Wordscapes Level 956 Answers

FRAY - Affray; broil; contest; combat; brawl; melee.

LARK - Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.

RANK - Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

YARN - A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

FLAK - Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.

YANK - A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

FLAY - To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).

NARY - Not one.

FLAN - Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case (the only meaning in UK).

LANK - Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.

FLANK - Maximum (of speed). Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack (All ahead flank!).

FRANK - Honest, especially in an manner that seems slightly blunt.

FRANKLY - In a frank, open or (too) honest manner.