Not average or usual |
non-standard |
Novel by Thomas Hardy |
Tess of the d'Urbervilles |
Old, ageing |
ELDERLY |
One administering property set aside to benefit others |
TRUSTEE |
One regularly intoxicated |
DRUNKARD |
One who does wrong |
MALEFACTOR |
Paralyse with sudden emotion |
TRANSFIX |
Perplexity, confusion |
BEWILDERMENT |
Person's particular skill |
SPECIALITY |
Physical power |
MUSCLE |
Place offering protection |
SHELTER |
Professional cook |
CHEF |
Rail supporter |
SLEEPER |
Refined, well-educated |
CULTURED |
Reliever of muscle pain or tension |
MASSEUR |
Remove (a need or difficulty) |
OBVIATE |
Rotating gate |
TURNSTILE |
Scottish mountain hut |
BOTHY |
Self-evidently true statement |
AXIOM |
Sharp point on a shrub |
THORN |
Small runway |
AIRSTRIP |
Subjugation |
ENSLAVEMENT |
Target for arrows |
DARTBOARD |
Throat inflammation |
TONSILLITIS |
Turn when driving (US) |
hang a left |
TV or radio continuity person |
ANNOUNCER |
Unequal contest |
MISMATCH |
Unusual feature or habit |
PECULIARITY |
Very hot and humid |
TROPICAL |