| A wig in America |
TOUPEE |
| American state, capital Jefferson City |
MISSOURI |
| An alcoholic drink before a meal |
APERITIF |
| Astonish and confuse |
CONFOUND |
| Bombast or balloon filler |
HOTAIR |
| Coffee made by forcing steam through grounds |
ESPRESSO |
| Condescends to or patronises |
DEIGNS |
| Deserves, is worthy of |
MERITS |
| Incident or event as part of sequence |
EPISODE |
| It used to be Constantinople |
ISTANBUL |
| Japanese system of unarmed combat |
KARATE |
| Kind of deposit of sand and silt left by rivers or floods |
ALLUVIAL |
| Kind of plate thrown in sport |
DISCUS |
| Large cat of tropical America, or fast car |
JAGUAR |
| Lasting feud associated with Sicily and mafia |
VENDETTA |
| Machine capable of flight |
AIRCRAFT |
