US on New Year's Day.
HORACE(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65-8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
HORMUZStrait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf.
HORNBYFrank, English businessman who invented the Meccano model construction system in 1898.
HORNELEdward Atkinson _, Scottish painter.
HORNERLittle Jack _, nursery rhyme character.
HORNETLarge wasp.
HORNINIntrude.
HORRIDDisagreeable. Very unpleasant.
HORRORExtreme fear.
HORSESEquine mammals.
HORSEYEquine in appearance.
HORTHYMiklos, admiral and statesman who ruled Hungary between World Wars I and II.
HORTONSweet-natured elephant created by U.S. children's author Dr Seuss.
HOSIERA person who sells stockings, etc.
HOSTELInn.
HOTAIREmpty or boastful talk.
HOTBEDA place offering ideal conditions for the growth of an idea, etc.
HOTDOGSausage in a roll.
HOTELSPlaces to stay.
HOTPOTStew.
HOTRODCar.
HOTTUBSmall pool full of heated water with jets.
HOULETAn owl.
HOUNDSPursues relentlessly.
HOURISWomen with beautiful eyes described as a reward for the faithful Muslim believers in Paradise.
HOURLYDone every sixty (60) minutes.
HOUSEDPut in a place with a roof.
HOUSESAccommodates.
HOVELSRamshackle dwelling places.
HOVERSHangs in the air.
HOWARD_ Carter, English archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world-famous after discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun in November 1922.
HOWDAHSeat on an elephant.
HOWELLAn early type of U.S. Navy torpedo.
HOWERDUp Pompeii! comic actor. Frankie _, English comedian who played Lurcio.
HOWLERGlaring mistake.
HOWZATCricketer's appeal.
HOYDENA wild boisterous girl; tomboy.
HUBBLEEdwin _, American astronomer after whom a space telescope is named.
HUBBUBLoud, confused noise ( coming from several voices).
HUBCAPWheel ornamentation.
HUBERT_ Parry, British composer of the music of the hymn Jerusalem.
HUBRISPride or arrogance.
HUDDLECrowd together; nestle closely.
HUDSONHenry _, English sea explorer and navigator who a river in New York state is named after.
HUELVAProvince of southern Spain bordered by Badajoz, Seville and Cadiz.
HUERTAVictoriano ---, Mexican general who became president of the country by coup in 1913.
HUFFEDBlew out air loudly on account of exertion.
HUGELYVery much.
HUGGEDEmbraced.
HUGHESThomas _, author of Tom Brown's School Days.
HUMANEKind, sympathetic etc.
HUMANSTV sci-fi drama of 2015 starring Gemma Chan as an android.
HUMBERShipping forecast area.
HUMBLEModest. Kate, English TV presenter specialising in wildlife programmes.
HUMBUGHard-boiled sweet.
HUMERIBones.
HUMITEA mineral, transparent vitreous brown to orange in colour, found in the volcanic matter on Vesuvius.
HUMMERA type of four-wheel drive all-terrain military vehicle or a similar one intended for civilian use.
HUMMUSThick paste or spread made from pureed chickpeas with garlic, lemon and sometimes tahini, originally from the Middle East.
HUMOURQuality of being funny.
HUMPTY_ Dumpty, fictional character in a nursery rhyme personified as an egg.
HUNGERDesire for food.
HUNGRYDesiring food.
HUNGUPSong that was a UK No 1 hit for Madonna in 2005.
HUNTEDBeing pursued or searched for.
HUNTERHolly, The Piano actress.
HURDLEDifficulty that must be overcome.
HURLEDThrew.
HURRAHAn exclamation of joy, exultation, appreciation, encouragement, or the like.
HURTLETo project or be projected very quickly, noisily, or violently.
HUSHUPSuppress information or rumours.
HUSSARMember of a light cavalry regiment.
HUSSEYMarmaduke _, chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC 1986-96.
HUSTLEPush roughly.
HUSTONJohn _, film director.
HUTTONJames _, 172-97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
HUXLEYAldous _, English writer who wrote Brave New World.
HUXTEROne who sells or advertises something in an aggressive, dishonest, or annoying way.
HYADESThe _, a star cluster in Taurus named after the daughters of Atlas.
HYBRIDAnything of mixed ancestry.
HYDAGEA land tax.
HYDRIA(in ancient Greece and Rome) a large water jar.
HYDRUSConstellation - The Southern Water Snake.
HYENASAmused doglike mammals.
HYPHENPunctuation mark.
HYPNOSThe god of sleep in Greek mythology.
HYSSOPPlant with small blue flowers and aromatic leaves used in perfumery and folk medicine.
IAMBIC_ pentameter, form used in blank or heroic verse in English poetry.
IAMBUSIn poetry, a foot of two syllables, short then long.
IBADANThe capital of Oyo state in Nigeria.
IBERIASpain and Portugal.
IBERISEurasian plant genus to which the candytufts belong.
IBEXESWild mountain goats with backward-curving horns.
IBICESWild goats of the genus Capra, inhabiting mountainous regions of Eurasia and North Africa, having long, recurved horns.
IBIDEMLatin, 'in the same place'; used when citing a written reference. Word used in footnotes to indicate that the same source has been cited previously.
IBISESWaders.
ICARUSThe son of Daedalus, who escaped from Crete using wings made by his father but was killed when he flew too near the sun and the wax attaching his wings melted. Aviation casualty of Greek mythology.
ICEAGEAnimated 2002 movie with the voices of Denis Leary and Ray Romano.
ICEAXETool for snowy climbs.
ICEBAGCold treatment.
ICEBOXFridge compartment. A freezing compartment in a refrigerator.
ICECAPSnow that covers a mountain peak.
ICEDUPFrozen.
ICEMANBobby Drake's superhero alter ego in the X-Men comics.
ICETEAChilled beverage.
ICHINGChinese divination text also called The Book Of Changes.
ICICLEHanging rod of ice.
ICIESTFrostiest.
ICONICOf an icon.
IDCARDProof of identification.
IDEALSBeliefs.
IDEATEThink.
IDIOCYFoolishness. Stupidity.
IDIOMSVernacular phrases.
IDIOTSFoolish people.
IDLERSLoafers.
IDLINGLazing.
IDOLUMA mental picture; idea.
IDYLLSCharming or picturesque scenes or events. Short pictorial poems on pastoral subjects.
IFFLEYThe road in Oxford where Roger Bannister set his record.
IFONLYExpression used to indicate a wish that can't or couldn't come true.
IGLOOSDome-shaped houses built of blocks of solid snow.
IGNITECatch fire.
IGNOREIntentionally disregard. To overlook or neglect.
IGUANALizard of Central America with spines running head to tail.
IJIRAQMoon of Saturn.
ILDUCETitle given to Benito Mussolini by the Italian fascists.
ILKLEYYorkshire moor, the subject of a folk song.
ILLMET_ _ by moonlight, proud Titania.
ILLUDETo deceive or trick.
ILLUSEMaltreat.
IMAGEDMade a representation of the external form of.
IMAGERCT scanner or X-ray machine.
IMAGESMental pictures.
IMARETAn inn for pilgrims or travellers in Turkey.
IMBIBEDrink.
IMBROSLargest island of Turkey, in the NE Aegean Sea; also called Gokceada.
IMBUESInspires or permeates with (a feeling or quality).
IMELDA_ Marcos, former Philippine first lady.
IMMUNEProtected against a disease.
IMOGEN_ Stubbs, actress. Daughter of the title character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline.
IMPACTCollision.
IMPAIRDamage or weaken.
IMPALAAfrican antelope with lyre-shaped horns.
IMPALEPierce with a sharp instrument.
IMPARTMake known.
IMPAVETo set in a path.
IMPAWNPledge.
IMPEDEHinder.
IMPELSUrges on.
IMPENDBe about to happen.
IMPISHMischievous.
IMPORTBring in from abroad.
IMPOSETo force oneself on another or others, foist. Enforce.
IMPUGNTo challenge or attack as false.
IMPURETainted or sullied.
IMPUTEAttribute, ascribe, assign.
INANERMore silly.
INARMSBrothers _ _, 1985 album by Dire Straits.
INAROWOne after the other.
INARUTFed up.
INAWAYTo some extent.
INBLUERhapsody _ _, 1924 musical composition by American composer George Gershwin.
INBORNCongenital.
INBREDDeeply ingrained. Natural.
INCASELest.
INCHESUnits of length each equal to one twelfth of a foot.
INCHONA port in W South Korea, on the Yellow Sea: the chief port for Seoul. Battle of _ , decisive engagement of the Korean War in 1950.
INCITEStir up.
INCOMERevenue.
INDEBTOwing money.
INDEEDCertainly.
INDENTPlace in from the margin.
INDIANOne from Mumbai, say.
INDICTCharge with a crime.
INDIGOA blue-violet hue; a spectral colour. Dye.
INDIRA_ Gandhi, Female Prime Minister of India.
INDITEWrite; compose.
INDIUMChemical element, symbol In, atomic number 49.
INDOOROpposite of outdoor.
INDUCTTo bring in formally to a post or organisation.
INEYEDGrafted from one plant to another for propagation.
INFAIRA party or other celebration held to mark someone's entrance into a new home, especially the arrival of a bride at her new home; a wedding reception.
INFAMYNotoriety.
INFANTVery young child.
INFAREA party or reception for a newly married couple.
INFECTPollute, contaminate.
INFERSDeduces.
INFESTTake over.
INFIRMWeak in health or body.
INFITSLaughing uncontrollably.
INFLOWInflux.
INFLUXAccession.
INFORMTell.
INFULLWithout abridgement.
INFUSEPervade.
INGAZAEyeless _ _, Novel by Aldous Huxley.
INGEARNot in neutral.
INGENUAn inexperienced or innocent young man.
INGESTTake food into the body.
INGHAMBernard _, Margaret Thatcher's chief press secretary while she was Prime Minister.
INGLESPlaya del ____, holiday resort on the island of Gran Canaria.
INGMAR_ Bergman, The Seventh Seal director.
INGOTSGold bars. Lumps of metal, usually shaped like a brick.
INGRAMCharles, disgraced former British major and the subject of the play Quiz, later adapted for TV.
INGRESJean Auguste Dominique _, French Neoclassical painter.
INGRID_ Oliver, comedian and actress, half of the Watson & Oliver double act.
INHALEBreathe in.
INHANDUnder control.
INHEREExist essentially or permanently in.
INHUMETo bury; inter.
INJECTTake by syringe.
INJESTAs a joke.
INJOKEPrivate witticism.
INJURETo hurt or wound.
INJURYPhysical damage or hurt.
INKCAPFungus of the genus Coprinus which produces black fluid.
INKINDWith something similar.
INKJETPrinter type.
INKPENMick _, children's author behind Wibbly Pig and Kipper The Dog.
INKPOTContainer for writing fluid.
INKSACDefensive gland in an octopus or related mollusc.
INLAIDOrnamentally embedded.
INLANDAway from the coast or towards the middle of a country.
INLAWSRelatives by marriage.
INLAYSDecorates (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface.
INLETSBays. Inland openings.
INLIEUInstead.
INLINEType of roller-skate.
INLOVEShakespeare _ _, 1998 film for which Tom Stoppard won an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay.
INLUCKFortunate.
INMATEA person who is confined to an institution such as a prison or hospital.
INMESHEntangle.
INNATECongenital.
INNEEDA Friend _ _ Is A Friend Indeed.
INNERSDivisions of a target next to the bullseye.
INNINGA division in a game of baseball.
INOGENA complex nitrogenous substance.
INPAINHurting.
INPARTTo some degree.
INPLAYIn action or operation.
INROADRaid or incursion.
INRUSHDeluge.
INSANESenseless.
INSECTSmall arthropod with a three-part body and three pairs of legs.
INSERTPlace inside.
INSETSSmall maps or figures put in spare corners of others.
INSIDEWithin.
INSISTDemand, assert. To maintain very firmly.
INSITUUndisturbed, in place.
INSOLEInner lining of a shoe.
INSPANTerm meaning to harness animals to a vehicle; yoke.
INSTEPShowing conformity.
INSTILIntroduce gradually.
INSULAA pyramid-shaped area of the brain within each cerebral hemisphere.
INSULTOffend.
INSUMETo take in; to absorb.
INSUREArrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property), or injury to or the death of (someone), in exchange for regular payments to a company or to the state.
INSYNCHarmonious or matching.
INTACTUntouched or unimpaired.
INTAKEGroup of students joining a school, college etc. at a particular time.
INTENDTo mean.
INTENTAim, purpose or design.
INTERNDetain during wartime. Confine as a prisoner.
INTERSBuries.
INTIMAThe innermost coating or membrane of a part or organ, especially of a vein or artery.
INTIMEEventually.
INTONETo chant.
INTOTOLatin phrase meaning totally, entirely.
INTRAYOffice container used to put letters and documents in before they are dealt with.
INTROSOpening sections.
INTUITKnow instinctively.
INTUNEHarmonious.
INTURNOne after the other.
INUITSEskimos.
INULINFructose polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of chicory, Jerusalem artichoke etc.
INUREDHabituated.
INVADEEnter in large numbers.
INVAINWith no success. Fruitlessly.
INVENTCreate or devise.
INVERTTurn.
INVESTPut money in.
INVIEWAs a prospect.
INVITEAsk along.
INVOKEPut a law or penalty into use.
INWARDDirected towards the inside.
INWRAPEnvelop.
IODINEChemical element, symbol I, atomic number 53.
IODISETreat or impregnate with iodine.
IONATEAdd charged particles.
IONIAN_ Sea, the part of the Mediterranean Sea between southeast Italy, east Sicily and Greece. Member of an ancient Greek people who settled in eastern Greece and western Asia Minor.
IPECACThe dried rhizome of a South American shrub, or a drug prepared from this.
IPIDAELarge family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles.
IQTESTIntelligence quiz.
IRAQISTheir national capital is Baghdad. Natives of a Middle Eastern country that encompasses most of ancient Mesopotamia.
IRENICAiming or aimed at peace.
IRISEDShowing rainbow colours.
IRISESPlants with brightly coloured flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals.
IRITISInflammation of the iris of the eye.
IROBOTCollection of influential, short, science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov.
IRONEDPressed.
IRONICWryly amusing.
IRRUPTEnter somewhere forcibly or suddenly.
IRTYSHA river in central Asia.
IRVINEAndy _, Scottish international rugby player who earned 51 caps between 1972-82.
IRVING_ Berlin, US songwriter whose work includes Alexander's Ragtime Band.
ISAACSJeremy, founding Channel 4 supremo.
ISABEL_ Allende, author of The House Of The Spirits.
ISAIAHOld Testament book of the bible, the first of the Major Prophets.
ISATINA yellowish-red crystalline compound soluble in hot water. A reddish-orange substance obtained from indigo.
ISCHIAA volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the N end of the Bay of Naples.
ISEULTA princess in medieval legend.
ISHALLThe Lord Is My Shepherd _ _ Not Want.
ISHTARAssyrian and Babylonian goddess of love, fertility and war.
ISLANDMass of land surrounded by water.
ISLETSSmall offshore land masses.
ISMAIL_ Merchant, Indian film producer and partner of James Ivory.
ISOBARLine on a map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure.
ISOGONAny equiangular plane closed figure.
ISOHELA line on a map connecting places with an equal period of sunshine.
ISOLDEThe German name for a princess of Arthurian legend who was wed to Mark but in love with Tristan.
ISOMEREach of two or more compounds with the same formula but a different arrangement of atoms in the molecule and different properties.
ISONOEMoon of Jupiter.
ISOPODType of crustacean such as woodlouse or pill bug.
ISRAELCountry whose capital is Jerusalem.
ISSUEDGave forth.
ISSUERPerson or company that supplies or distributes something.
ISSUESGives out.
ITALICSlanting type. Style of sloping type.
ITCHEDWas tickly.
ITCHESCauses irritation on the skin.
ITEMEDListed.
ITGIRLNickname of the silent movie actress Clara Bow.
ITHACAThe smallest of the Ionian Islands; regarded as the home of Homer's Odysseus. City in New York state that is home to Cornell University.
ITSELF'A house divided against _ cannot stand' - Abraham Lincoln.
ITSNOWLet _ _, Christmas song.
IZZARDEddie _, Stand-up comedian.
JABBERChatter.
JACKALWild African dog.
JACKETShort coat.
JACKIE_ Collins, novelist.
JACKINStop.
JACKMAChinese entrepreneur who created the online marketplace Alibaba in 1999.
JACOBIDerek _, actor in the ITV sitcom Vicious.
JACOBSLamont Marcell, Italian sprinter who won gold in the 100 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
JAGGEDWith rough, sharp points protruding.
JAGGERMick _, lead singer of The Rolling Stones.
JAGUARAmerican spotted big cat of the genus Panthera.
JAILEDInterned.
JAILERA person in charge of a prison.
JAILORPrison guard.
JAIPURCapital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
JALOPYOld or worn-out car.
JAMALASinger who won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with '1944'.
JAMJARCockney rhyming slang for car.
JAMMEDFilled to capacity.
JANGLEMake a ringing metallic sound.
JANICE_ Galloway, Scottish author of The Trick Is To Keep Breathing.
JANSENDutch theologian.
JAQUESMelancholy nobleman in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
JARETHGoblin King played by David Bowie in the 1986 musical fantasy film Labyrinth.
JARGONTechnical language.
JARMANDerek, Caravaggio director.
JARRAHA eucalyptus tree native to western Australia, yielding durable timber.
JARREDStruck against something with an unpleasant vibration or jolt.
JARROW_ March, 1936 unemployment protest.
JASPER_ Carrott, comedian.
JAUNTYSprightly, self-confident, and cheerful.
JAVERTFictional police inspector in Les Miserables.
JAVIER_ Bardem, actor playing the Bond villain in Skyfall.
JEDDAHSaudi Arabian city on the Red Sea.
JEEREDRidiculed, taunted.
JEEVESBertie Wooster's valet in the books by P. G. Wodehouse.
JEKYLLHenry _, Mr. Hyde's counterpart, a doctor with an alter ego in a novella by Robert Louis Stevenson.
JEMIMAThe Tale of _ Puddle-Duck, book by Beatrix Potter.
JEMINIPop duo from Liverpool who were the UK's entry in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.
JENNEREdward _, English scientist who was the first doctor to introduce and study the smallpox vaccine.
JENSONMr. Button, motor racing driver.
JERBOAHopping desert rodent of the family Dipodidae. A small nocturnal burrowing rodent of dry regions of Asia and North Africa.
JEREMYMr. Irons, actor.
JERKINGarment type.
JEROME_ K. _, author of Three Men In A Boat. Saint noted for his Latin translation of the bible, the Vulgate. _ Flynn, actor who played Bronn in Game of Thrones.
JERRIDA blunt wooden javelin used in games involving horsemen in some Muslim countries.
JERSEYJumper. Largest of the Channel Islands.
JESSEDOf a hawk or falcon, fitted with a short strap secured on the leg.
JESSIEFictional character in the Toy Story film series voiced by Joan Cusack.
JESTERMedieval joker or fool.
JESUITMember of the Society of Jesus.
JETHROStage name of the stand up comedian Geoffrey J. Rowe.
JETLAGFatigue and disorientation experienced by air passengers crossing several time zones.
JETSAMCargo thrown overboard. One of a pair of moray eels in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid.
JETSETCosmopolitan elite.
JETSKISmall vehicle which skims across water.
JETTONAn inscribed counter or token.
JEWELLPaul _, former manager of Wigan Athletic, Derby County and Ipswich Town.
JEWELSGems.
JEZERO___ Crater, landing site on the planet Mars of the NASA rover Perseverance in 2021.
JICAMAPachyrhizus erosus, also known as the yam bean; cultivated for its edible tuber, used especially in Mexican cuisine.
JIGGLEShake.
JIGSAWPuzzle of many pieces.
JILTEDDiscarded, dropped, brushed off.
JINGALA large musket fired from a rest, often mounted on a carriage: formerly used in India, China, etc.
JINGLE_ Bells, festive song published under the title One Horse Open Sleigh. Clatter.
JINKEDChanged direction suddenly and nimbly, as when dodging a pursuer.
JINNAHPakistan's founder and first governor-general.
JINNEEAn intelligent spirit of lower rank than the angels, able to appear in human and animal forms and to possess humans.
JINXEDConsidered to be unlucky.
JOANNA_ Lumley, actress.
JOANNE__ Froggatt, actress who played Anna Bates in Downton Abbey.
JOBERTJosephine, French actress who plays Florence Cassell in Death in Paradise.
JOBLOTA collection of cheap or trivial items.
JOCKEYRider of horses.
JOCOSEPlayful or humorous.
JOCUNDOf a humorous temperament; merry.
JOGGEROne who runs to keep fit.
JOHANN_ Lamont, leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011-14.
JOHNNY_ Appleseed, Name by which Jonathan Chapman, US pioneer nurseryman, was known.
JOINEDConnected.
JOINERCraftsman in wood.
JOINTSElbows, say.
JOINUPEnlist.
JOJOBAA shrub or small tree of SW North America that has edible seeds containing a valuable oil used in cosmetics.
JOKERSPlaying cards.
JOKIERMore humorous.
JOKINGMaking funny remarks.
JOLENEKenton's wife in The Archers. Song by Dolly Parton released in 1973.
JONSONBen, The Alchemist playwright.
JOPLINJanis _, 20th-century American singer-songwriter.
JORDANCountry, containing Petra, the Rose City, whose capital is Amman.
JOSEPH_ Conrad, writer.
JOSHUAOld Testament book of the bible. He captured Jericho.
JOSIAH_ Spode, English potter who invented the modern formulation of bone china.
JOSTLEBump or push roughly.
JOTTERSmall notebook.
JOUNCEJolt or bounce.
JOUSTSMedieval combats in which two knights on horseback encountered each other with lances.
JOVIALHaving a cheerful disposition.
JOWELLLabour's late Olympics Minister.
JOYFULHappy.
JOYNERFlorence Griffith _ , women's 100m and 200m world-record holder.
JOYOUSJoyful.
JUDAEASouthern part of ancient Palestine, a Roman province during the time of Christ.
JUDAICOf or relating to Jews or their religion.
JUDDERShake or vibrate.
JUDGESOld Testament book of the bible.
JUDITH_ Chalmers, TV presenter.
JUDOKAUnarmed self-defence expert.
JUGALECraniometric point - a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken.
JUGGLEKeep (balls) in the air.
JULIETCode word for J.
JULIUS_ Caesar, tragic play by William Shakespeare.
JUMBLETo mingle (objects, papers, etc) in a state of disorder.
JUMPATBe glad to accept.
JUMPERUpper garment.
JUNEAUAmerican state capital of Alaska.
JUNGLELand covered with dense vegetation dominated by trees.
JUNHUIDing, Chinese snooker player who was the runner-up in the 2022 UK Championships.
JUNIOR_ Giscombe, singer who had a hit with Mama Used To Say.
JUNKETExcursion paid for from public funds.
JUNKIEDrug addict.
JUPATIA Brazilian palm, Raphia taedigera, whose long stalks are used in constructing buildings.
JURISTExpert on law.
JUSTIN_ Timberlake, singer.
JUSTSO_ _ Stories, Rudyard Kipling collection containing The Cat That Walked By Himself. Exactly right.
KAAPSEThe _ Klopse, New Year's carnival that takes place on January 2 in Cape Town.
KABUKIJapanese drama with elaborate costumes & make-up.
KADUNAState of northern Nigeria known as North-Central State until 1976.
KAFTANLoose dress.
KAHLIL_ Gibran, Lebanese-American author of The Prophet, first published in 1923.
KAHUNAIn Hawaii, a wise man or shaman.
KAISER_ Chiefs, indie band.
KAKAPOGround dwelling nocturnal parrot native to New Zealand.
KAKURONumber puzzle.
KALLASKaja _, Prime Minister of Estonia who succeeded Juri Ratas on 26 January 2021.
KALMIAAny of several evergreen shrubs, including the mountain laurel, constituting a genus in the heath family (Ericaceae).
KALYKEMoon of Jupiter.
KANAKAA native Hawaiian.
KANSASAmerican state whose capital is Topeka.
KAOLINA fine soft white clay, resulting from the natural decomposition of other clays or feldspar.
KAPOORAnish, Indian-born British sculptor.
KARAHIDeep wok-like Indian frying pan with two handles, used especially for balti dishes.
KARATEMartial art.
KARIBATown in Zimbabwe.
KARNAKEgyptian site near Luxor that contains a complex of ancient temples.
KARPOVAnatoly _, Soviet chess player, world champion from 1975-85.
KARZAIHamid _, Former President of Afghanistan.
KASBAHArea around a castle or fortress in a North African town.
KATANACurved, single-edged Japanese samurai sword.
KATONAKerry, Atomic Kitten singer.
KAVNERJulie, U.S. actress who voices Marge Simpson in The Simpsons.
KAYAKSBoats.
KAZAKHNationality of Borat Sagdiyev, character created by English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen.
KAZOOSMusical instruments consisting of a hollow pipe with a hole in it, over which is a thin covering that vibrates and adds a buzzing sound when the player sings or hums into the pipe.
KEATONBuster _, US comic actor best known for his silent films, nicknamed The Great Stone Face.
KEBABSPieces of meat or vegetable grilled on a long, thin stick.
KEEGANKevin _, former England footballer who managed the England national team from 1999 to 2000. Michelle, Our Girl actress.
KEENANGareth, fictional character played by Mackenzie Crook in The Office.
KEENERMore eager.
KEEPATPersevere or persist in.
KEEPERGoalie.
KEEPONContinue to do something.
KEEPUPMaintain.
KELLERHelen _, US author and lecturer who was blind and deaf from infancy.
KELPIEAn Australian breed of sheepdog, originally developed from Scottish collies, having a smooth coat of various colours and erect ears. A malignant water spirit in Scottish folklore that drowns its riders.
KELTERProper or usual state or condition.
KELVINUnit of absolute temperature.
KEMPTYOf wool, coarse and rough.
KENDALTown in Cumbria associated with the making of mint cake.
KENHOMChinese American TV chef.
KENNELDoghouse.
KENNETRiver rising in Wiltshire that is a major tributary of the Thames.
KENSITPatsy, English actress who played Faye Morton in TV medical drama series Holby City.
KENYANFrom part of Africa.
KEPLERJohannes _, 17th-century German astronomer.
KERALAA state of southwest India, on the Arabian Sea.
KERMITMuppet frog.
KERNELThe edible central part of a seed, nut or fruit within the shell or stone.
KERSEYA kind of coarse, ribbed cloth with a short nap, woven from short-stapled wool.
KETTLEKitchen item. Vessel for boiling water.
KEYNESMilton _, town that Bletchley Park in now in.
KEYPADArray of telephone buttons.
KHALID_ Hosseini, The Kite Runner author.
KIAORAGreetings or good health in Maori.
KIBBLEGrind or chop (beans, grain, etc.) coarsely.
KIBITZTo interfere or offer unwanted advice, esp as a spectator at a card game.
KIBOSHTo put a conclusive stop to.
KICKEDHit with the foot.
KICKINBegin to take effect.
KICKONTo continue with an activity, especially with renewed vigour.
KIDDEDChaffed, teased.
KIDDERMargot _, Lois Lane in four Superman movies.
KIDDIEChild.
KIDMANNicole, actress who played writer Virginia Woolf in the 2003 film The Hours.
KIDNAPAbduct.
KIDNEYRenal organ.
KIEFER_ Sutherland, 24 actor. Anselm, German painter and sculptor born in 1945.
KIGALICapital of Rwanda.
KIKUYUA member of a bantu-speaking people forming the largest ethnic group in kenya.
KILLERHit-man.
KILROYRobert  _-Silk, English academic, politician and broadcaster.
KILTEDGathered (a garment or material) in vertical pleats.
KIMBLERichard _, Titular protagonist of the 1963-67 US TV series The Fugitive, played by David Janssen.
KIMCHISpicy Korean side dish of fermented cabbage or other raw vegetables seasoned with chilli, garlic and ginger.
KIMMELJimmy ____, U.S. TV chat show presenter who hosted the 2017 and 2018 Oscars ceremonies.
KIMONOJapanese garment.
KINDLEIgnite an ebook reader?
KINDLYFriendly and generous by nature.
KINONEA yellow crystalline water-soluble ketone used in the production of dyestuffs.
KINSKINastassja, Paris, Texas actress.
KIOSKSTelephone boxes.
KIPPERSalted smoked herring.
KIRPANDagger or short sword carried by Sikh men, symbol of religious loyalty.
KIRSCHGerman brandy. Liqueur.
KIRSTY_ Maccoll, singer.
KIRTLEA woman's gown or outer petticoat.
KISHKEA beef intestine stuffed with a savoury filling. Sausage type.
KISLEVHebrew month.
KISMETFate or destiny. Musical based largely on Borodin's music first performed on stage in 1953.
KISSEDTouched with the lips.
KISSESOsculates.
KISSME_ _ Kate, Musical that involves the production of a version of The Taming of the Shrew.
KITBAGAccording to the song, you should pack up your troubles in your old one. Long canvas container for holding equipment.
KITCARDIY automobile.
KITSCHTrashy.
KITTENYoung cat.
KITTLECapricious and unpredictable.
KIVIUQMoon of Saturn.
KLAXONType of loud horn.
KNAVESJacks.
KNAWELA low-growing inconspicuous plant of the pink family, which grows in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere.
KNEELSGenuflects.
KNICKSProfessional New York basketball team.
KNIGHTGladys _, singer with the Pips. Chess piece.
KNIVESCutlery items.
KNOCKSOpportunity _, British TV talent show popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
KNOTTY_ Ash, home of Ken Dodd's Diddy Men.
KOALASBearlike arboreal Australian marsupials that have thick grey fur and feed on eucalyptus leaves.
KOBOLDIn German mythology, a mischievous household sprite or one who haunts underground places such as mines.
KOCHIAA shrubby Eurasian plant of the goosefoot family, grown for its decorative foliage which turns deep fiery red in the autumn.
KODIAK_ bear, animal also known as the Alaskan grizzly bear.
KOENIGEzra, lead vocalist and guitarist of Vampire Weekend.
KOEPKABrooks _, American golfer who won the US Open in June 2017.
KOHIMACapital of the state of Nagaland in north-east India, originally named Kewhira.
KOKOMOBeach Boys single taken from the soundtrack of Cocktail.
KOMODO_ dragon, largest living lizard species that inhabits the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
KONNIE__ Huq, the longest serving female presenter of the children's TV programme Blue Peter.
KOPECKRussian money.
KOPPIEA small hill in a generally flat area.
KORBUTOlga _, famous gymnast.
KOREANPerson from Pyongyang or Seoul for example.
KORUNAThe standard monetary unit of the Czech Republic.
KOSHERIn Judaism, food that is prepared in accordance with dietary laws.
KOSOVOEuropean republic whose largest city is Pristina.
KOULANA subspecies of onager.
KOUSSOAn Ethiopian rosaceous tree whose flowers were used as a vermifuge, Hagenia abyssinica.
KOWTOWAct obsequiously.
KRAITSBrightly-coloured, nonaggressive, venomous snakes of South and South East Asia.
KRAKENA legendary sea monster of gigantic size believed to dwell off the coast of Norway.
KRANKYGeorge's surname in the 1981 Roald Dahl novel George's Marvellous Medicine.
KRANTZJudith _, author of Scruples and I'll Take Manhattan.
KRAUSSAlison, U.S. bluegrasscountry singer who has collaborated with Robert Plant on two albums.
KRONOSCaptain _ Vampire Hunter, a 1974 Hammer film.
KROONIMonetary units of Estonia, equal to 100 sents.
KROONSMonetary units of Estonia, equal to 100 sents.
KRUGERPaul _, Boer statesman; President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900. South African national park established in 1926.
KRYTENSanitation droid played by English actor Robert Llewellyn in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf.
KUBLAI_ Khan, Grandson of Mongol leader Ghengis.
KUIPER_ Belt, A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, consisting of icy debris.
KUMBLEAnil _, Former Indian cricket captain who took more than 600 test wickets in his career.
KUMITEIn martial arts, freestyle fighting.
KUNGFUChinese martial art.
KURGANThe _, villain played by Clancy Brown in the movie Highlander.
KUWAITCountry bordering Iraq.
KUZMINNikita, Ukrainian dancer who partnered Tilly Ramsay in the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing contest.
KWACHAPrincipal monetary unit of Zambia (100 ngwee) and Malawi (100 tambala).
KWAITOMusical genre.
KWANZAThe standard monetary unit of Angola.
LAAGERA camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
LAALAAYellow Teletubby with a curled antenna on her head.
LABEFYTo weaken or impair.
LABELSTags.
LABIALSound formed by lips.
LABOURWork hard.
LABUANIsland off the NW coast of Borneo in the South China Sea forming a federal territory of Malaysia; capital, Victoria.
LACINGA cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges.
LACKEDDidn't have.
LACKEYServile follower.
LACTIC_ acid, derived from milk.
LACUNAA blank space or missing part.
LADDERStocking run.
LADDOOIndian dish.
LADIDASnobbish.
LADIESWomen's public lavatory.
LADINORomance language spoken in North Italy.
LADLESLong-handled spoons with deep bowls for serving or transferring liquids.
LADOGALargest lake in Europe, in NW Russia north-east of St Petersburg.
LAGERSEffervescent beers which are light in colour and body.
LAGOONShallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. By the Sleepy _ , Desert Island Discs' theme tune.
LAHOREPakistani city.
LAICALOf or involving the laity; secular.
LAIDONProvided.
LAIDUPSick.
LAIRDSPeople who own a large amount of land in Scotland.
LAKERSLos Angeles _ , U.S. professional basketball side.
LAKOTANative American people comprising the westernmost branch of the Sioux; also called Teton.
LALIGATop men's professional football division of Spain, founded in 1929.
LAMARRMark _, former Shooting Stars team captain and host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on TV.
LAMBDAGreek letter.
LAMELAErik, Argentinian midfielder at Spurs.
LAMENTBewail.
LAMIAEFemale monsters depicted with a snake's body and a woman's head.
LAMINAThin layer, plate, or scale of sedimentary rock, organic tissue, or other material.
LAMMASIn the Roman Catholic Church, the feast held on August 1, commemorating St. Peter's deliverance from prison. Harvest festival of Anglo-saxon origin.
LAMONTNorman _, politician who succeeded John Major as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
LAMOURLouis _'_, prodigious author of Western novels. Dorothy, U.S. actress who appeared in the Road to... series of comedy films.
LANARKAlasdair Gray novel first published in 1981.
LANCETA pointed surgical knife with two sharp edges.
LANDAUFour-wheeled enclosed carriage.
LANDEDTouched down.
LANDERA spacecraft designed to come to rest on a planet or other body.
LANDISJohn, The Blues Brothers director.
LANDONMargaret _, American writer best known for her 1944 novel Anna And The King Of Siam.
LANGERBernhard _, German golfer who won the Masters in 1985 and 1993.
LANGUROld World monkey.
LANINAMeteorological counterpart of El Nino, marked by the cooling of the eastern tropical Pacific; Spanish, 'little girl'.
LANUGOFine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a human fetus.
LAPDOGA person or organization which is influenced or controlled by another. Informal term for a docile, devoted follower.
LAPELSAs found on the front of a suit jacket.
LAPPEDDrank.
LAPPETA small hanging flap or piece of lace etc. such as one dangling from a headdress.
LAPSEDRan out, expired.
LAPTOPPortable computer.
LAPUTAA flying island in Jonathan Swift's book Gulliver's Travels.
LARDEDInserted strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking.
LARDERPantry.
LARDONA small strip or cube of pork fat.
LAREDOThe Streets Of _, song recorded by Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves and many others.
LARIATA long rope with a running noose at one end; lasso.
LARKINPhilip _, 20th-century poet whose collections included The Whitsun Weddings.
LARRUPThrash or whip (a person or animal).
LARSONGary _, American cartoonist famous for writing The Far Side.
LARVAEBaby insects.
LARYNXMuscular organ in the neck, also known as the voice box. Upper part of the windpipe.
LASCARName formerly given to a sailor from the East Indies.
LASERSIntense beams of light.
LASHESWhips.
LASSESGirls.
LASSIECelebrity film dog. Fictional rough collie created by Eric Knight.
LASSOSLariats.
LASTEDEndured.
LASTERFruit, vegetable, or flower that remains in good condition.
LASTLYFinally.
LASZLOVictor _, Lisa's husband in the film Casablanca.
LATELYIn recent times.
LATENTDormant.
LATESTMost recent.
LATETOIt Is Never Too _ _ Learn.
LATHERSuds.
LATICSThe ____ , nickname shared by Oldham Athletic and Wigan Athletic FCs.
LATIFINicholas, Canadian Formula One driver whose crash in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix led to a safety car being deployed.
LATIGOA heavy, durable, and supple cattle hide leather that is combination tanned.
LATINOIn the US, an inhabitant of that country who is of Latin American origin.
LATOURFrench painter noted for his candlelit scenes.
LATTERSecond of two.
LATVIAEuropean country on the Baltic Sea whose capital is Riga.
LAUDERHarry _, Scottish music hall entertainer 1870-1950.
LAUGHSThere were lots of these in Round The Horne.
LAUNCHSet afloat.
LAUPERCyndi, U.S. singer/songwriter noted for her hits Girls Just Want to Have Fun and Time After Time.
LAURELSweet bay.
LAUREN_ Bacall, actress.
LAURIEJohn _, actor who played Frazer in Dad's Army.
LAVABORitual washing of the celebrant's hands after the offertory at Mass.
LAVISHProlific or abundant.
LAWFULLegal.
LAWMANSheriff.
LAWRIEPaul _, Scottish golfer born on New Year's Day in 1969.
LAWSONNigel _, the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1983 until 1989.
LAWYERLegally qualified person.
LAYBYSPlaces for drivers to stop at the side of main roads.
LAYERSStrata.
LAYINGProducing eggs.
LAYLOWHide out.
LAYMANOne without specialist knowledge.
LAYMENNon-professionals.
LAYOFFSack.
LAYOUTThe arrangement or plan of something, such as a building. Disposition.
LAZULILapis _, a brilliant blue variety of a mineral that is used as a gemstone.
LEADENHeavy and inert.
LEADEREditorial.
LEADINIntroduction to a subject.
LEADONDeceive.
LEADUPEvent preceding something.
LEAGUEAssociation of sports clubs. Union.
LEAKEDMade public without permission.
LEAKEYRichard _, palaeontologist who found hominid remains at Lake Turkana.
LEANEDInclined.
LEANERThinner.
LEANNE__ Battersby, character in Coronation Street played by Jane Danson.
LEANONUse for support.
LEANTOOuthouse propped against a wall.
LEAPEDJumped.
LEARNSFinds out.
LEARNTGained information.
LEASEDRented.
LEASESRental contracts.
LEASOWA pasture.
LEAVENYeast, say.
LEAVESExits.
LEBRON_ James, U.S. basketball player.
LECHWESouth African antelope with long, lyre-shaped horns.
LECTERHannibal, killer created by Thomas Harris.
LECTINA type of protein possessing high affinity for a specific sugar.
LECTORA reader, especially someone who reads lessons in a church service.
LEDGERAccounts book.
LEDGESEaster-_, a pudding made in Northern England from the young leaves of the bistort plant.
LEEREDLooked at in an oblique, sneering or suggestive manner.
LEESONJohn _, actor who has provided the voice of K-9 in Doctor Who since 1977.
LEEWAYRoom for manoeuvre. Latitude.
LEFANUJ. Sheridan _ _, Irish author of Gothic stories such as Carmilla and Uncle Silas.
LEFTIESocialist.
LEGACYThing handed down to a successor.
LEGATEEnvoy.
LEGATOIn music, to be performed smoothly and connectedly. Musically, the opposite of staccato.
LEGBYECricket extra.
LEGENDMyth.
LEGIONDivision of the Roman army,
LEGUMEAny plant of the family Fabaceae, or its edible fruit or seed.
LEHRERTom _, American satirist who sang Poisoning Pigeons In The Park.
LEIDENA city in the Netherlands, residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620. Rembrandt's birthplace.
LEIPOAAustralian bird genus of the family Megapodiidae whose sole extant member is the malleefowl.
LEITERFelix _, friendly CIA operative in the James Bond stories.
LELANDHenry M _, founder of the two premier American luxury automotive brands, Cadillac and Lincoln.
LEMANSCity in northwest France; scene of an annual motor race.
LEMMONJack _, actor in The China Syndrome.
LEMONDGreg, U.S. ex-cyclist who won the Tour de France three times.
LEMONSCitrus fruits.
LEMONYCitrus-like.
LEMUEL_ Gulliver, the protagonist of a novel by Jonathan Swift.
LEMURSArboreal Madagascan primates with fox-like faces and long tails.
LENDEROne who advances money.
LENGTHOne of three dimensions of an object. A decametre is a unit of this.
LENITYThe quality of being kind or gentle.
LENNONBeatle whose middle name was Winston.
LENNOXAnnie, Scottish singer/songwriter who formed pop duo Eurythmics with Dave Stewart.
LENSESCamera parts.
LENTENOf or relating to or suitable for Lent.
LENTILA small annual leguminous plant of the Mediterranean region and western Asia, bearing edible brownish convex seeds.
LENTOSMusical passages to be performed slowly.
LEONESAfrican monetary units.
LEONID_ Brezhnev, old soviet leader.
LEONOVAlexey _, Soviet cosmonaut who conducted the first space walk in 1965.
LEPERSLeprosy sufferers.
LERNERAlan Jay _, songwriter and librettist who collaborated with Frederick Loewe on My Fair Lady and Camelot.
LEROUXGaston _, French author who wrote 1910 novel The Phantom Of The Opera.
LESBOSIsland in the Aegean Sea under Ottoman rule until 1912, when it became part of the Kingdom of Greece.
LESIONInjury or wound.
LESLEYFirst name of opera singer Ms Garrett.
LESLIE_ Charteris, author. _ Grantham, actor who played Dirty Den in EastEnders.
LESSEEA tenant who is under a contract.
LESSENDiminish.
LESSERSmaller.
LESSONPeriod of instruction. The _, one-act play by French-romanian playwright Eugene Ionesco first performed in 1951. A passage from the Bible read aloud during a church service. Tutorial.
LESSORA person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
LESTATThe Vampire _, Anne Rice's sequel to her novel Interview With The Vampire.
LESTERAdrian, Mickey Bricks actor in Hustle. Mark, ex-child actor who played the title role in the 1968 musical film Oliver!
LESVOSAn island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea.
LETFLYThrow forcefully.
LETHALDeadly.
LETOFFChance to avoid defeat.
LETRIPExpress oneself forcibly.
LETTERMissive.
LETUPSReductions in the intensity of something dangerous, difficult, or tiring.
LEVANTRun away, typically leaving unpaid debts.
LEVELLMichael, English actor who plays mechanic Kevin Webster in Coronation Street.
LEVELSSomerset ____ , coastal plain and wetland area between the Mendips and the Blackdown Hills.
LEVERSControl sticks.
LEVINEAdam, lead vocalist of U.S. pop rock band Maroon 5.
LEVITYUnsuitable humour.
LEYTON_ Orient, football team based in East London.
LIABLELegally responsible.
LIAISEKeep in contact with. Connect.
LIBIDOSexual urge or desire.
LIBLABThe _-_ Pact, 1977 political arrangement between James Callaghan and David Steel.
LIBRANPerson born under the seventh sign of the zodiac.
LIBYANNationality of the autocrat Muammar Gaddafi, killed in 2011.
LICHENOrganism that occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground etc.
LICTORIn ancient Rome, an officer attending the consul or other magistrate, bearing the fasces, and executing sentence on offenders.
LIEBIGJustus von, German chemist who specialised in analysing organic compounds.
LIEDERGerman art songs.
LIEGERA resident ambassador.
LIELOWStay out of sight.
LIFERSLong term prisoners.
LIFFEYRiver rising in Ireland's Wicklow Mountains and flowing through Dublin.
LIGATETie up (an artery or vessel).
LIGETIContemporary composer whose music is in 2001 and The Shining.
LIGHTSNorthern _, common name for the Aurora Borealis. Illuminations.
LIGNINClass of complex organic polymers.
LIGNUM_ vitae, either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
LIKEITAs You _ _.
LIKELYExpected, foreseeable.
LIKENSPoints out similarity.
LIKESOIn this manner.
LIKINGFondness.
LIKUTAA former monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), equal to one hundredth of a zaire.
LILACSEurasian shrubs or small trees of the olive family
LILIES_ Of The Field, Sidney Poitier film.
LILITHIn Hebrew scripture, the first wife of Adam, dispossessed by Eve.
LILIUMGenus of herbaceous flowering plants to which the lilies belong.
LILLEEDennis _, Australian cricketer who took 355 wickets in 70 test matches from 1971 to 1984.
LILLIE__ Langtry, actress noted as a companion of King Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales.
LIMBIC_ System, area of the brain responsible for basic emotion.
LIMITSRestricts.
LIMNERA person who paints or draws.
LIMPETRock-clinging mollusc. Marine gastropod with a conical shell. _ mine, type of explosive device magnetically attached to a ship's hull.
LIMPIDClear or transparent.
LIMPLYIn a floppy way.
LINDENOne of three English names for the tree genus Tilia.
LINEAROf, along or relating to a line.
LINERSPassenger ships or aircraft.
LINEUPIdentity parade.
LINGERDelay or loiter.
LINGUAA tongue or tonguelike organ.
LININGMaterial used as an inner covering.
LINLEYViscount _, nephew of the Queen.
LINNETA brownish Old World finch, the male of which has a red breast and forehead.
LINTELBeam over a door or window.
LINTONEdgar _, Husband of Catherine Earnshaw in Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.
LIONEL_ Bart, composer.
LIOTTARay, late U.S. actor who played Henry Hill in the 1990 crime film Goodfellas.
LIPASEOne of a group of fatdigesting enzymes produced in the stomach, pancreas and liver.
LIPENGChinese statesman who served as prime minister from 1987 to 1998.
LIPIDSOrganic compounds such as sterols, triglycerides and fatty acids.
LIPMANMaureen, English actress who featured with Gyles Brandreth in Celebrity Gogglebox.
LIQUIDFlowing substance. Fluid.
LIQUORAnother word for spirit. A drink produced by distillation or fermentation.
LISBONCapital of Portugal.
LISPEDSpoke imperfectly.
LISSOMLithe or flexible.
LISTEDLike a building protected from demolition.
LISTENLend an ear.
LISTERJoseph _, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
LISTONSonny, U.S. ex-heavyweight boxer nicknamed The Big Bear.
LITANYIn Christianity, a form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations, each followed by an unvarying response.
LITCHIThe fruit of a Chinese tree.
LITMUSA soluble powder obtained from certain lichens that turns red under acid conditions and blue under alkaline conditions.
LITRESLiquid measures.
LITTERUntidy rubbish.
LITTLESmall. Ralf, actor who played Antony in The Royle Family.
LIVELYFull of energy, activity etc.
LIVERYA special uniform worn by a servant, an official, or a member of a City Company.
LIVING__ will, a document stipulating the medical care a signatory would prefer if incapacitated.
LIZARDGecko, say.
LIZZIETin _, nickname given to Henry Ford's Model T motor car.
LLAMASSouth American mammals.
LLORISHugo, Tottenham Hotspur FC goalkeeper who captained France to World Cup victory in 2018.
LLOYDSInsurance market in London.
LOADEDWealthy, slang.
LOADERDockworker.
LOADUPTo place cargo, goods etc. on a ship or lorry.
LOAFERIdler.
LOANERPerson who permits something to be borrowed.
LOATHEUtterly detest.
LOAVESPlural of loaf.
LOBOSAA taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Amoebozoa.
LOCALEScene. Setting for a particular event.
LOCATEPinpoint, place.
LOCHTERyan _, American swimmer; winner of 12 Olympic medals.
LOCKEDFirmly secured with a key.
LOCKERCompartment for one's things.
LOCKETSmall ornamental case. Lucy, English nursery rhyme character.
LOCKUPImprison or confine.
LOCUMSStand-ins.
LOCUSTDay Of The _, a 1939 Nathanael West novel.
LODGERPaying guest.
LODGESThe dome-shaped dens of beavers.
LOGGERLumberjack.
LOGGIAA covered area on the side of a building, especially one that serves as a porch.
LOGJAMAccumulation of woody debris blocking a stream or river.
LOGOFFExit from a computer.
LOITERHang about.
LOLIGOGenus of squid.
LOLITAVladimir Nabokov novel featuring Humbert Humbert, adapted into films starring James Mason and Jeremy Irons.
LOLLEDLounged.
LOLLOPSprawl.
LOMONDLoch _, the largest lake in Britain by surface area.
LONDONJack _, writer of the novels White Fang and Call Of The Wild. British capital. First city to have hosted three summer Olympics.
LONELYIn need of company.
LONGUEChaise _, A long, low sofa for reclining, with a back and single armrest.
LOOFAHBack-scrubber.
LOOFASFibrous interiors of a fruit that resembles a marrow, dried and used as sponges for washing the body.
LOOKEDViewed.
LOOKINGlimpse.
LOOKONRegard.
LOOKTODepend on.
LOOKUPThe action of systematic electronic information retrieval.
LOOMISDr Samuel, psychiatrist played by British actor Donald Pleasence in five Halloween films.
LOOPEDCoiled.
LOOPERTime travel film with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
LOOSEDReleased.
LOOSENSlacken.
LOOTEDPlundered, pillaged.
LOQUATPlum-like edible fruit of the rosaceous East Asian tree Eriobotrya japonica. Native to China and Japan - also called Japanese medlar.
LORCHAA fast sailing boat, built in China, consisting of a junk-rigged vessel with a European-style hull.
LORDLYNoble.
LOREALFrench cosmetics company founded by Eugene Schueller in 1909.
LORENZAmerican mathematician, meteorologist, and a pioneer of chaos theory. _ Hart, U.S. lyricist who partnered Richard Rodgers.
LORICARoman corselet or cuirass of leather.
LOSEITGet very angry.
LOSERSDefeated competitors.
LOSINGSuffering defeat.
LOSSESCasualties in war.
LOTIONLiquid skin cream.
LOUCHEDubious, shady, disreputable.
LOUDERMore volume.
LOUISA_ May Alcott, author of Little Women.
LOUISEFirst name of the eldest child of Prince Edward.
LOUNGESaloon.
LOUPESSmall magnifying glasses used by jewellers and watchmakers.
LOUREDLooked angry.
LOUVARLarge brightly coloured fish with a distinctive high forehead.
LOUVREMusee du _, landmark museum in Paris, located on the right bank of the Seine.
LOVAGEEuropean plant with greenish-white flowers and aromatic fruits, used in flavouring food.
LOVELLJim _, Astronaut.
LOVELYVery attractive or beautiful.
LOVETTSurname of the woman who owns the pie shop and helps Sweeney Todd dispose of his victims.
LOVINGAffectionate or tender.
LOWELLRobert _, US poet. Astronomical observatory in Arizona where Pluto was first discovered.
LOWERSLessens, drops.
LOWESTUndermost.
LOWKEYRestrained, subdued.
LOWSETStocky,
LOXLEYLower _, a village near Ambridge in The Archers.
LOXOMAGenus of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand.
LPLATEItem attached to a vehicle driven by a learner driver.
LUANDACapital of Angola, founded by Portuguese explorer Paulo Dias de Novais in 1576.
LUBECKCity in Germany.
LUCENTGlowing with or giving off light.
LUCIAN_ Freud, English portrait painter and draughtsman born in Berlin in 1922.
LUCITEA transparent acrylic-based plastic.
LUCIUSFather of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter books and films.
LUDLOWA market town in Shropshire; site of a castle founded in the 11th century.
LUDLUMRobert, U.S. novelist who created the character Jason Bourne.
LUDWIGBeethoven's first name.
LUGANOCity in Switzerland. Town and lake in Italian-speaking Switzerland.
LUGGERA small boat used for fishing, sailing, or coasting and having two or three masts.
LUGOSIBela, Hungarian-born Dracula actor.
LUKAKURomelu, Belgian striker who rejoined Chelsea FC in 2021.
LULLEDSoothed, made quiet.
LUMBAROf the lower part of the back.
LUMBERMove in a slow, heavy, awkward way.
LUMINETo light up.
LUMLEYJoanna _, one of the stars of Absolutely Fabulous.
LUMMOXA clumsy, stupid person.
LUMPENOf or relating to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, especially those who have lost status.
LUNACYMadness.
LUNATEShaped like a crescent.
LUNGESBent-knee exercises.
LUPINELike a wolf.
LUPINSPlants of the pea family with tall colourful tapering spikes of flowers.
LURGANCounty Armagh town.
LUSAILQatari football stadium that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on December 18.
LUSAKACapital of Zambia.
LUSTREReflected light.
LUTEINA deep yellow pigment found in leaves of plants and in egg yolk.
LUTHERBBC One crime drama starring Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson.
LUTHORLex, fictional comic book villain and archenemy of Superman.
LUTZENA town near Leipzig in E Germany, in Saxony; site of a battle (1632) in the Thirty Years' War.
LUVVIEAffected actor.
LUWIANAncient Anatolian language.
LUXATETo put out of joint; dislocate.
LUXURYState of great comfort or elegance.
LYCETTJoe, British comedian who presents The Great British Sewing Bee.
LYCEUMA school of ancient Athens; site of Aristotle's discussions with his pupils.
LYCHEEChinese fruit.
LYNDONBarry _, 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick based on a Thackeray novel.
LYNOTTPhil, Irish singer who was lead vocalist of the hard rock band Thin Lizzy.
LYRICSWords of a song.
LYRISTOne who plays an ancient harp-like instrument.
LYTTONHenry _, English actor and singer knighted for his achievements as a Gilbert and Sullivan performer.
MABATICorrugated iron sheeting, used as a building material.
MABUSEMotsi, South African dancer and Strictly judge.
MACACOA type of lemur, the male of which is usually black and the female brown.
MACHELSamora _, first president of Mozambique.
MACKAYSurname of a Porridge prison warder and the actor who played him.
MACNEEPatrick _, The male star of The Avengers through all its incarnations.
MACRONEmmanuel _, President of France who assumed office in 2017.
MADAMEA title or form of address used of or to a French-speaking woman, corresponding to Mrs.
MADCAPZany.
MADDENJohn _, former player who coached the Oakland Raiders to Super Bowl victory in 1977.
MADDOGNickname given to the gangster Vincent Coll.
MADDOXName of the son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
MADEDOCoped.
MADEUPInvented.
MADMAXDystopian film franchise starring Mel Gibson.
MADMENInsane people.
MADOFFBernie _, US financier convicted of running a $65bn Ponzi scheme in 2009.
MADRASThe former official name of the Indian city of Chennai.
MADRIDSpanish capital.
MADURAIsland of Indonesia off the NE coast of Java: chief town, Pamekasan.
MADURONicolas _, President of Venezuela re-elected on May 20, 2018.
MAENADA female participant in the rites of Dionysus.
MAGGIEHomer and Marge Simpson's youngest child.
MAGGOTThe soft limbless larva of dipterous insects, esp the housefly and blowfly.
MAGHETA name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.
MAGICSProduces by sorcery.
MAGILPMixture of mastic resin and linseed oil added to oil paints, widely used in the 19th century.
MAGLEVA transport method that moves vehicles without making contact with the ground.
MAGNETThing with a powerful attraction.
MAGNUMDouble bottle of champagne.
MAGNUS_ Carlsen, Norwegian chess grandmaster born in 1990.
MAGPIEPasserine bird with a black and white plumage, long tail and a chattering call.
MAGYARThe Hungarian language.
MAHLERGustav _, late-romantic Austrian composer and conductor 1860-1911.
MAHOUTElephant driver or keeper.
MAIDENFirst or earliest.
MAIGREDescriptor used in the Roman Catholic church for food containing no meat, which is thus permitted to be eaten on a fast day.
MAIKOASouth American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers.
MAILEDSent by post.
MAILERNorman _, Pulitzer Prize-winner, died 2007.
MAINLYFor the most part.
MAIORITown on Italy's Amalfi Coast.
MAISIE_ Raine, BBC detective series starring Pauline Quirke.
MAISONA business, especially a fashion, house or firm.
MAITAICocktail containing rum, Curacao and lime juice.
MAITRE_ d'Hotel, The head waiter of a restaurant.
MAJORSThe _ , term for the four most prestigious events in professional golf.
MAJUROCapital of the Marshall Islands.
MAKEDOManage, get along.
MAKEITBe successful.
MAKENISierra Leone's fourth largest city by population.
MAKERSCreators.
MAKEUPCosmetics.
MALABOCapital of Equatorial Guinea.
MALADYDisease or illness.
MALAGAPablo Picasso's birthplace.
MALALA_ Yousafzai, Pakistani education activist who became the youngest ever Nobel Prize recipient in 2014.
MALAWICountry whose capital is Lilongwe.
MALDENKarl _, actor who played the priest in On The Waterfront.
MALDONTown in Essex.
MALEOSMegapodes native to Sulawesi, with black upper parts and white underparts.
MALFOYDraco, character in the Harry Potter series played on screen by English actor Tom Felton.
MALIBUCalifornia city, home to Surfrider and Zuma beaches.
MALICESpite.
MALIGNBaleful.
MALLETHammer-like tool.
MALLOWTown in County Cork, Ireland.
MALMAGA small Asian lemur.
MALONEGareth, The Choir choirmaster. Bugsy _ , 1976 gangster musical comedy film directed by Alan Parker.
MALORYThomas _, writer of the classic text Le Morte D'Arthur.
MAMBASVenomous snakes.
MAMMALAnimal
MAMMONWealth regarded as an evil influence or false object of worship and devotion.
MANAGECope.
MANAMACapital of Bahrain.
MANAND_ _ Superman, Play by George Bernard Shaw.
MANCHELa _, the English Channel in French.
MANEGEThe art of training horses and riders.
MANEROTony, working-class young man played by John Travolta in the films Saturday Night Fever and Staying Alive.
MANFULResolute or brave.
MANGERAway in a _.
MANGLEWringer.
MANGUEChorotegan people of southwestern Nicaragua.
MANIACMadman.
MANILACapital of the Philippines.
MANIOCAnother name for the cassava plant.
MANITO2002 American independent film written and directed by first time film maker Eric Eason.
MANLEYMichael _, Jamaican statesman; Prime Minister 1972-80 and 1989-92.
MANNERA way of doing or being.
MANOLO_ Blahnik, Spanish fashion designer noted for high-end women's footwear.
MANRAYAmerican modernist and avant-garde photographer born 1890 died 1976.
MANSESHouses provided for ministers of certain Christian Churches, especially the Scottish Presbyterian Church.
MANTELHilary, English author whose The Mirror & The Light concluded her Thomas Cromwell trilogy.
MANTISA slender predatory insect with a triangular head, which waits motionless for prey with its large forelegs folded like hands in prayer.
MANTLEA loose, sleeveless cloak or cape. Cover. Region of the earth lying below the crust and above the central core.
MANTRAStatement or slogan repeated often.
MANTUAAn extravagant gown with a wide skirt and train worn at court in the early 18th Century.
MANUALA book of instructions or information.
MANUELCharacter in Fawlty Towers.
MANUKAAntibacterial honey from New Zealand.
MANUREMuck, fertiliser.
MAOISTFollower of revolutionary Chinese communism.
MAPOUTPlan, delineate, or arrange in detail.
MAPUTOCapital of Mozambique.
MAQUISUnderground French resistance movement that fought against occupying German forces during the Second World War.
MARACAPercussion instrument consisting of a gourd or plastic shell filled with dried seeds, pebbles etc.
MARAPEJames _, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea who succeeded Peter O'Neill on 30 May 2019.
MARAUDPlunder.
MARBLESmall glass ball. Shiny rock.
MARCELFirst name of the artist Duchamp, writer Proust and mime artist Marceau.
MARCIA_ Gay Harden, actress.
MARCOSFerdinand _, President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
MARCUS_ Trescothick, former England cricketer.
MARDUKChief god of ancient Babylon.
MARGINBorder.
MARGOT_ Robbie, actress who played Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots.
MARIAH_ Carey, U.S. singer/songwriter who released the song All I Want for Christmas Is You in 1994.
MARIANRobin Hood's favourite Maid.
MARINAHarbour for yachts.
MARINEOf the sea.
MARKEDObvious or noticeable.
MARKERFelt-tip pen.
MARKETDemand for a product or commodity.
MARKKAFinland's pre-euro currency.
MARLEYBob _, Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and musician.
MARLINSpearfish.
MARLON_ Brando, star of On The Waterfront.
MARLOWMarket town on the River Thames in Buckinghamshire.
MARMOTHeavily built burrowing rodent of the squirrel family with short legs, a furry tail and coarse fur.
MARNERSilas _: The Weaver of Raveloe, the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861.
MARNIESean Connery film of 1964.
MAROONA dark red to purplish-red colour.
MARPLEMiss _, fictional character appearing in 12 of Agatha Christie's crime novels and in 20 short stories.
MARRONAustralian crayfish.
MARROWA long white-fleshed gourd with green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable.
MARSHA__ Mason, U.S. actress who played Sherry Dempsey in the TV sitcom Frasier.
MARSHYOf or like poorly drained land.
MARTELLife of Pi author.
MARTENPine _, musteline mammal.
MARTHA_ And The Muffins, group that had a hit with Echo Beach in 1980.
MARTINDean _, A leading member of The Rat Pack.
MARTYNJohn _, British guitarist who released the album Solid Air.
MARTYRPerson who suffers death rather than renounce their religion or cause.
MARVELWonderful thing.
MARVINName of the paranoid android in The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.
MARYOF_ _ Teck.
MASADAAncient fort in Israel overlooking the Dead Sea.
MASALAChicken tikka _ , creamy Indian curry dish.
MASCOTPerson, animal or thing considered to bring good luck.
MASERUCapital of Lesotho.
MASHEDDid this to potatoes.
MASHERDandy of late Victorian or Edwardian times.
MASHESDoes this to potatoes.
MASHIEOld fashioned name for a five iron in golf.
MASHUPA mixture or fusion of disparate elements.
MASJIDA mosque in an Arab country.
MASKEDCovered.
MASONSStone _.
MASQUEThe _ Of The Red Death, an 1842 short story by Edgar Allen Poe.
MASSESThe _, the body of common people.
MASSIFCompact group of mountains. _ Central, upland area of south central France.
MASTERBoy's title.
MASTICPutty-like substance.
MATADIChief port of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the mouth of the Congo river near the border with Angola.
MATHISJohnny, U.S. singer/songwriter who released Merry Christmas album in 1958.
MATING__ call, a sound made by a bird or other animal to attract a partner.
MATINSDaily morning service of the Church of England.
MATIPOAny of several New Zealand evergreen shrubs or small trees.
MATLOWSurname of brothers Maurice and Alfred, who founded a confectionery company that later became Swizzels _.
MATOKEIn Uganda, the flesh of bananas, boled and mashed as a food.
MATRIXMathematical array of numbers arranged in rows and columns.
MATRONCarry On _, released in 1972, the 23rd in the series of films. Nurse.
MATTEDTangled into a thick mass.
MATTERMaterial.
MATTESMasks used to obscure part of an image in a film and allow another image to be substituted, combining the two.
MATUREMellow.
MATZOSCrisp biscuits of unleavened bread, traditionally eaten by Jewish people during Passover.
MAUGERCaribbean (of persons or animals) thin or lean.
MAUGRENotwithstanding; in spite of.
MAUMAUMilitant nationalist movement who resisted British rule in 1950s Kenya.
MAUNDY_ Thursday, the day before Good Friday in the Christian calendar.
MAUVESPale purple colours.
MAVENSExperts or connoisseurs.
MAYALLRik, The New Statesman actor.
MAYANSPre-Columbian American people noted for developing a system of writing.
MAYBUGCockchafer.
MAYDAYGrace Jones' James Bond villain in A View To A Kill. Distress signal.
MAYFLYInsect.
MAYHEMA state of rowdy disorder.
MAYHEWPeter _, actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films.
MAYORSIn England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the heads of  towns, boroughs, or county councils, elected by council members and generally having purely ceremonial duties.
MAZIERMore confused or dizzy.
MBAPPEKylian, French footballer who was the second teenager to score in a FIFA World Cup final.
MCADAMJohn Loudon _, Scottish engineer and inventor of tarmac.
MCAVOYJames _ , Scottish actor.
MCBAINEd _, crime author who wrote the 87th Precinct novels.
MCCAINJohn _, the Republican nominee in the 2008 US presidential election.
MCCALLAlexander _ Smith, British author.
MCEWANIan _, English writer whose novels include Amsterdam and Atonement. Geraldine, Miss Marple actress.
MCEWENJohn _, Australian prime minister.
MCGANNStephen, English actor who plays Doctor Patrick Turner in TV series Call the Midwife.
MCGILLAnthony, Scottish snooker player who eliminated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2021 world championships.
MCGINNJohn, Scottish midfielder who joined Aston Villa FC in 2018.
MCHUGHGreg, star of the TV sitcom Gary: Tank Commander.
MCLYNNPauline, Irish actress who played Mrs Doyle in the TV sitcom Father Ted.
MCPHEENanny ____ , 2005 comedy fantasy film starring Emma Thompson.
MEADENDeborah, one of the investors in Dragon's Den.
MEADOWAn area of grassland often used for hay or for grazing of animals. Tony and Carmela's daughter in The Sopranos.
MEAGREInadequate, scanty. Lacking in quantity or quality. Lean.
MEANERNot as nice; not as generous.
MEANLYIn a stingy way.
MEASLYPaltry.
MEATALAn opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
MEATHEA sweet liquor.
MEDALSBravery awards.
MEDDLEInterfere.
MEDIALRelating to, situated in, or extending toward the middle.
MEDIANThe middle value of a series of values arranged in order of size.
MEDICICatherine de _, Italian noblewoman who became Queen consort of France between 1547 and 1559; also mother of three French kings.
MEDICODoctor or medical student.
MEDINAThe old walled quarter in North African cities.
MEDIUMAverage.
MEDLARA small bushy tree of the rose family.
MEDLEYSeries of songs.
MEDUSAGorgon.
MEDWAYA river in southeast England, flowing through Kent to the Thames estuary.
MEEKLYWeakly.
MEGHANRoyal bride, _ Markle.
MEGOHMOne million of the standard unit of electrical resistance.
MEGRIMMigraine.
MEKONGRiver flowing through China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
MELENAThe production of dark sticky faeces containing partly digested blood, as a result of internal bleeding or the swallowing of blood.
MELLORKay, creator of TV drama series Fat Friends.
MELLOWPleasantly smooth or soft.
MELMANFictional hypochondriac giraffe in the Madagascar franchise.
MELODYTune.
MELOIDA beetle.
MELONIGiorgia, Italian politician elected prime minister of her country in 2022.
MELONSFruit.
MELOSASouth American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil.
MELTEDChanged from a solid to a liquid state.
MELTON_ Mowbray, town famous for its pork pies.
MELVINHarold ____ & The Blue Notes, group noted for If You Don't Know Me By Now.
MEMBEROne belonging to a club.
MEMOIRAutobiography.
MEMORYShow tune sung by the character Grizabella in the 1981 Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.
MENACEPeril. Threat.
MENDELPioneering geneticist who studied inherited traits in pea plants.
MENDESSam _, director of the films American Beauty and Road To Perdition.
MENEERSouth African title of address corresponding to Mr or sir, from Dutch.
MENHIRMegalithic monument, often carved, erected by prehistoric people in the British Isles and parts of western Europe.
MENIALServile.
MENSALMonthly.
MENSCHLouise _ former Conservative MP for Corby.
MENTALOf the mind.
MENTORTrusted advisor. Wise guide. Adviser.
MENTUMA part of the base of the labium in some insects.
MENUSETo lessen.
MERCERA merchant or trader who deals in textile fabrics and fine cloth.
MERCIAA kingdom and earldom of central and south England in the Anglo Saxon period.
MERCKXEddy _, Belgian cyclist who won the Tour de France five times in the 1960s and 70s.
MERELYAnd nothing more.
MERGEDAmalgamated.
MERGERAmalgamation.
MERGESIntegrates, amalgamates.
MERIDACharacter in Brave voiced by Kelly Macdonald.
MERINOBreed of sheep.
MERITSGood points.
MERKELAngela _, the chancellor of Germany since 2005.
MERKINAn artificial covering of hair for the pubic area.
MERLINKing Arthur's wizard. Magician in Camelot.
MERLONThe solid part of a crenellated parapet between two embrasures.
MERLOTA black grape that is used, often in a blend, for making wine.
MERLYN_ Rees, the Home Secretary from 1976 to 1979.
MERSEYA river that flows to the Irish Sea via Liverpool and a large estuary.
MERTONHave I Got News For You captain.
MERVYN_ King, Governor of the Bank of England since 2003.
MESCALAlternative name for the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), known for its hallucinogenic properties.
MESMERFranz, German physician whose therapy was a forerunner of hypnotism.
MESONSSubatomic particles.
MESSESUntidy states.
METATEA flat or slightly hollowed oblong stone on which materials such as grain and cocoa are ground using a smaller stone.
METEORA shooting star.
METHODSystem.
METIERProfession.
METOPEA square space between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.
METRESMetric units of length.
METRICMeasuring by metres.
METROSUrban railway systems that run wholly or partly underground.
METTLECourage or spirit.
MEXICOCountry.
MHAIRI_ Black, SNP member who became the Baby of The House of Commons in May 2015.
MIAMIAIn Australia an Aboriginal dwelling hut.
MIAOWSA cat does this.
MIASMAStench.
MICHEL_ Platini, French ex-footballer who was UEFA President from 2007 to 2015.
MICKEY_ Mouse, Cartoon character associated with Walt Disney.
MICMACA member of a North American Indian people formerly living in the Maritime Provinces of Canada.
MIDAIRSome point above ground level.
MIDDAYNoon.
MIDDENA dunghill or pile of refuse.
MIDDLECentral.
MIDGESAnnoying small flies.
MIDGETA very small person or thing.
MIDGUTPart of the alimentary canal, including (in vertebrates) the small intestine.
MIDOFFA fielding position in cricket.
MIDRIBThick central vein running through a leaf, continuous with the petiole (stalk).
MIDWAYBattle of _, naval battle that took place in the Pacific in June 1942.
MIGHTYPowerful and strong.
MIGNONFilet _ , small boneless cut of beef from the underside of a sirloin.
MIGUELFirst name of the actor Ferrer and the writer Cervantes.
MIKADOThe _, Gilbert and Sullivan work featuring Ko-Ko and Nanki-Poo.
MILAGENumber of miles travelled or covered.
MILDERGentler, more mellow.
MILDEWMould that appears on fabrics exposed to moisture.
MILDLYTo a moderate degree.
MILICEA political paramilitary organization created on January 30, 1943 by the Vichy regime to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II.
MILIEUSurroundings, especially of a social or cultural nature; French, 'middle'.
MILKEDDid this to cows.
MILLERWillie _, player and later manager with Aberdeen football club from 1972.
MILLETA cereal grass cultivated for grain and animal fodder.
MILORDSong that was a hit for Edith Piaf.
MILTERA male fish that is mature and ready to breed.
MILTON_ Keynes, town that Bletchley Park in now in. Paradise Lost poet.
MILVUS_ _, Red Kite.
MIMICSImitates.
MIMOSACocktail consisting of one part champagne to one part chilled citrus juice.
MINACKOpen-air cliff top theatre near Land's End in Cornwall.
MINARIUS comedy drama film.
MINCEDCut into very small pieces.
MINDERTV series chronicling the adventures of Terry McCann and Arthur Daley.
MINENEA flying squirrel ( Sciuropterus volans) native of Northern Europe and Siberia.
MINERSColliery workers.
MINGLEMix.
MINGUS_ Ah Um, eponymous 1959 jazz album. Charles, U.S. jazz composer, pianist, bassist and bandleader born in 1922.
MINIFYTo make less.
MINIMSMusical notes that are half the length of semibreves.
MININGDigging out coal.
MINIONA favourite or dependent.
MINJEE_ Lee, Australian golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open on 5 June 2022.
MINNIE_ Mouse, cartoon character and girlfriend of Mickey Mouse.
MINNOWSmall slender fish.
MINOAN_ civilisation of ancient Crete.
MINORSChildren.
MINTEDHaving a lot of money; rich.
MINTERMoney maker.
MINUETStately court dance in triple time that was popular during the 17th and 18th centuries.
MINUTEVery small. Unit of time.
MINYANThe number of persons required by Jewish law to be present to conduct a communal religious service.
MIRAGESomething illusory. An image of a distant object, often inverted or distorted, caused by atmospheric refraction by hot air.
MIRIAM_ Stoppard, British doctor, author, TV presenter and agony aunt.
MIRRENDame Helen is the godmother of a cruise ship.
MIRRORLooking glass.
MIRTHA_ Vasquez, Prime minister of Peru who replaced Guido Bellido on 6 October 2021.
MISADDTo put together two or more numbers incorrectly.
MISCUEFaulty stroke in snooker.
MISERYStephen King novel in which author Paul Sheldon is held captive.
MISFITSquare peg in a round hole.
MISHAPUnfortunate accident.
MISHITFaulty shot or stroke.
MISLAYTo lose (something) temporarily, esp by forgetting where it is.
MISLEDDeceived.
MISSALIn the Roman Catholic church, a book containing the prayers, rites etc. of the Masses for a complete year.
MISSEDFailed to hit.
MISSESFails to hit.
MISSUSWife.
MISTEDMade foggy.
MISTERThe full form of Mr.
MISTLE_ thrush, a large European bird noted for feeding on the berries of a plant used as a Christmas decoration.
MISUSEEmploy wrongly.
MITHERMake a fuss; moan.
MITTENA covering for the hand.
MIXUPSMistakes.
MIYAKEIssey, Japanese fashion designer born in 1938.
MOANERGrumbler.
MOATEDSurrounded with water.
MOBCAPA woman's large cotton head covering with a pouched crown and usually a frill, worn especially in the 18th century.
MOBILEMovable.
MOBULAA devil ray smaller than a manta, with a long tail and a mouth situated on the underside.
MOBUTUAutocratic Zairean president, 1965-97.
MOCHASMilky espresso drinks flavoured with chocolate.
MOCKEDRidiculed, teased. Derided.
MOCKUPWorking full-scale model.
MODCONUp-to-date home amenity.
MODELSPeople who show off clothes on the catwalk.
MODELTAutomobile built by the Ford Motor Company from 1908 to 1927, prized for its low cost and versatility.
MODENAMary of _, James II's second wife. Luciano Pavarotti's birthplace.
MODERNContemporary.
MODESTHumble.
MODIFYChange slightly. Alter.
MODISHConforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.
MODULEA standardized, often interchangeable component of a system or construction that is designed for easy assembly or flexible use.
MOFFATScottish town in Dumfries and Galloway lying on the River Annan.
MOGGIECat.
MOHAIRAngora.
MOHAVEUS county in Arizona.
MOHAWKA river in central New York State; the largest tributary of the Hudson.
MOHOCKA member of a band of aristocratic ruffians in the early 18th century.
MOIRAIThe Greek goddesses of fate.
MOJAVECalifornian desert.
MOJITOCocktail consisting of white rum with sugar, lime juice, mint and soda water.
MOKSHAIn Hinduism, the final release of the soul from a cycle of incarnations.
MOLARSGrinding teeth.
MOLECHCanaanite deity in the Old Testament to whom parents sacrificed their children (2 Kings 23:10, Jeremiah 32:35).
MOLINAAlfred, English-U.S. actor who played George in the 2014 film Love Is Strange.
MOLINEIn heraldry, of a cross, having each extremity broadened, split, and curved back.
MOLOCHSmall rusty coloured Australian lizard, also called the thorny devil.
MOLTENLiquid.
MOMENTA short while.
MONACOPrincipality in South West Europe on the Mediterranean.
MONAULBrilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia.
MONDAYWeekday.
MONEYSSums of cash.
MONGOL_ empire, founded by Genghis Khan in 1206.
MONGOSMonetary units of Mongolia, equal to one hundredth of a tugrik.
MONICACourteney Cox's character in Friends.
MONIEDAffluent.
MONISMPhilosophical doctrine of the singleness of a concept in contrast to dualism and pluralism.
MONKEYBaboon, say.
MONROEMarilyn _, US actress who starred in films including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Some Like It Hot.
MONTHSCalendar divisions.
MONTIAGenus of plants in which the species are known generally as miner's lettuce.
MOODERMother.
MOOLISRadishes.
MOOREDDocked.
MOOTEDRaised (a question or topic) for discussion.
MOPANETree found in arid regions of southern Africa, with bitter-tasting leaves that are shaped like butterfly wings and fold together in intense heat.
MOPANITree found in arid regions of southern Africa, with bitter-tasting leaves that are shaped like butterfly wings and fold together in intense heat.
MOPEDSLight motorised cycles.
MORALEEmotional condition.
MORALSEthics.
MORASSQuagmire. An area of soft, wet ground.
MORBIDUnduly interested in death.
MORDORDark land ruled over by Sauron in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
MOREAUJules et Jim actress.
MOREENA strong, ribbed cotton fabric, used chiefly for curtains.
MORENORita, Puerto Rican actress who played Anita in the 1962 film West Side Story.
MORESOTo a greater extent or degree.
MORGAN_ Freeman, actor.
MORGUEMortuary.
MORICE_ Town, a suburb of Plymouth in the English county of Devon.
MORIONOpen helmet originally from the Kingdom of Castile, used from the beginning 16th to early 17th centuries, usually having a flat brim and a crest from front to back.
MORITZSt. _, Village in Switzerland.
MORMONThe Book Of _, a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of 2011.
MORONICapital of Comoros.
MOROSESullen.
MORRISJody _, player who debuted for Chelsea at the age of 17 years and 43 days in 1996. William _, 19th century English furniture and textile designer and artist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement.
MORSELCrumb, scrap.
MORTALSubject to death.
MORTARSmall cannon with a short range. Cement mixture.
MORULASolid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum, and from which a blastula is formed.
MOSAICTiled ornamentation.
MOSCOWCapital of Russia.
MOSEYSWalks or moves in a leisurely manner.
MOSHEDDanced to rock music in a violent manner involving jumping up and down and deliberately colliding with other dancers.
MOSLEMA follower of the religion of Islam.
MOSLEYMichael, British science presenter who has advocated the 5:2 diet of intermittent fasting.
MOSQUEMuslim place of worship.
MOSSADThe secret intelligence service of Israel.
MOSSESBryology is the study of these flowerless, green plants.
MOSTLYAlmost entirely.
MOTHERFemale parent.
MOTILECapable of motion.
MOTIONMovement.
MOTIVEThe reason for a certain course of action.
MOTLEYVariegated.
MOTORSElectrical devices.
MOTOWNRecord label founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit.
MOTSONJohn, former TV football commentator whose trademark outfit was a sheepskin coat.
MOTTLEA blotched appearance, condition or surface.
MOTTOSSayings, maxims.
MOULDSFungi, say.
MOULIN_ Rouge, cabaret in Paris that had a red windmill on its roof.
MOUNTSClimbs.
MOURNEThe armed or feruled end of a staff. The end of a sheephook to which the hook is attached.
MOURNSFeels sorrow for the death of.
MOUSEDWhat a cat or owl did.
MOUSERCat that catches mice.
MOUSEYOf hair, of a dull light brown colour.
MOUSSELight, creamy dessert.
MOUTHSParts of the face.
MOUTHYImpudently talkative.
MOVEINOccupy new premises.
MOVEONDo something different.
MOVERSThings that change position.
MOVIESFilms.
MOVINGEmotional.
MOWGLIThe human protagonist of Kipling's The Jungle Book.
MOWLAMMo, Northern Ireland Secretary who helped to broker the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
MOYLESChris, former Radio 1 DJ.
MOZART18th century Austrian composer.
MRBEANHapless buffoon played by Rowan Atkinson, who first appeared in 1990.
MRSMOPPatience game played using two packs of cards.
MUCATEAny salt or ester of mucic acid.
MUCKERIn mining, a person who shifts broken rock or waste.
MUCKINLend a hand.
MUDCAPAn explosive charge covered with earth, used for blasting the surface of a rock.
MUDCATAny of several large North American catfish living in muddy rivers, esp in the Mississippi valley.
MUDDLEConfuse. Disordered or confusing state.
MUDHENA variety of water bird that inhabits marshy places.
MUDPIEA mass of soft, wet earth moulded into a particular shape by a child.
MUESLIBreakfast food. _ belt, humorous term for a region populated by middle-class, healthconscious people.
MUFASASimba's father in The Lion King.
MUFFINTV puppet accompanied by Annette Mills.
MUFFLEWrap.
MUGABERobert _ became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in 1980.
MUGGERViolent robber.
MUGGLEOne who lacks any magical ability in the Harry Potter series.
MUGLERThierry, late French fashion designer noted for his extravagant style mixing leather, latex and curves.
MUKDENBattle of the Russo-Japanese War.
MULDERFox, Scully's FBI partner in The X-Files.
MULETARed cloth fixed to a stick, brandished by a matador during a bullfight.
MULIERA woman or wife.
MULISHStubborn. Obstinate.
MULLAHIslamic religious leader.
MULLEDPondered.
MULLERA stone or other heavy weight used for grinding artists' pigments or other material on a slab.
MULLETHaircut popular in the 1980s.
MUMBAIHow Bombay is now known.
MUMBLEMutter.
MUNICHGerman city.
MUNROSScottish mountains over 3000 feet.
MUPPETThe _ Christmas Carol, 1992 film starring Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge.
MURAGEA medieval toll for the building or repair of town walls in England, Wales and Ireland.
MURALSWall paintings.
MURCIAThe Costa Calida is in this Spanish region.
MURDERKill brutally. Homicide. Assassinate. Assassination.
MURIEL_ Spark, author of The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
MURMURQuietly spoken utterance.
MURPHYCillian _, Irish actor.
MURRAYAndy _, tennis player.
MURROWA village in the civil parish of Wisbech St Mary, in Cambridgeshire, England.
MUSARDPhilippe _, French composer.
MUSCATCapital of Oman.
MUSCLEPhysical power. The masseter is an example of one.
MUSEUMBuilding housing artefacts. Cultural institution.
MUSGOIChadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
MUSKETGun.
MUSLINSoft cotton fabric.
MUSSELMarine bivalve with a dark, slightly elongated shell that lives attached to rocks etc. Edible shellfish.
MUSTERAssemble.
MUTANTAn animal, organism, or gene that has undergone change.
MUTATEChange in form.
MUTINYOpen rebellion.
MUTTERMumble.
MUTTONFlesh of sheep as food.
MUTUALReciprocal.
MUZZLEFront end of a gun barrel.
MYELICOf or relating to the spinal cord.
MYELINA mixture of proteins and phospholipids forming a whitish insulating sheath around many nerve fibres, which increases the speed at which impulses are conducted.
MYFOOTExpression of contradiction.
MYLOVE1973 song which gave Wings their first US number one.
MYOPIAShort-sightedness.
MYOPICShort sighted.
MYOTISBat genus of the family Vespertillonidae to which the mouse-eared bat belongs.
MYRIADA large indefinite number.
MYRTLEMoaning _, a Hogwarts ghost in the Harry Potter books.
MYSELFMe.
MYSOREFormer name (before 1973) of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
MYSTIC_ Meg, astrologer associated with the early days of the National Lottery.
MYWORDAn exclamation of surprise or emphasis.
NABOBSPeople of great wealth and importance.
NABOTHInhabitant of Jezreel killed at Jezebel's behest so that her husband Ahab could seize his vineyard (I Kings 21).
NACHOSIn Mexican cookery, snacks that consist of pieces of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers etc. and grilled.
NADINE_ Dorries, controversial MP for Mid Bedfordshire.
NAGANOA city in central Japan on Honshu; host city of the 1998 Winter Olympics.
NAGINILarge snake that is a pet of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series.
NAGOYAJapan's fourth most populous city that contains the Atsuta Shrine.
NAGPURFast-growing city known as the Tiger Capital Of India.
NAIADSWater nymphs in Greek mythology looking over rivers, springs and fountains.
NAILEDFastened securely.
NAMELYThat is to say.
NAMINGCalling.
NANISMThe condition of being unusually or abnormally small in size or stature; dwarfism.
NANSENNorwegian Arctic explorer and humanitarian. Fridtjof, Norwegian 1922 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
NANTESFrench city situated on the Loire River. Edict of _ , French law of religious toleration adopted in 1598 by Henri IV.
NAPALMIncendiary liquid.
NAPERYTable linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
NAPIERJohn _, Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms.
NAPKINServiette.
NAPLESItalian city whose cathedral reputedly contains the preserved blood of its patron saint, Januarius. Bay of _ , body of water in which Capri is located.
NAPOLIItalian name for the capital of Campania.
NARDOOAustralian fern with long stalks bearing either silvery-green clover-like lobes or woody globular cases containing spores.
NARNIAFictional land in the fantasy novels of C. S. Lewis.
NARROWLacking width. Constricted.
NARVIKPort city in Norway, scene of two 1940 naval battles.
NASCARAmerican stock car racing business enterprise.
NASDAQAn American stock exchange.
NASEBYNorthamptonhire village that was the site of a major Parliamentarian victory in 1645 during the English Civil War.
NASEEM_ Hamed, former British boxer.
NASSAUCapital of the Bahamas.
NASSERGamal Abdel _, President of Egypt from 1956-70. _ Hussain, former England cricket captain.
NATHANLeading male character ( first name ) in Guys And Dolls. _ Redmond, English midfielder at Southampton. Son of Attai who was a prophet in the time of King David. _ Drake, protagonist of the Uncharted video games series. _ Lane, actor who voiced the meerkat Timon in The Lion King.
NATIONCountry.
NATIVEIndigenous.
NATTERChatter.
NATURETemperament.
NAUGHTZero.
NAUSEAQueasiness. The sensation that precedes vomiting.
NAUTCHAn intricate traditional Indian dance that is performed by professional dancing girls.
NAVAHOA member of a Native American people of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
NAVAJOName of a Native American people in Arizona and New Mexico.
NAYSAYRefuse, deny or contradict.
NEARBYClose at hand.
NEARERCloser.
NEARLYAlmost. _ man, one who narrowly fails to achieve expected success.
NEARTONot far from.
NEATENTo tidy.
NEATERTidier.
NEATLYTidily.
NEBULACloudy astronomical object.
NECKERIsland owned by Sir Richard Branson.
NECTARDrink of the gods. A sugary fluid produced by plants, collected by bees and other animals.
NEEDBEA necessity.
NEEDEDRequired.
NEEDLEStylus.
NEESONAslan's voice in The Chronicles Of Narnia. Liam, The Grey actor.
NEGATENullify.
NEIGHSA horse's cries.
NEISSELusatian _, a river in Europe forming part of the German-Polish border.
NELLIELittle _, James Bond's autogyro in the film You Only Live Twice. _ Melba, Australian operatic soprano.
NELSONPort in New Zealand which shares its name with a British naval hero. Willie, U.S. country singer noted for the song On The Road Again. British admiral created Duke of Bronte by the king of Naples.
NEMEAN_ Lion, killed by Hercules in a labour.
NEPALIAsian.
NEPETACatmints.
NEPHEWMale relative.
NEREIDMoon of Neptune. In classical mythology, a sea-nymph.
NEREUSGreek god identified in Homer's Iliad as the Old Man of the Sea.
NERINEPlant.
NERITEA chiefly tropical mollusc with a somewhat globe-shaped and brightly marked shell, typically found in water.
NERNSTWalther Hermann _, physical chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics; Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1920).
NEROLIA brown oil that is distilled from the flowers of various orange trees and used in perfumery.
NERUDAPablo _, poet born Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto; Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
NERVESFibres in the body that transmit impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
NERVUSAny bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.
NESBITE. _, English author whose works included the novel The Railway Children.
NESSIEMonster legendarily inhabiting a loch in Scotland.
NESSUN_ Dorma, popular aria from Turandot.
NESSUSA centaur slain by Hercules.
NESTEDPlaced one inside the other.
NESTLESnuggle.
NESTORKing of Pylos.
NETHERPlaced or situated below, beneath, or underground.
NETTLEStinging plant.
NEURALAffecting nerves.
NEURONA cell in the body that transmits nerve impulses.
NEUTERSpay, castrate.
NEVADAAmerican state whose capital is Carson City. Known as the Sagebrush State.
NEWAGEPhilosophy characterised by a belief in alternative medicine, astrology and spirituality.
NEWARKCity in New Jersey, home to one of the busiest airports in the USA. Nottinghamshire town containing an English Civil War museum.
NEWELLMike, Four Weddings and a Funeral director.
NEWESTMost recent.
NEWISHQuite modern.
NEWLEYAnthony, English singer and actor who was the second husband of Joan Collins.
NEWMANThunderclap _, band who had a 1969 hit with Something In The Air. Paul, actor who partnered Robert Redford in the 1969 western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
NEWSOMJoanna, U.S. singer/songwriter who released the album Divers in 2015.
NEWTONScientist of gravity.
NEXTTOBeside.
NEYMARBrazilian footballer who plays at PSG.
NIACINAnother term for nicotinic acid.
NIAMEYCapital of Niger.
NIBBLETake small bites out of.
NICENEThe _ Creed, profession of faith used in the Christian liturgy.
NICESTMost pleasing.
NICETYSubtle point.
NICKELChemical element, symbol Ni, atomic number 28. US coin. Silvery white metal discovered by Swedish chemist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751.
NICOLA_ Benedetti, winner of 2004's Young Musician Of The Year competition. _ Adams, British ex-flyweight boxer who won two Olympic golds in 2012 and 2016.
NICOLE_ Kidman, actress.
NIECESFemale relatives.
NIELLOBlack compound of sulphur with silver, lead or copper used to fill engraved designs in metal.
NIGGLENag pettily.
NIGHTSThe Arabian _, Folk tales.
NIIHAUIsland of NW Hawaii west of Kauai; 'The Forbidden Island'.
NIKITA1985 hit by English singer Elton John, from the album Ice On Fire.
NIKKEIStock market index of Japan composed of the country's top 225 blue-chip companies traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
NILGAIA large Indian antelope, the male of which is blue-grey with white markings and small horns; the female being brownish with no horns.
NIMBLEAgile.
NIMBLYDeftly, agilely.
NIMBUSHeavy dark cloud.
NIMITZFleet admiral in charge of the US Pacific Fleet in the Second World War.
NIMMEDPilfered.
NIMRODIn the Old Testament, a hunter famous for his prowess. The ninth of Elgar's Enigma Variations.
NINETYAge reached by a nonagenarian.
NINIANMan's name.
NINJASMercenaries in feudal Japan expert at covert tactics.
NIPPERYoung child, informally.
NIPPLETeat of a feeding bottle.
NIPPONJapanese name for Japan.
NISSANCar manufacturer whose models include the Juke and the Qashqai.
NISSEN_ hut, a military shelter of semicircular cross section, made of corrugated steel sheet.
NITRICOf or containing nitrogen.
NITWITA foolish person.
NIVOSEMonth of snow in the French revolutionary calendar.
NOAKESJohn _, Blue Peter presenter with a dog called Shep.
NOBALLCricket bowler's illegal delivery.
NOBBLEIllegally dissuade.
NOBODYInsignificant person.
NODDEDSignalled agreement.
NODDLEInformal term for the head or brain.
NODOFFFall asleep.
NODULESmall knot or swelling. A little rounded lump.
NOELLE_ Gordon, Crossroads actress.
NOEXITEnglish language title of Sartre's play Huis Clos.
NOFEARPhrase meaining "Certainly not".
NOFURYHell Hath _ _ Like A Woman Scorned.
NOGGINA small measure of spirits. A small mug or wooden cup.
NOGOODUseless.
NOISESSounds.
NOMADSWanderers.
NONAGEPeriod of a person's immaturity or youth.
NONETSPieces for nine players.
NONEWSLack of tidings.
NONFATFood type.
NOODLEA string-like strip of pasta that is often served with a sauce.
NOOKIEUrsine companion of the ventriloquist Roger De Courcey.
NOOSESLoops with knots for trapping.
NORDICRelating to or denoting Scandinavia, Finland, and Iceland.
NORGAYTenzing _, Sherpa mountaineer who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.
NORICEA nanny.
NORITEA variety of gabbro composed mainly of hypersthene and labradorite feldspar.
NORMALUsual.
NORMAN_ Mailer, author. Man's name. _ Wisdom, British comic noted for his physical knockabout comedy and hapless characters.
NORRIECameron, British tennis player born in Johannesburg who made his Davis Cup debut in 2018.
NORRIS_ Cole, Coronation Street character played by Malcolm Hebden since 1994. Chuck, U.S. actor and martial arts star.
NORTONGraham, BBC commentator on the Eurovision Song Contest. James, actor who played vicar Sidney Chambers in Grantchester.
NORWAYScandinavian country whose capital is Oslo.
NOSHEDScoffed food.
NOSHOWPerson not present.
NOSIERMore instrusive, snoopy.
NOSILYIn an inquisitive way.
NOSINGPrying.
NOSTOCA microorganism composed of beaded filaments which aggregate to form a gelatinous mass, growing in water and damp places and able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere.
NOSTRACosa ____, term reputedly used by its members for the Sicilian Mafia.
NOSUCHThere's _ _ Thing As A Free Lunch.
NOTARYLegal documents lawyer.
NOTATEWrite (something, typically music).
NOTBADAcceptable.
NOTICEBecome aware of. Observe.
NOTIFYTell.
NOTINGScribbling down.
NOTIONIdea.
NOTISTAn annotator.
NOTOUTStill batting.
NOUGATChewy sweet containing nuts.
NOUGHTZero.
NOUMEACapital of the island of New Caledonia, formerly called Port de France.
NOVELSWorks in fiction.
NOVENAIn the Roman Catholic Church, a form of worship consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days.
NOVICEBeginner.
NOWELLJack, Exeter Chiefs winger who made his debut for England's rugby union team in 2014.
NOWISEIn no way or manner; not at all.
NOYAUXLiqueurs made from Brandy flavoured with nut kernels or fruit stones.
NOZZLEA projecting pipe or spout from which fluid is discharged.
NUANCESubtle difference.
NUBIANThe _ desert, north east Sudan, lies between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea.
NUBLARIsla ____ , fictional volcanic island that is the setting for the films Jurassic Park and Jurassic World.
NUCHALRelating to the back or nape of the neck.
NUCLEIPlural of nucleus.
NUDGEDPushed someone gently to get their attention.
NUDGESPushes gently or lightly.
NUDISMNaturism. The practice of nakedness.
NUDISTNaturist.
NUDITYNakedness.
NUGGETLump of gold ore.
NUMBATSmall termite-eating Australian marsupial also called the banded anteater.
NUMBERAdd up to.
NUNCIOIn the Roman Catholic Church, a diplomatic representative of the Holy See, especially having ambassadorial status.
NURSEDTreated, nurtured.
NURSESHospital workers.
NUTINIPaolo, British singer/songwriter whose debut album was These Streets in 2006.
NUTJOBCrazy person.
NUTKINSquirrel ____ , character created by children's author Beatrix Potter.
NUTMEGAromatic spice. To play the ball through the legs of an opponent in football.
NUTRIAAlternative name for the coypu of South America, used especially to refer to its fur.
NYALASSouthern African antelopes, which have a conspicuous crest on the neck and back and lyre-shaped horns.
NYLONSStockings made of man-made materials.
NYMPHSDryads for example.
NYONGOLupita, Kenyan-Mexican actress who played Maz Kanata in the Star Wars series.
OAFISHRough or clumsy and unintelligent.
OAKHAMCounty town of Rutland.
OAKLEYAnnie _, American sharpshooter 1860-1926.
OBECHEA tree native to West Africa, grown for its pale-coloured wood.
OBELIXCompanion of Asterix in the French comic book series.
OBELUSA dagger sign used in printing.
OBERONKing of the Fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream. The second largest of Uranus's moons.
OBEYEDHeeded, yielded. Complied.
OBITER_ dictum, passing comment.
OBJECTDisagree, complain, dissent.
OBLASTAn administrative division of Russia.
OBLATEOf a spheroid, flattened at the poles.
OBLIGEDo a favour for.
OBLONGRectangular. A rectangle of greater length than breadth.
OBOISTMusician who plays a woodwind instrument with a mouthpiece with a double reed.
OBRIENEdna _, Irish writer whose first novel was The Country Girls.
OBSESSThink or worry about something unceasingly.
OBTAINAcquire. Get.
OBTENDTo propose, to suggest, or to profess or make out as the rationale or justification.
OBTUSEDescription of an angle between 90 and 180 degrees. Stupid.
OCASEYSean _, Dramatist whose works included Juno And The Paycock.
OCCULTThe supernatural.
OCCUPYEngage the attention of.
OCCURSHappens.
OCEANSLarge seas. The Indian is the third largest of these vast expanses of water.
OCELLIThe simple eyes of insects and some other invertebrates.
OCELOTBeast like a small leopard. Cat. Feline mammal.
OCHIMYAn alloy imitating gold or silver.
OCTADSSets of eight things.
OCTANEHydrocarbon. Constituent of petrol.
OCTANSConstellation - The Octant.
OCTANTAn arc of a circle equal to one eighth of its circumference, or the area enclosed by such an arc with two radii of the circle.
OCTAVENote group.
OCTAVOBook format in which paper is folded three times to produce eight leaves.
OCTETSGroups of eight musicians.
OCTROIIn some European countries, a duty on various goods brought into certain towns or cities.
OCULAROf - or relating to - the eye.
OCULUSA 2014 Karen Gillan horror film about a possessed mirror.
ODDESTMost unusual.
ODDISHRather unusual.
ODDITYSpace _, a single released by David Bowie in 1969.
ODDJOBBond villain Auric Goldfinger's henchman.
ODDSONMore likely than not.
ODENSEThe third largest city in Denmark, situated on the island of Funen.
ODESSAThe _ file, a Frederick Forsyth novel about Nazi hunting.
ODETTEThe White Swan in the Tchaikovsky ballet of Swan Lake. 1950 British war film with Anna Neagle in the title role.
ODIOUSOffensive. Repulsive.
ODISHAState of E India on the Bay of Bengal, formerly (until 2011) called Orissa.
ODISTSPoetry writers.
ODOURSCharacteristic scents or smells.
OECOIDThe colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.
OEDEMAAn excessive accumulation of serous fluid in the intercellular spaces of tissue.
OENEUSCalydonian king plagued by a monstrous boar after failing to honour Artemis.
OENONENymph of Mount Ida whose husband Paris deserted her for Helen.
OEUVREL'_, a novel by Emile Zola known in English as The Work. Body of work of an artist or writer.
OFDEANForest _ _, region in Gloucestershire.
OFDOGSThe Isle _ _, area in the East End of London that is bounded on three sides by one of the largest meanders in the River Thames.
OFFAIRNot broadcasting.
OFFALYCounty in the Irish province of Leinster.
OFFCUTRemnant.
OFFDAYPeriod below par.
OFFENDDisplease, shock. Hurt the feelings of.
OFFERSBids.
OFFICEClerk's workplace.
OFFINGThe part of the deep sea seen from the shore.
OFFISHLacking cordiality; unfriendly.
OFFKEYOut of keeping; discordant. Not having the correct tone or pitch.
OFFSETCounterbalance or compensate for.
OFGOODCape _ _ Hope.
OFIVANOne Day In The Life _ _ Denisovich.
OFLATERecently.
OFLOVEAspects _ _, Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
OFMICE_ _ and Men, Book by John Steinbeck.
OFNOTEDistinguished or famous.
OFPALEA Whiter Shade _ _, Procol Harum song.
OFTECKMary _ _, Queen of the United Kingdom.
OFTIMEProcrastination Is The Thief _ _.
OFTROYHelen _ _.
OFYORKElizabeth _ _, Queen consort of England 1486-1503 and the mother of Henry VIII.
OGDENSThe _, Stan and Hilda in Coronation Street in the Seventies.
OGILVYIan, The Saint actor.
OGLERSViewers who give a flirtatious or lewd look at another person.
OGRADYPaul _, comedian also known as Lily Savage.
OGRESSCreature such as Princess Fiona in the Shrek films. A cruel or terrifying woman. Mythical female monster.
OGRISHMonstrous.
OHDEARWhat a pity.
OHENRYPseudonym of US short story writer William Sydney Porter, originator of the term 'banana republic'.
OHIOANColumbus native.
OHMAGEAn amount of electrical resistance.
OIDIUMA fungal disease affecting vines, caused by a powdery mildew.
OILCANLubricant container.
OILILYIn a greasy or unctuous way.
OILMENRig workers.
OILNUTThe buffalo nut.
OILRIGThe installation used in drilling for and exploiting a type of fossil fuel.
OINKEDGrunted like a hog.
OJIBWAA member of a North American Indian people living in a region west of Lake Superior.
OKAPIASsister genus of Giraffa.
OKAPISMammals of the giraffe family.
OLDAGELater part of life.
OLDBOYFormer male student of a school or college.
OLDESTMost elderly, aged.
OLDHAM_ Athletic, football club whose home ground is Boundary Park. Andrew Loog _ , ex-manager of The Rolling Stones.
OLDHATSomething tediously familiar.
OLDLAGFrequent prisoner.
OLDMAN_ _ Of Hoy, 449ft. sea stack off the coast of Orkney.
OLDMENNo Country for _ _, Coen Brothers film.
OLDVICThe _ _, theatre in Lambeth that opened in 1818.
OLEARYIrish CEO (surname) of the airline Ryanair.
OLEOSEOily.
OLEVELEnglish educational qualification superseded by the GCSE. Former secondary school exam.
OLIBANFrankincense.
OLIVER_ Letwin, MP. Bath _ , kind of unsweetened biscuit. Mr. Stone, film director.
OLIVESMount of _ , sacred site and limestone ridge east of the Old City of Jerusalem.
OLIVIACharacter in Twelfth Night. _ Colman, actress who played DS Ellie Miller in Broadchurch.
OLIVINA complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of a certain type of tree.
OLSSONSandy, character played by Olivia Newton-John in the 1978 musical film Grease.
OMANISNatives or inhabitants of a sultanate on the Arabian Sea.
OMARSYActor who plays Assane Diop in TV thriller series Lupin.
OMASUMThird compartment of a ruminant mammal's stomach, also called psalterium.
OMEARAMark _, American golfer who won the Masters and the British Open in 1998.
OMEGASLast Greek letters.
OMELETDish of beaten eggs.
OMERTACode of silence in the Cosa Nostra.
OMNIUMTrack Cycling race of several events.
ONAGERA wild Asian donkey.
ONAHOTCat _ _ _ Tin Roof.
ONBAILReleased from custody for a price.
ONCALLAvailable.
ONCEATFortune knocks _ _ every man's door.
ONCEIN_ _ Royal David's City.
ONCOSTAn overhead expense.
ONDUTYAt work.
ONEDAY2009 novel by David Nicholls, adapted by him for a 2011 film.
ONEDGENervously irritable. Tense and restless.
ONEDINThe _ Line, TV drama detailing the rise of a Liverpool-based shipping line.
ONEGINEugene _, a classic of Russian literature by Pushkin first published in its entirety in 1833.
ONEILLEugene _, Nobel prize-winning American dramatist whose works included The Iceman Cometh and Long Day's Journey Into Night.
ONEMAN_ _ And His Dog, TV sheepdog trials.
ONEOFFSingle unrepeated event.
ONESIEGarment combining top and trousers.
ONETHEScarcely.
ONETWOWall pass in football. A jab with the leading hand in boxing followed by a cross with the other.
ONEWAYUnidirectional.
ONFILERecorded for future reference.
ONFIREAblaze.
ONFOOTLike a pedestrian.
ONHANDClose by.
ONHIGHAt a height.
ONHOLDUsing a telephone but not yet talking to a person.
ONIONSCooking bulbs. Graham, Lancashire and ex-England fast-medium pace bowler.
ONLINEConnected to the internet.
ONLOANLent out.
ONOATHSworn to tell the truth.
ONRUSHForceful forward flow or surge.
ONSETSStarts or beginnings.
ONSHOWBeing exhibited.
ONSIDEDescription of a footballer with at least one defender between him and the opposing goalkeeper.
ONSLOWHyacinth Bucket's brother-in-law played by Geoffrey Hughes in the TV sitcom Keeping Up Appearances.
ONSONGPerforming well.
ONSPECA phrase meaning 'as a gamble'.
ONTIMERide _ _, a 1989 dance hit for the band Black Box.
ONUSESBurdens.
ONVIEWOpen to inspection.
ONWARDUpcoming 2020 animated film featuring the voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt.
OOCYTEFemale germ cell that may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum.
OODLESA great deal.
OOIDALOf the head or skull, shaped like an egg.
OOLITEAny sedimentary rock, especially limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix.
OOLITHAny of the tiny spherical grains of which a sedimentary rock is composed.
OOLOGYBranch of ornithology concerned with the collection and study of bird eggs.
OOLONGDark Chinese tea.
OOMIAKAn open boat made of animal hide stretched over a wooden frame, traditionally rowed by Inuit women.
OOMPAHA representation of the sound made by a deep brass instrument, especially in military band music.
OPAQUENot transmitting light. Not transparent. Dark or impenetrable.
OPENEDUnlocked.
OPENERFirst batsman.
OPENLYFrankly.
OPENUPSpeak freely and without restraint about yourself and your feelings.
OPERASMusical dramas.
OPERONA unit made up of linked genes which is thought to regulate other genes responsible for protein synthesis.
OPIATEAny of various narcotic drugs, such as morphine and heroin. An alkaloid drug that dulls mental or physical sensation.
OPINEDSaid what they thought.
OPINESExpresses an opinion.
OPORTOThe second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon.
OPPOSEBe against. Resist.
OPTICSSpirits in a pub. Branch of science related to vision and light.
OPTIMAMost favourable situations.
OPTIONChoice.
OPTOUTDecide not to take part.
ORACHEHerbaceous plant of the genus Atriplex, also known as saltbush.
ORACLEITV teletext equivalent to Ceefax.
ORALLYBy mouth.
ORANGEFruit. Colour. Jason, ex-member of Take That. William of _ , byname of King William III, who acceded to the throne in 1689 jointly with Queen Mary II.
ORATEDMade a speech.
ORATESAddresses in public.
ORATORPublic speaker.
ORBITSThe curved paths, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
ORCEINA reddish-brown dye.
ORCHIDColourful flower.
ORCHILPurplish dye obtained from certain lichens, also called cudbear.
ORDAINConsecrate as a priest.
ORDEALDifficult experience. Trial.
ORDERSCommands.
ORDUREDung.
OREGONAmerican state whose capital is Salem.
ORELSEOtherwise.
ORGANASurname of the Star Wars character Princess Leia, played by Carrie Fisher.
ORGANSBody parts - as found in churches. Reed stops are features of these musical instruments.
ORIENTCountries of the East.
ORIGINPrimary source. 2017 thriller novel by Dan Brown.
ORIOLEBird.
ORISONA prayer.
ORISSAA state in E India.
ORKNEYArchipelago in Scotland. The sea stack the Old Man of Hoy is a feature of this island group.
ORMAZDSupreme god and creator deity of Zoroastrianism.
ORMOLUA gold coloured alloy. Gold or gold leaf used for gilding brass, bronze or other metal.
ORMONDGreat _ Street, children's hospital in London founded in 1852.
ORNATEHeavily decorated.
OROIDEAlloy of copper with zinc or tin used in imitation gold jewellery.
ORPHANParentless child.
ORRELLRugby union club based in Wigan whose nickname is The Anvils.
ORRERYMechanical apparatus showing the positions and motions of bodies in the solar system.
ORSINIItalian noble family whose members included Pope Benedict XIII.
ORSINODuke in Twelfth Night who is in love with Olivia.
ORTEGADaniel _, Nicaraguan president.
ORWELLGeorge _, 20th-century novelist born Eric Arthur Blair. Coming Up for Air and Animal Farm author.
OSCARSAcademy Awards. Popular name for film awards first presented in 1929.
OSIERSWillow twigs for basket making.
OSIERYWillow area.
OSIRISRuler in the underworld, judger of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
OSMENTHaley Joel, U.S. actor who starred in the 1999 supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense.
OSMIUMA hard, bluish-white metal used in alloys with platinum and iridium. Element, symbol Os, atomic number 76.
OSMONDJimmy _, singer who had a hit with Long Haired Lover From Liverpool.
OSPINADavid, Colombian goalkeeper who made 29 appearances for Arsenal FC.
OSPREYBIrd of prey, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
OSSEINMost plentiful collagen found in bone, sometimes extracted to produce gelatin.
OSSIANNarrator of a poem cycle published by James Macpherson.
OSSIFYConvert into a bone-like substance.
OSTEALOf or relating to bone or to the skeleton.
OSTENDCity on the coast of Belgium. Belgian port, location of the Royal Galleries and the Hippodrome Wellington.
OSTENTAn appearance or manifestation.
OSTIUMAny of the spores in aquatic sponges through which water enters the body.
OSTLERArchaic word for a stableman, especially at an inn.
OSTMENName by which the Norse-Gaels of the Middle Ages called themselves.
OSTYAKFormer name of an Ugrian people living in NW Siberia east of the Urals; also called Khanty.
OSWALDLee Harvey _, former marine who assassinated Kennedy.
OTELLOVerdi opera based on a Shakespeare play.
OTHERSOnes not originally counted.
OTIOSEServing no useful purpose.
OTITISInflammation of the ear.
OTOOLEPeter _, actor nominated eight times for the Oscar without ever winning and who voiced restaurant critic Anton Ego in Ratatouille.
OTTAWACity in Ontario formerly known as Bytown. Capital of Canada.
OTTERSFreshwater mammals.
OTTERY_ St. Mary, town in Devon, birthplace of Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
OUGHNEOwn.
OULOIDScar-like.
OUNCESImperial weights.
OUNDLENorthamptonshire market town on the River Nene.
OURALIA plant from which the arrow poison curare comes.
OUSTEDExpelled.
OUTAGETemporary loss of power.
OUTBARTo keep out.
OUTBIDOffer more money.
OUTBUDTo sprout.
OUTCRYVehement or widespread protest.
OUTDIDWas superior to in action or performance.
OUTFITSet of clothes.
OUTFLYModern aircraft can _ older ones.
OUTFORAiming at obtaining.
OUTFOXDefeat with cunning.
OUTGASRelease or give off (a substance) as a vapour.
OUTGUNShoot better than.
OUTHITWhat a batsman may do to score higher.
OUTIESHomeless people.
OUTINGJaunt.
OUTLAWTo ban.
OUTLAYExpenditure.
OUTLETOpening allowing escape or release.
OUTPUTProduction.
OUTRANTravelled faster or further than.
OUTRUNBeaten in race.
OUTSAWSurpassed in power of vision or insight.
OUTSEETo surpass in power of vision or insight.
OUTSETStart or beginning.
OUTWITTo get the better of.
OUTWOETo exceed in sorrow.
OVATEDEgg shaped.
OVERDOExaggerate.
OVERLYExcessively.
OVIEDOThe capital of the principality of Asturias in northwest Spain.
OVULESParts containing the egg cell in flowering plants.
OWLERYPlace inhabited by hooting birds.
OWLETSYoung birds.
OWLISHWise.
OWLISMAffected wisdom; pompous dullness.
OWNAGEThe action or fact of utterly defeating an opponent or rival.
OWNERSLegal possessors.
OWNINGPossessing.
OWNSUPConfesses.
OXALIC__ acid, an organic compound found in leafy greens, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
OXALISA plant of a genus which includes the wood sorrel, typically having three-lobed leaves and white, yellow, or pink flowers.
OXEYESDaisies.
OXFORDCity through which the rivers Cherwell and Thames flow.
OXGANGObsolete land measurement also known as a bovate, one eighth of a carucate.
OXHEADA stupid person; a dolt.
OXLIPSEurasian primroses, Primula elatior, having clusters of small yellow flowers on a long stem.
OXTAILIngredient used in soup.
OXYGENChemical element, symbol O, atomic number 8.
OYSTEREdible marine bivalve mollusc often eaten raw as a delicacy.
PACATEAppeased; pacified; placated; tranquil.
PACHASTitles of a Turkish officers of high rank.
PACIERFaster.
PACIFYCalm the anger of.
PACINGWalking.
PACINOActor who won an Oscar in 1992 playing a blind man called Frank Slade.
PACKEDCompletely filled.
PACKERAnn _, British former athlete who won a gold medal in the 800m and a silver in the 400m at the 1964 Olympics.
PACKETSmall package.
PACMANArcade game in which a disc-shaped character moves around a maze.
PADAUKTimber from a tropical tree, resembling rosewood.
PADDEDSoftly cushioned.
PADDLEShort light oar.
PADOUKAny of several trees belonging to the genus Pterocarpus, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia and Africa, having reddish striped or mottled wood used for paneling, furniture, etc.
PADRESName of San Diego's baseball team.
PAEANSSongs of praise or triumph.
PAELLASpanish dish.
PAGANSHeathens.
PAGNOLMarcel _, French dramatist, filmmaker and novelist who wrote Jean De Florette and Manon Des Sources.
PAGODAIndian or Far Eastern temple, usually in the form of a pyramidal tower.
PAHARIA group of Indo-European languages that are spoken in the Himalayas.
PAIGLEThe cowslip.
PAINEDHurt or troubled.
PAINTSA Picture _ A Thousand Words.
PAIRUPJoin together.
PAKORAIndian dish of chicken, vegetables etc., battered and deep fried.
PALACEMonarch's residence.
PALATERoof of the mouth.
PALLAHAn impala.
PALLAS_ Athene, Greek goddess of wisdom.
PALLETStraw mattress.
PALLIDWan.
PALLORA pale condition.
PALMASLas _, city and capital of Spanish Gran Canaria island, in the Canary Islands.
PALMERArnold _, Professional golfer.
PALOMA_ Faith, English singer/songwriter noted for her 2017 album The Architect.
PALTRYInsignificant.
PAMELASamuel Richardson's 1740 novel subtitled Virtue Rewarded.
PAMPASArgentinian grassland.
PAMPERCoddle.
PANAMAA famous canal in Central America. Lightweight hat. The Tailor of _ , John Le Carre novel published in 1996. Central American republic.
PANDASLarge Chinese bearlike mammals.
PANDERGive gratification.
PANDITA man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
PANEERSoft white cheese used in Indian cookery.
PANELSDoor parts.
PANICSContagious fears.
PANIERA basket, esp. a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
PANINIA grilled sandwich.
PANINOSandwich made with Italian bread, usually toasted.
PANNEDCriticised harshly.
PANTEDGasped.
PANTONA soft horseshoe.
PANTOSChristmas shows.
PANTRYLarder.
PANZERCharacteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War II.
PAPACYOffice or authority of a Pope.
PAPAINProtein-digesting enzyme obtained from unripe papaya fruit, used to tenderize meat and as a food supplement to aid digestion.
PAPAWSLarge green-skinned edible fruits.
PAPAYAA Caribbean evergreen tree with large, green hanging fruit.
PAPERSDocuments.
PAPHOSCity in Cyprus.
PAPISTAn advocate or follower of the Pope.
PAPYRIAncient writing material used by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.
PARADEEaster _, 1948 film musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. _ ground, area where soldiers practise marching.
PARCELPackage.
PARDEWAlan, former West Ham and Newcastle manager.
PARDONAbsolve. Forgive or excuse.
PARENTMother, say. Relation.
PARIAHSocial outcast.
PARINGCutting away the outer edges.
PARISHSubdivision of a diocese. Sarah, Bancroft actress.
PARISICliff ____ English actor who plays Fred Buckle in the TV period drama Call the Midwife.
PARITYEquality. Equivalence.
PARKASWindproof jackets with a hood, designed to be worn in cold weather.
PARKEDLeft a car by the side of the road.
PARKERCecil _, The actor who played Major Claude Courtney in The Ladykillers.
PARKINBiscuit or gingerbread made from oatmeal and treacle.
PARODYTravesty.
PAROLEConditional release of a prisoner.
PARRISMatthew, political journalist and broadcaster born in 1949 and formerly a Conservative MP.
PARROTTalking bird.
PARSECUnit of distance in astronomy.
PARSEEA member of a Zoroastrian religious sect in India descended from a group of Persian refugees.
PARSESResolves (a sentence) into its component parts and describe their syntactic roles.
PARSONClergyman.
PARTEDDivided.
PARTEYThomas, Ghanaian midfielder who joined Arsenal FC in October 2022.
PARTLYNot completely.
PARTONDolly _, singer who starred in 9 to 5 and also sang the theme tune.
PARVISEnclosed area in front of a cathedral or church, typically surrounded with colonnades or porticoes.
PASCALUnit of pressure equal to one newton per square metre.
PASCOESara, English comedian who wrote and starred in the 2020 TV sitcom Out of Her Mind.
PASHTOOne of the two official languages of Afghanistan along with Dari.
PASSBYOverlook, omit.
PASSERA person who gives or transfers something to someone else.
PASSESGoes by.
PASSIMOf allusions or references in a published work, to be found at various places throughout the text.
PASSONTransmit.
PASSUPIgnore.
PASTEDCopied and ....
PASTELA crayon made of powdered pigments bound with gum or resin.
PASTIECornish _.
PASTISAn anise-flavoured alcoholic drink.
PASTITNo longer competent.
PASTORClergyman.
PASTRYMr. _, comedy persona adopted by Richard Hearne.
PATACAMain currency unit of Macao (and formerly of East Timor), divided into 100 avos.
PATCHYUneven, irregular.
PATENSPlates, typically made of gold or silver, used for holding the bread during the Eucharist and sometimes as a cover for the chalice.
PATENTObvious.
PATHIAA hot, sweet, and sour curry.
PATHOSQuality evoking pity.
PATINAA film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
PATIOSPaved areas.
PATMOSGreek island in the Aegean where St John is thought to have written the Book of Revelation.
PATOISAn unwritten regional dialect of a language, especially French, that is usually considered sub-standard.
PATROLRegular circuit by a guard.
PATRONProtector or benefactor.
PATTENChris, last Governor of Hong Kong.
PATTERGlib rapid speech.
PATTIEFirst name of George Harrison's first wife.
PATTONUS general who successfully developed tank warfare as an extension of cavalry tactics during the Second World War.
PAUNCHThe first and largest stomach of a ruminant, also called the rumen.
PAUPEROne who is extremely poor. Destitute person.
PAUSEDStopped briefly.
PAUSESStops briefly.
PAVANEDance.
PAVINGA paved surface.
PAVIORPaving stone.
PAVISEAn oblong shield used during the late 14th to early 16th centuries.
PAVLOVRussian scientist famous for his work in conditioning. Ivan, physiologist who studied conditioned reflexes in dogs.
PAWINGTouching or handling clumsily or lasciviously.
PAWNEENative American language spoken in Nebraska and Kansas.
PAWNEROne who pledges anything as security for the payment of borrowed money.
PAWPAWNorth American tree of the custard apple family, with purple flowers and edible oblong yellow fruit with sweet pulp.
PAXMANJeremy, University Challenge host.
PAXTONJoseph _, English architect, designer of the Crystal Palace, finished in 1851.
PAYCUTReduction in a worker's salary.
PAYFORYou Get What You _ _. Bear expense of.
PAYOFFBecome profitable.
PAYOUTDisburse.
PAYPALU.S. e-commerce company founded in 2000 that specialises in online financial transactions.
PEAHENFemale bird.
PEAKEDReached the top.
PEANUTThe pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea.
PEARCEStuart _, former Nottingham Forest footballer. Guy, Prometheus actor.
PEARLSDiamonds and _, a Prince album of 1991.
PEARLYLike a gem.
PEBBLE_ Mill, former BBC base in Birmingham.
PECANSHickory trees of the southern US, having deeply furrowed bark and edible nuts.
PECORAAn infraorder of even-toed hoofed mammals with ruminant digestion.
PECTINSoluble polysaccharide occurring in the cell walls of ripe fruits, used as a gelling agent in jams and jellies.
PEDALOSmall pleasure boat. Craft.
PEDALSFoot-operated levers or devices.
PEDANTPerson who is concerned chiefly with insignificant detail.
PEDATEHaving a foot.
PEDDLESell goods from door to door.
PEDLARHawker.
PEEINGUrinating.
PEELERTool used for removing the skin from fruit and veg.
PEERIETiny; insubstantial.
PEEVEDAnnoyed; irritated; vexed.
PEEVESHogwarts poltergeist.
PEEVITLapwing.
PEEWITLapwing.
PEGLEGWooden limb.
PEKINGFormer English name of Beijing, capital of China.
PELEUSHusband of Thetis (a sea nymph) and the father of the hero Achilles.
PELHAMA horse's bit for a double bridle, less severe than a curb but more severe than a snaffle.
PELLETPiece of small shot.
PELLOWMarti, former lead singer of Wet Wet Wet.
PELMETDrapery or board fixed above a window to conceal the curtain rail.
PELOPSSon of Tantalus, after whom Greece's southern peninsula is named.
PELOSINancy, U.S. politician born in 1940, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
PELOTABall game of Basque origin.
PELTEDRained hard, poured.
PELUDOA South American hairy armadillo of the genus Chaetophractus.
PELVICOf the pelvis.
PELVISThe lower part of the trunk in human anatomy.
PENANGForested island off the NW coast of the Malaya Peninsula formerly (until 1867) called Prince of Wales Island.
PENCILDrawing implement.
PENEUSA Thessalian river god, a child of Oceanus and Tethys.
PENMANA person skilled in handwriting.
PENNEDWrote. Written.
PENNIAMonetary units of Finland.
PENNONLong narrow flag.
PENPALPerson one exchanges letters with.
PENTUPNot released.
PENULTThe next to the last syllable in a word.
PENURYPoverty.
PEOPLEHuman beings.
PEORIAIllinois city in which the comedian Richard Pryor was born.
PEPINOSouth American plant (Solanum muricatum) cultivated for its purple-striped yellow fruit; Spanish, 'cucumber'.
PEPITOA sandwich prepared as a beef, pork, or chicken sandwich , originating from Spain and also very popular in Latin America.
PEPLUMFlared ruffle attached to the waist of a jacket or bodice.
PEPPER_ Potts, secretarial character in the Iron Man comics and films.
PEPTICOf digestion.
PEQUODWhaling vessel captained by the one-legged Ahab in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
PERDIXA genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'.
PERILSDangers.
PERIODLength or portion of time.
PERISHDie.
PERKED_ up, became more cheerful.
PERKIN_ Warbeck, pretender to Henry VII's throne.
PERKUPFeel happier.
PERLIDA stonefly.
PERMITAllow.
PERNODFrench alcoholic aperitif flavoured with aniseed.
PERRINReginald ____, middle manager played by Leonard Rossiter as a title character in a 1970s TV sitcom.
PERSADRishi, TV sports presenter who fronted Channel 4's live Test cricket coverage in 2021.
PERSIAFormer name of Iran.
PERSONHuman being.
PERULAGenus of moths in the Pyralinae subfamily.
PERUSEStudy. Read attentively.
PERUTZMax Ferdinand ___, Austrian-born British biochemist; shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for studies in the structure of haemoglobin.
PESANEA piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or reinforcement of. the breastplate.
PESETAFormer Spanish currency.
PESEWACurrency unit of Ghana equal to one hundredth of a cedi.
PESTERAnnoy continually. Harass.
PESTLEA heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
PETAINMarshal _ was Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944. Philippe, French general who oversaw victory at Verdun in WWI and led the Vichy government in WWII.
PETALSBright parts of flower.
PETERS_ Friends, 1992 film starring Stephen Fry, set on a New year's weekend.
PETITESmall and delicately built. Dainty.
PETRELOceanic bird with a hooked bill and tubular nostrils.
PETRIEFlinders, British archaeologist and Egyptologist born in 1853, who invented sequence dating.
PETROLCar fuel.
PETSITTo look after a domestic animal while its owner is away, often staying in the owner's home.
PETULA_ Clark, musician whose hits include Downtown.
PEWITSNorthern lapwings.
PEWTERTin alloy.
PEYOTESmall spineless globe-shaped cactus of Mexico and the southern US also called mescal; Lophophora williamsii.
PEYTON_ Place, US TV series based on a Grace Metalious novel.
PHAROSLighthouse in Alexandria, a Wonder of the Ancient World.
PHASEDCarried out in gradual stages; staggered.
PHELANMike _, footballer with Burnley and Norwich City in the 1980s.
PHELPSMichael _, US swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time.
PHENOLA hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
PHILBYKim, British intelligence officer and Soviet spy.
PHILIP_ II of Spain, husband of Mary I of England.
PHLEGMOne of the four bodily humours in early Western physiological theory, thought to induce indolence or apathy.
PHOBESThose who fear or dislike a specified thing.
PHOBIAAn abnormal intense and irrational fear.
PHOBOSThe larger of the two satellites of Mars.
PHOEBEMoon of Saturn.
PHONEDRang.
PHONERA person making a telephone call.
PHONEYNot genuine; fake.
PHONICRelating to speech sounds.
PHOOEYNonsense.
PHOTONA quantum of electromagnetic radiation.
PHOTOSSnaps - in short.
PHRASEA particular expression.
PHUKETIsland off the South West coast of Thailand.
PHYLUMTaxonomic division of organisms below kingdom and above class.
PHYSICMedicinal drugs.
PHYSIONon-surgical practitioner.
PIAGETJean _, Swiss psychologist.
PIANOSGrand or upright musical instruments.
PIAZZAA large, open square in an Italian town.
PICARDJean-Luc, USS Enterprise captain in Star Trek played by Patrick Stewart.
PICAROA rogue.
PICCHUMachu _, a ruined Incan city in South Peru, abandoned during the Spanish conquest.
PICKATFind fault with.
PICKEDChosen, selected.
PICKERSomeone who gathers crops or fruits etc.
PICKETA pointed stake, post or peg that is driven into the ground to support a fence.
PICKLEVegetables preserved in vinegar, brine etc.
PICKONVictimise.
PICKUPGradually improve.
PICNICMeal eaten outdoors. _ at Hanging Rock, 1976 film.
PICRICA strong organic acid.
PICTORConstellation - The Painter's Easel.
PIDGINA grammatically simplified form of a language.
PIECESBits.
PIELLA_ Bakewell, fictional character in the Wallace and Gromit film A Matter of Loaf and Death.
PIEMANSimple Simon met him.
PIERCEPenetrate. Franklin _, US president from 1853-57.
PIERREAmerican state capital of South Dakota.
PIETRO_ Annigoni, Italian portrait and fresco painter.
PIFFLERubbish.
PIGEONBird of the family that includes the dove.
PIGLETWinnie the Pooh's closest friend.
PIGOUTOvereat.
PIGPENSty.
PIGSTYFarm animal's pen.
PILAFFMiddle Eastern or Indian dish of rice (or sometimes wheat) cooked in stock with spices, typically having added meat or vegetables.
PILATEPontius _, Roman prefect who ordered the crucifixion.
PILAUSMiddle Eastern or Indian dishes of rice (or sometimes wheat) cooked in stock with spices, typically having added meat or vegetables.
PILEUMTop part of a bird's head, from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
PILEUPIncrease.
PILEUSThe horizontal portion of a mushroom, bearing gills, tubes, etc., on its underside; a cap.
PILFERFilch.
PILGERJohn _, journalist, author of Heroes And Hidden Agendas.
PILLARSlender supporting column.
PILLOWCushion.
PILOTSExperimental programmes.
PILOURA plunderer.
PILOUSCovered with long soft hairs.
PILULEA small medicinal tablet.
PIMPLESpot.
PINATAA decorated figure of an animal containing toys and sweets that is suspended from a height and broken open by blindfolded children as part of a celebration. A papier-mache party decoration hung up and struck with a stick until it breaks open.
PINCERA hinged and sharply pointed organ used by an arthropod for feeding or defence.
PINDARGreek lyric poet remembered for his odes (the Epinikia) celebrating victories in the Greek games.
PINDERA person whose job was to impound stray animals.
PINDUSMountain range of Greece between Epirus and Thessaly; highest peak, Mount Smolikas.
PINEAL_ gland, body in the brain that releases melatonin into the bloodstream.
PINERASebastian _, President of Chile.
PINEROSir Arthur Wing _, English actor, dramatist and stage director.
PINETAPlantations of pine trees or other conifers planted for scientific or ornamental purposes.
PINIONA gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
PINKERSteven, Canadian-American psychologist and author of Enlightenment Now.
PINKIECentral character in Graham Greene's novel Brighton Rock.
PINKOSPeople with mildly leftist political views.
PINNAEThe external parts of the ear in humans and other mammals; the auricles.
PINNEDFastened.
PINNERZone 5 tube station on the Metropolitan line.
PINTERHarold _, British man who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. Late dramatist who turned down a knighthood.
PINYINSystem of romanised spelling for the transcription of Chinese, especially Mandarin; literally, 'spell sound'.
PIPEUPBegin to speak.
PIPINGTubing.
PIQUESArouses (interest or curiosity).
PIQUETNelson _, former Formula One driver born in Brazil in 1952.
PIRACYRobbery on the high seas.
PIRATECorsair. Sailor who attacks other ships and steals property from them.
PISCESConstellation of the Fish in the Zodiac. Star sign. The 12th sign of the zodiac.
PISCIS_ Austrinus, Small southern constellation between Aquarius and Grus; 'the Southern Fish'.
PISTIAGenus of aquatic plant in the arum family, Araceae.
PISTILFemale reproductive part of a flower, consisting of one or more separate or fused carpels.
PISTOLHandgun.
PISTONIt fits in a cylinder.
PITIEDFelt sympathy or sorrow for the sufferings of another.
PITIESFeels sorrow for the misfortunes of.
PITKINNorman, hapless cloth-capped character played by Norman Wisdom in many films.
PITMANIsaac _, 19th-century teacher who developed the most widely used system of shorthand.
PITSAWHistorical cutting tool.
PITTEDHaving a hollow or indentation on the surface.
PIXIESSupernatural beings in folklore and children's stories, typically portrayed as small and human-like in form, with pointed ears and a pointed hat.
PIZZASFlat slabs of dough of Italian origin topped with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients.
PLACEDLocated.
PLACESSituates.
PLACETAn expression or vote of assent or sanction.
PLACIDCalm and tranquil. Gentle, mild or unruffled.
PLAGUESerious epidemic.
PLAICEEuropean flatfish with an oval brown body marked with red or orange spots.
PLAINSHigh _ Drifter, a Clint Eastwood Western of 1973.
PLAINTLament.
PLAITSLengths of hair, the strands of which have been intertwined in a pattern.
PLANCHTo cover (a floor, area, etc) with planks or boards.
PLANCKGerman physicist, one of the founders of quantum theory.
PLANERActor (surname) in The Young Ones.
PLANESVehicles with wings.
PLANETVenus, say.
PLANKSSections of wood.
PLANTSStevie Wonder made a Journey Through the Secret Life of these in 1979.
PLAQUEInscribed plate.
PLASHYWet or marshy.
PLASMAFluid part of blood.
PLATENCylindrical roller in a typewriter against which the paper is held and the keys strike.
PLATESShallow round dishes.
PLAYERActor.
PLAYIT_ _ by ear, improvise.
PLAYUPCause trouble. Boost.
PLAZASShopping centres, especially in the U.S.
PLEACHTo interweave (branches, vines, etc.), as for a hedge or arbor.
PLEASEGratify.
PLEATSFolds.
PLEDGESolemn promise.
PLEIADAn outstanding group of seven people or things.
PLENTYLots. Bay of _ , active volcanic region on the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island.
PLENUMMeeting attended by all members of a legislative body or committee. A space completely filled with  matter - the opposite of a vacuum.
PLEURAEach of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals.
PLEXUSSolar _, network of nerves, ganglia and blood vessels behind the stomach.
PLIANTFlexible.
PLIERSGripping tool.
PLIGHTPredicament.
PLINTHSocle. Square slab at the bottom of a column.
PLOUGHTill.
PLOVERShore bird of the family Charadriidae.
PLUCKYBrave, spirited.
PLUMAEFeathers.
PLUMEDDecorated with or as if with feathers.
PLUMMYUnusually rich-sounding or resonant.
PLUNGEImmerse in liquid. Descend steeply.
PLUNKSSets (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.
PLURALConsisting of more than one. Diverse.
PLUTEILarvae of a sea urchin.
PLUTONAny mass of igneous rock that has solidified below the surface of the earth.
POBBLEFictitious creature, one of which without toes titles an Edward Lear poem.
POCKETTake stealthily.
PODIUMDais.
PODUNKAn imaginary dull, dated country town in the U.S.
PODURASpringtail genus.
POETICWritten in verse rather than prose. Lyrical.
POETRYLiterature in metrical form; verse.
POGIESProtective flaps worn on the hands while rowing.
POGUESThe _ , Fairytale Of New York group.
POILUSInfantry soldiers in the French army,
POINTEDance performed on the tips of the toes.
POINTSIndicates with the finger.
POINTYSharp.
POIPOIIn Tahiti and the Marquesas: a paste of cooked or fermented breadfruit or banana with coconut milk.
POIROTHercule _, Belgian detective created by Agatha Christie.
POISEDAbsolutely ready.
POISESCauses to be balanced or suspended.
POISONToxic substance. Toxin. Venom.
POKIESFruit machines.
POKINGProding.
POLANDCountry whose capital is Warsaw. Central European republic on the Baltic Sea.
POLDERA piece of low-lying land reclaimed from the sea, especially in the Netherlands.
POLICEThe _, rock band fronted by Sting.
POLICYContract of insurance. A plan of action adopted by an individual or government.
POLISHNationality of Marie Curie and Chopin.
POLITEWell-mannered.
POLITYThe form of government of a nation, state, church, or organization.
POLIVEA pulley.
POLLANAny of several varieties of the whitefish that occur in lakes in Northern Ireland.
POLLENA fine powdery substance produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants, consisting of numerous fine grains containing the male gametes.
POLLEXThe thick short innermost digit of the forelimb.
POLLOIHoi _, the common people.
POLLUXOne of the Gemini twins.
POLONYAnother name for bologna sausage.
POLPOTFormer Prime Minister of Cambodia.
POLSKAPolish name of Poland.
POLYPSSmall growths,
POMACEPulpy residue of apples or other fruits after crushing and pressing, as in cider-making.
POMADEPerfumed oil or ointment put on the hair.
POMELOLargest of the citrus fruits, also called shaddock; Citrus maxima.
POMMELIn gymnastics, a type of vaulting horse fitted with two curved handles.
POMPEOEllen, U.S. actress who plays the title character in the TV medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.
POMPEYNickname for the football club that plays its home games at Fratton Park.
POMPOMWoollen ball on a garment.
POMPONDecoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat.
PONCHOSouth American cloak.
PONDERConsider thoroughly or deeply.
PONGOSSoldiers (used especially by members of the Royal Navy or RAF).
PONIESSmall horses.
PONTESBrain parts.
POODLEBreed of dog.
POORLYBadly.
POOTERMr _ , The Diary of a Nobody's main character.
POPARTModern art movement drawing on imagery from popular culture and mass media.
POPEYECartoon sailor whose girlfriend is Olive Oyl.
POPGUNToy weapon.
POPLARTree.
POPOFFPass on.
POPPERPress stud.
POPUPSComputer menus types.
PORKERYoung pig raised and fattened for food.
POROUSPermeable to water. Easily breached.
PORTALEntrance or exit. Doorway.
PORTERDark sweet ale.
PORTIAMoon of Uranus.
PORTLYStout.
PORTONWiltshire village, home to the MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.
POSADAAn inn in a Spanish speaking country.
POSEASPretend to be.
POSERSBaffling questions.
POSEURPerson who strikes an attitude in order to impress others.
POSIESBunches of flowers.
POSITSAssumes as true.
POSSETA drink of hot milk curdled with ale or beer, flavoured with spices; cold remedy.
POSSUMWhat you 'play' if you pretend to be asleep or dead. Long-tailed arboreal Australian marsupial such as Trichosurus vulpecula; a phalanger.
POSTALOf the mail-delivery service.
POSTEDDid this with mail.
POSTERLarge printed notice.
POSTIEMail worker in short.
POSTIT___ note, piece of paper with an adhesive strip on it that can be stuck on a surface.
POTAGEAny thick soup.
POTALA_ Palace, ex-winter residence of the Dalai Lamas in Tibet.
POTASHPowerful alkali originally obtained by leaching wood and evaporating the solution. White powder formerly obtained from the remains of burnt wood for use as a fertiliser.
POTATOThe starchy, oval tuber of a widely cultivated plant. Spud. Maris Piper is a variety of this vegetable.
POTBOYMan employed in a public house to collect empty glasses.
POTEENIllicit alcohol.
POTENTPossessing great strength.
POTIONMedicinal mixture.
POTMANOne who serves drinks in a pub or bar.
POTMENThose who serve drinks in a pub or bar.
POTPIEDish.
POTTEDSummarised or abridged.
POTTEROne who makes ceramic ware. Ceramics worker.
POULETChicken.
POULTSYoung domestic chickens, turkeys, pheasants, or other fowl being raised for food.
POUNCESwoop. Spring.
POUNDSStrikes heavily and often.
POUTERPigeon able to inflate its crop considerably.
POWDERCosmetic preparation.
POWELLAnthony _, English novelist best known for the 12-volume A Dance to the Music of Time. Colin, George W Bush's first Secretary of State. Asafa, Jamaican sprinter born in 1982.
POWERSAbilities.
POWWOWA meeting for discussion, especially among friends or colleagues.
POZNANCity in western Poland that stands on the River Warta.
PRAGUECzech Republic capital city.
PRAISECommend highly.
PRANCECavort.
PRANGSCrashes or damages a car.
PRATERAn obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker.
PRATIEWord for potato.
PRAWNSEdible marine crustaceans.
PRAYEDWorshipped.
PRAYERLike A _, a Madonna single released in 1989.
PREACHDeliver a sermon.
PRECISSummary.
PREENSCleans feathers.
PREFABOff-the-rack. A light, often single-storey house assembled from already constructed components.
PREFERFavour.
PREFIXIt's placed before.
PREMITTo premise.
PRENUPContract before match.
PREPAYGive money in advance.
PRESETA control on electronic equipment that is adjusted beforehand to facilitate use.
PRESTOMusical command meaning at a rapid tempo. Quickly.
PRETTYPleasing to look at.
PREVINAndre _, conductor who once performed with Morecambe and Wise.
PREWARBefore 1939.
PRICESCosts.
PRICEYExpensive.
PRICKSTouches with a sharp point.
PRIESTChristopher _, author of The Prestige and The Separation.
PRIMALOriginal.
PRIMEDPrepared.
PRIMERPaint applied to bare wood.
PRIMLYIn a prudish way.
PRIMUSPortable stove.
PRINCESinger who released the album Purple Rain.
PRIORYA religious house governed by a senior monk.
PRISMSOptical devices.
PRISONJail.
PRISSYOverly particular.
PRIVETCommon hedge bush.
PRIZESWhat do points make?
PROBALBelievable.
PROBESSearches into closely.
PROCOL_ Harum, English rock band formed in 1967.
PROFITAdvantage, gain.
PROLEGFleshy abdominal limb of a caterpillar or similar insect larva.
PROLIXAffected by verbosity.
PROLOGA high-level computer programming language first devised for artificial intelligence applications.
PROMPTDone without delay. On the dot.
PRONTOAt once, informally. Quickly.
PROOFSDrafts of printed text to be checked for errors.
PROPELDrive or push forward.
PROPERFitting.
PROPUPTo keep a failing enterprise going.
PROSITGerman toast, good health or cheers.
PROTEAA southern African shrub or small tree with flowers, having coloured bracts arranged in showy heads.
PROTEMNow and for only a short period:
PROTONPositively charged subatomic particle.
PROULXAnnie, author whose works include The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain.
PROUSTFrench author.
PROVENTried or tested.
PROVESShows by evidence.
PROWSEDavid _, Green Cross Code Man who went on to appear in Star Wars.
PROZAC_ Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel's 1994 autobiography dealing with her depression.
PRUDESPrim people.
PRUNESDried plums.
PRYINGNosy.
PSALMSOld Testament book of the bible.
PSEUDOSomething or someone fake trying to pass for the real thing.
PSMITHRupert _, a P. G. Wodehouse character.
PSYCHEIn Greek mythology, a beautiful girl loved by Eros, who became the personification of the soul.
PSYCHOHitchcock 1960 horror thriller film starring Janet Leigh as Marion Crane.
PTOSISMedical term for a drooping of the eyelid.
PUBLIC_ Enemy, hip-hop group with Chuck D and Flavor Flav.
PUCKERGather into wrinkles.
PUDDLESmall pool of water.
PUDSEY_ Bear, yellow mascot for a UK charity since 1985.
PUEBLOCommunal village of Native Americans in the South West of the US.
PUFFINNorthern diving bird.
PUJARIHindu temple priest.
PUKINGVomiting.
PULLEDTowed.
PULLETA young hen of the domestic fowl, less than one year old.
PULLEYWeight-raising wheel.
PULPITRaised platform for a preacher.
PULQUEMexican alcoholic drink made by fermenting sap from the maguey plant.
PULSARRotating neutron star whose radiation can be detected with regular precision.
PUMBAAWarthog voiced by Seth Rogen in the 2019 musical film The Lion King.
PUMICEA light porous volcanic rock used for scouring.
PUMMELStrike repeatedly. Pound.
PUNCHYPowerful.
PUNCTOThe point of the sword in fencing.
PUNDITSpecialist commentator.
PUNESEA bedbug.
PUNIERSmaller and weaker.
PUNISHApply sanction.
PUNJABProvince of Pakistan with Lahore as its capital city.
PUNKEDTricked.
PUNKEYMinute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects. biting midge.
PUNNEDMade a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
PUNNETA small basket for fruit. Light box for holding strawberries.
PUNTEDBoated.
PUNTEROne who places a bet.
PUPILSStudents.
PUPPETMarionette.
PUPPISConstellation - The Stern.
PURDAHHindu or Muslim tradition of keeping women secluded.
PURDEYFictional spy played by Joanna Lumley in TV series The New Avengers.
PURFLETo finish with an ornamental border.
PURGESGets rid of.
PURIFYCleanse.
PURINEA colourless crystalline compound with basic properties, forming uric acid on oxidation.
PURISTStickler for correctness or tradition.
PURPLEA colour.
PURSEROfficer aboard a ship who keeps the accounts.
PURSUEChase after.
PURVESPeter _, actor who played the Doctor Who companion Steven Taylor.
PURVEYTo sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale. Supply.
PUSANEA piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or reinforcement of. the breastplate.
PUSHEDShoved.
PUSHERDrug dealer.
PUSHESShoves.
PUSHONContinue.
PUSHUPExercise type.
PUSKASFerenc, Hungarian footballer after whom FIFA named an annual award for the scorer of the most beautiful goal that year.
PUSSIN_ _ Boots, European literary fairy tale.
PUTAGEProstitution or fornication by a woman.
PUTELIIn India, a flat-bottomed boat.
PUTOFFPostpone.
PUTOUTOffend.
PUTRIDSickening or foul. Rotten.
PUTSCHGerman word used in English for an overthrow of those in power.
PUTSUPBuilds.
PUTTEDHit a golf ball on the green.
PUTTEELong strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee for protection and support.
PUTTERGolf club.
PUTZESStupid or worthless people.
PYEMIABlood poisoning characterized by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood.
PYLONSElectricity cable supports.
PYRITEFool's gold.
PYTHONSnake type.
QANTASThe Flag Carrier of Australia.
QATARIPersian Gulf state resident.
QUACKSCharlatans.
QUAGGAAn extinct South African wild zebra.
QUAHOGEdible clam native to the Atlantic coast of North America.
QUAICHShallow, two-handled Scottish drinking cup.
QUAILSSmall, short-tailed game birds resembling tiny partridges.
QUAINTDaintily odd.
QUAKEDTrembled.
QUALMSWorries.
QUANDYThe old squaw sea duck.
QUANGOA semi-public Government-financed administrative body.
QUANTASmall amounts of energy.
QUARKSFundamental subatomic particles named after a word coined by James Joyce in Finnegans Wake.
QUARRYAnything pursued or hunted.
QUARTETwo pints.
QUARTOA book size resulting from folding printed sheets into four leaves or eight pages.
QUARTSBritish imperial liquid units.
QUARTZHard glossy mineral.
QUASARSpace object.
QUATREThe French word for four.
QUATROThe Portuguese word for four.
QUAVERIn music, a note having the time value of an eighth of a semibreve.
QUAYLEDan _ US Vice President under President George H. W. Bush.
QUEACHA dense growth of bushes; a thicket.
QUEASYSick, worried or unhappy about something.
QUEBECCode word for Q. Canadian province.
QUEENSFemale monarchs.
QUELCHSurname of Billy Bunter's form teacher.
QUELLSSuppresses.
QUENCHTo slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
QUESTSLong or arduous searches.
QUEUESLines of people.
QUICHEOpen, savoury tart originating in France.
QUILLSKate Winslet film also starring Geoffrey Rush as the Marquis de Sade.
QUILTSBed covers.
QUIMBYFred _, American cartoon producer famous for his work on Tom and Jerry.
QUINCETree with edible pear-shaped fruit, Cydonia oblonga.
QUINCYJohn _ Adams, the sixth President of the United States.
QUINICAcid type.
QUINOAGrain seeds.
QUINSYSuppurative inflammation of the tonsil.
QUIRKYIdiosyncratic.
QUIVERTremble. A portable case for arrows.
QUOITSA game to play on deck?
QUORUMMinimum number of people needed to transact business.
QUOTASAllowances.
QUOTESCites.
RAASAYIsland lying between Skye and the mainland of Scotland.
RABAULTown of the island New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
RABBISJewish teachers.
RABBITHarry Angstrom's nickname in a series of John Updike novels. Bunny.
RABBLERiffraff.
RABIESAcute infectious viral disease.
RACEMEA simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
RACHELJennifer Aniston's character in Friends.
RACHISThe main axis or stem of an inflorescence or compound leaf.
RACIALEthnic.
RACINEFrench dramatist and poet 1639-99, author of Alexandre Le Grand.
RACISMBigotry - on the basis of skin colour.
RACKETTennis item.
RADDLERed pigment consisting of ochre.
RADIALEmanating from a common central point.
RADIOSWirelesses.
RADISHPungent cruciferous plant eaten raw as a salad vegetable or an appetiser.
RADIUMChemical element, symbol Ra, atomic number 88.
RADIUSForearm bone.
RADOMEA dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
RADULAA chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks.
RAFAEL_ Benitez, Liverpool FC manager from 2004-10.
RAFFIABasket material.
RAFFLELottery type.
RAFTERRoof beam.
RAGBAGA miscellaneous collection of things.
RAGGED_ robin, pink or white flowered plant.
RAGINGFuming.
RAGLANMonmouthshire village with a large castle close by.
RAGOUTA highly seasoned dish of small pieces of meat stewed with vegetables.
RAGTAGDisorderly.
RAGTOPCar with a convertible roof.
RAHMANHasim _, heavyweight boxing champion who defeated Lennox Lewis in 2001.
RAHRAH_-_ skirt, short item of apparel popular in the 1980s.
RAIDEDAmbushed, invaded.
RAIDERTomb _ , video game series featuring archaeologist Lara Croft.
RAIKESRobert, Sunday school movement pioneer.
RAILEDProtested strongly and persistently about.
RAINEDPoured down.
RAIPURCity of central India, capital of the state of Chhattisgarh.
RAISEDLifted.
RAISESLifts.
RAISINDried grape.
RAKEINEasily earn.
RAKEUPBring to light.
RAKINGInclined.
RAKISHDissolute, jaunty.
RAMAGENicholas _, central character in a series of sea novels by Dudley Pope.
RAMBLEA leisurely stroll, walk, especially in the coutryside.
RAMIFYForm branches or offshoots; branch out.
RAMJETA type of engine.
RAMMEDSlammed into.
RAMPUPTo increase.
RAMRODDevice used to push the projectile up to the gunpowder in early firearms.
RAMSAY_ Macdonald, British politician who was the first Labour Prime Minister. The first of the titular presenters of Gordon, Gino & Fred: Road Trip.
RAMSESName of 11 Egyptian pharaohs.
RAMSEYAaron, Welsh midfielder for Juventus who previously played for Arsenal.
RANCHIIndustrial city of NE India, capital of the state of Jharkhand.
RANCIDRank or sour.
RANDOMHaphazard.
RANGERForest worker.
RANKINFashion photographer who co-founded the magazine Dazed & Confused.
RANKLEFester.
RANOUTDried up.
RANSOMKidnapper's payment, demand.
RAPIDSDangerous part of a river.
RAPIERIn fencing, a sharp, pointed sword used for thrusting.
RAPINEThe violent seizure of someone's property.
RAPPERHip-hop performer.
RAPTORBird of prey.
RAQUEL__ Turner, Del Boy's longtime girlfriend played by Tessa Peake-Jones in Only Fools and Horses.
RAQUINTherese _, Emile Zola novel.
RARELYHardly ever.
RARESTHardest to find.
RARINGReady, willing (to go).
RARITYThe Hildebrand _, an Ian Fleming short story featuring James Bond. Uncommon occurrence.
RASCALRapscallion. Rogue or scamp.
RASHERBacon slice.
RASHLYImpetuously.
RATHERSomewhat.
RATIFYSign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
RATINGOrdinary seaman.
RATIONFixed allowance.
RATIOSFractions.
RATITEA flightless bird, such as the ostrich, kiwi or rhea.
RATLINSmall horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship.
RATOONA new shoot from the base of a crop plant like sugar cane.
RATTANClimbing palm used for wickerwork and canes.
RATTLEBaby's toy.
RATTUS_ Norvegicus, a 1977 album by the Stranglers.
RAVAGEWreak havoc.
RAVENSJan, English impressionist.
RAVEUPParty.
RAVINEDeep narrow gorge.
RAYNERClare _, broadcaster and agony aunt who died in 2010.
RAZZIAHistorically, a raid for plunder or slaves, especially carried out by Moors in North Africa.
REACTSResponds.
READERE-book device. The _ , 2008 Kate Winslet film based on a novel by Bernhard Schlink.
READUPAmass knowledge.
REAGANFirst US president (surname) to have been divorced.
REALLYTruly. Actually. In truth.
REALMSRoyal domains, kingdoms.
REALTYTerm for property or land in the US.
REAMERTool for enlarging or finishing a drilled hole.
REAPERThe Grim _, Death.
REAREDBrought up.
REASONMotive. Cause.
REBATEDeduction or discount.
REBELSDissents, revolts. Insurgents.
REBOOKReschedule.
REBOOTRestart a computer.
REBORNBrought back to life or activity.
REBOZOA long scarf covering the head and shoulders, traditionally worn by Spanish-American women.
REBUFFSnub.
REBUKEScold.
RECALLRecollect.
RECANTTo repudiate or withdraw a former belief etc., especially formally in public.
RECAPSSummarises.
RECEDEMove back or further away. Go back.
RECENTNot long past. Modern.
RECESSLunch break in American school terminology.
RECIFEEasternmost city of Brazil; capital of the state of Pernambuco.
RECIPEDirections for cooking a dish.
RECITEPerform a poem.
RECKONCalculate.
RECOILSpring back. Shrink. The kick of a gun or firearm when discharged.
RECOINRemint.
RECORDTo show or register.
RECOUPRecover or regain.
RECTORClergyman. In the Church of England, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish.
RECURSHappens again.
REDACTFormulate in a particular style or language.
REDBOXA case for official documents traditionally used by a British government minister.
REDCAPMilitary police officer.
REDDENBlush.
REDDERRuddier.
REDDITSocial news aggregation and discussion website founded in 2005.
REDEEMRegain.
REDEYEPhotographic effect caused by a flash in low ambient light.
REDFINAny of various small freshwater minnows, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
REDHATSymbol of the rank of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.
REDHOT_ _ Poker, plant.
REDIALUse an old phone again.
REDIASThe larvae of some trematodes, some of which become cercariae.
REDMANAmanda, actress who played Sandra Pullman in New Tricks.
REDOWA19th-century Bohemian folk dance.
REDRAGA provocation.
REDRUMRacehorse which won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977.
REDSEAInlet or extension of the Indian Ocean.
REDSOXBoston _ , U.S. baseball team.
REDTOPTabloid newspaper tending towards sensationalism.
REDUCELessen, cut.
REEBOKA small South African antelope with a woolly brownish-grey coat, a long slender neck, and short straight horns.
REECHOReverberate.
REEDIECraig, ex-British Olympic Association chief 1992-2005.
REEDITTo prepare again for publication.
REEFERA cannabis cigarette.
REEKEDStank.
REEKIEAuld _, a nickname for the city of Edinburgh.
REELEDStaggered.
REEVESVic _, stage name of comedian Jim Moir. Jim, U.S. country singer/songwriter who died in 1964. Keanu, Neo actor in The Matrix.
REFILLDo this to a container that is empty.
REFINERemove impurities.
REFLEXInvoluntary bodily reaction.
REFORMMend one's ways. _ Club, London private members' club first to admit women on equal terms in 1981.
REFUELFill up with petrol.
REFUGESanctuary.
REFUNDReimburse. Pay back money to.
REFUSEDeny.
REFUTEDisprove.
REGAINTake or get back.
REGALETo give delight or amusement.
REGARDObserve steadily.
REGENTRuler during a monarch's absence.
REGGAEBob Marley's music. Popular music of Jamaican origin.
REGIMEParticular administration.
REGINACapital of Saskatchewan, Canada.
REGIONArea.
REGIVEDonate again.
REGRETRue.
REHANGA new arrangement or selection of pictures on display in a gallery.
REHASHReworked or reused material.
REHEATMake warm again.
REHOMEHouse somewhere else.
REIGLETo regulate; to govern.
REIGNSRules - like a monarch.
REILLYMatthew _, author of the Shane Schofield series of thriller novels.
REININStop.
REJECTThrow out as useless.
REJOINAnswer.
RELATECharity providing relationship support, founded as the National Marriage Guidance Council. Tell.
RELAYSPasses on.
RELENTRelax one's severity.
RELICSPink Floyd album which has Arnold Layne as its first track.
RELIEFEase, comfort.
RELIERA person who depends on another person or thing.
RELIESDepends.
RELINEReplace the lining of.
RELISHDelight in. Pickle or sauce eaten with food to add more flavour.
RELIVEExperience once more.
RELLIEInformal term in Australia and New Zealand for a family member.
RELOADRefill.
REMAINStay.
REMAKEFilm that is made again.
REMANDReturn to custody.
REMARKComment.
REMEDYCure.
REMICKLee, U.S. actress who played Damien's mother in the 1976 horror film The Omen.
REMINDCause to remember.
REMISSNegligent.
REMORASlender marine fish of the family Echeneidae also known as the suckerfish.
REMOTEDistant.
REMOVEThe Fat Owl of the _ , Billy Bunter's nickname.
RENAMEStyle differently.
RENDERCover with a coat of plaster.
RENEGEGo back on one's word.
RENEWSTakes up again.
RENNERJeremy, Aaron Cross actor in The Bourne Legacy.
RENNETAs used in the production of cheese.
RENNIEA brand of antacid tablets.
RENNINMilk-curdling enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of young ruminant mammals and widely used in the production of cheese; also called chymosin.
RENOIRSurname of French father and son, respectively famous as painter and film director. Pierre-Auguste _, French impressionist whose works include Dance at le Moulin de la Galette.
RENOWNFame.
RENTALHire charge.
RENTEDHired.
RENTERTenant.
RENTONSmall village in central Scotland.
RENVOIThe referring of a dispute or other legal question to a jurisdiction other than that in which it arose.
REPAIDReimbursed.
REPAIRMend.
REPASSGo past (something) once again.
REPASTMeal.
REPAVERedo a path.
REPAYSGives back.
REPEALRevoke.
REPEATSay again. Reiterate.
REPELSWards off.
REPENTFeel remorse for. To feel contrition or sorrow.
REPKIEAny edible sea urchin.
REPLAYRematch.
REPORTAccount.
REPOSEPeace or tranquility.
REPTONPublic school and village in Derbyshire. Humphry, English landscape gardener born in 1752.
REPUTEPublic estimation. Standing. Fame.
REREADPerused again.
RERUNSBroadcasts a programme again.
RESCUESave.
RESEALClose again.
RESEAUA network or grid.
RESECTTo cut out tissue or part of an organ.
RESEDAAny of various Mediterranean plants of the genus _, including the mignonette, having densely flowered terminal racemes and divided petals.
RESENTBegrudge.
RESETSRestores to zero.
RESHOTDid a double take (cinematically)?
RESIDEDwell.
RESIGNStand down from one's job.
RESINKSubmerge again.
RESINSElemi and galbanum are examples of such sticky organic substances.
RESISTDefy, repel.
RESIZEChange the dimensions of an image.
RESORTHoliday town.
RESOWNPlanted with seeds again.
RESTEDRelaxed.
RESULTOutcome.
RESUMEBegin again. Start after a break.
RETAILThe sale of goods individually or in small quantities to consumers. Sell.
RETAINKeep hold of.
RETAKEShoot a scene again.
RETESTRe-examine.
RETINAEye membrane.
RETIREGive up work. Go to bed.
RETOOKResat an exam.
RETORTSharp or witty reply.
RETURFReplace old grass.
RETURNGo back.
RETYPEWrite again.
REUBENIn the Old Testament, the eldest son of Jacob and Leah; one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel.
REUTERPaul _, Greman-born telegraphy pioneer who founded a famous news agency in the 19th century.
REVAMPPatch up or renovate.
REVEALDivulge.
REVERBEchoing sound (abbr.).
REVEREVenerate.
REVIEWCeremonial display and formal inspection of the forces by a sovereign.
REVILESpeak abusively.
REVISEStudy for an exam.
REVIVEBring back to life.
REVOKETo cancel officially a decision, decree or promise.
REVOLTUprising.
REWARDGuerdon.
REWINDVideo recorder function.
REWIRESupply with new electrical cables.
RHAMESVing, actor who plays Luther Stickell in the Mission Impossible franchise.
RHEBOKAn antelope of southern Africa with woolly brownish-grey hair.
RHEIMSThe Jackdaw Of _, Ingoldsby Legend.
RHESUSMacaque whose name is also used for a blood group system.
RHINALOf or pertaining to the nose.
RHINOSThick-skinned mammals. Name of Leeds' rugby league team.
RHODESA Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea; the largest of the Dodecanese. Pam, Songs of Praise presenter.
RHOMBIQuadrilaterals whose sides have the same length.
RHONDAHelp Me _, Beach Boys song.
RHUMBADance with Spanish and African elements, originating in Cuba.
RHYMEDSounded similar.
RHYMERPoet.
RHYMESWhat a traditional poem does - especially in the nursery.
RHYTHMMetre, regular stressed pattern.
RIALTOMarket or exchange. Stone-arch bridge in Venice designed by Antonio da Ponte.
RIBALDReferring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way.
RIBAUDA vulgar, lewdly funny person.
RIBBEDHaving a pattern of raised bands.
RIBBERAn attachment on a knitting machine.
RIBBLERiver that flows through Settle, Clitheroe and Preston.
RIBBONThin strip of material, especially silk or satin.
RIBENABlackcurrant-based soft drink invented by Dr Vernon Charley in the 1930s.
RIBEYECut of beefsteak.
RICHESWealth.
RICHIEAll Night Long US singer. Shane, actor who played Alfie Moon in EastEnders.
RICHLYFully and appropriately.
RICKEYA cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, lime juice, and soda water, served iced.
RICTUSUnnatural gaping of the mouth.
RIDDLEConundrum. A large coarse sieve, especially one used for separating ashes from cinders or sand from gravel.
RIDERSJockeys. A novel by Jilly Cooper, first published in 1985.
RIDINGAny one of the former administrative regions of Yorkshire.
RIDLEYArnold _, actor who played Private Godfrey in Dad's Army. Daisy, actress who played Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy.
RIENZIThe shortened title of an early opera in five acts by German composer Richard Wagner, which was based on a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.
RIFLESFirearms with long barrels and a spirally-grooved interior intended to make the bullet spin.
RIFTEDBecame separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics.
RIGGERA person who puts together and attends to the system of wires and cords in an aircraft.
RIGHTOFine.
RIGHTSWhat one has claim to.
RIGOURThe quality of being extremely thorough and careful.
RIGSBYLeonard Rossiter's character in Rising Damp.
RIKERSIsland in New York's East River.
RIMINIItalian resort.
RIMMERArnold, character played by English actor Chris Barrie in the TV sitcom Red Dwarf.
RIMSKYNikolai _ Korsakov, Russian composer of the orchestral suite Scheherazade.
RINDERRobert, British criminal barrister who presents a TV reality courtroom series.
RINGERProfessional who is brought into an amateur contest.
RINGIN"_ _ the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go".
RINGUPCall.
RINKERLee _,  American professional golfer.
RINSEDWashed out.
RINSESWashes out.
RIOTEDTook part in a violent public disturbance.
RIPLEYFay, British actress who played Jenny Gifford in the TV comedy drama Cold Feet.
RIPOFFSwindle.
RIPPEDTorn.
RIPPLESmall wave.
RIPPONAngela _, newsreader.
RIPRAPA quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
RIPSAWTool for cutting wood along the grain.
RISERSStair parts.
RISINGEaster _, an armed insurrection that took place in Dublin in April 1916 against British rule in Ireland.
RISQUEDaringly close to indelicacy or impropriety.
RITTERPaul, British actor who played Martin Goodman in the TV sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
RITUALProcedure regularly followed. The prescribed or established form of a religious or other ceremony.
RIVALSOpponents.
RIVERADiego, Mexican painter.
RIVERSWaterways.
RIVETSFastening pins.
RIYADHCapital city of Saudi Arabia.
RIZZIODavid _, the private secretary of Mary, Queen of Scots.
ROACHEWilliam, Ken Barlow actor in Coronation Street.
ROADIECrew member for rock group on tour. Person who transports and sets up equipment for a band.
ROAMEDWandered.
ROAREDBellowed.
ROASTSCooks in an oven.
ROBBEN_ Island, site in Table Bay where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned.
ROBBERThief.
ROBERT_ Carlyle, actor. _ Pattinson, The Lighthouse actor.
ROBINSBirds found on Christmas cards.
ROBOTSAutomata. Word coined by Czech playwright Karel Capek for mechanical humanoids.
ROBROYScottish outlaw and folk hero of the early 18th century whose real name was Robert MacGregor.
ROBSONBobby _, England football manager 1982-1990.
ROBUSTStrong and sturdy.
ROCARDMichel _, French statesman: Prime Minister from 1988-91.
ROCKER_ arm, an oscillating lever in an internal combustion engine. Member of a 1960s youth subculture who wore leather jackets, rode motorbikes and rivalled the Mods.
ROCKETFirework type.
ROCKOF_ _ Ages, Popular Christian hymn written by the Reverend Augustus Toplady in 1763.
ROCOCOStyle of architecture and decoration that originated in 18th-century France.
ROCROIA commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
RODENTSquirrel, say.
RODEOSExhibitions of cowboy skills.
RODHAMMaiden name of Hillary Clinton.
RODMANDennis, former US basketball player.
RODNEY_ Marsh, former Fulham, QPR and Manchester City footballer.
ROGERSGinger _, American screen legend, born Virginia Katherine McMath.
ROHMERSax _, prolific English author known for a series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr. Fu Manchu.
ROKEBY_ Venus, painting by Diego Velazquez housed in the National Gallery, London.
ROLANDPuppet rat who made his debut on TV-am in 1983.
ROLLEDThrew a dice.
ROLLERDecorating tool.
ROLLONA kind of deodorant with a rotating ball in its neck.
ROLLUPForm a cylindrical shape.
ROMAICRelating to the vernacular language of modern Greece.
ROMAJISystem of romanized spelling used to transliterate Japanese.
ROMANATime Lady companion of Doctor Who played by Mary Tamm and Lalla Ward.
ROMANOHard tangy Italian cheese similar to Parmesan and Asiago, used for grating.
ROMANSNew Testament book of the bible.
ROMANYGypsy.
ROMCOMRomantic comedy, informally.
ROMEROCesar _, actor who played the Joker in the 1960s Batman TV series.
ROMESH_ Ranganathan, stand-up comedian.
ROMMELGerman field marshal in the Second World War nicknamed the Desert Fox.
ROMNEY_ Marsh, a sparsely populated wetland area in the counties of Kent and East Sussex. George _, English portrait painter who painted his muse Emma Hamilton (Lord Nelson's mistress) more than 60 times.
ROMPERFrolicsome person.
RONALDReginald Kray's twin brother.
RONDELA type of poem consisting of 13 or 14 lines with a two line refrain appearing two or three times.
RONNIE_ Barker, comedy legend.
RONSONJon _, journalist and author of The Men Who Stare At Goats. Mark, British-U.S. musician, DJ and songwriter who produced Amy Winehouse's song Rehab.
ROOFEDOf a building, covered.
ROOFERManual worker.
ROOKIEInformally, an inexperienced person or newcomer, especially a recruit in the army.
ROOMEDShared a house or flat.
ROONEYWayne _, footballer.
ROOTEDEmbedded.
ROOTERA supporter or fan of a sports team or player.
ROOTLETo rummage or grub in the earth.
ROOTOFMoney Is The _ _ All Evil.
ROOTSYIn a folksy or unpretentious musical style.
ROPEINEnlist.
ROPIEROf poorer quality.
RORKES_ Drift, Battle depicted in the film Zulu.
ROSARYIn the Roman Catholic Church, a series of prayers counted on a string of beads.
ROSEAUCapital of Dominica.
ROSIEDDecorated with roses, or with the color of roses.
ROSITATurquoise Mexican Muppet.
ROSLINGaby, former presenter of The Big Breakfast.
ROSTERRota.
ROSTOVRussian town on the banks of Lake Nero, centre of the Golden Ring.
ROSYTHTown on the Firth of Forth with a large dockyard.
ROTARYRevolving. _ Club, a local branch of an international association founded in the US in 1905 to promote community service.
ROTATERevolve or spin.
ROTHKOMark _, 20th-century Russian-American painter.
ROTORSTurning items.
ROTTENDecomposing or decaying.
ROTTERCad.
ROTUNDPlump.
ROTUREA feudal tenure of lands.
ROUBLE100 kopecks in Russia.
ROUGEDMarked by the use of various kinds of red makeup.
ROUNDSPeriods of fighting in a boxing or wrestling match.
ROURKEMickey _, star of the 2018 films Tiger and Nightmare Cinema.
ROUSESWakes.
ROUTERA device used to connect a personal computer to the internet or a network.
ROUTESPaths.
ROVINGWandering.
ROWANSSmall deciduous trees of the rose family, with compound leaves, white flowers, and red berries.
ROWELSSpiked revolving discs at the end of a spur.
ROWENA_ Ravenclaw, one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
ROWINGKatherine Grainger is a noted British Olympian in this sport.
ROWLEYOld _, favourite racehorse of King Charles II.
ROXANABactrian princess of the fourth century who was a wife of Alexander the Great.
ROXANEThe object of Cyrano de Bergerac's affections.
ROYALEIsle _, Island in north west Lake Superior.
ROYALSRajasthan ____ , Indian Premier League cricket team that England all-rounder Ben Stokes joined in 2018.
RUBATOIn music, the temporary disregarding of strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slackening, usually without altering the overall pace. Musical direction meaning in a freely varied rhythm. Musical term meaning 'in distorted or modified rhythm'.
RUBBERGum elastic.
RUBBLEFragments of stone, bricks etc.
RUBENSPeter Paul _, Flemish/Netherlandish draughtsman and painter.
RUBIANA brownish-yellow resinous substance isolated from madder root.
RUBIESGemstones.
RUBIKS_ Cube, rotating multi-coloured, cube-shaped puzzle named after its Hungarian designer.
RUBOUTErase.
RUBRICHeading in a book, so named as it would have originally been printed in red.
RUCKUSDisturbance.
RUDDERShip's steering device.
RUDELYIn an uncouth way.
RUDOLF_ Diesel, a German inventor and mechanical engineer.
RUEFULRegretful.
RUFFLEAnnoy.
RUGGEDTough, craggy.
RUGGERRugby, informally.
RUGOUSHaving a rough, ridged, or wrinkled surface.
RUGRATYoung child.
RUINEDDestroyed.
RULERSMeasuring sticks.
RULINGPredominant.
RUMBLEGrasp.
RUMOURGossip or hearsay.
RUMPUSNoisy or disruptive commotion.
RUNCIERobert _, former Archbishop of Canterbury.
RUNDRYCease to flow.
RUNINSArguments or quarrels.
RUNLOWGo short.
RUNNELA small stream of a particular liquid.
RUNNERAthlete.
RUNOFFTo depart in haste.
RUNOUTCricket dismissal.
RUNRIGCeltic rock band formed on the Isle of Skye in 1973.
RUNUPSApproaches made by athletes to long jumps and pole vaults.
RUNWAYAirstrip.
RUNYONDamon _, US writer whose short stories inspired the musical Guys and Dolls.
RUPAULU.S. drag queen who has hosted a reality competition TV series since 2009.
RUPERT_ Brooke, poet. _ Grint, actor who played Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series.
RUPIAHStandard monetary unit of Indonesia, divided into 100 sen.
RUSHEDHurried.
RUSHESHurries.
RUSKINJohn _, art critic of the Victorian era whose theories influenced the Pre-Raphaelites.
RUSSETVariety of apple with rough, brownish-red skins.
RUSSIACountry whose capital is Moscow. Lake Baikal is in this country.
RUSTICRural.
RUSTLESteal cattle.
RUTTERJohn, Candlelight Carol composer.
RUYIGIProvince of eastern Burundi with a capital city of the same name.
RWANDACentral African republic granted full independence in 1962. Capital Kigali.
RYOKANA traditional Japanese inn that typically includes tatami-matted rooms.
SABENAFormer national airline of Belgium.
SABINEA member of an ancient people of the Apennines northeast of Latium.
SABOTSSimple shoes, shaped and hollowed out from a single block of wood, traditionally worn by French and Breton peasants.
SACCHIArrigo, Italian ex-national football team manager.
SACHETShampoo pouch.
SACKEDPlundered.
SACQUEAn infant's usually short jacket that fastens at the neck.
SACREDHoly.
SACRUMLarge wedge-shaped bone in the lower part of the back.
SADDENDepress, upset.
SADDERMore blue.
SADDLERider's seat.
SADISMTendency to derive pleasure from inflicting pain,
SADISTA person who derives pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain or humiliation on others.
SAFARIJungle expedition.
SAFELYWithout risk.
SAFESTLeast risky.
SAFETYFreedom from danger.
SAFRANJonathan _ Foer, Everything Is Illuminated novelist.
SAGOINA South American monkey.
SAHARANorht African desert over 3.5 million square miles in extent.
SAIGONHo Chi Minh City, formerly.
SAILORGroup which had hits in the Seventies with Glass Of Champagne and Girls Girls Girls. Member of a ship's crew.
SAINTSHoly people.
SAIPANCapital of the Northern Mariana Islands.
SAKIEHA waterwheel with buckets attached to its periphery or to an endless rope used especially in Egypt for raising water from wells or pits.
SALAAMArabic greeting.
SALADSCold dishes of various mixtures of raw or cooked vegetables, usually seasoned with oil, vinegar, or other dressing and sometimes accompanied by meat, fish, or other ingredients.
SALAMIHighly spiced sausage.
SALARYMonthly pay.
SALIFYTo form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
SALINESalty.
SALIVASpit.
SALLAHEgyptian excavator played by Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies in two of the Indiana Jones films.
SALLETA light round helmet extending over the back of the neck.
SALLISPeter _, actor who played Cleggy in Last Of The Summer Wine.
SALMAN_ Rushdie, author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses.
SALMONFood fish.
SALOMEIn the New Testament, the daughter of Herodias, who beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist.
SALONSBeauty parlours.
SALOONLounge.
SALPAEVarious minute floating animals.
SALTENFelix _, Austrian author and critic whose most famous work was Bambi, A Life In The Woods.
SALUKIPersian greyhound-type dog. Tall, slender, silky-haired breed of dog, originally from the Middle East.
SALUTEMilitary greeting.
SALVERA flat silver tray.
SALVIAGenus to which the sage plant belongs.
SALYUTSeries of seven manned Soviet space stations launched between April 1971 and April 1982.
SAMARADry, one-seeded winged fruit, such as that of the ash or maple.
SAMECHFifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated as 's'.
SAMEKHFifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, transliterated as s.
SAMFOOTraditional Chinese suit of jacket and trousers.
SAMITEHeavy silk fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads.
SAMOANFrom a country in Oceania.
SAMOSAIn Indian cookery, a small triangular pastry case containing spiced vegetables or meat and served fried.
SAMPANOriental skiff.
SAMPLESpecimen.
SAMSONBiblical judge of Israel, who was betrayed by his mistress Delilah. Israelite warrior noted for his strength obtained from his uncut hair.
SAMUELOld Testament book of the bible.
SANCHO_ Panza, Don Quixote's squire.
SANDALLight shoe.
SANDEDPolished with abrasive material.
SANDERPower-driven tool.
SANDHUPaige, British actress who plays villain Meena Jutla in Emmerdale.
SANDRA_ Bullock, actress.
SANGERFrederick _, English biochemist who determined the complete amino acid sequence of insulin in 1955; Nobel Prize for Chemistry (1958 and 1980).
SANITYRational behaviour.
SANSEIAmerican born of nisei parents; third-generation Japanese-American.
SANTOSBrazilian football club for which Pele played.
SAPOTEAny of several roundish or ovoid sweet soft-fleshed fruits of Mexican and Central American trees.
SAPPERSoldier who digs trenches. A private of the Royal Engineers.
SAPPHOGreek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos circa 610 BC.
SARABISimba's mother in The Lion King.
SARNIESandwich, informally.
SARONGGarment.
SARSENA boulder of silicified sandstone, probably of Tertiary age, found in large numbers in southern England, used by the megalithic builders of Avebury and Stonehenge.
SARTREExistential philosopher who wrote Being And Nothingness.
SARWARAnas, politician elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party in 2021.
SASHAYTo move in a gliding or ostentatious way.
SASHESBaldrics.
SASINSAntelopes of India that inhabits open grasslands and in the male has long spiral horns and a black or brown coat with white underparts.
SATANGA monetary unit of Thailand worth one hundredth of a baht.
SATEENLustrous cotton fabric.
SATIRE'_ is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own': Jonathan Swift. A creative work that uses ridicule to expose immorality or foolishness.
SATNAVSatellite navigation in short.
SATORIIn Zen Buddhism, the state of sudden indescribable intuitive enlightenment.
SATRAPPersian provincial governor.
SATURNPlanet.
SAUCERSmall round dish.
SAUCESDressings.
SAURIAA clade that was traditionally a suborder for lizards which, before 1800, were crocodilians.
SAURONCharacter in The Lord of the Rings who rules the land of Mordor.
SAUTESFries quickly in a little hot fat.
SAVAGEDoc _, pulp character in stories by Lester Dent. Cruel and vicious.
SAVANTA sage.
SAVERSPeople who put money away.
SAVILE_ Row, street in Mayfair in central London associated with bespoke men's tailoring.
SAVINGPutting aside.
SAVOIEA mountainous department in the French Alps, crossed by the Isere river.
SAVOURRelish.
SAWINGCutting.
SAWNEBA merganser.
SAWPITHistorical cutting hole.
SAWYERTom _, fictional character in several books by Mark Twain.
SAYERSCrime writer whose novels include Strong Poison and Have His Carcase. Dorothy L, who created Lord Peter Wimsey.
SAYINGMaxim, adage, proverb etc.
SCALEDHaving the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles. Climbed.
SCALESPrunella _, Sybil in Fawlty Towers. Weighing machine.
SCAMPILarge prawns.
SCAMPSRascals.
SCANTYLimited or barely enough.
SCAPESLeafless stalks in plants that arise from a rosette of leaves and bear one or more flowers.
SCARABSacred beetle.
SCARCERarely encountered. In short supply.
SCAREDFrightened.
SCARESFrightens.
SCARFEGerald _, cartoonist whose work can be seen in Pink Floyd's The Wall.
SCARRYRichard _, American children's author and illustrator who created Busytown.
SCATHEHarm; injure.
SCATTYSlightly crazy and unpredictable in conduct.
SCAZONModification of the iambic trimeter, in which a spondee or trochee takes the place of the final iambus.
SCENESParts of a play.
SCENICPicturesque.
SCENTSFragrances.
SCHELLMaximilian _, Oscar-winning actor in Judgment at Nuremberg.
SCHEMESecret plot.
SCHICKBela, U.S. paediatrician who invented a skin test to determine immunity to diphtheria.
SCHIFFRichard _, actor who played Toby Ziegler in The West Wing.
SCHISMDivide. Division.
SCHLEPTo drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty.
SCHOOLTeacher's workplace.
SCHOTT_'s Original Miscellany, a surprise bestselling book of Christmas 2002.
SCHULZCharles M. _, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Peanuts.
SCILLAPlant of temperate regions, with small, bell-shaped flowers.
SCIPIO_ Africanus, Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.
SCLERAFirm white membrane; outer covering of the eyeball.
SCOBIEThe leading protagonist of The Heart Of The Matter.
SCOFFSEats rapidly.
SCOLDSChides, upbraids, reprimands.
SCONCEA candle holder that is attached to a wall with an ornamental bracket.
SCONESLight doughy cakes.
SCOOPSDo ice-cream sellers have stories for journalists?
SCOPESOutlooks - in the monkey trial? Prosecution of a Tennessee school teacher for teaching evolution in 1925.
SCORCHChar.
SCOREDGot a goal.
SCOREROne who keeps tally in a match.
SCORESGets a goal. Nicks.
SCORIEThe young of any gull.
SCORNSMocks, derides.
SCOTCHHow whisky is known in short.
SCOTERNorthern sea duck.
SCOTIANova _, Canadian Province.
SCOTTYCharacter played by James Doohan in the original Star Trek TV series.
SCOUSELamb or beef stew once popular with sailors that gives its name to the Liverpool dialect.
SCOUTSTalent spotters.
SCRAPEAbrade. Drag. Informal term for a predicament.
SCRAPSSmall pieces of something larger; fragments.
SCRAWLScribble.
SCREAMShriek or shrill cry. Loud piercing cry.
SCREEDA long monotonous harangue.
SCREENA sieve.
SCRIBEA person who copied documents before the invention of printing. Writer.
SCRIMPEconomise, save, curtail.
SCRIPTHandwriting. Written text.
SCROLLA roll of parchment, paper etc., usually inscribed with writing.
SCRUBSThe hygienic clothing worn by surgeons and other operating theatre staff.
SCRUFFLoose skin at the back of the neck of some animals.
SCRUMPSteal apples from orchards.
SCULPTCarve.
SCURRYDash.
SCURVYA disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
SCUTUMConstellation - The Shield.
SCYLLAMythical Greek monster found opposite Charybdis.
SCYTHEA manual implement. Long-handled agricultural tool with a curved blade.
SEABEDThe bottom of an ocean.
SEADOGExperienced or old soldier.
SEAEARAnother name for the ormer, a shell found in warm coastal waters.
SEAEGGAn edible green marine urchin.
SEAGALUnder Siege star, Steven.
SEALEDUnopened.
SEAMANMariner.
SEAMENSailors.
SEAMERType of bowler in cricket.
SEAMUS_ Heaney, winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
SEANCEMeeting of spiritualists who attempt to communicate with the dead; from the Old French 'to sit'.
SEARCHQuest.
SEARLERonald _, British artist and satirical cartoonist who created St. Trinian's School. Greg and Jonny, British rowing brothers who won gold in the coxed pairs event in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
SEASONSummer, say.
SEATEDSitting.
SEAWAYOcean route.
SEBERGJean, U.S. actress who starred in the 1960 French New Wave crime film Breathless.
SEBOLDAlice, U.S. novelist who wrote the novel The Lovely Bones published in 2002.
SECANTIn a right-angled triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the adjacent side.
SECEDEWithdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
SECKELA small, yellowish-brown variety of pear.
SECONDBasic SI unit of time.
SECRETSomething unrevealed.
SECTORPart or subdivision.
SECUREFirmly fixed.
SEDANSFamily cars.
SEDATESerene. Calm and unhurried. Dignified or staid in outlook.
SEDGESGrasslike plants typically growing on wet ground.
SEDUCEBeguile.
SEEFITConsider proper or desirable.
SEEGERPeggy _ singer.
SEEKERSomeone making a search or inquiry.
SEEMEDAppeared.
SEEMLYProper or fitting.
SEEOFFGet rid of.
SEEOUTTo remain or endure until the end of.
SEEPEDOozed.
SEEREDFume.
SEESAWPlayground item.
SEETHEBoil.
SEEYOUExpression of farewell.
SEGUEDProceeded from one section or piece of music to another without a break.
SEGUESUninterrupted transitions from one piece of music or film scene to another.
SEICHEA wave on the surface of an enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water.
SEITANChewy protein-rich meat substitute made from wheat gluten by washing out the starch with water.
SEIZEDTook possession by force.
SELDOMRarely. Infrequently.
SELECTChoose.
SELENEThe goddess of the moon in Greek mythology.
SELFIEPortrait in which the photographer is also the subject.
SELINA_ Scott, presenter who helped launch BBC TV's Breakfast Time show in 1983.
SELJUKRelating to the pre-Ottoman Turkish dynasties ruling over large parts of Asia in the 11th to 13th centuries.
SELLERTrader. Vendor.
SELWYNOh No, It's _ Froggitt!, a BIll Maynard ITV sitcom of the 1970s.
SEMANA_ Santa, Spanish name for Holy Week.
SEMELEDaughter of Cadmus and Harmonia in Greek mythology; mother, by Zeus, of Dionysus.
SEMITEA member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language, including in particular the Jews and Arabs.
SENATELegislative council of Ancient Rome.
SENDAKMaurice _, writer of Where The Wild Things Are.
SENDEROne who transmits.
SENDUPParody or imitation.
SENECAA member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians.
SENILEMentally infirm.
SENIOROlder in years.
SENITIMonetary unit of Tonga equal to one hudredth of a pa'anga.
SENLAC_ Hill, site of the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
SENORAMarried Spanish woman.
SENSEDFelt.
SENSEIInstructor in martial arts; from Japanese, 'born before'.
SENSESPerceives.
SENSORDetecting device.
SENTRYSoldier on guard.
SEPIASBrown pigments obtained from the secretion of various cuttlefish and used in drawing.
SEPSISSevere infection.
SEPTETGroup of seven.
SEPTICRelating to sepsis.
SEPTUMDividing structure in an anatomical cavity such as the nose.
SEQUELFollow-up book, film or play. What follows.
SEQUINSpangle.
SERAPHAngelic being.
SERBIABalkan country whose capital is Belgrade.
SERENA_ Williams, winner of the 2012 women's singles title at Wimbledon.
SERENETranquil. Peaceful.
SERIALContinuing drama.
SERIESSerial.
SERIFSSlight projections finishing off a stroke of a letter in certain typefaces.
SERKISAndy, actor who played Gollum in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
SERMONChurch talk.
SEROUSOf, resembling, or producing serum.
SERVALA slender African wild cat with long legs, large ears, and a black-spotted orange-brown coat.
SERVERPart of a computer network that performs a particular task, such as storing information.
SERVESWaits on. Presents food or drink to.
SESAMEOpen _, Aladdin's password. Seed. _ Street, U.S. children's TV series featuring the Muppets that began in 1969. An African plant widely grown in the tropics, producing seeds used as food and yielding an edible oil.
SETOFFStart on a journey.
SETTEESofa.
SETTERBreed of hunting dog; can be English, Irish, red etc.
SETTLEFix. Put in order.
SEURATGeorges _, 19th-century French neoimpressionist painter who developed the pointillist technique.
SEVENSRugby ____, a shorter variant of the game that has been played at the Commonwealth Games since 1998.
SEVEREStrict or harsh.
SEVERNThe UK's longest river flowing from Wales to the Bristol Channel.
SEVERSCuts off.
SEVRESType of French porcelain with clear colours and elaborate decorative detail.
SEWAGEWaste.
SEWELLBrian _, British art critic and TV personality. Anna, Black Beauty author.
SEWERSDrains or pipes, especially underground, used to carry away surface water or waste matter.
SEWINGNeedlework.
SEXPOTA woman whom men find irresistibly attractive. siren. seductress. temptress. enchantress.
SEXTETGroup of six.
SEXTON_ Blake, fictional detective first seen in the story The Missing Millionaire.
SEXUALRelating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals.
SHABBYScruffy, seedy, broken-down.
SHACKSRoughly built huts.
SHADESSunglasses, slang.
SHADOWFollow secretly.
SHADUFEgyptian water-raising mechanism consisting of a bucket on a  pivoted pole.
SHAGGYCowardly character in the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
SHAKENDisconcerted.
SHAKERA member of a U.S. religious sect noted for its ecstatic dancing.
SHAKESJudders.
SHALLI_ _ Compare Thee To A Summer's Day.
SHALOMUsed as salutation by Jewish people at meeting or parting, meaning peace.
SHAMANA doctor-priest or one who can magically cure sick people.
SHAMESHumiliates.
SHAMIRYitzhak, two-time Israeli prime minister.
SHANDYBeer mixed with lemonade.
SHANIA_ Twain, Canadian country-rock singer-songwriter born Eilleen Regina Edwards in 1965.
SHANKS_ & Bigfoot, duo who had a 1999 hit with Sweet Like Chocolate.
SHANTYRamshackle hut. A sailor's song often sung during heavy work.
SHANXIProvince of north central China south of Inner Mongolia; capital, Taiyuan.
SHAPEDHaving a defined external form or outline.
SHAPESSquares, circles for example.
SHAPPSGrant, the Transport Secretary in Boris Johnson's government, appointed in 2019.
SHARDSBroken pieces or fragments of a brittle substance, especially pottery.
SHAREDDivided.
SHARESPortions.
SHARIAThe body of canonical law based on the Koran.
SHARIFOmar _, an Egyptian actor.
SHARKSMarine creatures whose types include the hammerhead and thresher.
SHARMAAlok, Conservative politician who chaired the 2021 Glasgow Climate Change Conference.
SHARON_ Stone, actress.
SHARPEBernard Cornwell's military hero in more than 20 novels.
SHASTAA people group native to northern California and southern Oregon.
SHAVEDUsed a razor.
SHAVENWithout a beard.
SHAVERElectronic razor.
SHAVESUses a razor.
SHAYNE_ Ward, Singer.
SHEARDMichael _, British character actor whose roles include Mr. Bronson in Grange Hill.
SHEARSLarge scissors.
SHEATHA case or covering for the blade of a knife, sword, etc.
SHEENA_ Easton, singer.
SHEETSBedding items.
SHEIKAA river in north Russia.
SHEIKHArab chief.
SHEILA_ Chandra, actress in Grange Hill and lead singer in Monsoon.
SHEKELIsraeli monetary unit.
SHELBY_ Wilson, American wrestler, gold medal winner in the 1980 Rome Olympics.
SHELLSAs found on a beach.
SHELTASecret language used by itinerant tinkers.
SHELVEPut aside or postpone.
SHENZILeading hyena voiced by Whoopi Goldberg in the 1994 animated film The Lion King.
SHERPANepalese guide - as found in Himalayas
SHERRYFortified Spanish white wine.
SHERYL_ Crow, U.S. singer/somgwriter noted for All I Wanna Do.
SHEVATIn the Jewish calendar, the fifth month of the civil and eleventh of the religious year.
SHIELDProtect or guard.
SHIFTSMoves or causes to move from one place or position to another.
SHIFTYEvasive, crafty.
SHILOHU.S. Civil War battle of 1862 in Tennessee.
SHIMLASummer capital of India from 1865 to 1939, in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
SHIMMYDance in a way that involves shaking your hips and shoulders from side to side.
SHIMON_ Peres, Polish-born politician who was President of Israel 2007-14.
SHINDYA row; rumpus.
SHINERBlack eye, informally.
SHINESEmits light.
SHINTOJapanese religion.
SHINTYGame like hockey.
SHIRAZDark-skinned grape used in wine-making, also called Syrah.
SHIRESFormer administrative districts of England; equivalent to a county.
SHIRTSPieces of clothing.
SHIVERInvoluntary reaction to cold.
SHOALSLarge groups of aquatic animals, especially fish.
SHODDYOf poor quality. Cheap and nasty.
SHOGUNJapanese leader.
SHOOINDefinite winner.
SHOOTSKicks at goal.
SHOREDSupported or held up something with props or beams.
SHORESThe land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
SHORTSThigh-length trousers.
SHORTYGet _, 1990 novel by US author Elmore Leonard followed by the sequel Be Cool in 1999.
SHOULDOught to.
SHOUTSHollers.
SHOVEDPushed.
SHOVELSpade-like tool.
SHOVESPushes.
SHOWEDDisplayed.
SHOWERShort fall of rain.
SHOWMEThe _ _ State, Missouri's nickname.
SHOWUPReveal or be revealed.
SHREDSTatters.
SHREWDCanny.
SHREWSSmall, mouse-like, long-snouted mammmals.
SHRIEKShort high-pitched cry.
SHRIKEBird of the family Laniidae also called the butcherbird.
SHRILLPiercing.
SHRIMPDecapod edible crustacean with a flattened body, a long tail and a single pair of pincers.
SHRINESacred place of worship.
SHRINKMake or become smaller.
SHROODTo trim; to lop.
SHROUDBurial cloth.
SHROVE_ Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.
SHRUBSPlants that are smaller than trees.
SHRUNKHoney, I ____ The Kids, 1990 comic sci-fi film starring Rick Moranis.
SHTETLFormerly a small Jewish community in Eastern Europe.
SHTOOMQuiet.
SHUCKSExclamation used to show that you are disappointed or embarrassed.
SHUFTILook.
SHUNTSPushes.
SHUTUPPrevent all access to.
SHYESTCoyest, most bashful.
SIBINEA Chadic language spoken in Chad.
SIBLEYDom, English right-handed opening batsman who made his debut for England in 2019.
SICILYMediterranean island at the southern tip of Italy.
SICKENMake or become nauseated.
SICKIEDay off ill.
SICKLEImplement with a curved blade for cutting grass, corn etc. Tool for cutting grain.
SICKLYOften ill.
SICKOSMentally ill or perverted people.
SIDCUPDistrict in the south east of London, birthplace of artist Quentin Blake.
SIDDHA(In Hinduism) A person who has achieved perfection.
SIDDURJewish book containing the prayers of the daily liturgy, as opposed to the mahzor used for festivals and holidays.
SIDINGA short stretch of railway track connected to a main line.
SIDLESSneaks.
SIDNEY_ Sussex, College of the University of Cambridge named after a 16th Century countess.
SIEGELBenjamin _, 20th Century American mobster nicknamed Bugsy.
SIEGESOffensive operations to capture fortified places.
SIENNAA yellowish- or deep-reddish brown colour.
SIERRACode word for S.
SIESTAAfternoon nap, snooze.
SIEVEDSeparated or removed lumps, materials, etc. by use of a container with a mesh bottom.
SIFFRELabi, British singer/songwriter noted for his song (Something Inside) So Strong.
SIFTEDSieved (sand, flour etc.) in order to remove coarser particles.
SIGHEDLamented, exhaled.
SIGHTSThings worth seeing. Places of interest to tourists.
SIGNACPaul, French pointillist painter born in 1863.
SIGNALMeans of communication.
SIGNETA small seal, especially one set in a ring.
SIGNOFThe _ _ the Four, second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes.
SIGNONRegister as unemployed.
SIGNORAn Italian man.
SIGNUPEnlist.
SIKINGDave Myers' fellow Hairy Biker.
SIKKIMState in northeastern India that includes the country's highest peak Kangchenjunga.
SILAGEAny crop harvested while green for fodder and kept succulent by partial fermentation.
SILENEGenus of flowering plants of the family Caryophyllaceae that includes the campions and catchflies.
SILENTUtterly quiet. Noiseless.
SILICAHard white or colourless mineral of which quartz and chalcedony are types.
SILKENSoft or lustrous.
SILVERChemical element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47.
SILVIO_ Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister.
SIMBELAbu _, Egyptian temple site.
SIMEON_ Denis Poisson, mathematician who gave his name to a probability distribution.
SIMIANOf a monkey or ape.
SIMILEA figure of speech that expresses the resemblance of one thing to another.
SIMMERCook gently.
SIMNEL_ cake, a fruit cake made with saffron and marzipan, traditionally eaten at Easter.
SIMONA_ Halep, Winner of the 2019 Wimbeldon Women's Singles title.
SIMONE_ Weil, French mystic and social philosopher.
SIMONSRita, English actress who played Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders.
SIMOUSHaving a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up.
SIMPAIA long-tailed monkey native to Sumatra.
SIMPERAffected smile.
SIMPLEEasy.
SIMPLYMerely or only.
SINBADFictional sailor; the hero of a story cycle of Middle-eastern origin.
SINBINAn enclosure in some sports into which players are sent for a set time for violating rules.
SINDENDonald, Never the Twain actor.
SINEADFirst name of the singer O'Connor and the actress Cusack.
SINEWSAnother name for tendons.
SINEWYMuscular or brawny.
SINFULImmoral.
SINGERPop group's vocalist. Bryan, The Usual Suspects director.
SINGESScorches.
SINGLESolitary.
SINGLYOne at a time.
SINKERHook, line and ____, expression meaning 'completely'.
SINKINBecome fully understood.
SINNEDTransgressed.
SINNERTransgressor of divine laws.
SINOPEMoon of Jupiter.
SIPHONSealed bottle containing and dispensing soda water.
SIRDARA leader.
SIRENSWarning devices.
SIRIUSBrightest star in the night sky, situated in the constellation Canis Major. Dog star.
SIRTOM_ _ Jones, Singer.
SISKINA yellow and black Eurasian finch.
SISLEYAlfred _, Anglo-French impressionist landscape painter.
SISSAYLemn, British author who was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics.
SISTERFemale relative.
SISTRAAncient Egyptian wire rattles used in Isis-worship.
SITARSStringed Indian instruments.
SITCOMAn amusing TV series about a set of characters.
SITINSProtests involving the occupation of buildings.
SITOUTEndure to the end.
SITTEREasy scoring chance.
SITUPSType of physical exercise.
SIZEUPTake mental measure of.
SKATEDMoved on ice.
SKATERA person who slides smoothly over ice.
SKATHIMoon of Saturn.
SKEINSLengths of yarn etc. wound in long coils.
SKERRYA reef or rocky island.
SKETCHRough quick drawing.
SKEWEDDistorted or biased.
SKEWERKebab spike.
SKIDOOMotorised sledge.
SKIERSWinter sportsmen.
SKIINGWinter sport.
SKILLSTalents, abilities.
SKIMPYNot covering much.
SKINNYThin.
SKIPPYEponymous bush kangaroo in an Australian TV show.
SKIRTSGarments worn by women.
SKIRUNA trail, slope or course for a winter sport.
SKIVEDEvaded work.
SKIVVYDerogatory term for a domestic worker or drudge.
SKOMERSmall island off the Pembrokeshire coast noted as a colony for puffins and Manx shearwaters.
SKOPJECapital of Macedonia.
SKRIKENorthern England dialect, to cry.
SKUNKSSmall North American mammals of the weasel family.
SKYLABNASA space station launched in 1973.
SKYROSGreek island in the Aegean.
SLACKSInformal trousers worn by both sexes.
SLADENElisabeth _, actress who played Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who.
SLAKESQuenches one's thirst.
SLALOMDownhill zigzag ski run through poles or trees. Winding downhill ski race.
SLAPUPLavish.
SLATEDPlanned, scheduled.
SLATERChristian, Heathers actor.
SLATESCensures.
SLATEYSlightly mad; crazy.
SLAYERMetal band whose albums include Hell Awaits and Reign In Blood.
SLEAZECorrupt or scandalous behaviour by politicians or public officials.
SLEAZYSordid.
SLEDGESleigh. Vehicle for travelling over snow. Sister _ , U.S. group formed in 1971 noted for We Are Family. To make teasing remarks to a batter in cricket so as to disturb their concentration.
SLEEPSSlumbers.
SLEEPYDrowsy.
SLEETYWinterish.
SLEEVEShirt part.
SLEIGHA light vehicle on runners, usually open and generally horse-drawn, used especially for transporting persons over snow or ice.
SLEUTHAnthony Shaffer's 1970 play twice adapted for film. Detective.
SLICERA tool used in butchers' shops and delicatessens to cut meats and other products.
SLICESCuts.
SLIDESFlat pieces of glass for mounting objects under a microscope.
SLIGHTTo show indifference, snub.
SLINGSSimple weapons.
SLINKYA springy toy invented by U.S. naval engineer Richard T. James.
SLIPONShoe without laces.
SLIPPYDifficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy.
SLIPUPMistake or blunder.
SLIVERSmall piece.
SLOANEHans _, Irish collector whose bequest became the foundation of the British Museum.
SLOCUMJoshua, Canadian seaman and first person to sail around the world singlehandedly.
SLOGANCatchword.
SLOPEDSlanting.
SLOPERAlly _, red-nosed comic character created for the satirical Judy magazine in the 1860s.
SLOPESSlants.
SLOPPYCareless, slovenly, slipshod.
SLOTHSSlow-moving tropical American mammals.
SLOUCHLazy and ungainly person.
SLOUGHA hollow filled with mud. Fictional setting for the UK version of The Office.
SLOWEDReduced speed.
SLOWERWith less speed.
SLOWLYWith little speed.
SLOWMOSlow motion, informally.
SLUDGESoft mud, snow etc.
SLUICEA channel that carries a rapid current of water.
SLURRYA semi-fluid mixture, e.g. residue from the washing of coal.
SLUSHYWeepy, sentimental.
SLYESTMost cunning.
SMACKSSlaps.
SMALLSUnderclothes.
SMALTOColoured glass or enamel or a piece of either used in mosaic work.
SMARMYUnctuous.
SMARTSStings.
SMEARSSlanderous attacks.
SMEETHVillage in England.
SMELLSStinks.
SMELLYStinking, fetid, reeking.
SMIDGESmall amount.
SMILAXPlant genus of the lily family that includes the sarsaparilla plant and greenbrier.
SMILEDGrinned.
SMILERThe _, Alton Towers 14 loop rollercoaster.
SMILESGrins. Samuel, Scottish author noted for his 1859 work Self-Help.
SMILEYGeorge, fictional British secret agent created by late novelist John le Carre.
SMIRKSSmiles smugly.
SMITHSThe _ , English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 whose lead vocalist was Morrissey.
SMITHYJames Corden's role in Gavin & Stacey.
SMOCKSLoose garments.
SMOKEDBacon and cigars may be this.
SMOKEROne fond of tobacco.
SMOKESSmoulders.
SMOKEY_ Robinson, American singer/songwriter who had a major role in the success of the Motown label.
SMOOCHKiss and cuddle.
SMOOTH_ Criminal, a single released from Michael Jackson's Bad album.
SMUDGEA blurred or smeared mark on the surface of something.
SMURFSLittle blue cartoon imps created by Peyo.
SMUTTYVulgar, coarse, rude.
SMYRNAAn ancient city on the west coast of Asia Minor, now called Izmir.
SNACKSSimple foods that are quick and easy to prepare and eat.
SNAGGEJohn, radio commentator noted for his long-time coverage of the Boat Race.
SNAILSGastropods. Escargots.
SNAKEDTwisted.
SNAKES_ Alive, 55 in a game of bingo.
SNAPPYQuick.
SNAREDTrapped.
SNARESTraps.
SNARLSGrowls.
SNATCHGrab.
SNEAKSTelltales, informers.
SNEAKYFurtive.
SNEERSUtters in a scornful manner.
SNEEZEExpel from the nose.
SNEEZYOne of the seven dwarfs in Disney's Snow White.
SNICKSCuts a small notch or incision in (something).
SNIFFSInhales in order to smell.
SNIFFYContemptuous, disdainful.
SNIPERHidden gunman.
SNIPESWesley _, star of the 2017 action horror film Armed Response.
SNIPPYIrritable.
SNITCHGrass, telltale.
SNIVELCry or whine with snuffling.
SNOOPYCartoon dog created by Charles M. Schulz.
SNOOTYSuperior.
SNOOZENap.
SNOREDBreathed loudly in sleep.
SNOREROne who sleeps noisily.
SNORESSleeps noisily.
SNORRI_ Sturluson, Icelandic historian and poet credited with writing the Younger (or Prose) Edda, c. 1220.
SNOWEDUnder the influence of narcotic drugs.
SNUGLYIn a warm and cosy manner.
SNYDERZack _, director of the films 300, Watchmen and Man Of Steel.
SOAKEDDrenched.
SOAKUPAbsorb.
SOAMESNicholas _, politician who served as a Conservative MP from 1997 to 2019.
SOAPEDWashed.
SOAPIECoronation Street, say.
SOAREDFlew high.
SOBERSCricketer who first became captain of the West Indies in 1964-65.
SOBRALSalvador _, Portuguese singer who won the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Amar pelos dois'.
SOCAGEA feudal tenure of land involving payment of rent or other non-military service to a superior.
SOCCERAssociation football.
SOCIALOf society.
SOCKEDHit forcefully.
SOCKETA device into which an electric plug can be inserted in order to make a connection in a circuit.
SODDENSaturated.
SODIUMChemical element, symbol Na, atomic number 11.
SOFFITThe underside of a part of a building or a structural component, such as an arch, beam, stair, etc.
SOFTENAlleviate.
SOFTERMore yielding.
SOFTIESentimental person.
SOFTLYGently.
SOFTONLenient towards.
SOIREEPrivate evening party.
SOLACEComfort in distress.
SOLDANThe ruler of an Islamic country.
SOLDERLow-melting alloy used for joining less fusible metals together.
SOLDONEnthusiastic about.
SOLELYOnly.
SOLEMNSerious and dignified.
SOLENTStrait of the English Channel between the Hampshire coast and the Isle of Wight.
SOLIDSNon-liquid food items.
SOLOEDPerformed something unaccompanied.
SOLONG'_ _ Frank Lloyd Wright': song written by Paul Simon for Art Garfunkel who originally trained to be an architect.
SOLVESFinds an answer to.
SOMALIEast African language.
SOMBREDark or dull in colour or tone.
SOMITEEach of a number of body segments containing the same internal structures, clearly visible in invertebrates such as earthworms but also present in the embryonic stages of vertebrates.
SOMNUSPersonification of sleep in Roman mythology, counterpart of the Greek Hypnos.
SONATAMusical composition for an instrumental soloist, usually in three or more movements; Italian, 'to sound'.
SONNETPoem.
SONORAState of NW Mexico on the Gulf of California; capital, Hermosillo.
SONTAGSusan _, American author of On Photography and Against Interpretation.
SOOFEEA Muslim mystic.
SOONEEArchaic form of Sunni.
SOOTHEMollify, placate.
SOPHIA_ Dorothea of Celle, wife of George I.
SOPHIE_ Countess of Wessex, the Queen's daughter-in-law.
SORBETWater ice.
SORDIDSleazy. Dirty or squalid.
SORELYExtremely.
SORGHOPlant that has watery sweet juice and is grown for fodder, silage, or syrup.
SORRELSalad plant. A reddish-brown or light chestnut coloured horse.
SORROWRegret. Grief.
SORTIEOperational military flight.
SORTOFIn some way or other.
SOUARIA large South American evergreen tree that produces a nut used for cooking oil.
SOUGHTHunted.
SOUNDSNoises.
SOUPED_-up, increased the power and efficiency of an engine or other machine.
SOUPLEThat part of a flail which strikes the grain.
SOURCEWellspring.
SOUREDEmbittered, worsened, alienated.
SOUSEDOf food, especially fish, preserved in pickle or a marinade.
SOVIETCouncil of old USSR.
SOWETOA group of South African townships.
SOWINSA Scottish food made from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by which common starch is made.
SPACED1999-2001 Channel 4 sitcom starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes.
SPACEKSissy _, Winner of the Best Actress Oscar for the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.
SPACERInhaler holding chamber.
SPACESGaps used to separate letters, words or lines in publishing.
SPACEXCompany founded by entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2002 with the aim of colonising Mars.
SPACEYVague and dreamy, as if under the influence of drugs.
SPADERJames _, actor in the films Stargate and Crash.
SPADESCard suit.
SPARESRefrains from killing or harming.
SPARKSRock band formed by the brothers Ron and Russell Mael.
SPARKYBritish comic of the Sixties and Seventies, home to Wyatt Twerp and L-Cars.
SPARSEScattered or scanty. Thinly dispersed.
SPARTAAncient Greek city. Leonidas I was a noted king of this ancient kingdom.
SPASMSMuscular contractions.
SPAWNSBrings forth.
SPAYEDNeutered.
SPEAKSTalks.
SPEARSWeapons.
SPECIEMoney in the form of coins rather than notes.
SPECKSVery small marks or spots.
SPEDUPAccelerated.
SPEECHLecture, address. Oration.
SPEEDODial in a car.
SPEEDSDrives too fast.
SPEEDYQuick.
SPELLSIndeterminate, usually short, periods of time.
SPENCELouie _, choreographer who appeared in Celebrity Big Brother in 2013. Basil, architect who designed the modern Coventry Cathedral.
SPENDSUses money.
SPERMSThe male reproductive cells; the male gametes.
SPEWERA person who vomits.
SPHENETitanite.
SPHEREGlobe. Orb.
SPHINXThe _, huge statue near the pyramids at Giza in Egypt.
SPICEDFlavoured with aromatic vegetable substances.
SPICERSean _, US political aide who was the White House press secretary until July 2017.
SPICESPungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food.
SPIDERType of snooker rest.
SPIETHJordan _, Golfer who won the 2017 Open Championship.
SPIGOTSmall peg.
SPIKESThin, pointed pieces of metal, wood, or other rigid materials.
SPILLSSplinters of wood or strips of twisted paper with which pipes, fires, etc. are lit.
SPINALOf the spine.
SPINERBrent, Data actor in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
SPINETA small and compactly built upright piano.
SPINNYCrazy.
SPIRALEnglish language title of the French TV crime series Engrenages.
SPIRESSteeples.
SPIRITMettle.
SPITALArea in the Wirral in which Harold Wilson spent part of his childhood.
SPLASHFilm from 1984 in which Daryl Hannah plays a mermaid.
SPLEENSpongy, vascular organ situated near the stomach in man.
SPLICECricket bat part.
SPLINTRigid support for a broken bone.
SPLITSCleaves.
SPOILTRuined.
SPOKENSaid.
SPONDEMoon of Jupiter.
SPONGELight cake.
SPONGYCompressible and porous.
SPOOFSLampoons.
SPOOKSGhosts - or secret agents.
SPOOKYNickname of Fox Mulder in The X-Files.
SPOOLSReels.
SPOONSCutlery items.
SPOORSAnimal trails.
SPORTSRugby, tennis, e.g.
SPORTYMelanie Chisholm's Spice Girls nickname.
SPOTONAbsolutely correct, informally. Exactly right.
SPOTTYAlien sidekick of the 1980s cartoon character SuperTed, voiced by Jon Pertwee.
SPOUSEPartner in marriage. Husband or wife.
SPRAINInjure by wrenching.
SPRANGJumped.
SPRATSBrislings.
SPRAWLStretch out.
SPRAYSSprinkles.
SPREADDiffuse. Extend.
SPRIGSShoots, twigs or sprouts of trees, shrubs, etc; sprays.
SPRINGElasticity.
SPRINTRun quickly. Dash.
SPRITEIcon formed from pixels that can be moved around a computer screen.
SPRITZSquirt or spray.
SPROUTVegetable.
SPRUCENeat and smart. Conifer.
SPRUNGJumped.
SPUMESProduces a mass of froth or foam.
SPURGEA herbaceous plant or shrub with milky latex and very small, typically greenish, flowers.
SPURONEncourage.
SPYINGEspionage. Surveillance.
SQUALLBrief, violent storm.
SQUAMEA scale or flake (as of skin).
SQUAREFour sided figure.
SQUASHRacquet sport. Crush flat.
SQUATSCrouches down.
SQUAWKA loud, harsh, or discordant noise made by a bird or a person.
SQUEAKA short shrill cry or high-pitched sound.
SQUEALHigh shrill yelp.
SQUINTLook with partly closed eyes.
SQUIRELandowner.
SQUIRMWrithe.
SQUIRTJet.
STABAT_ Mater, Catholic Church hymn.
STABLEFirmly fixed or established.
STACKSPiles. Heaps.
STADIASporting venues.
STAFFAIsland of the Inner Hebrides west of Mull that is the site of Fingal's Cave.
STAFFSRods.
STAGEDPut on show.
STAGEROld word for actor.
STAGESPuts on a performance.
STAINSBlemishes - on clothes etc.
STAIRSBelow _, servants quarters.
STAKEDGambled.
STAKESThe money that a player has available for gambling.
STALAGGerman Second World War POW camp.
STALER(Of food) more hard, musty or dry.
STALINFormer Soviet leader who also went by the name of Koba.
STALLSPlays for time.
STAMENThe male fertilizing organ of a flower, typically consisting of a pollen-containing anther and a filament.
STAMINA coarse woolen fabric, used in the manufacture of garments.
STAMPSPostage labels.
STANCEBatsman's posture.
STANDSEndures.
STANZALines in a fixed metrical pattern forming the unit of a poem.
STAPESEar bone also known as the stirrup.
STAPLEOf prime importance. U-shaped thin wire, used to fasten papers.
STARCHCarbohydrate found in foods such as bread, potatoes and rice. Fabric stiffener.
STAREDLooked hard.
STARESGazes, looks at fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
STARRYThe _ Night, a Van Gogh painting that inspired the song Vincent by Don McLean. Lit by celestial bodies.
STARTSBegins.
STARVEDeprive of food.
STASISMedical term for the cessation of flow of a body liquid.
STATEDSaid firmly.
STATEN_ Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City.
STATESRegions which make up the USA. Countries.
STATICElectrical interference.
STATINType of drug.
STATORThe stationary portion of an electric generator or motor, especially of an induction motor.
STATUEA wooden, stone, metal or plaster sculpture of a human or animal figure.
STATUSRank.
STAVESStrong sticks; lines on which music is written.
STAYEDLingered. Remained.
STAYERPersistent horse.
STAYINRemain at home.
STAYONContinue to study.
STEADYStanding firmly. Constant.
STEAKSCuts of beef, meat that include fillet and sirloin.
STEALSTakes without permission.
STEAMSCooks with gaseous water.
STEAMYHot and humid.
STEEDSHorses, especially high-spirited ones.
STEELETommy _, early British teen idol born Thomas William Hicks.
STEELY_ Dan, US rock band.
STEEPSSoaks in liquid.
STEERSGuides.
STEFAN_ Edberg, Swedish ex-tennis player who won six Grand Slam singles titles.
STEFFI_ Graf, German who won seven Wimbledon singles titles.
STEINSEarthenware beer mugs, especially of a German design.
STELAEUpright stone slabs or columns typically bearing commemorative inscriptions or relief designs, often serving as gravestones.
STELLA_ Gibbons, Cold Comfort Farm author.
STENCHStink.
STEPPEAn extensive, grassy plain, usually devoid of trees.
STEPUPAccelerate.
STEREOTwo channel sound system.
STERNELaurence _, author of Tristram Shandy.
STEROLAny of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols.
STEVENFootball's Mr. Gerrard.
STEVIACalorie-free sugar substitute obtained from the leaves of a South American plant of the family Asteraceae (composites).
STEVIE_ Smith, English poet who also wrote Novel On Yellow Paper.
STEWEDSlowly boiled like some fruit or meat.
STEWIE__ Griffin, villainous infant voiced by Seth MacFarlane in the animated TV series Family Guy.
STHENOEldest of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology, sister of Euryale and Medusa.
STICKSRods.
STICKYAdhesive.
STIFLESmother, suppress.
STIGMAA mark resembling the wound of the crucified Christ, believed to appear on the bodies of certain individuals. A distinguishing mark of social disgrace.
STILESJulia, U.S. actress who played Nicky Parsons in the Bourne film series.
STILLSOrdinary photos.
STILTSWalking poles.
STIMIEA shot in golf by which one's ball lands on the green not less than six inches from one's opponent's in a direct line between it and the hole so as to obstruct his putt.
STINGYMean.
STINKSSmells.
STIRUPProvoke.
STITCHSuture, informally. Pain caused by running.
STIVERA small coin formerly used in the Netherlands, equal to one twentieth of a guilder.
STIVESSeaside town in Cornwall.
STMARY_ _ Mead, Fictional village in which Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Marple lives.
STOATSWeasel-like animals with brown coats and black-tipped tails.
STOCKSA wooden frame once used for locking an offender's head, hands or feet as a punishment.
STOCKYThickset.
STODGEHeavy starchy food.
STODGYTedious, heavy.
STOGIEA long, thin, cheap cigar.
STOKERBram _, Irish writer best known for his 1897 novel Dracula.
STOKESBen, England cricket team all-rounder.
STOLAELong draped robes similar to the Greek chiton worn by women of ancient Rome.
STOLEDHaving or wearing a scarf-like garment.
STOLENPurloined.
STOLIDUnemotional.
STOLLEFred, Australian ex-tennis player.
STONERCasey _, MotoGP World Champion in 2007 and 2011.
STONESProverbially, these shouldn't be thrown by people who live in glass houses.
STONEYCasey, ex-England women's football captain.
STOOGELarry, Curly or Moe.
STOOLSBackless seats.
STOOPSBends forwards.
STOPESMarie _, campaigner for women's rights and family planning pioneer.
STOPGOLike a cycle alternating activity with inactivity.
STOPUPBlock.
STOREDPut away.
STORESShops.
STORKSLarge wading birds with very long legs and long, pointed bills.
STORMSTempests.
STORMY_ Weather, jazz song covered by Billie Holiday and others.
STOSURSamantha, Australian tennis player who won the 2011 U.S. Open women's singles title.
STOTINOld currency of Slovenia.
STOTTYA type of bread that originated in North East England.
STOVESCookers.
STOWCEA wooden landmark to indicate possession of mining land.
STOWEDStashed.
STPAULAmerican state capital of Minnesota.
STRAFETo machine-gun from the air. A fierce attack or heavy bombardment from low-flying aircraft.
STRAINStretch tight. Pour through a sieve.
STRAITChannel.
STRANDRun aground. UK monopoly property. Component. Leave without money or transport. A thin piece of hair or wire.
STRANGGary _, Martin Clunes' character in Men Behaving Badly.
STRATAPlural form of stratum.
STRATICar model.
STRAUBPeter _, co-author with Stephen King of The Talisman and Black House.
STRAWSDrinking tubes.
STRAYSHomeless dogs.
STREAKRun naked.
STREAMSmall river. A group of pupils in a school of roughly equal ability or following a particular course of study.
STREEPMeryl _, American actress.
STREETPublic road.
STRESSStrain or emphasis. _ fracture, slight break in a bone from repetitive jarring, common in athletes.
STREWNSpread around.
STRICTRigorous.
STRIDELong step or pace.
STRIFEConflict, discord, struggle.
STRIKEIndustrial protest. Walkout.
STRINEHumorous name given to Australian English.
STRINGThin cord.
STRIPEBand of colour.
STRIPSUndresses.
STRIVETry extremely hard. Make great efforts.
STROBEFlashing light.
STRODEWalked proudly.
STROKETouch lightly.
STROLLLeisurely, relaxed walk.
STROMAIn cellular biology, the colourless fluid in a chloroplast.
STRONGMark _, actor in two unrelated movies both called Sunshine, one in 1999 and the other in 2007.
STROUDTown in Gloucestershire.
STROVEMade a great effort.
STRUCKHit.
STRUMSSounds the strings of a guitar or banjo with the sweep of a thumb or plectrum.
STRUNGSuspended.
STRUTSWalks with a vain, pompous bearing.
STRUVEOtto _, Russian-born US astronomer who discovered the existence of ionised interstellar hydrogen in 1937.
STUARTJohn _ Mill, English philosopher and economist.
STUBBSPainter of horses.
STUBBYShort and thick.
STUBER2019 action comedy film starring Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista.
STUCCOWeather-resistant mix of lime, marble and glue used in building.
STUDIO_ 60 On The Sunset Strip, Aaron Sorkin's TV series after The West Wing. Workshop.
STUFFYLacking fresh air.
STUMPSCricket sticks.
STUNTSAcrobatic, dangerous or spectacular actions.
STUPIDFoolish.
STUPORDazed state. Torpor. Almost unconscious state.
STURDYStrongly and solidly built.
STYLERTrudie, actress married to Sting.
STYLESModes.
STYLETA probe or engraving tool.
STYLUSNeedle.
STYMIETo hinder or thwart; a situation of obstruction.
STYRIASecond-largest state of Austria, in the SE on the border with Slovenia.
STYRONWilliam, Sophie's Choice novelist.
SUAREZLuis, Uruguayan striker for Barcelona who previously played for Liverpool.
SUBAIDTo assist in a private manner, or indirectly.
SUBDUEOverpower.
SUBLETSublease.
SUBMITGive in. Surrender.
SUBORNBribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury.
SUBSETSmaller part.
SUBTLENot blatant.
SUBURBA residential district on the outskirts of a city or town.
SUBWAYUnderground system.
SUCHASFor example.
SUCHETDavid, Poirot actor. John, Classic FM presenter and ex-ITN newscaster.
SUCKER'Never give a _ an even break' - WC Fields.
SUCKLEFeed a baby or young animal from the breast or teat.
SUDDENAbrupt.
SUDOKUNumber puzzle.
SUFFERExperience pain or misery.
SUFFIXElement attached to the end of a word to form an entirely new one.
SUGARYEXcessively sweet.
SUGDENMollie, Are You Being Served? actress.
SUHULUSamia _, President of Tanzania who succeeded John Magufuli on 19 March 2021.
SUITESSets of furniture.
SUITORMan who courts a woman.
SULFURBrittle, yellow, nonmetallic element used to vulcanise black rubber (IUPAC and RSC spelling).
SULKEDMoped.
SULLENMorose.
SULLOM_ Voe, an inlet between North Mainland and Northmavine on Shetland in Scotland.
SULTANSovereign of a Muslim country.
SULTRYHot, muggy, sweltering.
SUMMEDTotalled.
SUMMERHot season.
SUMMITMountain's highest point.
SUMMONSend for.
SUMNERGordon, birth name of British singer and actor Sting.
SUNBEDDevice that gives a tan.
SUNBOWA bow or arc of prismatic colors like a rainbow, appearing in the spray of cataracts, waterfalls, fountains, etc.
SUNDAEAn ice-cream with syrup or crushed fruit.
SUNDAYDay of the week.
SUNDEWAny of several bog plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects.
SUNDOGBright spot on a solar halo caused by diffraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere; a parhelion.
SUNDRYSeveral.
SUNHATSummer head covering.
SUNKENSubmerged.
SUNLITBright.
SUNNEDBasked.
SUNSETSundown.
SUPERBExcellent.
SUPINELying face upwards.
SUPPERLate, evening meal.
SUPPLEBending easily.
SUPPLYProvide with something needed.
SURELYWithout doubt.
SURESTClearest, most certain.
SURETEFrench criminal investigation department founded by Eugene Francois Vidocq in 1812; literally, 'security'.
SURETYSomething clearly established.
SURFEDRode on waves.
SURFEROne who rides the waves.
SURGEDMoved suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.
SURNIANorthern Hawk-owl genus.
SURREYEnglish county. One of the Home Counties.
SURTURMoon of Saturn.
SURVEYTo question people in a poll.
SUSSEXEnglish county. _ Sharks, limited overs county cricket side. Nathan, actor who plays Buster Smith in Hollyoaks.
SUTLERFormerly, a civilian merchant who followed armies to sell goods to soldiers.
SUTTONChirs _, footballer with Blackburn, Chelsea, Celtic and Aston Villa.
SUTURESurgical stitch.
SVELTEGracefully slender and elegant.
SWAGEDShaped metal.
SWAINSMale lovers or admirers.
SWAMPSAreas such as the Everglades and Okefenokee in Florida.
SWAMPYBoggy like fenland.
SWANEESong made famous by Al Jolson.
SWARAJ( In British India ) self-government; independence.
SWARMSLarge or dense groups of flying insects.
SWATCHA sample of cloth or carpet.
SWATHEDrape, cover, swaddle. Bandage or wrapping.
SWAYEDInfluenced.
SWAYZEPatrick, Ghost actor.
SWEARSTakes an oath.
SWEATSPerspires.
SWEATYPerspiring.
SWEDENCountry in northern Europe, occupying part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, whose capital is Stockholm. Crime novelist Stieg Larsson was born in this country.
SWEDESABBA, The Cardigans and Ace Of Base for instance.
SWEEPSCleans with a broom.
SWEETSDesserts.
SWELLSGrows in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
SWERVEChange direction suddenly. Turn sharply.
SWIFTSHighly aerial birds.
SWINGETo punish with blows; thrash; beat.
SWINGSEngland _ (Like A Pendulum Do), a 1965 Roger Miller hit single.
SWIPEDRan a card quickly through a device that reads data.
SWIPESSteals.
SWIRLSTurns with a whirling motion.
SWISHYMaking a rushing sound.
SWITCHThe _, an Elmore Leonard novel first published in 1978.
SWITHETo hesitate; vacillate; be perplexed.
SWIVELTwist.
SWOONSFaints.
SWOOPSSteep descents, such as those of raptors onto their prey.
SWORDS'Keep up your bright _, for the dew will rust them' Shakespeare, Othello.
SWOTUPStudy hard for an exam.
SYDNEYAustralian city, capital of New South Wales. Darling Harbour is by this city's centre.
SYLPHSA class of imaginary beings said to inhabit the air.
SYLVANConsisting of or associated with woods; wooded.
SYLVIA_ Plath, Ariel poet.
SYMBOLImage, token, sign.
SYNDICA person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
SYNODSAssemblies of church delegates.
SYNTAXBranch of linguistics dealing with the arrangement of words in sentences.
SYRIANFrom Damascus.
SYSTEMMethod.
SYZYGYStraight-line conjunction or opposition of three celestial bodies, e.g. the Sun, the Earth and the Moon.
TABARDSleeveless or short sleeved jacket.
TABEFYTo emaciate or become emaciated.
TABERDA holder of a scholarship at Queen's College, Oxford.
TABKEYIndentation control.
TABLESFurniture items. Proposes a motion.
TABLETPill.
TABOOSSocial or religious customs banning or restricting certain practices.
TABOURA small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
TABRIZCapital city of East Azerbaijan Province, in northwestern Iran.
TABULA_ rasa, Latin phrase meaning a clean slate literally and figuratively.
TACHESMoustaches.
TACKEDPinned.
TACKLEEquipment. The ropes and rigging of a ship, particularly that used to load and unload cargo.
TACOMAThe third most populous city in the US state of Washington.
TACTICA manoeuvre or plan followed to achieve a short-term aim.
TADJIKPertaining to Tajikistan.
TAGENDThe last remaining part of something.
TAGGEDFurnished with a label or some other form of identification.
TAGGERA piece of software that labels words in a document according to their grammatical and syntactic role.
TAGINENorth African stew made with vegetables, olives, lemon and spices.
TAGORERabindranath _, Indian writer and philosopher awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Bengali poet and short story writer.
TAHINIA thick paste made from ground sesame seeds.
TAHITIThe largest island in French Polynesia.
TAHLILName for the Islamic prayer 'There is no god but Allah'.
TAIAHALong-handled wooden Maori weapon.
TAICHIChinese form of exercise.
TAILORMaker of menswear.
TAINTSTarnishes.
TAIPEIThe capital of Taiwan.
TAIWANIsland formerly called Formosa.
TAJACUPecari _, collared peccary, a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae found in North, Central, and South America.
TAJIKILanguage of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.
TAKEONEmploy or hire.
TAKERSPeople who accept offers or bets.
TAKETOForm a liking for.
TAKEUPShorten a garment.
TAKINGStealing.
TAKSIM_ Square, public space in Istanbul and site of the Republic Monument.
TALARACity in Peru, the westernmost of South America.
TALBOTAn extinct breed of large hound, usually white or light-coloured.
TALCUMPowder applied after a bath or shower. Fine, scented powder, used to perfume the body and absorb excess moisture.
TALENTAbove average ability.
TALKEDChatted.
TALKIEInformal term for an early film with a soundtrack, as distinct from a silent film.
TALKUPPraise.
TALLERHaving greater height.
TALLISThomas _, English composer of church music 1505-85.
TALLOWA fatty substance extracted chiefly from the suet of sheep and cattle that is used for making soap, candles, food etc. Grease.
TALMUDPrimary source of Jewish religious law.
TALONSSharp hooked claws.
TALWIN_ Morris,  a member of the Glasgow School of architects and designers.
TAMALEA Mexican dish made of minced meat mixed with crushed maize and seasonings, wrapped in maize husks and steamed.
TAMARIRich dark variety of soy sauce chiefly produced in the Chubu region of central Japan.
TAMORAQueen of the Goths, the underrated she-villain of Titus Andronicus.
TAMPEDPacked down tightly by a succession of blows or taps.
TAMPERInterfere or meddle.
TAMPOEThe edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea Malayana) of the Spurge family.
TAMZIN_ Outhwaite, New Tricks actress.
TANDEMBicycle for two.
TANGEDMade a loud ringing or clanging sound.
TANGLEJumbled mass. A coarse type of seaweed.
TANGOSDances.
TANKASJapanese poems in five lines and thirty-one syllables, giving a complete picture of an event or mood.
TANKERShip or lorry carrying liquid.
TANNEDBrown.
TANNENBiff _, character played by Thomas F. Wilson in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985-90).
TANNERSixpence, informally. Half of a bob.
TANNINYellowish or brownish compound derived from plants that is sometimes used as a medical astringent.
TANNOYType of public address system.
TAOISMThe philosophy of Lao Zi that advocates a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events.
TAPERSThin candles.
TAPETIA forest rabbit of Brazil.
TARABAState of east Nigeria created out of the former Gongola State in 1991; capital, Jalingo.
TARAWACapital of Kiribati.
TARDISDoctor Who's time and space vessel.
TARGETObjective.
TARGUMAramaic translation or paraphrase of Old Testament scripture, made from around AD 100 when Hebrew was in decline.
TARIFFList of prices. Tax collected by a government on foreign imports.
TARMACRoad-surfacing material.
TARPONLarge tropical marine fish of herring-like appearance.
TARQEQMoon of Saturn.
TARSALRelating to the bones of the ankle and heel.
TARSUSThe seven bones that form the ankle and upper part of the foot. Historic city of SE Turkey in which the apostle Saint Paul was born around 4 BC.
TARTANPlaid fabric. Scottish clan design.
TARTARHard deposit on teeth.
TARVOSMoon of Saturn.
TARZANFictional character raised in the African jungle by apes, created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Earl Greystoke.
TASERSPolice weapons.
TASMANSea between Australia and New Zealand.
TASSELOrnamental tuft.
TASTEDTried the flavour of.
TASTERAppetizer. Informal term for an extract or sample.
TASTESFlavours.
TATAMIA thick mat of woven straw, used in traditional Japanese rooms.
TATLERBritish fashion and lifestyle magazine.
TATTLETalk idly.
TATTOOSkin decoration. Military pageant.
TAUGHTEducated, trained.
TAUIWIPeople who are not Maori, especially non-indigenous New Zealanders.
TAUNTSTeases, mocks.
TAURIDThe Beta _ is a stream of meteoroids that regularly produces a modest display of meteors each year in late June.
TAURUSZodiac star sign of the bull in astrology. Constellation.
TAUSUGPeople of the Sulu Archipelago in the Philippines and the language they speak.
TAVERNInn.
TAWDRYShowy but worthless.
TAXIEDOf an aircraft, moved slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing.
TAXINGPhysically or mentally demanding.
TAXMANThe Inland Revenue as a single person?
TAYLOR_ Hackford, US film director married to Helen Mirren. Roger, Queen's drummer.
TEABAGDrink sachet.
TEACUPDrinking vessel.
TEAGLEA hoist for moving goods within a warehouse.
TEAGUEAn Irishman; - a term used in contempt.
TEAMUPWork together.
TEAPOTBrewing vessel. Serve a cuppa from this.
TEAPOYA small three-legged table or stand.
TEAREROne who rages or raves with violence; a boisterous person.
TEARUPPull to pieces.
TEASEDTantalised.
TEASELStout biennial plant with prickly leaves and prickly conical heads of yellow or purple flowers.
TEASERTricky question.
TEASESTaunts playfully.
TEASETCups, saucers etc.
TEASLEAny of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts.
TEAURNA hot drinks container.
TEAZELA tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads.
TEAZLEA tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads.
TEBBITNorman, Conservative life peer, a Cabinet member under Margaret Thatcher from 1981-87.
TECHIEInformal term for someone with expertise in or enthusiasm for computing and modern gadgetry.
TECHNOStyle of pop music with a fast, repetitive dance beat.
TEDEUMChristian hymn of praise to God.
TEDIUMBoredom.
TEEOFFPlay a first golf shot.
TEEPEETent.
TEETERMove unsteadily.
TEETHECut a tooth.
TEFLONNon-stick material.
TEHRANCapital of Iran.
TELEGAA rough four-wheeled cart used in Russia.
TELLERCashier. Edward, Hungarian-born U.S. nuclear physicist who led development of the hydrogen bomb.
TELLNODead Men _ _ Tales.
TELLONBetray.
TELUGUDravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and other parts of southern India.
TEMPAHTinie, British rapper and singer born in 1988.
TEMPEHIndonesian dish made by deep-frying fermented soy beans, traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.
TEMPERFrame of mind. Mood or humour.
TEMPLEPaul _, Francis Durbridge's radio detective. Holy building. House of God. Place of worship.
TEMPOSMusical times.
TEMPTSEntices.
TEMPUSLatin word meaning time.
TENACEIn bridge, whist etc, a pair of high cards ranking above and below a card held by an opponent, e.g. a jack and a king.
TENANTPerson who rents a flat or house.
TENDEDLooked after.
TENDERMoney. Gentle and kind. A railway wagon attached to a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
TENDONSinew.
TENETSBeliefs.
TENNERTen pound note.
TENNISSport type.
TENORSThe Three _, operatic group.
TENSESForms taken by a verb to indicate past, present or future action.
TENSORA generalised form of vector involving an arbitrary number of indices.
TENTERA frame on which cloth is stretched during the manufacturing process in order that it may retain its shape while drying.
TENURETerm of office.
TERCELMale falcon or hawk used in falconry, especially a peregrine or a goshawk.
TEREDOA worm-like marine bivalve mollusc with reduced shells which it uses to drill into wood. It can cause substantial damage to wooden structures and (formerly) ships.
TERESAMother _, Catholic nun and missionary born in the Ottoman Empire in 1910.
TERGUMA thickened dorsal plate on each segment of the body of an arthropod.
TERRETEither of the two rings or loops on a horse's harness through which the driving reins are passed.
TERRORGreat fear.
TESTEDTried out.
TESTERA canopy over a four-poster bed.
TETCHYIrritable and bad-tempered.
TETHERTie up.
TETHYSMoon of Saturn.
TETRAOA genus of birds in the grouse subfamily.
TETRISTile-matching puzzle video game first released in 1984.
TEWTAWA tool for beating flax.
THALIAThe Muse of comedy in Greek mythology.
THAMESRiver flowing through Oxford, Reading and central London. Shipping forecast area.
THANETIsle of _, island in Kent.
THANKSGratitude in an acknowledgement.
THANOSComic book villain played by U.S. actor Josh Brolin in the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame.
THATCHRoofing material consisting of straw or reeds.
THATISTo be precise.
THAYERTommy _, lead guitarist in the US rock band Kiss since 2002.
THEAGE_ _ Of Innocence, Novel by Edith Wharton that was awarded a 1921 Pulitzer Prize.
THEBARCalled to ____ , expression meaning 'being admitted as a barrister'.
THEBESIn ancient Greece, the chief city of Boeotia.
THEBFGChildren's book by Roald Dahl published in 1982.
THEBIG_ _ Easy, Nickname for New Orleans.
THECUDChew _ _, to reflect or think over something.
THEDOGHair of _ _, hangover cure.
THEEYE-- --- of Horus, concept and symbol in ancient Egyptian religion representing well-being, healing and protection.
THEFLYSci-fi horror film starring Jeff Goldblum.
THEFTSCrimes of stealing.
THEIRSNot ours.
THEISMThe belief in the existence of a god or gods.
THEISTA person who believes in the existence of God or gods.
THEIVYThe Holly and _ _.
THEKOPThe home supporters' end of Anfield Stadium.
THELAWPossession Is Nine Tenths Of _ _.
THELMA_ Barlow, Coronation Street actress.
THEMAN_ _ who broke the bank at monte carlo.
THEMEDPlanned around a single unifying topic.
THEMEG2018 science fiction thriller film starring Jason Statham and Li Bingbing.
THEMESTopics.
THEMISGoddess of order and justice in Greek mythology; daughter of Uranus and Gaia.
THEMOBInformal name for the Mafia or Cosa Nostra in the USA.
THENCEFrom that place.
THEOLD_ _ Pretender, Nickname of son of the deposed James II of England.
THEORYHypothesis, idea.
THEPIT_ _ and the Pendulum, short story written by Edgar Allan Poe.
THERAJName given to the British government in India before 1947.
THERAMCommon name for the constellation Aries, from the winged mythological animal it represents.
THERECInformal term for Bath rugby union team's home ground.
THERES"_ No One Quite Like Grandma" was a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart, by the Stockport-based primary school choir St Winifred's School Choir.
THERMSNON-SI units of heat energy.
THERONCharlize _, star of the 2017 spy thriller film Atomic Blonde.
THERUEThe Murders in _ _ Morgue, Short story by Edgar Allan Poe.
THERYEThe Catcher in _ _, Novel by J. D. Salinger.
THESEANovel that won the Booker Prize in 2005.
THESISDissertation, paper.
THESUNEmpire of _ _, Novel by J. G. Ballard.
THETISSea nymph in Greek mythology; mother, by Peleus, of Achilles.
THEUSABorn In _ _, Springsteen album.
THEWAR_ _ of the Worlds, sci-fi novel by H.G. Wells.
THEWHORock band.
THIBLEA smooth stick for stirring porridge, broth or anything else made in a pot.
THIEVESteal.
THINGSItems.
THIRSKYorkshire market town where James Herriot's real-life practice was based.
THIRSTDesire to drink.
THIRTYNumber.
THISBELover of Pyramus in Ovid's poem Metamorphoses.
THOMASThe name of Rev. W. Awdry's tank engine.
THOOIDResembling a wolf.
THORAXPart of the human body enclosed by the ribs.
THORNEDetective Inspector in a series of novels by Mark Billingham.
THORNSAccording to three of the gospels, at his Crucifixion Christ wore a crown of _.
THORNYProblematic, difficult to solve.
THORPEIan _, Australian former freestyle swimmer who won five Olympic gold medals.
THOUGHDespite the fact that.
THRACEAn ancient country in the East Balkan Peninsula.
THRALLThe state or condition of being in the power of another person.
THRASHDefeat totally.
THREADFine strand or filament.
THREATPossibility of trouble or danger.
THRESHSeparate grain from (corn or other crops), typically with a flail or by the action of a revolving mechanism.
THRICEThree times.
THRIFTFrugality.
THRILLSudden feeling of excitement.
THRIPSSmall slender bodied insects with narrow feathery wings.
THRIVEProsper.
THROATFront part of the neck.
THROBSPulsates.
THRONEMonarch's chair.
THRONGCrowd of people.
THROVEFlourished.
THROWNTossed.
THROWSChucks, lobs.
THRUMMStanley _, character played by David McCallum in the film Three Bites Of The Apple.
THRUSHSongbird with brown plumage and a spotted breast.
THRUSTPush with force.
THRYMRMoon of Saturn.
THUMBSThe shortest and thickest digits of the hands.
THURSOTown in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland.
THWACKLoudly strike.
THWARTFrustrate.
THYMOLA white crystalline aromatic compound used as an antiseptic, a fungicide, and a preservative.
THYMUSA glandular organ of vertebrates, consisting in man of two lobes situated below the thyroid.
THYONEMoon of Jupiter.
THYRSIWands wreathed with ivy carried by the followers of the Roman god Bacchus.
TIAFOEFrances, U.S. tennis player who defeated Rafa Nadal in the 2022 U.S. Open.
TIAMATMesopotamian goddess associated with primordial chaos.
TIARASJewelled headdresses.
TIBIAELeg bones.
TICINOCanton of southern Switzerland on the border with Italy; capital, Bellinzona.
TICKERThe heart, slang.
TICKETFare receipt.
TICKLEAmuse.
TICTAC_-_-toe, an American name for noughts and crosses.
TIDDLYSlightly drunk.
TIDIEDNeatened, put in order.
TIDIERNeater, cleaner.
TIDYUPPut things back in their proper places.
TIEDUPBusy.
TIEDYEAdd pattern to textile.
TIEINSBooks that are promoted with, say, a film or TV programme.
TIERCEAn organ stop sounding two octaves and a major third above the pitch of the diapason.
TIEREDHaving a series of rows or levels placed one above the other.
TIERRA_ Del Fuego, archipelago off the southern tip of South America.
TIEUPSLInks.
TIFFINA cake or dessert made with crushed biscuits, golden syrup, and chocolate, and chilled in a fridge.
TIGERSBig cats.
TIGGERAnimal character created by AA Milne.
TIGHTSClinging garment. Pantihose. Woman's close-fitting garment.
TIGLONThe hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a lioness.
TIGRISAsian river.
TILERSThose employed to cover the roofs of buildings.
TILLERNautical term for the handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever to steering.
TILMANBill, English mountaineer, explorer and travel writer noted for his Himalayan climbs and sailing voyages.
TIMBERWood as a building material.
TIMBREIn music, tone colour or quality of sound.
TIMELYOpportune.
TIMINGJudgment of when to act.
TIMISTA musician who keeps good time.
TIMOUSTimely; seasonable.
TIMUCUA needlefish inhabiting warm waters of the western Atlantic.
TINCUPGolf movie of 1996 starring Kevin Costner and Rene Russo.
TINDERDry wood or easily combustible material used for lighting a fire.
TINGLEPrickling or stinging sensation.
TINGODInformal expression for a person demanding or receiving undue respect or reverence.
TINHATSoldier's helmet.
TINKER_ Tailor Soldier Spy, a 1974 John Le Carre novel.
TINMANCharacter played by Jack Haley in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
TINNEDCanned.
TINPAN__ Alley, nickname for a music publishing district centred on West 28th Street in New York in the early 20th century.
TINPOTMeasly.
TINSELChristmas decoration.
TINTED_ window, one in a car that is darkened affording privacy to its occupants.
TINTINProtagonist of a series of comic books by Herge.
TIPCATOld outdoor game played with a bat, considered a forerunner of rounders and cricket.
TIPOFFConfidential warning. Give a hint to.
TIPPLEAlcoholic drink.
TIPTOEWalk softly.
TIPTOPOf the highest quality or condition.
TIRADEDeclamation. Long angry speech. Denunciation.
TIRANACapital of Albania.
TIRINGProducing exhaustion.
TISANEFrench aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
TISHRIFirst civil and seventh religious month of the Jewish year, usually coinciding with parts of September and October.
TISSOTSwiss watchmaker.
TISSUEPaper handkerchief. A term for cells in animals and plants.
TISWASChildren's show of the 1970s and 1980s hosted by Chris Tarrant.
TITANSDivine beings in Greek mythology such as Mnemosyne, Cronus and Rhea.
TITBITTasty morsel.
TITCHYVery small.
TITFERCockney rhyming slang for a hat.
TITIANItalian painter whose religious works included depictions of the Madonna and child.
TITIPUThe Town of _, The Mikado's subtitle.
TITLEDNamed.
TITLESNames of books or plays.
TITTERSnigger, chortle, chuckle. Silly laugh.
TIVOLITown in Italy's Lazio region. _ Gardens, theme park in Copenhagen. A city of Latium near Rome, noted for its waterfalls and villas.
TOAMANWithout exception.
TOASTSGrills bread.
TOASTYFood type.
TOBAGOCaribbean island between Trinidad and Grenada.
TOBIAS_ Smollett, author of The Adventures Of Roderick Random.
TOBINEA stout twilled silk used for dresses.
TOBOOTAs well.
TOBRUKPort in Libya.
TOCOMEThings _ _, 1936 British science fiction film.
TOCSINAn alarm bell or signal.
TODATEUntil now.
TODDLEWalk like an infant.
TOEACH_ _ his own.
TOECAPReinforced shoe or boot part.
TOETOENew Zealand grass.
TOFFEEChewy sweet.
TOGGLEA short rod of wood or plastic sewn to one side of a coat or other garment, pushed through a hole or loop on the other side and twisted so as to act as a fastener.
TOHANDAccessible.
TOILEDHard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.    
TOILETLavatory.
TOITOIAny of various tall grasses of the genus Cortaderia of New Zealand, with feathery fronds.
TOKENSAs used to move around monopoly.
TOLEDOCity in central Spain.
TOLLONOrnamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits.
TOLTECMember of a Nahuatl people dominant in central Mexico before the arrival of the Aztecs.
TOLUIDA white crystalline derivative of glycocoll.
TOMAKEIt Takes All Sorts _ _ A World.
TOMATOPlant bearing red, fleshy, many-seeded edible fruits. Love apple.
TOMBEDPlaced in a burial vault or chamber.
TOMBOYHigh-spirited girl.
TOMTITA titmouse.
TOMTOMDrum type.
TONEUPTo make or become more vigorous, healthy, etc.
TONGANPolynesian language.
TONGUEPrimary organ of taste in humans.
TONICSInvigorating drinks.
TONISHFashionable.
TONSILEither of two small masses of lymphatic tissue situated on each side of the back of the mouth.
TOOBADRegrettable.
TOOKINAdopted.
TOOLEDEquiped.
TOOTEDSounded a horn.
TOOTERA person who plays upon a pipe or horn.
TOOTLEMake a series of sounds by blowing a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument.
TOPCATCartoon character who makes Officer Dibble's life a nightmare.
TOPDOGSupreme canine?
TOPEESIndian hats.
TOPEKAAmerican state capital of Kansas.
TOPGUN1986 film in which Tom Cruise plays a fighter pilot nicknamed Maverick.
TOPHATOne of the tokens in monopoly. Item worn on the head.
TOPICSThemes.
TOPOFFMemorably finish.
TOPPERTop hat, informally.
TOPPLETip over. Knock down.
TOQUESWomen's small hats having narrow, closely turned up brims.
TORBAYDevon borough including Paignton.
TOREROA bullfighter, especially one who fights on foot.
TORIESConservatives.
TORINOGran _, film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood.
TORODEJohn, MasterChef judge.
TOROIDDoughnut-shaped object.
TOROTHThe body of Jewish law.
TORPIDApathetic.
TORPORA state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility.
TORQUEA force that tends to cause rotation.
TORRIDHot, tropical, burning.
TORTESCakes.
TOSSEDChucked.
TOSSESChucks.
TOSSUPSpin a coin.
TOTARAA tall, coniferous forest tree that is native to New Zealand and has hard, durable wood.
TOTEARTo break.
TOTEMSIn some Native American societies, objects, animals or plants symbolising certain clans or families.
TOTINGWielding.
TOTNESMarket town in Devon on the River Dart.
TOTSUPAccumulates.
TOTTERMove unsteadily.
TOUCANTropical American bird.
TOUCHEAn acknowledgment that a scoring hit has been made in a fencing competition.
TOUCHYOversensitive, tetchy, peevish.
TOULONA port city on the French Riviera noted for its naval base.
TOUPEEHairpiece.
TOURERA large open car with a folding top, usually seating a driver and four passengers.
TOUSEDHandled roughly.
TOUSLEMake untidy.
TOUTERSomeone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way.
TOWAGEA charge for pulling a boat.
TOWAISLarge New Zealand timber trees related to the kamahi.
TOWELS'Go and never darken my _ again': Groucho Marx.
TOWERSTurrets.
TOWHEENorth American songbird of the bunting family, typically with brownish plumage but sometimes black and rufous.
TOWINGPulling.
TOWNEEOne unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller.
TOWNIESomeone from a built-up area.
TOXINSPoisons.
TOYBOYYoung male lover.
TOYOTAJapanese car manufacturer.
TRACEDDetected.
TRACERA bullet or shell whose course is made visible in flight by a trail of flames or smoke, used to assist in aiming.
TRACESFinds or describes the origin or development of.
TRACEY_ Emin, Controversial British artist who became a Royal Academician in 2007.
TRACTSPamphlets.
TRADEDSwapped goods.
TRADERDealer or merchant.
TRADESDeals.
TRAGICMournful or pitiable.
TRAGUSSmall fleshy cartilaginous flap partly covering the entrance to the external ear.
TRAILSRough paths across open country or through forests.
TRAINSCoaches.
TRAITSCharacteristics.
TRAJANRoman emperor (98-117 AD) who extended the empire to the east.
TRALEECounty Kerry's largest town.
TRAMPSVagrants.
TRANCEHypnotic state.
TRASHYWorthless.
TRAUMAEmotional shock.
TRAVELSee the world.
TRAVIS_ Bickle, Robert De Niro's character in Taxi Driver.
TRAWLSSearches.
TREACYPhilip _, Irish milliner born in 1967.
TREATSGoodies, thrills, things to look forward to.
TREATYAgreement between states or countries.
TREBLEThreefold. Relating to a soprano voice or a high-pitched instrument.
TREEOF_ _ Knowledge, Genesis entity.
TREMORMinor earthquake.
TRENCHDitch with steep sides.
TRENDSFashions.
TRENDYFollowing latest fashion.
TRENTOA city in northern Italy on the Adige River.
TREPANHole saw used by surgeons for perforating the skull.
TRESCOThe second largest of the Isles of Scilly.
TREVESFrederick, surgeon who cared for Joseph Merrick known as the Elephant Man.
TREVOR_ Eve, actor.
TRIADSSecret societies originating in China that are typically involved in organised crime.
TRIAGE(in a hospital) the principle or practice of sorting emergency patients into categories of priority for treatment.
TRIALSCourt cases.
TRIBALOf tribes.
TRIBESClans.
TRICIA__ Penrose, actress who played barmaid Gina Ward in Heartbeat.
TRICKSWhat the declarer has to win to make their contract in Bridge.
TRICKYDifficult or intricate.
TRICOTA thin rayon or nylon fabric that is knitted or resembles knitting.
TRIFLECold dessert.
TRILBYNarrow-brimmed felt hat.
TRINNY_ Woodall, British fashion expert who worked with Susannah Constantine on makeover series What Not to Wear.
TRIODEElectronic valve with three electrodes.
TRIPELStrong pale ale.
TRIPLEHaving three parts.
TRIPODThree-legged stand.
TRIPUPFall over.
TRISHA_ Brown, US choreographer and dancer.
TRISTESad for a French person.
TRITONMoon of Neptune.
TRIUNEConstituting three in one, esp the three persons in one God of the Trinity.
TRIVETAn iron tripod placed over a fire for a cooking pot or kettle to stand on. A short metal stand on which hot dishes are placed on a table.
TRIVIAPetty details.
TROCHEA small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
TROGUEA wooden trough forming a mine drain.
TROIKACarriage drawn by three horses, also a Russian folk dance.
TROJANNative of ancient Troy.
TROLLSSupernatural creatures in Scandinavian folklore.
TROMPE_ l'oeil, a painting or decoration that gives a convincing illusion of reality.
TROMSOCity on an island off the mainland of North Norway, location of the Norwegian Polar Institute's headquarters.
TROOPSArmed forces. Soldiers.
TROPHYSports cup.
TROPICCancer or Capricorn? The northernmost or southernmost latitude at which the sun may be seen directly overhead.
TROUGHCattle feeder. A long, open container, especially one which holds food or water for animals.
TROUPEA company of actors or other performers.
TROWELGarden tool.
TROYESFrench town in northeastern France that was the historical capital of the Champagne region.
TRUANTUnauthorised school absentee. Pupil who skips school.
TRUCKSLorries.
TRUDGELong tiring walk.
TRUISMAn obvious truth.
TRUMANHarry S _, 33rd president of the United States. Christine, British tennis player who won the French Championships women's singles in 1959.
TRUSTYFaithful or reliable.
TRUTHSUndisputed facts.
TRYINGAttempting.
TRYOUTTo test.
TRYSTSAssignations, secret meetings.
TRYTRYIf At First You Don't Succeed, _ _ Again.
TSAMBAA Tibetan dish of ground roasted barley made into a paste and formed into balls.
TSETSEBloodsucking African fly that transmits various diseases.
TSHIRTCasual upper garment.
TSOTSIGavin Hood's film that won the 2005 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
TUAREGA member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara.
TUBMANHarriet, U.S. abolitionist who was born in 1822 and escaped from slavery.
TUBULESmall pipe, especially as an anatomical structure.
TUCANAConstellation - The Toucan.
TUCHELThomas, German appointed Chelsea FC head coach in 2021.
TUCKERNickname of the Grange Hill character Peter Jenkins. Chris, U.S. comedian and actor in the Rush Hour film series.
TUCKETFlourish on a trumpet.
TUCKINEat.
TUCSONArizona town mentioned in the Beatles song Get Back. City that is home to Arizona University.
TUDORSEnglish monarchs from 1485 to 1603.
TUFFETA small grassy mound or low seat.
TUFNELNigel _, Lead guitarist of the fictional rock band Spinal Tap, played by actor Christopher Guest.
TUGGEDPulled.
TUGRIKBasic monetary unit of Mongolia, equal to 100 mongos.
TULADIA large lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, found mainly in Canada and northern areas of the US.
TULIPS_ From Amsterdam, a 1958 Max Bygraves hit. Spring bulbs.
TULISABritish singer/songwriter who was in the hip hop group N-Dubz.
TUMBLEFall awkwardly.
TUMEFYBecome swollen.
TUMOURA swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
TUMULIAncient burial mounds.
TUMULTCommotion.
TUNDRATreeless zone with permanently frozen soil between the ice cap and Eurasian timberline.
TUNEINAdjust a radio.
TUNERSRadios.
TUNICSMilitary surcoats.
TUNNELUnderground passage.
TUNNEYGene _, Irish-American world heavyweight boxing champion from 1926 to 1928.
TUPAIATreeshrew genus.
TUPELONorth American or Asian tree of damp and swampy habitats, which yields useful timber. Elvis Presley's birthplace.
TURACOA brightly coloured, crested, cuckoo-like arboreal African bird.
TURBANSikh's headdress.
TURBIDMuddy.
TURBOTA species of flatfish.
TUREENServing dish.
TURGIDInflated.
TURINGAlan _, Mathematician who was a leader of the Allied code breakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.
TURIONA scaly shoot (as of asparagus and some duckweeds) developed from a bud on a subterranean or submerged rootstock.
TURKEYCountry whose capital is Ankara. Bird.
TURKISA pair of pincers.
TURNEDRotated.
TURNERLathe operator. _ Prize, annual award for the visual arts established in 1984.
TURNINGo to bed at night.
TURNIPRoot vegetable.
TURNONStimulate.
TURNTOResult in.
TURNUPTo appear or come to light unexpectedly.
TURPINDick _, highwayman whose horse was called Black Bess.
TURRETSmall tower.
TURTLEChelonian creature. Marine reptile.
TURVESLayers of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
TUSCANUnder The _ Sun, a 1990s memoir of Italian life by Frances Mayes.
TUSCORA canine tooth of a horse.
TUSSEHOriental moth that produces brownish silk.
TUSSLEVigorous struggle or scuffle.
TUTORSTeachers.
TUVALUCountry whose capital is Funafuti.
TUXEDOSemiformal evening dress for men. American term for a dinner jacket.
TVSHOWAs watched in your living room.
TWEAKSPinches.
TWEEDSTraditional Scottish and Irish clothing, being desirable for informal outerwear.
TWEEDYOf textiles; having a rough surface. Birth surname of Cheryl, singer and former The X Factor judge.
TWEETSPosts on Twitter.
TWELVEDozen.
TWENTYOne more than nineteen. A score.
TWIGGYSwinging Sixties model who was born Lesley Hornby.
TWILITPartially dark.
TWILLYA machine with a series of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibres.
TWINGESudden sharp pain.
TWIRLSCoils.
TWISTEA river of Hesse and of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
TWISTSCoils or spins.
TWISTYWinding.
TWITCHSharp jerking movement.
TWOBITWorthless.
TWOBOBAnother name for the old British florin.
TWOFERAn item or offer that comprises two items but is sold for the price of one.
TWOPLYLayered timber.
TWOWAYAble to receive and send.
TYBALTJuliet's cousin and Romeo's rival in William Shakespeare's play Romeo And Juliet.
TYBURNOld Middlesex village that was the principle place of execution for criminals from London.
TYCOONMogul, magnate.
TYPHONIn Greek mythology, a monster and one of the whirlwinds.
TYPHUSAny one of a group of acute infectious rickettsial diseases characterized by high fever, skin rash, and severe headache.
TYPIFYBe characteristic or a representative example of.
TYPINGUsing a keyboard.
TYPISTTypewriter operator.
TYRANTDespot.
TYRELLHouse in Game Of Thrones whose coat of arms is a golden rose on a green field.
TYRONE_ Mings, central defender for Aston Villa and England. Historic county in Northern Ireland whose county town is Omagh.
UBERTYFertile growth, abundance, fruitfulness; copiousness, plenty.
UBIETYThe condition of being in a definite place.
UBOATSGerman submarines, especially in the First and Second World Wars.
UBUNTUSouth African philosophical doctrine or approach to life emphasising compassion and humanity.
UDDERSLarge, baglike mammary glands of cows, sheep etc.
UFFIZIA 16th-century Florence art gallery built by Giorgio Vasari.
UGANDAAfrican country whose capital is Kampala.
UGLIERMore unattractive.
UGLIFYMake unattractive.
UIGHURA member of a Turkic people of north-western China, particularly the Xinjiang region, and adjoining areas.
ULCERSOpen sores.
ULLAGEThe amount by which a container falls short of being full.
ULLMANTracey, Three of a Kind comedienne.
ULSTERCoat worn in Northern Ireland.
ULTIMAThe final syllable of a word.
ULTIMOIn or during the previous month.
ULTIONRevenge; vengeance; retaliation.
ULTRASRadical people.
UMBRIAItalian region of which Perugia is the capital.
UMLAUTDots placed over a vowel in languages such as German.
UMPIREOfficial who rules on the playing of a game, such as cricket or baseball.
UNABLEPowerless, incapable.
UNARMSRemoves weapons from.
UNBENDStraighten.
UNBOLTRemove bar from.
UNCIALOf, relating to, or written in majuscule letters as used in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the third to ninth centuries.
UNCLADIn a naked state.
UNCLESMale relatives.
UNCLIPRelease.
UNCLOGClear of blockages.
UNCOCKTo straighten or flatten.
UNCOILTo unwind or untwist or to become unwound or untwisted.
UNCOOLUnsophisticated, slang.
UNDIESKnickers, for example.
UNDINEA water nymph. Female spirit.
UNDOCKOf spacecraft, to separate from another in space.
UNDONEUnfinished.
UNDULYExcessively.
UNEASEAnxiety or discontent.
UNEASYJittery, unsettled.
UNESCOAcronym of the United Nations organisation that promotes education and intercultural understanding.
UNEVENIrregular.
UNFAIRUnjust.
UNFELTNot experienced or perceived.
UNFOLDOpen or spread out.
UNFREEDeprived or devoid of liberty.
UNFURLUnroll or unfold.
UNGIVETo yield; to relax.
UNGLUETo remove an adhesive from.
UNGUALRelating to or affecting a nail, hoof, or claw.
UNHEALPoor health.
UNHELMTo remove the helmet of (oneself or another).
UNHIDETo bring out from concealment; to discover.
UNHOLYImpious, profane.
UNHOOKRemove a fastening from.
UNHURTUninjured.
UNICEFUnited Nations agency established in 1946 to help improve the health and education of children and their mothers.
UNIONSGroups of people joined together for a common cause.
UNIQUEInimitable.
UNISEXSuitable for men or women.
UNISONBritish trade union for public sector workers.
UNITEDUnified.
UNITEROne who brings together.
UNITESUnifies.
UNJUSTNot Fair.
UNKENTUnknown; strange.
UNKEPTNot tidy or cared for.
UNKINDUnsympathetic or cruel.
UNKNOTRelease.
UNKNOWErase the memory or knowledge of (something, typically something unpleasant or distasteful).
UNLAIDAs a table not ready for food.
UNLESSExcept if.
UNLIKEDissimilar.
UNLOADRemove cargo from.
UNLOCKUnfasten.
UNMAKEReverse or undo; annul.
UNMASKRemove the face covering from.
UNMOORCast off.
UNMOWNLawn that hasn't been cut.
UNOPENClosed, shut, sealed.
UNPACKEmpty a suitcase.
UNPAIDWithout remuneration.
UNPEGSRemoves laundry fasteners.
UNPICKUndo the stitches of.
UNPLUGRemove power supply.
UNPOPETo remove an individual from the papacy.
UNREALImaginary or illusory.
UNREELUnwind.
UNRESTUneasy or troubled state. Disturbance or turmoil.
UNRIPENot ready to be eaten.
UNROBETake off one's clothes.
UNROLLUnfurl.
UNRULYStormy or turbulent.
UNSAFERisky.
UNSAIDUnspoken.
UNSEALOpen.
UNSEAMUndo the joins on a dress.
UNSEATDepose from office or position.
UNSEEMAppear not to be.
UNSEENInvisible.
UNSHODWithout shoes.
UNSOULDeprive of spirit.
UNSUNGNot acclaimed or honoured.
UNSUREUncertain.
UNTIDYMessy.
UNTIEDLoosened ( a knot ).
UNTIESUnfastens.
UNTOLDIndescribable or uncountable.
UNTRUEFalse.
UNUSEDNot utilised.
UNVEILDivulge or reveal.
UNWELLIll.
UNWINDSlowly relax.
UNWIRERemove an electrical system.
UNWISEImprudent.
UNWORNUnused, eg, clothes in pristine condition.
UNWRAPTo remove covering of a present.
UNWRIETo uncover.
UNYOKERelease animals from the plough or cart that they are to pull.
UNZIPSUnfastens.
UPBEATCheerful or optimistic.
UPCOILTo make into a loop.
UPDATEModernise. New information received or supplied.
UPDIKEAuthor who won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel Rabbit at Rest. John, U.S. author who published The Witches of Eastwick in 1984.
UPDIVETo leap or spring upwards.
UPENDSTurns upside down.
UPHILLArduous (task).
UPHOLDSupport.
UPKEEPMaintenance.
UPLANDArea of relatively high ground.
UPLIFTBoost.
UPLOADTransfer to the internet.
UPPERSParts of shoes.
UPPITYCocky.
UPROARPandemonium. A serious tumult or commotion.
UPROOTPull out.
UPSETSTips over.
UPSHOTFinal result.
UPSIDEMore positive aspect of a situation.
UPTAKEA pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney.
UPTIMEDuration in which a device is functioning.
UPTOWN_ Funk, a Mark Ronson hit that spent seven non-consecutive weeks as the UK No.1.
UPTURNAn improvement.
UPWARDIn an ascending direction.
URANIAin Greek mythology, the Muse of astronomy.
URANUSPlanet.
URBANECourteous and refined in manner.
URCHINMischievous roguish child.
URGENTRequiring or compelling speedy action or attention.
URGEONEncourage.
URGINGEncouraging.
URINALMarcel Duchamp's readymade sculpture, Fountain, is one.
URSINERelating to bears.
URSULA_ Andress, actress in Dr. No and Casino Royale.
URTICAGenus of plants to which the nettles belong.
USABLEPractical.
USAGESConventions, practices, routines. Customs.
USANCECustomary period allowed for payment of a bill of exchange in foreign commerce.
USEDTOMade familiar with.
USEFULConvenient.
USESUPDepletes, exhausts. Finishes a supply, consumes completely.
USHANTFrench island off the coast of Brittany.
USHERSEscorts.
USUREDCharged interest at a high or illegal rate.
USURERExtortionate money lender.
USURPSSeizes wrongfully.
UTERUSThe technical name for a womb.
UTGARDGiants' abode in Norse mythology.
UTHANTSecretary-general of the United Nations from 1961-71.
UTMOSTGreatest.
UTOPIAIdeal society.
UTURNSReversals of direction made by vehicles.
UVULASFleshy extensions at the back of the soft palate which hang above the throat.
VACANTNot filled or occupied.
VACATELeave empty.
VACUUMA space entirely devoid of matter. In physics, a concept whose 'perfect' form is sometimes called free space.
VAGARYWhim.
VAGOUSWandering; unsettled.
VAGUERMore unclear.
VAISYAA member of the Hindu mercantile and professional class, above the Shudras and below the Kshatriyas.
VALERAEamon de ---, Irish politician; three-times Taoiseach of Ireland and third President of Ireland.
VALERY_ Giscard d'Estaing, French President from 1974 to 1981.
VALISEA small overnight travelling case.
VALIUMDiazepam trade name.
VALLEYLow area between hills.
VALOISA royal house of France, ruling from 1328 to 1589.
VALOURCourage or bravery.
VALUEDAppreciated.
VALUERA person whose job is to say how much something is worth.
VALUESNumbers.
VAMOSETo leave hurriedly; decamp.
VAMPEDRefurbished.
VAMUREA false wall.
VANDALOne who damages property.
VANERNNative name of the largest lake in Sweden, and the largest in Europe outside of Russia.
VANISHDisappear.
VANITYConceit, pride.
VANNERA horse used to pull delivery vehicles.
VAPOURMist.
VARANERaphael, French central defender who joined Manchester United from Real Madrid in 2021.
VARDONHarry ---, British golfer who won The Open Championship a record six times.
VARESEItalian city in northwest Lombardy that contains the Estense Palace.
VARIEDDiverse. Different, mixed.
VARIESChanges.
VARNEYReg _, Butler in the sitcom On The Buses.
VASHTIWife of King Ahasuerus in the Bible, replaced as queen by Esther.
VASSALRetainer.
VASSARPrivate liberal arts college in New York state that was founded in 1861.
VATMANInformal term for tax officialdom in the UK.
VAULTSCrypts. Underground burial chambers.
VAUNTSShows off.
VEADARAn intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
VECTISThe ancient Roman name for the Isle of Wight.
VECTORQuantity having direction and magnitude.
VEDDEREddie, lead vocalist and lyricist of the U.S. rock band Pearl Jam.
VEGANSPeople who refrain from using any animal product.
VEGGIEOne with restricted diet.
VEILEDDisguised.
VELCROA fastening consisting of two strips of nylon fabric, one of which has tiny hooked threads and the other a coarse surface.
VELLONA silver and copper alloy used in old Spanish coins.
VELLUMA fine parchment prepared from the skin of a calf, kid, or lamb.
VELOURHeavy fabric that resembles velvet.
VELVETA fabric with a thick, close, soft, usually lustrous pile.
VENARYOf or, pertaining to hunting.
VENDEDSold - perhaps through a machine.
VENDEE_ Globe, single-handed non-stop yacht race around the world named after its start- and end-point in France.
VENDORSeller.
VENEERA thin layer of wood, plastic etc. bonded to the surface of a less expensive material.
VENETORegion of northern Italy.
VENICEThe Merchant Of _, Antonio in a Shakespeare play. The Lion of St Mark is this city's emblem.
VENNERCricket Player.
VENOUSOf the veins.
VENTEDHaving an opening or openings, especially to allow air to pass out.
VENUESEvent locations, such as concert halls and sports grounds.
VERBALOral rather than written.
VERDITA judgement or ruling.
VERDUNTown in northeast France, on the Meuse; scene of a long and severe battle of the First World War. The Douaumont Ossuary is a memorial to the fallen of this WWI battle.
VERGERPerson who helps a vicar.
VERGESEdges.
VERIFYAuthenticate.
VERILYTruly; certainly.
VERITETruth; truthfulness.
VERITYTruth.
VERMINSmall creatures that are pests.
VERNALOf or occurring in spring.
VERNON_ God Little, DBC Pierre's Booker Prize winning novel of 2003. Justin, U.S. singer/songwriter and front man of indie rock band Bon Iver.
VERONAItalian city made famous by Shakespeare.
VERSESPoem parts.
VERSETShort prelude or interlude for organ, especially in church music.
VERSUSAgainst.
VERTEXPoint of intersection of two sides of a plane figure.
VESICABladder.
VESPEREvening prayer.
VESSELContainer for liquid.
VESTEDHeld completely, permanently, and inalienably.
VESTRYA room or building attached to a church, used as an office and for changing into ceremonial vestments.
VETOEDRejected.
VETOESBans.
VETTEDCarefully examined.
VETTELSebastian _, German winner of the Formula 1 World Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
VEXINGUpsetting, irritating.
VIABLEPracticable.
VIALLIGianluca, Italian ex-Chelsea forward and manager.
VICTIMCasualty.
VICTORCode word for V.
VICUNAA tawny-coloured, cud-chewing Andean mammal.
VIDAMEA French feudal nobleman.
VIDEOSRecordings of moving visual images.
VIEIRAPatrick, French former Arsenal FC midfielder appointed Crystal Palace FC manager in 2021.
VIENNACapital of Austria. City in which Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is set.
VIEWEDLooked at.
VIEWERPerson watching TV.
VIGILSDevotional watches, often on the eve of a festival or holy day.
VIGOURVitality.
VIKINGShipping forecast area.
VILANIAliona, Russian-Kazakh Strictly dancer who was the first professional to win twice.
VILELYIn a way that is very unpleasant and usually immoral and unacceptable.
VILESTFoulest.
VILIFYMalign.
VINNIE_ Jones, footballer who played for Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea.
VINTRYA place where wine is sold.
VIOLASStringed instruments.
VIOLETColour of the rainbow.
VIOLINStringed instrument.
VIPONDDougie _, drummer with Deacon Blue.
VIRAGOBritish feminist publishing company founded by Carmen Callil in 1973.
VIRGILRoman poet who wrote the Aeneid.
VIRILEManly.
VIRTUEGoodness, righteousness.
VISAGEFace.
VISHNUOne of the Gods of the Hindu pantheon, The Sustainer, often depicted with ten avatars.
VISIONEyesight.
VISITSCalls on.
VISORSFlaps on helmets, pulled down to protect the face.
VISTASPleasing views.
VISUALUsed in seeing.
VITALI__ Klitschko, Ukrainian former heavyweight boxer who was elected mayor of Kyiv in 2014.
VITRICOf, relating to, resembling or having the nature of glass.
VITTLEFood or provisions.
VIVACEOf music, (to be performed) in a brisk lively manner.
VIVIAN__ Banks, the aunt of Will Smith in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air.
VIXENSFemale foxes.
VIZARDA mask or disguise.
VIZIERA high official in certain Muslim countries, especially in the former Ottoman Empire.
VIZSLAA breed of Hungarian hunting dog that is lean and has a short coat.
VLTAVARiver on which Prague stands.
VOCALSThe part of a piece of pop music that is sung.
VOGUESFashions.
VOICERPerson who regulates the tone quality of organ pipes or a piano.
VOICESSound of people talking.
VOIGHTJon, U.S. actor who won an Oscar for playing a Vietnam veteran in 1978 film Coming Home.
VOLANSConstellation - The Flying Fish.
VOLLEYType of shot in tennis or football.
VOLUMELoudness.
VOLUTAGenus of medium to large sea snails.
VOLUTEForming a spiral curve or curves.
VOODOOA religious cult involving witchcraft and communication by trance with ancestors and animistic deities, common in Haiti and other Caribbean islands. Religion of African origin centred on multifarious spirits.
VORPAL'He took his _ sword in hand' in Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky".
VORTEXWhirlpool or whirlwind. A whirl of atoms, fluid or vapour forming a cavity in the centre.
VOSTOK1960s Soviet space programme whose name is 'east' in Russian.
VOTARYA person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
VOTERSElectors.
VOTINGChoosing, opting.
VOTIVEAn object offered in fulfilment of a vow, such as a candle used as a vigil light.
VOXPOPSection of radio or TV interviews with members of the public.
VOYAGEJourney by sea.
VOYEURPeeping Tom.
VULCANThe Roman god of fire and metalworking.
VULGARCrude.
WABASHRiver of the E central US forming part of the border between Indiana and Illinois.
WABBITExhausted or slightly unwell.
WADDIEA cowboy.
WADDLEChris _, footballer with Newcastle and Spurs in the Eighties.
WADERSLong waterproof boots.
WADINGPaddling.
WAFERSThin biscuits.
WAFFLEFood item.
WAGERSBets.
WAGGLEShake.
WAGNER19th-century German composer.
WAGONSVehicles used for transporting goods or another specified purpose.
WAHINE(in Hawaii and Polynesia) a girl or young woman.
WAHOOSDeciduous shrubs having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
WAHWAH_-_ pedal, a foot lever attached to an electronic musical instrument to create a particular sound.
WAILEDMade a prolonged high-pitched sound.
WAILERA mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries.
WAISTSMiddle parts.
WAITEDHung on.
WAITERMale restaurant worker.
WAITONServe at the table of.
WAIVEDRelinquished.
WAIVERAct of relinquishing a claim.
WAIVESRefrains from insisting on or using (a right or claim).
WALESALech _, President of Poland from 1990 to 1995, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
WALKERAlice, The Color Purple novelist.
WALKINLike ad-hoc service.
WALLETMan's money holder.
WALLISBarnes _, scientist and engineer best known for inventing the bouncing bomb.
WALLOPStrike or hit very hard.
WALLOWFlounder.
WALNUTEdible fruit of the tree Juglans regia.
WALRUSSea creature.
WALTER_ Matthau, actor. Harriet, actress who played Lady Brockenhurst in Belgravia.
WALTONIzaak, The Complete Angler author.
WAMPEEAmerican plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds.
WANDERRoam.
WANGLEGet by devious methods.
WANKLEWobbly or insecure.
WANTEDDesired.
WANTONMotivelessly cruel.
WAPITIA large deer with large, much-branched antlers; American elk.
WARBLEOf a bird, sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes.
WARCRYThe _ _, the official publication of the Salvation Army.
WARDEDHaving notches or ridges. Used of a key or lock.
WARDENCustodian.
WARDERPrison officer.
WARHOLAndy _, American artist whose works include Campbell's Soup Cans.
WARILYCarefully, cautiously.
WARMEDMade hotter.
WARMERHotter.
WARMLYIn a welcoming way.
WARMTHMild heat.
WARMTOGrow to like.
WARMUPGet hotter.
WARNEDCautioned.
WARNEROwen, English actor who plays Romeo Nightingale in Hollyoaks.
WARPEDTwisted.
WARREN_ Christopher, Bill Clinton's Secretary of State 1993-97. _ Hastings, first British Governor general of India.
WARSAWCapital of Poland.
WASABIPungent plant sometimes called Japanese horseradish.
WASHEDSponged, scrubbed, rinsed.
WASHERDrilled disc of metal.
WASHESCleans with soap and water.
WASHUPDo the dishes.
WASITA_ _ _ Car Or A Cat I Saw.
WASPIEWoman's corset or belt designed to accentuate a slender waist.
WASTEDSquandered.
WASTESSquanders.
WATERSDampens. Sarah, Tipping the Velvet novelist.
WATERYDiluted.
WATSONEmma _, young actress who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films.
WATTLEA fleshy, wrinkled, often brightly colored piece of skin which hangs from the chin or throat of certain birds, as the turkey, or of some lizards.
WAULEDGave a loud plaintive cry like that of a cat.
WAVERSFalters.
WAXINGSwelling, developing.
WAYLAYAmbush.
WAYOUTExit that might be unconventional or experimental?
WEAKENOpposite of strengthen.
WEAKERMore feeble.
WEAKLYFeeble.
WEALTHState of being rich. Riches.
WEANELA recently weaned child or animal.
WEAPONObject used in fighting.
WEASELStoat-like mammal. _ words, ones that make a statement evasive or misleading.
WEAVEROne who makes e.g. tapestries by crossing threads above and below one another.
WEBBEDA duck's feet are this.
WEBBERMark, Australian ex-Formula One racing driver.
WEBCAMCamera connected to a computer.
WEDGESPieces of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge.
WEDGIEAn act of pulling up the material of someone's underwear tightly between their buttocks as a practical joke.
WEEKESEverton, ex-West Indies cricketer.
WEEKLYEvery seven days.
WEEKNDThe ____ , Canadian R&B artist who headlined the halftime show at the Super Bowl in 2021.
WEEPIEEmotional work.
WEEVILSnout beetle.
WEIGHSMeasures how heavy.
WEIGHTMeasure of an object's heaviness.
WEIMAR_ Republic, German democracy between 1919 and Hitler's rise to power.
WEIRDOStrange person.
WEIRDYPerson whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.
WELDERMetal joiner.
WELDONFay, English writer noted for her 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil.
WELLESCitizen Kane actor.
WELTER_weight, boxing division.
WELWYN_ Garden City, one of England's first new towns.
WENGERArsene, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development since 2019.
WESKERArnold _, British dramatist whose works include Roots and Chips with Everything.
WESLEYCharles, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing hymn writer.
WESSEXAnglo-Saxon kingdom.
WESTON_-Super-Mare, A town and resort in North Somerset, on the Bristol Channel.
WETTERSoggier.
WHAITEJohn, chef who was paired with Johannes Radebe in the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing series.
WHALERA ship such as the Pequod in Moby Dick.
WHALESLarge marine mammals.
WHAMMYDouble ---, two potent and usually unpleasant things happening at once.
WHEDONJoss, U.S. filmmaker who directed superhero films The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
WHEEZEBreathe with a whistling sound.
WHELPSPuppies or young wolves.
WHENUALand.
WHERRYA type of boat traditionally used for carrying cargo or passengers on rivers and canals, particularly associated with the River Thames.
WHIMSYAn odd or fanciful or capricious idea.
WHINEDComplained.
WHINESComplains in a feeble way.
WHINGEComplain, whine.
WHINNYNeigh softly.
WHIRRSHums.
WHISKYType of spirit.
WHITBYYorkshire resort associated with Dracula and jet jewellery.
WHITENBleach.
WHITERPaler.
WHITTYChris, epidemiologist appointed the UK government's Chief Medical Adviser in 2019.
WHOLLYEntirely.
WHOOPSShouts of delight.
WHOOSHA hissing or rushing sound.
WHYDAHAfrican weaver bird, the male of which has a black back and a very long black tail used in display flight.
WICKEDStephen Schwartz stage musical based on a Gregory Maguire novel.
WICKERBasket material.
WICKETCricket term.
WIDELYOver a large area or range; extensively.
WIDEOF_ _ the mark, or inaccurate.
WIDESTMost broad.
WIDGERSpatula used in gardening to transplant seedlings.
WIDGETDevice in a beer can.
WIDGIEYoung woman, especially of the 1950s, belonging to a subculture characterized by a liking for American fashion and rock-and-roll music, and associated with antisocial behaviour.
WIDNESTown in North Cheshire, on the River Mersey.
WIDOWSBereaved wives.
WIELDYEasily handled or used.
WIENERA frankfurter, a hot dog.
WIGEONA Eurasian duck of marshes and swamps, the male of which has a reddish-brown head and chest.
WIGGUMRalph, oddball son of the police chief in The Simpsons.
WIGWAMAn American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.
WILBUR__ Smith, Zambian-born author noted for his novels chronicling the lives of the Courtney family.
WILCOXPaula, who starred in Man About The House.
WILDERLaura Ingalls _, US author who wrote the children's classic Little House On The Prairie.
WILFULObstinate and head strong.
WILIERMore skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
WILKESAshley, plantation owner in Gone with the Wind played in the 1939 film by Leslie Howard.
WILKIEDavid, Scottish genre and portrait painter and court painter to William IV.
WILLEM_ Alexander, king of the Netherlands.
WILLIESteamboat _, 1928 animated black and white short film by Walt Disney, featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
WILLISEmma, the English broadcaster who presents The Voice UK.
WILLOWName of one of the Queen's corgis. Tree of the genus Salix.
WILSONSurname of three of The Beach Boys. Harold _, British Prime Minister 1964-70 and 1974-76.
WILTONWoven carpet with a velvet pile. Penelope, actress who played Isobel Crawley in Downton Abbey.
WIMPEDFailed to do or complete something as a result of fear or lack of confidence.
WIMPLEVeil that is part of a nun's habit.
WIMSEYLord Peter, fictional gentleman detective created by crime writer Dorothy L. Sayers.
WINCEDMade a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress.
WINCESPulls a face.
WINDEDHaving difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.
WINDOWOpening.
WINDUPEnd, settle.
WINERYAlcohol producing building or property.
WINGEDQ-The _ Serpent, a 1982 monster movie starring Michael Moriarty.
WINGERPlayer on the side.
WINGITExtemporise.
WINKEDClosed and opened one eye.
WINKLERip Van _ , fictional character who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains.
WINNERVictor.
WINNIE_ The Witch, character in a series of children's books by Valerie Thomas.
WINONA_ Ryder, actress in Heathers, Dracula, Edward Scissorhands and Star Trek.
WINTERMilady de _, spy in The Three Musketeers. Season. _ Palace, official residence of Russian emperors 1732-1917.
WINTRYLacking cheer.
WIPERSWindscreen _.
WIRIERMore curly.
WIRINGCables.
WIRRALEnglish peninsula between the River Dee and the Mersey.
WISDENJohn _, English cricketer who launched his Cricketers' Almanack in 1864.
WISDOMAccumulated learning.
WISELYIn Shakespeare's play, Othello 'loved not ____ but too well'.
WISESTMost sagacious.
WISHEDHoped for.
WISLEYRoyal Horticultural Society garden in Surrey.
WITFULWise; sensible.
WITHERWilt. Shrivel.
WITHINInside.
WITHITTrendy.
WITHMEAbide _ _, Christian hymn.
WITTERChatter.
WIZARDSorcerer.
WOBBLEMove unsteadily from side to side.
WOBURN_ Abbey, mansion in Bedfordshire, the seat of the Duke of Bedford.
WOEFULPitiful.
WOKESTThe most alert to injustice in society, especially racism.
WOKINGSurrey town, birthplace of Delia Smith.
WOLFITEnglish actor-manager, known for his touring wartime productions of Shakespeare.
WOLSEYThomas, cardinal and Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor.
WOLVESPack hunters.
WOMBATMarsupial.
WOMBLEA fictional animal inhabiting Wimbledon Common in London, characterized as clearing up litter. Bungo was such a pointy-nosed, furry creature created by Elisabeth Beresford.
WONDERMarvel.
WONTONIn Chinese cookery, a dumpling filled with spiced minced pork.
WOODEDCovered in trees.
WOODENMade from trees.
WOOERSAdmirers.
WOOKEY_ Hole caves, series of limestone caverns near Wells in Somerset.
WOOPIEAn affluent retired person able to pursue an active lifestyle.
WORBLEA burrowing botfly larva which affects domestic and wild animals.
WORDERVerbose person.
WORDGOFrom the ____, expression meaning 'since the very beginning'.
WORKEREmployee in an organisation.
WORKUPExcite.
WORLDSPlanets.
WORMILAny botfly larva that burrows in or beneath the skin of animals, thus producing sores.
WORRITTo tease or worry.
WORSENDeteriorate.
WORTHYDeserving.
WORZEL__ Gummidge, a scarecrow who comes alive in children's fiction and features on TV.
WOUNDSHarms, damages.
WOWSERPuritanical or censorious person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol.
WRAITHA ghost or spectre of a dead person.
WRAPUPFold paper around.
WRASSEMarine fish of tropical and temperate seas, with thick lips, strong teeth and a bright colouration.
WREATHA band of flowers and foliage intertwined into a ring, used as a Christmas decoration. Floral arrangement for a funeral.
WREKINThe _ , hill in eastern Shropshire.
WRENCHSpanner-like tool.
WRETCHDeplorably unfortunate person.
WRIGHTBilly _, Wolves and England football captain who became the first player in the world to earn 100 international caps.
WRISTSThe joints between the forearm and the hand.
WRITERAuthor.
WRITESScribbles, inscribes.
WRITHESquirm.
WYVERNHeraldic beast with a serpent's tail, a dragon's head and a winged body.
XANADUWhere Kubla Khan's stately pleasure-dome was decreed in Coleridge's poem.
XAVIERFrancis _, 16th Century Catholic missionary and co-founder of the Jesuit order. Charles Francis, real name of Professor X, founder of the X-Men.
XENOMIA suborder of soft-rayed freshwater fishes including the blackfish of Alaska.
XERXESKing of Persia, son of Darius the Great.
XMASESWinter festivals.
XOANONA primitive image of a god, carved in wood and supposed to have fallen from heaven.
XYLENEA volatile liquid hydrocarbon obtained by distilling wood, coal tar, or petroleum, used in fuels and solvents and in chemical synthesis.
XYLOIDWood-like.
YACHTSSailing vessels.
YAFFLEOnomatopoeic English folk name for the green woodpecker.
YAHOOSPrimitive creatures in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
YAHWEHA name for God in the Hebrew BIble.
YAKUZAJapanese gangster often involved in gambling and extortion.
YAMMERComplain whiningly.
YANKEECode word for Y.
YARDERPiece of logging equipment which uses a system of cables to pull or fly logs from the stump to the landing.
YARDIEJamaican gangster.
YARROWPlant with finely dissected leaves and flat clusters of white flower heads, also called milfoil.
YASSINMuhyiddin _, Prime Minister of Malaysia who succeeded Mahathir Mohamad on 1 March 2020.
YAWINGOf a ship or aircraft, twisting about a vertical axis.
YAWNEDShowed weariness.
YEAGERChuck, first to break the speed of sound in flight.
YEAMESWilliam Frederick, painter of And When Did You Last See Your Father?
YEARLYAnnual.
YEARNSPines.
YEASTSFungi.
YEASTYCharacterized by upheaval; restless and turbulent.
YELLEDScreamed.
YELLOWColour. _ Pages: started in the Sixties.
YEMENIA native or inhabitant of a republic in southwest Arabia.
YEOMANBeefeater.
YEOMENThe _ of the Guard, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera.
YEOVILSomerset town whose football team is known as the Glovers.
YESMANA person who agrees with everything that is said.
YESMENPeople who agree.
YIELDSSurrenders.
YIPPEEI'm delighted.
YNAMBUA bird of South America, Rhynchotus rufescens, the red-winged tinamou.
YODELSEffects produced in singing by abrupt changes of register from the chest voice to falsetto, especially in Swiss folk songs.
YOGURTA thick custard-like food prepared from milk curdled by bacteria.
YOKELSRustic types.
YONDEROver there.
YORICKThe deceased court jester whose skull is exhumed in Act Five, Scene One of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
YORKERCricket delivery.
YORUBA_ people, African ethnic group predominantly found in Nigeria.
YOUARE_ _ Never Too Old To Learn.
YOUBETCertainly.
YOUCANYou never know what _ _ do till you try.
YOUGET_ _ What You Pay For.
YOUSAYSay What You Mean And Mean What _ _.
YOUTHSAdolescents.
YOUTRYYou never know what you can do till _ _.
YOYOMAChinese American cellist.
YTTRIAA white, water-insoluble powder, used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
YUCCASPlants of tropical and subtropical America, with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white flowers.
YVETTE_ Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary.
YVONNE_ Elliman, singer.
ZAFFERimpure cobalt oxide, formerly used to make smalt and blue enamels.
ZAFFREimpure cobalt oxide, formerly used to make smalt and blue enamels.
ZAFTIGOf a woman, having a pleasantly plump figure.
ZAGREBCapital of Croatia.
ZAHAWINadhim, Iraqi-born Conservative politician who was appointed Education Secretary in 2021.
ZAHEER_ Abbas, Pakistani ex-cricketer dubbed The Bradman of Asia.
ZAMBIALandlocked country of south central Africa whose capital is Lusaka, known from 1911 to 1964 as Northern Rhodesia.
ZAMORABobby _, QPR footballer who has also played for Fulham and West Ham.
ZANDERA freshwater pikeperch.
ZANDRA_ Rhodes, English fashion designer of the punk era.
ZANIERMore odd.
ZANUCKDarryl F. _, 20th-century US film producer.
ZAPATAEmiliano, Mexican revolutionary.
ZEALOTFanatic.
ZEBRASMammals with stripes.
ZEEKOEHippopotamus.
ZEIDAEFamily of fish in the order Zeiformes to which the dory belongs.
ZENITHHighest point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer.
ZEPHYROld Ford car named after the west wind.
ZEROEDSet to nil.
ZEROTHLaw of thermodynamics that asserts that all diathermal walls are equivalent.
ZEUGMAFigure of speech in which an adjective or verb is incorrectly applied to two nouns.
ZIDANEReal Madrid manager.
ZIGZAGVeer to right and left alternately.
ZIMMERHans _, film score composer who wrote the music for The Lion King and Gladiator.
ZINGELAn edible freshwater perch of Europe with a long, slender body.
ZINNIAAnnual or perennial plant of tropical or subtropical America with solitary heads of brightly coloured flowers.
ZIRCONGemstone.
ZITHERPlucked musical instrument.
ZODIACAstrological circle containing the twelve birth signs.
ZOMBIEOne of the living dead.
ZONULESmall zone.
ZONURALizard genus.
ZOOMEDMade a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound.
ZOOMINEnlarge.
ZOOPLAProperty website launched in 2008.
ZOSTEREruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia.
ZOUAVEFormerly, a member of a body of French infantry composed of Algerian recruits noted for dash, hardiness and colourful uniforms.
ZOUNDSExpressing surprise or indignation.
ZURICHThe largest city and industrial centre in Switzerland.
ZUZANA_ Caputova, President-elect of Slovakia, due to succeed Andrej Kiska on 15 June 2019.
ZVEREVAlexander, German tennis player who lost to Dominic Thiem in the 2020 U.S. Open final.
ZWOLLETown in the north central Netherlands, capital of Overijssel province.
ZYDECOFolk music from Louisiana incorporating elements of Cajun music.
ZYGOTECell formed by two gametes in sexual reproduction.
