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labiate (9 points)
Small dog one fed with mint, say
Belonging to the mint family
Having lips
L·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactase (9 points)
Aid in digestion
Dairy consumer's enzyme
Enzyme put in milk
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactate (9 points)
Feed the baby, maybe
React to a baby crying, maybe
Emulate a mammal, perhaps
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactone (9 points)
Acid ester
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactose (9 points)
Cause of much intolerance (wordplay)
Be like Lear's Pobble, say, sweet thing
What some folks can't tolerate
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lacunae (9 points)
Gaps girl found in fine material
Gaps; breaks.
Unfilled spaces
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ladrone (8 points)
Thief, in the Southwest
Former name of the Marianas.
Former name of the Marianas Islands.
L·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
laicise (9 points)
Secularise, remove from clergy
Withdraw priestly status
Return to the status before ordination
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
laicize (18 points)
Cut from the cloth (wordplay)
Remove the clerical nature of
Make secular
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
laminae (9 points)
Thin layers of bone
Layers of tissue
English beast rolling around in sheets
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lasagne (8 points)
Pasta dish (var.)
Way hosts give pasta (wordplay)
Pasta course - dip into it!
L·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
latrine (7 points)
Military no-go area? On the contrary!
War potty (wordplay)
Army head (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lattice (9 points)
Piecrust pattern, perhaps
'Line the loft' (Energy Grid)
A teetotaller framed in such a lousy way
L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
lauwine (10 points)
""An avalanche, also LAWINE""
L·1+A·1+U·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lawlike (14 points)
Having legal respect
L·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
layette (10 points)
First gear (wordplay)
Shower attire (wordplay)
Shower purchase, perhaps
L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leafage (11 points)
Gala fee (anagram)
Is it green with age (wordplay)
Left bunch of keys in foliage
L·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
leakage (12 points)
A long time after lake lost water!
Escape from can (wordplay)
What a wasted time for escape!
L·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
lecture (9 points)
Talk that might put one to sleep
TED talk, e.g
Speech giving information to a class
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
legatee (8 points)
Willing beneficiary (wordplay)
One with will power (wordplay)
One receiving something left in a will
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
legible (10 points)
Easy on the eyes (wordplay)
Unlike a doctor's handwriting (wordplay)
Unlike written prescriptions, it's said
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leglike (12 points)
Like a leg
L·1+E·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
leisure (7 points)
A sporting centre (wordplay)
Use lire (anagram)
Rue lies about vacation (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
leonine (7 points)
Cat like Pope (wordplay)
How beastly the French 09 seems!
Beastly Leonard X (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
leprose (9 points)
Powdery lichen
Scaly Bot.
Scaly.
L·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lettuce (9 points)
Salad, shall we say (wordplay)
Head on a plate (wordplay)
Leaves for lunch (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
leucine (9 points)
White amino acid
An essential amino acid
'Acid' in clue wrongly associated with 'drug' (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
leucite (9 points)
White or gray mineral
White mineral.
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
libelee (9 points)
Object of a scurrilous attack, maybe
Defendant in a law case
Plaintiff, perhaps
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
librate (9 points)
To stay poised
Oscillate, as the beam of a scale.
Oscillate, but sign note
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
licence (11 points)
Authority (or the lack of it!)
Authority - or freedom!
Authority - or lack of it (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
license (9 points)
Grant formal permission (to)
Space to make art (wordplay)
To empower student, one needs logic, say
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
licente (9 points)
Sente
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lignite (8 points)
Fifty light for one that's lighted
Type of coal
It's lit, for example in stove
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
ligulae (8 points)
Ligula
L·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
likable (13 points)
Easy to get along with
Easy to take to, of pleasant personality
Friendly and charming
L·1+I·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
limbate (11 points)
Bordered, as a flower.
L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
limeade (10 points)
Drink - another in lounge (wordplay)
Minute Maid product
Pop is to fib about alcoholic drink
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
linable (9 points)
Lying in a straight line
L·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lindane (8 points)
An insecticide
Powerful insecticide
Agricultural pesticide
L·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lineage (8 points)
Descent using rope, perhaps, taking time
Descent (from an ancestor)
Where did you spring from (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
lineate (7 points)
Like most writing pads
Marked with strokes.
Marked with lines.
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
linguae (8 points)
Lingua
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
linkage (12 points)
A king involved in The French Connection
Badly leaking connection
System of connections
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
lionise (7 points)
Make fuss of (celebrity)
Treat as celebrity - like Leo (wordplay)
Treat as celebrity like Leo (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lionize (16 points)
Give a roar of approval (wordplay)
Treat as a VIP.
Really build up
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 16 pts
liplike (13 points)
Like a lip
L·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
liquate (16 points)
Separate metals by melting
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lisente (7 points)
Lesotho's coins
Lesotho coins
L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lissome (9 points)
Oil mess (anagram)
Supple smile - so different!
Moving quickly and lightly
L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 9 pts
livable (12 points)
Fit for habitation
Decent, as accommodations
Unlike rattraps
L·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lockage (14 points)
Canal toll.
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
loricae (9 points)
Roman soldiers' corselets
Roman cuirasses.
Roman cuirasses
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
losable (9 points)
Like some earrings
Capable of being misplaced
Susceptible to being misplaced
L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lovable (12 points)
Like kittens or babies, perhaps
Like a cute puppy, say
Like a cute baby
L·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lowlife (13 points)
Ne'er-do-well
Rotten existence for society's dregs
Society's dregs
L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 13 pts
lozenge (17 points)
Cold comfort (wordplay)
Drop down one's throat (wordplay)
Tough pill to swallow (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 17 pts
lucarne (9 points)
Spire dormer might be unclear
Dormer window
Spire dormer might be unclear - clue ran awkwardly (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lucence (11 points)
Brightness
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
lucerne (9 points)
City and lake in clover (wordplay)
Obvious place to buy Swiss fodder
William Tell's lake
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
luggage (10 points)
Carousel riders (wordplay)
Leave bags (wordplay)
Aircraft carriers (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
lunette (7 points)
Towing-ring; crescent shape
Moon-shaped ornament
Crescent-shaped object.
L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lunulae (7 points)
White nail crescents
L·1+U·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
lurdane (8 points)
Lazy, stupid person.
Dimwit, desperate sort taken in by enticement
Dull fellow no longer an enticement, inadequate European
L·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lyddite (12 points)
Explosive used in shells
Explosive made of picric acid
Tiddley explosive
L·1+Y·4+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

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