Wordscapes Level 993 Answers

ALE

any beer other than lager, stout, or porter

ANT

a small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. It is wingless except for fertile adults, which form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for its industriousness

ANTE

a stake put up by a player in poker or brag before receiving cards

ATE

goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment

EAT

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

LANE

a narrow road, especially in a rural area

LAT

the basic monetary unit of Latvia, equal to 100 santims (replaced by the euro in 2014)

LATENT

(of a quality or state) existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed

LATTE

a type of coffee made with espresso and hot steamed milk, milkier than a cappuccino

LEAN

be in or move into a sloping position

LENT

a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

LET

not prevent or forbid; allow

NEAT

arranged in a tidy way; in good order

NET

a piece of open-meshed material made of twine, cord, or something similar, used typically for catching fish or other animals

TALENT

natural aptitude or skill

TAN

a yellowish-brown colour

TEA

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

TEN

equivalent to the product of five and two; one more than nine; 10

TENT

a portable shelter made of cloth, supported by one or more poles and stretched tight by cords or loops attached to pegs driven into the ground