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abduce (11 points)
Draw away, as a limb
Draw away, as from the body
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
abjure (15 points)
Renounce or repudiate
Give up one's rights
(Solemnly) give up
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
ablate (8 points)
Remove by melting, say
Remove by evaporation
Aircraft able to land on ice
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
ablaze (17 points)
All fired up (wordplay)
Fired up (wordplay)
Fiery, sailor? Take it easy (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
abrade (9 points)
They say it's a plait to wear down
Use sandpaper on, say
Wear away (by friction)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
accede (11 points)
Say yes (to)
Agree (to request)
Sign up for...? Give in!
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
accrue (10 points)
It's re, perhaps, this for your support
Build up a set of workers, say
Grow or accumulate, say interest
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+U·1+E·1 = 10 pts
accuse (10 points)
Point a finger at, say
Charge (of crime)
Take a turn in Clue, maybe
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
achene (11 points)
Small, dry fruit
Fruit of the buttercup.
One-seeded fruit
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acnode (9 points)
Isolated mathematical point
Geometrical point of curve.
A·1+C·3+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
active (11 points)
Not extinct (of volcano)
Act 4, fifth scene? It's all the go!
On the move
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
acuate (8 points)
Having a sharp point
Sharp at the end.
Having a sharp point
A·1+C·3+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
adduce (10 points)
Cue dad (anagram)
The way to make less of red (wordplay)
Cite (as evidence)
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
adhere (10 points)
Stick fast (to)
Have stick-to-itiveness (wordplay)
Be attached (to)
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adjure (14 points)
Request or command solemnly
Make a solemn request
Charge on oath
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
admire (9 points)
Idolise commercial muck!
Stare at, say
Drool over, perhaps
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
adnate (7 points)
Grown together Bot.
Joined by having grown together
Congenitally grown together.
A·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
advice (12 points)
Suggestion (invited or otherwise)
One dead in place of tips (wordplay)
Publicity wrong for counsel
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
advise (10 points)
Recommend (course of action)
Inform (of situation)
I saved (anagram)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aedile (7 points)
Early job for Caesar
Old Roman politico
Early title for Caesar.
A·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aedine (7 points)
Pertaining to an {aedes=n}
A·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aerate (6 points)
Pass bubbles through (wordplay)
Punch holes in, perhaps
Clear of stale odors, maybe
A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aerobe (8 points)
Listeria bacterium, for one
Member of upper class
Entity needing oxygen
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
affine (12 points)
Brother-in-law, for example
Relative by marriage.
Person related by marriage
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aflame (11 points)
Needing to be put out, maybe
Burning a female? Halt!
A female - feeble or on fire (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
agapae (9 points)
Pagan love feasts
Selfless loves
Love feasts
A·1+G·2+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aglare (7 points)
Blazing, as the eyes
With a blinding light
Like a jack-o'-lantern's eyes
A·1+G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
agnate (7 points)
Get an A (anagram)
Related on Dad's side
Related, in a way
A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
agnize (16 points)
""To acknowledge, also AGNISE""
A·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 16 pts
agorae (7 points)
Early malls (wordplay)
Trading places (wordplay)
Old public squares
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
agrafe (10 points)
Ornamental clasp
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+E·1 = 10 pts
ahorse (9 points)
Ponied up (wordplay)
My kingdom trade offer (wordplay)
Richard III's desperate cry
A·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
albite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alcade (9 points)
The mayor of a Spanish town
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alcove (11 points)
Recess (in room)
Breakfast place (wordplay)
Dinette set's spot, perhaps
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
aldose (7 points)
Chemical sugar
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
alible (8 points)
Nourishing, old style
Edible, old-style
Nourishing
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alkane (10 points)
Certain saturated hydrocarbon
Open-chain hydrocarbon
Methane <P>for example
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alkene (10 points)
Ethylene, for one
C4H8, for example
Part of a carbon chemical chain
A·1+L·1+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alkine (10 points)
A type of chemical compound
A·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alkyne (13 points)
Welding gas
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
allege (7 points)
Say, member is drowning in beer!
Say without really knowing
Say without proof
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1 = 7 pts
allele (6 points)
Alternative form of a gene
One of alternative copies of gene
One may be dominant
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
allude (7 points)
Indirectly refer (to)
Refer casually (to)
Refer subtly (to)
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 pts
allure (6 points)
Bakery aroma, perhaps
Drawing ability (wordplay)
Cafe aroma, say
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
almuce (10 points)
Headdress like a cowl.
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
almude (9 points)
""A Spanish unit of capacity, also ALMUD""
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alpine (8 points)
Category for moguls (wordplay)
Nepali straying among Swiss peaks
Like northern Italy
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alsike (10 points)
Species of clover.
European clover
European clover
A·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 10 pts
alulae (6 points)
Thumbs of birds' wings
Ends of wings
Bird feathers
A·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
alvine (9 points)
Of the belly
A·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ambage (11 points)
Winding pathway, of yore
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
amebae (10 points)
One-celled creatures (var.)
Real low life (wordplay)
Single-celled critters (Var.)
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amerce (10 points)
Cold in a lake? Fine!
Punish by a fine.
Set an arbitrary punishment
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
ammine (10 points)
""A type of ammonia compound, also AMMONATE, AMMONIATE""
A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ampere (10 points)
A bit of a shock (wordplay)
A in physics class (wordplay)
Current-sy unit (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ampule (10 points)
Shot glass (wordplay)
Sealed glass vial.
It might hold the solution
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ananke (10 points)
Small outer satellite of Jupiter
Mother of the Fates, to Plato
A·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+E·1 = 10 pts
ancone (8 points)
Elbow: Anat
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anlace (8 points)
Thin medieval dagger.
Article fifty-one specifies the weapon
Medieval dagger.
A·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
anlage (7 points)
Rudiment
A·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 7 pts
annexe (13 points)
Extension of a letter, say
A kiss, say, indicates attachment
Extra wing (on building)
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8+E·1 = 13 pts
anomie (8 points)
Lack of identity
Unstable societal condition
Breakdown of societal norms
A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+E·1 = 8 pts
ansate (6 points)
Having a handle
Having a handle
Handled (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
anyone (9 points)
Who's interested (wordplay)
Volunteers report Annie won!
You can hear me, right (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aortae (6 points)
Trunk lines (wordplay)
Blood lines (wordplay)
Powerful bloodlines (wordplay)
A·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
apache (13 points)
Cochise, for one
Geronimo, for one
Geronimo, for one.
A·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
apiece (10 points)
For one item
A bishop perhaps for every one
A bit for everyone (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
aplite (8 points)
Light-colored granite
It's pale metamorphosed rock
Fine-grained granite.
A·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
apogee (9 points)
Highest point (of orbit)
Far point in an orbit
High point in an orbit
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
appose (10 points)
Put next to each other.
Put in juxtaposition.
Put next to
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arable (8 points)
Not too rocky, say
Good to grow (wordplay)
Can nearly work this land (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arbute (8 points)
Strawberry tree, in poesy
Tree with scarlet berry: Poet
Trailing plant with pink or white blossoms: Poet.
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arcade (9 points)
Game sanctuary (wordplay)
Teen hangout in the mall, perhaps
Quartermaster's hangout (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arcane (8 points)
An acre (anagram)
Like federal tax laws (wordplay)
Mysterious - an acre (anagram)
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
areole (6 points)
Ring of color (Var.)
Biological ring of color (Var.)
Interstice in a leaf
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
argyle (10 points)
Pattern (on socks)
Lozenge pattern (socks)
Knee-high, maybe
A·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ariose (6 points)
Full of melody.
Characterized by melody.
Of melodic air.
A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
arkose (10 points)
A sandstone
A·1+R·1+K·5+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
armure (8 points)
Cloth like chain mail.
Pebbly-surfaced fabric
Cloth woven like chain mail.
A·1+R·1+M·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arouse (6 points)
Build a fire under, say
Play Luther Vandross songs for, maybe
Play some Luther Vandross for, perhaps
A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
arrive (9 points)
Don't go (wordplay)
Reach the depot, say
Touch down, say
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
arsine (6 points)
Chemical warfare gas
Poisonous gas that smells like garlic
Poisonous flammable gas
A·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ashore (9 points)
Dinah, for one (wordplay)
On key, perhaps? (wordplay)
On land (as opposed to the sea)
A·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aslope (8 points)
Not even (wordplay)
On the decline (wordplay)
On the up and up (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 8 pts
aspire (8 points)
Have big plans (to)
I spare (anagram)
Have hopes (to)
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
assize (15 points)
Trial how large this is (wordplay)
Like to be so large in court (wordplay)
Scottish jury in part of area, perhaps
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
assume (8 points)
Put in on without being told (wordplay)
Put it on without being told (wordplay)
Take to be true
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 8 pts
assure (6 points)
Perhaps ascertain for cover
Say "buck up" to
Perhaps ascertain in a convincing way
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
astute (6 points)
Foxy, like student? No end!
Sculpted statue - that's clever!
For this use a T.T. that's sharp
A·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
attire (6 points)
What's going on (wordplay)
What goes on (wordplay)
Perhaps address the anger of 27 across
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
attune (6 points)
Adjust (to a situation)
Harmonise or adapt, say mind to idea
Make receptive (to)
A·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aubade (9 points)
Music? Oh dreadful sounds!
Morning love poem
Piece of music appropriate to the dawn
A·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
audile (7 points)
Pertaining to hearing
Transmitted by cochlear nerves
Relating to hearing
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
augite (7 points)
Dark-green mineral
Component of basalt.
Common mineral in rocks
A·1+U·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
auntie (6 points)
BBC; relative (colloq,)
A release from the BBC (wordplay)
Dorothy's Em, for one
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aurate (6 points)
Ethically-sourced gold jewelry brand
Gold-compound salt
Compound of a certain acid
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
avenge (10 points)
Exact retribution on behalf of (someone)
Get back at for (a wrong)
Repay (a wrong)
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
avenue (9 points)
Park on Manhattan's East Side (wordplay)
Park, for one
Way to go!
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
averse (9 points)
Disinclined - as ever (anagram)
Reluctant to say 'step', oddly
Hostile element in poetry (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aviate (9 points)
Fly jets, say
Wing it (wordplay)
Handle a chopper, say
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
avulse (9 points)
Pluck or pull off.
To pluck off.
Tear off with force
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
awhile (12 points)
For a few hours, maybe
Until I say otherwise
How long one might stay (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
axlike (17 points)
Resembling an ax
A·1+X·8+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

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