In the Second World War, “Stuka” was an abbreviation of the German for ____ |
dive-bomber |
Indulging in plunder and pillage |
depredatory |
Joseph Conrad novel; Ripley’s spaceship in Alien |
NOSTROMO |
Liquid produced by mashing in beer and whisky making |
WORT |
Loose name for a small insect which may bite |
GNAT |
Musical featuring the songs Happy Talk and Some Enchanted Evening |
South Pacific |
Not officially connected with an organisation |
unaffiliated |
Operatic character whose tiny hand was frozen |
MIMI |
Originally American term for someone operating deviously |
FINAGLER |
Pop princess who sang with Nick Cave on the murder ballad Where the Wild Roses Grow |
Kylie Minogue |
Roman leader who invaded Britain in 55BC and 54BC |
CAESAR |
Stephen ____ was a co-writer and co-director of The Office, with Ricky Gervais |
MERCHANT |
The hypothalamus and amygdalae are parts of the ____ |
limbic system |
The rufous-bellied ___ is Brazil’s national bird |
THRUSH |
The sauce for this kind of curry usually includes green chilli, onions and tomatoes |
Jalfrezi |
The ____ was a 1969 book about promotion, intended to be satire |
Peter Principle |
To act in a way inviting disaster |
ride for a fall |
Tolerated something unpleasant |
lumped it |
Type of shoe historically worn by native Americans |
MOCCASIN |
Woodland flower sometimes called wild hyacinth |
BLUEBELL |
Yearly event that marks a failed 1605 regicide attempt |
Bonfire Night |
____ and Vilnius were the largest cities in the Second Polish Republic that later became cities of the USSR |
LVIV |
____ plays DI Neville Parker in BBC TV’s Death in Paradise |
Ralf Little |
____ starred in 264 episodes of Murder, She Wrote |
Angela Lansbury |