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alfresco (13 points)
Outdoors, meal, perhaps
Pacino outdoors (wordplay)
Close and far off outside (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 13 pts
amaretto (10 points)
Tiramisu flavoring, perhaps
A horse taking leader to drink
Italian for 'rather bitter'
A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
amoretto (10 points)
Cupid's spirit having nothing for one
An infant cupid
Frequent figure in Renaissance paintings
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
antihero (11 points)
Say Flashman broadcast on the air
I, another? (anagram)
Willy Loman, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
armigero (11 points)
Shakespearean word for a person entitled to a coat of arms
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
arpeggio (12 points)
Opera gig (anagram)
Passing notes (wordplay)
Concert run (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+O·1 = 12 pts
atamasco (12 points)
A flowering plant
A·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
autogiro (9 points)
Kind of aircraft.
Cousin of a helicopter
To split a gold cheque for high flier
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+R·1+O·1 = 9 pts
autogyro (12 points)
Type of aircraft - yoga tour (anagram)
Kind of aircraft.
Rotating-wing aircraft
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
ballyhoo (16 points)
Extravagant fuss (informal)
Oh boy - all wrestling is hype!
Oh boy! All round publicity!
B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+H·4+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
barbasco (14 points)
A variety of S American plants
B·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 14 pts
bargello (11 points)
Kind of embroidery worked on canvas in stitch patterns suggestive of flames
B·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 11 pts
barranco (12 points)
""A deep gorge, also BARRANCA""
B·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
bocaccio (16 points)
Rockfish named for its big mouth
B·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+O·1 = 16 pts
buckaroo (16 points)
n. slang a dollar bill
n. slang a dollar bill
Banzai of sci-fi
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
buckayro (19 points)
A {cowboy=n}
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+Y·4+R·1+O·1 = 19 pts
cabestro (12 points)
""A lasso, also CABRESTA, CABRESTO""
C·3+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
cabresto (12 points)
""A lasso, also CABESTRO, CABRESTA""
C·3+A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
callaloo (10 points)
Caribbean vegetable dish
Crabmeat stew
Jamaican stew whose name sounds like a mash-up of a lily and a lavatory
C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 10 pts
camisado (13 points)
""An attack made at night, also CAMISADE""
C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 13 pts
castrato (10 points)
Surgically-treated male soprano (hist.)
Voice thrown by wretch with nothing!
Post-op, his number was up!
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
caudillo (11 points)
Authoritarian Spanish leader
C·3+A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 11 pts
cavalero (13 points)
A {horseman=n}
C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
chechako (22 points)
A {newcomer=n}
C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+K·5+O·1 = 22 pts
chubasco (17 points)
A violent thunderstorm
C·3+H·4+U·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 17 pts
cilantro (10 points)
Herb in Thai cooking
Strong-scented herb
Herb that some call Chinese parsley
C·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts
classico (12 points)
Spaghetti sauce brand
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
cockapoo (18 points)
Mixed-breed dog that sounds like a bird
Mix of dog breeds
Cross with bird initially playing for time
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+P·3+O·1+O·1 = 18 pts
cockatoo (16 points)
Parrot and spaniel also, say
Bird that mimics mate as well
Exotic bird with bright markings
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+T·1+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
colorado (11 points)
US state (with a beetle)
State business then load or shift!
Aurora home (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 11 pts
commando (15 points)
Soldier without underwear (wordplay)
Royal Marine to order duck
Order nothing for a soldier
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 15 pts
couranto (10 points)
""A lively dance, also COURANT, COURANTE""
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
falsetto (11 points)
Flat toes (anagram)
Tiny Tim, for one
A forced high singing voice
F·4+A·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
fandango (13 points)
Spanish steps (wordplay)
Spanish dance - a dong fan (anagram)
Lively Spanish dance
F·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1 = 13 pts
fellatio (11 points)
Head
F·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1 = 11 pts
flamenco (15 points)
Lover meeting sergeant maybe for a dance
Dance with lover, a sergeant (wordplay)
Spanish steps (wordplay)
F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+O·1 = 15 pts
flamingo (14 points)
Exotic bird - ruddy duck!
Blinking band that got the bird!
Wading bird? It's a ruddy duck!
F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+O·1 = 14 pts
forzando (21 points)
""A suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZATO, SFORZANDO, SFORZATO""
F·4+O·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 21 pts
fricando (14 points)
A veal roast
F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
garbanzo (20 points)
Word from Spanish meaning chickpea
Legume used to make hummus
Hummus maker's bit
G·2+A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+Z·10+O·1 = 20 pts
gardyloo (13 points)
Warning shout when slop is thrown out a window
Cry of Spooner throwing fatty viscous stuff out of the window (wordplay)
Warning to streetwalkers of Spooner's fatty glutinous mess
G·2+A·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts
gazpacho (25 points)
Spanish cold vegetable soup
Spanish vegetable soup, served cold
Spicy Spanish soup, served cold
G·2+A·1+Z·10+P·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 25 pts
gracioso (11 points)
Clown in Spanish comedy
Alborada del -, work by Ravel; so a corgi (anagram)
G·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 11 pts
graffito (15 points)
Individual inscription made on a wall
Scratching on walls, pottery, etc
Illicit drawing on a public building
G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
grazioso (18 points)
Elegantly, to Brahms
Elegantly Mus. dir.
In music, to be played gracefully
G·2+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 18 pts
guacharo (14 points)
A tropical bird
G·2+U·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+O·1 = 14 pts
huaracho (16 points)
Mexican type sandal.
Mexican sandal
H·4+U·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 16 pts
intaglio (9 points)
Engraved design - I go Latin (anagram)
Engraving cut into a hard surface
Ornamental engraved design
I·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 9 pts
jackaroo (21 points)
Australian apprentice, to locals
Young ranch hand in Australia
Australian ranch hand
J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 21 pts
jackeroo (21 points)
""Someone gaining experience on a cattle station, also JACKAROO""
J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 21 pts
jalapeno (17 points)
Heat source, perhaps
Heat source (wordplay)
Hot type of pepper
J·8+A·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+O·1 = 17 pts
kakemono (18 points)
Scrolled Japanese wall hanging
Japanese paper or silk wall hanging
K·5+A·1+K·5+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1 = 18 pts
kangaroo (13 points)
Would anorak go on the animal (wordplay)
Marsupial (two friends of 19)
Kind of court for a bounder (wordplay)
K·5+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts
largando (10 points)
Becoming slower and broader, in music
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
lentando (9 points)
Gradually slowing, in music
Retarding, in music
Decreasing in tempo, to musicians
L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 9 pts
lothario (11 points)
Libertine - ol' hot air (anagram)
Libertine 1 : Harlot 0 (abandoned)
Don Juan mixed up 'Hair' and 'Loot'
L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 11 pts
machismo (17 points)
The cult of masculine pride
Masculinity, to the max
Exaggerated sense of power
M·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3+O·1 = 17 pts
maestoso (10 points)
With dignity, in music.
Majestically, to a conductor
Majestically in music
M·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 10 pts
makimono (16 points)
Japanese hand scroll
M·3+A·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1 = 16 pts
martello (10 points)
The Sandcastle (wordplay)
Circular tower for coastal defence
Circular fort used in Corsica, 1794.
M·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts
mercapto (14 points)
Containing a particular chemical group
M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
moderato (11 points)
At an average pace (music)
With average speed (music)
At average speed (music)
M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
muchacho (20 points)
Boy, in Bolivia
Hombre-to-be
Future hombre
M·3+U·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 20 pts
obligato (11 points)
Absolutely necessary to score goal: bit wayward with ball
O·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
oratorio (8 points)
E.g. Handel's Messiah
Messiah for one
'Messiah,' for one
O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 8 pts
ostinato (8 points)
Continually repeated phrase (music)
Ground-bass (mus.)
Regular notes partly lost in a tornado
O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 8 pts
pachinko (19 points)
Variety of pinball
Game in a Ginza gambling parlor
Its player may have a yen for gambling
P·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5+O·1 = 19 pts
palmetto (12 points)
South Carolina's symbol
Small tropical tree
Low-growing tree with fan-shaped leaves
P·3+A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
palomino (12 points)
Gold stud (wordplay)
Trigger, for one
Mr. Ed, for one
P·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 12 pts
parlando (11 points)
(To be sung) in a speechlike manner
(Of singing) like speech
Sung in the manner of speech
P·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 11 pts
peekaboo (16 points)
Blouse type (wordplay)
Cry with your hands over your eyes
Face-covering game
P·3+E·1+E·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
plumbago (15 points)
Graphite once caused pressure complaint
Lead quietly, getting over bad back
Penny is over illness got from graphite
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+O·1 = 15 pts
ranchero (13 points)
Hear about Ron being upset by farmer
Southwestern spread owner
South American cowboy
R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
renegado (10 points)
Fuss follows green change for Massinger's apostate
R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
rubbaboo (14 points)
""A type of soup, also RUBABOO""
R·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1 = 14 pts
sargasso (9 points)
So, a grass can make a sea (wordplay)
Sea of weeds
Sea NE of the West Indies.
S·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1 = 9 pts
scenario (10 points)
Iron case (anagram)
Film story in a score rewritten
Outline for a screenplay
S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 10 pts
seraglio (9 points)
A pound of sultanas (wordplay)
Harem - or silage (anagram)
I've made a mistake!
S·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 9 pts
sforzato (20 points)
With sudden emphasis in music
To be played with sudden emphasis (music)
Exchanging this, some spell 'emphasize', stopping at nothing with 'emphasise'!
S·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 20 pts
solidago (10 points)
Goldenrod - good sail (anagram)
Logo said to represent herbaceous plant
S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+O·1 = 10 pts
spiccato (14 points)
Small picture on Roman orator with short bowing bouncing technique
Playing with the bow bouncing lightly off the strings
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
staccato (12 points)
With each note detached (music)
With notes sharply separated (music)
Disconnected, like musical notes say
S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
stoccado (13 points)
""A thrust with a rapier, also STOCCATA""
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 13 pts
tapadero (11 points)
""A part of a saddle, also TAPADERA""
T·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
terrazzo (26 points)
Marble flooring material
Polished mosaic floor
Flooring of marble chips
T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+O·1 = 26 pts
trapunto (10 points)
Decorative quilt design
T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
wallaroo (11 points)
Aussie bounder
Aussie hopper
Australian marsupial
W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 11 pts
wanderoo (12 points)
Lion-tailed macaque of India
Asian monkey
W·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 12 pts
waterloo (11 points)
The final battle (wordplay)
Battle station (wordplay)
Reverse from the terminus (wordplay)
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 11 pts

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