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pacifiable (19 points)
Capable of being appeased
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
palaestrae (12 points)
English word
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
palatalize (21 points)
To palatize.
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
paniculate (14 points)
PANICULATE
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 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
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
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
pediculate (15 points)
Lousy, literally
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 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
percentile (14 points)
99th, for example
Any of the 99 numbered points that divide a set into 100 equal parts
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
perdurable (15 points)
Eternal, lasting
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
periwinkle (19 points)
Tiny seafood item - purplish-blue shade
Plant with five-petalled flowers
*Edible sea snail
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
permillage (15 points)
Noun (-age)
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
permutable (16 points)
Changeable
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 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
pestilence (14 points)
Plague - lent pieces (anagram)
Deadly epidemic disease
Fatal epidemic disease
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
philistine (15 points)
Goliath, for example
Opponent of progress.
Person indifferent or hostile to culture
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
philosophe (20 points)
A philosophaster; a philosopher.
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 20 pts
phlogopite (18 points)
""A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronzered or copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and serpentine. See Mica. Mica.""
P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+G·2+O·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
pigeonhole (16 points)
Avian compartment (wordplay)
Lay aside indefinitely.
Shelve, as legislation.
P·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
pilferable (17 points)
PILFER to {steal=v}
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
pillowcase (17 points)
Divorce lawyer's suit (wordplay)
Divorce lawyer's suit?
Holding down its job
P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
pilothouse (15 points)
Navigator's place
Very good having miss to entertain you in ship's compartment
Unwilling to intervene in very good English ship's structure
P·3+I·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pimpmobile (20 points)
*Tricked-out car
Spot, carrying gangsters, one flashy vehicle
P·3+I·1+M·3+P·3+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
pincerlike (18 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 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
planetlike (16 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
planetwide (16 points)
All around the world
All over the world
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
plasmolyze (26 points)
English word
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
plasticene (14 points)
English word
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
plasticize (23 points)
PLASTIC a synthetic mouldable substance
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
plebiscite (16 points)
Vote to lead the French into new cities
Commoner is to call for vote
Important vote.
P·3+L·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
plentitude (13 points)
English word
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
pocketable (20 points)
POCKET to place in a pouch sewed into a garment
P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
polemicize (25 points)
Engage in controversy
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
politicise (14 points)
Take part in discussion of government with police? Is it in order (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
politicize (23 points)
Turn red or blue, say (wordplay)
Make an issue of
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 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
polychrome (22 points)
Multicolored
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 22 pts
polygamize (27 points)
To practice polygamy; to marry several wives.
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
polylysine (18 points)
LYSINE an amino acid
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 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
polymerise (17 points)
POLYMER a complex chemical compound
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
polymerize (26 points)
""To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde. polymerize aldehyde.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
ponderable (15 points)
Having appreciable significance
Having weight
P·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
popularise (14 points)
POPULAR something pleasing
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
popularize (23 points)
Promote in a way
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
powderlike (20 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+O·1+W·4+D·2+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
pratincole (14 points)
Bird painter circling round pass
P·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
preclusive (17 points)
Eliminating beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
precollege (15 points)
COLLEGE a school of higher learning
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+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
preferable (17 points)
A better choice
More desirable
Better
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
prehensile (15 points)
Able to grasp - her in sleep (anagram)
Adjective for a kinkajou's tail.
Adapted for grasping
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
prerelease (12 points)
A critic might listen to one
P·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
procurable (16 points)
One paid, possibly responsive to treatment on offer (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
producible (17 points)
""Capable of being produced, brought forward, brought forth, generated, made, or extended.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 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
projectile (21 points)
Boulder, for a catapult
Spitball, for example
Bullet, shell or rocket.
P·3+R·1+O·1+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
prologuize (22 points)
""PROLOGUE to preface, also PROLOG""
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
promotable (16 points)
PROMOTE to help forward
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
propulsive (17 points)
""Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
protostele (12 points)
Botany A stele that forms a solid core of xylem encased by phloem.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
psilophyte (20 points)
English word
P·3+S·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
pulverable (17 points)
Capable of being reduced to fine powder; pulverizable.
P·3+U·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
punishable (17 points)
Likely to incur fines, say
Time-honored, in a way (wordplay)
P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
puppetlike (20 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
pyrolusite (15 points)
""Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an ironblack or dark steelgray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name).""
P·3+Y·4+R·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pyrolysate (18 points)
""PYROLYSE to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE""
P·3+Y·4+R·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
pyrolyzate (27 points)
""PYROLYZE to decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE""
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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