Wordscapes Level 1999 Answers

APE

a large primate that lacks a tail, including the gorilla, chimpanzees, orangutan, and gibbons

APT

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

ATE

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

EAT

put (food) into the mouth and chew and swallow it

KEPT

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

PAT

touch quickly and gently with the flat of the hand

PATE

a person's head, especially when lacking hair

PEA

a spherical green seed that is eaten as a vegetable or as a pulse when dried

PEAK

the pointed top of a mountain

PEAT

a brown deposit resembling soil, formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter in the wet acidic conditions of bogs and fens, and often cut out and dried for use as fuel and in gardening

PET

stroke or pat (an animal) affectionately

PUT

move to or place in a particular position

TAKE

lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold

TAP

a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled

TAPE

a narrow strip of material, as used to hold or fasten something

TAU

the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet (Τ, τ), transliterated as ‘t’

TAUPE

grey with a tinge of brown

TEA

a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water

TEAK

hard durable timber used in shipbuilding and for making furniture

UPTAKE

the action of taking up or making use of something that is available