Crossword Puzzle

[golondrina]

Certainly not Poly-Esther.

 

[Mia6]

Not cretonne.

Teeny clue, my lovely Drina?

 

[Mia6]

7 letters ending with r or 8 letters ending with e (same word and meaning with two spellings)
Cloth bearing the name of the region where it was created.

Shalwar?

 

[Mia6]

Boris Diamond @PushPurrCatPaws Tobermory @debbila and anyone else, need help!!!!

 

[Boris Diamond]

Cashmere/Kashmir?

 

[golondrina]

Cashmere/Kashmir?

Boris Diamond, the two words are valid. Your turn

 

[Boris Diamond]

9 letters
Grenade
Ends with e

 

[golondrina]

Explosive? Barcarole? Pastorale? Serenade?

 

[Boris Diamond]

No, none of those. The answer is a nickname or familiar name for this item.

 

[Tobermory]

Pineapple?

 

[Boris Diamond]

Pineapple is correct!

 

[Tobermory]

11 letters
Noisy or angry differing of opinions
Ends in s

 

[golondrina]

Antirrhesis? Dissentions? Altercations? Squabblings?

Are we looking for a word in plural or a word that ends invariably with s?

 

[Tobermory]

None of those. The word ends in s but it isn't plural.

 

[Boris Diamond]

Contretemps?

 

[golondrina]

Contentious

 

[Tobermory]

Contretemps is correct, Boris Diamond !

 

[Boris Diamond]

Eight letters
Offensively bold
Ends with t

 

[DreamerRose]

Braggart

 

[Boris Diamond]

Not braggart.