Anagrams of: ATTACKAIRCRAFT

• a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman

• a vehicle that can fly

• a man-made object taken as a whole

• English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

• a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

• twist (a body part) into a strained position

• a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity

• tending to soothe or tranquilize

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

• strong wrapping paper made from pulp processed with a sulfur solution

• an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

• a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

• a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man