May be a sweet potato |
YAM |
Mount where Moses received the Ten Commandments |
SINAI |
Natural environment, of animal or plant |
HABITAT |
Ninth month of Muslim year, a time of fasting |
RAMADAN |
Pressing and urgent |
EXIGENT |
Push forward with truths |
THRUST |
Rebuke, scold severely |
UPBRAID |
Sermons are preached from it |
PULPIT |
Shakespeare: ''The Taming of the . . . . . '' |
SHREW |
Silent or speechless |
MUTE |
Stitched edge of garment |
HEM |
Subdue with fear and wonder |
OVERAWE |
Surrender or propose |
SUBMIT |
Talented, naturally accomplished |
GIFTED |
The animal that does not change its spots |
LEOPARD |
The cord of a candle |
WICK |
The side of socialism |
LEFT |
Time of year when day equals night |
EQUINOX |
Typically French or of France |
GALLIC |
Uriah . . . . , Dickens hypocrite |
HEEP |
Wearied, jaded |
PALLED |