Anagrams of: PLACOIDS

• as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• not easily irritated

• a variety of leaf bug

• the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

• small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter

• a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes

• a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

• an instance or single occasion for some event

• any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together

• an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress

• the act of clipping or snipping

• a sharp slanting blow

• sever or remove by pinching or snipping

• run at a moderately swift pace

• attach with a clip

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent

• 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 liquor distilled from grapes (a brandy) made in wine-producing regions of Peru and Chile. It is the most widely consumed spirit in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.