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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
apposers (12 points)
Apposer
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·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
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
apterous (10 points)
Without wings.
Wingless.
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apyrases (13 points)
Apyrase
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
apyretic (15 points)
Absence of fever
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
aquarial (17 points)
Pertaining to an {aquarium=n}
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 17 pts
aquarian (17 points)
Winter birth, perhaps
President Lincoln, astrologically
Anyone born Jan. 27
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
aquarist (17 points)
Fish keeper
Without question, Austria's lost expert on tank maintenance
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
aquarium (19 points)
School house (wordplay)
Fishy business (wordplay)
Tank for fish
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
aquifers (20 points)
Underground layers of water
Subsurface sources of water
Underground water sources
A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 20 pts
arabesks (14 points)
Arabesk
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 14 pts
arabized (20 points)
Arabize
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 20 pts
arabizes (19 points)
Arabize
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
araceous (10 points)
Pertaining to the arum family of plants
A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arachnid (14 points)
Tick, for one
One often on the web (wordplay)
Daddy-longlegs, for one
A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 14 pts
araneids (9 points)
Spiders
A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
arapaima (12 points)
Chief food-fish of the Amazon
Giant river fish of S. America.
Very large tropical fish
A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+I·1+M·3+A·1 = 12 pts
ararobas (10 points)
Araroba
A·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arbalest (10 points)
Device for shooting bundles into craft
Old-time crossbow.
Powerful medieval crossbow
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arbalist (10 points)
""A type of crossbow, also ARBALEST, ARBELEST, ARBLAST""
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arbelest (10 points)
""A type of crossbow, also ARBALEST, ARBALIST, ARBLAST""
A·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arbiters (10 points)
*Space satellites, for example
They decide disputed issues
*Space satellites, e.g
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arbitral (10 points)
Relating to dispute-settling
Regarding some dispute settlement
Relating to independent settling of disputes
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
arboreal (10 points)
Out on a limb (wordplay)
Tree-dwelling wild boar? Honest!
Tree-dwelling wild boar - honest!
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
arboreta (10 points)
Botanical gardens (Var.)
Where trees may be cultivated
Botanic-garden areas
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
arborist (10 points)
Tree surgeon
Pruning expert
Tree expert
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 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
arborous (10 points)
Like a grove
Golden snake's first off, turning with us through the trees
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arboured (11 points)
Pertaining to an {arbour=n}
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
arbuscle (12 points)
A dwarf tree
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arbutean (10 points)
Pertaining to an {arbute=n}
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
arcadian (11 points)
Possessor of pastoral tastes.
Of idealised country life
Like a paradise
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
arcadias (11 points)
Arcadia
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arcading (12 points)
Shops in an arcade
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arcanums (12 points)
Arcanum
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 12 pts
arcature (10 points)
Small covered passage
Series of decorative arches.
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 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
archaism (15 points)
Extraordinary charisma in outmoded form
Ancient word or expression for charisma
Sirrah, for example.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
archaist (13 points)
Specialist in antiquities
Collector of antiquities
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+T·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
archduke (18 points)
Franz Ferdinand, for one
Waggish nobleman (wordplay)
Prince Henry follows car, shaking fist
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
archines (13 points)
Archine
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
archings (14 points)
Arching
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
archival (16 points)
Of public records.
Of a large store of data
One-third of a 1979 Journey hit
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
archived (17 points)
Stored, as public records
Filed in historical records
Stored, as old files
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
archives (16 points)
Rich vase (anagram)
Save rich assortment in here (wordplay)
Historical record(s)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
archness (13 points)
Quality of a main element
Sly humor.
Being coy in the matter of overheads, perhaps
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
archways (19 points)
Palladian window features
They can make a grand entrance
Entrances with roguish methods
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
arciform (15 points)
Having the form of an arch
A·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
arcsines (10 points)
They range from -1 to 1 in trigonometry
Trig functions
Inverse trig functions that cross the origin
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arcuated (11 points)
""Arched like a bow, also ARCUATE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
ardently (12 points)
Lady rent asunder with burning passion!
How Romeo reacted to Juliet
In a very passionate way
A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
areaways (14 points)
Views from basement windows
Passageways between buildings
Passages between buildings
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts
arenites (8 points)
Arenite
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 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
areology (12 points)
The study of the planet Mars
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
arethusa (11 points)
Nymph with broken heart goes to America
She guarded the golden apples.
Nymph changed into a fountain.
A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+A·1 = 11 pts
argental (9 points)
Resembling silver
Like silver.
Silvery
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
argentic (11 points)
SILVER
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
argentum (11 points)
Silver
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 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
argonaut (9 points)
The Ancient Mariner (wordplay)
Heracles, for one
Gold-rush figure in 1849
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+T·1 = 9 pts
argosies (9 points)
Fleets of merchant ships
Large merchant ships
Richly laden ships
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arguable (11 points)
Ace grub with ale? Could be contentious!
Open to question
Up for debate
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
arguably (14 points)
In an arguable manner
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
argufied (13 points)
Argufy
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
argufier (12 points)
Polemic
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
argufies (12 points)
Argufy
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
argument (11 points)
Perhaps Deb ate this
Turn game perhaps causing debate
Thrust in one's briefs (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
aridness (9 points)
Feature of Namibia and Libya
Cause of a red face
Sahara-like quality
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ariettas (8 points)
Small Bellini servings (wordplay)
Bits for basses, maybe
Short operatic melodies.
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ariettes (8 points)
Brief operatic songs
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 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
arilloid (9 points)
Resembling an {aril=n}
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 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
armagnac (13 points)
Dry brandy from south-west France
Brandy from southwest France
Dry brandy distilled in France
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+C·3 = 13 pts
armament (12 points)
Process of equipping for war
Weaponry used by military
So be it in the tram smashed for warfare
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
armature (10 points)
Electric-motor part
Part of a magnet
Keeper to a monarch in his prime
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
armbands (13 points)
Team captains' accoutrements
Symbols worn on sleeves
Team captains' accouterments
A·1+R·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
armchair (15 points)
Certain critic's seat (wordplay)
Quarterback's spot (wordplay)
Athlete's place (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 15 pts
armholes (13 points)
Where sleeves are attached
Where dolman sleeves are widest
Vests have two
A·1+R·1+M·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
armigero (11 points)
Shakespearean word for a person entitled to a coat of arms
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
armigers (11 points)
Knights' servants
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
armillae (10 points)
Armilla
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
armillas (10 points)
Armilla
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armloads (11 points)
Lots to carry
Carried quantities
Carrying capacities
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
armlocks (16 points)
Judo maneuvers
Martial arts holds that are hard to escape
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
armoires (10 points)
Places for threads
Pieces of furniture.
Boudoir furniture pieces
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armonica (12 points)
A musical instrument
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1 = 12 pts
armorers (10 points)
Weapon-maintenance specialists
Specialists in forging weapons
Weapon-makers
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armorial (10 points)
Book in which to get one's bearings
Concerning heraldic arms.
Relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
armories (10 points)
Powder rooms (wordplay)
Storehouse for weapons
National Guard facilities
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armoring (11 points)
Putting in the mail (wordplay)
Plating, maybe
Equipping with chain mail.
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
armoured (11 points)
Member Sun's boss protected (wordplay)
Branch our journalist protected
Having protective covering
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
armourer (10 points)
Old mailman (wordplay)
Custodian of pieces etc (wordplay)
Maker of defensive dress
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
armrests (10 points)
Supports for backseat riders.
They may go up in a plane
Subjects of some disputes in planes
A·1+R·1+M·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armyworm (18 points)
Destructive moth larva
Technically, it's really a caterpillar
Larva takes my line, backing into weapon
A·1+R·1+M·3+Y·4+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
arnattos (8 points)
Arnatto
A·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arnottos (8 points)
Arnotto
A·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arointed (9 points)
Exited the premises, old-style
A·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
aromatic (12 points)
Smelly cat Moira maltreated!
Like peppermint oil, say
Having fragrance (of herb)
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
arousals (8 points)
Awakenings from sleep
Kinsey Institute measurements
What reveille causes
A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arousers (8 points)
Alarm clocks, for example
Alarm clocks, in the morning
Wake-up calls
A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arousing (9 points)
Causing a stir (wordplay)
Causing to become conscious
Stirring to action
A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
aroynted (12 points)
Aroynt
A·1+R·1+O·1+Y·4+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
arpeggio (12 points)
Opera gig (anagram)
Passing notes (wordplay)
Concert run (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+O·1 = 12 pts
arquebus (19 points)
Gun called a hagbut
Gun used in a brusque manner
Old-fashioned handgun
A·1+R·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts
arraigns (9 points)
Calls before a court
Forces to answer an indictment
Calls to account
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arranged (10 points)
Put some notes in order (wordplay)
Placed in order
Planned a road to bypass mountains
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
arranger (9 points)
Like Gil Evans maybe (wordplay)
One who organises one in a jam perhaps
One who scores (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
arranges (9 points)
Puts in place
Organises rows on a river
Makes plans for.
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arrantly (11 points)
Without moderation
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
arrayals (11 points)
Orderly displays
Displays
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arrayers (11 points)
They keep things in line
Costumers.
People who put things in order, in columns or rows etc.
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arraying (12 points)
Dressing that's light in jewellery
Adorning man in a piece of jewellery
Placing in proper order
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arrested (9 points)
Stopped and r-relaxed (wordplay)
In handcuffs, maybe
Got off the streets, say
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
arrestee (8 points)
One getting pinched (wordplay)
He was apprehended
One taken in
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arrester (8 points)
Collar creator (wordplay)
Cop making a collar
One who takes people in
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
arrestor (8 points)
Police officer, at times
Hinderer.
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
arrhizal (20 points)
{rootless=adj}
A·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+L·1 = 20 pts
arrivals (11 points)
Artist set back by competitors' entries
O'Hare events
Part of airport terminal
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arrivers (11 points)
They're met at the airport
They've landed
Guests.
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arriving (12 points)
Pulling into the station
Coming of four or six in a c-circle
Coming to pass.
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arrogant (9 points)
Too big for one's britches
Feeling so much better!
Feeling much better (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+T·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
arrowing (12 points)
Arrow
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arsenals (8 points)
Army-Navy stores (wordplay)
Powder rooms (wordplay)
Places to keep magazines (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 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
arsenics (10 points)
Arsenic
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·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
arsenous (8 points)
Containing a poisonous element
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arsonist (8 points)
Switched on, star is lighter (wordplay)
One with a burning passion (wordplay)
Flaming guy (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
arsonous (8 points)
Pertaining to {arson=n}
A·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
artefact (13 points)
Man-made object (maybe found in dig)
Man-made object
A man-made object
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
arterial (8 points)
A trailer (anagram)
Vascular road (wordplay)
Major, as a highway
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
arteries (8 points)
Blood lines (wordplay)
Inner tubes (wordplay)
They come from the heart
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
artfully (14 points)
Skilfully rearranged full tray
Paintings entirely in ingenious style
With ingenuity.
A·1+R·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
articled (11 points)
- Clerk, trainee solicitor
Apprenticed, as a lawyer
Like some clerks
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
articles (10 points)
The things people write!
Features just the things
The's, for example
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
artifact (13 points)
Man-made object (US?spelling)
Tool, for one
Object made by humans (US spelling)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 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
artiness (8 points)
Part, in essence, reveals theatricality
Esthetic affectation
Dilettantish air
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
artisans (8 points)
Crafty ones (wordplay)
Crafty folks (wordplay)
Crafty people (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
artistes (8 points)
Star's tie to performers
Cirque du Soleil troupe, for example
Painting is put up for performers
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
artistic (10 points)
Skilled at painting, say
I stir cat (anagram)
Right-brained, maybe
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 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
artsiest (8 points)
Most affected, in a way
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
artworks (15 points)
Handsome prints (wordplay)
Star-struck securing job in The Louvre
Wild star secures job in the museum
A·1+R·1+T·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts
arugolas (9 points)
Arugola
A·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arugulas (9 points)
Arugula
A·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arythmia (16 points)
An irregular heartbeat
A·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
arythmic (18 points)
Pertaining to a heartbeat
A·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
ascarids (11 points)
Ascarid
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
ascender (11 points)
Part of letter one posts, say
Characteristic of b, d, or h
d or k, for example
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
ascocarp (14 points)
A spore-producing organ of certain fungi
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3 = 14 pts
ascorbic (14 points)
Acid boracic's turned into (wordplay)
Acid found in citrus fruits, vitamin C
- - acid: vitamin C
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
ascribed (13 points)
Chalked up (to)
Credited the writer in a TV pitch
Gave credit to
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
ascribes (12 points)
Attributes (to) - rib cases (anagram)
A writer is this, perhaps
Gives credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ashlared (12 points)
Ashlar
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts

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