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aspic (9 points)
Jelly, when still (wordplay)
Mold-y food (wordplay)
Bonded stock formation (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
aspis (7 points)
The {asp=n}
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
assai (5 points)
Very (in musical directions)
Very (in musical score)
Verdi's "very" (tempo)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1 = 5 pts
assay (8 points)
Top marks for one in test
Test, or say, to establish quality
Test (a metal or ore)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
asses (5 points)
Moon units (wordplay)
Girls going topless - the fools!
Family who brays together (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
asset (5 points)
Winning smile, they say
Honesty for one
Talent, for one
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+T·1 = 5 pts
aster (5 points)
Late bloomer (wordplay)
Michaelmas daisy for one
Yellow-centered bloomer, perhaps
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
astir (5 points)
Prison in commotion (wordplay)
Up and about - is art (anagram)
Out from under the covers
A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+R·1 = 5 pts
asyla (8 points)
Safe havens (Lat.)
Places of refuge (var.)
Places of respite
A·1+S·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
ataps (7 points)
Nipa palms: Malay.
Malay nipa palms.
Nipa thatches
A·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 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
atilt (5 points)
Slightly biased (wordplay)
Off the plane (wordplay)
Liable to let things slide, say
A·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+T·1 = 5 pts
atlas (5 points)
Encyclopedia volume perhaps
Where to get a world view (wordplay)
Mountain shower, perhaps
A·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
atman (7 points)
Nirvana fan (wordplay)
Hindu World Soul
Universal self, in Hinduism
A·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
atmas (7 points)
Atma
A·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
atoll (5 points)
Bikini perhaps everybody takes to!
Bikini, for one (wordplay)
Eniwetok, for one
A·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+L·1 = 5 pts
atoms (7 points)
What's the matter (wordplay)
Particle Man components (wordplay)
Motes of moats (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
atomy (10 points)
Tiny particle, old style
Tiny particle old style
Tiny thing
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
atone (5 points)
When penitents convene (wordplay)
When penitents convene?
Make amends or pitch (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
atony (8 points)
Lack of phonetic stress.
Lack of muscle tone
Lack of vital energy
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
atopy (10 points)
Predisposition toward developing allergies
A·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
atria (5 points)
Hotel lobbies perhaps
Lobbies with trees maybe
Indoor plant areas, perhaps
A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 5 pts
atrip (7 points)
Raised as an anchor
Ready, as a sail
Just free of the bottom, as an anchor
A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3 = 7 pts
attar (5 points)
Petal pungence (wordplay)
Perfume base perhaps
Perfume base, perhaps
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
attic (7 points)
Web site, perhaps (wordplay)
Story of past glories, maybe (wordplay)
Web developer (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 7 pts
audad (7 points)
Wild sheep
A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+D·2 = 7 pts
audio (6 points)
Sound (as opposed to vision)
TV repairman's focus, maybe
Waves in the air (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1 = 6 pts
audit (6 points)
Tax burden (wordplay)
Book report (wordplay)
Check checks, to a checker (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1 = 6 pts
auger (6 points)
What a bore to have a month with 'er!
A much bigger 'and tool (wordplay)
What a bore this is!
A·1+U·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aught (9 points)
It's nothing!
It's nothing
Anything at all
A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 9 pts
augur (6 points)
Ancient Roman soothsayer
Bode (usu. well or ill)
Foretell something boring, say
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aulic (7 points)
Of royal courts
Of a royal court
Of a court
A·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 7 pts
aunts (5 points)
Funeral attendees, perhaps
Some of Grannys kids perhaps
Shower organizers, maybe
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aunty (8 points)
Nana's girl, maybe
Nanas girl maybe
Family nickname (var.)
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
aurae (5 points)
Head lights (wordplay)
Distinctive atmospheres (Var.)
Emanations Latin style
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 pts
aural (5 points)
Ear-ly (wordplay)
Like things hitting a drum (wordplay)
Like something you've heard (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
aurar (5 points)
Cold cash in Iceland
Icelandic monetary units
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
auras (5 points)
Rings around the collar (wordplay)
Glowing personalities (wordplay)
Celebrities' surroundings (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aurei (5 points)
Caesar's gold coins
Gold coins of Roman Empire.
Gold coins of ancient Rome
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+I·1 = 5 pts
aures (5 points)
Auris
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
auric (7 points)
Goldfinger, in "Goldfinger"
Goldfingers first name
Ians greedy villain
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3 = 7 pts
auris (5 points)
The ear Lat.
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aurum (7 points)
Gold, to chemists
Gold, in Latin
Gold to a chemist
A·1+U·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
autos (5 points)
They're sold in lots (wordplay)
Jam ingredients (wordplay)
Jam makings (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 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
avail (8 points)
Benefit afforded by a yashmak, they say
Take advantage (of)
Help to make a curtain, say
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 8 pts
avast (8 points)
Stop while floating (wordplay)
Stop, you tars!
Salty greeting (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
avens (8 points)
Plant used for arbours (wordplay)
Plant of the rose family
Perennial flowering herb
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
avers (8 points)
Says with confidence
Says without hesitation
Says with assurance
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
avert (8 points)
Stop, say, before junction
Prevent, say, those with no socks
Head off alien, green head off!
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 8 pts
avgas (9 points)
Aircraft fuel portmanteau
Fuel for pistonengine airplanes
Fuel for piston-engine aircraft
A·1+V·4+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
avian (8 points)
A little birdy (wordplay)
Like Penguins or Redwings (wordplay)
Swift-like, say
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
avion (8 points)
Word on an envelope from abroad perhaps
Word on an envelope from abroad, perhaps
Orly bird (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
aviso (8 points)
Warning (Spanish)
Advice to Alfonso
Warning, for Juan
A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+O·1 = 8 pts
avoid (9 points)
Prevent from happening; nullify (law)
Refrain from (something)
Dodge a tough opponent, perhaps
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
avows (11 points)
Says "I do"
Says with conviction
Says with a hand in the air, perhaps
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 11 pts
await (8 points)
Look for (something to happen)
Remain for (someone)
To be in store for (someone)
A·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
awake (12 points)
Affected by an alarm perhaps
Skillet album with insomnia (wordplay)
Up for going to heaven!
A·1+W·4+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
award (9 points)
Academy, for one
MVP, for one
Judge's decision, perhaps
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts
aware (8 points)
Out of anesthesia, say
Having knowledge (of)
Not in the dark (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
awash (11 points)
Knee-deep (in)
Like the bilge in a Shaw play (wordplay)
A machine load floating?
A·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
awful (11 points)
A wife almost generous? Rubbish!
Meriting only half a star, say
Label for pans (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 11 pts
awing (9 points)
Flying is dreadful
Causing reverent fear
Astonishing, in a way
A·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
awned (9 points)
Like wheat and barley
Bearded like the oat
Bearded, as grain.
A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
awoke (12 points)
Ended a nightmare say
Returned to reality, say
Stirred out of REM, say
A·1+W·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
awols (8 points)
People leaving the company (wordplay)
Desert folk (wordplay)
Off-base sorts (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 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
ayahs (11 points)
Children's nurses in Asia
Nursemaids, in Calcutta
Native maids in India.
A·1+Y·4+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 11 pts
ayins (8 points)
16th letters in Hebrew
th letters in Hebrew
Hebrew letters
A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
azans (14 points)
Muezzins prayer calls
Muezzin's prayer calls
A·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
azide (15 points)
Sodium salt used in airbag systems
Nitrogen-based compound
Chemical compound
A·1+Z·10+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts
azido (15 points)
Relating to azide
A·1+Z·10+I·1+D·2+O·1 = 15 pts
azine (14 points)
Mag attachment (wordplay)
Mag add-on (wordplay)
Type of dye
A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
azlon (14 points)
A textile fibre
A·1+Z·10+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
azoic (16 points)
Time before life
Lifeless geological period
Word before period, era or eon
A·1+Z·10+O·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
azole (14 points)
Amino acids source
Chemical compound group
Class of organic compounds
A·1+Z·10+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
azons (14 points)
Azon
A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
azote (14 points)
Nitrogen in chemistry
Lavoisier's name for nitrogen.
Lavoisiers name for nitrogen
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
azoth (17 points)
Mercury, in alchemy.
Mercury, in alchemy
Mercury in alchemy
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+H·4 = 17 pts
azure (14 points)
Fair color (wordplay)
Blue, as the sky
Blue hue on Connecticut's flag
A·1+Z·10+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts

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