“And when love comes along, it’s just a ____” (Code of Love, Spandau Ballet) |
Catcher In The Rye |
“Generally speaking, colour is a power which directly ____ the soul” (Kandinsky) |
INFLUENCES |
17th and 18th-century German Lutheran movement seeking to renew devotion |
PIETISM |
A chrysalis |
PUPA |
A handgun shooting technique which passively absorbs recoil |
Isosceles Stance |
A soft drink, to an American |
SODA |
Actor who played George VI in The King’s Speech |
Colin Firth |
All-male Canadian rock band whose single One Week reached number 5 in the UK charts in 1998 |
Barenaked Ladies |
American philosopher whose concepts included the “transparent eyeball” |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
An account for food and lodging at an Oxford college |
BATTELS |
Another nickname for the Scottish snooker player often called the Pocket Dynamo |
Pot the lot Dott |
Author of The Little Match Girl |
Hans Christian Andersen |
BBC2 music show which featured the “star kicker” logo |
The Old Grey Whistle Test |
Building method using no mortar |
DRYSTONE |
Cretans, as described in the Epimenides paradox |
LIARS |
Element with atomic number 30, alloyed with its neighbour in the periodic table (number 29) since ancient times |
ZINC |
Ending of eight of the first 100 ordinal numbers in English |
ETH |
Formally, the Queen is Her ____ Majesty |
BRITANNIC |
From Italian, a name for shallow ornamental wine cups |
tazze |
Goldie’s opponent half an hour before the boat race |
ISIS |
Important document in transportation and education |
TIMETABLE |
In Twelfth Night, this involves Sir Toby, Sir Andrew and Maria |
SUBPLOT |
Informally, a retired member of the armed services working at the Tower of London |
BEEFEATER |
Italian driver Gabriele ____ scored 1 point in 78 Formula One races |
tarquini |
Latin motto of the City of London |
Domine dirige nos |
Lead singer of the Velvet Underground |
Lou Reed |