| (A person's) experience, education, circumstances |
BACKGROUND |
| Acorn bearer |
OAKTREE |
| Action of writing music |
COMPOSITION |
| Approaches |
NEARS |
| Area of central Scotland around Loch Katrine |
TROSSACHS |
| Bertolt —, German dramatist |
BRECHT |
| Boned steak cut from sirloin |
ENTRECOTE |
| Branch of technology including aviation |
AEROSPACE |
| Cause suffering to |
AFFLICT |
| Causing laughter |
COMIC |
| Common pest butterfly |
CABBAGEWHITE |
| Concerning Britain and the US |
TRANSATLANTIC |
| Decorative craft of knotting string |
MACRAME |
| Decorative tuft of threads |
TASSEL |
| Developed (animal variety) |
BRED |
| Dickens novel |
NICHOLASNICKLEBY |
| Discourage, put off |
DETER |
| Do without (something desirable) |
FORGO |
| Eg, Grace Darling's father |
LIGHTHOUSEKEEPER |
| Engaging by fitting together |
INTERLOCKING |
| Fast boat; blade |
CUTTER |
| Freedom from control |
INDEPENDENCE |
| Genuine, straightforward |
HONESTTOGOODNESS |
| Genuinely |
SINCERELY |
| Grime; rock music style |
GRUNGE |
| Grossly overweight |
OBESE |
| Internal organs and entrails as food |
OFFAL |
| Knotted flogging rope |
CATONINETAILS |
| Large parrot |
MACAW |
| Manchester killing of peaceful demonstrators in August 1819 |
PETERLOOMASSACRE |
