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kales (9 points)
Curly-leafed cabbages
Mustard family members
Nutrient-rich cabbages
K·5+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kames (11 points)
Hills of glacial material
Hills of glacial material
Ice-sheet ridges
K·5+A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
kanes (9 points)
Citizen and Erica eg
Fictional citizen and family
Helen and Carol
K·5+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kebab (13 points)
Food from an assembly line (wordplay)
Sticky food (wordplay)
Sticky lunch (wordplay)
K·5+E·1+B·3+A·1+B·3 = 13 pts
kebar (11 points)
""A heavy pole thrown as a trial of strength, also CABER""
K·5+E·1+B·3+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
kebob (13 points)
Skewer dish variable
Skewer dish Var.
Patio dish
K·5+E·1+B·3+O·1+B·3 = 13 pts
kecks (15 points)
""A dry stalk, also KEX, KECKSY, KEKSYE""
K·5+E·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts
kedge (11 points)
Type of anchor
Draw at sea gives king advantage
Kind of anchor
K·5+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
keefs (12 points)
Keef
K·5+E·1+E·1+F·4+S·1 = 12 pts
keeks (13 points)
Keek
K·5+E·1+E·1+K·5+S·1 = 13 pts
keels (9 points)
Naval bases (wordplay)
Collapses (with "over")
They go under water and come up glossy
K·5+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
keens (9 points)
Laments in mourning
Wails, as if in mourning
Wails with grief
K·5+E·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
keeps (11 points)
Doesn't give up (wordplay)
Doesn't let go of
What you might play for
K·5+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
keets (9 points)
Young guinea fowls that sound poetic
Guinea fowls
K·5+E·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
keeve (12 points)
Brewer's vat.
Brewer's mash tub
Brewers mash tub
K·5+E·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
kefir (12 points)
Beverage made from fermented milk
Fermented milk drink
Drink from fermented milk
K·5+E·1+F·4+I·1+R·1 = 12 pts
keirs (9 points)
Keir
K·5+E·1+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kelep (11 points)
Stinging ant
Stinging ant introduced into U. S. to destroy the boll weevil.
K·5+E·1+L·1+E·1+P·3 = 11 pts
kelly (12 points)
Gene for dancing (wordplay)
Pogo's creator
"Singin' in the Rain" man
K·5+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
kelps (11 points)
Large brown seaweeds
Iodine-rich seaweeds
Varieties of seaweed
K·5+E·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
kelpy (14 points)
Abounding in seaweed
Rife with seaweed
Australian sheepdog
K·5+E·1+L·1+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
kemps (13 points)
Basketballs Shawn and footballs Jack
Coarse fibers of wool.
Basketball's Shawn and football's Jack
K·5+E·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 13 pts
kempt (13 points)
Neatly coifed, say
Trim and tidy
Combed as hair
K·5+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
kenaf (12 points)
The jute-like fibres of this plant can be used as a substitute for wood pulp
K·5+E·1+N·1+A·1+F·4 = 12 pts
kench (14 points)
A bin for salting fish
K·5+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4 = 14 pts
kendo (10 points)
Battle with bamboo (wordplay)
Grasp the same wooden fencing (wordplay)
Fencing using bamboo staves
K·5+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
kenos (9 points)
Games of chance
Some casino games
Gambling games
K·5+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kepis (11 points)
Visored military caps.
French military caps.
French soldiers' caps
K·5+E·1+P·3+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
kerbs (11 points)
London sidewalk parts.
Part of the London street scene
Parking meter sites in London
K·5+E·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 11 pts
kerfs (12 points)
Slits made by a saw.
Saw-made notches
Notches made by a saw
K·5+E·1+R·1+F·4+S·1 = 12 pts
kerne (9 points)
Foot soldier for Brian Boru
Irish foot-soldier needing some thicker neckwear
Jet fuel
K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
kerns (9 points)
"Growing Pains" star Joanna
Tails of Q's
Composer Jerome et al
K·5+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kerry (12 points)
He shared a ticket with Edwards
Irish dog with a long silky coat
Tralee's county.
K·5+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
ketch (14 points)
Hangman's craft (wordplay)
Yachtsman's pride.
Fore-and-aft vessel
K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 14 pts
ketol (9 points)
A chemical compound
K·5+E·1+T·1+O·1+L·1 = 9 pts
kevel (12 points)
Nautical cleat.
Nautical cleat for fastening a heavy line.
Bollard
K·5+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts
kevil (12 points)
""A belaying cleat or peg, also KEVEL""
K·5+E·1+V·4+I·1+L·1 = 12 pts
kexes (16 points)
Kex
K·5+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
keyed (13 points)
Vandalized a car, perhaps
Excited (with "up")
Tense (with "up")
K·5+E·1+Y·4+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
kheda (13 points)
""An enclosure for elephants, also KEDDAH, KHEDAH""
K·5+H·4+E·1+D·2+A·1 = 13 pts
kheth (15 points)
""A Hebrew letter, also HET, HETH, KHET""
K·5+H·4+E·1+T·1+H·4 = 15 pts
khets (12 points)
Khet
K·5+H·4+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kibbe (13 points)
""An Eastern dish of ground lamb and crushed wheat, also KIBBEH, KIBBI""
K·5+I·1+B·3+B·3+E·1 = 13 pts
kibei (11 points)
USborn Japanese educated in Japan
U.S.-born Japanese educated in Japan
American-born Japanese.
K·5+I·1+B·3+E·1+I·1 = 11 pts
kibes (11 points)
Kibe
K·5+I·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
kiefs (12 points)
Kief
K·5+I·1+E·1+F·4+S·1 = 12 pts
kiers (9 points)
Dyers vats
Large vats.
Bleaching vats
K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kines (9 points)
Kine
K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kited (10 points)
Boosted (a check)
Passed as rubber checks
Wrote fraudulently as a check
K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
kiter (9 points)
Parkgoer on a windy day maybe
One standing in the wind, maybe
One standing in the wind maybe
K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
kites (9 points)
Sky boxes, maybe (wordplay)
High flyers (wordplay)
Wind-blown boxes (wordplay)
K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
kithe (12 points)
Recognize: Obs
K·5+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 12 pts
kluge (10 points)
W.W. II field marshal
Inelegant fix for a glitch
WW II field marshal
K·5+L·1+U·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
knave (12 points)
Untrustworthy guy say
Jack's nickname (wordplay)
Rat pack member (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
knead (10 points)
Press and fold say
Work (dough/clay)
Massage - naked (anagram)
K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 10 pts
kneed (10 points)
Hit with a low blow, perhaps
Hit below the belt (wordplay)
Gave a leg up to (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
kneel (9 points)
Be in the front row in a team photo, say
Prepare to plead, perhaps
Prepare to propose (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 9 pts
knees (9 points)
Capped for Ulster, are they (wordplay)
Mini exhibits (wordplay)
Supporters of prayers (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
knell (9 points)
Sound heard in passing (wordplay)
Death toll (wordplay)
Sound at the end (wordplay)
K·5+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 9 pts
knelt (9 points)
Short-changed oneself, maybe (wordplay)
Prepared to pray say
Showed reverence, perhaps
K·5+N·1+E·1+L·1+T·1 = 9 pts
knife (12 points)
Sharp Grizzly Bear song (wordplay)
Bowie for one
Bolo for one
K·5+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 12 pts
koels (9 points)
Indian cuckoos.
Cuckoos.
K·5+O·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
koine (9 points)
Language of the New Testament.
A lingua franca
Carolyn Nancy Drew creator
K·5+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
kopek (15 points)
A bit of Russia (wordplay)
Red cent (wordplay)
Coin for Putin
K·5+O·1+P·3+E·1+K·5 = 15 pts
kopje (18 points)
South African hill
South African word for a small hill
South African word meaning a low hill
K·5+O·1+P·3+J·8+E·1 = 18 pts
kreep (11 points)
A basaltic lunar rock
K·5+R·1+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 11 pts
krone (9 points)
Danish bread (wordplay)
Ken or Rocky out of money (wordplay)
Danish dough (wordplay)
K·5+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
kugel (10 points)
Baked noodle pudding
Potato or noodle side
*Egg noodle casserole
K·5+U·1+G·2+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts
kyrie (12 points)
Section of the Mass
Hit for Mr. Mister
hit for Mr Mister
K·5+Y·4+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts
kytes (12 points)
Kyte
K·5+Y·4+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kythe (15 points)
""To make known (pr t KYDST), also KITHE""
K·5+Y·4+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts

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