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agraphia (14 points)
Disorder leaving one unable to write
Loss of ability to write.
Critics occasionally feel it affects promising writers
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
agrypnia (14 points)
{insomnia=n}
A·1+G·2+R·1+Y·4+P·3+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
alopecia (12 points)
Loss of crew, maybe (wordplay)
Reason for buying a rug (wordplay)
Unlocked trait (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
amphibia (17 points)
In water or out of it
Class that includes newts and frogs
Class including salamanders and toads
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
anaphora (13 points)
Repetition of words, in rhetoric.
Poet's repetition for effect
Word repetition
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 13 pts
anoopsia (10 points)
A visual defect
A·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
apimania (12 points)
Over-interest in bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
apologia (11 points)
Formal defence of belief or conduct
Formal defense of one's belief
Formal written defense
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
arapaima (12 points)
Chief food-fish of the Amazon
Giant river fish of S. America.
Very large tropical fish
A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+I·1+M·3+A·1 = 12 pts
asphyxia (23 points)
Suffocation from lack of air in lungs
Deprivation of oxygen
Death by suffocation
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 23 pts
aspirata (10 points)
A breathed sound like "ph" or "th"
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
atrophia (13 points)
A wasting away of body parts
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
baptisia (12 points)
A flowering plant
B·3+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
calyptra (15 points)
Hood covering the spore-bearing capsule of mosses and liverworts
C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 15 pts
campagna (15 points)
A flat open plain
C·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1 = 15 pts
capitula (12 points)
Capitulum
C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
caponata (12 points)
A relish made with eggplant
C·3+A·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 12 pts
capybara (17 points)
Large semiaquatic rodent
Large South American rodent
South American rodent
C·3+A·1+P·3+Y·4+B·3+A·1+R·1+A·1 = 17 pts
carpalia (12 points)
Carpale
C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
chickpea (21 points)
Pod-bearing plant.
Vegetable used in hummus and falafels
Bushy leguminous plant
C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+E·1+A·1 = 21 pts
copremia (14 points)
A form of blood poisoning
C·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
diaspora (11 points)
Scattering of the Jews from Israel
Body of expatriate Jews
Mass exodus of a sort
D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 11 pts
diplegia (12 points)
Paralysis of a part on both sides of the body
D·2+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
diplopia (13 points)
Visual defect in which a single object can be seen in duplicate
D·2+I·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
dyspnoea (14 points)
""Laboured breathing, also DYSPNEA""
D·2+Y·4+S·1+P·3+N·1+O·1+E·1+A·1 = 14 pts
dystopia (14 points)
Imaginary place where all is bad
Days off without helmet will be hell
The Hunger Games setting
D·2+Y·4+S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
earthpea (13 points)
Vine with underground pods.
E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+P·3+E·1+A·1 = 13 pts
empanada (13 points)
Mexican stuffed pastry
Hispanic street food
Spanish stuffed turnover
E·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+A·1 = 13 pts
ependyma (16 points)
A membrane lining certain body cavities
E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4+M·3+A·1 = 16 pts
ephemera (15 points)
Day-lilies perhaps arranged in mere heap
Short-lived phenomena
Something that comes and goes
E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1 = 15 pts
epicedia (13 points)
Epicedium
E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
epifauna (13 points)
Bottom-feeders, in zoology
E·1+P·3+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 13 pts
epimysia (15 points)
Muscle sheaths
E·1+P·3+I·1+M·3+Y·4+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
epopoeia (12 points)
Pontiff backing even bits of polemical epic poem
Epic poem
E·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+E·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
eupepsia (12 points)
""A good digestion, also EUPEPSY""
E·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
euphoria (13 points)
Exaggerated elation (wordplay)
Big rush, maybe
High sign (wordplay)
E·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
haphtara (16 points)
A biblical section
H·4+A·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1 = 16 pts
haplopia (15 points)
Normal vision
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
hepatica (15 points)
A flower that blooms in the spring.
Spring wild flower
Spring-flowering plant.
H·4+E·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 15 pts
hepatoma (15 points)
A tumor on the liver
H·4+E·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 15 pts
hospitia (13 points)
Lodging places making parking in Haiti so awful
H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
hyphemia (21 points)
A blood deficiency
H·4+Y·4+P·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 21 pts
hyponoia (16 points)
""A dulled mental activity, also HYPONEA""
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
hypopnea (18 points)
Abnormally shallow breathing
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+P·3+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 18 pts
japonica (19 points)
Shrub with yellowish fruit
Asian shrub of the rose family
Asian shrub with edible fruits
J·8+A·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 19 pts
jipijapa (26 points)
Panama-hat plant
Panama hat material
Panama hat
J·8+I·1+P·3+I·1+J·8+A·1+P·3+A·1 = 26 pts
kalyptra (17 points)
A thin veil
K·5+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 17 pts
levodopa (14 points)
A type of drug to treat Parkinson's disease
L·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+A·1 = 14 pts
lipomata (12 points)
Lipoma
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 12 pts
lymphoma (20 points)
Form of cancer
Mom haply has a form of cancer
Mom haply has a strange form of cancer
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 20 pts
mariposa (12 points)
Nipping one flower spoils a plant
Cousin of a sego
Central California county
M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+A·1 = 12 pts
marsupia (12 points)
The pouches of kangaroos, wombats etc
Some pouches
Abdominal pouches
M·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
occipita (14 points)
Occiput
O·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1 = 14 pts
opercula (12 points)
Botanical lids
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
operetta (10 points)
Arranged to repeat G&S work, maybe
"Merry Widow," for one
"Candide," for one
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
opuscula (12 points)
Opuscule
O·1+P·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
palestra (10 points)
Old Greek gymnasium (var.)
Gymnasium or stadium
Gymnasium for Spartan wrestlers
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 10 pts
palladia (11 points)
Safeguards
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
palpebra (14 points)
An {eyelid=n}
P·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 14 pts
panatela (10 points)
Smoke that's not thick
Smoke shop choice
Long, slender cigar
P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
panetela (10 points)
Long, thin cigar
Long slender cigar variable
Long slender cigar Var.
P·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
panmixia (19 points)
""Random mating within a breeding population, also PANMIXIS""
P·3+A·1+N·1+M·3+I·1+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 19 pts
panorama (12 points)
Wide view (from BBC TV?)
View from a mountaintop, say
Long shot (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+A·1 = 12 pts
parabola (12 points)
Result of plotting, perhaps
Curvy figure (wordplay)
Curve - Arab opal (anagram)
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
paranoea (10 points)
""A mental disorder, also PARANOIA""
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
paranoia (10 points)
Conspiracy theory origin, perhaps
Affliction arousing suspicion (wordplay)
'They're following me!' feeling
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
parhelia (13 points)
Bright circular spots appearing on a solar halo
P·3+A·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
pellagra (11 points)
All grapeshot causes disease
Niacin-deficiency disease
Gall in pear causes disease on the skin
P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1 = 11 pts
penumbra (14 points)
Urbane MP in new deal that's a bit shady
Shaded area of a sunspot.
Shadow of exercise by dead artist
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1 = 14 pts
peponida (13 points)
""A fruit having a fleshy interior and a hard rind, also PEPO, PEPONIUM""
P·3+E·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+A·1 = 13 pts
perfecta (15 points)
Flawless, in futbol
Quinella's cousin
Certain track bet
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1 = 15 pts
petechia (15 points)
Small red or purple spot on the skin, the result of a ruptured blood vessel
P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
phelonia (13 points)
Phelonion
P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
photopia (15 points)
A vision in bright light
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
piassaba (12 points)
""A coarse, stiff fibre, also PIASSAVA, PIASABA, PIASAVA""
P·3+I·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+A·1 = 12 pts
piassava (13 points)
Coarse stiff broom-making fibre from Brazilian pines
P·3+I·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+V·4+A·1 = 13 pts
pignolia (11 points)
""The edible seed of nut pines, also PIGNOLI""
P·3+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
pizzeria (28 points)
Cheesy restaurant (wordplay)
Antonio's, for one
Where a lot of dough is spent (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 28 pts
placenta (12 points)
Hospital discharge (wordplay)
Starter home (wordplay)
First warm blanket (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1 = 12 pts
planaria (10 points)
Freshwater flatworms
Flatworm genus
Flatworm.
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
plethora (13 points)
'Large, perhaps excessive, amount (8)'
(A) glut (of something)
Large, perhaps excessive, amount
P·3+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 13 pts
pollinia (10 points)
Orchid grain masses
Agglutinated masses of grains of fertilising powder
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
polygala (14 points)
A flowering plant
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1 = 14 pts
polypnea (15 points)
Rapid respiration
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 15 pts
polyuria (13 points)
Excessive urination
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
postcava (15 points)
Large vein
The vein carrying blood from the lower limbs and abdomen
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1 = 15 pts
presidia (11 points)
Soviet committees
Standing committees in former Soviet Union
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
progeria (11 points)
Premature aging
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
protozoa (19 points)
Informal term for single-cell eukaryotes
Amoeba's family
Amoebas, for example
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+Z·10+O·1+A·1 = 19 pts
prunella (10 points)
Scales of 'Fawlty Towers'
She's breaking rule with dodgy plan
Worsted twill, used for academic gowns.
P·3+R·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
psoralea (10 points)
A plant of the bean family
P·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
pterygia (14 points)
Pterygium
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
putamina (12 points)
Putamen
P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 12 pts
pycnidia (16 points)
Pycnidium
P·3+Y·4+C·3+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
pyoderma (16 points)
A pus-causing skin disease
P·3+Y·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1 = 16 pts
pyorrhea (16 points)
Pus in the sockets of the teeth
P·3+Y·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+A·1 = 16 pts
responsa (10 points)
Not finish reply taking one branch of rabbinical literature
R·1+E·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+A·1 = 10 pts
sapremia (12 points)
A form of blood poisoning
S·1+A·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
scotopia (12 points)
Vision in dim light
S·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
septaria (10 points)
Septarium
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
spirilla (10 points)
Spirillum
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
sporozoa (19 points)
Sporozoon
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+O·1+Z·10+O·1+A·1 = 19 pts
stapelia (10 points)
African plant.
S·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
subphyla (18 points)
Zoological taxonomic ranks immediately above 'superclass'
Foolishly play with Bush, defining certain categories of life
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1 = 18 pts
subpoena (12 points)
Bean soup (anagram)
Order in the court (wordplay)
"Under penalty" (Latin)
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 12 pts
subtopia (12 points)
Expansion of town into countryside
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
sympodia (16 points)
Sympodium
S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
symposia (15 points)
Meetings of the minds (wordplay)
Collections of opinions on a subject.
Meetings on specific subjects
S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
tapadera (11 points)
Stirrup hood of a Mexican saddle
T·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1 = 11 pts
thiotepa (13 points)
A chemical compound
T·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1 = 13 pts
trapezia (19 points)
Certain four-sided figures
Geometrical shapes, pair Zeta reproduced
Quadrilaterals with a pair of parallel sides
T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+Z·10+I·1+A·1 = 19 pts
triptyca (15 points)
""An ancient writing tablet, also TRIPTYCH""
T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1 = 15 pts
uropygia (14 points)
Uropygium
U·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
vivipara (16 points)
Animals that bring forth living young
V·4+I·1+V·4+I·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1 = 16 pts

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