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allottee (8 points)
Heir, for one
One receiving a share
Heir, often
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
allotter (8 points)
One who {allots=v}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
allotype (13 points)
A type of {antibody=n}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
allovers (11 points)
Allover
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
allseeds (9 points)
Knotgrass and goosefoot
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 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
allurers (8 points)
Sirens, to sailors
Sirens
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
allusive (11 points)
Having lots of references to evil Saul
Having reference to
Having indirect references
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
almagest (11 points)
Ptolemy's work on astronomy
Work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy
Work on astronomy
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
almemars (12 points)
Almemar
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
almoners (10 points)
Ron's meal (anagram)
They give to the poor
Generous people
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 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
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
alphabet (15 points)
Cast of characters (wordplay)
A to Z, say
First elements (of language)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alpinely (13 points)
In a lofty manner
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
alterant (8 points)
Change-producing agent
Catalyst of a sort
A cause of change
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alterers (8 points)
Hem droppers or raisers
Certain tailors.
Changers.
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
altering (9 points)
Letting out, maybe
Changing - 1 across (anagram)
Tailor's task
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
althaeas (11 points)
Althaea
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
altitude (9 points)
Height (above ground)
Something to gain from flying (wordplay)
High number (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alumines (10 points)
Alumine
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
alunites (8 points)
Alunite
A·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
alveolar (11 points)
Pertaining to the lungs' air sacs
Of the lungs' air cells
Like the sound "tsk"
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
alveolus (11 points)
Small pit or cavity, eg a honeycomb cell
Lung compartment
A sort of love and lust that won't end depression
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amandine (11 points)
A bloke gets to eat a candle maybe!
Garnished with almonds
A chap to scoff: 'This is nutty!'
A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
amarelle (10 points)
Kind of cherry
One of two varieties of the sour cherry
A race of cherries.
A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
amassers (10 points)
Billionaires in the making
Millionaires in the making
Billionaires in the making, for example
A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amateurs (10 points)
Rank people (wordplay)
Tamer USA (anagram)
Dabblers in art with a muse, perhaps
A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amazedly (23 points)
With wonderment
Lazt dame found reacting in state of great surprise
A·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 23 pts
ambaries (12 points)
Ambary
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amberies (12 points)
Ambery
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amberoid (13 points)
""A synthetic amber, also AMBROID""
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 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
ambients (12 points)
Ambient
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ambivert (15 points)
Sometimes shy, sometimes outgoing
One who's sometimes outgoing, sometimes shy
Person who might enjoy a party and a Netflix binge equally
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 15 pts
ambsaces (14 points)
Ambsace
A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
ambulate (12 points)
Walk (technical)
Mum's back, but cut short overdue walk
Go for a stroll, but with a meal out
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ambushed (16 points)
Attacked guerrilla-style
Attacked from hiding
Waylaid mum returned exhausted
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
ambusher (15 points)
Go back (on a promise)
One who lies in wait
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
ambushes (15 points)
An A of A&E
Takes by surprise
Some surprise attacks
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
ameerate (10 points)
Under the thumb of a mid-eastern potentate
A·1+M·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
amenable (12 points)
Is he A.1. during the flight (wordplay)
Fit for praising, as a sermon (wordplay)
Willing to answer questions
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amenably (15 points)
In a willing-to-comply manner
In an agreeable manner.
In a willing manner
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
amenders (11 points)
Makers of changes
They move to alter motions, bills, etc.
Constitution modifiers, for example
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amending (12 points)
Making change (wordplay)
Ruer's activity
Senate's activity, at times
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
amentias (10 points)
Amentia
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 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
amethyst (16 points)
Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
Valuable purple stone
During Sat. make me your bluestone
A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+T·1 = 16 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
amidases (11 points)
Enzymes which free ammonia from acid amides
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amidines (11 points)
Amidine
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amidogen (12 points)
A univalent chemical radical
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
amidones (11 points)
Amidone
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amirates (10 points)
Amirate
A·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amitoses (10 points)
Amitosis
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ammeters (12 points)
Evaluators of current events (wordplay)
Electrical current devices.
Current-measuring instruments
A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 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
ammonite (12 points)
Coiled fossil shell
Type of fossil
Fossil mollusc
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
amnesias (10 points)
Identity crises (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 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
amniotes (10 points)
Amniote
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amoebean (12 points)
""Alternately responding, also AMEBEAN""
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
amoeboid (13 points)
Like some shape shifters (wordplay)
Like simplest form of life
Having an asymmetric shape
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
amoretti (10 points)
Lovers to remit a correction
Word from Italian meaning lovers
Infant cupids of 16th century painting.
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+I·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
amortise (10 points)
Ten on in there (wordplay)
No ten on this to be liquidated
Gradually write off initial costs
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amortize (19 points)
Write off gradually
Write off over time
Spread out over time, in a way
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
amounted (11 points)
Added up (to)
Became, with "to"
Became, with 'to'
A·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
amperage (13 points)
The strength of the current (wordplay)
I'm, through time, a fury for 18 across
Strength of a certain current
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
amphorae (15 points)
Tall classical jars (E, not S)
A battered hamper containing round jars
Ancient Greek wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
amplexus (19 points)
The mating embrace of frogs
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts
ampoules (12 points)
Capsules needed for American hens
Aesthetically pleasing
Sounds as if I'm liquified - enough for 16 downs
A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ampullae (12 points)
Ancient two-handled bottles.
Small two-handled ancient Roman flasks
Wine chalices
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amputate (12 points)
Cut off (limb)
Cut off (a limb)
Remove (a limb)
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amputees (12 points)
Those with severed limbs
People like Nelson meet up as arranged
Many Civil War vets
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amreetas (10 points)
Amreeta
A·1+M·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amusable (12 points)
Easily entertained
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amusedly (14 points)
In a humorous way
In a pleasantly entertained way
With a smile
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
amygdale (15 points)
""A small gas bubble in lava, also AMYGDULE""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
amygdule (15 points)
""A small gas bubble in lava, also AMYGDALE""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
amylases (13 points)
Amylase
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
amylenes (13 points)
Amylene
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
amylogen (14 points)
""The relatively soluble component of starch, also AMYLOSE""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
amyloses (13 points)
Amylose
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
anabaena (10 points)
Alga causing fishy taste in water
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+E·1+N·1+A·1 = 10 pts
anabases (10 points)
Military expeditions
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anableps (12 points)
This 1 across can still see - a clever postscript
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
anaemias (10 points)
Anaemia
A·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anaerobe (10 points)
Septic tank worker (wordplay)
Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen
Organism growing without free oxygen
A·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 10 pts
anagoges (10 points)
Anagoge
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 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
analemma (12 points)
Scale showing the sun's declination
Part of a sundial
Astronomical scale of opening novel
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+M·3+A·1 = 12 pts
analogue (9 points)
Duplicate, fancy (var.)
Using hands hour after hour (wordplay)
Margerine, to butter, for example
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
analysed (12 points)
Carefully examined any leads broken
Yes, a land was examined
Determined the constituent parts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
analyser (11 points)
One who traces the cause of things
One that breaks down, as nearly mad
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
analyses (11 points)
Examines seals, any broken (wordplay)
Examines seals - any broken (wordplay)
Breakdowns of a sort.
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
analyzed (21 points)
Looked at from every angle
Broke down
Investigated thoroughly
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 21 pts
analyzer (20 points)
One who assays
Good looker (wordplay)
One doing a dissection
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
analyzes (20 points)
Does a chemist's job.
Studies in depth
Examines in detail
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anapests (10 points)
'The Cat in the Hat' consists of them
Three-syllable poetic passages
Feet, in prosody.
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anaphase (13 points)
Stage in mitosis
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
anatases (8 points)
Anatase
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
anathema (13 points)
Three articles (mom hated one)
Something one vehemently dislikes
Object of intense dislike.
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1 = 13 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
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
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
andantes (9 points)
Moderately slow melodies
Moderately slow tempos
Moderately slow musical sections
A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
andesite (9 points)
Volcanic rock
A night informally includes some Parisian rock
Volcanic rock around volcano - outside inside (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
andesyte (12 points)
""A volcanic rock, also ANDESITE""
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
androgen (10 points)
No danger reproducing hormone
Sex hormone replaced on gander
Male sex hormone
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
anearing (9 points)
Anear
A·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 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
anemones (10 points)
What blooming mean singles!
Mean nose (anagram)
How mean so to twist your flowers!
A·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anemoses (10 points)
Anemosis
A·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anemosis (10 points)
Separation of rings of growth in timber due to wind
A·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anergias (9 points)
Anergia
A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
anergies (9 points)
Anergy
A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aneroids (9 points)
Some barometers
Fluidless barometers
Barometers.
A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
anestrus (8 points)
""A period of sexual dormancy, also ANOESTRUS""
A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
anethole (11 points)
""A chemical compound, also ANETHOL""
A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anethols (11 points)
Anethol
A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aneurins (8 points)
Bevan et al.
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
aneurism (10 points)
Swelling menu is a recipe for disaster
Abnormal dilation of an artery
Artery problem variable
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
aneurysm (13 points)
Swelling in the wall of an artery
Sac-like widening of an artery
Abnormal swell experienced in vessel
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
angaries (9 points)
Angary
A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 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
angeling (10 points)
Angel
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
angering (10 points)
Perhaps crossing to Ireland in the gang
Getting one's goat
Some stranger in garden is deeply annoying
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
anginose (9 points)
Relating to angina
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anglepod (12 points)
Vine of the milkweed family
Dixie vine.
Milkweed
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 12 pts
angriest (9 points)
Mostly across (wordplay)
Least at peace
Iran gets upset - most upset
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
angulate (9 points)
Having corners.
Endless Soviet labour camp fenced by stake with spikes
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
angulose (9 points)
Having an angle
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anilines (8 points)
Oily liquids used in dyemaking
Bases of brilliant dyes.
Compounds that smell of rotting fish
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
animated (11 points)
Lively (as in a cartoon?)
Lively like a cartoon (wordplay)
Enlivened (like a cartoon film)
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
animater (10 points)
Inspirer
Vivifier.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
animates (10 points)
Makes a Minnie series (wordplay)
Draws a laser gun (wordplay)
Gives life or movement to, say cartoon
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
animuses (10 points)
Hostilities
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aniseeds (9 points)
Ouzo making needs
Ingredients for cordials.
They smell like black licorice
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
anisette (8 points)
Cordial offering (wordplay)
Liqueur; tetanise (anagram)
Perhaps it's eaten as an aperitif
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anisoles (8 points)
Anisole
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ankerite (12 points)
We hear a recluse takes mineral
Iron mineral
A·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ankushes (15 points)
Ankush
A·1+N·1+K·5+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
ankylose (15 points)
To fuse as the bones of a joint
A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
annealed (9 points)
Did a glassblower's job, perhaps
Tempered, as steel.
Tempered with heat
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
annealer (8 points)
Oven for tempering glass.
Glassworker, at times
One working with glass, at times
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
annelids (9 points)
Earthworms, leeches, etc.
Worms in tops of jars found by woman
Earthworm and leech
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
annexing (16 points)
Seizing queen with kiss, her partner loses face
Adding on
Taking over from woman and mystery man heading off on the plane
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
annotate (8 points)
Add comments to (a text)
Add to marginally (wordplay)
Mark up the margins, perhaps
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
annoyers (11 points)
Flies and gnats, for example
Pests
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
annulate (8 points)
Ringed, as a tree trunk.
Ringed
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
annulets (8 points)
In heraldry, ring-shaped devices on a shield; hollow roundels
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
annulled (9 points)
Made legally void
Cancelled the Dane around the void
Declared to no longer exist
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anodized (19 points)
Anodize
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
anodizes (18 points)
Coats with a protective oxide
Makes corrosion- resistant, in a way
Puts a protective coat on
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts
anodynes (12 points)
They sooth the suffering
Speak in murmurs
Aspirin and codeine
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
anointed (9 points)
Nominated (as successor)
End it on a high, ceremoniously chosen
Made sacred, as with oil
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
anointer (8 points)
Priest's role during Extreme Unction
One doing the consecrating
Holy-oil sprinkler
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
anolytes (11 points)
Anolyte
A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 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
anorexia (15 points)
Consumption problem (wordplay)
Carpenter's disorder
Lack of appetite for food
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 15 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
anoxemia (17 points)
Deficiency of oxygen in the blood
A·1+N·1+O·1+X·8+E·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 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
anserine (8 points)
Silly as a goose
Stupid, as a goose.
Like a goose
A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anserous (8 points)
{silly=adj}
A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
answered (12 points)
Sawn reed (anagram)
How the rep lied!
Talked back (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
answerer (11 points)
One who gets it (wordplay)
One who responds
Person coming back
A·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
anteater (8 points)
Welcome picnic guest (wordplay)
Lover of armies (wordplay)
Pangolin, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 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
antedate (9 points)
Precede in time
Come before in time.
The day poker players kicked in
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antefixa (18 points)
Antefix
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8+A·1 = 18 pts
antelope (10 points)
Eland, for one
'Gazelle or springbok, say (8)'
Dik-dik, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antennae (8 points)
Bee lines (wordplay)
Insect's feelers
Insects' sensory appendages
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antennal (8 points)
Like an aerial
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
antennas (8 points)
Picker-uppers (wordplay)
Wave catchers (wordplay)
Pick-up sticks (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anterior (8 points)
Nearer the front; prior (to)
Front-facing, anatomically
In the front
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
anteroom (10 points)
Gambling hall (wordplay)
Where waiter might be found (wordplay)
Place for a poker game (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts

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