| (Of a sound) sweet and soothing |
DULCET |
| Abnormally busy or lively |
HYPERACTIVE |
| Absolute, unqualified |
UNMITIGATED |
| Administrative capital of South Africa |
PRETORIA |
| Art of shaping trees and shrubs |
TOPIARY |
| Attacked |
ASSAULTED |
| Belief in an ideal state |
UTOPIANISM |
| Believer in an immanent force |
DYNAMIST |
| Brazilian dance |
LAMBADA |
| Brightly illuminated |
FLOODLIT |
| Brother of Hengist |
HORSA |
| Building with tallest church spire in the UK |
salisbury cathedral |
| Edinburgh landmark |
arthurs seat |
| Engine thrust increaser |
AFTERBURNER |
| English-speaking |
ANGLOPHONE |
| Explosive |
DYNAMITE |
| Extremely large |
IMMENSE |
| Firmly fix |
nail down |
| First prime minister of India |
NEHRU |
| Good-humoured teasing |
RAILLERY |
| Guardian; regent |
PROTECTOR |
| Having appreciable significance |
ponderable |
| Highly spiced dish |
CURRY |
| Imitative artwork |
PASTICHE |
| Inspire with love; charm |
ENAMOUR |
| Intervention aimed at reconciliation |
MEDIATION |
| Lessen the seriousness of (an offence) with a mitigating factor |
EXTENUATE |
| Long-surviving object |
RELIC |
| Made-up entertainer |
CLOWN |
| Malthusian problem |
OVERPOPULATION |