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aciduria (11 points)
The presence of acid in the urine
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
adularia (9 points)
Moonstone
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
alleluia (8 points)
Praise be to God!
Praise the lord!
Shout from the pews (Var.)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+U·1+I·1+A·1 = 8 pts
arethusa (11 points)
Nymph with broken heart goes to America
She guarded the golden apples.
Nymph changed into a fountain.
A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+A·1 = 11 pts
aubretia (10 points)
Genus of purple-flowered Mediterranean plants
A·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
aubrieta (10 points)
Trailing rockery plant genus
A·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
auricula (10 points)
Alpine primrose.
Alpine primrose
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
automata (10 points)
I, Robot extras
'I, Robot' extras
They work by themselves
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
avifauna (14 points)
Audubon Society array
Ornithologist's concern
Hawks are often a part of it
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 14 pts
ayurveda (15 points)
Traditional Indian medicine system
Alternative medicine from India
Holistic medicinal approach from India
A·1+Y·4+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+D·2+A·1 = 15 pts
azoturia (17 points)
An excess of nitrogenous substances in the urine
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
babirusa (12 points)
A wild hog
B·3+A·1+B·3+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+A·1 = 12 pts
babushka (19 points)
Old Russian woman
Kind of kerchief
Russian grandmother and her headscarf
B·3+A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+K·5+A·1 = 19 pts
bauhinia (13 points)
A small tropical tree
B·3+A·1+U·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
blastula (10 points)
Sam's vampire western (wordplay)
Early embryonic form
Early embryonic stage
B·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
brouhaha (16 points)
Confused disturbance, uproar
Rub out round empty fence causing uproar
Noisy, excited and confused commotion
B·3+R·1+O·1+U·1+H·4+A·1+H·4+A·1 = 16 pts
brucella (12 points)
Any of a genus of harmful bacteria
B·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
buddleia (12 points)
Flower's new shoot could be ideal
Plant Zola and I found in meadow
I add blue variegated plant
B·3+U·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
cachucha (20 points)
A Spanish dance
C·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+C·3+H·4+A·1 = 20 pts
calctufa (15 points)
""A mineral deposit, also CALCTUFF""
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+F·4+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
carnauba (12 points)
A Brazilian fan palm
Brazilian tree or its wax
Wax palm of Brazil.
C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+B·3+A·1 = 12 pts
chaqueta (22 points)
A jacket worn by cowboys
C·3+H·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 22 pts
claustra (10 points)
Claustrum
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 10 pts
colluvia (13 points)
Colluvium
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
comatula (12 points)
A marine animal
C·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
continua (10 points)
Nearly done with the return trip
Connected sets of points, in math
Uninterrupted series
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+A·1 = 10 pts
cubicula (14 points)
Cubiculum
C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 14 pts
cuticula (12 points)
The outer hard covering of an insect
C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
dulciana (11 points)
Open diapason organ stop
Pipe-organ stop.
Sweet-toned organ stop
D·2+U·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+A·1 = 11 pts
dulcinea (11 points)
Man of La Mancha song
Don Quixote's lady
Literary word for a sweetheart
D·2+U·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1 = 11 pts
effluvia (17 points)
They get soundly sent to be unpleasant
Bad smells
Unpleasant discharges
E·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1 = 17 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
equiseta (17 points)
Rushlike plants
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 17 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
exonumia (17 points)
""Numismatic items, not coins or money""
E·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
furcraea (13 points)
A tropical plant
F·4+U·1+R·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+E·1+A·1 = 13 pts
gambusia (13 points)
A small fish
G·2+A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
gastrula (9 points)
Embryonic stage.
G·2+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
glaucoma (13 points)
A cola mug for the eye disease
Condition of the eye
Guam coal could cause this eye disease
G·2+L·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 13 pts
guerilla (9 points)
Irregular fighter (Var.)
Member of irregular armed force
It sounds a beastly form of warfare
G·2+U·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
labrusca (12 points)
Pertaining to a fox grape
L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+A·1 = 12 pts
leucemia (12 points)
""A disease of the blood-forming organs, also LEUKEMIA, LEUKOSIS""
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
leukemia (14 points)
Hacked email about eastern country's US-style disease
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
manubria (12 points)
Manubrium
M·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·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
mausolea (10 points)
They're roomy and gloomy
Stately tombs
Gloomy structures.
M·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+A·1 = 10 pts
mazourka (23 points)
""A Polish dance, also MAZURKA""
M·3+A·1+Z·10+O·1+U·1+R·1+K·5+A·1 = 23 pts
menstrua (10 points)
Menstruum
M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+A·1 = 10 pts
meshugga (15 points)
""Crazy, also MESHUGA, MESHUGAH, MESHUGGE""
M·3+E·1+S·1+H·4+U·1+G·2+G·2+A·1 = 15 pts
moussaka (14 points)
Greek dish with aubergine
Popular Greek dish
Greek dish of lamb and aubergines
M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+K·5+A·1 = 14 pts
nonquota (17 points)
Subject to a quota
N·1+O·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+T·1+A·1 = 17 pts
oliguria (9 points)
Reduced excretion of urine
O·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
opercula (12 points)
Botanical lids
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
opuscula (12 points)
Opuscule
O·1+P·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 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
polyuria (13 points)
Excessive urination
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 13 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
putamina (12 points)
Putamen
P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 12 pts
quadriga (19 points)
Horse-drawn chariot in Greek and Roman times
Two-wheeled chariot in ancient Greek and Roman times
Q·10+U·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+G·2+A·1 = 19 pts
quillaia (17 points)
""An evergreen tree, also QUILLAI, QUILLAJA""
Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
quillaja (24 points)
""An evergreen tree, also QUILLAI, QUILLAIA""
Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+J·8+A·1 = 24 pts
quinella (17 points)
Type of bet
Track betting option
Alternative to an exacta
Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 17 pts
quiniela (17 points)
Track bet
Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 17 pts
reticula (10 points)
Parts of cows' stomachs
Fine networks
Netlike structures
R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
retinula (8 points)
A neural receptor of an arthropod's eye
R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 8 pts
rutabaga (11 points)
Swede; tuba raga (anagram)
Vegetable soup ingredient, perhaps
American term for swede
R·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+G·2+A·1 = 11 pts
sastruga (9 points)
A ridge of snow formed by the wind
S·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+A·1 = 9 pts
scrofula (13 points)
King's evil - foul scar (anagram)
The king's evil
Lymphatic TB caught as flu, or otherwise
S·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 13 pts
scutella (10 points)
Insect's thoracic plates
S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
silicula (10 points)
""A short, flat seed vessel, also SILICLE""
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
simaruba (12 points)
Author's upset with hitch over a tropical American tree
S·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+U·1+B·3+A·1 = 12 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
suburbia (12 points)
Where the grass is greener (wordplay)
Make a living there out of town
1986 Pet Shop Boys single
S·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
tamandua (11 points)
Small South American anteater
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+A·1 = 11 pts
tamboura (12 points)
""A stringed instrument, also TAMBURA, TAMBUR""
T·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+A·1 = 12 pts
tegumina (11 points)
Tegumen
T·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 11 pts
tenacula (10 points)
Clear up blood extractor doctor dropped in surgical instruments
T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts
thiourea (11 points)
A chemical compound
T·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1 = 11 pts
traumata (10 points)
Disordered mental states
Severe injuries
Scarring events
T·1+R·1+A·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
ultimata (10 points)
Strike preludes, often
Preludes to war, often
Final threats
U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
umbrella (12 points)
Let a smile be your ... (song)
Sun block (wordplay)
Handy personal cover (wordplay)
U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 12 pts
undersea (9 points)
On the ocean floor, say
Below the surface (wordplay)
Like a coral reef
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+A·1 = 9 pts
unguenta (9 points)
Unguentum
U·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1 = 9 pts
uredinia (9 points)
Uredinium
U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
urinemia (10 points)
""An abnormal condition of the blood, also UREMIA, URAEMIA""
U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
uropygia (14 points)
Uropygium
U·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
vesicula (13 points)
""A small bladder, also VESICLE""
V·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1 = 13 pts
virtuosa (11 points)
A female {virtuoso=n}
V·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+O·1+S·1+A·1 = 11 pts
yokozuna (24 points)
Highest rank in sumo
Highest sumo rank
Y·4+O·1+K·5+O·1+Z·10+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 24 pts
zarzuela (26 points)
Spanish fish and shellfish stew
Term for light opera of Spain
Spanish operatic genre
Z·10+A·1+R·1+Z·10+U·1+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 26 pts
zastruga (18 points)
Snow ridge on arctic plains variable
Snow ridge on arctic plains Var.
Z·10+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+A·1 = 18 pts

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