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abhorrer (13 points)
One who can't stand (wordplay)
He detests you
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
abridger (12 points)
Reader's Digest staffer
One who makes short work of a link with ringleader
Person who curtails a game of cards with king
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
abrupter (12 points)
More sudden and unexpected
Shorter able-bodied man serving on game point, about given up
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
absenter (10 points)
One intentionally not present
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
absolver (13 points)
He who pardons.
Jack you may forgive
A priest may be such, or half a French one and you
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
absorber (12 points)
Sponge recipe accepted by sailor, not drunk
Cushion
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
absurder (11 points)
More ridiculous
More ridiculous bends on road during Lincoln runs
It's more ridiculous - I'm lost for words after Australian has bowled Root
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
accentor (12 points)
Player stuck round half century gets the bird ...
Bird, in a manner of speaking, joining other ranks
Prunella, the player retaining part of part of play
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
accepter (14 points)
Oscar winner's stand-in
Recipient
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
acceptor (14 points)
Bill-of-exchange signer
He takes the prize
Draft signer
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
accorder (13 points)
One who {agrees=v}
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
accouter (12 points)
Ready for battle
Equip
Outfit
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
achiever (16 points)
Vie! Reach! Perhaps become the winner
One who accomplishes or reaches goal
He gets things done
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
acquirer (19 points)
One who gains something
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
adjuster (16 points)
Insurance-company employee
Insurance agency employee
Insurance company employee
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
admitter (11 points)
One who tells all.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
adroiter (9 points)
More crafty or skillful
With more skill
More skillful
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
advancer (14 points)
One moving forward
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
affecter (16 points)
One who {affects=v}
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
affirmer (16 points)
One to declare that it's fixed in the fare
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
affrayer (17 points)
One who {frightens=v}
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
aflutter (11 points)
Waving a couple of flippers, say
A US state, say, in hyped-up state
Agitated - excited (eg in anticipation)
A·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
aglimmer (13 points)
Visible in the dark, as fireflies
Like stars on a clear night
Arm and leg I'm breaking with a twinkle
A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
aglitter (9 points)
Sparkling silver? Rubbish!
Sparkling silver rubbish
Silver on recent issue, sparkling
A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
airliner (8 points)
Member of the jet set (wordplay)
. . . flying boat (wordplay)
Irish in a ship or 747 (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·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
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
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
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
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
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
animater (10 points)
Inspirer
Vivifier.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
antiquer (17 points)
One shopping for old curios
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
antiwear (11 points)
Additive type in oil & grease
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
appealer (12 points)
Advocate.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
appeaser (12 points)
One who gives in easily
Chamberlain, by reputation
Neville Chamberlain, to his critics
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
appellor (12 points)
A confessed criminal who accuses an accomplice
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
appriser (12 points)
One who'll fill you in
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
apprizer (21 points)
""One who informs, also APPRISER""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
approver (15 points)
One signing off
FDA, vis-a-vis Pfizer products
One who gives permission
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
argufier (12 points)
Polemic
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
armourer (10 points)
Old mailman (wordplay)
Custodian of pieces etc (wordplay)
Maker of defensive dress
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
arranger (9 points)
Like Gil Evans maybe (wordplay)
One who organises one in a jam perhaps
One who scores (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
arrester (8 points)
Collar creator (wordplay)
Cop making a collar
One who takes people in
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
arrestor (8 points)
Police officer, at times
Hinderer.
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 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
asperser (10 points)
One who runs a smear campaign
Vilifying villain
He accuses falsely, as the ship's officer said
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
aspersor (10 points)
""One who asperses, also ASPERSER""
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
assailer (8 points)
He mugged a sailor, they say
One on the attack
One casting aspersions
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assenter (8 points)
One agreeing to make fool join
Yes-man, for example
... one agrees for fool to come in
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assentor (8 points)
One who agrees
Nominee endorser in Britain
Endorsing voter, in England.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
asserter (8 points)
One who states plainly and strongly
One who's sure
One who seizes the day
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assertor (8 points)
Star rose to become a champion defender
One speaking positively
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assessor (8 points)
Perhaps the woman is silly or values it
One with a taxing job (wordplay)
Perhaps she's silly or after 22 across
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assigner (9 points)
Professor, at times
Professor, re homework
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
assister (8 points)
Help when family member needed
One who helps because she's related
Right-hand man.
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assorter (8 points)
One who classifies things
Classifier
Classifier.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
atomizer (19 points)
Item on a vanity, perhaps
Perfume delivery option
Item on milady's dresser
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 19 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
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
attainer (8 points)
Achiever of a goal.
One who got it
Goal getter
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
attemper (12 points)
A term pet used to adapt old style
Modify by mixture.
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
attender (9 points)
One who's all there (wordplay)
One who showed up
Someone who shows up
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
attester (8 points)
One bearing witness
One who certifies
One who gives evidence
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
attestor (8 points)
Notary, for instance
One's present at the trial, or ready to give one's 15 across at it
Certifier
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
atwitter (11 points)
All keyed up and telling folks about it
1959 John Wayne western
Nervously excited
A·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
auguster (9 points)
August
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
auntlier (8 points)
Auntly
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
austerer (8 points)
Austere
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
avoucher (16 points)
One who {avouches=v}
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
awakener (15 points)
An alarm clock or rooster, for example
Alarm clock, for example
An alarm clock or rooster, e.g
A·1+W·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
aweather (14 points)
On the windy side
Not sheltered, on ship
Dread of woman on the windward side
A·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
awfuller (14 points)
Awful
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

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