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L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 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+S·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
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+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+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 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
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+H·4+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 14 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+F·4+S·1 = 8 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
L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·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+R·1+S·1 = 5 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+E·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
leers (5 points)
Looks like a rake (wordplay)
Takes in the wrong way (wordplay)
Looks creepy (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+E·1+H·4+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+E·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
lidos (6 points)
Beaches like the one at Venice.
Beach resorts, Italian-style
Fashionable beach resorts
L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lifts (8 points)
Mountain climbers (wordplay)
Steals uppers and downers (wordplay)
Does presses or curls, say
L·1+I·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
limes (7 points)
Key ingredients in some pies (wordplay)
Bartender's 'twists,' maybe
Key pie ingredients (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
linos (5 points)
Kitchen floor materials, to a Brit
Kitchen floor coverings, to a Brit
Typesetting machines: Colloq.
L·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lints (5 points)
Navel blockades (wordplay)
Ingredients in fuzzy navels (wordplay)
Ingredients in fuzzy navels
L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 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
lisle (5 points)
Is lost in the foreign thread (wordplay)
Is left in the foreign thread (wordplay)
Man, say, after end of doleful yarn
L·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lisps (7 points)
Says a myth that's amiss (wordplay)
Says a myth thats amiss
Has trouble saying "sassafras"
L·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 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
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+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+S·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
locus (7 points)
Particular position (of something)
Place to find 500 coppers (wordplay)
Spot Manx form of plague (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
loess (5 points)
Gardener's soil, perhaps
Gardeners soil perhaps
Compacted wind-blown sediment (geology)
L·1+O·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
loops (7 points)
Belt holders (wordplay)
They're outside the beltway (wordplay)
Ladies perhaps note curls
L·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
lords (6 points)
Prayer starter (wordplay)
Where Compton and Erich still stand!
Yuletide leapers (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lossy (8 points)
Like some data compression methods
Image compression type
Irreversible, as data compression
L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lotus (5 points)
Where to park American motor (wordplay)
Plant (with position?)
Nobody can remember what it tastes like!
L·1+O·1+T·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
loups (7 points)
Silk masks covering half the face.
Half masks, usually of silk or satin Fr.
Half masks Fr.
L·1+O·1+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
louse (5 points)
Despicable type (of insect?)
Reason to nitpick (wordplay)
Cause of some nit-picking (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
louts (5 points)
They holler into cell phones eg
Ill-mannered lummoxes
They give you lots of boorish comments
L·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
loxes (12 points)
Theyre usually cut thin at the deli
Fish for breakfast
They're usually cut thin at the deli
L·1+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 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+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+S·1 = 11 pts
luges (6 points)
Races in the Winter Olympics, maybe
Chuters at the Olympics (wordplay)
Goes down the chute (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 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+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 6 pts
L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
L·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lupus (7 points)
A constellation, the Wolf
Constellation that's Latin for 'wolf'
Castmate of Graves and Landau
L·1+U·1+P·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lurks (9 points)
'Lies in wait, to attack maybe (5)'
Doesn't show oneself, say
Prowls like a goal poacher
L·1+U·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
lusts (5 points)
More than craves (with "after")
Has the hots (for)
What Iggy Pop does "for Life" (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
L·1+U·1+S·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
L·1+U·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
L·1+W·4+E·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lyres (8 points)
False instruments (wordplay)
Instruments playing false notes?
Did these play false notes?
L·1+Y·4+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+A·1 = 8 pts
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