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acerbity (15 points)
Sharp and forthright manner
Harshness of temper.
Tree, by squeezing it, produces vitriol
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
acridity (14 points)
Unpleasant sharpness
Sharp quality, with or without the third letter
I try acid to get bitterness in smell or taste
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
acrimony (15 points)
Acronym I made out of bitterness
Cross a shout about where I am on
Bitterness, ill feeling
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
activity (16 points)
Show and tell, for one
Occupation or bustle
An occupation, recreation, or the like.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adroitly (12 points)
With skill - dilatory (anagram)
Cleverly laid Tory off
Skilfully manipulate idolatry
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
advisory (15 points)
Recommended but not compulsory
Like some boards
In the position of a back-seat driver (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aerially (11 points)
How drone cameras shoot
How some crops are sprayed
By way of the "wild blue yonder."
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
affinity (17 points)
Strong liking or feeling of kinship
A liking; relationship
A very loud one upset tiny singular 9
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
agrimony (14 points)
Plant border in a bad way
Plant with yellow flower-spikes
Suffering to grasp edge of plant
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
A·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
A·1+I·1+M·3+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 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
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+O·1+D·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
antinomy (13 points)
What's upsetting to many in a paradox
A legal contradiction
A contradiction between two reasonable beliefs
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
A·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
artistry (11 points)
Bacon's quality (wordplay)
One would be drawing this
Playing sitar, go for creative talent
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
asperity (13 points)
Cooking tripe, say, may lead to acrimony
The peas I try with a bad grace
Harshness or severity of manner
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 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
A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
A·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 19 pts
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