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arnottos (8 points)
Arnotto
A·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
asbestic (12 points)
Pertaining to {asbestos=n}
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
asbestos (10 points)
Arsonist's bane (wordplay)
Fire extinguisher (wordplay)
It should contain a fire
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 10 pts
asbestus (10 points)
""Fine fibrous mineral made into incombustible material, also ASBESTOS""
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ascarids (11 points)
Ascarid
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts
ascended (12 points)
Has counsel finished at last (wordplay)
How counsel got up and finished
Got up like the last of the century
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 12 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
ascetics (12 points)
Gandhi-like individuals.
They make do without
Abjurers of pleasure.
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
ascidian (11 points)
Sea squirt
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ascidium (13 points)
A pitcher-shaped leaf
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 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
ashiness (11 points)
Lack of color
Feature of a well-used hearth
Cadaverous quality
A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ashlared (12 points)
Ashlar
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
ashlered (12 points)
Ashler
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
ashplant (13 points)
A sapling used as a walking stick
Tackling Alp, hasn't a walking stick
Never, never split transverse stick
A·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
ashtrays (14 points)
Camels' resting places (wordplay)
Camels' destinations (wordplay)
Once-common table toppers
A·1+S·1+H·4+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 14 pts
asparkle (14 points)
Aglow
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
asperate (10 points)
Make rough or harsh
Roughen, old style
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
asperges (11 points)
Religious ceremony of sprinkling.
Holy water-sprinkling rite
The sprinkling of holy water presages disaster
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 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
aspersed (11 points)
Sprinkled in the way of uppish Desmond
Damaged a reputation
Besmirched, in a way
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
asperser (10 points)
One who runs a smear campaign
Vilifying villain
He accuses falsely, as the ship's officer said
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
asperses (10 points)
Spreads false charges against
Throws mud at
Slings mud at
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aspersor (10 points)
""One who asperses, also ASPERSER""
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
asphalts (13 points)
Does some paving
Tars stop, surrounded by snakes
Some road covers
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aspheric (15 points)
Chips are all over the place, but not totally global
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
asphodel (14 points)
Shop deal (anagram)
Lad hopes (anagram) - flower
Hope lad's cultivated lily
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts
asphyxia (23 points)
Suffocation from lack of air in lungs
Deprivation of oxygen
Death by suffocation
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 23 pts
aspirant (10 points)
One works hard to achieve something
One with a goal
Partisan assembly produces a candidate
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aspirata (10 points)
A breathed sound like "ph" or "th"
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+A·1 = 10 pts
aspirate (10 points)
Say hi to my favourite snake (wordplay)
Say the "h" in "historical," say
Say "hitch," for example
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aspirers (10 points)
Goal-oriented sorts
They have high hopes
Wishful ones
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aspiring (11 points)
Cold-blooded killer I call ambitious!
*Wedding band made by Apple (wordplay)
Aiming for fresh pairings
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
aspirins (10 points)
Medicine chest occupants.
Two are often prescribed
Bayer and St. Joseph
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
assagais (9 points)
South African spears.
African spears
Weapons thrown while epic is put together
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
assailed (9 points)
Silly, sick and set upon
Idiot Delia got up and attacked
Attacked finding a ship needed a doctor
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assailer (8 points)
He mugged a sailor, they say
One on the attack
One casting aspersions
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assassin (8 points)
Murderer (of prominent figure)
Ruby, for one
One with a killer job (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
assaults (8 points)
They may come with batteries
Attacks on enemy positions
Physical or emotional attacks
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
assayers (11 points)
Ones doing rush work (wordplay)
They may take rush orders
They test animal facing years working
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
assaying (12 points)
The way to get value like a saw
Analyzing to determine properties
Like talking about testing metals
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
assegais (9 points)
Zulu Spears
African spears.
Weapons from revolutionary times, externally unchanged
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
assemble (12 points)
Construct some brass emblems (wordplay)
What they have to do for a 13 across
Labs seem uncomplicated to construct
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
assembly (15 points)
General in charge of meetings (wordplay)
Gathering of gambolling lambs? Yes!
Online factory work (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
assented (9 points)
Caved in, maybe
A greed is not denied
Agreed (to)
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assenter (8 points)
One agreeing to make fool join
Yes-man, for example
... one agrees for fool to come in
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assentor (8 points)
One who agrees
Nominee endorser in Britain
Endorsing voter, in England.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
asserted (9 points)
Declared with authority!
A dessert may well be insisted upon
Stated with conviction
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
asserter (8 points)
One who states plainly and strongly
One who's sure
One who seizes the day
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assertor (8 points)
Star rose to become a champion defender
One speaking positively
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assessed (9 points)
Had a taxing job (wordplay)
Did a taxing task (wordplay)
Placed value on.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assesses (8 points)
Reckons how silly the girls are, perhaps
Gives a number to, perhaps
Rates for female quadrupeds (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
assessor (8 points)
Perhaps the woman is silly or values it
One with a taxing job (wordplay)
Perhaps she's silly or after 22 across
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assignat (9 points)
The way to put one's name at revolutionary currency
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1 = 9 pts
assigned (10 points)
Given gas, is end exploding (wordplay)
Given out the way it was autographed
Allotted or delegated
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 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
assigner (9 points)
Professor, at times
Professor, re homework
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
assignor (9 points)
One transferring property rights, in law
Property transferor
One who nominates a southern Italian gentleman
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
assisted (9 points)
Living predecessor (wordplay)
Got some credit, perhaps
Ted's silly to have given a hand
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assister (8 points)
Help when family member needed
One who helps because she's related
Right-hand man.
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assistor (8 points)
Lawyer's aide
Supportive one
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assoiled (9 points)
Pardoned, old style.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assonant (8 points)
Like small talk (wordplay)
Onager treading insect?
Onager treading insect (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
assorted (9 points)
How silly a boy can be ini various ways!
Various, as chocolates
Like some candies in boxes
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
assorter (8 points)
One who classifies things
Classifier
Classifier.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
assuaged (10 points)
Silly you, so old and so satisfied!
Softened when core of satsuma's ripened
Calmed, as fears
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
assuages (9 points)
Makes something less severe, pain say
Satisfies an appetite or desires
As a guess, dancing soothes
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
assumers (10 points)
Supposers.
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
assuming (11 points)
Accepting without verification
Based on the supposition
Taking as true
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
assureds (9 points)
Policy beneficiaries
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
assurers (8 points)
They give confidence
They make you feel confident
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
assuring (9 points)
Using a calming voice
Silly! You press the bell for cover
Making certain
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
assurors (8 points)
Assuror
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
asswaged (13 points)
Asswage
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
asswages (12 points)
Asswage
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
astasias (8 points)
Astasia
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 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
asterias (8 points)
Asteria
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
asterisk (12 points)
Star of "M*A*S*H" (wordplay)
Star on the keys (wordplay)
Star in "M*A*S*H" (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+K·5 = 12 pts
asterism (10 points)
Cluster of stars
Small constellation
Constellation
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
asternal (8 points)
Lacking a breastbone
Unattached to the breastbone, as the floating ribs.
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
asteroid (9 points)
Sex hormone, for example (wordplay)
'Rock' perhaps, a drug
Small celestial body
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
asthenia (11 points)
Debility at that time within continent
Debilitating weakness
The way it was, I anticipated a loss of strength
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
asthenic (13 points)
Weak
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
astigmia (11 points)
An eye defect
A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
astomous (10 points)
Having no mouthlike opening
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
astonied (9 points)
Astony
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
astonies (8 points)
Astony
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
astonish (11 points)
University is hard? Surprise!
Villa-style floor (wordplay)
Like James Bond's car? Wow!
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
astounds (9 points)
Changing to Sun's ad brings surprises!
Fizzy soda with nuts is amazing
Causes shock
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
astragal (9 points)
Silver in heavenly ornament
Moulding in the form of a strip of beads
The ankle makes a star of a girl
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 9 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
astricts (10 points)
Confines
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 10 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
astutely (11 points)
... like Pharaoh, see, with finesse
That's you with cunning in a stately way
With good insight.
A·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
asyndeta (12 points)
Sentences in which conjunctions are omitted
A·1+S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 12 pts
ataghans (12 points)
Ataghan
A·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
atalayas (11 points)
Atalaya
A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
atamasco (12 points)
A flowering plant
A·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
atavisms (13 points)
Reversions to type
Reversions of a sort
Reversions
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
atavists (11 points)
Biological throwbacks
Throwbacks
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ateliers (8 points)
Places for beret wearers
Places for canvases
Studios with canvases
A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
athanasy (14 points)
Immortality
A·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
atheisms (13 points)
Atheism
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
atheists (11 points)
Non-prophet group (wordplay)
Naysayers, of a kind
Ones in disbelief (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
athletes (11 points)
The least dodgy sportspeople (wordplay)
People on the run (wordplay)
Trade subjects (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
athodyds (16 points)
Athodyd
A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+Y·4+D·2+S·1 = 16 pts
atlantes (8 points)
Figures of men used as columns
Statues used as columns
Male figures used as columns.
A·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
atomised (11 points)
Blown to bits, a cat dies in agony
Sprayed Var.
Sprayed variable
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
atomises (10 points)
Reduces to fine particles
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
atomisms (12 points)
Atomism
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 12 pts
atomists (10 points)
Democritus and Epicurus
Democritus et al.
Epicurus and Democritus, philosophically
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
atomizes (19 points)
Reduces to smithereens
Blows to smithereens
Reduces Ma to size
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
atresias (8 points)
Atresia
A·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
atropins (10 points)
Atropin
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
atropism (12 points)
Toxic condition of armpit - so revolting!
Diseased state
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
attaches (13 points)
Legal cases (wordplay)
Lawyers' cases, maybe
State Department employees
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
attaints (8 points)
Outlaws at what spoils the food
Get to the backstreet that outlaws one
Sounds as if bad taste is not what makes one an outlaw
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
attempts (12 points)
How trying they are!
One is so trying!
How trying that pest, Matt, can be!
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
attested (9 points)
Bore witness (to)
Witness that one bore and swore
Swore (to)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
attester (8 points)
One bearing witness
One who certifies
One who gives evidence
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
attestor (8 points)
Notary, for instance
One's present at the trial, or ready to give one's 15 across at it
Certifier
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
atticism (12 points)
Worshipping Hellenic artefacts in an upper room
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
atticist (10 points)
One affecting elegant expression
Elegant writer
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
attracts (10 points)
Is an opposite (wordplay)
What drawers does (wordplay)
Acts like an opposite (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
auberges (11 points)
Inns in Tours
A·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
auctions (10 points)
Events that might have lots of lots
Puts on the block
Many eBay sales
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
audibles (11 points)
Quarterbacks' play changes
Gridiron ad-libs
QB's called-out options
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
audients (9 points)
Audient
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
auditors (9 points)
Year-end visitors
Readers of books
They check the accounts annually
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
augments (11 points)
Enlarges or increases
Increases, adds to
Stun game makes larger
A·1+U·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
augurers (9 points)
Augurer
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
auguries (9 points)
Vintage car for a laureate (wordplay)
Signs of what will happen
James portrayed her as a lady
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
auguster (9 points)
August
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
augustly (12 points)
In a regal manner
In a manner inspiring respect
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
aureolas (8 points)
Halos
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
aureoles (8 points)
Rings of light
White halos, as around suns
Hal? O, that would make him one of those going around overhead
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
auricles (10 points)
External parts of ears
Parts of hearts
Ears.
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ausforms (13 points)
Ausform
A·1+U·1+S·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
auspices (12 points)
Signs that gold adds excitement!
Gold adds piquancy to patronage
Omens or patronage for USA epics
A·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
austerer (8 points)
Austere
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
australs (8 points)
Austral
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
autecism (12 points)
The life cycle of a parasitic fungus
A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
autistic (10 points)
Like "Rain Man" (wordplay)
Living in a world of fantasy
Like the boy in "Mercury Rising"
A·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
autopsic (12 points)
Pertaining to an autopsy
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 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
auxetics (17 points)
Auxetic
A·1+U·1+X·8+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 17 pts
avarices (13 points)
States of intense greed.
States of extreme greed
Miserly qualities
A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
avengers (12 points)
TV show of the '60s (with "The")
They get even, perhaps at Ibrox
Agents of retribution
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
averages (12 points)
Means, say, salary must be topped
Do they mean to claim time (wordplay)
How mean they are to claim the Times!
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 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
aversion (11 points)
Dislike and say so in a roundabout way
One way of expressing distaste
Horror of a kind
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aversive (14 points)
Tending to shun
Kind of stimulus
Putting off claims I have reduced
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
avgasses (12 points)
Avgas
A·1+V·4+G·2+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aviaries (11 points)
Buildings for keeping birds
Buildings with wings
Where hawks and doves are kept apart
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aviarist (11 points)
One who gets lots of tweets (wordplay)
Birdman of a sort.
Birdhouse attendant
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
aviators (11 points)
Plane folks (wordplay)
People in high places (wordplay)
Aces high (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
avidness (12 points)
Eagerness and enthusiasm
Eager enthusiasm
Enthusiasm
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avionics (13 points)
High-tech aircraft science
Plane's electronics
Field of flight technology
A·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 13 pts
avocados (14 points)
Pulpy green fruits
Green salad fruit
Sushi bar slices
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 14 pts
avodires (12 points)
Avodire
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avoiders (12 points)
They won't look you in the eye
Shirkers.
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avouches (16 points)
Affirms
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
avulsing (12 points)
Tearing away
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

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