'-- in the Underworld', operetta by Offenbach |
ORPHEUS |
-- Jingwei, 1883-1944, Chinese politician, an associate of Sun Yat-sen |
WANG |
1896 opera by Giacomo Puccini |
LABOHEME |
Arab sailing boat |
DHOW |
Arched recess in a church |
APSE |
Blue-flowered plant cultivated for its seeds and fibre |
FLAX |
Brightest star in the sky, also known as the Dogstar |
SIRIUS |
Declare or affirm to be true |
AVOW |
Dialectal word for the nightjar, nocturnal European bird |
Evejar |
Edge of the pavement |
KERB |
Expression from Latin meaning thanks to God |
DEOGRATIAS |
Feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments |
DISQUIET |
Final words from an author |
ENVOI |
Game played on a lawn |
CROQUET |
Glassy area projecting in a curve |
BOWWINDOW |
Hard fatty tissue used in cookery |
SUET |