“NOTABLY BOTANY BOAT BOLT LOAN ONLY ALT, ALTO, ATONY, BAL, BATON, BLAT, BLOAT, BLOT, BOA, BOLA, BONY, BOTA, LAT, NAY, NOTA, TALON, TONAL, TONY, YON, ABLY, BANTY, BOYLA, NOBLY, NOTAL, ONLAY, TOBY, TOLAN, ANT, ANY, BAN, BAT, BAY, BOT, BOY, LAB, LAY, LOB, LOT, NAB, NOT, OAT, TAB, TAN, TON, TOY”

“Wood for bats: WILLOW
Dust: POWDER
With certainty: SURELY
Claim without justification: ASSUME
… Polo, Venetian traveller and explorer who made ground-breaking journeys: MARCO
Repulse: REPEL
Vacant: EMPTY
Lists of names: ROLLS
Municipal official: MAYOR
Variety: SORT
Stance: POSE
Manage just about: COPE
For each: PER
Drink cooler: ICE
Studying: READING”

Caterpillar, Termite, Ant, Centipede, Newt, Millipede, Earwig, Beetle, Cricket

“CLASSY CLASS SAYS CLAY LAYS SAY LAY ACYL, ASS, LAC, LACY, LASS, SAC, SCALY, SLAY, SLY, ACYLS, CAYS, CLAYS, LACS, LYSSA, SACS, SALS, SLAYS”

“Domestic fowl: POULTRY
Liquid fuel: PETROL
Fluid: LIQUID
Merchant: DEALER
Overused expression: CLICHE
Space for movement or activity: SCOPE
Irritant: PEST
… is money, work quickly: TIME
Solid material, a good conductor of heat and electricity: METAL”

Ashtray, Candle, Bowl, Knife, Plate, Book, Fork

“CONFORM MOON ROOF FORM FROM ROOM NORM CORN FOR CON COO, COON, COR, CORF, CORM, CROON, FRO, MON, MONO, MOO, MOOR, MOR, MORN, MORON, NOR, ONO, COOF, NOM, ROM”

Of information from a confidential source: INSIDE
Rebound after impact: BOUNCE
Container for shopping: BASKET
Shape with three dimensions: SOLID
Small tree with purple berries: ELDER
Speck: DOT
Alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product: RUM
Validation for a letter: STAMP
Sweatshirt with a covered head: HOODIE

Raspberry, Rose, Grape, Tulip, Cherry, Tomato, Blood

“GUILTY GUILT UGLY GUY GUT LIT GILT, GIT, GLUT, LITU, LUG, TIL, TUG”

“Vacancy: OPENING
Type of music developed in Jamaica in the 1960s: REGGAE
Dependent settlement away from the homeland: COLONY
Regular payment for work: SALARY
Vladimir …, leader of Russian Revolution in 1917: LENIN
Footwear: SHOES
Used to express amazement, joy, or surprise: OOH
Screen dot: PIXEL”

Prelude, French, Nasty, Talking, Meerkat, Motors, Twins

“RENEWED RENEW NEWER DREW WERE NEED DEER REED WED NEW DEN END RED DENE, DEW, DREE, ERE, ERNE, EWE, EWER, NERD, REDE, REND, WEE, WEED, WEEDER, WEN, WEND, WREN, DERE, ENDER, NEE, NEEDER, REWED, WEENED, WEER”

Pasture: MEADOW
Ruling system: REGIME
Come to an end: EXPIRE
Take up again: RENEW
Assorted: MIXED
Children’s nurse: NANNY
Prepare to propose: KNEEL
Great affection: LOVE
Having acquired a desirable quality with the passage of time: AGED
Entrance way: DOOR
Concluded: OVER
Pond: MERE
Wages: PAY
Pub drink: ALE
Document detailing costs: INVOICE

Anaerobic, Balance, Aerobic, Flexibility, Strength

“TRASH HATS RASH RATS ASH HAS HAT SAT ART RAT STAR BH HART, HAST, RAH, TAR, TSAR, ARTS, HARTS, RATH, TAHRS, TARS”

“Meal taken before noon: BRUNCH
Crab’s nipper: PINCER
Fencer’s weapon: SWORD
Put to use: APPLY
Intrepid: BRAVE
Benefit: SAKE
A Tale of … Cities, historical novel by Charles Dickens: TWO
Category: CLASS”

Coltrane, Coleman, Sun ra, Hancock, Davis, Monk, Mingus

“IMMENSE MINES SEEM SEMI MINE SEEN MEN SIN SEE INS, MEM, MEME, MENSE, MESNE, MIEN, MIME, NEEM, SEINE, SEMEN, SEN, SIM, SINE, EMES, EMS, ESNE, MEMES, MEMS, MIENS, MIMES, MISE, NEE, NEEMS”

“Inadequate: LACKING
Able to move: MOBILE
Hallucination caused by hot air: MIRAGE
Journey made by plane: FLIGHT
Keyboard instrument: PIANO
Last moment of existence: DEATH
Arm to hand connection, the carpus: WRIST”

Leia, Chewbacca, Tie fighter, Skywalker, Jedi, Han solo, Ewok, Deathstar, Lightsaber

“PARODY DROP PROD PRAY YARD ROAD DRY POD PAY PAD DAY RAP PRO ROD RAY ADO, DOPA, DORP, DORY, DRAY, OAR, PAR, PRY, RAD, ROPY, YAP, YOD, APOD, DOPY, PARDY, PAYOR, PYRO”

“Deep valley: CANYON
Ferocious: SAVAGE
… Bolt, Jamaican athlete and olympian: USAIN
Synthetic material: NYLON
Fungus used in brewing and baking: YEAST
Part of an elephant: TRUNK
Stuck-up one: SNOB
Move on wheels: ROLL
Fight between two people over an affair of honour: DUEL
Uncivil: RUDE
Lazy or a worthless person: BUM
Brisk energy or initiative and high spirits: PEP
Box: CRATE”

Achieving, Striped, Positions, Guests, Mining, Width, Pistol

“HAMMOCK COMMA MOCK AMMO HACK OAK HAM MOM CAM AMOK, CAMO, COMA, HOCK, MAC, MACH, MACHO, MACK, MOCHA, CHAM, CHAO, HMM, MAKO”

Speed at which a musical composition is to be played: TEMPO
Sweeper: BROOM
World: GLOBE
Take place: OCCUR
Make into one: UNIFY
In honour of: AFTER
Try to lose weight: DIET
Malt brew: BEER
Lay to rest: BURY
Make fun of: MOCK
Forgery: FAKE
No longer present: GONE
Father: DAD
Sweet edible starchy tuber: YAM
Pie portion: SLICE

Natasha, Tina, Sarah, Melissa, Laura, Becky, Sally

“CITRUS RUSTIC CRUST CUTS SUIT RUST STIR CUT SIR SIT CIST, CRIT, CRUS, CURT, CUTIS, ICTUS, ITS, RICTUS, RUT, SCUT, SIC, TIC, URIC, CRIS, CRITS, CURS, CURST, RUTS, TICS”

Development: GROWTH
Moving to a higher point: UPWARD
Masculine or feminine: GENDER
Plantation product: SUGAR
Public swimming pool: BATHS
Calamari: SQUID
Stay somewhere temporarily: LODGE
Intoxicated: DRUNK
Brassed off: BORED
Bar sports: DART
Enthusiastic: KEEN
Obligation: DEBT
Communication that is sent: MESSAGE

Flask, Cup, Bottle, Gourd, Can, Pitcher, Glass