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5-Letter Words (196):

addax (14 points)

Antelope of North Africa.

Spiral-horned buck

North African antelope

A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts

admix (15 points)

Notice Michael's said blend

Blend with something.

Blend with something

A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

affix (18 points)

Attach a really loud 1-across (wordplay)

Glue on maybe

Glue on, maybe

A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts

annex (12 points)

Addition to a school, say

Museum wing perhaps

Expansion consequence perhaps

A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts

ataxy (15 points)

Lack of muscular coordination

Coordination loss variable

Difficulty in movement

A·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 15 pts

auxin (12 points)

Growth promoting substance in a plant

Indoleacetic acid, for example

Computer speaker abbreviation

A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts

axels (12 points)

Cold feats (wordplay)

Jumps at a rink

Moves often seen in pairs

A·1+X·8+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts

axial (12 points)

Perpendicular to radial

Along a certain line.

Of line about which rotation occurs

A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts

axile (12 points)

Near a reference line

Situated near a center line

In the main stem of a plant

A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

axils (12 points)

Leaf and stem joints

Leaf and stem joints.

Parts of bracts

A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts

axing (13 points)

Clear cut job (wordplay)

Breaking open perhaps

Chopping, wood or jobs say

A·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

axiom (14 points)

Old saying or precept 95)

Murphy's Law, for one

Widely accepted saying

A·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts

axite (12 points)

A fibre of an axon

A·1+X·8+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

axled (13 points)

Connected, as wheels

Connected as truck wheels

Like cars or trucks

A·1+X·8+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

axles (12 points)

Ones rotating tires (wordplay)

Couple on the road (wordplay)

Car couple (wordplay)

A·1+X·8+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

axman (14 points)

Bunyan, for one

Member of a firing squad (wordplay)

Bunyan for one

A·1+X·8+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts

axmen (14 points)

Members of a firing squad (wordplay)

Dismissive sorts (wordplay)

Firing squad members (wordplay)

A·1+X·8+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts

axone (12 points)

Part of a nerve cell (Var.)

Part of a nerve cell

Part of a nerve cell.

A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

axons (12 points)

Bundles of nerves (wordplay)

Nerve cell appendages

Nerve-cell conduits

A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts

beaux (14 points)

Dandies (French style)

Dated guys (wordplay)

They come to court

B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts

bemix (16 points)

Stir thoroughly.

B·3+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts

borax (14 points)

Compound used to kill ants

Crystals used in soap and glass

Ingredient in artificial gems

B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts

boxed (15 points)

Hemmed-in cow sleeping, it seems!

Ready for FedEx perhaps

Fought bull, perhaps, in retirement

B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

boxer (14 points)

Sparring dog (wordplay)

Rocky for one

Tyson, perhaps - type of dog

B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

boxes (14 points)

Part of a moving story (wordplay)

Goes a few rounds in the ring (with)

Places where wheat is stored (wordplay)

B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

braxy (17 points)

Sheep fever

B·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

buxom (16 points)

Like Jessica Rabbit

Full-bodied, in a way

Adjective for Dolly Parton

B·3+U·1+X·8+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts

calix (14 points)

Cup or chalice.

Bowl-shaped drinking vessel

Bowlshaped drinking vessel

C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 14 pts

calyx (17 points)

Literary journal with a botanical title

Flower's sepals, collectively

Outer covering of a flower

C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+X·8 = 17 pts

carex (14 points)

A marsh plant

C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts

cimex (16 points)

Bedbug Latin style

Bedbug, Latin style.

Bedbugs

C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts

codex (15 points)

Leonardo manuscript, say

Tome with papyrus sheets maybe

Tome with papyrus sheets, maybe

C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts

comix (16 points)

Funny papers, slangily

Sunday color section, slangily

Underground cartoonist's products

C·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts

coxae (14 points)

Segments of insects' legs

Segments of insects legs

Hip joints.

C·3+O·1+X·8+A·1+E·1 = 14 pts

coxal (14 points)

Near the hip

Of the hip

C·3+O·1+X·8+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts

coxed (15 points)

Steered (a rowing boat)

Having a helmsman

Directed the rowing crew

C·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

coxes (14 points)

Ones calling out the rowing rhythm

Regatta crew leaders, for short

They take the helm in a racing crew

C·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

culex (14 points)

House mosquito genus

Mosquito genus

Common mosquito

C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts

cylix (17 points)

""A drinking vessel, also KYLIX""

C·3+Y·4+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts

desex (13 points)

Fix in a way

Neuter, as an animal

Prevent any future issue with

D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts

detox (13 points)

Go off screen, maybe (wordplay)

Remove poisons from (the body)

Reason for a juice cleanse, perhaps

D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts

dewax (16 points)

Strip, as a surfboard (***)

Free of ceraceous matter.

Remove cerumen

D·2+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts

dexes (13 points)

Dex

D·2+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts

dexie (13 points)

""A tablet of dex, also DEXY""

D·2+E·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts

dixit (13 points)

He said Lat.

Ipse unproved utterance

Ipse he himself said it

D·2+I·1+X·8+I·1+T·1 = 13 pts

doxie (13 points)

""A doctrine, also DOXY""

D·2+O·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts

epoxy (17 points)

Modeling agent (wordplay)

Bond agent (wordplay)

Strong hold (wordplay)

E·1+P·3+O·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

exact (14 points)

Get revenge precisely (wordplay)

Force out law since repeal (wordplay)

Direct tax without DIRT? Spot on!

E·1+X·8+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 14 pts

exalt (12 points)

Praise - latex (anagram)

Take to the next level (wordplay)

Write a puff piece about, say

E·1+X·8+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts

exams (14 points)

Sex spread across the morning papers!

Final time (wordplay)

Tests of capacity and knowledge (inf.)

E·1+X·8+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts

excel (14 points)

Better in extra large, as they say

Do really well (at)

Be exceptionally good (at a subject)

E·1+X·8+C·3+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts

execs (14 points)

Business suits (wordplay)

Company captains (wordplay)

Brass group (wordplay)

E·1+X·8+E·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts

exert (12 points)

Apply (a force)

Bring to bear, perhaps influence

Bring to bear (a force)

E·1+X·8+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 12 pts

exile (12 points)

The Dalai Lama, for one

Deposed leader's fate, maybe

Philip Nolan, for one

E·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

exine (12 points)

Outer coat of a pollen grain

E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

exist (12 points)

Get a life (wordplay)

Manage England team? Good man!

Am (but not pm)

E·1+X·8+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts

exits (12 points)

Branches out (wordplay)

Is pursued by a bear, maybe

Leaves in emergency (wordplay)

E·1+X·8+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts

exons (12 points)

Some gas stations

E·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts

expel (14 points)

Complex pelican crossing - get rid!

Eject (from school?)

Banish for PDAs, say

E·1+X·8+P·3+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts

expos (14 points)

Nationals preceder (wordplay)

Team that's almost bare?

Team that's almost bare (wordplay)

E·1+X·8+P·3+O·1+S·1 = 14 pts

extol (12 points)

Praise in context (Oliver Twist)

Proclaim one-time fortune turning up

Praise the former charge, endlessly

E·1+X·8+T·1+O·1+L·1 = 12 pts

extra (12 points)

No-ball or wide, perhaps (wordplay)

A bye, perhaps, in over

Run more (wordplay)

E·1+X·8+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 12 pts

exude (13 points)

Exhibit (via the pores?)

Ooze out, say with confidence

Slowly discharge (moisture or a smell)

E·1+X·8+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts

exult (12 points)

Enjoy a victory say

Was last month a triumph (wordplay)

Rejoice that this was once last month!

E·1+X·8+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts

exurb (14 points)

Commuter's community, perhaps

Commuter's home, maybe

Commuter's home, perhaps

E·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+B·3 = 14 pts

faxed (16 points)

Sent on an impulse (wordplay)

Waiting in an inbox perhaps

Waiting in an in-box, perhaps

F·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

faxes (15 points)

Results of phoning it in (wordplay)

Ships papers, perhaps

Ships papers perhaps

F·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

fixed (16 points)

Bolted from stable (wordplay)

Like some prices

Cheated in horse racing

F·4+I·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

fixer (15 points)

Malamud novel, with 'The'

Handyman, on occasion

Shady political operative

F·4+I·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

fixes (15 points)

Predetermines the outcome in a way

Difficulties with drug doses

Kettles of fish.

F·4+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

fixit (15 points)

Don't just stand there, do something!

Just take care of the problem

Handyman's job

F·4+I·1+X·8+I·1+T·1 = 15 pts

flaxy (18 points)

Having the feel of linen

Of the fibres of the plant Linum

Like linen fibers

F·4+L·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 18 pts

foxed (16 points)

Discolored with yellowishbrown stains

Discolored with yellowish-brown stains

Tricked or deceived

F·4+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

foxes (15 points)

Quarries for hounds

Bushy-tailed canines

Hellman's little ones

F·4+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

galax (13 points)

Evergreen herb with shiny leaves.

Herb used by florists to make wreaths

Wreath evergreen

G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts

goxes (13 points)

Gox

G·2+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts

hapax (17 points)

legomenon word or phrase used only once in a document or corpus

legomenon word that appears only once in a manuscript

legomenon word that appears just once in a given corpus

H·4+A·1+P·3+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts

helix (15 points)

Spiral (maybe double)

Single strand of DNA (wordplay)

Toy Slinky essentially

H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

hexad (16 points)

Series of six.

Series of six

Half a dozen is one

H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+D·2 = 16 pts

hexed (16 points)

Set a spell (wordplay)

Was charming (wordplay)

Used one's charm on (wordplay)

H·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

hexer (15 points)

Witch, for one

Good speller (wordplay)

Witch for one

H·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

hexes (15 points)

Spells badly (wordplay)

Casting calls (wordplay)

Spelling output (wordplay)

H·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

hexyl (18 points)

A hydrocarbon radical

H·4+E·1+X·8+Y·4+L·1 = 18 pts

hyrax (18 points)

Rabbit-sized mammal also called a cony

Rock rabbit or cony.

Mammal, rock rabbit

H·4+Y·4+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 18 pts

immix (16 points)

Old blend in Italy 2009

Blend thoroughly

Blend completely

I·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts

index (13 points)

Numbered pages (wordplay)

The Dow, for one

End of a book, perhaps

I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts

infix (15 points)

Impress, as an idea

The izn in shiznit eg to a linguist

Implant, as an idea

I·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

ixias (12 points)

Handsome So. African irises.

African plants

I·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts

ixora (12 points)

A flowering plant

I·1+X·8+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 12 pts

ixtle (12 points)

Fibre bits inside textile mangled

I·1+X·8+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

kexes (16 points)

Kex

K·5+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts

kylix (19 points)

""A two-handled drinking vessel, also CYLIX""

K·5+Y·4+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts

latex (12 points)

Tardy character (wordplay)

Source of rubber

Oil-based alternative

L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts

laxer (12 points)

Having fewer morals

Athlete carrying a stick, in slang

Not so tough

L·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

laxly (15 points)

Without much supervision, say

Without much supervision say

In an unstrict manner

L·1+A·1+X·8+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts

lexes (12 points)

Barker and Luthor

L·1+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

lexis (12 points)

Vocabulary of a language

All the words in a language

A language's total vocabulary

L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts

loxed (13 points)

Lox

L·1+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

loxes (12 points)

Theyre usually cut thin at the deli

Fish for breakfast

They're usually cut thin at the deli

L·1+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

luxes (12 points)

Units of illumination.

Units of illumination

Illumination units

L·1+U·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

maxim (16 points)

"There's no I in team," for one

The proverbial gun (wordplay)

Hunger never saw bad bread for one

M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+M·3 = 16 pts

maxis (14 points)

Women's coveralls (wordplay)

Skirts for the modest

Very long skirts

M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 14 pts

mirex (14 points)

An insecticide

M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts

mixed (15 points)

Used lob in this event (wordplay)

Made tracks (wordplay)

Word before bag or nuts

M·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

mixer (14 points)

Soda, for one.

Keg site, maybe

Ginger ale, for one

M·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

mixes (14 points)

Makes a disco version, maybe

Makes a disco version maybe

Shakes up, maybe

M·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

mixup (16 points)

Case of mistaken identity, say

Case of mistaken identity say

Thing to be sorted out

M·3+I·1+X·8+U·1+P·3 = 16 pts

moxas (14 points)

Moxa

M·3+O·1+X·8+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts

moxie (14 points)

Once-popular soft drink

Soft drink made with gentian root

A Stooge about has nerve

M·3+O·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 14 pts

murex (14 points)

Dye-producing gastropod

Whelk yielding a purple dye.

Spiny-shelled gastropod

M·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts

nexus (12 points)

Where it all comes together (wordplay)

Link - unsex (anagram)

Short, unsexy jockeys bond

N·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts

nixed (13 points)

Said "Forget it!" to

Said "No dice!" to

Put the kibosh on

N·1+I·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

nixes (12 points)

Says no to

Just says no to

Puts thumbs down

N·1+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

nixie (12 points)

Dead letter in post office talk

Unfriendly female water-spirit

Undeliverable letter to postal employees

N·1+I·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts

oxbow (17 points)

Classic oater The Incident

Ushaped piece of wood

River bend makes a neat arc

O·1+X·8+B·3+O·1+W·4 = 17 pts

oxeye (15 points)

Daisy is a neat looker!

Window also called oeildeboeuf

Yellow-and-white flower

O·1+X·8+E·1+Y·4+E·1 = 15 pts

oxide (13 points)

Quicklime, for one

Cockney's leather or water, say

Ferrite for one

O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts

oxids (13 points)

Chemical compounds

O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts

oxime (14 points)

Chemical compound

O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts

oxims (14 points)

Oxim

O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts

oxlip (14 points)

Plant love and kiss on kisser

Species of primrose

Pimpernel's cousin

O·1+X·8+L·1+I·1+P·3 = 14 pts

oxter (12 points)

Pit bull terrier (stray one's gone)

The armpit of Scotland!

Armpit, to Scots

O·1+X·8+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

paxes (14 points)

Pax

P·3+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

phlox (17 points)

Jacobsladder for one

Flower (that sounds like sheep)

Flowers in clusters, say

P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts

pixel (14 points)

Part of an image perhaps

Choose unit, say, for unit on box

Part of an image, perhaps

P·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts

pixes (14 points)

Eucharist containers Var.

Eucharist containers variable

P·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

pixie (14 points)

Tinker Bell, for one

Tinker Bell for one

Dust collector (wordplay)

P·3+I·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 14 pts

poxed (15 points)

Pox

P·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts

poxes (14 points)

Small and Chicken

Rash-causing viruses

Chicken and small

P·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

prexy (17 points)

College boss (Sl.)

College chief (Sl.)

College official familiarly

P·3+R·1+E·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

proxy (17 points)

Agent (for eg voting)

Investor's mail-in

Power to represent another

P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+Y·4 = 17 pts

pyxes (17 points)

Pyx

P·3+Y·4+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts

pyxie (17 points)

Shrubby evergreen plant

Flowering moss

Creeping evergreen

P·3+Y·4+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 17 pts

pyxis (17 points)

Casket for jewels, drugs, toilet materials etc.

P·3+Y·4+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 17 pts

radix (13 points)

Root of a plant

Botanist's root

10 in the decimal system, for example

R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+X·8 = 13 pts

raxed (13 points)

Rax

R·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

raxes (12 points)

Rax

R·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

redox (13 points)

Chemical reaction portmanteau

Process involving e- transfer

Electron transfer process, often

R·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts

redux (13 points)

Phineas or "Rabbit"

Rabbit John Updike novel

Phineas or Rabbit

R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+X·8 = 13 pts

refix (15 points)

Secure in position again

Install replacement parts again

Do more repairs

R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

relax (12 points)

It was just a joke!

Take some time to oneself, maybe

Put one's feet up with chill (wordplay)

R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts

remex (14 points)

Quill feather

Quill feather.

Wing feather

R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts

remix (14 points)

House version, perhaps

Dance recording, maybe

Dance version of a song, perhaps

R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 14 pts

retax (12 points)

Give another duty to, say (***)

Second duty (wordplay)

Add insult to injury (wordplay)

R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts

rewax (15 points)

Do the floor again

Give another polishing

Polish again, as a floor.

R·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts

rexes (12 points)

Actor Harrison, et al.

Cats with very fine short fur

Actor Harrison and others

R·1+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

saxes (12 points)

Jam ingredients (wordplay)

Jazz-band instruments

Coltrane played them

S·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

sexed (13 points)

Touchy subject (wordplay)

Course with crabs and clams (wordplay)

Place to learn about cycles (wordplay)

S·1+E·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

sexes (12 points)

Perennial battlers (wordplay)

Longtime battlers (wordplay)

Determines a chickens gender say

S·1+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

sexto (12 points)

It's abbreviated 6, to a bookbinder

12-page book size

Book size between quarto and octavo

S·1+E·1+X·8+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts

sexts (12 points)

Fetching messages, say

Private messages (wordplay)

Responds hotly (wordplay)

S·1+E·1+X·8+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts

silex (12 points)

Procter's partner (wordplay)

Big name in kitchen appliances

Proctor appliance brand

S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts

sixes (12 points)

Clock bottoms (wordplay)

Rangers and Bruins

Boxcars at Reno

S·1+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

sixmo (14 points)

""A paper size, also SEXTO""

S·1+I·1+X·8+M·3+O·1 = 14 pts

sixte (12 points)

Fencing position or parry

Defensive fencing posture

Fencing parry.

S·1+I·1+X·8+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

sixth (15 points)

Like ESP (wordplay)

Numerical sense (wordplay)

Grade for a tween

S·1+I·1+X·8+T·1+H·4 = 15 pts

sixty (15 points)

The new they say

The new 40, they say

Nearing retirement age, maybe

S·1+I·1+X·8+T·1+Y·4 = 15 pts

taxed (13 points)

Started a certain tea party (wordplay)

Under a strain

Laid a burden on.

T·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

taxer (12 points)

Uncle Sam say

One making you do your duty (wordplay)

Government role (wordplay)

T·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

taxes (12 points)

Intuit concern (wordplay)

Tory leader cuts these (wordplay)

One of two certainties, in a saying

T·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

taxis (12 points)

Approaches a jetway, maybe

Prepares for takeoff, say

Urban-transport option (pl.)

T·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts

taxon (12 points)

Phylum or genus eg

Phylum, for example

Genus or species

T·1+A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts

taxus (12 points)

Genus of the yew tree.

Genus of the yew tree

T·1+A·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts

telex (12 points)

Typewriter of sorts

E-mail forerunner

Pre-fax communication

T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts

texas (12 points)

Lone Star (or 28th)

The lone star state (wordplay)

Where's Irving (wordplay)

T·1+E·1+X·8+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts

texts (12 points)

Writes OMFG perhaps

Asks, 'where r u?' perhaps

On my way and "LOL," perhaps

T·1+E·1+X·8+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts

toxic (14 points)

Harmful - cox it (anagram)

Like Troma's "Avenger"

Hazardous to your health

T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts

toxin (12 points)

Wasp venom, for one

Poison? Sound the alarm!

Venom for one

T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts

tuxes (12 points)

Opening night wear perhaps

Grooms' attire, maybe

Opening night wear, perhaps

T·1+U·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

twixt (15 points)

'Mongst kin (wordplay)

Tween's partner (wordplay)

In the middle of quaintly

T·1+W·4+I·1+X·8+T·1 = 15 pts

unbox (14 points)

Take out for the shelves, say

Remove from peanuts say

Place on the shelf, perhaps

U·1+N·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 14 pts

unfix (15 points)

Loosen from a fastening

Unfasten

Detach

U·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

unsex (12 points)

Emasculate say

Emasculate, say

Sterilize

U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts

varix (15 points)

A varicose vein

V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts

vexed (16 points)

Made stew (wordplay)

Bothered, plagued and pestered

Cross and unsettled

V·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

vexer (15 points)

Goat getter (wordplay)

One getting under your skin

One working your last nerve

V·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

vexes (15 points)

Is galling to

Really gets to

Ruffles the feathers of

V·4+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

vexil (15 points)

""The web or vane of a feather, also VEXILLUM""

V·4+E·1+X·8+I·1+L·1 = 15 pts

vixen (15 points)

She's a real fox!

Rudolph's partner, foxy lady (wordplay)

Earth mother (wordplay)

V·4+I·1+X·8+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts

waxed (16 points)

Put a coat on perhaps

Took a shine to (wordplay)

Put a coat on, perhaps

W·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts

waxen (15 points)

Like an unhealthy complexion

Like fake fruit

Like many crayons

W·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts

waxer (15 points)

Floor worker, maybe

Brazilian administrator (wordplay)

Floor worker maybe

W·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

waxes (15 points)

Shines up, maybe

Spiffs up ones mustache

Ski shop supplies

W·4+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

xebec (16 points)

Small three-masted vessel

Old corsair ship.

Old-timey sailing ship with three masts

X·8+E·1+B·3+E·1+C·3 = 16 pts

xenia (12 points)

City ESE of Dayton

Ohio tornado city

City SE of Dayton

X·8+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts

xenic (14 points)

""Of a culture medium, growing with unknown other microbiota""

X·8+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts

xenon (12 points)

Element in the spotlight (wordplay)

Nobody comes back after 10:25 (wordplay)

Gas discovered by Ramsay

X·8+E·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts

xeric (14 points)

Deficient in moisture

Having desertlike conditions

Needing minimal water, as plants

X·8+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts

xerus (12 points)

African ground squirrel

African ground squirrel.

X·8+E·1+R·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts

xylan (15 points)

A substance found in cell walls of plants

X·8+Y·4+L·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts

xylem (17 points)

Some waxy lemon tree's woody tissue

Woody plant tissue

Phloem's cousin

X·8+Y·4+L·1+E·1+M·3 = 17 pts

xylol (15 points)

Coal-tar derivative

Coaltar derivative

Dimethyl-benzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon

X·8+Y·4+L·1+O·1+L·1 = 15 pts

xylyl (18 points)

A univalent radical

X·8+Y·4+L·1+Y·4+L·1 = 18 pts

xysti (15 points)

Xystus

X·8+Y·4+S·1+T·1+I·1 = 15 pts

xysts (15 points)

Covered porticos, in Greek architecture

Porticoes for athletics.

Covered porticos in Greek architecture

X·8+Y·4+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts

zaxes (21 points)

Depth lines (wordplay)

Lines in some D printing

Slate-trimming tools

Z·10+A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 21 pts

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