| “Conversation is more often likely to be an ____ deliberate evasion […]. We’re all cheats and liars, really” (James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity) |
attempt at |
| “More” in Latin |
PLUS |
| “____ with” means “equivalent to” |
on a par |
| 1985 dystopian novel by Margaret Atwood |
The Handmaid's Tale |
| A Mrs ____ of north Wales is a longstanding letter writer on I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue |
TRELLIS |
| A US supreme court justification for limiting freedom |
Clear and present danger |
| An act of mischief, in a rarely used singular form |
SHENANIGAN |
| An angel depicted as a winged child |
CHERUB |
| Animal of the Cervus genus native to east Asia |
sika deer |
| Animated TV series featuring elephant keeper Bani Moukerjee |
Ivor the Engine |
| Area of barren ground, often with sandy soil |
HEATH |
| Astronomical object, also a 2006 single by Muse |
supermassive black hole |
| At the highest level |
top-tier |
| Author whose best-known character’s first name was Nigel until her publisher decided to avoid confusion with another fictional schoolboy |
Sue Townsend |
| Bread typically baked in a tandoor |
NAAN |
| British-born stand-up comedian and TV host who “took over” the r/pics subreddit in mid-June 2023 |
John Oliver |
| Crustacean which takes over an empty shell |
hermit crab |
| DJ Pete ____ is part of a disastrous situation in rhyming slang |
TONG |
| Familiar name of the ill-fated LZ 129 airship |
HINDENBURG |
| Finale of the musical A Chorus Line |
ONE |
| Follow-up to Nik Kershaw’s debut album Human Racing |
The Riddle |
| Funerary figurine in many museum Egyptology displays |
USHABTI |
| Gentleman’s ____ is an anchovy paste first produced in 1828 |
RELISH |
| Indian state whose capital is Dispur |
ASSAM |
