“Whatever piece of business you have in hand […], do all the labor ____ it which can then be done” (Abraham Lincoln) |
Pertaining to |
A decision which is very easy to make |
no-brainer |
A principle based on experience rather than theory |
rule of thumb |
A soccer player in his own half is always ____ |
ONSIDE |
Actor who plays Siegfried Farnon in the Channel 5 series All Creatures Great and Small |
Sam West |
An assault on a fortification, using ladders |
ESCALADE |
Arresting or stealing |
NICKING |
Barring of pay increases by a government or company |
Wage freeze |
BBC TV newsreader, a presenter of Today since 2013 |
Mishal Husain |
BBC TV series, 2004-2012, starring Robert Glenister and Adrian Lester as con artists targeting corrupt rich people |
HUSTLE |
Children’s modelling compound developed in Cincinnati in the 1950s, from a wallpaper cleaning product |
Play-doh |
Climbing vine with distinctive complex white and purple blooms |
PASSIONFLOWER |
Current Today presenter who has previously hosted Woman’s Hour, Newsnight and The World at One |
Martha Kearney |
Czech winner of the 1998 Wimbledon women’s singles title |
Jana Novotna |
Daily commentator about London life during the 1660s |
Samuel Pepys |
Excessively or foolishly affectionate |
DOTING |
Former BBC North America editor, now the longest-serving presenter of Today |
Justin Webb |
Former BBC political editor, a Today presenter since 2015 |
Nick Robinson |
Framework expanding a skirt, fashionable in the 1880s |
BUSTLE |
French expression meaning “of course” |
Bien entendu |
Gum-based paint often used by children or beginners |
Poster colour |
Haifa, Ashdod or Beersheba resident |
ISRAELI |
Hertfordshire town with TV and film studios, where Star Wars and Holby City have been shot |
ELSTREE |