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abbreviate (17 points)
Make an acronym of, perhaps
Shorten (a word)
Bribe a vet with a new contract
A·1+B·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
abhorrence (17 points)
Revulsion to constituents of Anchor beer
There's nothing at all like it
Here carbon emission produces disgust
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
absorbable (16 points)
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
absorbance (16 points)
""(Physics / General Physics) Physics a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance See transmittance ACIDOMETER (Chemistry) a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery Also called acidimeter ACTINOZOAN & adj (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another word for anthozoan AEROSPHERE (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth""
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
absorptive (17 points)
Tending to suck up
Tending to soak up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
accelerate (14 points)
Maybe create lace and go faster
Create lace dress and be quick about it
Open the throttle wide
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
accordance (17 points)
(In) conformity (with)
Treating cancer a doc gets agreement
Agreement of opinion
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
achondrite (16 points)
Stony meteorite
A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
acquirable (23 points)
Capable of being acquired.
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 23 pts
acrylamide (18 points)
""A readily polymerized amide, C 3 H 5 NO, derived from acrylic acid and used in synthetic fibers and sewage treatment. It is a carcinogen and is present in some foods, especially starches and cereals that are cooked at high temperatures.""
A·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 18 pts
adrenaline (11 points)
Rush before a flight (wordplay)
It can give you a rush
Stimulator of ideal Queen Anne building
A·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adsorbable (15 points)
ADSORB to gather on the surface in a condensed layer
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
adsorptive (16 points)
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption.adsorption.
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adulterate (11 points)
Cut a deal? Utter chicanery!
Water down, perhaps
Grown up with age, note, can be corrupt
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adulterine (11 points)
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advertence (16 points)
The quality or practice of being advertent; heedfulness.
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
aeciospore (14 points)
""A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.""
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aerogramme (15 points)
Air mail letter
Air letter
'Casualty' episode missing opening page, but whoever the writer, it'll take off
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
aerosolize (19 points)
AEROSOL a spray released under pressure
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
affirmable (20 points)
A story about company that may be ratified
Warm around volcanic rim, so may be asserted
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
affirmance (20 points)
Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
affordable (19 points)
Model T, to Henry (wordplay)
Within one's ability to pay
Not too dear a passage in a story
A·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
afterimage (16 points)
Flashbulb effect, for example
Lingering impression on the eye
Flashbulb effect
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
afterpiece (17 points)
Additional short sketch.
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
aftershave (19 points)
Brut, for one
Face alcohol before breakfast (wordplay)
Where this is (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
aftertaste (13 points)
Side effect (wordplay)
Bud or maker (wordplay)
Feeling left following smack (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aggrandise (13 points)
M1's in time to expand
Magnify; increase power of
Make greater grade gains after revision
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aggrandize (22 points)
Exaggerate
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
aggressive (15 points)
Wild, wild raves and gigs on Ecstasy
Like a winning tournament player*
Combative - pushing
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
agoraphobe (18 points)
One afraid of open spaces
One who suffers a fear of crossing open spaces
I hate going out since chat with lout who's on benefits
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
allegorise (11 points)
ALLEGE to assert without proof
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
allegorize (20 points)
Show by storytelling
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
alliterate (10 points)
Everyone repeat! (wordplay)
Say tongue twisters, maybe
Say a tongue twister, maybe
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alongshore (14 points)
Not in deep water, say
By the sea
Waterfront
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
altarpiece (14 points)
Art for the masses (wordplay)
Communion table screen
Painting placed prominently in church
A·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
ameliorate (12 points)
Make better meal, or I eat junk!
Make an unpleasant situation better
Make improvements to
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amerciable (16 points)
AMERCE to fine or punish
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
anastrophe (15 points)
Word inversion, such as "Came the dawn."
Inversion, such as "Came the dawn"
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
answerable (15 points)
Having to report (to)
Article rebel was wrong to blame
Accountable.
A·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
anthracene (15 points)
""A solid hydrocarbon, C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin. C6H4.C2H2.C6H4, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
anthracite (15 points)
I burn, but break your heart? I can't!
Hard, lustrous coal
Hard type of coal
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
antifreeze (22 points)
Alcohol, for one.
Opposed to a cap on wages (wordplay)
Alcohol needed for driving (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+E·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
antinature (10 points)
In favor of the great indoors, maybe
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antipyrine (15 points)
""An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
antistrike (14 points)
STRIKE to {hit=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
apiculture (14 points)
Breeding and care of bees
One might be keeping this, by the sound of it
Bringing up workers in a religious environment
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
apostrophe (17 points)
O death, where is thy sting (wordplay)
Greengrocers missing sign (wordplay)
Maker's mark (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appearance (16 points)
Item on a personnel chief's checklist
Item on a personnel director's list
Reason for a face lift
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
apperceive (19 points)
To perceive; to comprehend.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
appraisive (17 points)
APPRAISE to set a value on
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
appreciate (16 points)
Increase (in value)
(Of asset) rise in value
Be fully aware of.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
apprentice (16 points)
Sugarplum is what one gets!
Worker learning a trade
One is bound to be in training
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
approvable (19 points)
Worthy of being approved; meritorious.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
aquamarine (21 points)
Blue-green beryl
Birthstone for many Pisces
Gemstone a queen pinned to a soldier
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts
arbitrable (14 points)
Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable.
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
arborvitae (15 points)
Virgil's tree of life
Coniferous hedge choice
Ornamental evergreen
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
architrave (18 points)
Frame for door or window
Beam resting on tops of columns.
Frame Alistair, vacuously taking tab at party
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
arpeggiate (14 points)
ARPEGGIATE
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
articulate (12 points)
Of Carney's film roles (wordplay)
A tacit rule that's broken, say
Expressing oneself clearly.
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ascribable (16 points)
Attributable (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
ascriptive (17 points)
The act of ascribing.
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
asparagine (13 points)
""A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; called also altheine. C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; called also altheine.""
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
asseverate (13 points)
Affirm dunderhead always had snacks
Declare that the fool was always feeding
State in which animal always took food
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
atmosphere (17 points)
Feeling blue (wordplay)
Candles create a romantic one
Pervading tone or mood
A·1+T·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
attractive (15 points)
Easy on the ol' windows to the soul
Pleasing to the eye
In good taste
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
auriculate (12 points)
AURICULAE
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
autorotate (10 points)
AUTOROTATE
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
autostrade (11 points)
Italian superhighways.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
aventurine (13 points)
An undertaking to clad home in glass
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aviculture (15 points)
Rearing and care of birds.
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

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