| Obsession |
MANIA |
| Of great size |
LARGE |
| Omit |
miss out |
| One wearing clothing typical of the opposite sex |
cross-dresser |
| One who inflicts punishment |
CANER |
| One who studies and treats tumours |
ONCOLOGIST |
| One with a submissive attitude to events |
FATALIST |
| Opera by Britten based on a Thomas Mann novella |
death in venice |
| Operate on (a live animal) |
VIVISECT |
| Opposition; neutralisation |
COUNTERACTION |
| Out of date |
OBSOLETE |
| Pocket folding blade |
PENKNIFE |
| Polite form of address to a woman |
MADAM |
| Predatory arachnid |
wolf spider |
| Regular cause of amusement |
standing joke |
| Relating to a central point of interest |
FOCAL |
| Rubbish, drivel |
NONSENSE |
| Self-imposed punishment |
PENANCE |
| Showing excessive feeling |
OVEREMOTIONAL |
| Similar |
ALIKE |
| Sir Walter Scott hero |
IVANHOE |
| Slide between two notes |
GLISSANDO |
| South American barbecued dish |
churrasco |
| Store at a very low temperature |
deep-freeze |
| Successful achievement |
ACCOMPLISHMENT |
| Tending to spend much time seated |
SEDENTARY |
| Too confident and daring |
OVERBOLD |
| Violent disorder; chaos |
MAYHEM |
| Warning of danger |
ALARM |
| Worthless |
good-for-nothing |
