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abeyance (15 points)
State of limbo
State of temporary cessation
State of suspension
A·1+B·3+E·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 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
abnegate (11 points)
Renounce (something of value)
Renounce (something desirable)
Give up, as rights
A·1+B·3+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absentee (10 points)
A busy worker sent in for one away
Missing voter (wordplay)
Truant, for one.
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
acutance (12 points)
Measure of film sharpness
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
adamance (13 points)
Unwillingness to yield
Inflexibility
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
aduncate (11 points)
Hooked
A·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aerodyne (12 points)
Heavier-than-air craft
Heavier-than-air aircraft
Weighty flier
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
agminate (11 points)
Clustered together
A·1+G·2+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
aleurone (8 points)
Protein granule in seeds.
A protein found in some seeds
A·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
allanite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
anaphase (13 points)
Stage in mitosis
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
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
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
anginose (9 points)
Relating to angina
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·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
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
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
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
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
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
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
antetype (13 points)
A preceding type
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 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
antrorse (8 points)
Turned forward or upward
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
anywhere (17 points)
Mercenary's workplace (wordplay)
In no particular place
In whichever place
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
appanage (13 points)
Perk up, dad - face life's later years!
Grant to a priest for a time
Natural adjunct.
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
aquatone (17 points)
Water color (wordplay)
Lithographic process
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 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
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
arsenate (8 points)
Ester of a poison.
Salt of a poison
Salt related to a poison
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
atonable (10 points)
Forgivable, like venial sins
Like venal sins
Expiable
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
attendee (9 points)
One at a meeting; teen date (anagram)
One present (at event)
Face in the crowd (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+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
auntlike (12 points)
Like an aunt
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
autodyne (12 points)
Relating to a type of electrical circuit
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+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
avellane (11 points)
{avellan=adj}
A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 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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