Wordscapes Level 993 Answers

ALE - An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

ANT - Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

ATE - Simple past of eat.

EAT - To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.

LET - To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).

NET - A mesh of string, cord or rope.

TAN - A symbol of the trigonometric function tangent.

TEA - The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.

TEN - A numerical value equal to 10; the number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Roman numerals as X, in Arabic numerals as 10, and in the hexadecimal system (base 16) as A.

ALT - A state of excitement, conveyed by a high pitched voice.

LAT - A Latvian coin and national monetary unit.

LANE - A narrow passageway between fences, walls, hedges or trees.

LEAN - To hang outwards.

NEAT - A bull or cow.

TENT - A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering persons from the weather.

LENT - Simple past tense and past participle of lend.

ANTE - A price or cost, as in up the ante.

LATTE - A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.

TALENT - The men or (especially) women of a place or area, judged by their attractiveness.

LATENT - Existing or present but concealed or inactive.