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alacrity (13 points)
Prompt and eager readiness
New car in Italy moving with great speed
Quick, cheerful enthusiasm
A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+D·2+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
alarming (11 points)
Startling gangster providing weapons
Worrying or disturbing
Frightening in marginal way
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
alarmism (12 points)
Rude awakening (wordplay)
Chicken Little warns of its dangers
Habit of exaggerating danger
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
albacore (12 points)
Large tuna; able orca (anagram)
A fish that gets canned (wordplay)
Al Gore has cab back up for good swimmer
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+E·1+D·2+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 19 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+I·1+A·1 = 28 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Y·4+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 19 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aldehyde (16 points)
Organic compound used in perfumery
Volatile alcohol derivative.
Chemical with lead ruined northern town
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
alderman (11 points)
Terry, cricket council member (wordplay)
Town council member
City of London ward councillor
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
alehouse (11 points)
Part of a pub crawl, perhaps
Drafty establishment (wordplay)
Has he a pub with a louse (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alerting (9 points)
Paul Revere's midnight duty
Purpose of Paul Revere's ride
Warning triangle is broken
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1 = 20 pts
A·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+J·8+A·1+S·1 = 18 pts
alfresco (13 points)
Outdoors, meal, perhaps
Pacino outdoors (wordplay)
Close and far off outside (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alienate (8 points)
Turn into an extraterrestrial (wordplay)
Cause a friend to say, "The end!"
Turn off, in a big way
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 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
alienors (8 points)
They transfer property
Transferrers of property
Those who transfer property ownership
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
alighted (13 points)
Got off a train, say
How A got down on fire (wordplay)
Got down from, plane or train
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
aliments (10 points)
Food and fruit devoured by workers
For food I get the people in the salt
Workers gather fruit for food
A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 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
A·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 17 pts
alizarin (17 points)
Darker shade of crimson
Colouring matter of the madder root
Compound used in making red pigments
A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
alkaloid (13 points)
Caffeine, for one
All oak? I'd planned organic compound
Morphine or nicotine, for example
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
allegory (12 points)
"The Tortoise and the Hare," for one
The Tortoise and the Hare, for one
Animal Farm, for one
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+U·1+I·1+A·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
allergic (11 points)
Averse to boxers, say
Reacting badly (to something)
Reacting (to certain substances)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+Y·4 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
allonyms (13 points)
Ghostwriters' noms de plume, say
Pen names derived from real people
Pen names adopted from others' real names
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
allopath (13 points)
Kind of medical practitioner.
Doctor adhering to a certain medical practice.
Alternative medicine practitioner's term for a mainstream doctor
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
allowing (12 points)
Admitting whole sum is due
Admitting nothing has been settled
Nothing paid for with permission
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+X·8+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
alluring (9 points)
Everybody you said to call is attractive
Everyone you phone to is so attractive
Inviting everyone round to catch United
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
allusion (8 points)
Hint of troubled soul in LA
Oblique or indirect reference
A brief or indirect reference
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
allusive (11 points)
Having lots of references to evil Saul
Having reference to
Having indirect references
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 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
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
alopecia (12 points)
Loss of crew, maybe (wordplay)
Reason for buying a rug (wordplay)
Unlocked trait (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 15 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 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
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4 = 15 pts
altitude (9 points)
Height (above ground)
Something to gain from flying (wordplay)
High number (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 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
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
aluminum (12 points)
Worrisome wall wiring element
Its atomic number is 13
Light silvery metal, to an American
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+T·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
alveolus (11 points)
Small pit or cavity, eg a honeycomb cell
Lung compartment
A sort of love and lust that won't end depression
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
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