June 12

Question 1

clutch

Answer 1

To grasp and hold tightly: a child clutching a blanket.

Question 2

Manling

Answer 2

A little man.

Question 3

midst

Answer 3

core, heart; occurring in the middle

1. The middle position or part; the center: in the midst of the desert.
2. A position of proximity to others: a stranger in our midst.

Question 4

mayhap

Answer 4

perhaps

Question 5

irrigate

Answer 5

1. To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.
2. To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.

Question 6

fragrance

Answer 6

2. a sweet or pleasing scent.

3. something, as a perfume, having a sweet or pleasing scent.

Question 7

injunction

Answer 7

1. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order.
2. Law A court order requiring a party to refrain from doing a particular act or to do a particular act.

Question 8

clank

Answer 8

A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains.

Question 9

constellation

Answer 9

A grouping of stars on the celestial sphere perceived as a figure or design, especially one of the 88 recognized groups named after characters from classical Greek and Roman mythology as well as various common animals and objects.