Coventry Telegraph Prize Crossword

[Burnsie65]

Sleep-inducing drug (8). I have 'n?p?n???

Expression of resignation (5-2). I have h???? ?o

Figures of speech (7). ??a?e?y

[scorpiojo]

Narcotic?

[fiction-factory]

narcotic?

[ubasses]

heigh ho

[Mamyalynne]

Heigh ho

[scorpiojo]

Imagery

[Burnsie65]

maybe nepenthe?

[fiction-factory]

could be

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nepenthe

[scorpiojo]

That's better :)

[pixie374]

No...that's antidepressant. Narcotic is better.

[Burnsie65]

Heigh Ho and Imagery fits - many thanks. Am I right with Nepenthe and not Narcotic?

[scorpiojo]

Synonyms for nepenthes
noun powerful drug inducing anesthesia or sleep

[pixie374]

If it fits... it's not accurate though.

[TheFrogman]

OED gives NEPENTHE as 'a drug possessing sedative properties', although I am only familiar with its more common meaning of a drug supposed to banish trouble from the mind (sadly not available in Boots).

[scorpiojo]

:)