A king of Israel, husband of Jezebel |
AHAB |
A leafless orchid with branching stems and small flowers |
CORALROOT |
A plain strong cotton fabric with fine ribbing |
POPLIN |
A style of operatic singing, developed in Italy |
BELCANTO |
Administrative headquarters of the Faeroe Islands, on the island of Streymoy |
Torshavn |
British Conservative prime minister (1902-05) |
BALFOUR |
Burl --, US folk singer who won a Grammy for 'A Little Bitty Tear' (1961) |
IVES |
City in Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River |
ALLENTOWN |
English Britpop band |
BLUR |
Flower head, cooked and eaten as a vegetable |
ARTICHOKE |
George --, railway engineer who built the 'Rocket' |
STEPHENSON |
Golfer responsible for the founding of the US Masters in Augusta |
ROBERTTYREJONES |
Heinrich --, German lyric poet (1797-1856) |
HEINE |
John --, Patrick Macnee's character in 'The Avengers' |
STEED |
Muscular dog of a Chinese breed, with a distinctive wrinkled nose |
SHARPEI |