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anchorperson (19 points)
""An anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.""
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
anticipation (16 points)
Carly Simon tune
Foretaste - expectancy
Expectation, prediction
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
apperception (20 points)
""The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
appreciation (18 points)
Going up in one's estimation (wordplay)
Gratitude; increase in value
Acknowledgment of rise in value
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
apprehension (19 points)
Fear taking (wordplay)
Fear, perhaps, in one that's disturbed
Taking fright (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
asphyxiation (27 points)
Suffocation
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
cameraperson (18 points)
Film set worker
C·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
capacitation (18 points)
CAPACITATE To render capable; to enable; to qualify.
C·3+A·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
capitulation (16 points)
Natural environment
Surrender
C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
chloropicrin (21 points)
""An oily colorless liquid, CCl 3 NO 2 , that causes skin, lung, and mucous membrane irritation and is used in tear gas and in dyestuffs, disinfectants, insecticides, and soil fumigants. Also called nitrochloroform .""
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
chymotrypsin (27 points)
A pancreatic digestive enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of certain proteins in the small intestine into polypeptides and amino acids.
C·3+H·4+Y·4+M·3+O·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4+P·3+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 27 pts
coadaptation (17 points)
Mutual adaption.
C·3+O·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
compellation (18 points)
Style of address or salutation; an appellation.
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
compensation (18 points)
Award for, eg, injury
Redress main cost with open payout
Minnesota cop rigged damages
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
complexation (25 points)
A. Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite.
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
complication (20 points)
Difficulty produced by aggravation of illness
Difficulty
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
compurgation (19 points)
""The act or practice of justifying or confirming a man's veracity by the oath of others; called also wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager. wager of law. See Purgation; also Wager of law, under Wager.""
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
conscription (18 points)
He's impressed by this (wordplay)
Compulsory enlistment
Service requirement to study text no one recalled
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
conspiration (16 points)
Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy.
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
constipation (16 points)
Difficulty going on after Ascot tip in racing
It's treated by gastroenterologists, strangely, not opticians
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
coproduction (19 points)
Coproduct
C·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
cosmopolitan (18 points)
Familiar with many cultures
Liberal and worldly, or a cocktail
Citizen of the world
C·3+O·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
craftsperson (19 points)
A craftsman or a craftswoman.
C·3+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
decapitation (17 points)
Strange patina to iced topping
An action that leaves the head isolated
Fate of Anne Boleyn
D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
depopulation (17 points)
Reduction in inhabitants
Loss of inhabitants
D·2+E·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
depreciation (17 points)
It never goes up in financial crash
Gradual loss of value
Loss in value
D·2+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
deputization (24 points)
""DEPUTIZE to act as a deputy, also DEPUTISE""
D·2+E·1+P·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 24 pts
derepression (15 points)
Derepress
D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
despoliation (15 points)
A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
D·2+E·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
dessertspoon (15 points)
It makes a fool disappear
Sweet to make love with one from the canteen
It's sweet to make love together, lying perhaps on the table
D·2+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
diencephalon (20 points)
The interbrain or thalamencephalon; sometimes abbreviated to dien. See Thalamencephalon. dien. See Thalamencephalon.
D·2+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
dilapidation (16 points)
In expansion getting badly paid leads to ruin
D·2+I·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
dispensation (15 points)
Exemption (from a rule)
Exemption (from the usual requirements)
Exemption (from usual requirement)
D·2+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
draftsperson (18 points)
A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.
D·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
emancipation (18 points)
Freedom from parents (wordplay)
Lincoln's concern
Abe's decree
E·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
epithalamion (19 points)
His work is seldom read (and never scanned)
Spenserian song adapted by Gustafson in wartime
E·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
exasperation (21 points)
Intense irritation
Open-air sex at assembly causes annoyance
Disgruntlement
E·1+X·8+A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
expatriation (21 points)
In atonement, treacherous rat gets exile
E·1+X·8+P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
explantation (21 points)
( ks pl nt ) Explanted tissue.
E·1+X·8+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
exploitation (21 points)
Unfair use
Taking advantage - optional exit (anagram)
E·1+X·8+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
flavoprotein (20 points)
Any of a group of enzymes containing flavin bound to protein and acting as dehydrogenation catalysts in biological reactions.
F·4+L·1+A·1+V·4+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
gentleperson (15 points)
A person of good breeding; a lady or a gentleman.
G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
glycoprotein (20 points)
Any of a group of conjugated proteins having a carbohydrate as the nonprotein component.
G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
gonadotropin (16 points)
""A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta, which stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity.""
G·2+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
hymenopteran (22 points)
One of the Hymenoptera.
H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 22 pts
hymenopteron (22 points)
Same as hymenopteran.hymenopteran.
H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
hypertension (20 points)
High blood pressure
Increased pressure to overstate numbers in crime genre comeback
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
imperfection (21 points)
Tense, working to seal one fault
Fault, flaw
With Nick, I'm as sound as a bell and all charged up!
I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
implantation (16 points)
The act or process of implantating.
I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
impregnation (17 points)
The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated; fecundation.
I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
incorruption (16 points)
""The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption.""
I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
inspissation (14 points)
""The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.""
I·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
interception (16 points)
""The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy. as, interception of a letter; interception of the enemy.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
interruption (14 points)
Break in continuity
Butting in is no way to carry on
Break point with return I fancy
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
lepidopteran (17 points)
Sort of insect to upset people, darn it!
Butterfly, for example
Butterfly or moth
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
luteotrophin (17 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) other names for prolactin
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
manipulation (16 points)
Osteopath's method
Osteopath's technique
Osteopathic technique
M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
metropolitan (16 points)
Primatial line (wordplay)
Relating to a city
'50s U.K.-built Nash & Hudson model
M·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
newspaperman (21 points)
Rag organiser (wordplay)
Hack report and document for worker
Member of syndicate prepares the leader
N·1+E·1+W·4+S·1+P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 21 pts
newspapermen (21 points)
We pen and pen with arms outstretched
N·1+E·1+W·4+S·1+P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 21 pts
nonphysician (22 points)
""PHYSICIAN A person skilled in physic, or the art of healing; one duty authorized to prescribe remedies for, and treat, diseases; a doctor of medicine.""
N·1+O·1+N·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+S·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 22 pts
onychophoran (25 points)
""Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms; a member of the Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.""
O·1+N·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 25 pts
optimisation (16 points)
""OPTIMISE to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMIZE""
O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
optimization (25 points)
""OPTIMIZE to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMISE""
O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
pacification (21 points)
""The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.""
P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
pancreozymin (30 points)
See cholecystokinin .
P·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+O·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 30 pts
pantechnicon (21 points)
British warehouse or van
Removal van
Furniture van
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
paralyzation (26 points)
""The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being paralyzed.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
parkinsonian (18 points)
""Any of a group of nervous disorders similar to Parkinson's disease, marked by muscular rigidity, tremor, and impaired motor control and often having a specific cause, such as the use of certain drugs or frequent exposure to toxic chemicals. Also called Parkinson's syndrome .""
P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
pediatrician (17 points)
A physician who specializes in pediatrics.
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
penalization (23 points)
The act of punishing.
P·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
perpetration (16 points)
Commission for distribution of dog food
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
perpetuation (16 points)
Perhaps how vets are paid out in a settlement shows endurance
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
perspiration (16 points)
Exotic Persia trip? No sweat
Broken tip? Repair's no sweat
Exercise and sport in air, running around causing this (wordplay)
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
perturbation (16 points)
Disquiet
P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
petrifaction (19 points)
""The process of petrifying, or changing into stone; conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable) into stone, or a substance of stony hardness.""
P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
philodendron (19 points)
Your florist (wordplay)
Popular houseplant
London pride variety including first house plant
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
pigmentation (17 points)
Mate pointing out blemish (wordplay)
Natural colouring
Sow farmers get on at it in end for colour tissue
P·3+I·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
placentation (16 points)
""The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals. as, the placentation of mammals.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
plastocyanin (19 points)
English word
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
pogonophoran (20 points)
""Any of various wormlike marine invertebrates of the phylum Pogonophora that grow in upright chitin tubes, usually at depths greater than 100 meters (330 feet), have tentacles attached to the head region, and lack a digestive system.""
P·3+O·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
polarization (23 points)
""The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
polysyndeton (21 points)
""A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores." Opposed to asyndeton. asyndeton.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
porphyropsin (24 points)
""A purple pigment similar to rhodopsin, found in the rods of the retinas of freshwater fishes and certain frogs.""
P·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 24 pts
postabortion (16 points)
Noun (-tion)
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
postdiluvian (18 points)
One who lived after the flood.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
postelection (16 points)
""(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) happening or existing after an election""
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
postposition (16 points)
Washington newspaper editor (wordplay)
Career at a Washington newspaper (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
potentiation (14 points)
Physiological effect in nerve impulses; in-patient, too (anagram)
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
preadmission (17 points)
""Lit., previous admission;""
P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
precognition (17 points)
Relative of ESP
Foreknowledge
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
precondition (17 points)
Requirement
Prerequisite
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
predigestion (16 points)
Digestion too soon performed; hasty digestion.
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
predilection (17 points)
Preference (for something)
Special liking or preference
Penchant of the French in anticipation
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
preformation (19 points)
An old theory of the pre\'89xistence of germs. Cf. Embo&icir;tement. Embo&icir;tement.
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
prehistorian (17 points)
HISTORIAN A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
preinduction (17 points)
INDUCTION The act or process of inducting or bringing in; introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.
P·3+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
prelapsarian (16 points)
Of or relating to the period before the fall of Adam and Eve.
P·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
premigration (17 points)
MIGRATION The act of migrating.
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
prerecession (16 points)
""RECESSION The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
presbyterian (19 points)
Denomination that is best in prayer?
Priest nearby prepared member of church
Priest nearby built church
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
prescription (18 points)
What a doctor may write
Something with which to obtain drugs
Medicine authorised by doctor
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
preselection (16 points)
Preselect
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
presentation (14 points)
Nearest point at sea for the launch
Illustrated formal talk
Formal act of giving
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
preservation (17 points)
Keeping quiet, with some little doubt
Keeping quiet when having doubt
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
proboscidean (19 points)
Proboscidian.
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
proboscidian (19 points)
Pertaining to the Proboscidea.
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
proclamation (18 points)
Announcement from the Roman Capitol
Signal event of Jan. 1, 1863.
Official public declaration
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
prolegomenon (17 points)
Introduction of expert cricket side's to sign on
Introduction from The Go-Between (worker and diplomat)
Introduction in favour of educational toy followed by fellows accepting negative
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
prolongation (15 points)
Process of lengthening
Extension in duration
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
promulgation (17 points)
""The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel. as, the promulgation of the gospel.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
propitiation (16 points)
The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
proscription (18 points)
""The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
prostacyclin (21 points)
A prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels that acts as a vasodilator and inhibits platelet aggregation.
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
prostitution (14 points)
The 'oldest profession'
Game Italian's behind French driver, twisting in and out
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
proteoglycan (20 points)
English word
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
protestation (14 points)
Toper sloshed, post complaint
Emphatic declaration
Complaint in favour of Victoria perhaps taking note
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
prothalamion (19 points)
Badly harm optional poem before marriage
Possibly no marital hop would be complete without it (wordplay)
Possibly no marital hop would be complete without it
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
purification (19 points)
Removal of contaminants
Process of cleansing
Ritual cleansing
P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
putrefaction (19 points)
Process of rotting
P·3+U·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
reconception (18 points)
CONCEPTION The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an embryonic animal life.
R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
recuperation (16 points)
Convalescence
Getting better with unorthodox cure, gym activity helping
R·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
reimposition (16 points)
The enforcement (of a law) after a lapse
R·1+E·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
reimpression (16 points)
A second or repeated impression; a reprint.
R·1+E·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
reinspection (16 points)
Further examination
R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
reoccupation (18 points)
""OCCUPATION The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant. as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.""
R·1+E·1+O·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
repatriation (14 points)
PW's hope.
The returning of someone to their own country
R·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
repercussion (16 points)
Altering course, sniper produces echo
Indirect effect; echo
Indirect consequence of some action
R·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
replantation (14 points)
The act of planting again; a replanting.
R·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
repopulation (16 points)
The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population anew.
R·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
repossession (14 points)
Recovery of something owned
Lender's response to car loan default
Result of borrower's car loan default
R·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
reprehension (17 points)
Censure about her pension, sadly
Blame, reproof
R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
reproduction (17 points)
Copy (of a work of art)
Golfer, say, cut out copy
Print made of a painting
R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
slumpflation (19 points)
(Economics) a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation [blend of slump + inflation ]
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
somatotropin (16 points)
See growth hormone .
S·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
spermatozoan (25 points)
""Pl. spermatozoa (-z ) The mature fertilizing gamete of a male organism, usually consisting of a round or cylindrical nucleated cell, a short neck, and a thin motile tail. Also called sperm cell , zoosperm .""
S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+Z·10+O·1+A·1+N·1 = 25 pts
spermatozoon (25 points)
""Pl. spermatozoa (-z ) The mature fertilizing gamete of a male organism, usually consisting of a round or cylindrical nucleated cell, a short neck, and a thin motile tail. Also called sperm cell , zoosperm .""
S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+Z·10+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
spiegeleisen (15 points)
""An alloy of iron containing approximately 15 percent manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon, used in the Bessemer process.""
S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
spokesperson (20 points)
Bicycle mechanic (wordplay)
Front wheelwright (wordplay)
One speaking for others
S·1+P·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
stepchildren (20 points)
Issue to be brought up on remarriage
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
stereopticon (16 points)
""An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a striking and accurate representation of the object itself; also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of dissolving views.""
S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
streptolysin (17 points)
Any of several hemolysins derived from some strains of streptococci.
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
streptomycin (21 points)
New "wonder drug" from fungi
One of the "wonder" drugs.
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
strophanthin (20 points)
""A toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the seeds of certain plants of the genus Strophanthus, especially S. kombé, used medicinally as a cardiac stimulant.""
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
stupefaction (19 points)
Total astonishment and shock
Shocked astonishment
Extreme astonishment
S·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
subscription (18 points)
Regular payment
Membership fee
Copy-editor number one upset by writing fee
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
supersession (14 points)
Wonderful period of play when there's replacement (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
superstation (14 points)
SUPERSTATE SUPERS super
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
superstition (14 points)
See blurb (nonverbal)
Stevie Wonder hit
Bad-luck bringer, e.g
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
supersurgeon (15 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
supervention (17 points)
A following on in addition
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
supplication (18 points)
""The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.""
S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
thyrotrophin (23 points)
""A hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates and regulates the activity of the thyroid gland. Also called thyroid-stimulating hormone , thyrotropic hormone .""
T·1+H·4+Y·4+R·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 23 pts
trephination (17 points)
""TREPHINE to operate on with a surgical saw, also TREPAN, TRAPAN""
T·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
trichlorphon (22 points)
English word
T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
trichopteran (19 points)
One of the Trichoptera.
T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
triplication (16 points)
""The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three together.""
T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
typification (22 points)
""The act of typifying, or representing by a figure.""
T·1+Y·4+P·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
vaporization (26 points)
""The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor; specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a steam boiler.""
V·4+A·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
vespertilian (17 points)
English word
V·4+E·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
vituperation (17 points)
Abuse bursts out in private
Invective of half-a-dozen with disastrous reputation
V·4+I·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts

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