April 2025

3. Darling or dear
8. An imitation of gold
10. (Of a plant, animal, or soil) Living or occurring in a marshy habitat
12. A painting or design intended to create the illusion of a three-dimensional object
13. The skillful and harmonious arrangement or fitting together of the different parts of something
15. Deep purple-red
17. Steer a yacht nearer the wind
18. The concept of finding beauty in things that are simple, imperfect, or impermanent
20. Geniality; friendliness
22. A love of novelty

1. (In verse) The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza
2. Another term for loan translation
4. Triviality or frivolity
5. A sentence or construction in which the expected grammatical sequence is absent
6. (Historical) A noisy mock serenade performed by a group of people to celebrate a marriage or mock an unpopular person
7. Having many branches
9. Affected or pretentious
11. (Rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter
14. A social event at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing, traditional dancing, and storytelling
16. The animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological
19. The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group
21. (In India) A small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape