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aalii (5 points)
Hawaiian tree
A·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+I·1 = 5 pts
abele (7 points)
Can the tree be in the beer (wordplay)
Might the tree be in the beer (wordplay)
Poplar popular in puzzles
A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abler (7 points)
More talented? Be real!
More like a seaman, perhaps
More competent, perhaps like seaman
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
ables (7 points)
Be in the drinks in the wood
They preceded Bakers
Bakers' preceders
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
aboil (7 points)
Ready for poaching, maybe
Ready for pasta say
Ready for pasta, say
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1 = 7 pts
acold (8 points)
'Poor Tom's - - ' (Shak.)
Thing to feed (wordplay)
Wind in August movie
A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acyls (10 points)
Acyl
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
addle (7 points)
Mix up or confuse
Make confused - go bad
Muddle or confuse
A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
adult (6 points)
Imago, for one
Full-price payer, perhaps
Majority member (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 6 pts
afoul (8 points)
How a felon runs (wordplay)
On the wrong side (of)
On the bad side (of)
A·1+F·4+O·1+U·1+L·1 = 8 pts
agile (6 points)
Good at acro, say
Able to do splits, say
Able to leap tall buildings (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aglee (6 points)
Awry, to Burns (var.)
Wrong: Scot. var.
Awry to Burns var
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aglet (6 points)
Tip for a sneakerhead (wordplay)
Aid in threading perhaps
Lace end perhaps
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 6 pts
agley (9 points)
men gang aft
Wrong, to Burns
How Burns's plans went
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
aglow (9 points)
Silver down at melting-point (wordplay)
Shining as from within
Fan at concert
A·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 9 pts
ahold (9 points)
Get of (obtain)
Get of (grab)
Get - of (obtain)
A·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 9 pts
ahull (8 points)
""Abandoned and flooded, as a ship""
A·1+H·4+U·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
ailed (6 points)
Winced and wept, perhaps
Needed debugging (wordplay)
Had to miss school, perhaps
A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
aioli (5 points)
Sauce for crab cakes, maybe
Duck in trouble? Add one garlicky mayo!
Premium oil mixed in this (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+I·1 = 5 pts
aisle (5 points)
Way to get married in church? I'll say!
Seating request perhaps
Seat preference perhaps
A·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
akela (9 points)
Jungle Book wolf (Kipling)
"The Jungle Book" wolfpack leader
Wolf in Kipling book
A·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
alack (11 points)
A need to regret to say this
Such a shortage - oh, dear!
A jet won't start, I'm sad to say
A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 11 pts
alamo (7 points)
1836 battle site (with "the")
Something to remember (wordplay)
Texas shrine (with "the")
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1 = 7 pts
aland (6 points)
unto flowing with milk and honey
Finnish islands in Gulf of Bothnia.
Islands near Turku.
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 6 pts
alane (5 points)
to the land of the dead Auden
A cottage in Godley
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
alang (6 points)
Together with Scot
Together with Scot.
In the course of Scot.
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
alans (5 points)
Directors Pakula and Parker
Dershowitz and Greenspan
Bergman and Lerner
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
alant (5 points)
Sneezeweed
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alarm (7 points)
Aid for one getting woke (wordplay)
Siren, for one
Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 7 pts
alary (8 points)
Pertaining to wings (var.)
Like a wing-shaped PArt
Shaped like a wing.
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alate (5 points)
Having wings (anagram of EAT AL)
Off to start behind schedule
Like St. Mark's lion
A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 5 pts
albas (7 points)
Spanish duke and family.
Troubadours' dawn serenades
Spanish duke and family
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
album (9 points)
LP, perhaps (wordplay)
Magical Mystery Tour for one
Life preserver (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
alcid (8 points)
A diving sea bird
A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
alder (6 points)
Tree many be deal? Right (wordplay)
Cabinet wood, perhaps
Not starting to be less hairy tree!
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aldol (6 points)
Colorless liquid: Chem.
Colorless liquid Chem.
Colorless liquid Chem
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1 = 6 pts
alecs (7 points)
Smart ones (wordplay)
Smart, sarcastic guys (wordplay)
'Smart' guys (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts
alefs (8 points)
Hebrew A's (Var.)
Hebrew letters (var.)
Hebrew A's
A·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
aleph (10 points)
Leader of Abraham (wordplay)
Opening in the Mideast (wordplay)
Jewish leader (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4 = 10 pts
alert (5 points)
Ready to jump perhaps
'Fore!,' for one
Ready for an attack, say
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alfas (8 points)
A code words (wordplay)
A's in aviation (wordplay)
Some Italian cars, for short
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
algae (6 points)
Floor plants (wordplay)
Sea moss, for one
Birdbath greenery (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
algal (6 points)
Like some experimental biofuels
Like pond scum
Like some pond growth
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
algas (6 points)
Sea plants
Photosynthetic plants
Seaweeds
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
algid (7 points)
Glad to be spoilt when one's caught cold
Fancy word for "cold"
Cold? It's good to wear a hat
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
algin (6 points)
Kelp product
Thickening gum
Emulsifying agent
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
algor (6 points)
Chill
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1 = 6 pts
algum (8 points)
Sandalwood tree of the Bible.
Red sandalwood.
Biblical tree
A·1+L·1+G·2+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
alias (5 points)
Protective cover (wordplay)
Pen name, say
s More Than Words Can Say band
A·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
alibi (7 points)
Out, of sorts (wordplay)
Out of sorts (wordplay)
Airtight story maybe
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+I·1 = 7 pts
alien (5 points)
From far away (perhaps very far)
Space cadet (wordplay)
Saucer pilot (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1 = 5 pts
alifs (8 points)
Arabic leaders (wordplay)
Arabic A's
Arabic alphabet openers
A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
align (6 points)
Set straight (wordplay)
Lie together perhaps
Put pretty maids all in a row say
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 6 pts
alike (9 points)
Capone and Eisenhower similar (wordplay)
... taking a fancy to similar!
How great minds think (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 9 pts
aline (5 points)
Put in a row (Var.)
Dress with some flare (wordplay)
Letter-shaped skirt (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
alist (5 points)
Star cluster (wordplay)
Cluster of stars (wordplay)
Most wanted (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alive (8 points)
Like Maria von Trapp's hills (wordplay)
Kicking partner (wordplay)
Still with us (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 8 pts
aliya (8 points)
Immigration of Jews to Israel
Emigrating to Israel from the Jewish diaspora
A·1+L·1+I·1+Y·4+A·1 = 8 pts
alkyd (13 points)
Sticky resin used in paint
Polyester in paints
Resin used in paints
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+D·2 = 13 pts
alkyl (12 points)
Ethyl or methyl
Chemist's term.
Word with group or halide
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1 = 12 pts
allay (8 points)
Diminish (fears/concern)
Mollify or soothe, say fears
Lay to rest (fear)
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alley (8 points)
Place for a dumpster, perhaps
Dangerous place to walk at night perhaps
Place for pinheads (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
allod (6 points)
An estate held in absolute ownership
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2 = 6 pts
allot (5 points)
Apportion (to someone)
Give out scores on radio (wordplay)
Award (share, task)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1 = 5 pts
allow (8 points)
Say its OK
Say "It's all right" to, say
Say it's OK
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 8 pts
alloy (8 points)
Bronze or brass, perhaps
Heavy metal mix, perhaps
White gold, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
allyl (8 points)
Carbon/hydrogen radical
Chemical extract of garlic.
Kind of alcohol.
A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+L·1 = 8 pts
almah (10 points)
Egyptian dancer variable
Egyptian dancer Var.
Egyptian dancing girl
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+H·4 = 10 pts
almas (7 points)
Gluck and others
Egyptian dancing girls.
Mater and Gluck
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
almeh (10 points)
Egyptian dancing girl.
Egyptian singing and dancing girl.
Egyptian geisha variable
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+H·4 = 10 pts
almes (7 points)
Dancing girls of Cairo variable
Egyptian dancing girls.
Dancing girls of Cairo Var.
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
almud (8 points)
Old Spanish measure
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+D·2 = 8 pts
almug (8 points)
Tree that makes a student swot
Biblical tree, probably sandalwood.
Biblical tree probably sandalwood
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+G·2 = 8 pts
aloes (5 points)
Balmy plants (wordplay)
Treatment plants (wordplay)
They're the balms!
A·1+L·1+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aloft (8 points)
Calling for a lookup (wordplay)
On a paraglider, say
A look with feet in the air (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+F·4+T·1 = 8 pts
aloha (8 points)
Greeting a 25, perhaps (wordplay)
Leader of the pack (wordplay)
Hello, Don Ho!
A·1+L·1+O·1+H·4+A·1 = 8 pts
aloin (5 points)
Pharmaceutical obtained from the aloe
Bitter crystalline substance
Extremely bitter drug
A·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 5 pts
alone (5 points)
Unlucky in love, say
In solitary confinement, say
In solitary confinement say
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
along (6 points)
Goes with says okay
(Going) in company (with others)
In company (with others)
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
aloof (8 points)
Unlikely to hug say
Not ready for a group hug, say
Unlikely to hug, say
A·1+L·1+O·1+O·1+F·4 = 8 pts
aloud (6 points)
Not just in one's head, say
Audibly state owned (wordplay)
One way to read
A·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+D·2 = 6 pts
alpha (10 points)
Leading character (wordplay)
Capital of Attica (wordplay)
Introductory letter (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1 = 10 pts
altar (5 points)
Single person's last stand (wordplay)
Sacrificial spot, perhaps
Where to say "I do"
A·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
alter (5 points)
Size up, maybe (wordplay)
Put the cuffs on (wordplay)
Put change in one's pocket (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
altho (8 points)
Even though, slangily
Even if informally
Notwithstanding that, poetically
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+O·1 = 8 pts
altos (5 points)
Some chorus girls (wordplay)
Some hers singing hymns (wordplay)
Neighbors of the sopranos perhaps
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
alula (5 points)
Wing of sorts
Bebop follower of the 1950s (wordplay)
Be-Bop follower of the 1950s (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 5 pts
alums (7 points)
Temple attendees of the past, say
Ones who no longer have class (wordplay)
After-school group (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
alway (11 points)
Eternally, to a poet
Forever, long ago.
Forever, in poetry
A·1+L·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
amble (9 points)
Walk in the park, say
Walk in the park say
Wander aimlessly without a bit of rush!
A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amole (7 points)
Whac- - (carnival game)
Root used as soap in Mexico
Mexican saponaceous root.
A·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ample (9 points)
Enough and maybe more
Nice way to say "heavy"
Enough maple fudge (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amply (12 points)
In a plentiful manner
In a sufficient way
With plenty to spare
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
ampul (9 points)
Glass medicine container (var.)
Small pharmaceutical bottle (Var.)
Glass medicine vial (var.)
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1 = 9 pts
amyls (10 points)
Hydrocarbons found in fuel oil.
Organic radicals
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anele (5 points)
Anoint with oil
Bless, old-style
Bless with oil
A·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
angel (6 points)
Raphael, for one.
Gabriel, for one
John Travoltas Michael for one
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1 = 6 pts
angle (6 points)
Point of view - 18 (anagram)
Acute thing (wordplay)
Matter of degree (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
anile (5 points)
Little old lady (wordplay)
Like an old lady (anagram of ELIAN)
Like a feeble old woman (IN ALE anagram)
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
anils (5 points)
Blue-dye producers
Blue dyes from plants
Ghost Michael Ondaatje novel
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
ankle (9 points)
Bracelet site perhaps
Sprain spot perhaps
Monitor location, maybe
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anlas (5 points)
A short dagger
A·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
annal (5 points)
Year book (wordplay)
Record of the year? Not United!
Record of one year (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
annul (5 points)
Untie the knot say
Abolish article from almanac (wordplay)
Undo a knot (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1 = 5 pts
anole (5 points)
Green lizard with a pink dewlap
Chameleon's cousin
Lizard kept as a pet
A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
anvil (8 points)
Verdi's choral instrument (wordplay)
Site of a metalworking strike (wordplay)
Where Binyon forged his work (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1 = 8 pts
appal (9 points)
Put at rest (suspicion)
Fill with horror (var.)
Scandalise, maybe
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
appel (9 points)
Fencer's stamp of the foot
Fencer's tap of the foot.
Quick tap with the foot, in fencing.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1 = 9 pts
apple (9 points)
Tell tale target (wordplay)
The - Cart (Shaw)
Baldwin for one
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apply (12 points)
Fill out the necessary forms, say
Submit a form perhaps
Sign up (for)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
aptly (10 points)
With a sense of rightness
In a germane manner
In a fit manner
A·1+P·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
areal (5 points)
Buy and Hold Steps to Estate Fortune
Pertaining to a region
Of particular regions
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
argal (6 points)
Therefore used facetiously
Wine-cask crust
Rocky Mountain sheep.
A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
argil (6 points)
Potter's clay.
Potter's clay
Clay used for pottery
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+L·1 = 6 pts
argle (6 points)
To {argue=v}
A·1+R·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
argol (6 points)
Dried dung used as fuel
Wine-cask crust
Tartar deposited in wine casks
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+L·1 = 6 pts
ariel (5 points)
An airy spirit (Tempest)
Tempestuous spirit (wordplay)
Sharon of Israel (m)
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 5 pts
arils (5 points)
Coatings on certain seeds.
Coats of seeds.
Cousins of husks
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
arles (5 points)
Is there a real S in France (wordplay)
Setting of van Gogh's "The Yellow House"
City on Rhone delta
A·1+R·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
artal (5 points)
Units of weight in Moslem lands
Weights of North Africa.
Islam units of weight
A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
artel (5 points)
Craftsmen's association; later (anagram)
Quondam Russian labor group.
Russian craft society
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+L·1 = 5 pts
arval (8 points)
Pertaining to plowed land
A·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
aryls (8 points)
Aryl
A·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
azlon (14 points)
A textile fibre
A·1+Z·10+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 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

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