| Long or arduous search |
QUEST |
| Lookout point |
observation post |
| Make superficially attractive |
PRETTIFY |
| Many-legged arthropod |
CENTIPEDE |
| Member of the armed forces |
SERVICEMAN |
| Message sent by wire |
TELEGRAM |
| Military sign of rank |
STRIPE |
| Military stronghold |
FORTRESS |
| Nought |
NOTHING |
| Of very poor quality |
third-rate |
| One who extends, eg, a licence |
RENEWER |
| Organisation’s operational control room |
nerve centre |
| Performance applauded at length |
show-stopper |
| Pilgrimage city in Spain |
santiago de compostela |
| Plain, clear |
EVIDENT |
| Pleasant and cheerful (from German) |
gemutlich |
| Pull with a jerk |
YANK |
| Quick photograph |
SNAPSHOT |
| Religious event |
FIESTA |
| Rough and tight embrace |
bear hug |
| Showing no sign of life |
INANIMATE |
| Something going in advance of another |
PRECURSOR |
| Substance in cereal grains |
GLUTEN |
| The killing of one’s brother |
FRATRICIDE |
| Try |
ATTEMPT |
| Unable to pay debts owed |
INSOLVENT |
| University establishment |
COLLEGE |
| Very weak or slight |
TENUOUS |
| Warning, proviso |
CAVEAT |
| Warship |
FRIGATE |
| Weak from illness or fatigue |
LANGUID |
