WHICH WORD?

NO. 1852

1 ARACHNID (a) The sandarac tree (b) A spider, scorpion or mite (c) A secret remedy or elixer 2 BISULCATE (a) Cloven-footed (b) Arranged in two rows (c) Doublebeaked

3 CIDARIS (a) A Persian tiara (b) A loud chirping insect (c) A scar over a healed wound 4 DISSEMBLE (a) To sow or scatter abroad (b) To think differently (c) To assume a false appearance 5 EPIGRAM (a) A concise and pointed saying (b) An inscription on a building (c) A tattoo with words 6 FRAPPÉ (a) An iced drink (b) Frivolous talk (c) A skipping rope 7 GANESHA (a) An intoxicating preparation (b) The elephant-headed Hindu god of prophecy (c) A xylophone-like instrument 8 HOOLOCK (a) A street ruffian (b) A boisterous Irish party (c) A small Assamese gibbon

9 IYYAR (a) The eighth month of the Jewish civil year (b) The Pyrenean ibex (c) The miriti palm 10 KUMQUAT (a) A liqueur flavoured with cumin and carraway seeds (b) A small citrus fruit (c) A sweet potato

11 LIQUESCE (a) To become liquid (b) To talk incessantly (c) To turn assets into cash 12 MOIDORE (a) A temporary fortification (b) A former gold coin of Portugal (c) A fabric with watered appearance 13 NEFANDOUS (a) Appalling (b) Negligent (c) Secretive 14 OSCULAR (a) Vibratory (b) Composed of bone (c) Relating to the mouth or kissing 15 PIEBALD (a) Black and white in patches (b) Like a picture (c) Pertaining to inlaid woodwork 16 RACON (a) A small bear (b) A radar beacon (c) The spine 17 SARABAND (a) A popular Spanish castanet dance (b) A Middle East nomad (c) A Russian peasant woman’s cloak 18 TANGIBLE (a) Equal in value (b) Perceptible by touch (c) Having a sharp taste

19 VOILE (a) A kind of sparrow (b) A light puff pastry (c) A semitransparent material

20 WHITLING (a) A young trout (b) A painful inflammation of a finger or toe (c) Twigs for starting a fire