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aborally (13 points)
Away from the mouth
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 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
absurdly (14 points)
In preposterous manner.
In a ridiculous manner
In a foolish way
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
accuracy (17 points)
Bill living in rectitude (wordplay)
Correctness of current church office
What typists and archers are judged on
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 17 pts
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
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
additory (13 points)
Making an increase
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
adorably (14 points)
How tots perform recitals
In a captivating way.
In a charming manner.
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 14 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
adultery (12 points)
Perhaps 6 down enough for such a sin
Old enough to commit (wordplay)
True lady undone in this (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·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
aerology (12 points)
Study of the atmosphere
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
aeronomy (13 points)
Study of phenomena on high
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 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
agrology (13 points)
Scientific study of soils
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
agronomy (14 points)
Dirty work (wordplay)
Such a cultivated groan - Goodness me!
Cultivation of the groan - Goodness me!
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 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
alderfly (15 points)
A winged insect
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aleatory (11 points)
Pertaining to luck, lotteries, etc
Depending on luck.
Depending on luck
A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
allegory (12 points)
"The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
The Tortoise and the Hare, for one
Animal Farm, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
amorally (13 points)
A doctor's meeting (loosely)
How a psychopath behaves
In a nonvirtuous way
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
ancestry (13 points)
Tree line (wordplay)
Any crest (anagram)
Material for a tree house (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 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
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
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
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
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
arrantly (11 points)
Without moderation
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 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
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
astrally (11 points)
In a starlike manner
Pertaining to the stars
In a starlike way
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 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
attorney (11 points)
Right guard (wordplay)
Suit specialist in New York (wordplay)
No treaty (anagram)
A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
auditory (12 points)
Car blue, in one sense (wordplay)
Kind of memory
Via the ears
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
autarchy (16 points)
Czarism, for example
Absolute rule
Absolute power
A·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 16 pts
aversely (14 points)
In a bad way
Lay about poetry in a contrary manner
With a feeling of distaste
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
axillary (18 points)
Of the armpit.
Relating to the armpit
Kind of artery or nerve
A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 18 pts

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