Inquizition's Missing Words2

Answer: Hair

Hair dryer, hairnet etc. Hairpiece can be a wig or toupee.

Answer: Table

A tablespoon is a spoon larger than a dessertspoon. It can also be a unit of capacity used in cooking which is equal to three teaspoons.

Answer: Old

Old Glory is a nickname for the flag of USA. An old master is one of the great European painters between 1500-1800. Old Nick is a humorous name for Satan.

Answer: Northern

The Northern Cross is a group of the five brightest stars that form a large cross in the constellation Cygnus. Aurora borealis is another name for the northern lights which is the aurora seen around the North Pole. With special thanks to 'awkins' you can also have Southern Cross, Southern hemisphere, Southern Ireland and southern lights (aurora australis).

Answer: Bone

A boneshaker is an early type of bicycle having solid tyres but no springs.

Answer: Chemical

Chemical bond, chemical engineering etc.

Answer: Golden

The golden calf was an idol made by Aaron in the Old Testament for the Israelites to worship. A golden oldie can be a hit record or song that has remained popular. A goldeneye is a black and white diving duck. Goldenrod is a plant which has spikes of small yellow flowers.

Answer: Sky

A skylight or fanlight is a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylight. Skywriting is when an aircraft releases smoke or vapour to form words in the sky.

Answer: Curtain

A curtain lecture is a scolding given in private by a wife to her husband. A curtain speech is the final speech of an act or a play. A curtain wall is the low wall outside a castle which acts as the first line of defence.

Answer: Sweat

A sweatshop is a place where employees work long hours under poor conditions for low wages.

Answer: Snow

A snowbird can be another name for the bird called the snow bunting. Snow white can be pure as white snow or as in 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

Answer: Hay

Haywire is a term used when things are not functioning properly.

Answer: Family

A family skeleton is a closely guarded family secret.

Answer: Smoke

A smokehouse is a building for curing meat or fish by smoking. The smoke tree is a shrub of southern Europe and Asia whose clusters of yellowish feathery flowers resemble clouds of smoke.

Answer: Crocodile

The crocodile bird is thought to feed on insects parasitic on crocodiles. The Limpopo River of southeast Africa is also known as the Crocodile River. Crocodile tears are false tears believed to be shed by a crocodile over their prey to allure further victims.

Answer: Devil's

A devil's coach-horse is a black beetle with a large jaw. The dragonfly is known as the devil's darning needle. Devil's Island is a former French penal colony (1895-1938) and located off the coast of French Guiana.

Answer: China

A Chinagraph is a coloured pencil used for writing on china or glass. Chinatown is an area of any city or town outside China with a predominantly Chinese population.

Answer: Evening

The evening star is often Venus which shines brightly in the west just after sunset.

Answer: Arabian

A dromedary is a type of Arabian camel bred for racing and riding. They have a single hump and long slender legs.

Answer: Carpet

A carpet shark has two dorsal fins and a patterned back. The carpet snake or python is a nonvenomous Australian snake which also has a carpetlike pattern on its back. Hope you enjoyed the challenge.