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shack (14 points)

Fixerupper to say the least

Rough house (wordplay)

Fixer-upper, to say the least

S·1+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts

shade (9 points)

Cool place perhaps

Cool place maybe

Cobalt blue, for one.

S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts

shads (9 points)

Hudson River school (wordplay)

Some of George Washingtons favorite fish

Fish held on board ship

S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts

shady (12 points)

Pleasantly dark, perhaps

Not so hot (wordplay)

Dubious (of character)

S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+Y·4 = 12 pts

shaft (11 points)

Tram route (h)

Handle; ray (of light)

Ray (of light)

S·1+H·4+A·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 pts

shags (9 points)

Does the British way (wordplay)

Austin Powers rugs (wordplay)

Austin Powers' rugs (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts

shahs (11 points)

Persian cats (wordplay)

Abbas I, II and III

Former Iranian royalty

S·1+H·4+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 11 pts

shake (12 points)

Rock salmon starter - and then fish!

Consummate a deal, maybe

Give me your paw!

S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts

shako (12 points)

Tall plumed hat (mil.)

An old soldier's cover-up

Stiff military headdress.

S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+O·1 = 12 pts

shaky (15 points)

Likely to fall

Far from firm

Ready to collapse

S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts

shale (8 points)

Hardly hard rock (wordplay)

Not exactly hard rock (wordplay)

Something settled long ago (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shall (8 points)

Word of the future (wordplay)

Formal will (wordplay)

Formal-sounding will (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shalt (8 points)

Thou follower (wordplay)

God's "will" (wordplay)

God's 'will' (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shaly (11 points)

Like certain rocks

Resembling fissile rock

Containing fissile rock.

S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 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

shank (12 points)

Cause to go off course maybe

Can opener (wordplay)

Cause to go off course, maybe

S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 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

shard (9 points)

Chip off the old urn (wordplay)

Result of a breakup (wordplay)

Bit of a break (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts

share (8 points)

Play nice, maybe

Split in two perhaps

Plow follower (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shark (12 points)

Hammerhead, for one

Jet fighter (wordplay)

Hammerhead for one

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 12 pts

sharn (8 points)

""Cow dung, also SHAIRN""

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+N·1 = 8 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

shaul (8 points)

""To become shallow, also SHOAL""

S·1+H·4+A·1+U·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shave (11 points)

Get rid of a goatee maybe

It's two bits, with a haircut (wordplay)

Lose one's shadow (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts

shawl (11 points)

Serape for one

Serape, for one

Cold comfort provider (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+L·1 = 11 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

shawn (11 points)

Sunny Came Home singer Colvin

Wallace of 'The Princess Bride'

In My Blood singer Mendes

S·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 11 pts

shaws (11 points)

Former residents of Ayot St. Lawrence.

Artie and Robert

Artie and Irwin

S·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 11 pts

shays (11 points)

Famed insurrectionist Daniel

One-horse carriages.

Leader of a Mass. rebellion: 1786-87

S·1+H·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 11 pts

sheaf (11 points)

Bundle, of grain stalks say

Cereal box (wordplay)

Bit of a shock (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+F·4 = 11 pts

sheal (8 points)

To {shell=v}

S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shear (8 points)

Cut wool off (a sheep)

Barber's second try (wordplay)

Cut vertically, say

S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts

sheas (8 points)

Slugger Hillenbrand et al.

Actor John and Mets backer William

Queens stadium dedicatee et al

S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts

sheds (9 points)

Places to tool around, maybe (wordplay)

Leaves one's coat (wordplay)

Tool boxes (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts

sheen (8 points)

Charlie's luster (wordplay)

Shining example (wordplay)

Polish Mr. (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 8 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

sheer (8 points)

Pure woman? I need to think about that!

Absolutely diaphanous (wordplay)

Dropping suddenly down

S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

sheet (8 points)

Ghost costume (wordplay)

Piece (of paper)

Latin amenity, maybe

S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+T·1 = 8 pts

sheik (12 points)

Mideast chief (var.)

Valentino title role (with "the")

Arab leader - hikes (anagram)

S·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+K·5 = 12 pts

shelf (11 points)

Keeper of the books (wordplay)

Be quiet on the wall, you sprite!

Walmart stock holder (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+F·4 = 11 pts

shell (8 points)

Perhaps shades of what's in the tank

Hard to get outside such shades, perhaps

Nut case (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shend (9 points)

Put to shame old style

Compiler conceals name of old scold

Reprove, of old.

S·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+D·2 = 9 pts

shent (8 points)

Shend

S·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts

sheol (8 points)

The underworld of the Old Testament

Biblical nether world

Hades, in Hebrew theology.

S·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+L·1 = 8 pts

sherd (9 points)

Brittle fragment (Var.)

Fragment of broken pottery (var.)

Digger's pottery find

S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+D·2 = 9 pts

shewn (11 points)

Displayed, old style.

Displayed old style

S·1+H·4+E·1+W·4+N·1 = 11 pts

shews (11 points)

Demonstrates, in passe form

Shows: Biblical.

S·1+H·4+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 11 pts

shied (9 points)

Turned (away from)

Moved away (from)

Stayed (away from)

S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

shiel (8 points)

To {shell=v}

S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shier (8 points)

Having less brass

Reserved to a greater degree

Not so open

S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

shies (8 points)

Recoils (with 'away')

Draws back (from)

Backs (away from)

S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shift (11 points)

Change address, did you say (wordplay)

Switch-gear (wordplay)

Go from P to R say

S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 pts

shill (8 points)

Talker-upper, maybe

Casino employee, maybe

Casino employee maybe

S·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shily (11 points)

In a shy manner

S·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 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

shine (8 points)

Rise's companion (wordplay)

Wanted by a polished fast bowler!

Was it Aswad's brightest (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shins (8 points)

Climbs (a rope, pole, etc.)

Kicker's target (wordplay)

Kickers' targets (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shiny (11 points)

In the buff (wordplay)

In need of powder maybe

Newly detailed, say

S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+Y·4 = 11 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

shire (8 points)

Hobbits' home (with "The")

Cornwall for one

Devon, for one

S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shirk (12 points)

Avoid (a task)

Blow off work say

Blow off work, say

S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+K·5 = 12 pts

shirr (8 points)

Bake in a ramekin say

Bake in a ramekin, say

Draw up, as cloth

S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1 = 8 pts

shirt (8 points)

Bad thing to lose gambling (wordplay)

Maybe chemise Trish repaired

Back cover (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shist (8 points)

Crystalline rock

S·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shiva (11 points)

Seven days of sitting (wordplay)

Major Hindu deity (the destroyer)

The Destroyer (Var.)

S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1 = 11 pts

shive (11 points)

Thin, flat cork

Flax splinter

Splinter.

S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts

shivs (11 points)

Pen knives (wordplay)

Switchblades in slang

Knives in fights

S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+S·1 = 11 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

shoal (8 points)

Bar located near a school (wordplay)

Mass for flock (wordplay)

A load of pollocks (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shoat (8 points)

Little squealer (wordplay)

Baby Babe (wordplay)

Little ham (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shock (14 points)

Current event (wordplay)

Reaction to an atrocity, say

Hiccups cure maybe

S·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts

shoed (9 points)

All pumped up (wordplay)

Covered a few feet (wordplay)

Equipped for a ride, perhaps

S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

shoer (8 points)

One who handles pumps (wordplay)

Range job (wordplay)

Smithy's occupation

S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts

shoes (8 points)

Pro shop purchase maybe

Walk-ins (wordplay)

Sole mates (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shogs (9 points)

Shog

S·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts

shoji (15 points)

Staple of Japanese architecture

Japanese sliding door

Japanese papered wall

S·1+H·4+O·1+J·8+I·1 = 15 pts

shone (8 points)

Used high beams perhaps

Deserved an Oscar, say

Deserved an Oscar say

S·1+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shook (12 points)

Clinched an agreement perhaps

Showed fear, maybe

Clinched an agreement, perhaps

S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 12 pts

shool (8 points)

To {shovel=v}

S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shoon (8 points)

Footwear, old style.

Footwear old style

Walks the night in her silver De la Mare

S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts

shoos (8 points)

Insect repellents (wordplay)

Waves at, maybe

Waves one's hand at, maybe

S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shoot (8 points)

Fire at the new branch (wordplay)

Gosh dang it!

Create a report (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1 = 8 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

shore (8 points)

Washing-up spot (wordplay)

Ocean liner (wordplay)

Land line (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shorl (8 points)

""A mineral, also SCHORL""

S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+L·1 = 8 pts

shorn (8 points)

Lacking a coat, maybe

Like some cold sheep (wordplay)

Lacking a wool coat, perhaps

S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 8 pts

short (8 points)

Circuit breaker (wordplay)

Third neighbor (wordplay)

Stature-impaired (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shote (8 points)

Young pig (Var.)

Little pig (var.)

Young hog Var.

S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shots (8 points)

They're taken in the dark (wordplay)

Round at a bar maybe

Immunization granters (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shott (8 points)

African salt bed

North African salt lake

S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shout (8 points)

Hallelujah!, for one.

Twist partner (wordplay)

Loud Isley Bros. classic (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shove (11 points)

- - -halfpenny (pub game)

Fistfight prelude, perhaps

Act rudely in line, say

S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts

shown (11 points)

Exhibited for buyers, as a house

Played in theaters

Played in theatres

S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 11 pts

shows (11 points)

Demonstrates the musicals (wordplay)

List on an actor's resume

Plays, for instance, for all sides today

S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 11 pts

showy (14 points)

Why so unusually ostentatious (wordplay)

Making an imposing display

Low choir section

S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+Y·4 = 14 pts

shoyu (11 points)

Soy sauce in Japan

Ramen topper, in Tokyo

Soy sauce, in Japan

S·1+H·4+O·1+Y·4+U·1 = 11 pts

shred (9 points)

(Tear into) small piece(s)

Amount of evidence (wordplay)

Measure of evidence (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts

shrew (11 points)

Tamable woman (wordplay)

One that must be tamed (wordplay)

Kate, for one

S·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+W·4 = 11 pts

shris (8 points)

Hindu honorifics

S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shrub (10 points)

Mini-tree (wordplay)

Drink absinthe, perhaps

Sumac, for one

S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+B·3 = 10 pts

shrug (9 points)

Who cares? (nonverbal)

Silence warmer? 'Who cares?', I say

Say I dont know with your mouth shut

S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+G·2 = 9 pts

shtik (12 points)

A person's talent or "thing" (Hebrew)

Comic bit (Var.)

S·1+H·4+T·1+I·1+K·5 = 12 pts

shuck (14 points)

Do corny work (wordplay)

Strip before dinner (wordplay)

Remove the shell.

S·1+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts

shuln (8 points)

Shul

S·1+H·4+U·1+L·1+N·1 = 8 pts

shuls (8 points)

Holy Arks homes

Holy Arks' homes

Cantors' places

S·1+H·4+U·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shuns (8 points)

Keeps clear of.

Wants nothing to do with

Doesn't associate with

S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shunt (8 points)

Car crash (slang)

Way around the block (wordplay)

Move around for training (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts

shush (11 points)

You're in the library!

Cut out the racket!

No more talking!

S·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts

shute (8 points)

Nevil -, author (A Town Like Alice)

Nevil -, novelist (A town like Alice)

On the Beach author Nevil

S·1+H·4+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts

shuts (8 points)

Makes it close (wordplay)

Clams (up)

Keeps from entering.

S·1+H·4+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts

shyer (11 points)

Less outgoing (Var.)

Frightened horse at times

More like Bashful

S·1+H·4+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

shyly (14 points)

With pause, perhaps

In a reserved way

la a wallflower

S·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts

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