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acclimatizer (27 points)
""ACCLIMATIZE To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or plants.""
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 27 pts
accommodator (21 points)
""He who, or that which, accommodates.""
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 21 pts
agroforester (16 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
alphabetizer (28 points)
""ALPHABETIZE To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words. as, to alphabetize a list of words.""
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 28 pts
amphitheater (22 points)
Large oval stadium with tiers
Hollywood Bowl, for example
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
anthologizer (25 points)
ANTHOLOGIZE compile an anthology.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
anticonsumer (16 points)
CONSUMER one who {consumes=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
antimacassar (16 points)
Non-PC chair protector (wordplay)
Chair cover mascara stain made a mess of
Protective cloth on upholstered seat
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts
antipredator (15 points)
PREDATOR one that {plunders=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
antitakeover (19 points)
TAKEOVER the act of assuming control
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
appropriator (18 points)
One liberates all but last of fit soldiers
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
assassinator (12 points)
An assassin.
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
baroreceptor (18 points)
""A sensory nerve ending that is stimulated by changes in pressure, especially one in the walls of blood vessels such as the carotid sinus.""
B·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
brainstormer (16 points)
Brainstorm
B·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
broncobuster (18 points)
Type of ranch hand
Tamer of wild horses
Cowboy, at times
B·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
cabinetmaker (22 points)
Premier craftsman (wordplay)
Taoiseach perhaps builds up bureau
President's second career (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
carpetbagger (20 points)
Corrupt Northerner of 1865.
Scalawag's confederate
Non-local candidate
C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+B·3+A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
cartographer (20 points)
One making maps
Occupation that the bad chef might be better at (wordplay)
Map-maker
C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
chiropractor (21 points)
One who manipulates the spine
Joint manipulator
Spine manipulator
C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 21 pts
chromocenter (21 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
circumcenter (20 points)
The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.
C·3+I·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
collaborator (16 points)
One working jointly
Fellow worker
Cream perhaps no longer in favour of Australian novelist
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
commemorator (20 points)
One who commemorates.
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 20 pts
communicator (20 points)
From banisher to bullhorn (wordplay)
Person (good at) imparting news etc
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 20 pts
concentrator (16 points)
""An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by exposing it to intermittent puffs of air.""
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
confabulator (19 points)
Conversationalist
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
confectioner (19 points)
Mars, for one
Sweet maker/seller
Seller of sweets
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
conquistador (24 points)
Spanish adventurer of the 16th century
Pizarro or Cortes
16th-century Spanish invader of Peru
C·3+O·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1 = 24 pts
consolidator (15 points)
CONSOLIDATE Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated.
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
contaminator (16 points)
""CONTAMINATE To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully; to taint; to pollute; to defile.""
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
contemplator (18 points)
One who contemplates.
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
contradictor (17 points)
Gainsayer.
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
controverter (17 points)
One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist.
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
conventicler (19 points)
One who supports or frequents conventicles.
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
coproprietor (18 points)
""PROPRIETOR One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything, whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill. as, the proprietor of farm or of a mill.""
C·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
corroborator (16 points)
""CORROBORATE To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.""
C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
costermonger (17 points)
Fruit and veg seller
Fruit/veg seller
Barrow boy
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
countenancer (16 points)
""One who countenances, favors, or supports.""
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
counteroffer (20 points)
I'll give you $100 for that buffet table, for example
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
counterorder (15 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
counterpower (19 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
countertenor (14 points)
Singer getting note say, below bar
A singing bank teller (wordplay)
Singer with note heard at end of bar
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
crystallizer (26 points)
""CRYSTALLIZE To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.""
C·3+R·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
decorticator (17 points)
""A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees.""
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
demagnetizer (25 points)
""MAGNETIZER One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.""
D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
democratizer (26 points)
DEMOCRATIZE To render democratic.
D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
demonstrator (15 points)
Dealer's test drive vehicle
Car wearing dealer plates, often
Participant in a public protest
D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
densitometer (15 points)
""An instrument for determining optical or photographic density. A variety capable of measuring optical density of a sample at a number of different wavelengths, is called a spectrophotometer.spectrophotometer.""
D·2+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
desensitizer (22 points)
SENSITIZER An agent that sensitizes.
D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
determinator (15 points)
One who determines.
D·2+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
diastereomer (15 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
disenchanter (18 points)
""One who, or that which, disenchants.""
D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
disseminator (15 points)
One who spreads (something) widely
D·2+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
dissimulator (15 points)
One who dissimulates; a dissembler.
D·2+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
diverticular (18 points)
Pertaining to a diverticulum.
D·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
electrometer (16 points)
Instrument for measuring differences in potential
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
electrotyper (19 points)
One making a copy by coating a mould with deposited copper
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
entrepreneur (14 points)
Nice word for a speculator (wordplay)
Nice word for a risker of capital
One who is his/her own boss
E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 14 pts
epicuticular (18 points)
""The outermost layer of cuticle of an arthropod exoskeleton, composed mostly of wax.""
E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
equilibrator (23 points)
""EQUILIBRATE To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise.""
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 23 pts
ethnographer (21 points)
Ethnic anthropologist
E·1+T·1+H·4+N·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
exhibitioner (24 points)
University student in demonstration before the queen
E·1+X·8+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
experimenter (23 points)
Researcher's former name required, transiting border
Former wife edges around new one that's adventurous
E·1+X·8+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
expropriator (23 points)
One who takes property for the public benefit
E·1+X·8+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 23 pts
extemporizer (32 points)
One who extemporizes.
E·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 32 pts
extensometer (21 points)
""An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.""
E·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
exterminator (21 points)
Ridder of rats in 1918?
Ridder of rats in 1918 (wordplay)
Schwarzenegger, today (wordplay)
E·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 21 pts
exteroceptor (23 points)
""A sense organ, such as the ear, that receives and responds to stimuli originating from outside the body.""
E·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 23 pts
extinguisher (23 points)
Firefighting apparatus
Firefighting equipment
E·1+X·8+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
extranuclear (21 points)
Located or occurring outside the nucleus of a cell.
E·1+X·8+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 21 pts
extrapolator (21 points)
EXTRAPOLATE
E·1+X·8+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 21 pts
festivalgoer (19 points)
FESTIVAL a time of celebration
F·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
filibusterer (17 points)
One speaking at length to block legislation
F·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
flamethrower (23 points)
Weapon used in heated dispute (wordplay)
Criticize a pitcher (wordplay)
Gun firing burning liquid
F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
fractionator (17 points)
""FRACTIONATE To separate into different portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids.""
F·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
galvanometer (18 points)
Instrument for measuring small electric currents
Instrument for detecting small electric currents - mangrove et al (anagram)
Man got a lever working, device in physics lab (wordplay)
G·2+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
gesticulator (15 points)
One who gesticulates.
G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
grandstander (15 points)
Show-off (1975-80)
*Showboating type
Show-off
G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
hairsplitter (17 points)
Quibbler (2 words)
One disputing cowboy shirt retail price, at first
Quibbler
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
hallucinator (17 points)
One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
handicrafter (21 points)
Handicraft
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
harbormaster (19 points)
An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations respecting the use of a harbor.
H·4+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
heartbreaker (21 points)
Fickle lover having courage to wave
One who causes overwhelming distress
Narrow defeat, for example
H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
housepainter (17 points)
Take in rope for craftsman
Job that involves ladder climbing
Man with a ladder
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
hyperreactor (22 points)
REACTOR one who {reacts=v}
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 22 pts
hypothecator (25 points)
One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 25 pts
immortalizer (25 points)
IMMORTALIZE To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever.
I·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
impersonator (16 points)
One pretending to be another
Impressionist painter's room in a mess
Entertainer making many appearances (wordplay)
I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
improvisator (19 points)
""An improviser, or improvvisatore.""
I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
inclinometer (16 points)
Angle-measuring device
I·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
incorporator (16 points)
One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.
I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
interchanger (18 points)
CHANGER one that {changes=v}
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
intercluster (14 points)
CLUSTER to form into groups
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
interlaminar (14 points)
""Between lammell\'91 or lamin\'91; as, interlamellar spaces.as, interlamellar spaces.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
interlobular (14 points)
""Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal vein. as, the interlobular branches of the portal vein.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
interlocutor (14 points)
Person who takes part in a conversation
Participant in a dialogue
Involved in conversation to disclose tricolour net
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
intermeddler (16 points)
""One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
internuclear (14 points)
NUCLEAR pertaining to a {nucleus=n}
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
interoceptor (16 points)
A specialized sensory nerve receptor that receives and responds to stimuli originating from within the body.
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
interpleader (15 points)
One who interpleads.
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
interpolator (14 points)
""One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or spurious matter in genuine writings.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
interrogator (13 points)
Inquisitor used terror to gain conversion
Questioner
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
interstellar (12 points)
In deep space
Let star liner make such a voyage
Occurring between stars
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
intrapreneur (14 points)
A person within a large corporation who takes direct responsibility for turning an idea into a profitable finished product through assertive risk-taking and innovation.
I·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 14 pts
investigator (16 points)
One making a search or enquiries
One making a search or enquiry
Private eye
I·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
katzenjammer (36 points)
North American word for a hangover
Kids of early comics
North American word for a state of emotional distress
K·5+A·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+J·8+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 36 pts
lithographer (21 points)
Type of printer
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
lithotripter (17 points)
A device that pulverizes kidney stones and gallstones by passing shock waves through a water-filled tub in which the patient sits.
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
lithotriptor (17 points)
An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a lithotrite.
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
magnetometer (17 points)
Instrument for measuring earth's field
M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
manslaughter (18 points)
Ho ho ho, maybe
Crime of unpremeditated killing
Bloke's mirth is killing
M·3+A·1+N·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
manufacturer (19 points)
Fellow switched future car brand
Maker of goods
Fabricator makes things up presumably
M·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
mastersinger (15 points)
One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
materializer (23 points)
""MATERIALIZE To invest wich material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material objects.""
M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
methoxychlor (32 points)
""A white crystalline compound, Cl 3 CCH(C 6 H 4 OCH 3 ) 2 , used as an insecticide.""
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+X·8+Y·4+C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1 = 32 pts
microtubular (18 points)
""Any of the proteinaceous cylindrical hollow structures that are distributed throughout the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells, providing structural support and assisting in cellular locomotion and transport.""
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
minicomputer (20 points)
Electronic development of the 1960's
Small digital electronic device
Laptop, for example
M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
motherfucker (26 points)
A person who is deemed to be worthless or despicable; -- obscene and highly offensive.
M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
mouthbreeder (20 points)
""Any of various fishes, especially of the genera Haplochromis and Tilapia, that carry their eggs and young in the mouth.""
M·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+B·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
multinuclear (16 points)
""Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells. as, multinuclear cells.""
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts
mythographer (26 points)
A composer of fables.
M·3+Y·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
mythologizer (30 points)
""One who, or that which, mythologizes.""
M·3+Y·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 30 pts
nationalizer (21 points)
""NATIONALIZE To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.""
N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
nephelometer (19 points)
An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.
N·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
nightclubber (22 points)
Hot spot regular
N·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
noncharacter (19 points)
""CHARACTER A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.""
N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
noncollector (16 points)
""COLLECTOR One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins. as, a collector of coins.""
N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
nonconductor (17 points)
Material such as glass or porcelain
N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
olfactometer (19 points)
An apparatus for measuring the acuity of the sense of smell.
O·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
orchestrater (17 points)
ORCHESTRATE to write an orchestra score for; -- of a musical composition.
O·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
orchestrator (17 points)
Or that scorer, perhaps (wordplay)
Speaker reserves royal box for arranger
Speaker keeps royal box for the organiser
O·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
participator (18 points)
""One who participates, or shares with another; a partaker.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
penetrometer (16 points)
""A device for measuring the penetrating power of radiation, especially x-rays.""
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
perambulator (18 points)
Carriage for one on patrol
Baby carrier (usually abbreviated)
Baby's transport
P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
petrographer (20 points)
Geology ()
P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
photographer (23 points)
Snappy guy (wordplay)
One will put you in the picture
Job taking snaps
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
photonuclear (19 points)
Of or relating to a nuclear reaction induced by photons.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 19 pts
photopolymer (24 points)
""(Chemistry) a polymeric material that is sensitive to light: used in printing plates, microfilms, etc.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
pontificator (19 points)
""PONTIFICATE The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope.""
P·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
practitioner (16 points)
Professional person, esp. doctor
One involved in medicine, such as a GP
Part in erotic play for skilled operator
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
pralltriller (14 points)
""A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next of the scale; -- called also the inverted mordente.inverted mordente.""
P·3+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
precipitator (18 points)
""One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
premeditator (17 points)
Inflected form of MEDITATOR Inflected form of MEDITATE to consider thoughtfully
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
preslaughter (18 points)
SLAUGHTER The act of killing.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
prevaricator (19 points)
One who prevaricates.
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
primogenitor (17 points)
To reign terribly following Victorian old ancestor
Victorian old chap conversely including one's forefather
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
prizefighter (30 points)
Any game show contestant (wordplay)
Clay, for one.
Professional athlete.
P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+F·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 30 pts
proselytizer (26 points)
One who proselytes.
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
psychrometer (24 points)
""An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb hygrometer.""
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
ratiocinator (14 points)
""RATIOCINATE To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.""
R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
rationalizer (21 points)
""RATIONALIZE To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.""
R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
reciprocator (18 points)
RECIPROCATE To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.
R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
redemptioner (17 points)
""One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.""
R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
refrigerator (16 points)
It's cooler in Alaska
Keeps cool in kitchen
Where not to put your bananas.
R·1+E·1+F·4+R·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
remonstrator (14 points)
One who remonstrates; a remonsrant.
R·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
respirometer (16 points)
""SPIROMETER An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. Pneumatometer. Pneumatometer.""
R·1+E·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
restaurateur (12 points)
Person running eating house
Eating premises owner
One catering to diners
R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 12 pts
resuscitator (14 points)
One who brings back to life or consciousness
R·1+E·1+S·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sceneshifter (20 points)
Theatre stage worker
Stage worker
Theatre worker
S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
schoolmaster (19 points)
The classroom (anagram)
Teacher of fish (wordplay)
Instructor at Eton, say
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
scintillator (14 points)
""SCINTILLATE To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.""
S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
screenwriter (17 points)
Film script author
One creating film script
Monitor hack who produced The Script (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
scriptwriter (19 points)
Wordsmith in cursive (nonverbal)
Ms may be my baby!
Wordsmith in cursive (nonverbal)
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
semidiameter (17 points)
""Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.""
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sensitometer (14 points)
""An instrument or apparatus for comparing and grading the sensitiveness of plates, films, etc., as a screen divided into squares of different shades or colors, from which a picture is made on the plate to be tested.""
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sensorimotor (14 points)
Of muscular response to nervous stimuli
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sharpshooter (20 points)
Marksman pointed gun (wordplay)
Annie Oakley, for one
Sniper, e.g
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
shortchanger (21 points)
SHORTCHANGE
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
skateboarder (19 points)
A berserk toad (anagram)
Someone on a short plank with wheels
Ray the lodger's a sportsman
S·1+K·5+A·1+T·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
skeletonizer (25 points)
""Any small moth whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves, leaving the skeleton; as, the appleleaf skeletonizer. as, the appleleaf skeletonizer.""
S·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
snollygoster (16 points)
""Slang One, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.""
S·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
spectrometer (18 points)
Apparatus measuring wavelengths
Scientific instrument
Instrument for measuring refractive indices
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
speechwriter (22 points)
Politician's alter ego (wordplay)
William Safire, once
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
sportscaster (16 points)
Schenkel, for one
Masters consultant, say
One who knows the score
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
sportswriter (17 points)
Newspaper man.
Specialist reporter
One of those in the media talking about the club - the one reporting the fights
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
stenographer (18 points)
Copier of a dictator's words
One versed in shorthand
Court employee
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
stepdaughter (19 points)
Former union issue - awful pest, the guard found
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+D·2+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
stereoisomer (14 points)
One of a set of isomers whose molecules have the same atoms bonded to each other but differ in the way these atoms are arranged in space.
S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stickhandler (22 points)
STICKHANDLE
S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
stockbreeder (21 points)
The breeding and raising of livestock.
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
straightener (16 points)
Hair care item
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
streetwalker (19 points)
Pedestrian way reversed by solicitor
Solicitor on march in Somerset town (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
strengthener (16 points)
Something making less weak
Power changed Rene into a strong supporter
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
subordinator (15 points)
""SUBORDINATE Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower or inferior position.""
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
supercluster (16 points)
A group of neighboring clusters of galaxies.
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
supplementer (18 points)
Supplement
S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
systematizer (26 points)
One who systematizes.
S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
tabernacular (16 points)
""Of or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish tabernacle.""
T·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts
telecommuter (18 points)
A home-worker
One working from home by electronic means
Confused elector accepts minutes, not speaking for one out of office
T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
telemarketer (18 points)
Professional talker
iPhone
T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
tellurometer (14 points)
A surveying instrument that measures distance by measuring the roundtrip travel time of reflected microwaves.
T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
tenderometer (15 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
thereinafter (18 points)
Subsequently, box covers this place when 9 across lost opener
T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
throughither (22 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
throughother (22 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
trailbreaker (18 points)
Blazer of a pioneer
"Blazer" of a pioneer
T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
tranquilizer (30 points)
Soothing agent.
Sedative.
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 30 pts
transgressor (13 points)
Lawbreaker - grass snorter (anagram)
One who oversteps a mark
One who oversteps the limit
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
transplanter (14 points)
Barnard, say, prepares expat for growing tea, say, when I leave
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
troublemaker (20 points)
Someone putting a do together (wordplay)
Deliberate causer of problems
Inciter of unrest
T·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts

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