| Bad luck |
MISFORTUNE |
| Be exceptionally good (at a subject) |
EXCEL |
| Become teetotal |
sign the pledge |
| Buckwheat pancakes |
BLINI |
| By any means possible |
one way or the other |
| Capital of Egypt |
CAIRO |
| Changed |
ALTERED |
| Christmas decoration |
MISTLETOE |
| Completely authentic |
honest to goodness |
| Completely overpowering |
OVERWHELMING |
| Cow’s milk gland |
UDDER |
| Dated term for an intellectual woman |
BLUESTOCKING |
| Disturbance of the earth’s field |
magnetic storm |
| Eg, a vaccine |
INOCULANT |
| Eg, native of Baku |
AZERBAIJANI |
| Fairground attraction |
helter-skelter |
| Fascinating; enslaving |
ENTHRALLING |
| Fast; bird |
SWIFT |
| Form of industrial action |
STRIKE |
| Former prime minister |
THATCHER |
| Free (from a difficulty) |
EXTRICATE |
| French cheese |
BRIE |
| General direction; fashion |
TREND |
| Group of lions |
PRIDE |
| Handle for entry |
DOORKNOB |
| Insufficient use |
underutilisation |
| Lacking refinement |
INELEGANT |
| Large group of people |
CROWD |
| Lie back |
RECLINE |
| Literary assistant |
AMANUENSIS |
