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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
paraphrase (17 points)
Say a new way
Put in other words
A rash paper upset state, in other words
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
parasitise (12 points)
PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
parasitize (21 points)
PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
pasquinade (22 points)
Public mockery
Lampoon
Lampoon.
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
pasteurise (12 points)
To be on the safe side, make the land revert to grass, by the sound of it
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pasteurize (21 points)
Too quick to see (wordplay)
Too quick to see?
Remove germs from, in a way
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 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
percussive (17 points)
Operated by striking
Of significant impact
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 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
permissive (17 points)
Liberal by letter (wordplay)
A girl I have that's free with favours
Not doing much disciplining
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
perovskite (19 points)
""(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a yellow, brown, or greyish-black mineral form of calcium titanate with some rare-earth elements, which is used in certain high-temperature ceramic superconductors [named after Count Lev Alekseevich Perovski (1792-1856), Russian statesman]""
P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+V·4+S·1+K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 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
peroxisome (21 points)
""A cell organelle containing enzymes, such as catalase and oxidase, that catalyze the production and breakdown of hydrogen peroxide.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 21 pts
perquisite (21 points)
Bonus for each is accepted by all
Bonus or fringe benefit
Incidental or casual benefit
P·3+E·1+R·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
persecutee (14 points)
""(tr) to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·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
perversive (18 points)
Tending to pervert.
P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 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
photophase (20 points)
English word
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
picaresque (23 points)
Rascally nurses in a state of vexation
Like tales of rogues
Like Don Quixote
P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 23 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
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
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
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
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
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
possessive (15 points)
Unwilling to share
Case in grammar.
Desiring to retain what one owns
P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
postdebate (15 points)
POSTDEBATE
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
postfreeze (24 points)
English word
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+E·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
poststrike (16 points)
English word
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
powerhouse (18 points)
Might contain live wire (wordplay)
Place for Tyrone (wordplay)
Slam hand: Colloq.
P·3+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 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
predecease (15 points)
Go before (wordplay)
Pass away before this and stop at last
Die before
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
predestine (13 points)
Fate of perhaps 3 estimated in hunger
Foreordain
Foreordain
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
predispose (15 points)
Render susceptible
Make susceptible
Incline? Correct prop round south-east side
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
prednisone (13 points)
""A synthetic steroid, C 21 H 26 O 5 , similar to cortisone that is used as an antiallergic and immunosuppressive drug and as an anti-inflammatory agent in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 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
premeasure (14 points)
MEASURE to compare with a standard
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 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
prescience (16 points)
Antedating physics (wordplay)
Sibyl's forte
Seer's gift
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
preservice (17 points)
SERVICE to {repair=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
pressurise (12 points)
Attempt to coerce (into doing something)
Coerce journalists to rebel, supporting United
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pressurize (21 points)
Prepare, as an aircraft cabin
Prepare, as a bottle launcher
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
prestorage (13 points)
STORAGE a place for storing
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
presuppose (16 points)
Take for granted
With supper prepared, sit and consider ...
Assume
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
profitwise (18 points)
PROFIT to gain an advantage or benefit
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+I·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 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
prostitute (12 points)
Somebody who gets screwed at work (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
proteinase (12 points)
""An endopeptidase, such as pepsin, trypsin, or papain.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
protensive (15 points)
Drawn out; extended.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 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
protostome (14 points)
English word
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
protrusive (15 points)
""Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. as, protrusive motion.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 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
psittacine (14 points)
""Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of parrots.""
P·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pubescence (18 points)
Teenage years
P·3+U·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 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
putrescine (14 points)
""A colorless, foul-smelling ptomaine, NH 2 (CH 2 ) 4 NH 2 , produced in decaying animal tissue by the decarboxylation of ornithine.""
P·3+U·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pyranoside (16 points)
English word
P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 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

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