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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
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
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
amortization (23 points)
""The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. dead hands, or in mortmain.""
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 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
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 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
antifriction (17 points)
Something to lessea. Tending to lessen friction. a. Tending to lessen friction.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 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
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 19 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
arborization (23 points)
""The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite.""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 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
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
articulation (14 points)
Clarity in speech
Tunic a tailor prepared for delivery
Term for off-road suspension compliance
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 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+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
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