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abampere (14 points)
A unit of electric current
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
abapical (14 points)
Directed away from the apex
A·1+B·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 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
abruptly (15 points)
Suddenly or curtly
In a rude or curt manner
Quickly and without warning
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
acalephe (15 points)
Type of jellyfish
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
acalephs (15 points)
Acaleph
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 15 pts
acapnias (12 points)
Acapnia
A·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+N·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
acarpous (12 points)
Bearing no fruit
Bearing no fruit.
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
accepted (15 points)
Received something offered
Believed to be valid
Agreed to receive, or approved
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
acceptee (14 points)
One admitted to a college, for example
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 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
adapters (11 points)
Plugs with more prongs, say
Some electrical devices
Certain TV writers
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adapting (12 points)
Making one fit for a change
Changing to fit new circumstances
Altering to fit another purpose
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
adaption (11 points)
Adjustment to cultural surroundings
Process of adjusting to new conditions
Conversion of a flat back into building
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·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
adaptors (11 points)
Vacationers' tech purchases
Electricians' linking devices
Ad, just what they're able to do
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adeptest (11 points)
Adept
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
adiposes (11 points)
Adiposis
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adiposis (11 points)
Corpulence
Obesity
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adoptees (11 points)
Rescued boxers, e.g
Shelter pets, hopefully
Emigrants from orphanages
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adopters (11 points)
Some new parents
Many humane society visitors
Pet shelter customers
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
adopting (12 points)
Taking on (another's child)
Taking on one pint of this in a dog
Taking by choice
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
adoption (11 points)
Bloodless takeover (wordplay)
Acceptance (of, eg, a report)
Choosing (of a candidate for office)
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 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
adscript (13 points)
Feudal serf attached to the soil
Written after.
A·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
agitprop (13 points)
Workers' Youth Theatre specialty
Political agitation and propaganda
Pro-communist political propaganda
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3 = 13 pts
agraphia (14 points)
Disorder leaving one unable to write
Loss of ability to write.
Critics occasionally feel it affects promising writers
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
agraphic (16 points)
Relating to agraphia
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
agrypnia (14 points)
{insomnia=n}
A·1+G·2+R·1+Y·4+P·3+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
airdrops (11 points)
Gets supplies to the troops, in a way
Delivers via parachute
Some help from above
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 11 pts
airparks (14 points)
Airpark
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 14 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
airplays (13 points)
Airplay
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts
airports (10 points)
Orly and Charles de Gaulle, say
JFK and Charles de Gaulle, say
O'Hare and Logan, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
airposts (10 points)
Airpost
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
airproof (13 points)
Sealed off
Tightly sealed
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+F·4 = 13 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
airships (13 points)
Old gasbags (wordplay)
Blimps and zeppelins
Ventilates joints used for light transportation
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 13 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
airspeed (11 points)
The going rate for planes (wordplay)
Going rate for high fliers (wordplay)
Plane's velocity
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
airstrip (10 points)
A number take off here (wordplay)
Take off after ace right here (wordplay)
States holiday begins here (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3 = 10 pts
allopath (13 points)
Kind of medical practitioner.
Doctor adhering to a certain medical practice.
Alternative medicine practitioner's term for a mainstream doctor
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 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
allotypy (16 points)
The condition of being a allotype
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+Y·4 = 16 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
alopecia (12 points)
Loss of crew, maybe (wordplay)
Reason for buying a rug (wordplay)
Unlocked trait (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
alopecic (14 points)
Relating to baldness
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
alphabet (15 points)
Cast of characters (wordplay)
A to Z, say
First elements (of language)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alphorns (13 points)
Things that flare
Very long instruments seen in Switzerland
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
alphosis (13 points)
Lack of skin pigmentation
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts
alpinely (13 points)
In a lofty manner
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
alpinism (12 points)
Mountain climbing
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
alpinist (10 points)
A leg bandaged by lean skier, perhaps
It's plain stupid for a mountaineer
Climber of big mountains
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
amidship (16 points)
Like a schooner's mainmast
Equidistant from bow and stern
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 16 pts
amperage (13 points)
The strength of the current (wordplay)
I'm, through time, a fury for 18 across
Strength of a certain current
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
amphibia (17 points)
In water or out of it
Class that includes newts and frogs
Class including salamanders and toads
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
amphioxi (22 points)
Small marine organisms
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+O·1+X·8+I·1 = 22 pts
amphipod (18 points)
A small crustacean
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 18 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
amphoral (15 points)
Of two-handled jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
amphoras (15 points)
Ancient two-handled jars
Old Greek jars
Two-handled wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
amplexus (19 points)
The mating embrace of frogs
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts
ampoules (12 points)
Capsules needed for American hens
Aesthetically pleasing
Sounds as if I'm liquified - enough for 16 downs
A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ampullae (12 points)
Ancient two-handled bottles.
Small two-handled ancient Roman flasks
Wine chalices
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ampullar (12 points)
Pertaining to an
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
amputate (12 points)
Cut off (limb)
Cut off (a limb)
Remove (a limb)
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amputees (12 points)
Those with severed limbs
People like Nelson meet up as arranged
Many Civil War vets
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
anableps (12 points)
This 1 across can still see - a clever postscript
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
anaglyph (17 points)
Stereoscopic photograph
Haply confused about horse's relief work of sorts
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4 = 17 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anapests (10 points)
'The Cat in the Hat' consists of them
Three-syllable poetic passages
Feet, in prosody.
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 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
anaphora (13 points)
Repetition of words, in rhetoric.
Poet's repetition for effect
Word repetition
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 13 pts
anglepod (12 points)
Vine of the milkweed family
Dixie vine.
Milkweed
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 12 pts
anoopsia (10 points)
A visual defect
A·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
anopsias (10 points)
Anopsia
A·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 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
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 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
antiphon (13 points)
Musical church response
Response expected by a pair at the altar
Item sung in church
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antipill (10 points)
Opposed to the contraceptive pill
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 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
antipyic (15 points)
A medicine that prevents pus forming
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+Y·4+I·1+C·3 = 15 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
antiship (13 points)
Designed for use against ships
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 13 pts
antislip (10 points)
Providing a better grip
Like tape used on wheelchair ramps
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3 = 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
anviltop (13 points)
A cloud mass shaped like an anvil
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+P·3 = 13 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
apagoges (12 points)
Apagoge
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apagogic (14 points)
Relating to an apagoge
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apanages (11 points)
Apanage
A·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aparejos (17 points)
Aparejo
A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+J·8+O·1+S·1 = 17 pts
apatetic (12 points)
Having the same colour as the animal's surroundings
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apathies (13 points)
Feelings of inertia
Emotionless states.
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
apatites (10 points)
Bone minerals
Calcium minerals
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aperient (10 points)
It has a laxative effect in repeat runs
Beast interchanged in opening
Drug that is seized by troubled parent
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aperitif (13 points)
What's drunk before a meal (wordplay)
Vermouth, for one
Campari, for one
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+F·4 = 13 pts
aperture (10 points)
Opening for purer tea, perhaps
Opening (for a photographer?)
Opening (on camera, for example)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aphagias (14 points)
Aphagia
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphasiac (15 points)
""One suffering from aphasia, also APHASIC""
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 15 pts
aphasias (13 points)
Language impairments
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aphasics (15 points)
Aphasic
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 pts
aphelian (13 points)
Pertaining to {aphelion=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphelion (13 points)
Orbital point farthest from the sun
Farthest-from-the-sun orbital point
*Point of orbit furthest from the sun
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphidian (14 points)
An {aphid=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 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
aphonias (13 points)
Aphonia
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aphonics (15 points)
Aphonic
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 15 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
aphorism (15 points)
Metaphor is maybe conveying proverb
A short wise saying or maxim
Short instructive saying
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
aphorist (13 points)
Franklin, for one
User of short, pithy sentences.
I put in short pieces on a page
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·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
aphthous (16 points)
Pertaining to
A·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 16 pts
apiarian (10 points)
Related to beekeeping
Of hives, honey, etc.
Relating to bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
apiaries (10 points)
Sweet spots (wordplay)
Places often combed over (wordplay)
Housings for drones
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apiarist (10 points)
Moviedom's Ulee, for one
Prop man for "The Sting" (wordplay)
Monitor of workers (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
apically (15 points)
Without a regular schedule
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apiculus (12 points)
A sharp point at the end of a leaf
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apimania (12 points)
Over-interest in bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
apiology (14 points)
The study of bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 14 pts
aplasias (10 points)
Aplasia
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aplastic (12 points)
Unable to produce new cells, causing defects in organs or tissue
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apoapsis (12 points)
The high point in an orbit
A·1+P·3+O·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apocarps (14 points)
Apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
apocarpy (17 points)
The state of being an apocarp
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
apocopes (14 points)
Losses of last letters
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
apocopic (16 points)
Relating to an apocope
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+I·1+C·3 = 16 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
apodoses (11 points)
Apodosis
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apodosis (11 points)
The main clause of a conditional sentence
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apogamic (15 points)
Pertaining to {apogamy=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
apologal (11 points)
Pertaining to an {apolog=n}
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
apologia (11 points)
Formal defence of belief or conduct
Formal defense of one's belief
Formal written defense
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 11 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
apolunes (10 points)
Apolune
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apomicts (14 points)
Apomict
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
apomixes (19 points)
Apomixis
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
apomixis (19 points)
In biology, the omission of sexual fusion in reproduction
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 19 pts
apophony (18 points)
A change in root vowels of verb forms
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 18 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
apoplexy (22 points)
Eruption of furious anger (colloq.)
Stroke (former name)
Inability to speak through anger
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8+Y·4 = 22 pts
apospory (15 points)
Reproduction without spore formation
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
apostacy (15 points)
""Abandonment of one's faith or beliefs, also APOSTASY""
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 15 pts
apostasy (13 points)
Desertion from a job, say? Possibly
Renunciation of faith
Desertion of faith
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 13 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
apostils (10 points)
Marginal notes
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apostles (10 points)
Their Acts are authorised!
The Twelve - or a Cambridge society
Zebedee's sons.
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+S·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
apothegm (16 points)
Terse witty saying
Short saying
Saw the map go awry
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+G·2+M·3 = 16 pts
apothems (15 points)
Polygon perpendiculars
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 15 pts
appalled (13 points)
Shocked and horrified
Took off cloak in disgusted condition
Deeply shocked, filled with dismay
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 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
apparats (12 points)
Communist party structures
Political power structures
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apparels (12 points)
Dresses
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apparent (12 points)
Dad backing Mum perhaps - it's obvious
Seeming to be a quiet dad maybe
Visible - plain - presumable
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appealed (13 points)
Was attractive (to)
Asked out (wordplay)
Pleaded in an attractive way (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appealer (12 points)
Advocate.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
appeared (13 points)
Made it, say
Seemed like a priest equipped to listen
Came into view
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
appeased (13 points)
No longer raging
Made concessions to
Changed a deep sap and mollified
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 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
appeases (12 points)
Placates vegan primates (wordplay)
Emulates Neville Chamberlain
Brings calm to
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
appellee (12 points)
Temporary winner at court
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+E·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
appended (14 points)
Added at end
At the end, a prienst finished
Added as a supplement
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
appendix (20 points)
Literary supplement (wordplay)
Book end (wordplay)
Something added or removed (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+X·8 = 20 pts
appestat (12 points)
Hunger trigger
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appetent (12 points)
Pertaining to desire.
Of the nature of desire.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·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
applauds (13 points)
Goes like the clappers!
How Paul makes a clap with a pad
Gives a hand to
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
applause (12 points)
Appreciative round (wordplay)
Standing O, say
Clapping US appeal (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
appliers (12 points)
Paintbrushes and such
Human resources department visitors
Ones hoping to get in
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·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
applying (16 points)
Putting into service or asking for a job
Putting into practice
Is a priest being truthful in asking for the job (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
appoints (12 points)
Initially places in a post, perhaps
Hires a new manager to get points!
Selects to fill a position
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apposers (12 points)
Apposer
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apposing (13 points)
Placing side by side
Applying seal to a document
Next-door
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 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
apprised (13 points)
Informed how a priest dries
Kept in the know
A beloved, it's said, must be informed
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 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
apprises (12 points)
Keeps in the loop
Opposite of "keeps in the dark"
Makes aware of
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apprized (22 points)
Valued
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 22 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
apprizes (21 points)
Apprize
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 21 pts
approach (17 points)
Get close to
Come near - means of access
Near a swimmer, keeping very quiet
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 17 pts
approval (15 points)
Thumbs up for it!
It may come with a stamp
Trying to get on this
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
approved (16 points)
A very quiet ramble daughter agreed to
Loan application stamp
Agreed to a very quiet ramble with duke
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 16 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
approves (15 points)
Thinks well of or authorises
Gives the high sign
Stamps, maybe
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
appulses (12 points)
Celestial conjunctions
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
apractic (14 points)
""Unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRAXIC""
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apraxias (17 points)
Apraxia
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 17 pts
apricots (12 points)
Fruit crop? It's a disaster!
Car is top (anagram)
Shades of orange
A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aproning (11 points)
Apron
A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
apterium (12 points)
A bare patch on a bird's skin
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts

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