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abbreviation (19 points)
E.g. for example (wordplay)
Tues. or Agt. (tsk-tsk!)
Shortening - above Britain (anagram)
A·1+B·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
adulteration (13 points)
Addition of contaminant let loose in a time span
Corruption of European in indecent allowance
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
agglutinogen (15 points)
""An antigen that stimulates the production of a particular agglutinin, such as an antibody.""
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
alimentation (14 points)
The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.
A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
alliteration (12 points)
Poetic ploy practised with panache!
What William Wordsworth wrote, perhaps
It's seen in some Shakespeare sonnets
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
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
antediluvian (16 points)
Very old (before the Flood)
Very old and outmoded
Old adult in vain working without energy
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
antiestrogen (13 points)
""ESTROGEN a female sex hormone, also ESTRIOL, OESTRIOL, ESTRIN, OESTRIN, OESTROGEN, ESTRONE, OESTRONE, THEELIN, THEELOL""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 13 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 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
archdiocesan (20 points)
Dean co-chairs shambles in one of the church provinces
Relates to clerical figure starting off in March around the sea reportedly
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+I·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
artilleryman (17 points)
Gunner can be taller in army
What Harry Truman was in World War I.
Soldier unwell in channel by island
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
asseveration (15 points)
Solemn statement
Stupid person the day before helping to produce solemn statement
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
A·1+U·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
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