| Intellectual, cultured |
HIGHBROW |
| It was formerly Abyssinia |
ETHIOPIA |
| Japanese rice drink |
SAKE |
| Legendary fish of knowledge |
SALMON |
| Lifted the lid, say |
OPENED |
| Light wind |
BREEZE |
| Look for |
SEEK |
| Old weapon of war |
CROSSBOW |
| One shoes horses |
FARRIER |
| Principles on which to base a judgement |
CRITERIA |
| Relating to the brain |
CEREBRAL |
| Response to a stimulus |
REACTION |
| Stand firm against |
RESIST |
| Tedious, tiresome |
BORING |
| Type of insect |
BEETLE |
| When one celestial body obscures another |
ECLIPSE |