| Milan —, Czech-born writer |
KUNDERA |
| No longer fixed in position |
ADRIFT |
| One doing deliberate damage |
SABOTEUR |
| Orbiting relay |
communications satellite |
| Ostentatiously displaying |
FLAUNTING |
| Overheads not affected by volume of business |
fixed costs |
| Particular place |
LOCATION |
| Perplexity, confusion |
BEWILDERMENT |
| Prepare to be knighted |
KNEEL |
| Prevailing public attitude |
CLIMATE |
| Prioritising group |
steering committee |
| Public praise |
ACCLAIM |
| Regular rhythm |
PULSE |
| Relating to a bishop’s district |
DIOCESAN |
| Repayment in kind |
RETALIATION |
| Replacing unpleasant term with a milder one |
EUPHEMISTIC |
| Restore to life |
REANIMATE |
| Russian who studied conditioned reflexes |
PAVLOV |
| Sacred choral piece |
MOTET |
| Showing respect |
DEFERENTIAL |
| Small amount remaining |
RESIDUE |
| Small creeping plant |
SPEEDWELL |
| Small green parrot |
LOVEBIRD |
| Something battered and fried |
FRITTER |
| Stimulate (one’s curiosity) |
PIQUE |
| Strengthening crossbar |
TRANSOM |
| Suffocate |
STIFLE |
| Superior group of people |
ELITE |
| The assuming of a false identity |
IMPOSTURE |
| What seller may place in a newspaper |
classified advertisement |
| Wicket upright; greatly puzzle |
STUMP |
