Wordscapes Level 1288 Answers

CLAN - A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.

CLAY - A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

COAL - A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

COLA - The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.

HOLY - Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.

LOAN - A sum of money or other valuables or consideration that an individual, group or other legal entity borrows from another individual, group or legal entity (the latter often being a financial institution) with the condition that it be returned or repaid at a later date (sometimes with interest).

ONLY - Alone in a category.

HALO - A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.

LACY - Made of lace or decorated with it.

AHOY - Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

ACHY - Suffering from aches, sore.

CYAN - A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.

NACHO - A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

HALCYON - In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence (poetic) a kingfisher.