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agenetic (11 points)
Relating to agenesis
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
aglycone (14 points)
""A type of chemical compound, also AGLYCON""
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aglycons (14 points)
Aglycon
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
agnostic (11 points)
Person acting so dubious (wordplay)
One who's not sure what's up (wordplay)
Doubter - coatings (anagram)
A·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
agraphic (16 points)
Relating to agraphia
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
agrestic (11 points)
Unsophisticated GI reacts oddly
Rural retreat caught by its awful rage
Unpolished silver on staff detail
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
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
aircoach (15 points)
The cheaper accommodation in commercial aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 15 pts
aircraft (13 points)
Airbus A330 or 380, say
Exhibit skill with kite perhaps
Airbus A330 or A380, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1 = 13 pts
aircrews (13 points)
They work on planes
Plane workers
In wars Eric worked for people flying aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts
airscape (12 points)
A view of the earth from an aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
airscrew (13 points)
Propeller sailors put on side
In-flight attendants
Fliers engage second propulsion element
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+W·4 = 13 pts
airspace (12 points)
Room at the top (wordplay)
Shows some speed ? flying through it!
Musical tempo above ground (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
alacrity (13 points)
Prompt and eager readiness
New car in Italy moving with great speed
Quick, cheerful enthusiasm
A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
albacore (12 points)
Large tuna; able orca (anagram)
A fish that gets canned (wordplay)
Al Gore has cab back up for good swimmer
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
albicore (12 points)
""A large tuna fish, also ALBACORE""
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alcahest (13 points)
""The hypothetical solvent sought by alchemists, also ALKAHEST""
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
alcaides (11 points)
Jailers (Spanish)
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
alcaldes (11 points)
Spanish mayors
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
alcaydes (14 points)
Alcayde
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Y·4+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
alcazars (19 points)
Palaces, in Spain.
Moorish palaces
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 19 pts
alchemic (17 points)
As the art of making the base noble involves male in poisoned chalice
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
alcidine (11 points)
Pertaining to a family of seabirds
A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
alcohols (13 points)
Organic-compound group
Certain spirits
Organic solvents
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
alembics (14 points)
Distilling apparatus.
A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
alencons (10 points)
Certain laces
Laces.
A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
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
algicide (12 points)
Fish pond treatment
Doing away with seaweed, a nostalgic idea in part (8) 5,3
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
allergic (11 points)
Averse to boxers, say
Reacting badly (to something)
Reacting (to certain substances)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
alliance (10 points)
NATO, for one
Confederation of nations
Everyone in church covering a marriage
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
allicins (10 points)
Allicin
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
allocate (10 points)
Assign or give to, say a duty
Distribute (eg, duties)
Assign (to a purpose)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
allspice (12 points)
Pill case (anagram)
Berry whose oil is used in catsup
Jerk chicken ingredient
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
almanacs (12 points)
Plans for weather (wordplay)
Information banks of a sort
Yearbooks (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
alnicoes (10 points)
Plural or third person singular
A·1+L·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
alogical (11 points)
Soldier enters a pub making no sense
A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 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
alopecic (14 points)
Relating to baldness
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
aluminic (12 points)
Pertaining to {aluminum=n}
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
ambiance (14 points)
Jobs once in California
Atmosphere, as at a restaurant
Theme restaurant's offering
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
ambience (14 points)
Atmosphere (of a place)
Aura (of a place)
Environment or surroundings
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
ambsaces (14 points)
Ambsace
A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
amelcorn (12 points)
Romance left abandoned in the wheat
Emmer, a type of wheat
Hard red grain
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 12 pts
amercers (12 points)
Amercer
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amercing (13 points)
Punishing with a discretionary fine
Punishing with arbitrary fines
Punishing by a fine.
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
amesaces (12 points)
Amesace
A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amicable (14 points)
Do I give current service? How nice!
How pleasant to be in current use!
Can I be of current use (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
amicably (17 points)
In a friendly manner
In a friendly way
In a friendly fashion
A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
amitotic (12 points)
Pertaining to {amitosis=n}
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
ammocete (14 points)
The lava of a lamprey
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ammoniac (14 points)
Aromatic gum resin
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 14 pts
amnesiac (12 points)
Jason Bourne, for one
Man with no past (wordplay)
Patient of unknown origin (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 12 pts
amnesics (12 points)
They don't know who you are (var.)
They can't recall, thus must enter made-up names
A·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
amnestic (12 points)
Causing memory loss
A·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
amnionic (12 points)
Pertaining to the amnion
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
amniotic (12 points)
Fluid to protect an embryo
Of the embryo sac
Kind of fluid
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
amtracks (16 points)
Vehicles of war
Amphibious landing tanks.
A·1+M·3+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
anabatic (12 points)
Upward moving, as a wind
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
anabolic (12 points)
Like some steroids
Type of steroid to increase muscle
Type of steroid
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
anaconda (11 points)
Wrapper that's hard to remove (wordplay)
Snake in Canada? No, silly!
Tight wrapper (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+A·1 = 11 pts
anagogic (12 points)
Pertaining to an {anagoge=n}
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
analcime (12 points)
""A white mineral, also ANALCITE""
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
analcite (10 points)
""A white mineral, also ANALCIME""
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
analecta (10 points)
Sayings of Confucius.
Collection of literary passages
Collections of literary excerpts.
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
analects (10 points)
Collected literary excerpts
Confucian text, with 'The'
Confucian text, with "The"
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
analogic (11 points)
Being alike
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
analytic (13 points)
Logical in examination
Using logical reasoning
Skilled in reasoning
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
anarchic (15 points)
Car chain (anagram)
Code breaking (wordplay)
Totally without rules
A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
anasarca (10 points)
Dropsey: Med
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1 = 10 pts
anatomic (12 points)
Of bodily structure
Of the body
Structural as opposed to functional
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
ancestor (10 points)
Someone in a tree (wordplay)
Great-great-great grandmother, for one
Someone up in a tree (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
ancestry (13 points)
Tree line (wordplay)
Any crest (anagram)
Material for a tree house (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
anchored (14 points)
Ron ached (anagram)
Presented the top stories, perhaps
Dropped in to run the last leg!
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
anchoret (13 points)
Religious worker holds arduous job
Solitary worker holds menial job
Miscreant surrounds house of hermit
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1 = 13 pts
anchusas (13 points)
Anchusa
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+S·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
anchusin (13 points)
A red dye
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
ancients (10 points)
Those who lived long ago
Peoples of antiquity
Aeschylus, Sophocles and Aristophanes
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ancillae (10 points)
Ancilla
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ancillas (10 points)
Ancilla
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anconeal (10 points)
Pertaining to the elbow
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
anconoid (11 points)
Pertaining to the elbow
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
anecdota (11 points)
Anecdote
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1 = 11 pts
anecdote (11 points)
Neat code (anagram)
Date once (anagram)
Speaker's intro, perhaps
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anechoic (15 points)
Tending to absorb sound
Absorbing or deadening sound
Free from reverberation
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
angelica (11 points)
Innocent - and a plant!
Girl who is sweet on tarts, perhaps
Girl in "The Rose and the Ring."
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 11 pts
animalic (12 points)
Like you and me
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
announce (10 points)
Declare girl's a lightweight (wordplay)
Make known girl wait, say
Do the play-by-play, say
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
anodynic (14 points)
Relating to an anodyne
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
anoretic (10 points)
One affected with loss of appetite
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
anorexic (17 points)
More than thin
Suffering from loss of appetite
Thinner than thin
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
anorthic (13 points)
Relating to three unequal oblique axes
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
anoxemic (19 points)
Relating to a disorder of the blood
A·1+N·1+O·1+X·8+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 19 pts
antacids (11 points)
Thai food follow-ups, perhaps
Spicy meal follow-ups, perhaps
Tums and Rolaids
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
antalgic (11 points)
A medicine which relieves pain
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
antecede (11 points)
Go ahead of
Come earlier than
Go in advance
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
anticity (13 points)
Opposed to cities
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
anticked (15 points)
Antic
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
anticold (11 points)
Effective against the common cold
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 11 pts
anticult (10 points)
Opposed to cults [adj] / an organisation opposed to cults
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antipyic (15 points)
A medicine that prevents pus forming
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+Y·4+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
anuretic (10 points)
Pertaining to inability to urinate
A·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
anyplace (15 points)
Here, there, or everywhere (wordplay)
Apathetic reply to a mover's query
Nowhere in particular
A·1+N·1+Y·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
aoristic (10 points)
Pertaining to a verb tense
A·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
apagogic (14 points)
Relating to an apagoge
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apatetic (12 points)
Having the same colour as the animal's surroundings
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
aphasiac (15 points)
""One suffering from aphasia, also APHASIC""
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 15 pts
aphasics (15 points)
Aphasic
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts
aphonics (15 points)
Aphonic
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts
apically (15 points)
Without a regular schedule
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apiculus (12 points)
A sharp point at the end of a leaf
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aplastic (12 points)
Unable to produce new cells, causing defects in organs or tissue
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apocarps (14 points)
Apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
apocarpy (17 points)
The state of being an apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
apocopes (14 points)
Losses of last letters
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
apocopic (16 points)
Relating to an apocope
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
apocrine (12 points)
Relating to a product of a gland
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apogamic (15 points)
Pertaining to {apogamy=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
apomicts (14 points)
Apomict
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
apostacy (15 points)
""Abandonment of one's faith or beliefs, also APOSTASY""
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
apothece (15 points)
A spore-producing organ of fungi
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
approach (17 points)
Get close to
Come near - means of access
Near a swimmer, keeping very quiet
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 17 pts
apractic (14 points)
""Unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRAXIC""
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apricots (12 points)
Fruit crop? It's a disaster!
Car is top (anagram)
Shades of orange
A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apyretic (15 points)
Absence of fever
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
aquacade (20 points)
Billy Rose production
Swimming and diving pageant
Billy Rose offering
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 20 pts
aquatics (19 points)
Water polo and synchronized swimming
Swimming, surfboarding, etc.
Water polo, etc.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 19 pts
aqueduct (20 points)
Water bearer (wordplay)
Artificial bridge-channel carrying water
Roman water conduit
A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1 = 20 pts
araceous (10 points)
Pertaining to the arum family of plants
A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arachnid (14 points)
Tick, for one
One often on the web (wordplay)
Daddy-longlegs, for one
A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 14 pts
arbuscle (12 points)
A dwarf tree
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arcadian (11 points)
Possessor of pastoral tastes.
Of idealised country life
Like a paradise
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
arcadias (11 points)
Arcadia
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arcading (12 points)
Shops in an arcade
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arcanums (12 points)
Arcanum
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 12 pts
arcature (10 points)
Small covered passage
Series of decorative arches.
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
archaise (13 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAIZE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
archaism (15 points)
Extraordinary charisma in outmoded form
Ancient word or expression for charisma
Sirrah, for example.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
archaist (13 points)
Specialist in antiquities
Collector of antiquities
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
archaize (22 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAISE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
archduke (18 points)
Franz Ferdinand, for one
Waggish nobleman (wordplay)
Prince Henry follows car, shaking fist
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
archines (13 points)
Archine
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
archings (14 points)
Arching
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
archival (16 points)
Of public records.
Of a large store of data
One-third of a 1979 Journey hit
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
archived (17 points)
Stored, as public records
Filed in historical records
Stored, as old files
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
archives (16 points)
Rich vase (anagram)
Save rich assortment in here (wordplay)
Historical record(s)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
archness (13 points)
Quality of a main element
Sly humor.
Being coy in the matter of overheads, perhaps
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
archways (19 points)
Palladian window features
They can make a grand entrance
Entrances with roguish methods
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
arciform (15 points)
Having the form of an arch
A·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
arcsines (10 points)
They range from -1 to 1 in trigonometry
Trig functions
Inverse trig functions that cross the origin
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arcuated (11 points)
""Arched like a bow, also ARCUATE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
argentic (11 points)
SILVER
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
armagnac (13 points)
Dry brandy from south-west France
Brandy from southwest France
Dry brandy distilled in France
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+C·3 = 13 pts
armchair (15 points)
Certain critic's seat (wordplay)
Quarterback's spot (wordplay)
Athlete's place (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 15 pts
armlocks (16 points)
Judo maneuvers
Martial arts holds that are hard to escape
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
armonica (12 points)
A musical instrument
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 12 pts
aromatic (12 points)
Smelly cat Moira maltreated!
Like peppermint oil, say
Having fragrance (of herb)
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
arsenics (10 points)
Arsenic
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 10 pts
artefact (13 points)
Man-made object (maybe found in dig)
Man-made object
A man-made object
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
articled (11 points)
- Clerk, trainee solicitor
Apprenticed, as a lawyer
Like some clerks
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
articles (10 points)
The things people write!
Features just the things
The's, for example
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
artifact (13 points)
Man-made object (US?spelling)
Tool, for one
Object made by humans (US spelling)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
artifice (13 points)
Are you crafty if frozen (wordplay)
If I react strangely it may be a trick!
Crafty trick - if I react (anagram)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
artistic (10 points)
Skilled at painting, say
I stir cat (anagram)
Right-brained, maybe
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
arythmic (18 points)
Pertaining to a heartbeat
A·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
asbestic (12 points)
Pertaining to {asbestos=n}
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
ascarids (11 points)
Ascarid
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
ascended (12 points)
Has counsel finished at last (wordplay)
How counsel got up and finished
Got up like the last of the century
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
ascender (11 points)
Part of letter one posts, say
Characteristic of b, d, or h
d or k, for example
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
ascetics (12 points)
Gandhi-like individuals.
They make do without
Abjurers of pleasure.
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
ascidian (11 points)
Sea squirt
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ascidium (13 points)
A pitcher-shaped leaf
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
ascocarp (14 points)
A spore-producing organ of certain fungi
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3 = 14 pts
ascorbic (14 points)
Acid boracic's turned into (wordplay)
Acid found in citrus fruits, vitamin C
- - acid: vitamin C
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
ascribed (13 points)
Chalked up (to)
Credited the writer in a TV pitch
Gave credit to
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
ascribes (12 points)
Attributes (to) - rib cases (anagram)
A writer is this, perhaps
Gives credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aspheric (15 points)
Chips are all over the place, but not totally global
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
asthenic (13 points)
Weak
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
astricts (10 points)
Confines
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 10 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
ataraxic (17 points)
A tranquilizing drug
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
atechnic (15 points)
Lacking technical knowledge
A·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
athletic (13 points)
An A in sports (wordplay)
Lithe cat (anagram)
Fit for Charlton's team (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
atomical (12 points)
Elementary, in a way
Consisting of tiny bits
Very small
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
atrocity (13 points)
Wretched work of art: colloq.
Type of inhuman treatment
Town behind doctored schedule of horror
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
atrophic (15 points)
Relating to atrophia
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
attached (14 points)
Stapled together, perhaps
Fond and affectionate (to)
Silly chat with date in relationship
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
attacher (13 points)
Welder, for example
Paper clip, for example
Stapling machine
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
attaches (13 points)
Legal cases (wordplay)
Lawyers' cases, maybe
State Department employees
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
attacked (15 points)
Was really offensive (wordplay)
What G. W. did at Trenton
Beset by marauders
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
attacker (14 points)
What an offensive sort of a person!
Take cart moving forward
One picking holes in fancy cake and tart
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
atticism (12 points)
Worshipping Hellenic artefacts in an upper room
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
atticist (10 points)
One affecting elegant expression
Elegant writer
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
attracts (10 points)
Is an opposite (wordplay)
What drawers does (wordplay)
Acts like an opposite (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
atypical (15 points)
Deviating from what is usual or common
Like an unusual occurrence
Not run-of-the-mill
A·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
auctions (10 points)
Events that might have lots of lots
Puts on the block
Many eBay sales
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
audacity (14 points)
Boldness - such nerve!
Boldness, may be brazen
Brass neck, boldness
A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
audience (11 points)
Public house (wordplay)
Theater group (wordplay)
Assembly gathered to watch, say, a play
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
auricled (11 points)
Relating to an auricle
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
auricles (10 points)
External parts of ears
Parts of hearts
Ears.
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+S·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

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