| - - zones, regions round geomagnetic poles |
AURORAL |
| Autonomous region of northern Spain |
LaRioja |
| Be defeated in an unlucky way |
LOSEOUT |
| Capital and chief port of the Bahamas |
NASSAU |
| Cause to move back by force |
REPEL |
| City on peninsula of the same name in Sri Lanka |
Jaffna |
| Disappointing occurrence |
NONEVENT |
| Drug that inhibits effect of oestrogen |
Tamoxifen |
| Extravagant tasteless showiness |
GAUDINESS |
| Fast-growing conifer, popular for garden hedges |
LEYLANDII |
| Highly spiced eastern dish of rice with meat or fish |
PILAU |
| Informal word for a contemptible person |
Squit |
| Informal word for an advertising video recording |
PROMO |
| Informal word for champagne |
BUBBLY |
| Italian name for the capital of the Campania region |
NAPOLI |
| Japanese - - , an invasive plant |
KNOTWEED |
