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abattoir (10 points)
Place for croaking animals (wordplay)
Place for neat disposal (wordplay)
I tar boat (anagram)
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+R·1 = 10 pts
abductor (13 points)
Taker (of someone)
One removing by force
Hercules, to Iole
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
abrupter (12 points)
More sudden and unexpected
Shorter able-bodied man serving on game point, about given up
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
absenter (10 points)
One intentionally not present
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
accentor (12 points)
Player stuck round half century gets the bird ...
Bird, in a manner of speaking, joining other ranks
Prunella, the player retaining part of part of play
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
accepter (14 points)
Oscar winner's stand-in
Recipient
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
acceptor (14 points)
Bill-of-exchange signer
He takes the prize
Draft signer
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
accouter (12 points)
Ready for battle
Equip
Outfit
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
actuator (10 points)
Something causing operation
Electric motor, mechanically speaking
Mechanism causing operation
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
adductor (12 points)
An adducent muscle
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
adjuster (16 points)
Insurance-company employee
Insurance agency employee
Insurance company employee
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
adjustor (16 points)
Professional claims examiner
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
admitter (11 points)
One who tells all.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
adroiter (9 points)
More crafty or skillful
With more skill
More skillful
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
adulator (9 points)
One who overdoes the praise
Flatterer is one among grown-up men
Person who praises excessively
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
affecter (16 points)
One who {affects=v}
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
aflutter (11 points)
Waving a couple of flippers, say
A US state, say, in hyped-up state
Agitated - excited (eg in anticipation)
A·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
agitator (9 points)
One stirring up (things)
A good mixer, maybe, but a trouble-maker
A good mixer, maybe, but a troublemaker
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
aglitter (9 points)
Sparkling silver? Rubbish!
Sparkling silver rubbish
Silver on recent issue, sparkling
A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
allotter (8 points)
One who {allots=v}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
ancestor (10 points)
Someone in a tree (wordplay)
Great-great-great grandmother, for one
Someone up in a tree (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
animater (10 points)
Inspirer
Vivifier.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
animator (10 points)
Walt Disney, perhaps (wordplay)
Ralph Bakshi, for one
Cel-ist (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
anointer (8 points)
Priest's role during Extreme Unction
One doing the consecrating
Holy-oil sprinkler
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
anteater (8 points)
Welcome picnic guest (wordplay)
Lover of armies (wordplay)
Pangolin, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
anterior (8 points)
Nearer the front; prior (to)
Front-facing, anatomically
In the front
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
atomizer (19 points)
Item on a vanity, perhaps
Perfume delivery option
Item on milady's dresser
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
attacher (13 points)
Welder, for example
Paper clip, for example
Stapling machine
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
attacker (14 points)
What an offensive sort of a person!
Take cart moving forward
One picking holes in fancy cake and tart
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
attainer (8 points)
Achiever of a goal.
One who got it
Goal getter
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
attemper (12 points)
A term pet used to adapt old style
Modify by mixture.
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
attender (9 points)
One who's all there (wordplay)
One who showed up
Someone who shows up
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 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
atwitter (11 points)
All keyed up and telling folks about it
1959 John Wayne western
Nervously excited
A·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
auguster (9 points)
August
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
auntlier (8 points)
Auntly
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
austerer (8 points)
Austere
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
avigator (12 points)
One who navigates aircraft
A·1+V·4+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
aweather (14 points)
On the windy side
Not sheltered, on ship
Dread of woman on the windward side
A·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

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