Free from bacteria, surically clean |
ASEPTIC |
George Eliot novel 'Silas ......' |
MARNER |
Imitation or substitute, from German |
ERSATZ |
Impolite or vulgar |
RUDE |
Letting through fluid or air, permeable |
POROUS |
Like a spiral or spring |
HELICAL |
Magnificent, causing fear or wonder |
AWESOME |
Sailor's cry to ship |
AHOY |
Schoolboy grub like sweets and cakes |
TUCK |
Self-governing principality in the Pyrenees |
ANDORRA |
Shakespeare's Scottish play |
MACBETH |
Shakespeare: 'If music be the food of love, .....' |
PLAYON |
Sibilant sound of disapproval |
HISS |
Spoil, deface |
MAR |
Tank for holding liquids |
VAT |
Team up with partner |
MATE |
Triangular bone at back of pelvis |
SACRUM |
Uncover or disclose |
REVEAL |
Uprights in cricket wicket |
STUMPS |
Washington building where USA Congress meets |
CAPITOL |
Written account of events in life |
MEMOIR |