SA words quiz
Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with SA. The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. 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. The action of making or declaring something holy (14)
2. Small carnivore valued for its fur (5)
3. Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with (10)
4. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (8)
5. Rod Stewart hit from 1975 (7)
6. Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion (12)
7. Containing or impregnated with salt (6)
8. He may be useful if you forget the combination (11)
9. A welcoming gesture (10)
10. Flowering plant whose Latin name means stone breaker (9)
11. A tool used to clean or grind hard surfaces (11)
12. Lord whose ancestor founded one of the biggest British store chains (9)
13. Former name of Harare when it was the capital of Southern Rhodesia (9)
14. Breed of pig (10)
15. Group that had a hit with Guantanamera in 1967 - also British wading birds (10)
16. Informal term for a doctor or physician (8)
17. Petula Clark’s birth (Christian) name (5)
18. Type of amphibian (10)
19. Walk in a slow, relaxed manner (7)
20. US West Coast State capital city (10)
21. Messing with Satin may leave a mark (5)
22. Element with atomic number 62 (8)
23. John the Baptist is said to have been executed at her request (6)
24. First name of French singer who made #10 in UK charts in 1970 (5)
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. The action of making or declaring something holy (14)
2. Small carnivore valued for its fur (5)
3. Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with (10)
4. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation (8)
5. Rod Stewart hit from 1975 (7)
6. Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion (12)
7. Containing or impregnated with salt (6)
8. He may be useful if you forget the combination (11)
9. A welcoming gesture (10)
10. Flowering plant whose Latin name means stone breaker (9)
11. A tool used to clean or grind hard surfaces (11)
12. Lord whose ancestor founded one of the biggest British store chains (9)
13. Former name of Harare when it was the capital of Southern Rhodesia (9)
14. Breed of pig (10)
15. Group that had a hit with Guantanamera in 1967 - also British wading birds (10)
16. Informal term for a doctor or physician (8)
17. Petula Clark’s birth (Christian) name (5)
18. Type of amphibian (10)
19. Walk in a slow, relaxed manner (7)
20. US West Coast State capital city (10)
21. Messing with Satin may leave a mark (5)
22. Element with atomic number 62 (8)
23. John the Baptist is said to have been executed at her request (6)
24. First name of French singer who made #10 in UK charts in 1970 (5)
