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abducent (13 points)
Drawing back
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
aberrant (10 points)
Ran in a deviating Albert (wordplay)
'Deviant, behaviour say (8)'
Deviant, behaviour say
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
abetment (12 points)
Help in holding up
Support in wrongdoing
Help on a heist
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
abradant (11 points)
Sandpaper, for one
A badly behaved child, boy kept in for being irritating
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
absonant (10 points)
Unnatural boast about strangling old relative
Discordant
Discordant, archaically
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
abstract (12 points)
Quietly remove painting, perhaps
Hard to grasp, maybe
Knock off some modern art (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 12 pts
abstrict (12 points)
To set free by constriction
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 12 pts
abundant (11 points)
Notice worker eating cake that's rich
Existing in large quantities, plentiful
Rich worker attached to a German union
A·1+B·3+U·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
abutment (12 points)
Point of contact
Only men go in at such a meeting
Only males go in at such a meeting
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
accident (13 points)
Bumper-to-bumper occurrence (wordplay)
Eg, car crash
The discovery of penicillin, e.g
A·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
accredit (13 points)
Red cacti (anagram)
Give official sanction to (a diplomat)
CID trace (anagram)
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1 = 13 pts
accusant (12 points)
An {accuser=n}
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acerbest (12 points)
Acerb
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acescent (12 points)
Of milk, sour or turning sour
A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
achromat (15 points)
A light transmitting lens
A·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1 = 15 pts
acquaint (19 points)
Make familiar (with)
Make (someone) familiar (with)
Introduce a strange noise
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 19 pts
acridest (11 points)
Acrid
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
acrodont (11 points)
An animal having rootless teeth
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
activist (13 points)
Subversive part of play I view endlessly
Issue-oriented person
Busy worker for cause
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
adducent (12 points)
Drawing inward
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
adeptest (11 points)
Adept
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
adherent (12 points)
Fan sticking (wordplay)
Loyal follower - sticks close
He daren't appear as a supporter
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
adjacent (18 points)
Lying near or next (to)
Lying next (to)
Next (to something)
A·1+D·2+J·8+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 18 pts
adjutant (16 points)
Stork frequently seen in a mess
Military admin officer
Large stork of India.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
adjuvant (19 points)
A help
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+V·4+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 19 pts
adscript (13 points)
Feudal serf attached to the soil
Written after.
A·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
aeroduct (11 points)
A type of jet engine
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1 = 11 pts
aeronaut (8 points)
Balloonist, say, in bar with tipsy aunt
Pilot - Eton aura (anagram)
Balloon man (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aerostat (8 points)
Balloon or dirigible
Balloon or blimp
Any lighter-than-air craft.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
afferent (14 points)
Conveying impulses toward a nerve center
Conveying impulses to a nerve center
Sensory relay to integrating center
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
affluent (14 points)
Well off, having plenty of money
In the money
Have a piece of furniture polished
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 14 pts
afforest (14 points)
Plant with trees
Plant trees over a wide area
Would, by the sound of it, plant
A·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
affright (18 points)
Scared of a fortissimo - OK (wordplay)
Correctly installing high-volume alarm
A very strong and appropriate terror
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 18 pts
airburst (10 points)
Explosion in the atmosphere
Detonation in the atmosphere
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aircraft (13 points)
Airbus A330 or 380, say
Exhibit skill with kite perhaps
Airbus A330 or A380, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+F·4+T·1 = 13 pts
airtight (12 points)
Lay drunk maybe beyond question
Like some alibis (wordplay)
Sealed completely, perhaps
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 12 pts
alarmist (10 points)
The sky is falling! crier, for one
Chicken Little, for one
A slim tar (anagram)
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
alcahest (13 points)
""The hypothetical solvent sought by alchemists, also ALKAHEST""
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
alertest (8 points)
Least likely to nod off
Most wide-awake
Most on one's guard
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alienist (8 points)
Litanies about legal psychiatrist
Former doctor treating mental illness
Expert witness in a sanity trial
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aliquant (17 points)
Term in long division
Designating divisor that leaves a remainder.
Such as will not divide a number without a remainder
A·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
alkahest (15 points)
Universal solvent of the alchemists
Fabled "universal solvent" of the alchemist.
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
almagest (11 points)
Ptolemy's work on astronomy
Work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy
Work on astronomy
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
alphabet (15 points)
Cast of characters (wordplay)
A to Z, say
First elements (of language)
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
alpinist (10 points)
A leg bandaged by lean skier, perhaps
It's plain stupid for a mountaineer
Climber of big mountains
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
alterant (8 points)
Change-producing agent
Catalyst of a sort
A cause of change
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
altruist (8 points)
Carnegie, for one
Person with unselfish concern for others
One with unselfish motives.
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alumroot (10 points)
Plant used as an astringent
North American perennial
NA perennial
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+T·1 = 10 pts
amadavat (14 points)
Cage bird from India
A loony woman beginning to tickle a bird
Fleet losing right to put tax on a bird
A·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1 = 14 pts
ambivert (15 points)
Sometimes shy, sometimes outgoing
One who's sometimes outgoing, sometimes shy
Person who might enjoy a party and a Netflix binge equally
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 15 pts
ambulant (12 points)
Able to walk, not confined to bed
Walking, moving around
Of patient, able to walk
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
amethyst (16 points)
Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
Valuable purple stone
During Sat. make me your bluestone
A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anchoret (13 points)
Religious worker holds arduous job
Solitary worker holds menial job
Miscreant surrounds house of hermit
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1 = 13 pts
angriest (9 points)
Mostly across (wordplay)
Least at peace
Iran gets upset - most upset
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
annalist (8 points)
Shrink from sound one records
Writer of history.
Historian of a sort
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antevert (11 points)
To tip forward
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 11 pts
anticult (10 points)
Opposed to cults [adj] / an organisation opposed to cults
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antileft (11 points)
Opposed to leftism
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+T·1 = 11 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
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
antismut (10 points)
Opposed to pornography
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1 = 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
autocrat (10 points)
Detroit lobby leader (wordplay)
Henry Ford, for example (wordplay)
Detroit lobby leader?
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1 = 10 pts
avadavat (15 points)
Indian songbird related to the weaver birds
A·1+V·4+A·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1 = 15 pts
averment (13 points)
Positive affirmation.
Positive declaration
Affirmation
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 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

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