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aargh (9 points)
I can't believe this!
Why is this happening to me?!
This is killing me!
A·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+H·4 = 9 pts
abhor (10 points)
Shun sailor with horror? Not half!
Regard sailor with horror? Not half!
Feel more than disdain
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 10 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
abort (7 points)
Cancel the heist!
Cancel the mission!
Cancel the plan!
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
abris (7 points)
Air-raid shelters
Shelters in Savoie
Shelters, in Savoie
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
acari (7 points)
Little creatures I found under a vehicle
Mites ticks etc
Mites, ticks, etc.
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1 = 7 pts
acerb (9 points)
Like lemon juice (var.)
Cause celebre cause of some back-biting!
Tart of tone
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3 = 9 pts
acorn (7 points)
Part of a winter stash maybe
Bigtime Obama supporters (abbreviation)
The fruit of the shoetree (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 7 pts
acred (8 points)
Having much land
Wealthy in land
Owning lots of lots
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acres (7 points)
Landowning count (wordplay)
Some of a lot perhaps
Fourty in back (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
acrid (8 points)
Bringing tears to your eyes, maybe
Bill free of bitterness (wordplay)
Like the smell of burning rubber
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
actor (7 points)
Role call answerer (wordplay)
Paul Newman for one
Cue user, maybe
A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
adder (7 points)
Maybe a summer snake (wordplay)
To make in Erin (wordplay)
Mathematical reptile (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
adore (6 points)
Dig deeply (wordplay)
Love what's found in bread? Oregano!
Hero-worship, say
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
adorn (6 points)
Sew sequins on, say
Drape with tinsel, perhaps
Put studs on, perhaps
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 6 pts
aerie (5 points)
Highflier`s home (wordplay)
Last row in the balcony (wordplay)
Cliff hangar (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 5 pts
afars (8 points)
and Issas Djibouti once
and the Issas former French territory
The and the Issas Djibouti formerly
A·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
afire (8 points)
Going to blazes (wordplay)
Likely to be hosed (wordplay)
Full of ardor
A·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
afore (8 points)
Prior to a golfer's warning?
Prior to a golfer's warning (wordplay)
Start for mentioned
A·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
afrit (8 points)
Demon of Arab mythology
Mythical Arabian demon
Evil demon Arabian mythology
A·1+F·4+R·1+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
after (8 points)
Introduction to math (wordplay)
Fairy tale's last word (wordplay)
Second of two photos perhaps
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
agars (6 points)
Culture media from seaweed
Petri dish gels
Temples ex and family
A·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agers (6 points)
Teen attachment (wordplay)
Causes of gray hair perhaps
Tools for distressing jeans, perhaps
A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agger (7 points)
Kind of tide
Earthwork of ancient Rome
Earthwork of ancient Rome.
A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aggro (7 points)
Boorish, threatening behaviour (slang)
A horse, say, or other cause of trouble
Belligerent in Britspeak
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+O·1 = 7 pts
agora (6 points)
Place that many fear (wordplay)
Euclidean square (wordplay)
Where Aesop shopped (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 6 pts
agree (6 points)
Say "uh-huh," say
Have the same gender perhaps
See no need to argue maybe
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
agria (6 points)
A skin condition with extensive pus blisters
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
aider (6 points)
Of golf (wordplay)
A friend indeed!
Abettor's partner (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aimer (7 points)
One with a sight (wordplay)
One seeing the sights (wordplay)
One doing sight seeing (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aired (6 points)
Was on the radio, say
Ventilated in the outdoors (wordplay)
On the radio, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
airer (5 points)
Radio station say
One sharing dirty laundry (wordplay)
One putting on a show (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
airns (5 points)
Airn
A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
airth (8 points)
To {guide=v}
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+H·4 = 8 pts
airts (5 points)
Airt
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aiver (8 points)
A draft horse
A·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 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
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
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
algor (6 points)
Chill
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1 = 6 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
amber (9 points)
Honey-colored 311 song (wordplay)
Brake light, perhaps
Colour between red and green (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
ambry (12 points)
Recess for holding vestments
British term for pantry that sounds more like a yellowy color
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
ameer (7 points)
Eastern ruler (Var.)
Islamic leader (var.)
Arab leader (Var.)
A·1+M·3+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
amirs (7 points)
Eastern potentates (Var.)
Arab potentates (Var.)
Arab chieftains (var.)
A·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
amort (7 points)
Gradual payoff (abbreviation)
Spiritless, old style
Loan payment sched
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
amour (7 points)
Love affair, perhaps secret
Loved one (French)
Affair of one such as Othello, say
A·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1 = 7 pts
anear (5 points)
Thing to keep to the ground (wordplay)
Something to lend to a friend (wordplay)
Listener's lending (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
anger (6 points)
Rage on the altered range (wordplay)
Burning sensation (wordplay)
Red state (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
angry (9 points)
Hot under the choler (wordplay)
Incensed this young man!
In a red state (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
antra (5 points)
Cavities - a rant (anagram)
Natural cavities in bones
Cavities or sinuses.
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 pts
antre (5 points)
Cavern or cave in poetry
Cavern or cave poetically
Old-time cave.
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 5 pts
aorta (5 points)
Main line (wordplay)
It comes from the heart (wordplay)
Passage that's from the heart (wordplay)
A·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1 = 5 pts
apart (7 points)
Living in different countries, say
In two say
Separately or role (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
apers (7 points)
Simon Says players say
Players of Simon says
Ones taking off (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
apery (10 points)
Monkeying around (wordplay)
Impressionist exhibition (wordplay)
Little talent (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
aport (7 points)
Left on a river (wordplay)
Left on the boat (wordplay)
Left on board (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
apres (7 points)
After, skiing say
Francois's following (wordplay)
ski party lodge gathering perhaps
A·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
apron (7 points)
Kitchen aid (wordplay)
It may say "World's Okayest Cook"
It may say Kiss the Cook
A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
apter (7 points)
More likely (to)
More suitable - prate (anagram)
Quicker on the uptake
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
araks (9 points)
Turkish-Armenian border river
Rumlike liquors of India variable
TurkishArmenian border river
A·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
arbor (7 points)
Place for a bench perhaps
Ivy's support, maybe
Place for vines, perhaps
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
arced (8 points)
Traveled on a parabola say
Jumped a gap say
Curved in current fashion (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
arcus (7 points)
Caesar's bow
Roll-shaped cloud
Caesars bow
A·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ardeb (8 points)
Egyptian unit, 5.62 U. S. bushels.
Unit of dry measure used in Egypt
Egyptian dry measure
A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+B·3 = 8 pts
ardor (6 points)
Zeal or passion
Intensity of feeling.
Hot-blooded emotion
A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+R·1 = 6 pts
areae (5 points)
Spaces Lat.
Cerebral regions.
Spaces: Lat
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 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
areas (5 points)
Products inside boxes (wordplay)
Places here and there (wordplay)
Perhaps is and is as they are in space
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
areca (7 points)
Tropical palm tree
Palm with red nuts
Another name for the betel nut
A·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+A·1 = 7 pts
areic (7 points)
Pertaining to a region of the earth
A·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+C·3 = 7 pts
arena (5 points)
Cow Palace, for one
Game site perhaps
Quebec Coliseum for one
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 5 pts
arete (5 points)
Yosemite's Clouds Rest, for one
Hiker's encounter, perhaps
Mountain ridge (EATER anagram)
A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·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
argon (6 points)
Sounds as if they have left - great gas!
It's a gas!
Gas in incandescent lamps, perhaps
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+N·1 = 6 pts
argot (6 points)
Talk of sorts
Some gangsterfilm dialogue say
Talk of sorts.
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+T·1 = 6 pts
argue (6 points)
Make a case (for)
Act like Siskel and Ebert maybe
Pick a fight (with)
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 6 pts
argus (6 points)
Watchman's model
Many-eyed monster of Greek myth
Io's guardian, in Greek myth
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
arhat (8 points)
One whos attained Nirvana
Buddhist who has attained Nirvana
Buddhist monk who has at-tained nirvana
A·1+R·1+H·4+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
arias (5 points)
Sayao's specialties
Met's lineup (wordplay)
Met solos perhaps
A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 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
arise (5 points)
Give up ones seat say
Take a stand (wordplay)
Get mentioned maybe
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·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
armed (8 points)
Having heat (wordplay)
'Urt with weapons (wordplay)
Dangerous partner (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
armer (7 points)
Ammo provider, say
Ammo provider say
Supplier of Winchesters
A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
armet (7 points)
Knight cap (wordplay)
Armour for the head, used around AD1500
Headgear of old
A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+T·1 = 7 pts
armor (7 points)
Iron clothing (wordplay)
Cover of knight (wordplay)
Iron clothes (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aroid (6 points)
Cuckoopint, for one
Skunk cabbage, for one
Jack-in-the-pulpit, for one.
A·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 6 pts
aroma (7 points)
Bakery freebie (wordplay)
Lavender, for one
Bakery treat, perhaps
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
arose (5 points)
Lost a lap (wordplay)
Did stand up (wordplay)
Gave a standing O say
A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
arpen (7 points)
Old measure Var.
Old measure variable
Land unit, in Canada
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 7 pts
arras (5 points)
City in N. E. France.
City near Lille.
High-warp tapestry
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
array (8 points)
Order arrives, a year later!
Cheer 'eard to order (wordplay)
Ordered arrangement (of troops)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
arris (5 points)
Julie or Phil to a limey
Edge in architectural molding.
Paul Gallico title character
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
arrow (8 points)
A right quarrel!
One-way sign (wordplay)
Feathered flier (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4 = 8 pts
arses (5 points)
Parliamentary seats (wordplay)
Backsides in Birmingham
Butts of Britain
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
arsis (5 points)
Part of an iamb
Unaccented part of a poetic foot.
Musical opposite of thesis.
A·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
arson (5 points)
Theater lighting, maybe (wordplay)
Topless vicar? That's flaming wrong!
Paying with fire (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·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
artsy (8 points)
With highfalutin tastes, say
Like some indie films
Like the vibe of Washington Square Park
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
arums (7 points)
Calla lilies, etc
Starches resembling sago
Jack-in-the-pulpits
A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
arval (8 points)
Pertaining to plowed land
A·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
arvos (8 points)
Arvo
A·1+R·1+V·4+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts
aryls (8 points)
Aryl
A·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
asker (9 points)
Poser of sorts
Assertive one, perhaps
Fact finder perhaps
A·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
asper (7 points)
On the sayso of
Words with your instructions (wordplay)
On the say-so of
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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