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salep (7 points)
Dried orchid tubers used for food
Food for orchids
Beverage made from orchids
S·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3 = 7 pts
salpa (7 points)
Simple marine organism
Sea squirts' kin
Tiny creature in warm seas
S·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+A·1 = 7 pts
salps (7 points)
Tunicates
S·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 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
sapid (8 points)
Climb up the tree, I would. How sweet!
Drain fish that's delicious
To one's liking
S·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
sapor (7 points)
A person without any taste (wordplay)
It's a matter of taste
Quality producing taste
S·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
sappy (12 points)
Like some trees in Vermont (wordplay)
Like maple trees and pigeons (wordplay)
Like sentimental trees (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
scalp (9 points)
Trophy of sorts
Head piece (wordplay)
Pelt of sorts
S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+P·3 = 9 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
scape (9 points)
Moon attachment (wordplay)
Close to land (wordplay)
End of land or sea (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 9 pts
scarp (9 points)
Bluff formed by a fault
Base of a mesa
Long, steep ridge
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3 = 9 pts
scaup (9 points)
Type of duck
Duck that dives
Duck of pas you see
S·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+P·3 = 9 pts
scoop (9 points)
Sunday shop serving ice cream (wordplay)
Book by Evelyn Waugh (exclusive)
Oreo serving, say
S·1+C·3+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 9 pts
scope (9 points)
Room with a view (wordplay)
Room for action by Bobby in Peckham, say
Looking glass (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 9 pts
scops (9 points)
Old English bards
Old English bards.
Bards of old
S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
scrap (9 points)
Tidbit for a lucky kitty, maybe
Fight for a small fragment (wordplay)
A bit of a quarrel (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3 = 9 pts
scrip (9 points)
Money of sorts
Money, of sorts
Paper money, sometimes
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3 = 9 pts
sculp (9 points)
Make a bust (wordplay)
Make a bust? (Var.)
Seal's pelt
S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3 = 9 pts
scups (9 points)
North Atlantic fish
Atlantic coast fishes.
Pan-sized porgies
S·1+C·3+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 9 pts
seeps (7 points)
Travels through a small space perhaps
Travels through a small space, perhaps
Gets into a tight squeeze perhaps
S·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
seepy (10 points)
Tending to ooze
Full of moisture.
Tending to leak slowly
S·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
sepal (7 points)
Petal pusher (wordplay)
Part of a flower - peals (anagram)
Part of flower
S·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+L·1 = 7 pts
sepia (7 points)
Restored photo, perhaps
Restored photo perhaps
Reddish brown - ie sap (anagram)
S·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
sepic (9 points)
Of a reddishbrown hue
Of a reddish-brown color.
With a brownish tint
S·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
sepoy (10 points)
Indian soldier of yore.
British Indian Army member
Former native soldier of India.
S·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
septa (7 points)
Nasal dividers (Var.)
Phila bus system
Philly's transit system
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
septs (7 points)
Calendar months (Abbreviation)
Huits' backs (wordplay)
Some fall months (Abbreviation)
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
setup (7 points)
Provide with a blind date say
Perhaps TE's the whole arrangement
Police sting, say
S·1+E·1+T·1+U·1+P·3 = 7 pts
shape (10 points)
Circle or square, say
Pentagon for one
Dodecagon, for one
S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
sharp (10 points)
Quicksand of sorts (wordplay)
A little high in music class (wordplay)
Clearly defined (image)
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3 = 10 pts
sheep (10 points)
Merino for one
Dolly, for one
Shaun, for one
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 10 pts
ships (10 points)
Sends by UPS, say
Sends by UPS say
Companion of shoes and sealing wax.
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
shlep (10 points)
Haul with effort (Var.)
Lug, slangily (Var.)
Lug about (var.)
S·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+P·3 = 10 pts
shops (10 points)
Hits the outlets, say
Fills up a cart, say
Market divisions (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 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
siped (8 points)
Sipe
S·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
sipes (7 points)
Traction-enhancing tire tread slits
Traction-enhancing tire-tread slits
Tractionenhancing tiretread slits
S·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
sirup (7 points)
Waffle enhancer (Var.)
Sweet, sticky stuff variable
Pancake topping var
S·1+I·1+R·1+U·1+P·3 = 7 pts
situp (7 points)
A comfortable exercise (wordplay)
Aid in producing six-packs (wordplay)
Swallowing it, drink and don't slouch!
S·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+P·3 = 7 pts
skelp (11 points)
Metal for tubing
Strip of steel for making tubes.
Step lively
S·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+P·3 = 11 pts
skeps (11 points)
Busy places
Straw beehives
Farm baskets
S·1+K·5+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 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
skips (11 points)
Has no class (wordplay)
Bypasses as online ads
Doesn't play right, as an LP
S·1+K·5+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
slaps (7 points)
Reactions to fresh remarks, maybe
Makes like Moe maybe
Challenges to a duel, perhaps
S·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
sleep (7 points)
State Santa goes to last (wordplay)
Undercover activity (wordplay)
New parent's lack (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 7 pts
slept (7 points)
Went out (wordplay)
Went undercover (wordplay)
Was out all night (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
slipe (7 points)
To {peel=v}
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
slips (7 points)
Reveals a sensitive plan, say
Fielding errors (wordplay)
Says something incriminating
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
slipt (7 points)
Erred, to a poet
Stumbled Poet
Stumbled Poet.
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
sloop (7 points)
John B of song, for one
Marina sight perhaps
The John B, for one
S·1+L·1+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 7 pts
slope (7 points)
Run down the hill (wordplay)
Trollope's inclination (wordplay)
Boarding place (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
slops (7 points)
Feeds on the farm, maybe
Food for a pig out (wordplay)
Feeds on the farm maybe
S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 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
slurp (7 points)
Noise made by a soup eater perhaps
Noise made by a soup eater, perhaps
Scarf soup (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+P·3 = 7 pts
slype (10 points)
Cathedral passage: Arch
Narrow passage as in English cathedrals
Covered passage in a cathedral
S·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
snaps (7 points)
Photos of Ginger (wordplay)
Pieces of cake (wordplay)
Photos of Ginger?
S·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
sneap (7 points)
Spy or sneak Dial
Spy or sneak: Dial.
Spy or sneak Dial.
S·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+P·3 = 7 pts
snipe (7 points)
Take shots (at)
Tactically target from a rooftop, say
Nitpick anonymously, say
S·1+N·1+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
snips (7 points)
Short cuts (wordplay)
Cutting comments (wordplay)
Takes a little off the top, say
S·1+N·1+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
snoop (7 points)
One picking up food for you maybe
One picking up food for you, maybe
Poke through someone's phone, say
S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 7 pts
soaps (7 points)
Wet bars (wordplay)
Bathday cakes (wordplay)
Stock options, say
S·1+O·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
soapy (10 points)
Ivory-coated, perhaps
Needing rinsing, perhaps
Not rinsed perhaps
S·1+O·1+A·1+P·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
sophs (10 points)
Second-class people (wordplay)
New frat brothers perhaps
New frat brothers, perhaps
S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 10 pts
sophy (13 points)
Knowledge Comb. form.
Philo's conclusion
Knowledge: Comb. form.
S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4 = 13 pts
sopor (7 points)
Very deep sleep (med.)
State of deep sleep
Deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy
S·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
soppy (12 points)
In the washer, perhaps
In the washer perhaps
Informally sentimental in sickly way
S·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
soups (7 points)
Entree leadins maybe
Entree lead-ins, maybe
Stock options (wordplay)
S·1+O·1+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
soupy (10 points)
Puree of Sales (wordplay)
Like dense fog
Like neglected ice cream
S·1+O·1+U·1+P·3+Y·4 = 10 pts
space (9 points)
Outer area (wordplay)
The last frontier?
23's one single, it's cut see!
S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
spacy (12 points)
Constantly daydreaming say
Like Mork (wordplay)
Constantly daydreaming, say
S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
spade (8 points)
Gardening tool (maybe so called)
Groundbreaking invention (wordplay)
Black suit component (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
spado (8 points)
A castrated male
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 8 pts
spaed (8 points)
Practiced with cutlasses
S·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
spaes (7 points)
Foretells, in Aberdeen
Prophesies in Glasgow
Foretells in Aberdeen
S·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spahi (10 points)
Former Algerian cavalryman
Former Turkish soldier
Pi has got tangled for the cavalry
S·1+P·3+A·1+H·4+I·1 = 10 pts
spail (7 points)
""A splinter or chip, also SPALE""
S·1+P·3+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spait (7 points)
A sudden overflow of a stream
S·1+P·3+A·1+I·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spake (11 points)
Talked about the old times (wordplay)
Talked, old-style
Said, old style
S·1+P·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
spale (7 points)
Ship's temporary cross-timber
Ship builders cross timber
Cross timber in shipbuilding.
S·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spall (7 points)
Stone chip (PALLS anagram)
Break up, as concrete
Timothy of "Mr. Turner"
S·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spang (8 points)
Right away: Colloq.
On the mark
Exactly in informal talk
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
spank (11 points)
Rear-end collision (wordplay)
Back slap (wordplay)
Seat-of-the-pants decision (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spans (7 points)
Gets across (wordplay)
Bank structures (wordplay)
Golden Gate and Verrazano
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spare (7 points)
Consolation for one who doesnt strike
Happy event after a split (wordplay)
The middle tyre, perhaps
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spark (11 points)
Animate short cartoon on TV (wordplay)
Fire starter perhaps
Tinder swiping result (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spars (7 points)
Knocks heads (with)
Trades jabs say
Trades one-twos, say
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·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
spate (7 points)
Sudden outpouring of PATES (wordplay)
Rush, flood (of river)
Flood in Britain
S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spats (7 points)
Dandy apparel (wordplay)
Petty arguments like these about ankles!
Words with friends (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spawn (10 points)
Make fresh salmon (wordplay)
Have a little salmon (wordplay)
Frog's eggs
S·1+P·3+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 10 pts
spays (10 points)
Prevents litter (wordplay)
Keeps from littering (wordplay)
Prevents a lab accident (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 10 pts
speak (11 points)
Talk to me, dog!
Say a few words
Small mountain, say
S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spean (7 points)
To {wean=v}
S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
spear (7 points)
Early guided missile (wordplay)
Shoot on the table (wordplay)
Opera prop perhaps
S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
speck (13 points)
Name for a small Dalmatian (wordplay)
Dot of dirt
A bit to nibble after seconds
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
specs (9 points)
Brief details (wordplay)
See-thru wear (wordplay)
Plans that are cut short (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+S·1 = 9 pts
speed (8 points)
The going rate for drugs (wordplay)
Go 50 in a school zone, say
Go a mile a minute, say
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
speel (7 points)
Act of ascending
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 7 pts
speer (7 points)
Former Spandau inmate
Nazi architect Albert
"Inside the Third Reich" writer
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
speil (7 points)
""To climb, also SPEEL""
S·1+P·3+E·1+I·1+L·1 = 7 pts
speir (7 points)
Ask: Scot
S·1+P·3+E·1+I·1+R·1 = 7 pts
spell (7 points)
Say W-H-E-N (wordplay)
Say "C-H-E-E-S-E" (wordplay)
Say "B-O-O" (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spelt (7 points)
Said P-O-T-A-T-O perhaps
Said N-O-T-H-I-N-G, perhaps
Read letters (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spend (8 points)
Pay out (on goods)
Use up (one's resources)
Use plastic, say
S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2 = 8 pts
spent (7 points)
Experiencing an energy crisis (wordplay)
Exhausted, having paid money (wordplay)
Worn out - after shopping (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 7 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
spews (10 points)
Expels a Kamikaze (wordplay)
Makes like Eyjafjallajokull
Ejects as lava
S·1+P·3+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 10 pts
spica (9 points)
Type of bandage
Bright star in Virgo.
The brightest star in Virgo
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 9 pts
spice (9 points)
Mace, for one
Girls from England (wordplay)
Food heater (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
spicy (12 points)
Made with curry, say
Like chorizos and kimchi
Like a hot curry
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+Y·4 = 12 pts
spied (8 points)
Listened in on, perhaps
Hid in the bushes, maybe
Planted bugs, say
S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
spiel (7 points)
Hard sell, maybe
Pitch that can't be caught (wordplay)
Pitcher's delivery (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spier (7 points)
Person with binoculars, maybe
Person with binoculars maybe
Watch man (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
spies (7 points)
Uses a keyhole, perhaps
Those seeking intelligence (wordplay)
Uses a keyhole perhaps
S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spiff (13 points)
Smarten (up)
Neaten with up
up improve the look of
S·1+P·3+I·1+F·4+F·4 = 13 pts
spike (11 points)
An ear for future agenda (wordplay)
* Lace (the punch)
What's the point of lace (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
spiky (14 points)
Like a punk rocker's hair, perhaps
Like a punkers hair
Like some punk hairstyles
S·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
spile (7 points)
Peg used as a spigot
Sugar-maple spout
Spout used to tap maple trees.
S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spill (7 points)
Oil tanker mishap (wordplay)
Drop out of a pot, say
Accident to make light of (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spilt (7 points)
Kind of milk (wordplay)
On the floor perhaps
Overturned a glass of milk, maybe
S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spine (7 points)
Title locale, perhaps
Back of the book (wordplay)
Back line (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spins (7 points)
Uses English (wordplay)
Gets around (wordplay)
Takes turns (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spiny (10 points)
Describing a porcupine.
Like sea urchins
Like a cactus
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
spire (7 points)
Minaret, for one
Skyline sight, perhaps
Tower topper, perhaps
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spirt (7 points)
Return journeys by jet
Sudden gush variable
Cheerleader's asset
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spiry (10 points)
Like a steeple
Tall and tapering
Helical
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
spite (7 points)
Animosity keeps coppers in place!
Treat maliciously (wordplay)
Cause of some grudges
S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
spits (7 points)
Doesn't swallow, say
Goes "et tu, ptui" (wordplay)
Hot rods (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spitz (16 points)
Dog with a saliva problem (wordplay)
Norwegian Elkhound for one
Famous water Mark (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+Z·10 = 16 pts
spivs (10 points)
Petty thieves Brit slang
English black-marketeers.
Petty thieves Brit. slang.
S·1+P·3+I·1+V·4+S·1 = 10 pts
splat (7 points)
Sound Humpty Dumpty made (wordplay)
Sound made by Humpty Dumpty (wordplay)
Smash production (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1 = 7 pts
splay (10 points)
Spread out as ones fingers
Spread out, as fingers
Spread apart, as feet
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
split (7 points)
Spare part, perhaps (wordplay)
Alley 'oops' (wordplay)
Divisive decision, perhaps
S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spode (8 points)
China from Stokeon-Trent
Fine-china name
Fine English porcelain
S·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
spoil (7 points)
Turn green, maybe
Make rifts in the loot (wordplay)
Are too nice to? Rot!
S·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spoke (11 points)
Had one's say
Gave a TED Talk, say
Biker bar (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
spoof (10 points)
Scary Movie for one
"Airplane!", for one
The Naked Gun, for one
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+F·4 = 10 pts
spook (11 points)
Headless horseman, for one.
Hallowe'en Doctor (wordplay)
Headless horseman for one
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spool (7 points)
Bobbin, for one
What has coils going round (wordplay)
Reversed loops (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+L·1 = 7 pts
spoon (7 points)
Dish's running mate (wordplay)
Snuggle in bed say
Dining club (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
spoor (7 points)
Animal's trail
Tracker's guide.
'Tain't rich
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
spore (7 points)
Fern agent (wordplay)
In need of an ice pack, say
Sourdough starter (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
sport (7 points)
Wear out (wordplay)
Cricket for one
Football for one
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spots (7 points)
Espies the blobs (wordplay)
Sees the penalty offence (wordplay)
Is a weight watcher say
S·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spout (7 points)
Perhaps not spin from the kettle
'No spin, perhaps, for the kettle (5)'
Projecting lip, on a kettle say
S·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 7 pts
sprag (8 points)
Chock of wood
Wedge placed under a wheel
Brake of a sort
S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+G·2 = 8 pts
sprat (7 points)
Mackerel bait (wordplay)
Fish, Jack (wordplay)
Lover of lean cuisine (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+T·1 = 7 pts
spray (10 points)
Apply deodorant maybe
Result of an overdramatic wound, perhaps
Fix one's hair (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
spree (7 points)
Mall binge, maybe
Shopping for one
Spending time (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 7 pts
sprig (8 points)
Thyme piece (wordplay)
Bit of rosemary say
Bit of rosemary, say
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+G·2 = 8 pts
sprit (7 points)
Spar for a sail
Pole in sailing
Diagonal spar on a sail
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+T·1 = 7 pts
sprue (7 points)
Waste piece from metal casting
Metal left over after casting
Opening to a mold
S·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+E·1 = 7 pts
sprug (8 points)
English sparrow.
S·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+G·2 = 8 pts
spuds (8 points)
Future fries, perhaps
McKenzie in a beer ad
KP's peel 'em
S·1+P·3+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
spued (8 points)
Disgorged as lava obs
Disgorged, as lava: obs.
Oozed forth
S·1+P·3+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
spues (7 points)
Gushes forth (Var.)
Gushes forth variable
Twists about variable
S·1+P·3+U·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 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
spunk (11 points)
Precious mettle (wordplay)
Plucky spirit Colloq.
Feistiness or courage
S·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spurn (7 points)
Reject scornfully, say unwanted suitor
Swipe left on, perhaps
Refuse with disdain.
S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+N·1 = 7 pts
spurs (7 points)
Accessories for a cowboy
Goads to action
Incites to action.
S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
spurt (7 points)
Burst out of rut (Spanish)
Sudden spell of activity.
Reject, with time for new jet
S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
sputa (7 points)
Sputum
S·1+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 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
staph (10 points)
Short infection (wordplay)
Dangerous bacteria (abbreviation)
Short bacteria (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+H·4 = 10 pts
steep (7 points)
Like the fiscal cliff (wordplay)
Worthy of a high grade (wordplay)
Like an uphill battle (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 7 pts
steps (7 points)
Manual parts (wordplay)
Dance set (wordplay)
Salsa ingredients (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
stipe (7 points)
Georgiaborn lead singer
Stem of mushroom.
Man on the Moon singer
S·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
stirp (7 points)
Stock or lineage
Lineage
S·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+P·3 = 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
stoop (7 points)
Get a grounder, maybe
Find out how low you can go (wordplay)
Lower oneself (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 7 pts
stope (7 points)
Mine excavation of a kind
Miner's excavation
Excavation in a mine.
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
stops (7 points)
Brakes down (wordplay)
Places where boards are made (wordplay)
Local stations (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 7 pts
stopt (7 points)
Halted Poet
Ceased Poet
Ended Poet
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
stoup (7 points)
Basin for holy water
Basin for holy water.
Font for holy water
S·1+T·1+O·1+U·1+P·3 = 7 pts
stowp (10 points)
""A basin for holy water, also STOUP""
S·1+T·1+O·1+W·4+P·3 = 10 pts
strap (7 points)
Rein, for one
Length or loop, of leather perhaps
Leave in a bad place say
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3 = 7 pts
strep (7 points)
Finding from a throat culture, perhaps
Sore throat culprit, perhaps
Finding from a throat culture perhaps
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+P·3 = 7 pts
strip (7 points)
Undress - maybe comic!
Leave just the kitchen sink (wordplay)
Pay off a poker debt, perhaps
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3 = 7 pts
strop (7 points)
Bad temper - sharpen (a razor)
Cutting edge creator (wordplay)
Barbershop band (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·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
stupa (7 points)
Buddhist memorial dome
Buddhist memorial temple
Dome over a Buddhist
S·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+A·1 = 7 pts
stupe (7 points)
Foolish person slangily
Foolish person, slangily
Simpleton in slang
S·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+E·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
sunup (7 points)
Clue for seamen united at dawn (3-2)
when the students rise (wordplay)
Time to rise, maybe
S·1+U·1+N·1+U·1+P·3 = 7 pts
super (7 points)
Presumably the head swivels? Great!
Start of something big (wordplay)
Fantastic meal only 1p!
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
supes (7 points)
The Man of Steel, familiarly
Film extras for short
Apartment VIPs for short
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
supra (7 points)
National leader (wordplay)
Above as in a text
Old Toyota sports car
S·1+U·1+P·3+R·1+A·1 = 7 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
swaps (10 points)
Goes one for one (wordplay)
Pulls the switch (wordplay)
Does a little give and take (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
sweep (10 points)
Clean up on the lottery (wordplay)
Take four of four say
Clean (eg chimney)
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 10 pts
swept (10 points)
Got ready for company, perhaps
Took three of three say
Took four of four say
S·1+W·4+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 10 pts
swipe (10 points)
Type of card to pinch (wordplay)
Process (credit card); steal (colloq.)
Use a debit card, perhaps
S·1+W·4+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
swoop (10 points)
Fly like an eagle, maybe
Move right (in)
Make an air strike (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+O·1+O·1+P·3 = 10 pts
swops (10 points)
Trades
S·1+W·4+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 10 pts
sylph (13 points)
Airy-fairy (wordplay)
Slender graceful one
Spirit of the air
S·1+Y·4+L·1+P·3+H·4 = 13 pts
syrup (10 points)
Ry's sweet (wordplay)
Sappy sweet (wordplay)
Karo, for one
S·1+Y·4+R·1+U·1+P·3 = 10 pts

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