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sagum (8 points)
Cloth garment worn by Roman soldiers
Roman garb of war.
Gaulish garb
S·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
salmi (7 points)
Ragout of partially roasted game
Highly seasoned dish of game.
Spiced game dish
S·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+I·1 = 7 pts
samba (9 points)
Fireman, maybe, with degree in dance
Steps on a Brazilian dance floor, say
Dance to "Tico-Tico," perhaps
S·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1 = 9 pts
sambo (9 points)
Helen Bannerman's hero, 1900.
Hero of children's tale.
Judo-like wrestling style
S·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1 = 9 pts
samek (11 points)
Hebrew letter after nun
Hebrew letter
S·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+K·5 = 11 pts
samps (9 points)
Corn mush dishes
Porridges made with corn meal
Corn mush dishes
S·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
satem (7 points)
Designating certain languages
S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 7 pts
scamp (11 points)
'86 kids flick (no Oscars)
Mischievous child (colloq.)
J R Ewing eg
S·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 11 pts
scams (9 points)
Phishing nets (wordplay)
Actions of confidence (wordplay)
Pro con activities (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 9 pts
schmo (12 points)
Surname for Joe (wordplay)
Average Joe (wordplay)
Inept person (US_informal)
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+O·1 = 12 pts
scram (9 points)
Get out of my sight!
Get outta my sight!
Get outta here, punk!
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 9 pts
scrim (9 points)
Curtain fabric, perhaps
Curtain fabric perhaps
Transparent theater drop
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3 = 9 pts
scrum (9 points)
Sporting get-together (wordplay)
A get-together in Rugby!
Rugby gathering (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
scums (9 points)
Forms a film, as in fermenting
Filmy layers on some ponds.
Covering of some stagnant pools.
S·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 9 pts
seams (7 points)
Clothing lines (wordplay)
Tailor's lines of work (wordplay)
Lines of fashion (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
seamy (10 points)
Disreputable (side)
Like a citys underbelly
Really run-down
S·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
sebum (9 points)
Fatty secretion of a gland.
Natural hair oil.
Oil on skin and hair
S·1+E·1+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
sedum (8 points)
Creeping ground cover
Autumn Joy eg
Plant is all about past ending
S·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
seems (7 points)
Appears (to be)
Looks (to be)
Makes an impression (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
seism (7 points)
Land slide (wordplay)
Bad vibration (wordplay)
Big shakeup (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 7 pts
semen (7 points)
The white stuff (wordplay)
There's Something About Mary fluid
What soft roe contains
S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 7 pts
semes (7 points)
Dotted patterns in heraldry
Ornamentations in art.
Sprinklings, in art.
S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
semis (7 points)
Round with four teams, say
Big Macks (wordplay)
Long hauls (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
serum (7 points)
Truth injection (wordplay)
A shot in the arm maybe
In the bloody drink at last !
S·1+E·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
shame (10 points)
Blushers emotion perhaps
Losing feeling (wordplay)
Has me - pity about that!
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 10 pts
shams (10 points)
Fakers in bed (wordplay)
Grandma's pillow covers.
Genuine they're not
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
shawm (13 points)
Early form of the oboe.
Dramatist's first musical instrument
Oboe's forerunner
S·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+M·3 = 13 pts
shims (10 points)
Wedges or washers perhaps
Wedges or washers, perhaps
Adjusts with a wedge
S·1+H·4+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
sigma (8 points)
Head of ancient Sparta (wordplay)
Start for Socrates (wordplay)
Greek character has gas? I'm off!
S·1+I·1+G·2+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
simar (7 points)
Loose robe for women
Woman's loose robe
Woman's robe.
S·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
simas (7 points)
Igneous rocks
S·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
simps (9 points)
Stupid people: Slang
Easily-fooled folks
Stupid people Slang.
S·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
sixmo (14 points)
""A paper size, also SEXTO""
S·1+I·1+X·8+M·3+O·1 = 14 pts
skelm (11 points)
""A rascal, also SKELLUM""
S·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+M·3 = 11 pts
skimp (13 points)
Not fill something all the way say
Not fill something all the way, say
Spend not enough time and care on (job)
S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+P·3 = 13 pts
skims (11 points)
Glides lightly (over)
Gleans the plot of, say
Gleans the plot of say
S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 11 pts
slams (7 points)
Closing reports (wordplay)
Comes to a sudden close (wordplay)
Criticizes and how!
S·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
slime (7 points)
Say nasty things about
Lanky character (wordplay)
Rainbow, for one
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 7 pts
slims (7 points)
Makes slight of (wordplay)
Drops a size, say
Loses weight (with "down")
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
slimy (10 points)
Covered in goo perhaps
Like someone slugged (wordplay)
Covered with slippery stuff, say mud
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
slump (9 points)
Athlete's down time (wordplay)
Stop hitting (wordplay)
Quit hitting (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3 = 9 pts
slums (7 points)
Frequents dive bars, say
Wrong side of the tracks
Type of neighborhood
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
smack (13 points)
Suggest the presence (of)
You pig! (nonverbal)
Kiss of sorts
S·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
small (7 points)
Kind of potatoes (wordplay)
For southern shopping? Not much!
Dieter's order, perhaps
S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
smalt (7 points)
Deep-blue pigment.
Deep-blue paint
Deep blue pigment.
S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
smarm (9 points)
Sycophant's quality
Yes, marm, ignore the old creep
Overly ingratiating language
S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 9 pts
smart (7 points)
Feel the burn (wordplay)
Upper-class (wordplay)
Whip-like (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
smash (10 points)
A big hit!
Destructive overhead shot (wordplay)
Return of a lob, maybe
S·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 10 pts
smaze (16 points)
Sun block (wordplay)
Relative of smog.
New York-New Jersey visitation.
S·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+E·1 = 16 pts
smear (7 points)
Nasty comment from a runner (wordplay)
Attack ad, maybe
Say nasty things about
S·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
smeek (11 points)
To {smoke=v}
S·1+M·3+E·1+E·1+K·5 = 11 pts
smell (7 points)
Nosy thing to do (wordplay)
Sense of intangibility (wordplay)
Pick up some perfume (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
smelt (7 points)
Get the lead out (wordplay)
Offputting fish (wordplay)
Freshie salmon (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
smerk (11 points)
""To smile in a smug manner, also SMIRK""
S·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+K·5 = 11 pts
smews (10 points)
Old World ducks
White-crested ducks
Small diving ducks
S·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
smile (7 points)
Your umbrella, perhaps (wordplay)
Upturned mug (wordplay)
You're about to be photographed!
S·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
smirk (11 points)
If you know what I mean (nonverbal)
I told you so! (nonverbal)
Smile of smugness
S·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+K·5 = 11 pts
smite (7 points)
Off in biblical lands (wordplay)
Bible belt (wordplay)
Make a big hit (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
smith (10 points)
Word for word (wordplay)
The common man a forger (wordplay)
Shoe expert (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+H·4 = 10 pts
smock (13 points)
Top of an artist's studio (wordplay)
Coat of paint (wordplay)
Artistic cover-up (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
smogs (8 points)
Dirty blankets (wordplay)
Suffocating blankets (wordplay)
Obscures, with "up"
S·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 8 pts
smoke (11 points)
Treat with mesquite maybe
Set off an airliner alarm, maybe
Drain a pipe (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
smoky (14 points)
Like an overused oven (wordplay)
Obscured by haze.
Like bars in noir films
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
smolt (7 points)
Two-year-old salmon
Young silver salmon
Young migrating salmon
S·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
smote (7 points)
Struck with a halberd, say
Struck with a halberd say
Dealt some blow (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
smuts (7 points)
South Africa's great man
S. African statesman
s South African PM
S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
sodom (8 points)
Sin city (wordplay)
Sinful city some say
Altered moods (wordplay)
S·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 8 pts
solum (7 points)
Land, to a lawyer
Land to a lawyer
Soil layer
S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
somas (7 points)
East Indian vines
'Brave New World' ingestions
East Indian leafless vines
S·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spasm (9 points)
Tic, for one
Tic for one
Muscle cramp, for one
S·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 9 pts
sperm (9 points)
Sexy swimmer (wordplay)
Egg hunter (wordplay)
Oomph! album about whale (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 9 pts
spume (9 points)
Frothy stuff on liquids
Mass of fine bubbles
Bubbly ocean formation
S·1+P·3+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 9 pts
spumy (12 points)
Full of froth
Like a beach on a rough day
Covered with foam
S·1+P·3+U·1+M·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
stamp (9 points)
PAID for one
Penny black, for one
Make an impression, maybe
S·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 9 pts
steam (7 points)
Prepare clams perhaps
Energy of second eleven maybe
Cook clams perhaps
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 7 pts
stems (7 points)
What keeps bloomers up (wordplay)
Stalks, gets arrested (wordplay)
Sticks in a vase (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
stime (7 points)
South Pacific tune Younger Than
S·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 7 pts
stimy (10 points)
Thwart variable
Thwart Var.
S·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
stoma (7 points)
Leaf's breathing space (wordplay)
Mouth, in zoology.
Orifice in a leaf.
S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
stomp (9 points)
Take giant steps (wordplay)
Pound the pavement (wordplay)
Really put one's foot down (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+P·3 = 9 pts
storm (7 points)
Front trailer, maybe
Recalled clever sayings about Reds rage
Assault (with troops)
S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 7 pts
strum (7 points)
Show some pluck (wordplay)
Use a pick, perhaps
Strike a chord perhaps
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
stump (9 points)
Get out, confound you!
Lumberjacks seat maybe
Ash remnant (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+P·3 = 9 pts
stums (7 points)
Adds new wine to revive fermentation.
Adds tart grape juice to wine enhancers
Partly fermented grape juices
S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
stymy (13 points)
Minor but insurmountable obstacle Var.
Impede variantly
Frustrate alternatively
S·1+T·1+Y·4+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
sumac (9 points)
Rash cause perhaps
Peruvian singer Yma (1922-2008: RIP)
Rash source maybe
S·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+C·3 = 9 pts
summa (9 points)
Cum laude start
Diploma word, sometimes
Highest in honors
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+A·1 = 9 pts
sumos (7 points)
Asian matches (wordplay)
Very, very big guys
Some big athletes
S·1+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
sumps (9 points)
Mine drainage pits
Water collection pits
Places for pumps
S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
swami (10 points)
Know-it-all (wordplay)
Wise guy (wordplay)
Turban wearer maybe
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+I·1 = 10 pts
swamp (12 points)
Willothewisp locale perhaps
Flood (with work)
Washington, once, so they say
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 12 pts
swamy (13 points)
""A Hindu religious teacher, also SWAMI""
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
swarm (10 points)
Honey bunch (wordplay)
Perhaps just a little shot for the bees
Buzzy body (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 10 pts
swims (10 points)
Gets closer to shore, maybe
Stays in one's lane (wordplay)
Travels in a lane, maybe
S·1+W·4+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts

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