| 20 answers for: Based on the Latin meaning "to cook", a room somet... |
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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| KITCHEN | Based on the Latin meaning "to cook", a room sometimes with an adjoining larder, pantry or scullery; an old Scottish word for a tea urn; or, a ship's galley (7) |
| SPENCE | Old dialect or Scots word for a cottage parlour; a buttery, larder, pantry or other storeroom for victuals and domestic equipment; or, a monetary allowance (6) |
| JUDGE | Based on the Latin meaning "law", a figure presiding over a court (5) |
| IHS | Based on Greek spelling, a Christogram, sometimes with an added cross, commonly used in medieval Western Europe |
| ROAST | Word originally meaning to cook before an open fire, later to cook (meat or vegetables) in an oven (5) |
| BROIL | US term meaning to cook by direct exposure to heat (5) |
| STY | Dorm room, sometimes |
| PIGSTY | Teenager's room, sometimes |
| ATTIC | Room sometimes reached by ladder |
| SURGE | Based on the Latin "to rise", a word used in its early sense to mean a fountain or stream, later a big wave, a billowing cloud, a sudden increase of power or a rush of emotion (5) |
| SAVOURY | Based on the Latin for "taste", a word used to describe a piquant, salty or spicy flavour as opposed to sweet; or, a dish, canape, nibble, snack etc with said umami quality (7) |
| ILLUSION | From the Latin meaning "to mock, ridicule or make a sport of", a false idea or belief; a deceptive appearance; a hallucination; or, very fine netting or tulle for veils (8) |
| SURPRISE | From the Latin meaning "to seize", a word for a sudden attack originally, later an astonishing or unexpected event, fact or present etc; or, the feeling of mild shock as a result of said startlement ( |
| VINEGAR | Based on the Latin for "wine" and "sour", sharp- or tart-tasting acidic "acetum" or "eisel" used as a condiment or pickling medium; or, by extension, bitterness or sourness of countenance, speech or t |
| VIEW | From the Latin meaning "to see", a prospect or sight of something such open countryside or other natural scenery; or, a work of art or a photograph depicting thus (4) |
| FOYER | Based on the Latin focus, meaning "domestic hearth", a French word for a greenroom; a theatre's area for gathering during intervals; or, any anteroom, hall or vestibule (5) |
| INTERVAL | Based on the Latin for "space between ramparts", a word for a break or pause in activity; or, a gap (8) |
| CINDERELLA | A drudge of sooty hearth or scullery; or, a "rags-to-riches" girl, idea, person or thing, in a fairy tale or real life (10) |
| LEAGUE | From the Latin meaning "to bind", a word for an alliance also used to describe an association of sports teams or a form of rugby (6) |
| DEGREES | Based on the Latin for "steps", a word for gradations on a scale; or, medieval doctorates or masterships attained in stages, later awards conferred by universities (7) |
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