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abscised (13 points)
Abscise
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
abseiled (11 points)
Rests back in a bed and let oneself down
Descended rock face
Let oneself down rockface as I bleed badly
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
absented (11 points)
Kept away, being dispatched into a place of rest
Kept away
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
absolved (14 points)
Declared free (from guilt)
Let off the hook, a slob finally cracked
Sailor, cracked, released from duty
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
absorbed (13 points)
Took in gold found in berth (wordplay)
Wholly engrossed or imbued
Deep in thought.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
accessed (13 points)
Made contact with
Got into, as a website
Reached hacker style
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
accosted (13 points)
Approached boldly, solicited
Approached and spoke to
Approached - when priced under a hundred
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
accursed (13 points)
Under a spell, perhaps
Charged across river, doomed
Detestable chapter in abandoned crusade
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
adjusted (17 points)
Got 22 across, but only among the dead
Dead drunk, imbibing barely changed
Fixed, adapted or set right
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
adsorbed (12 points)
Collected by condensation.
Condensed on a surface.
Held, as a dissolved substance
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
agonised (10 points)
Felt mental anguish (over a decision)
With Pa in this (wordplay)
San Diego (anagram)
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 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
ambushed (16 points)
Attacked guerrilla-style
Attacked from hiding
Waylaid mum returned exhausted
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
analysed (12 points)
Carefully examined any leads broken
Yes, a land was examined
Determined the constituent parts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
answered (12 points)
Sawn reed (anagram)
How the rep lied!
Talked back (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
antiskid (13 points)
Good for driving in icy conditions, say
Designed to help you stop
Like many automobile braking systems
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+I·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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
assoiled (9 points)
Pardoned, old style.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 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
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
asswaged (13 points)
Asswage
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 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
astonied (9 points)
Astony
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 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
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
azotised (18 points)
Azotise
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts

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