WORDYWISE

GIN AND TOXIC — the response if asked: ‘What’s your poison?’ Dave Cullen, Leeds. MACKARONI — waterproof pasta. Mrs S. Dugard, Witney, Oxon.

HEAD IN THE CLODS — freshly ploughed fields aren’t ideal for a spot of post-pub star-gazing. Mark Wraith, Newark, Notts. CALF A SIXPENCE — butcher’s one-off special. P. J. Lynch, Bristol. SLACK PANTHER — lazy big cat. Diane Silva, Lytham St Annes, Lancs.