A magic spell or curse |
HEX |
About or around - in Latin |
CIRCA |
About to happen very soon |
IMMINENT |
Begins or flinches |
STARTS |
Chit acknowledging debt |
IOU |
Cool and remote, even unfriendly |
ALOOF |
Disease that withers plants such as potatoes |
BLIGHT |
Evergreen flowering shrub from olden era |
OLEANDER |
Fairytale dwarfs as garden ornaments |
GNOMES |
Fireside instrument with two gripping arms |
TONGS |
Former German state - the Nazi era was the Third |
REICH |
Greek goddess of peace |
IRENE |
Hirsute penitential garment for men |
HAIRSHIRT |
Hollow between limb and shoulder |
ARMPIT |
Insure cox on pleasure trip |
EXCURSION |
Japanese emperor as in G & S operetta |
MIKADO |
Lift or haul with some effort |
HEAVE |
More cunning in vulpine way |
FOXIER |