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argosy (10 points)
Large merchant ship (poetic)
Tempting prize for pirates
Old pulp magazine
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
astony (9 points)
""To amaze or shock, also ASTONISH, ASTONE""
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
astray (9 points)
Up the garden path (wordplay)
Out of the way (wordplay)
Bad way to go (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
basely (11 points)
In a servile manner
In a lowdown way
In a snide manner
B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
basify (14 points)
Make alkaline
B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
bassly (11 points)
In a low-pitched manner
B·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
biopsy (13 points)
Lab exam (wordplay)
Diagnostic tissue exam
Medical lab specimen
B·3+I·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
blasty (11 points)
{gusty=adj}
B·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
blousy (11 points)
Loose-fitting, as a top
Unkempt
B·3+L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
blowsy (14 points)
With a slovenly appearance
Fat and flushed
Coarse times full of beastly sounds
B·3+L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
bluesy (11 points)
Fit for a king
Like Big Mama Thornton's 'Hound Dog'
Like Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog"
B·3+L·1+U·1+E·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
bolshy (14 points)
Awkward skier's about to try
Awkward shot after return of high one
Deliberately combative
B·3+O·1+L·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
bosomy (13 points)
Big on top (wordplay)
Like Mae West
Zaftig, perhaps
B·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
brashy (14 points)
Rash and impetuous
Full of attitude
B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
brassy (11 points)
Club supporter's gutted, say
Bold and vulgar like yellow metal
Harsh and metallic.
B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
brushy (14 points)
Like Dubya's Crawford ranch
Like some hillsides
Adjective for a fox's tail
B·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
busboy (13 points)
Starting restaurant employee, maybe
Water bearer, maybe
Waiter's aide
B·3+U·1+S·1+B·3+O·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
busily (11 points)
With much activity
In a bustling way
In an active manner
B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
casefy (14 points)
To become {cheesy=adj}
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+F·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
causey (11 points)
A paved road
C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
chasmy (16 points)
Full of chasms
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
cheesy (14 points)
Sentimental (like camembert?)
Like Cheshire (Cat's grin?)
Inferior in quality
C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+S·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
chesty (14 points)
Opposite of flat
Well-developed, in a way
Having congested lungs
C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
choosy (14 points)
Adjective in a Jif tagline
Fussy or finicky
Difficult to satisfy.
C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
classy (11 points)
What an elegant girl there is in there!
Of superior type: Slang
Kind of chassis
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
clumsy (13 points)
Like a bull in a china shop
Like an ox
Awkward and unskilful
C·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
cosily (11 points)
In warm secure manner
With comfort.
C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
costly (11 points)
Like a Rolls, say
At a premium
Dear, in a way
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
creasy (11 points)
Full of wrinkles.
Full of wrinkles
Having wrinkles
C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
crispy (13 points)
Crunchy, perhaps spicy, about right
Closer game? Lose out, but well done!
With crunch, credit's a guessing game
C·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
crusty (11 points)
Outspoken and irritable
Like kaiser rolls
Like Italian bread
C·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
curtsy (11 points)
Bob is brusque, say, in heartless way
Drop in respect (wordplay)
A woman's bow
C·3+U·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
cutesy (11 points)
Too precious or sweet
Too, too precious
Like www.catsinsinks.com
C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
descry (12 points)
Just see the boy weep!
Catch sight of (poetic)
See some in Paris weep
D·2+E·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
dismay (12 points)
Blue state (wordplay)
Alarm at detective having say over Mass
...and is maybe concealing sadness
D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
dressy (10 points)
Fancy dispensary gets rid of pain!
For smart people (wordplay)
Fancy, as a gala
D·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
dropsy (12 points)
Oedema (old name)
Poor outfielder's affliction?
Poor outfielder's affliction (wordplay)
D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
drosky (14 points)
""An open carriage, also DROSHKY""
D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
drossy (10 points)
Full of slag.
Full of impurities
Full of worthless stuff
D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
drowsy (13 points)
Nodding but not saying yes
Nodding off, maybe
Dropping off, perhaps
D·2+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
easily (9 points)
A staggering lie, say, just like that
Can you lie and say this? No trouble
Like snap that (nonverbal)
E·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
estray (9 points)
Animal that has escaped from its owner
Animal that has wandered off
Maverick's cousin.
E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
feisty (12 points)
Confident, high-spirited (US)
Full of gumption
Full of spunk
F·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
flashy (15 points)
Showy but empty; Has fly (anagram)
Showy vehicle remains inside
A loud tree insect outside
F·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
fleshy (15 points)
Like berries and melons
Like some fruits
Plump and meaty
F·4+L·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
flimsy (14 points)
Insubstantial, light and thin
Thin paper for carbons
Lacking strength and solidity
F·4+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
floosy (12 points)
""A prostitute, also FLOOSIE, FLOOZIE, FLOOZY, FLOSSIE""
F·4+L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
flossy (12 points)
Relative of "ritzy."
As soft as down
Most stylish Slang.
F·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
folksy (16 points)
Down-home and unpretentious
Traditional - informal and unpretentious
Like Ma and Pa Kettle
F·4+O·1+L·1+K·5+S·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
footsy (12 points)
""A flirting game played with the feet, also FOOTSIE, FOOTIE""
F·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
frisky (16 points)
Like a playful TSA agent (wordplay)
Playful, full of energy
Lively, loud and full of danger
F·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 16 pts
frosty (12 points)
*'A jolly happy soul,' in a holiday song
Whom a silk hat animated
He of the magic silk hat
F·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
frowsy (15 points)
""Unkempt, also FROWZY, FROUZY""
F·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
gasify (13 points)
Boil off stewed fig, say
Turn into a vapor
Convert into an air-like substance
G·2+A·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 13 pts
ghosty (13 points)
{ghostly=adj}
G·2+H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
glassy (10 points)
Like glazed-over eyes
Like a pond on a still day.
Vacant, as a stare
G·2+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
glossy (10 points)
Photo finish (wordplay)
Lacquered, perhaps
Shiny on the surface
G·2+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
goosey (10 points)
"Loosey" go-with
Giddy or foolish
Birdbrained, as it were
G·2+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
grassy (10 points)
Naturally green (wordplay)
Like the fairway
How lawns should be.
G·2+R·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
greasy (10 points)
Full of fat, perhaps
Spoon for eaters (wordplay)
Like poorly prepared fries, say
G·2+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
grisly (10 points)
It's gruesome to bear, say
Like a violent R-rated movie, say
Gruesome bear, say
G·2+R·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
groszy (19 points)
Polish coins
G·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 19 pts
heresy (12 points)
I give you the ultimate in impiety!
Anti-establishment position, perhaps
This is why, say, it's impious
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
horsey (12 points)
Broom, to a child cowboy (wordplay)
Kid's rocker
Rocking toy, in child-speak
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
hostly (12 points)
Pertaining to one who hosts
H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
jersey (16 points)
Giant article of clothing (wordplay)
New state (wordplay)
How wearing for the island!
J·8+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
justly (16 points)
Right in (wordplay)
In an honorable manner
In a fair manner
J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
kersey (13 points)
Fabric for uniforms.
Heavy coat cloth
Coarse woolen cloth
K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lastly (9 points)
As a final note...
Summing-up word
Finally, leaders left a small town late
L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
limpsy (13 points)
""Lacking strength or vigour, also LIMPSEY""
L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
linsey (9 points)
Coarse cloth, old style.
Coarse linen and woolen cloth.
Coarse fabric
L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
lushly (12 points)
In an opulent way
How rain forests grow
In a luxurious way
L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
marshy (14 points)
Good for rushes, say
Like much of the Everglades
Wet planet before humanity ends
M·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
measly (11 points)
Insignificant a having spots!
Paltry - with spots (wordplay)
Slay me (anagram)
M·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
misery (11 points)
Company's company (wordplay)
Lowest state (wordplay)
Blue state (wordplay)
M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
mislay (11 points)
Lose many a Scottish island!
Lose (an item)
Lose road-kill!
M·3+I·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
missay (11 points)
Pronounce 'nuclear' as 'nucular,' e.g
Pronounce incorrectly
State wrongly.
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
mostly (11 points)
In the main.
In the main
For the greater part; usually
M·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
mousey (11 points)
Shy and unassertive
Timid variable
Ineffectually timid
M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
muscly (13 points)
Ripped, say
Bulked up like a weightlifter
Like weightlifters
M·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
nosily (9 points)
In a prying manner
In a curious way, is only showing off
With meddlesome intent
N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
osprey (11 points)
Large fish for this bird (wordplay)
Sawbuck bird (wordplay)
Spy roe (anagram)
O·1+S·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
ossify (12 points)
Become bony (wordplay)
Turn to fossil (if fifty were unknown)
Harden, in a way
O·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
ostomy (11 points)
A type of surgical operation
O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
pastry (11 points)
Pound producer perhaps
Napoleon, for one
Cream puff, for one
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
pigsty (12 points)
Pork place (wordplay)
Hog heaven (wordplay)
Digs in the mud (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
plashy (14 points)
{marshy=adj}
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
plisky (15 points)
""A practical joke, also PLISKIE""
P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
plushy (14 points)
Rich, self-assertive, grasping Liberal
Luxurious and soft, as of cloth
Luxurious
P·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
poshly (14 points)
Word in a five-star hotel review
In a luxurious manner
Done with class
P·3+O·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
prissy (11 points)
Maybe a little too proper
Too, too proper
Proper and then some
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
pusley (11 points)
""A herb used in salads, also PURSLANE, PURPIE, PURPY, PURSLAIN, PUSSLEY, PUSSLY""
P·3+U·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
pussly (11 points)
""A herb used in salads, also PURSLANE, PURPIE, PURPY, PURSLAIN, PUSLEY, PUSSLEY""
P·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
queasy (18 points)
Like a landlubber on the open sea, say
A little seasick, say
Feeling slightly sick, maybe at sea
Q·10+U·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
quinsy (18 points)
Inflammation of tonsils
Tonsil inflammation
Tonsilitis
Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
rashly (12 points)
In an impulsive manner
How a poor decision might be made
How many bad choices are made
R·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
resiny (9 points)
Like pine pitch
Sappy, as pine.
Sticky and tacky, as pine sap
R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
rosary (9 points)
Prayer circle (wordplay)
String of churches (wordplay)
Church counter (wordplay)
R·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
rosery (9 points)
Flower-bed area variable
Garden section variable
Flower-bed area Var.
R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
rosily (9 points)
How a pollyanna sees the world
In an upbeat manner
How optimists see the world
R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
rosiny (9 points)
Like a well-prepared violin bow, perhaps
Like a pitcher's bag
Like a violin bow
R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
safely (12 points)
One way to get home (2000-06)
Without incident, say
How successful batters reach base
S·1+A·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
safety (12 points)
Motto of the cautious!
Two points in football.
Type of match.
S·1+A·1+F·4+E·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sagely (10 points)
Wise way to think
In a judicious manner
With great perception
S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
salary (9 points)
W-2 amount perhaps
Gained a lap (wordplay)
Amount of work (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
salify (12 points)
Add NaCl to
Salt
S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
sanely (9 points)
Within reason (wordplay)
With a level head
How to celebrate July 4
S·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
sanity (9 points)
Say that's beyond the bounds of fool!
Reason, perhaps, egg breaks
Untouched state (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
sashay (12 points)
Strut one's stuff, say
Lip locks (wordplay)
Exhibit model behavior (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
satiny (9 points)
Can say the cover is smooth and shiny
Soft and lustrous
Lustrous, smooth and glossy
S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
saughy (13 points)
Pertaining to a {saugh=n}
S·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+Y·4 = 13 pts
savory (12 points)
Like some pies
Mint used in cooking.
Salty and piquant.
S·1+A·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sawfly (15 points)
Spotted an insect with the teeth
Relative of the wasp
Descried the insect with teeth
S·1+A·1+W·4+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
sawney (12 points)
A foolish person
S·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
saxony (16 points)
State with Leipzig and Dresden
German state, once part of East Germany
German state with Dresden as capital
S·1+A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
scabby (15 points)
Despicable - BBC, say (anagram)
Covered with crusts of dried blood
Counsel gets the bits of the skinny baby
S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
scanty (11 points)
Give (to a good cause)
Insufficient in amount
Inadequate container in dirty place
S·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
scarey (11 points)
Chilling variable
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
scarry (11 points)
Like Al Capone's face
Best Storybook Ever author Richard
Little Golden Books artist
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
scatty (11 points)
Crazy - in jazzy way (wordplay)
Pointedly spiteful and unpredictable
Not thinking straight
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
schizy (23 points)
""Affected with schizophrenia, also SCHIZZY""
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 23 pts
screwy (14 points)
Daft (with a thread?)
Nuts like other fasteners (wordplay)
Off one's rocker
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+W·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
scummy (15 points)
Like a filthy bathtub
Not really respectable
Despicable
S·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+M·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
scurfy (14 points)
Covered in dandruff
Covered with scales
S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+F·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
scurry (11 points)
Hurry southwards with comb (wordplay)
Dash (like a mouse?)
Move in haste
S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
scurvy (14 points)
Sailor's disease (historical)
Sea sickness (wordplay)
(Of a knave) contemptible!
S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+V·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
scuzzy (29 points)
Disreputable, informally
Wretched
S·1+C·3+U·1+Z·10+Z·10+Y·4 = 29 pts
seaway (12 points)
St. Lawrence, for one
Saint Lawrence, for one
Set of channels (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
seemly (11 points)
That would appear to begin to be proper
Conforming to good taste
The proper way first to look at this
S·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
senary (9 points)
Group of six
Of the number six
Based on the number six
S·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
sentry (9 points)
Password requester, maybe
Halting one (wordplay)
Watches out for postman perhaps
S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
sexily (16 points)
In an erotic way
In a seductive way
In the style of 31-A, typically
S·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
shabby (16 points)
Badly clad - sort of trick (wordplay)
Worn and run-down, like clothes
Quiet upset baby that's dirty
S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
shaggy (14 points)
Funny story about a canine (wordplay)
Unkempt (of hair)
Hairy, like a bird (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
shaley (12 points)
""Resembling shale, also SHALY""
S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shammy (16 points)
Put on Orlando's leather
Buffer, in a way
Car-washing cloth
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
shamoy (14 points)
To wash with a chamois (cloth)
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+O·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
shandy (13 points)
Quiet chap's drink (wordplay)
Drink of ale and lemonade 96)
Tristram's tipple (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
shanny (12 points)
European blenny.
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shanty (12 points)
Crude house song (wordplay)
Dwelling of sorts.
Sea air (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sharny (12 points)
{dungy=adj}
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sharpy (14 points)
Professional cheater at cards
Very alert guy
Card cheat
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
sheeny (12 points)
Yes, hen is reflecting light
Lustrous
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shelly (12 points)
Like some beach sand
Covered, like some beaches
Quoted poet sounds like Mary's garden
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shelty (12 points)
Sheepdog, for short
Small sheepdog, familiarly
Sturdy herder, informally
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shelvy (15 points)
Inclining gradually
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+V·4+Y·4 = 15 pts
sherry (12 points)
Fino, for one
Oloroso or amontillado (wordplay)
Tosspots go astray - it's the drink!
S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shifty (15 points)
Crafty move before close of play
Evasive throw, about 12 ins
Constantly changing; deceitful, evasive
S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
shimmy (16 points)
Shaking ragtime dance
One reason to get a wheel alignment
Front end problem due to bad suspension
S·1+H·4+I·1+M·3+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
shindy (13 points)
Not to the fore in the middle of the row
Free-for-all
Quiet during day without a lot of noise
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
shinny (12 points)
Climb a pole, perhaps
Climb (up a pole)
Boys' variation of hockey
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shirty (12 points)
Extremely ratty - this perhaps!
Bad-tempered (like a garment?)
Bad-tempered (informal)
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shoaly (12 points)
Like sand bars
Unnavigable, perhaps
Describing shallow waters.
S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
shoddy (14 points)
Poor (of workmanship)
Tawdry, casual fling is enthralling!
Not built to code, say
S·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
shorty (12 points)
Jeff, for one
Tall guy's nickname, maybe
Unlikely nickname in the NBA
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sickly (15 points)
Somewhat ill or prone to illness
Not the least robust.
Like failing rocker's complexion
S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
simony (11 points)
Sinfully Peterish, perhaps, in church
Sinful selling for Peter, perhaps
Corruption among church officials
S·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
simply (13 points)
Without fuss, giving second hint
Society takes hint unreservedly
No more than
S·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
sinewy (12 points)
Strong and lean
Like Mr. Universe's physique
Lean and muscular
S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+W·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
singly (10 points)
Mix the gin in a sly way for one
One at a time in a vocal manner, perhaps
In the manner of a solo song (wordplay)
S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
sirupy (11 points)
Like sirup
S·1+I·1+R·1+U·1+P·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
skerry (13 points)
Small island in south Ireland county
Reef or rocky island
Isle in South Tralee's environs
S·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
skiddy (15 points)
Like icy roads
Like an icy road
Like wet roads
S·1+K·5+I·1+D·2+D·2+Y·4 = 15 pts
skimpy (17 points)
Inadequate (of clothing)
Like a revealing bathing suit
Far from generous
S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+P·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
skinny (13 points)
Pub in heaven, not for stout (wordplay)
Spare space around pub
Like a stringbean
S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
skivvy (19 points)
Disrespectful word for a female servant
Low-paid worker
Low-ranking servant
S·1+K·5+I·1+V·4+V·4+Y·4 = 19 pts
skyway (19 points)
Jet's milieu.
Enclosed aerial walk
Tampa Bay bridge
S·1+K·5+Y·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
slaggy (11 points)
Resembling residue of smelted ore
S·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
slangy (10 points)
Given to flashiness of speech.
Like some speech
Far from formal
S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4 = 10 pts
slanty (9 points)
Like italic type
Oblique
Tilted
S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
slatey (9 points)
""Resembling slate, also SLATY""
S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
slavey (12 points)
At 55, easy job is not for her
Cinderella's status.
Maidservant, in Maidstone
S·1+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sleazy (18 points)
Squalid son getting idle consuming drug
Of shoddy quality.
Of flimsy texture.
S·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+Z·10+Y·4 = 18 pts
sleeky (13 points)
Sly, in Scotland
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+K·5+Y·4 = 13 pts
sleepy (11 points)
Buffalo Tom's eyes in '95 (wordplay)
Yes please, not half (excitedly nodding)
Ready to retire (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
sleety (9 points)
Hazardous for driving, maybe
Hardly raining (wordplay)
Cold and wet, maybe
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
slimly (11 points)
In a scanty way
By a narrow margin
By a whisker
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
slimsy (11 points)
""Flimsy, also SLIMPSY""
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
slinky (13 points)
Spring toy (wordplay)
Figure hugging child's toy (wordplay)
Spring-like toy
S·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 13 pts
slippy (13 points)
Evasive secret agent seen around border
Son, cheeky and untrustworthy
Hardly tractional
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
sloppy (13 points)
Riddled with typos, say
Hard to read, maybe
Romantic Bond perhaps keeping trim
S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
sloshy (12 points)
Wet and sticky
Prone to spilling
Threatening to spill
S·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
slowly (12 points)
At a leisurely pace
At a snail's pace.
Hardly with rapidity
S·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
sludgy (11 points)
Suggestive of slop
Oozing mud
Like mud
S·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+G·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
sluicy (11 points)
Falling in streams, as from a channel for conducting water
S·1+L·1+U·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
slummy (13 points)
Far removed from uptown
Like poor housing area
Run-down
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
slurry (9 points)
Thin, watery mixture
Liquid waste from farm animals
Pasty cement mixture
S·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
slushy (12 points)
Like a warm day in winter, perhaps
Like some winter walkways
Soft, wet, and cold
S·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
smarmy (13 points)
Oily butters making a comeback, by Jove!
Smooth-talking host after case of sexism
Flattering, in an insincere way
S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
smarty (11 points)
... a wise guy in the Bronx (wordplay)
-pants (know-it-all)
Kind of pants
S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
smeary (11 points)
Hard to see through, say
Like messed-up mascara, say
Not kiss-proof (wordplay)
S·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
smelly (11 points)
Unpleasant to the nose
Like lutefisk, for many
Like the stereotypical locker room
S·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
smiley (11 points)
An icon of literary espionage (wordplay)
Type face (wordplay)
Man in the Circus :-)
S·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
smirky (15 points)
Like Bush's expression, some say
Like Dubya's face
Looking smug
S·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
smithy (14 points)
Place for forging (wordplay)
Workshop with anvil
Metalworker's workshop
S·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4 = 14 pts
smoggy (13 points)
Like urban air, perhaps
Small pet is bad for one's breathing
Like urban air, maybe
S·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
smokey (15 points)
Bear sporting a ranger hat
Police car, to a CBer
Truckers' slang for "cop"
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
smudgy (13 points)
Like a newspaper reader's hands
Like smeared paint
Full of smears
S·1+M·3+U·1+D·2+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
smugly (12 points)
With folded arms and a smile, say
With an air of self-satisfaction
How villains often smile
S·1+M·3+U·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
smutty (11 points)
Beyond off-color
Full of grime
Unlike G-rated films
S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts

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