| German-born Swiss novelist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946 |
HESSE |
| Gluey mixture of carbohydrates in plants |
MUCILAGE |
| Gustave --, 1821-80, French novelist |
FLAUBERT |
| In Greek mythology, his body was invulnerable, except for his heel |
ACHILLES |
| Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of dislike |
DISDAIN |
| Large open container for holding liquids |
VAT |
| Luminous sphere of hot gases at centre of nuclear explosion |
FIREBALL |
| Member of a Protestant political society in Ireland |
ORANGEMAN |
| Of the least distance away |
NEAREST |
| One of the Furies in Greek mythology |
ALECTO |
| Person living in Damascus eg |
SYRIAN |
| Poison produced by a plant |
PHYTOTOXIN |
| The dyestuff fuchsine |
MAGENTA |
| Unit of measurement for advertising space |
COLUMNINCH |
| Valley south-west of Rhayader in Mid-Wales |
ELAN |