French general who accepted Germany’s request for an armistice to end the First World War |
Ferdinand Foch |
In bridge, if a contract is defeated, the penalty awarded to the defending side depends on the number of ____s |
undertrick |
Informally, prominent people, such as those in show-business |
GLITTERATI |
Leggings which formerly protected clothing from mud |
spatterdashes |
Louisiana and Yucatan both lie on this ocean basin |
Gulf of Mexico |
Music’s Romantic period is sometimes described as ____ |
post-classical |
Percussion instrument with jingles on its perimeter |
TAMBOURINE |
Protagonist of a novella which ends with “God bless Us, Every One!” |
Ebenezer Scrooge |
Rhyming games |
cramboes |
Star of many films including Enter the Dragon |
Bruce Lee |
Strips on the side of woven fabric, preventing unravelling |
SELVEDGES |
Subordinate added items |
ADJUNCTS |
Swiss Alpine resort and, informally, the World Economic Forum hosted there annually |
DAVOS |
The capital of Jordan |
AMMAN |
The capital of Peru |
LIMA |
The imbalance between use of fossil fuels and counteractive measures |
carbon debt |
Tver, Kazan and Astrakhan are on this river |
VOLGA |
Watt-seconds |
JOULES |
West Indies bowler who took seven wickets for one run against Australia in 1993 |
Curtly Ambrose |
Willy Loman is the lead role in this Arthur Miller play |
Death of a Salesman |
Word for “beaten” which, in internet lingo, often has its first letter changed to P |
OWNED |
x.y.com is a ____ of y.com |
subdomain |
____ has represented England in all formats of cricket |
Moeen Ali |
____ warfare is named from its use in the Peninsular War |
GUERRILLA |