“I am discounting reports of UFOs. Why would they appear only to cranks and ____s?” (Stephen Hawking) |
WEIRDO |
1965 No 1 hit for Sonny and Cher, taken from their debut studio album |
I Got You Babe |
A round, semisweet biscuit made from wholemeal flour |
DIGESTIVE |
A wealthy well-travelled socialite |
jet-setter |
Adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts |
AKELA |
Affluent London district with grand terraces of white stucco houses |
BELGRAVIA |
Always there! |
OMNIPRESENT |
Brightly coloured popular aquarium fish, native to the Amazon basin |
neon tetra |
Byzantine emperor responsible for the revision and compilation of Roman imperial law |
JUSTINIAN |
Charity supporting single-parent families |
GINGERBREAD |
Colloquial term for the traditional postal system |
snail mail |
Common name for Citrus reticulata or its fruit |
mandarin orange |
Composer of the guitar concerto Fantasia Para un Gentilhombre |
Joaquin Rodrigo |
Description of an area like 34A rather than the West End |
RESIDENTIAL |
Female journalist writing articles of sentimental appeal |
sob sister |
French writer of prophesies in rhymed quatrains |
NOSTRADAMUS |
Her novel The Sea, The Sea won the 1978 Booker Prize |
iris murdoch |
Hybrid red fruits whose name shows their Scottish origin |
TAYBERRIES |
In skiing, a straight high-speed downhill run |
SCHUSS |
Incense burners for the home |
Joss sticks |
Irish dramatist who wrote The Vicar of Wakefield |
oliver goldsmith |
Late January celebration of Shetland’s Norse heritage |
Up-Helly-Aa |
Latin-based name for a group of people summoned to serve on a jury |
VENIRE |
Malevolent spirit believed to rob graves and devour corpses |
GHOUL |