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abbas (9 points)
PLO chief Mahmoud
Arafat's successor as P.L.O. chairman
Coptic bishops' titles
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abbes (9 points)
Clerics in un monastre
French clerics with wild babes
French priests' titles of respect
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abets (7 points)
Fences, perhaps (wordplay)
Sticks up for, maybe (wordplay)
Does lookout duty for, say
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+S·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
abris (7 points)
Air-raid shelters
Shelters in Savoie
Shelters, in Savoie
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abuts (7 points)
Keeps in touch with (wordplay)
Is adjacent to
Sits next to
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abyes (10 points)
Abye
A·1+B·3+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abyss (10 points)
Ed Harris ocean flick (with "The")
Deep subject (wordplay)
Great depression (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aches (10 points)
Needs ice, say
Pa in for them (wordplay)
Distress signals (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
acids (8 points)
Heartburn causes maybe
Lab flask contents perhaps
Lab flask contents, perhaps
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
acmes (9 points)
High tops (wordplay)
Tip-top locales
The highest points.
A·1+C·3+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
acnes (7 points)
Teen-agers' woes
Some teenagers' ailments
Rosacea and others
A·1+C·3+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 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
acyls (10 points)
Acyl
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
adios (6 points)
Ta ta, Tomas!
Bye-bye (amigo)
Bye word (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
adits (6 points)
Portals of a kind.
Entrances to mines
Entrances for miners
A·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
adzes (15 points)
Cooper's tools
Coopers aids at Colonial Williamsburg
Timber-dressing tools
A·1+D·2+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
aedes (6 points)
Mosquito, virulent type
Yellow fever mosquito.
Tiger mosquito genus.
A·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
aegis (6 points)
(Under the) protection (of)
Protection (originally a shield)
Protection (of someone)
A·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
aeons (5 points)
Ages and ages (Var.)
Incredibly long stretches (Var.)
Very long times
A·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+S·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
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
aghas (9 points)
Sheiks' guests, maybe (var.)
Turkish chiefs (m)
Ottoman officials (Var.)
A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
agios (6 points)
Money-exchange premiums
Monetary exchange fees.
Currency traders' concerns
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agmas (8 points)
Agma
A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
agons (6 points)
Contests in Socrates's day
Conflicts, in Greek dramas
Ancient Greek athletic competitions
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agues (6 points)
You in time for the fevers (wordplay)
Chilly symptoms (wordplay)
Spells of chill
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
aides (6 points)
Right hands you might say
Helpers around the House, say
Right-handers (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
airns (5 points)
Airn
A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
airts (5 points)
Airt
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
akees (9 points)
Tropical evergreen trees
African trees
African trees.
A·1+K·5+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 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
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
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
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
algas (6 points)
Sea plants
Photosynthetic plants
Seaweeds
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 6 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
alifs (8 points)
Arabic leaders (wordplay)
Arabic A's
Arabic alphabet openers
A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
amahs (10 points)
Certain oriental women
Far East nannies
Members of Oriental households.
A·1+M·3+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 10 pts
amass (7 points)
Make a bundle (wordplay)
Gather for oneself
Collect or religious service (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ambos (9 points)
Spanish for "both"
Early Christian pulpits.
Spanish for 'both'
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
amens (7 points)
Grace periods (wordplay)
Church chorus (wordplay)
Shouts with both hands raised, maybe
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
amias (7 points)
So the rich Shakespeare Sonnet
Bowfins
A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
amids (8 points)
Chemical prefixes
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
amies (7 points)
Jacques's pen pals, maybe
Foreign exchange students, perhaps
Nice friends (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
amins (7 points)
Ammonia-hydrocarbon compounds
Agents, in India
Gemayel et al
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+S·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
amiss (7 points)
Wrong (a girl!)
Out of sorts
What's wrong with a single (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ammos (9 points)
Explosives and such
G.I. supplies
Tracers bullets etc
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
amoks (11 points)
Amok
A·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
amyls (10 points)
Hydrocarbons found in fuel oil.
Organic radicals
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
angas (6 points)
Anga
A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 6 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
ankhs (12 points)
Goth necklace pendants
Egyptian symbols for life
Signs of life
A·1+N·1+K·5+H·4+S·1 = 12 pts
ankus (9 points)
Elephant goad used by mahouts
Spiked elephant goad
Indian elephant goad
A·1+N·1+K·5+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
anlas (5 points)
A short dagger
A·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
annas (5 points)
Faris and Moffo
Kournikova and Magnani
Tolstoy and ONeill heroines
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
anoas (5 points)
Dwarf buffalos, or Celebes oxen: (ugh)
Oxen of East
Celebes wild oxen
A·1+N·1+O·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
antas (5 points)
Indians of Brazil
North Brazilian Indians.
Indians of Brazil.
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
antes (5 points)
Is on the big blind, say
Deserves a deal (wordplay)
Asks for a hand (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
antis (5 points)
They just say 'no'
They say 'Nay!'
Isn't a "No" typical of them (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 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
aphis (10 points)
Sucker for houseplants (wordplay)
Sucker for houseplants
Green plant sucker
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apods (8 points)
Animals without feet
Footless amphibians, for example
Animals lacking feet or legs, as snakes
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 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
apses (7 points)
Delian made fast (wordplay)
Mosaic spots in an abbey perhaps
Mosaic spots in an abbey, perhaps
A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
apsis (7 points)
Architectural projection (Var.)
Astronomical point perhaps isn't grasped
Moons apogee or perigee
A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
aquas (14 points)
Water colors (wordplay)
Liquids used in pharmacy
Liquids, used in pharmacy.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 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
arcus (7 points)
Caesar's bow
Roll-shaped cloud
Caesars bow
A·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ascus (7 points)
Fungal spore sac
Sac in which seed spores grow.
Botanical sac
A·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ashes (8 points)
Grateful, maybe (wordplay)
Remains of the Yule logs (wordplay)
Grate-ful (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
askos (9 points)
Old Greek vase
Greek jar
A·1+S·1+K·5+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aspis (7 points)
The {asp=n}
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 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
ataps (7 points)
Nipa palms: Malay.
Malay nipa palms.
Nipa thatches
A·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 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
atmas (7 points)
Atma
A·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 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
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
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
aures (5 points)
Auris
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
auris (5 points)
The ear Lat.
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
azons (14 points)
Azon
A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts

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