| “Old”, or barley wine |
strong ale |
| 1996 film in which Tom Hanks was co-star, director and screenwriter |
That Thing You Do |
| A degree, or part of one, awarded when exams are missed because of illness |
AEGROTAT |
| A generous or gullible person |
easy touch |
| A reindeer skin boot with the fur on the outside |
finnesko |
| A tiny circus performer |
FLEA |
| A vehicle for travel on frozen surfaces |
ice yacht |
| Added to a team, usually with a specific objective in mind |
drafted in |
| An arthropod’s sensory appendage |
ANTENNA |
| Antique British pottery inspired by ancient Greece |
Etruscan ware |
| Author who declined the 1958 Nobel prize in literature |
Boris Pasternak |
| Author whose best-known novel was her first, Bonjour Tristesse |
Francoise Sagan |
| Cartoonist who depicted pupils of St Custard’s and St Trinian’s |
Ronald Searle |
| Classical author of The Art of Love and Cures for Love |
OVID |
| Compact ____ was the official name for this recording format |
CASSETTE |
| Conflict of the late 17th century, between France and several other European nations |
War of the Grand Alliance |
| Construction of this northern frontier barrier of the Roman empire began around AD142 |
Antonine Wall |
| Despite its name, most of this foodstuff is produced in England |
Caerphilly cheese |
| Districts of this county include Charnwood and Harborough |
LEICESTERSHIRE |
| Drummer Cozy ____ played for bands including Whitesnake and Black Sabbath |
POWELL |
| Flann ____, pseudonymous author of The Third Policeman |
O'Brien |
| Floyd ____ won 1952 Olympic middleweight gold and became world heavyweight champion in 1956 |
PATTERSON |
| Form of rapture expressed by Nanki-Poo in The Mikado |
MODIFIED |
| Former power source for dental drills |
TREADLE |
| French for “behind” or “backwards” |
en arriere |
| Greenham Common was the UK’s best-known example of this form of protest |
peace camp |
| Gumbo, or ladies’ fingers |
OKRA |
| John ____ was the BBC’s first and longest-serving director general |
REITH |
