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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
abrogate (11 points)
Formally cancel (an agreement)
Annul - to a barge (anagram)
Cancel or repeal, say a law
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absolute (10 points)
Positive kind of zero? On the contrary!
Complete and unrestricted, say power
Free from limits, power perhaps
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acaulose (10 points)
""Stemless, also ACAULINE, ACAULOUS""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
accolade (13 points)
A steel tap (wordplay)
Praising mention or award.
A praising mention
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
accoutre (12 points)
Cor! A cute flipping dress!
Equip, Brit-style
Accountant gets bizarre dress
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acrosome (12 points)
A thin sac at the head of the sperm
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 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
adorable (11 points)
Eliciting an "aww," maybe
Cute and cuddly (wordplay)
Eliciting an 'aww,' maybe
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advocate (14 points)
Recommend like counsellor (wordplay)
Recommend a solicitor (wordplay)
Urge one to be a barman (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 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
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
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
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
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
albacore (12 points)
Large tuna; able orca (anagram)
A fish that gets canned (wordplay)
Al Gore has cab back up for good swimmer
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+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
albumose (12 points)
A water-soluble protein
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aldolase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alehouse (11 points)
Part of a pub crawl, perhaps
Drafty establishment (wordplay)
Has he a pub with a louse (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·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
allocate (10 points)
Assign or give to, say a duty
Distribute (eg, duties)
Assign (to a purpose)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
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
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
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
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
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
angulose (9 points)
Having an angle
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 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
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
apholate (13 points)
A chemical used to kill houseflies
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·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
apologue (11 points)
Short story with a moral
Fable right out of a work by Chaucer
Story with a moral.
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apophyge (19 points)
A curve in a column
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+G·2+E·1 = 19 pts
apostate (10 points)
Unfolded one (wordplay)
The traitor is a pilot officer, say
Defector - a Petty Officer, say
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
apothece (15 points)
A spore-producing organ of fungi
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 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
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
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
areolate (8 points)
Having small crevices
Having a ring
Divided into angular spaces.
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·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
arrogate (9 points)
Claim for oneself without justification
Seize without right.
Make undue claims
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+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
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
aureolae (8 points)
Aureola
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
autocade (11 points)
Antique car show event, perhaps
Parade of a sort
Procession of cars
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 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
autolyze (20 points)
""To break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
automate (10 points)
Make more efficient perhaps
Staff with robots (wordplay)
Make more efficient perhaps
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
autosome (10 points)
A type of chromosome
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 10 pts
autotype (13 points)
Facsimile
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
avowable (16 points)
Worthy of confession
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts

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