Anagrams of: PLACCATS

• a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus

• French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662)

• a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

• a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach

• the skin that covers the top of the head

• sell illegally, as on the black market

• remove the scalp of

• a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

• the act of grasping

• hold firmly and tightly

• fasten with or as if with a brooch

• fasten with a buckle or buckles

• grasp firmly

• a written agreement between two states or sovereigns

• a sudden very loud noise

• a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra

• a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

• put quickly or forcibly

• cause to strike the air in flight

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• clap one's hands together

• strike the air in flight

• strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

• strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise