A words quiz
Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with A. How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Shortened forms
2. A thing that causes disgust or loathing
3. (of something bad) Experienced or present to the maximum degree
4. A characteristic that deviates from the normal type
5. A room containing washing facilities and toilets (typically in army barracks)
6. Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
7. Leave hurriedly and secretly
8. A type of edible mollusc
9. Major Northern Scottish city
10. To repeal or do away with (e.g.) an agreement
11. Plentiful
12. Texan town also title of 1963 country hit by George Hamilton IV
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to 5AM tomorrow. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Shortened forms
2. A thing that causes disgust or loathing
3. (of something bad) Experienced or present to the maximum degree
4. A characteristic that deviates from the normal type
5. A room containing washing facilities and toilets (typically in army barracks)
6. Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
7. Leave hurriedly and secretly
8. A type of edible mollusc
9. Major Northern Scottish city
10. To repeal or do away with (e.g.) an agreement
11. Plentiful
12. Texan town also title of 1963 country hit by George Hamilton IV
