Large stadium as in ancient Rome |
COLISEUM |
Male honey bee, an idler |
DRONE |
Of voice, piercing and high-pitched |
SHRILL |
Ooze out, or show as with confidence |
EXUDE |
Person forced to live abroad |
EXILE |
Pinch sharply, perhaps in the bud |
NIP |
Protected or supported against attack |
DEFENDED |
Put in remark while someone is speaking |
INTERJECT |
Remove stopper from wine bottle |
UNCORK |
Ridges of rock or sand beneath sea surface |
REEFS |
Rupture, organ penetrating the abdomen |
HERNIA |
Season called the fall in America |
AUTUMN |
Shakespeare 'Much . . . About Nothing' |
ADO |
Sings in monotone as in psalm |
CHANTS |
Stately French mansions |
CHATEAUX |
Swoon, lose consciousness |
FAINT |
The period of British rule in India |
RAJ |
The top seat in a committee |
CHAIR |