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antileft (11 points)
Opposed to leftism
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 pts
antilife (11 points)
Opposed to life
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 11 pts
antilogs (9 points)
Math class calculations
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 9 pts
antilogy (12 points)
Contradiction in terms.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 12 pts
antimale (10 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antimask (14 points)
A comic interlude between the acts of a masque
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+K·5 = 14 pts
antimere (10 points)
A part of an organism that corresponds with another
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antimony (13 points)
Metallic element used in alloys
Its symbol is Sb.
Brittle bluish-white element
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
antinode (9 points)
Part of a radio wave
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
antinomy (13 points)
What's upsetting to many in a paradox
A legal contradiction
A contradiction between two reasonable beliefs
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
antinuke (12 points)
Protesting the pro-testers (wordplay)
Like Greenpeace, e.g
Like some protestors
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 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
antiqued (18 points)
Looked for Hepplewhites
Made to look old artificially
Artificially made to look old
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
antiquer (17 points)
One shopping for old curios
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
antiques (17 points)
Old objects, valuable perhaps
Flea market treasures
Valuable old objects
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+S·1 = 17 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
antiriot (8 points)
Like gear that quells mobs
Like some armored vehicles
Serving to quell violent protests
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antiroll (8 points)
Stabilising insect I turn over
Kind of bar used to stabilise a car's suspension
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
antirust (8 points)
Like some protective coatings
Like some car wax
Oxidation-inhibiting
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antisera (8 points)
Snake venom neutralizers
Snakebite victims' needs
Snakebite medications
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+A·1 = 8 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
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
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
antismog (11 points)
Promoting clean air
Designed to clear the air
Like many clean-air laws
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+G·2 = 11 pts
antismut (10 points)
Opposed to pornography
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antisnob (10 points)
Opposed to snobbery [adj] / a person opposed to snobbery
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+N·1+O·1+B·3 = 10 pts
antistat (8 points)
Something that opposes static electricity
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antitank (12 points)
Designed to defeat a Panzer, say
Kind of gun
Like some bazookas or missiles
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 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
antiwear (11 points)
Additive type in oil & grease
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
antiweed (12 points)
Concerned with the destruction of weeds
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
antlered (9 points)
Like some stag party members (wordplay)
Like a dik-dik
A deer is on ahead
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
antlions (8 points)
Pit-digging insects
Adult doodlebugs
Predatory insects
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
antonyms (13 points)
Stop and go, say
Give and take, e.g
Words of opposite meaning
A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
antonymy (16 points)
Contrariness, wordwise
Manny R's friend gets stuck into some opposition
A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
antrorse (8 points)
Turned forward or upward
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antsiest (8 points)
Restless to the max
Least likely to sit still
Most impatient
A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
anuretic (10 points)
Pertaining to inability to urinate
A·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 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
anything (15 points)
Whatever spare G you like (wordplay)
You name it!
In Germany, thin girls can eat this!
A·1+N·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
aoristic (10 points)
Pertaining to a verb tense
A·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 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
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
aphthous (16 points)
Pertaining to
A·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 16 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
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
apomicts (14 points)
Apomict
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
aptitude (11 points)
A diet put out for fitness
Tied up at work acquiring proficiency
Natural ability or skill
A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 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
aquanaut (17 points)
Diver (a Pole) takes gold
Explorer of the depths
Explorer of the deep
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+T·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
aquatics (19 points)
Water polo and synchronized swimming
Swimming, surfboarding, etc.
Water polo, etc.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 19 pts
aquatint (17 points)
Etching or watercolour (wordplay)
Type of engraving.
Just a shade like water for the artist
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
aquatone (17 points)
Water color (wordplay)
Lithographic process
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
aquavits (20 points)
Caraway-flavored liquors
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 20 pts
aqueduct (20 points)
Water bearer (wordplay)
Artificial bridge-channel carrying water
Roman water conduit
A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1 = 20 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
aroynted (12 points)
Aroynt
A·1+R·1+O·1+Y·4+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
arrantly (11 points)
Without moderation
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ataraxia (15 points)
State of tranquillity
State of calmness
Peace of mind
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 15 pts
ataraxic (17 points)
A tranquilizing drug
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 17 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

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