Heaviest noble gas, produced by the decay of uranium-238 |
RADON |
In cricket, a short-pitched ball, typically easy to hit |
long hop |
In Greek myth, a female Bacchanalian |
MAENAD |
In organic chemistry, an ____ group is a vinyl group attached to a methylene bridge, and is named after the Latin for garlic |
ALLYL |
Inhabitants of an ancient Greek city central to Bronze Age culture |
mycenaeans |
Mountain range running the length of the Italian peninsula |
APENNINES |
Murder on the Dancefloor was a big hit single for ____ |
Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
Nincompoops |
HALFWITS |
Old word for a huntsman; star destroyer class in Star Wars |
venator |
Old-fashioned name for both Irish and Scottish Gaelic |
ERSE |
One who uses flattery to persuade |
WHEEDLER |
One whose native tongue may be Wendish, Czech, Serbian etc |
SLAV |
Opera which begins and ends in a garret |
La Boheme |
Pertaining to the ancient Persian god of light, identified with the sun |
MITHRAIC |
Popular name for the park including the venue of the US Open tennis championships |
Flushing Meadows |
Portuguese former goalkeeper, manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2017 |
Nuno Espirito Santo |
Raymond Burr played Erle Stanley Gardner’s ____ on TV |
Perry Mason |
Small variety of cos lettuce |
Little Gem |
The canonical hour between terce and nones |
SEXT |
The smallest country of Central America |
El Salvador |
To get out of bed or make an appearance |
show a leg |
Turkish equivalent of Mr |
BEY |
Urticaria, or hives, is often called ____ rash |
NETTLE |
Where, according to British culture, it’s “grim” |
up north |
____ won 21 grand slam titles with Martina Navratilova |
Pam Shriver |