How To Win 🏆 20

Front 1

to say bad things about somebody/something publicly

Back 1

She feels she has been much maligned by the press.

Hint 1

Those who malign him in this way are simply being dishonest.

Front 2

intended to harm or upset other people:

Back 2

malicious gossip/lies/rumours

Front 3

if a story, an idea, information, etc. circulates or if you circulate it, it spreads or it is passed from one person to another

Back 3

Rumours began to circulate about his financial problems.

Hint 3

Who has been circulating these rumours?

Front 4

to stop something from growing, increasing or developing

Back 4

to squelch a rumor

Hint 4

to squelch dissent/competition

Front 5

to present a book, an event, etc. as a play or a film

Back 5

Jane Austen’s ‘Emma’ was dramatized on television recently.

Front 6

to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody

Back 6

Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.

Hint 6

Please convey my apologies to your wife

Front 7

skill in getting a lot of attention and doing things in a way that entertains people

Back 7

a golfer with a real sense of showmanship

Front 8

to have something in great numbers or quantities

Back 8

The lakes abound with fish

Front 9

a medicine that prevents or corrects acidity, especially in the stomach

Back 9

the state of having a bitter sharp taste or of containing acid

Front 10

a liquid or powder that helps remove dirt, for example from clothes or dishes

Back 10

Give me some detergent

Front 11

​covered in a lot of grease or oil

Back 11

greasy fingers/marks/overalls

Hint 11

The sink was piled high with greasy dishes

Front 12

​a feeling of being happy or satisfied

Back 12

a sigh of contentment

Hint 12

He has found contentment at last.

Front 13

make somebody start to talk about or do something that is different from the main thing that they are supposed to be talking about or doing

Back 13

Don’t be sidetracked into discussing individual cases.

Hint 13

I was supposed to be writing a letter but I'm afraid I got sidetracked.

Front 14

the arrangement of facts or figures in columns or lists so that they can be read easily; a table of facts or figures

Back 14

One tabulation shows cities with populations of 100 000 or more.

Front 15

to put something/somebody down in a careless or untidy way

Back 15

Just dump your stuff over there—we'll sort it out later.

Front 16

to produce a detailed list of things

Back 16

We had to provide an itemized list of what had been stolen.

Hint 16

The report itemizes 23 different faults.