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C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1 = 22 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
charring (14 points)
Rich gran (anagram)
Cleaning the fish round here
Cleaning the house and getting black (wordplay)
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
chartist (13 points)
Reformer of 'Top of the Pops' (wordplay)
Church painter, perhaps, or reformer
Church painter, one who hoped to reform
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
chasseur (13 points)
Dog keeps barking as he's a hunter
French trooper.
Nimrod dished 'avec vin blanc et champignons'
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
chastise (13 points)
Correct a chess move - take it back!
Scold is indecent (wordplay)
Beat, but it's the other way in pursuit
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
chasuble (15 points)
Short prince adjusts blue vestment
Priest's long sleeveless vestment
A Eucharistic vestment
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+K·5+A·1 = 22 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 20 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
chatting (14 points)
Activity at bees or soirees
Casually talking
Talking of getting a metal helmet into this
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3 = 24 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 31 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 31 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
cheating (14 points)
Using a crib, perhaps
Acting dishonestly to gain advantage
Not fairly warming at last
C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+K·5+O·1 = 22 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
cheetahs (16 points)
Cats listening to sharks (wordplay)
They're spotted in Africa (wordplay)
Those fast wild types produced The Chase
C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
chemical (17 points)
Laboratory-made substance; drug (slang)
Chic male (anagram)
Weedkiller or pesticide, say
C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 17 pts
chessman (15 points)
Church manses converted for bishop, say
Rook, for one
Revolutionary guards work for king, say
C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 16 pts
chewable (18 points)
OK for one's teeth to cut into wire
Like some vitamins
Like many children's vitamins
C·3+H·4+E·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+U·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+E·1+A·1 = 21 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+G·2+E·1+T·1+A·1+I·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1 = 15 pts
chimeras (15 points)
Mixed-up animals (wordplay)
Lion-headed monsters that breathe fire
Fire-breathing monsters
C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
chitchat (18 points)
Small talk (letters 6-8 +...)
Gossipy conversation method (wordplay)
Conversation about debt (wordplay)
C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1 = 18 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+R·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+A·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
chorally (16 points)
How 4 may be rendered, endless work needing supporter
By way of singing or being on the same side at last
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
choriamb (17 points)
Pascal's inferno, say
Four-syllable foot with three syllables
Foot is part of anchor, I am bound to say
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+M·3+B·3 = 17 pts
C·3+H·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+X·8+Y·4 = 23 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 17 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 18 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+U·1+G·2 = 15 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+K·5+K·5+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 21 pts
chutzpah (27 points)
Audacity (from Yiddish)
Unbelievable gall; impudence (Yiddish)
Shameless impudence (from Yiddish)
C·3+H·4+U·1+T·1+Z·10+P·3+A·1+H·4 = 27 pts
C·3+H·4+U·1+T·1+Z·10+P·3+A·1+S·1 = 24 pts
cicatrix (19 points)
Scar over healed wound cc
Sounds as if one is fed up with tricks like this one of the medical profession
Scar
C·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
C·3+I·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
C·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
C·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
C·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+A·1 = 15 pts
cineaste (10 points)
Movie buff - tie canes (anagram)
Quarterly movie review magazine
Film fan ordered nice high teas
C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
cinerary (13 points)
Pertaining to ashes.
Containing ashes
Like some urns, terribly rare, nicked from the east
C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
cinnabar (12 points)
Bright red mineral containing mercury
Mercury-bearing ore
Brian can make vermilion pigment
C·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
C·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
cinnamon (12 points)
Sticks in a drink, perhaps
Aromatic bark used as a spice
Seasoning symbolizing stability
C·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
C·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1 = 15 pts
C·3+I·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
circular (12 points)
Is that how news gets around (wordplay)
Looking round for a letter (wordplay)
Global pamphlet (wordplay)
C·3+I·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
C·3+I·1+S·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1 = 10 pts
citadels (11 points)
Walled parts of towns
Fortresses overlooking cities
Castle I'd destroyed, and fortresses
C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 17 pts
C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
clambake (18 points)
Outdoor gathering to eat seafood (US)
Outdoor seafood party (US)
Outdoor gathering (US)
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
clambers (14 points)
Gets up in terrible scramble
Climbs awkwardly
Seems that after a century and a half they're fossilised if one gets up to it
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 17 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
clangour (11 points)
A racket dropped in error, say
Noise of a dropped brick (wordplay)
Continuous noise is a blunder, they say
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
clannish (13 points)
After fifty, girl's in tribal form
Excluding others outside one's own group
Tending to stick together
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
clappers (14 points)
Tongues commonly said to go quickly
Tongues proverbially said to go quickly
Percussion instruments
C·3+L·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
claptrap (14 points)
About fifty liable to strike? Bosh!
Approve of gin? Nonsense!
Handbag in two parts? Nonsense!
C·3+L·1+A·1+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 19 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 19 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
clarinet (10 points)
What's in in the wine - blow that!
Perhaps let in car carrying instrument
There's tin in Clare, blow it!
C·3+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+T·1 = 10 pts
clarions (10 points)
Instruments show gases and particles
Signal horns of yore
Some brass, two gases and particles
C·3+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
clashing (14 points)
Sharply and harshly discordant
Realising about fifty may be ill-matched
Striking (cymbals)
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 16 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
classism (12 points)
Social bias
Discrimination against lower-income people
Charge of the 1% against Occupy Wall Street
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
clavicle (15 points)
Bone linking scapula and sternum
Commonly fractured bone
Part of the pectoral girdle
C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 19 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
claymore (15 points)
Earth's additional weapon (wordplay)
Two-edged broadsword
About to put down extra weapon
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
cleaning (11 points)
Caught bending, doing housework perhaps
Cold and bent from housework (wordplay)
Dry work (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+U·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
clearing (11 points)
Bank found in forest (wordplay)
Dell perhaps, making a profit
Open space (in forest)
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
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