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L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 7 pts
laced (8 points)
Added punch to punch (wordplay)
With alcohol added (wordplay)
Like a tight corset perhaps
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ladle (6 points)
Work in a soup kitchen perhaps
Boy has meadow cut? That's a scoop!
Stock holder (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+E·1+V·4+O·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+H·4+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+H·4 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+H·4 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+K·5+H·4+S·1 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
lamer (7 points)
Less effective - realm (anagram)
Like The dog ate my homework again maybe
Weaker, excuse perhaps
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
lamps (9 points)
Fifty-ampere illumination (wordplay)
Genies' haunts (wordplay)
Homes for genies (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
lanai (5 points)
Pacific porch (wordplay)
Place for a home pool, maybe
Place to relax in Hawaii (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+I·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
lanes (5 points)
Bowling alley, affectionately (wordplay)
Sites of passage (wordplay)
Areas between shoulders (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
lapse (7 points)
Loss (in concentration, say?)
Momentary break of circuits, say
Brief failure (of memory)
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
lardy (9 points)
Tending to become fat.
Woman drinking last of lager, overweight
Resembling a shortening
L·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+A·1 = 8 pts
lased (6 points)
Performed microsurgery on, perhaps
Performed light surgery (wordplay)
Erased a tattoo say
L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
lases (5 points)
Performs eye surgery maybe
Alters with a light touch (wordplay)
Performs some light surgery (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lasso (5 points)
Girl seen on Circle line (wordplay)
One thrown for a loop (wordplay)
Dogie collar (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
lathe (8 points)
What may make you bats (wordplay)
Leg shaper (wordplay)
Did Turner work at it (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4 = 11 pts
L·1+A·1+T·1+K·5+E·1 = 9 pts
lauan (5 points)
Philippine mahogany
Wood sometimes called Philippine mahogany
Tree sometimes called Philippine mahogany
L·1+A·1+U·1+A·1+N·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
laugh (9 points)
Respond to a riot (wordplay)
React to tickling, perhaps
Fun in Los Angeles? I don't like it!
L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1 = 5 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lawny (11 points)
Having stretches of green grass
Having stretches of green grass.
Pertaining to a bishop (because of his sleeves)
L·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
L·1+A·1+X·8+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+X·8+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+Y·4+U·1+P·3 = 10 pts
lazar (14 points)
Person with a pestilential disease
One-time Oscar party host Swifty
Piano virtuoso Berman
L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
L·1+A·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
L·1+A·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
leads (6 points)
Gets the point (wordplay)
Lays down a king, perhaps
Goes in front at Elland Road (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4 = 9 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+Y·4 = 11 pts
leaks (9 points)
What journalists soak up (wordplay)
White House plumbing problems (wordplay)
Problem of boats in LAKES (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
leaky (12 points)
In need of a washer, perhaps
In need of bailing, perhaps
Unable to keep a secret (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 5 pts
leaps (7 points)
Acts of faith (wordplay)
Jumps for the faithful (wordplay)
Hops, skips and jumps (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
leary (8 points)
Figure in the high '60s (wordplay)
Stand-up comic Dennis
Stone's father in "... Spider-Man"
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
lease (5 points)
Summer's has too short a date (Shak.)
Let a flat (5)
Hairdressers monthly payment maybe
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+V·4+Y·4 = 11 pts
legal (6 points)
Street - (1978 Dylan album)
Nigella drops in for kosher (wordplay)
In a gray area, perhaps
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
L·1+E·1+H·4+U·1+A·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
L·1+E·1+M·3+M·3+A·1 = 9 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
liana (5 points)
Tarzan transporter (wordplay)
Type of vine (or backward, a hardhead?)
Rain forest vine.
L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+A·1 = 5 pts
liane (5 points)
Tarzan's tropical transport, maybe
Tropical vine (var.)
Tarzans tropical transport maybe
L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 6 pts
L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
libra (7 points)
Scales way up high (wordplay)
George Gershwin for one
One who arrives in the fall (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 7 pts
lidar (6 points)
Modern speed-detection system
Laser-based speed-measurement system
Detection system that uses a laser
L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+R·1 = 6 pts
ligan (6 points)
Goods thrown overboard
Goods sunk in sea variable
Goods sunk in sea with buoy attached.
L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+N·1 = 6 pts
lilac (7 points)
The Color Purple (well, a shade of it)
Shrub (but not always this colour)
Sachet scent perhaps
L·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+C·3 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+A·1 = 9 pts
linac (7 points)
Physics-lab device, for short
Device for accelerating particles
Physicslab device for short
L·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+C·3 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1 = 6 pts
liras (5 points)
Turkey dough (wordplay)
Old Neapolitan cabbage (wordplay)
Neapolitan cabbage (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+I·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
llama (7 points)
Nash's beast (not priest)
Dr Dolittles PushmiPullyu for one
One back-packing across Peru (wordplay)
L·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
loads (6 points)
Roadie does this w/equipment (into van)
Washer/dryer units (wordplay)
Gets charged up (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
loans (5 points)
Assistance for short people (wordplay)
Aid for shy people (wordplay)
Pawnshop sign, perhaps
L·1+O·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4 = 8 pts
lobar (7 points)
Like leaves (wordplay)
At the tip of one's lungs?
At the tip of one's lungs (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
local (7 points)
Number perhaps close enough (wordplay)
Fat-free drink here (wordplay)
Look, yell endlessly for pub!
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 7 pts
logan (6 points)
One of the Stones that rock!
One of the Stones that rocks (wordplay)
JFKs Boston counterpart
L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+F·4+A·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
loran (5 points)
GPS precursor for ships and planes
Long-range navigating system.
Short for "long range navigation."
L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+H·4 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
luaus (5 points)
Usual anagram (wordplay)
Parties with poi and poke, perhaps
Parties on the beach, perhaps
L·1+U·1+A·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+A·1 = 11 pts
lunar (5 points)
Might Al run if moony (wordplay)
Priestess song about space (wordplay)
Moony David Guetta song (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
lunas (5 points)
Hawaiian plantation foremen
Circular religious receptacles
Some large nighttime fliers
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1 = 5 pts
L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts
L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+A·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+T·1+T·1+A·1 = 8 pts
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