| Heaviest noble gas, produced by the decay of uranium-238 |
RADON |
| In cricket, a short-pitched ball, typically easy to hit |
long hop |
| In Greek myth, a female Bacchanalian |
MAENAD |
| In organic chemistry, an ____ group is a vinyl group attached to a methylene bridge, and is named after the Latin for garlic |
ALLYL |
| Inhabitants of an ancient Greek city central to Bronze Age culture |
mycenaeans |
| Mountain range running the length of the Italian peninsula |
APENNINES |
| Murder on the Dancefloor was a big hit single for ____ |
Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| Nincompoops |
HALFWITS |
| Old word for a huntsman; star destroyer class in Star Wars |
venator |
| Old-fashioned name for both Irish and Scottish Gaelic |
ERSE |
| One who uses flattery to persuade |
WHEEDLER |
| One whose native tongue may be Wendish, Czech, Serbian etc |
SLAV |
| Opera which begins and ends in a garret |
La Boheme |
| Pertaining to the ancient Persian god of light, identified with the sun |
MITHRAIC |
| Popular name for the park including the venue of the US Open tennis championships |
Flushing Meadows |
| Portuguese former goalkeeper, manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2017 |
Nuno Espirito Santo |
| Raymond Burr played Erle Stanley Gardner’s ____ on TV |
Perry Mason |
| Small variety of cos lettuce |
Little Gem |
| The canonical hour between terce and nones |
SEXT |
| The smallest country of Central America |
El Salvador |
| To get out of bed or make an appearance |
show a leg |
| Turkish equivalent of Mr |
BEY |
| Urticaria, or hives, is often called ____ rash |
NETTLE |
| Where, according to British culture, it’s “grim” |
up north |
| ____ won 21 grand slam titles with Martina Navratilova |
Pam Shriver |
