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abdicate (13 points)
Renounce (a throne)
Abandon royal dignity
Quit, a la Edward
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
abidance (13 points)
Act of enduring without yielding
Patient waiting
Conformity
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
ablative (13 points)
The table, via the case
The case of a table about four
Case for Caesar
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abortive (13 points)
Are a little fruitless in a boat I have
Steal show outside, returning fruitless
Coming to no result
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abrasive (13 points)
Vie with Arabs? Could be rough!
Emery paper or steel wool, say
Rubbing the wrong way (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
absinthe (13 points)
Sailors in the drink (wordplay)
Bits of kebabs in their drink (wordplay)
Strong liquour in the basin (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
acauline (10 points)
""Stemless, also ACAULOSE, ACAULOUS""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aciculae (12 points)
Acicula
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acierate (10 points)
Change into steel
Convert into steel.
Manufacture steel.
A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acridine (11 points)
Crystalline compound
Bill runs before I sup what's found in coaltar
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
actiniae (10 points)
Actinia
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
actinide (11 points)
Einsteinium, for one
Indicate dicey radioactive element
Uranium, neptunium, or plutonium
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
activate (13 points)
Put in play
Set off, trip
Cat I, a vet, managed to get going
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
activize (22 points)
""To activate, also ACTIVIZE""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
adamsite (11 points)
A lung-irritating gas
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adaptive (14 points)
Not set in one's ways
Like a chameleon's color
Doctor paid a vet to be compliant
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
additive (13 points)
Something joined, to food say
Something put into food
STP, for example
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
adhesive (15 points)
Hide vase (anagram)
Hades! I have got stuck with it!
A small deposit secures!
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
adoptive (14 points)
Kind of parent
Adult pivoted turning parental
Like certain parents
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
aerolite (8 points)
Rock meteorite; oil eater (anagram)
Earth-impacting meteorite
Meteorite of stone.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
afebrile (13 points)
Maintaining a normal body temperature
Not feverish
A·1+F·4+E·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
affiance (16 points)
Engage a fin with a face
F get engaged in a caf
Betroth with face I fan
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
agentive (12 points)
A word part that denotes the doer of an action
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
aggrieve (13 points)
Distress; cause pain to
Cause offence or injury to
A stuttering lament will cause injury
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
agiotage (10 points)
Exchange business.
Stockjobbery? I got stuck in since finding time to mature
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
agitable (11 points)
Capable of being flustered.
Willing to revolt
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
agminate (11 points)
Clustered together
A·1+G·2+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aguelike (13 points)
Like a fever
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
aigrette (9 points)
Feathered head ornament
Get irate about plume
Get irate, tickled by feather
A·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aiguille (9 points)
Needle-shaped peak of rock.
Needle Fr.
A·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
airborne (10 points)
Winging it (wordplay)
Gone with the wind (wordplay)
Like parachutists, at times
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airdrome (11 points)
Landing field, of a kind
When you might start school
Field of a sort
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
airframe (13 points)
Plane's body
Mechanical structure of a plane
Rocket's outer covering
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
airplane (10 points)
1980 Leslie Nielsen film title!
Runway model (wordplay)
Stew container (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
algerine (9 points)
A North African pirate
Native of a North African city.
North African.
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 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
alginate (9 points)
Salt mixed in a gelatin
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alienage (9 points)
Foreigner's status
Foreigner's condition
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alienate (8 points)
Turn into an extraterrestrial (wordplay)
Cause a friend to say, "The end!"
Turn off, in a big way
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alkaline (12 points)
With pH over 7 (wordplay)
Tiger in the Hall of Fame
Detroit Tiger star.
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alkalise (12 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALIFY, ALKALIZE""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alkalize (21 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALISE, ALKALIFY""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
allanite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alliable (10 points)
Capable of being allied
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
ancillae (10 points)
Ancilla
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 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
anginose (9 points)
Relating to angina
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·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
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
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
antidote (9 points)
Toxic avenger (wordplay)
Remedy for one opposing love
I'd not eat nasty poison? Certainly not!
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antigene (9 points)
""A substance that stimulates the production of antibodies, also ANTIGEN""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antilife (11 points)
Opposed to life
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 11 pts
antimale (10 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antimere (10 points)
A part of an organism that corresponds with another
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antinode (9 points)
Part of a radio wave
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
antinuke (12 points)
Protesting the pro-testers (wordplay)
Like Greenpeace, e.g
Like some protestors
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
antipode (11 points)
Hint, in one poem, the exact opposite
Opposite conductor, head buried
North, to south
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
antipole (10 points)
South, to the North
Direct opposite
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antipope (12 points)
Clement VII, for example
Breakaway religious leader
Alexander V, for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
antirape (10 points)
Concerned with rape prevention
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antitype (13 points)
It represents an opposite
Opposite symbol.
Contrasting kind
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorise (13 points)
""To make a concise statement, also APHORIZE""
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorize (22 points)
Spout adages
Wax philosophical
Use saws
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 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
appetite (12 points)
Food drive (wordplay)
Desire (for food)
Intake regulator (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
applique (21 points)
Sewn-on design, perhaps
Designs on you, perhaps
Design sewed on material
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 21 pts
apposite (12 points)
Suitable place by a quiet river in Italy
Tip Aesop may give is fitting
A quiet river location, well chosen
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
appraise (12 points)
Evaluate and pop back to say it's good
Assess the value/quality of (something)
Assess value of (something)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aptitude (11 points)
A diet put out for fitness
Tied up at work acquiring proficiency
Natural ability or skill
A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
aquiline (17 points)
Looking like eagle's beak, say nose
Hooked like eagle's beak, say nose
Like an eagle.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
arborize (19 points)
""To form many branches, also ARBORISE""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 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
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
arginase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arginine (9 points)
Bitter-tasting amino acid
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arillate (8 points)
Having seed coverings.
Having coverings, as seeds.
Having covered seeds Bot.
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arillode (9 points)
A type of {aril=n}
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
aristate (8 points)
Bearded, as grain.
Bearded, as barley.
Bearded like grain
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
armillae (10 points)
Armilla
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arsenide (9 points)
Poisonous compound
Chemical compound.
Compound of poisonous element; nearside (anagram)
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arsenite (8 points)
Salt of arsenious acid.
Poisonous salt
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
aspirate (10 points)
Say hi to my favourite snake (wordplay)
Say the "h" in "historical," say
Say "hitch," for example
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
assignee (9 points)
Recipient of a right, in law
Recipient of a task
Heir, for example
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
astatine (8 points)
Halogen family element
Tea stain removed from element
At sea, Titan at sea
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
astringe (9 points)
Ingrates, coming to grief, draw together
Geraint's arranging draw together
Bind together
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
atrazine (17 points)
A weedkiller
A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
atropine (10 points)
Declare view after concocting rat poison
Drug left over stopping boundless hurt
Compound used to dilate the pupil
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
attitude (9 points)
Conviction for temper (wordplay)
Frame of mind.
Chip on one's shoulder
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 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
auditive (12 points)
Related to hearing
Hearing-related
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
auntlike (12 points)
Like an aunt
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
autunite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+U·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
aversive (14 points)
Tending to shun
Kind of stimulus
Putting off claims I have reduced
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
avianize (20 points)
""To modify by repeated culture in a chick embryo, also AVIANISE""
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts

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