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P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
packsaddle (20 points)
Beast's burden, sometimes
Beast of burden's burden
Holder of loads for horses or donkeys
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
palatinate (12 points)
Native of old German Empire
German region.
Historical region spread, preserving a language
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
palindrome (15 points)
Tuna roll or a nut, perhaps (wordplay)
E.g. mum, dad
Friend on the airstrip, madam (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
palliative (15 points)
Pain-relieving - a vital pile (anagram)
Providing relief, but not a cure
Aimed at relief of suffering
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+A·1+P·3+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
paradiddle (15 points)
Drum roll, as soldier meets con
Syncopated drumbeats
Basic drumming sequence - dip a ladder (anagram)
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
pardonable (15 points)
Capable of being forgiven
Cat on island about to be excused
Minor enough to excuse
P·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
participle (16 points)
Non-finite form of a verb
Form of a verb used as a modifier
Adjectival form of verb
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+A·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 22 pts
passionate (12 points)
Hot as Jerusalem, head bandages!
Fiery spirit is swallowed
Eager to hand one over with a note
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
patentable (14 points)
Dish and item of furniture that may be put on list of inventions
Susceptible to certain intellectual property protection
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
patisserie (12 points)
Are its pies cooked well (wordplay)
Are its pies fresh (wordplay)
Are its pies 'fantastique' (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pejorative (22 points)
A disparaging word, such as poetaster.
Politically incorrect, in a way
Expressing contempt or disapproval
P·3+E·1+J·8+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
penetrable (14 points)
Understandable in a way
Accessible.
Clear goal apart from, on review, being bitten by footballer
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
penetrance (14 points)
""The frequency, under given environmental conditions, with which a specific phenotype is expressed by those individuals with a specific genotype.""
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
percentage (15 points)
Proportion stated in hundredth parts
Proportion in each 100
Agent's take, typically
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+D·2+U·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
perfoliate (15 points)
Having the basal part produced around the stem; said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory through.
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
perishable (17 points)
Destroy a rebel ship - it could go off!
Herbal pies (anagram)
(Of food) likely to rot
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
peroxidase (20 points)
Any of a group of enzymes that occur especially in plant cells and catalyze the oxidation of a substance by a peroxide.
P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
perpetrate (14 points)
How much a cat, say, is to do
Commit (a bad action)
Deviant tart, peeper commit crime
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
persiflage (16 points)
Light-hearted banter
Pale griefs (anagram) - flippancy
Chaff by itself to ingest if idle
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
personable (14 points)
Newborn asleep, so appealing
Pleasant to be with
Nice short hairdo available in black
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
persuasive (15 points)
Very convincing, as an argument
Providing sound reasoning
Supervise a review that is influential
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
phenacaine (17 points)
""A white crystalline compound, C 18 H 22 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic in ophthalmology.""
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
pianoforte (15 points)
Harpsichord's kin
A grand may be a profit one makes
For this Chopin wrote two volumes
P·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 23 pts
P·3+I·1+L·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
pilgrimage (16 points)
One more tragedy, say, from Shakespeare
Trip from drug - mostly horrid time
Religious traveller's journey
P·3+I·1+L·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
piperazine (23 points)
""A colorless crystalline compound, C 4 H 10 N 2 , used as a hardener for epoxy resins, an antihistamine, and an anthelmintic.""
P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 23 pts
pistillate (12 points)
Having a pistil or pistils; usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens.
P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
plagiarise (13 points)
Cheat by copying; agile pairs (anagram)
Copy for piano: after lapse of time I get up
Appropriate force restraining prisoner, immediately aggro starts
P·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
plagiarize (22 points)
Make an unauthorized copy (wordplay)
Appropriate words
Take a page from someone's book (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
planchette (17 points)
Writing device used in seances
Seance prop
Mysteriously cheap model lent to mysterious board
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
plasmagene (15 points)
""A self-replicating hereditary structure thought to exist in cytoplasm and function in a manner analogous to, but independent of, chromosomal genes.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
plasticine (14 points)
Material for play school artists
Modelling clay
Would it take its place in modelling (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
polychaete (20 points)
""Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+A·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
polymerase (17 points)
""Any of various enzymes, such as DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, or reverse transcriptase, that catalyze the formation of polynucleotides of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
praemunire (14 points)
""The offense under English law of appealing to or obeying a foreign court or authority, thus challenging the supremacy of the Crown.""
P·3+R·1+A·1+E·1+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
predicable (17 points)
It was bound to happen in designing replica bed
Detective rings the German back on line - is that only to be expected (wordplay)
May be confirmed by investigator hiding revolutionary with lead
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 21 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
presumable (16 points)
Such as may be presumed or supposed to be true; that seems entitled to belief without direct evidence.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
prevalence (17 points)
New place never achieves popularity
Superiority, of a sort
New place never offers currency
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
profitable (17 points)
Lucrative for female, I suggest
Cost-effective
Academic, one sitting on the board making money
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
profligate (16 points)
Losing grip of late, being extravagant
Tip a golfer gave to prodigal
Extravagant tip a golfer developed
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
prokaryote (19 points)
""An organism of the kingdom Monera (or Prokaryotae), comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria, characterized by the absence of a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes. Also called moneran .""
P·3+R·1+O·1+K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
promulgate (15 points)
Make known officially.
Broadcast of pet glamour model
Announce Portugal's heaving with 'em
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
propagable (17 points)
""Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or multiplied by natural generation or production.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
provenance (17 points)
Roots of a new start in part of France
Source of article dividing French region
Source of year abroad in French region
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
P·3+U·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
purtenance (14 points)
""That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard, liver, and lungs of an animal.""
P·3+U·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
purveyance (20 points)
The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.
P·3+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
P·3+Y·4+R·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
P·3+Y·4+R·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 27 pts
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