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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
liang (6 points)
1 1/3 ounce in China
Old Peking weight
Old Chinese unit of weight
L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
liard (6 points)
River in the Yukon
Hot springs river of northern B.C.
Mackenzie River tributary
L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 6 pts
liars (5 points)
Super dupers (wordplay)
Inventive sorts (wordplay)
Makeup experts (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
libel (7 points)
Put down in writing (wordplay)
Knock on paper (wordplay)
Slander's well-read cousin (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+L·1 = 7 pts
liber (7 points)
Book of public records
Book to Cicero
Tissue of Latin book
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 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
libri (7 points)
Books of records
Books for public records
Public-record books
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+I·1 = 7 pts
lichi (10 points)
Chinese evergreen tree (Var.)
(Chinese) fruit (tree)
Chinese fruit (Var.)
L·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+I·1 = 10 pts
licht (10 points)
Illumination, in Bonn
Light in Limburg
Light, in Limburg
L·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+T·1 = 10 pts
licit (7 points)
So this is to beg!
Student I quoted OK (wordplay)
Proper extract executed (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1 = 7 pts
licks (11 points)
Enjoys a lollipop
Lead guitarists output
Tootsie Pop portions
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 11 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
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
liege (6 points)
Lordly European province (wordplay)
Belgian location, say, featured in story
Lord or vassal, say, in romance
L·1+I·1+E·1+G·2+E·1 = 6 pts
liens (5 points)
Claims on homes, say
Legal attachments (wordplay)
Charges on property
L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
liers (5 points)
Predators at times
Ones who wait
Predators, at times
L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lieus (5 points)
Places
Steads
L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lieve (8 points)
Colloquial form of "lief."
Willingly give a pound to the old woman
Gladly or willingly: Dial.
L·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 8 pts
lifer (8 points)
Pen pal, perhaps (wordplay)
Three-time loser, perhaps
Committed type say
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 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
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
liger (6 points)
Crossbred big cat
Big, tough cat
Animal drawn in 'Napoleon Dynamite'
L·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
light (9 points)
Illumination - not serious!
Developing threat (wordplay)
Klieg, for one
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 9 pts
liked (10 points)
Had a fondness for
Was fond of
Enjoyed song about monarch
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
liken (9 points)
Make a comparison (to)
Represent as similar (to)
Point out the resemblance (to)
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
liker (9 points)
Hooch
Admirer
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
likes (9 points)
Post marks (wordplay)
Share premiums (wordplay)
Post supports (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 9 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
lilts (5 points)
Speaks in a singsong way
Light, cheery tunes
Rhythms still changing
L·1+I·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
liman (7 points)
Edge of Tomorrow director Doug
The Bourne Identity director Doug
Estuary of a river.
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
limas (7 points)
Hill of beans (wordplay)
A hill of beans (wordplay)
Pale-green beans
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
limba (9 points)
An African tree
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
limbi (9 points)
Borders of contrasting colors
Contrasting edges
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+I·1 = 9 pts
limbo (9 points)
Dance where you'll end up under the bar!
Bar hop (wordplay)
Lego, perhaps, is forgotten there
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+O·1 = 9 pts
limbs (9 points)
An arm and a leg, say
An arm and a leg (wordplay)
Precarious perches perhaps
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
limby (12 points)
Full of branches
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
limed (8 points)
Treated a lawn perhaps
Treated a lawn, perhaps
Treated the lawn
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
limen (7 points)
Threshold of pain
Smallest detectable sensation
Threshold, to a psychologist
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 7 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
limey (10 points)
Terence Stamp film (with "The")
British person (in Australia)
British sailor Slang
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
limit (7 points)
Cap on spending say
55 miles an hour, maybe
Two per customer say
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1 = 7 pts
limns (7 points)
Depicts in words
Portrays with words
Represents in drawings
L·1+I·1+M·3+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
limos (7 points)
Long ways to go (wordplay)
Line at a movie premiere maybe
Long rides (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
limpa (9 points)
Sweet rye bread
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+A·1 = 9 pts
limps (9 points)
Walks with a cane, perhaps
Barely gets (along)
Walks with a cane perhaps
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·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
lindy (9 points)
'30s dance that was all the rage
Famous nickname in aviation
Popular 30's dance
L·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4 = 9 pts
lined (6 points)
Given material backing (wordplay)
Scored, though visibly ageing (wordplay)
Wrinkly and warmer (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
linen (5 points)
Closet contents, maybe
Closet contents, perhaps
Hall closet contents, perhaps
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+N·1 = 5 pts
liner (5 points)
QE2, for one
The Raffaello for one
Queen Elizabeth, for one
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
lines (5 points)
Play things (wordplay)
Pick-up drivers (wordplay)
Products from Marks (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
liney (8 points)
Full of streaks
Marked with streaks
Streaked.
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
linga (6 points)
""A Hindu phallic symbol, also LINGAM""
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1 = 6 pts
lingo (6 points)
That's what they say (wordplay)
The locals say Mao taken out of Mongolia
Legalese for one
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+O·1 = 6 pts
lings (6 points)
European food-fishes.
Burbot and hake.
European food fishes
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 6 pts
lingy (9 points)
Covered with heaths
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4 = 9 pts
linin (5 points)
Bitter substance from flax.
Protein from flaxseed.
Protein from flaxseed
L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 5 pts
links (9 points)
Driving course (wordplay)
Talking cat, of course!
Joins on the golf course (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
linky (12 points)
Full of interlocking rings
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
linns (5 points)
Pools, in Scotland
Waterfalls in Scotland
Pools in Scotland
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
linty (8 points)
Like an innie maybe
Like the fuzz (wordplay)
Like an innie, maybe
L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
linum (7 points)
Genus of flax
Flowering flax eg
Flowering plant at home blocking chimney
L·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
lions (5 points)
Den mothers (wordplay)
BC beasts (wordplay)
Colosseum team (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
lipid (8 points)
Fat for one
Fat, for one
Fatty acid, for one
L·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
lipin (7 points)
Glyceride, for example
Glyceride for example
Fatty compound
L·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
lippy (12 points)
Cheeky cosmetic (wordplay)
Cheeky - cosmetic (informal)
Pert - cosmetic (informal)
L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 12 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
lirot (5 points)
Israeli money
L·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+T·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
lists (5 points)
Tilts - where (wordplay)
To-do things (wordplay)
Tilts (as a ship)
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
litai (5 points)
Po eighthcentury Chinese poet
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+I·1 = 5 pts
litas (5 points)
Former coin of Lithuania
Coin of Lithuania.
Ford and Grey Chaplin
L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
liter (5 points)
Carafe contents maybe
Bottle of wine, perhaps
Carafe size, perhaps
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
lithe (8 points)
Capable of doing the splits, say
The man on bed in Paris is agile!
Supple of body
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 8 pts
litho (8 points)
Affordable artwork perhaps
Rocky start (wordplay)
Graphic opening (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1 = 8 pts
litre (5 points)
BP purchase, maybe
Bath water measure (wordplay)
Bath quantity (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lived (9 points)
Was Dickens taken aback (wordplay)
Remained in the memory of man
Short of brief duration
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
liven (8 points)
Add pep to (with "up")
Make more exciting (with "up")
Increase the tempo perhaps
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
liver (8 points)
Organ (of body)
Wurst meat (wordplay)
Gravy ingredient maybe
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
lives (8 points)
Alive Modest Mouse song (wordplay)
What seatbelts save
Plutarch title word
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
livid (9 points)
Angry (person, bruise)
Seeing red (wordplay)
In a pique
L·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
livre (8 points)
Nice book (wordplay)
French 101 book (wordplay)
VILER French money (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+V·4+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts

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