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aircheck (19 points)
A recording made from a radio broadcast
A·1+I·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
backpack (24 points)
Hiker's holdall
One rugby player over eight is a burden
Student's carryall
B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
baldrick (17 points)
Blackadder's servant and sidekick
Tony Robinson character remembered for his cunning plans (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
bareback (18 points)
K cab for the rider (wordplay)
Having lost one's shirt on a horse!
Will no S addle this (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
benedick (17 points)
Beatrice finally wins him (Much Ado)
He marries Beatrice (Shak.)
A lot of fuss by the Bard features this newly-wed
B·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
bitstock (16 points)
A brace on a drill
B·3+I·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
blesbuck (18 points)
""A S African antelope, also BLESBOK""
B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
blowback (21 points)
Unwanted repercussions
To bend spine, around 50, brings repercussions
Bow out under cover of darkness, an unpleasant surprise
B·3+L·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
bluejack (23 points)
An oak tree
B·3+L·1+U·1+E·1+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
bookrack (20 points)
A support for an open book
B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
boondock (17 points)
Pertaining to a backwoods area
B·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
bootjack (23 points)
Tack room heel-puller
B·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
bootlick (16 points)
Fawn
B·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
boschbok (21 points)
""A small S African antelope, also BOSHBOK, BOSHVARK""
B·3+O·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+O·1+K·5 = 21 pts
boychick (24 points)
""A young man, also BOYCHIK""
B·3+O·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
bullneck (16 points)
A thick neck
B·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
bushbuck (21 points)
""A small antelope, also BUSHGOAT""
B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
cakewalk (21 points)
Dancer's address (wordplay)
Dancer's address?
*Epitome of ease
C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 21 pts
callback (18 points)
End of a layoff
Result of a successful audition
Good tryout response
C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
capework (19 points)
A bullfighting technique
C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
caretook (14 points)
Caretake
C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 14 pts
casebook (16 points)
Doctor's or lawyer's record
Examine reserve medical records
Post Doctor Spooner's medical record
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 16 pts
casework (17 points)
Wore sack (anagram)
Social service concern
Social service studies
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
cashbook (19 points)
Financial record of money reserve
Volume of money transacted
Money for a passage to India handled by accountant
C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 19 pts
chapbook (21 points)
Old-fashioned reading
Old-fashioned reading offered by hawkers
Pamphlet of poetry
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 21 pts
charlock (19 points)
Tea with jam and mustard - that's wild
Daily woman with hair like a weed
Yellow-flowered Eurasian mustard plant
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
chipmuck (23 points)
""A small rodent, also CHIPMUNK""
C·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
chipmunk (21 points)
Rodent pink, much maligned!
Alvin, for one
Squirrel - much pink (anagram)
C·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 21 pts
claybank (19 points)
Horse or shade of orange
Type of road shoulder.
Adobe source
C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 19 pts
coalsack (16 points)
Black area in the Milky Way.
C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
coatrack (16 points)
Tree near a door (wordplay)
Vestibule piece, maybe
Where to hang a wrap
C·3+O·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
codebook (17 points)
A book containing code words and symbols
C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 17 pts
coldcock (19 points)
Knock out, in slang
Knock unconscious
Knock out
C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
comeback (20 points)
Recovery after which all is forgiven
Reply with an invitation to return
A return to prominence
C·3+O·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
cookbook (20 points)
Newlyweds' reading matter
Chef's manual
A perennial best seller.
C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 20 pts
copybook (21 points)
Perfect (something blotted?)
Pupil's need.
School bag item.
C·3+O·1+P·3+Y·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 21 pts
copydesk (20 points)
Where headlines are written
Where newspaper material is prepared
News editing site
C·3+O·1+P·3+Y·4+D·2+E·1+S·1+K·5 = 20 pts
cornhusk (17 points)
Maize's outer covering
Cob covering
C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+K·5 = 17 pts
crewneck (19 points)
Style of collarless shirt
Like many tees
Like polo team to drink
C·3+R·1+E·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
cribwork (19 points)
A framework of logs
C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 19 pts
dabchick (22 points)
Detective catching Bach out with bird
Water bird - little grebe
Small diving bird
D·2+A·1+B·3+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
deadlock (16 points)
Log jam six feet under part of canal
Stop awkward load crashing into platform
Lifeless Rugby player at an impasse
D·2+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
diestock (15 points)
Holder for screw-cutting tool
Hand tool for cutting external threads
Machine-shop frame
D·2+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
dipstick (17 points)
Baby carrot (wordplay)
Wally, the pickpocket's son, gets credit
Gas-station gadget
D·2+I·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
disfrock (18 points)
To deprive of clerical garb
D·2+I·1+S·1+F·4+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
dominick (17 points)
A Season in Purgatory author Dunne
'The Two Mrs. Grenvilles' author Dunne
D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
downtick (18 points)
A stock market transaction
D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
drammock (19 points)
""A mixture of raw meal and water, also DRAMMACH, DRUMMOCK""
D·2+R·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
drawback (20 points)
Ward, perhaps, for such a disadvantage
The disadvantage to the ward (wordplay)
The disadvantage of a ward (wordplay)
D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
dropkick (21 points)
Half volley at Rugby (wordplay)
That's no punt!
Bygone field goal attempt
D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
duckwalk (22 points)
Chuck Berry choreography
D·2+U·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 22 pts
ecofreak (17 points)
Ardent recycler, say
One who's extremely green (wordplay)
Green giant (wordplay)
E·1+C·3+O·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5 = 17 pts
fallback (19 points)
Alternative plan for use, if necessary
Melancholic season here again? Retreat
Retreat when summer has ended
F·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
fastback (19 points)
Firm support in car ...
F·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
fatstock (17 points)
Cattle ready for market
F·4+A·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
feedback (20 points)
Enid's response (wordplay)
Suggestions to improve performance
Completed surveys, for example
F·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
firelock (17 points)
A type of gun
F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
flapjack (26 points)
Sweet thing, boy under wave
Biscuit made with oats, syrup and butter
Round breakfast item
F·4+L·1+A·1+P·3+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
flyspeck (22 points)
Minute spot
Insignificant dot
Insignificant bit
F·4+L·1+Y·4+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
foredeck (18 points)
Front of a ship
Ship part
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
forelock (17 points)
Piece of hair (tugged in respect)
It was touched in servility
Touch it to be servile
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
fullback (19 points)
He's part of a T-formation
Army's Doc Blanchard was one
Complete support for player
F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
gamecock (19 points)
South Carolina mascot
South Carolina athlete
Ready to stand up to trained fighter
G·2+A·1+M·3+E·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
gavelock (18 points)
Historical or dialect word for javelin or crowbar
G·2+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
gemsbuck (19 points)
""A large antelope, also GEMSBOK""
G·2+E·1+M·3+S·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
gimcrack (19 points)
James got a split in what Jerry built
Cheap joke on Russian plane backfired
Of ornament, showy but worthless
G·2+I·1+M·3+C·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
giveback (20 points)
Gee! I have to return this
*Repay in kind
Return (something)
G·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
grayback (20 points)
Reb, informally
G·2+R·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
gridlock (16 points)
Extreme traffic congestion (4,4)
Severe traffic jam
Traffic jam at intersections
G·2+R·1+I·1+D·2+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
gripsack (17 points)
A {valise=n}
G·2+R·1+I·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
gunstock (15 points)
Part of a hand weapon
Shooter in part or in quantity (wordplay)
G·2+U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
hackwork (24 points)
Hardly great literature
Penny-a-line toil.
Dull stuff written to order
H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 24 pts
hairlock (17 points)
A lock of hair
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
halfback (22 points)
Graduate as a footballer (wordplay)
Fractionally, not a full one!
Person in a rush (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
handpick (20 points)
Choose specially for kind chap
Carefully select worker and tool
Choose carefully - and manually
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
hardback (20 points)
Book anything but easy going (wordplay)
But is such a book easy-going (wordplay)
Book with a stiff cover
H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
hardhack (21 points)
A woody plant
H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
hardtack (18 points)
Sea biscuit (or Seabiscuit's sire)
Ship's biscuit
Sailor's fare.
H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
hatcheck (22 points)
Temporary place for a bowler
Kind of girl
Night club service.
H·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
havelock (20 points)
Headgear devised by an English general
Psychologist Ellis
H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
haystack (20 points)
Needle setting, perhaps
Needle's spot, perhaps
Rick, you might lose the point here!
H·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
headlock (18 points)
Hold first 5 in pack
Top player in rugby pack getting a grip
Principal to bar wrestling technique
H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
highjack (28 points)
Seize a vehicle en route
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 28 pts
holdback (20 points)
Refrain - restrain - retain
Restrain Spooner's intrepid horse
Sufferer from lumbago may restrain from action
H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
homesick (19 points)
Like that kid at Camp Grenada (wordplay)
I shock me (anagram)
Nostalgic setter's one into wine
H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
humpback (23 points)
Camelford's replacement (wordplay)
Whale or bridge (wordplay)
Whale - kind of bridge
H·4+U·1+M·3+P·3+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
iceblink (16 points)
Glare in sky caused by light reflected from distant frozen water
Bright appearance in sky caused by reflection from distant frozen water
I·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 16 pts
joystick (24 points)
Pilot's manual control
Video game accessory
(Plane's) control column
J·8+O·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
kazachok (30 points)
""A Russian folk dance, also KAZATSKI, KAZATSKY""
K·5+A·1+Z·10+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5 = 30 pts
kickback (26 points)
Retaliate with the foot
Punt with second payoff
Refund, snide style.
K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
knapsack (20 points)
Storage for a sleeping bag (wordplay)
Hiker's purchase
Traveller's or soldier's bag
K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
lacework (17 points)
Bridal gown fringe
Wedding-dress trim
Tatting, for example
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 17 pts
laverock (17 points)
A lark, in Scotland
L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
limerick (16 points)
Poetry in a heap of fruit (wordplay)
A sort of Irish haiku (wordplay)
Port and soft drink with twist as chaser
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
linstock (14 points)
Ancient cannon-firing device
Pole holding a lighted slow match, once used to fire a cannon
L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts
lipstick (16 points)
Mouth paint (wordplay)
Drawer of Cupid's bow (wordplay)
Collar stain (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
lobstick (16 points)
""A tree with its lower branches trimmed, also LOPSTICK""
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
lopstick (16 points)
""A tree with its lower branches trimmed, also LOBSTICK""
L·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
lovelock (17 points)
Curl worn by 17th century courtiers
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
lovesick (17 points)
Like a teen with a crush, perhaps
Pining for one's sweetheart
Nauseatingly infatuated (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
maverick (19 points)
Stray animal without an owner's brand
James Garner TV western
One who ignores the party line
M·3+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
megabuck (19 points)
One million dollars
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
moorcock (18 points)
The male moorfowl
M·3+O·1+O·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
mossback (18 points)
Behind-the-times politicompany
Extreme conservative: Colloq.
Extreme conservative Colloq.
M·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
muckluck (22 points)
""A soft boot worn by Eskimos, also MUKLUK, MUCLUC""
M·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
nicknack (20 points)
A trinket
N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
nonblack (16 points)
One that is not black
N·1+O·1+N·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
nonstick (14 points)
Inn stock (anagram)
Like some pans
Like easy-to-clean pans
N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts
offtrack (20 points)
Parts of OTB
Kind of betting
Before: pret-a-porter / after: on a tangent
O·1+F·4+F·4+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
outtrick (14 points)
To get the better of by trickery
O·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts
overcook (17 points)
Do too well
Burn, perhaps
Leave for a long time in the oven to burn head off crust for chef
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 17 pts
overdeck (18 points)
To adorn extravagantly
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
oversick (17 points)
Too {sick=adj}
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
packsack (22 points)
Useful accessory for camping
Traveler's bag
Hiker's burden.
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
paycheck (24 points)
Handout that typically brings a smile
Well-earned handout
American wage packet
P·3+A·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
peacenik (16 points)
Fighting opponent (wordplay)
War protester of the '60s
'60s war protester
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+K·5 = 16 pts
penstock (16 points)
Pipe to a waterwheel
Sluice
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
picklock (22 points)
Keysmith's tool
Decide on bar to steal from
Housebreaker's tool
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
pickwick (25 points)
Weller his servant (Dickens)
'The - Papers' (Dickens novel)
Dickensian (with papers)
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
pigstick (17 points)
To hunt for wild boar
P·3+I·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
pincheck (21 points)
A fabric design
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
pinprick (18 points)
A small annoyance or sting
Mortal wound, to a balloon
Insignificant wound
P·3+I·1+N·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
playback (21 points)
Hearing what you just recorded
Review TV show and quietly relax
Listen to a recording
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
plowback (21 points)
Reinvest
P·3+L·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
pockmark (22 points)
Pit or hollow (originally in the skin)
Small pitted scar
Scar left by skin swelling
P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 22 pts
politick (16 points)
Make campaign stops
Wise for Kay in the past saying he's prudent
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
precheck (21 points)
Verify before proceeding
Boarding pass designation, or hint to either word in each starred entry
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
princock (18 points)
""A conceited dandy, also COXCOMB, PRINCOX""
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
pullback (18 points)
Retreat, withdraw
Strain on part of the body leading to retreat
P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
rackwork (21 points)
A type of mechanism
R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 21 pts
reattack (14 points)
To attack again
R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts
redbrick (17 points)
Newer (university)
Type of university
Ruddy good fellow, university type
R·1+E·1+D·2+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
reedbuck (17 points)
African antelope with a whistling call
African antelope with inward curving horns
R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
restruck (14 points)
After a break, players struggling for the ball again made a hit
R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 14 pts
rickrack (20 points)
Decorative braid in even zigzag form
Zigzag ribbon used for clothing trim
Dress trimming
R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
ringneck (15 points)
Duck with a circular marking
Kind of pheasant.
Bird with a distinctive circular marking
R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 15 pts
rockwork (21 points)
A natural mass of rock
R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5 = 21 pts
rollback (16 points)
Tamper with an odometer (4,4)
One method of price control
Return to a lower level
R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
roorback (16 points)
Defamatory falsehood published for political effect
R·1+O·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
rucksack (20 points)
Fold bed that's part of hiker's gear
Trekker's luggage
Hiker often carries one on back
R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
scatback (18 points)
A type of player in football
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
shaddock (19 points)
Fruit and fish on quay (or second fish)
Small fish and fruit
Fruit salad to begin with, then fish
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+D·2+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
shamrock (19 points)
Imitation stone (wordplay)
Plant fake diamond, possibly (wordplay)
Startle ram inside damaging plant
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
shelduck (18 points)
The bird (female and liberal) to avoid
Large colourful water-bird
Bird in detention put in to copy a mammal (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
shellack (17 points)
""To cover with a thin varnish, also SHELLAC""
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
sherlock (17 points)
Sleuth in the deerstalker hat
Detective's moniker
Mycroft Holmes's brother
S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
shoepack (19 points)
""A waterproof boot, also SHOEPAC""
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
sidekick (19 points)
... to be loyal (wordplay)
Robin, for example
Close associate in team given boot
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
skewback (23 points)
A sloping surface against which the end of an arch rests
S·1+K·5+E·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
skipjack (27 points)
Type of tuna
Black - - , small spotted tuna
Sister ship of the Nautilus.
S·1+K·5+I·1+P·3+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 27 pts
slapjack (23 points)
Game where you hit certain face cards
Raucous card game
Card game.
S·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 23 pts
slotback (16 points)
A type of football player
S·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
snapback (18 points)
Football pass.
Sudden recovery
Recover quickly
S·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
snowpack (19 points)
An accumulation of packed snow
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
softback (19 points)
Not a hardcover book
Book vulnerable defender
S·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
stopcock (18 points)
Don't crow so much - turn it off!
Don't crow so much - shut it off!
Don't crow any more - just shut it off
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
subblock (18 points)
A subdivision of a block
S·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
subclerk (16 points)
A subordinate clerk
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
swayback (22 points)
Sag on a nag
Lardosis, informally
Saggy horse
S·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
tailback (16 points)
Lack a bit (anagram)
Announcer's autocue (wordplay)
Shadow returned – traffic jam!
T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
tamarack (16 points)
Slender North American larch
Wood of the American or black larch
Larch tree
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
ticktack (20 points)
Repetitive clicking sound
Course signalling second course
Bookies' semaphore
T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
ticktock (20 points)
Time's a-wastin'!
Hurry it up!
Noises made to pass the time (wordplay)
T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
tipstock (16 points)
A part of a gun
T·1+I·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
traprock (16 points)
An igneous rock
T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts
whitrack (20 points)
""A weasel, also WHITRICK, WHITRET, WHITTRET""
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
windsock (18 points)
Airport breeze indicator
Indicator of air movement at airport
Blow hit cone
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
wingback (20 points)
He lines up behind an end
W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
woodcock (20 points)
Snipe-like bird
Snipe's kin
Bird of sandpiper family
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
woolpack (19 points)
Spooner's smashing balls on the table, requiring a bar of soap
W·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
woolsack (17 points)
Lord Chancellor's office cooks law up
Symbol of Lord Chancellor's office
Chancellor's seat in the House of Lords
W·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
zwieback (28 points)
Baby's biscuit
Dry, crisp bread
Literally, "twice-baked"
Z·10+W·4+I·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 28 pts

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