-- de cour, untrustworthy friend |
AMI |
1970s TV sitcom starring Sid James and Diana Coupland |
BLESSTHISHOUSE |
A southern European custom or style |
ITALIANISM |
A word for sesame in India |
TIL |
American microbiologist who developed the standard vaccine against polio |
SALK |
Architect of St Paul's Cathedral |
WREN |
Chipmunk or hackee, burrowing rodent |
Groundsquirrel |
Compartment for aircraft workers |
FLIGHTDECK |
Fine-grained variety of chalcedony |
ONYX |
High-level discussion held over midday meal |
POWERLUNCH |
His wife was turned into a pillar of salt |
LOT |
Hypersomnia, a sleep disorder |
NARCOLEPSY |
Informal military word for a private |
SQUADDY |
Japanese garden design incorporating a path of stepping stones |
ROJI |