French army officer, 1859-1935, who was falsely accused of providing military secrets to Germans |
DREYFUS |
German name for a city on the river Rhine |
KOLN |
Highest adult female voice |
SOPRANO |
Important influential person |
BIGWHEEL |
Informal word for a young child, especially an Italian one |
BAMBINO |
Large animal found in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands |
KODIAKBEAR |
Libertine, one who is morally unrestrained |
DEBAUCHEE |
Nabob, Muslim prince in India |
NAWAB |
Nancy --, first woman to sit in the House of Commons |
ASTOR |
Old instrument used to measure altitude of stars and planets |
ASTROLABE |
Old type of retort used for distillation |
ALEMBIC |
Period of intense tuition given to student or small group |
TUTORIAL |
Remarkable feat of escape |
Houdiniact |
Roving drinking session |
PUBCRAWL |
Strong south-east wind in South Africa |
CAPEDOCTOR |
Texan siege and massacre in 1836 |
ALAMO |