| — Taylor, film actress |
ELIZABETH |
| 1985 film with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford |
out of africa |
| Absence of sound |
SILENCE |
| Absurd pretence |
CHARADE |
| Accidental escape (of a liquid or gas) |
LEAKAGE |
| Action which does not involve conscious intention |
automatism |
| African carnivore |
HYENA |
| At the destined moment |
in the fullness of time |
| Barber of Seville composer |
ROSSINI |
| Breathing |
RESPIRATION |
| Canine |
DOG |
| Composition over a ground bass |
PASSACAGLIA |
| Containing both sad and funny elements |
tragi-comic |
| Cotton fabric with thick pile |
VELVETEEN |
| Difficult question |
CONUNDRUM |
| Disbelief in gods |
ATHEISM |
| Disorderly, confused |
TURBULENT |
| Drain away through percolating liquid |
LEACH |
| Element with many poisonous compounds |
ARSENIC |
| Floor; horizontal |
LEVEL |
| Former distributor of charitable aid |
ALMONER |
| Generate; fish eggs |
SPAWN |
| Hindmost part |
tail end |
| In working order |
OPERATIONAL |
| Inland waterway linked to the Mersey |
manchester ship canal |
| Insect mound |
ANTHILL |
| Lasting only briefly |
EPHEMERAL |
| Light-splitting object |
PRISM |
| Look at closely |
INSPECT |
| Mark Twain hero |
Tom Sawyer |
| Mask used to block out areas of the image in filming |
MATTE |
