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caboodle (13 points)

Kit's partner (wordplay)

Kit's companion

Collection in its entirety

C·3+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

cabriole (12 points)

Louis Quinze furniture leg

Curved furniture leg

Ballerina's leap

C·3+A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calamine (12 points)

Poison ivy lotion

Type of lotion

Zinc oxide mixture

C·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calamite (12 points)

Reed fossil

C·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calceate (12 points)

Wearing shoes

C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calflike (17 points)

Like a calf

C·3+A·1+L·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

califate (13 points)

The domain of a calif

C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

callable (12 points)

Subject to payment on demand

Like some company bonds

C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calliope (12 points)

Keyboard with whistles

Muse of epic poetry

Homer's Muse

C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts

callipee (12 points)

""The edible part of a turtle, also CALIPASH, CALIPEE""

C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts

calorize (19 points)

""To coat steel with aluminum, also CALORISE""

C·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts

calycate (15 points)

""Pertaining to a calyx, also CALYCEAL, CALYCINE""

C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts

calycine (15 points)

""Pertaining to a calyx, also CALYCATE, CALYCEAL""

C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts

camisole (12 points)

Poor Lois arrived outside wearing this!

Close aim (anagram)

Woman's garment

C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

camomile (14 points)

Flower no distance from 11 (wordplay)

Herb for tea (or lawn?)

Without mom Alice brewed tea (wordplay)

C·3+A·1+M·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

canaille (10 points)

Rabble or riffraff

Nail lace up for the French mob

The rabble forming new alliance

C·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

canalise (10 points)

Cause watercourse in Alsace to wander

C·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

canalize (19 points)

Divert to a channel

Form a passage

C·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts

cannulae (10 points)

Tubes unclean, ale initially disgusting!

C·3+A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts

canoodle (11 points)

Kiss and cuddle (informal)

Win over with flattery

Be lovey-dovey

C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

canticle (12 points)

Hymn or chant

Non-metrical hymn may amuse, we hear

Hymn is horrible - cancel it

C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

canulate (10 points)

To insert a canula into

C·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

capriole (12 points)

Horse's jump

High leap in ballet

Playful leap

C·3+A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

caracole (12 points)

Slight turning maneuver on horseback

Dressage half-turn

Horseman's half-turn

C·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

carriole (10 points)

Quebec passenger sled

Light covered cart variable

Light covered cart Var.

C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

cartable (12 points)

Able to be carted

C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

caruncle (12 points)

Coxcomb (wordplay)

The sort of comb that is mechanical, to a relative extent

With his motor, that relative of yours in a proper coxcomb

C·3+A·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cascable (14 points)

""The rear part of a cannon, also CASCABEL""

C·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

cashable (15 points)

Able to be cashed

C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

catalase (10 points)

An {enzyme=n}

C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

catalyze (22 points)

Force changes in

C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

caulicle (12 points)

Rudimentary stem of a seedling

C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

causable (12 points)

Able to be caused

C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cavelike (17 points)

Like an underground chamber

C·3+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

celibate (12 points)

Single-minded (wordplay)

Monk, for one

Chaste priest hit in church

C·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cellmate (12 points)

Bar buddy (wordplay)

Pen pal, perhaps

Cooler person to live with (wordplay)

C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

centuple (12 points)

Add two zeroes to

Increase a hundredfold

The continental coin having risen first 100-fold

C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

chalazae (22 points)

Chalaza

C·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+E·1 = 22 pts

chasuble (15 points)

Short prince adjusts blue vestment

Priest's long sleeveless vestment

A Eucharistic vestment

C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

chenille (13 points)

Silly Hellenic yarn maybe

Pile-face fabric

Tufted velvety cord or yarn

C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

chewable (18 points)

OK for one's teeth to cut into wire

Like some vitamins

Like many children's vitamins

C·3+H·4+E·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts

chlorate (13 points)

Potassium or sodium compound

A salt of potassium

C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

chloride (14 points)

Salt, for one

Half of table salt

Table salt, for example

C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts

chlorine (13 points)

It's used to purify a swimming pool

Pale green gas

PS This follows periodically

C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts

chlorite (13 points)

Green stone

C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

citeable (12 points)

""Suitable for citation, also CITABLE""

C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

civilise (13 points)

Polite untruths are said to educate

Improve the behaviour of - savages (wordplay)

One engineer is going to Spain to socialise

C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts

civilize (22 points)

School in culture

Refine

C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

clambake (18 points)

Outdoor gathering to eat seafood (US)

Outdoor seafood party (US)

Outdoor gathering (US)

C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts

clarence (12 points)

19th century carriage

Thomas in court

Mr. Mulford, creator of Hopalong.

C·3+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts

clavicle (15 points)

Bone linking scapula and sternum

Commonly fractured bone

Part of the pectoral girdle

C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

claylike (17 points)

Like clay

C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

claymore (15 points)

Earth's additional weapon (wordplay)

Two-edged broadsword

About to put down extra weapon

C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

clayware (16 points)

Pottery

C·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts

cleavage (14 points)

Rack display (wordplay)

Blender feature (wordplay)

Decolletage body part (wordplay)

C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts

cleveite (13 points)

Mineral from Norway.

C·3+L·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

clodpate (13 points)

Fool corruptly dealt with cop

Blockhead

Spooner's slog, woman for taming being a dull person

C·3+L·1+O·1+D·2+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

clodpole (13 points)

""A stupid person, also CLODPATE, CLODPOLL, CLOTPOLL""

C·3+L·1+O·1+D·2+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

closable (12 points)

Like easy business deals

C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

clubable (14 points)

Sociable

C·3+L·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

clypeate (15 points)

Shield-shaped Biol.

Shield-shaped: Biol.

C·3+L·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts

coalesce (12 points)

Merge and mingle.

Come together as one

Come together as one mass

C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts

coalhole (13 points)

Small house in weird locale has a cellar

C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

cochleae (15 points)

Shells from what sounds like male crab found on shelved area regularly

C·3+O·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+E·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts

cocklike (20 points)

Like a rooster

C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts

coevolve (16 points)

To evolve together

C·3+O·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts

coinable (12 points)

Capable of being devised.

Like silver and gold

C·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

colessee (10 points)

A joint lessee

C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts

colicine (12 points)

""An antibacterial substance, also COLICIN""

C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

collapse (12 points)

Fall getting around the mountain drop

Pass a mistake and go to pieces

What opera hats do.

C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts

collogue (11 points)

To {conspire=v}

C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts

colocate (12 points)

Share a facility

C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

colonise (10 points)

Make it: like that (wordplay)

Settle for the takeover

Form a settlement in a foreign country

C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

colonize (19 points)

Settle, in a way

Settle, as a new territory

What ants do

C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts

comblike (18 points)

Like a comb

C·3+O·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts

comingle (13 points)

Mix together variable

C·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

complete (14 points)

Full make up (wordplay)

Whole, nothing missing

Out-and-out

C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts

complice (16 points)

An associate

C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts

compline (14 points)

Monks' last hour

Final canonical hour

Canonical hour

C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts

conclave (15 points)

Private meeting, perhaps of cardinals

Private meeting (to elect a pope?)

Inner circle curving inward around line

C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts

conclude (13 points)

Decide, though it's close

Decide to terminate

Wind up judge finally

C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts

conflate (13 points)

Put together to form a whole

Merge (texts) together

Fuse into a single entity

C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

conglobe (13 points)

To become a globule

C·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 13 pts

convolve (16 points)

To roll together

C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts

convulse (13 points)

Undergo spasms (from pain or laughter)

Shake with laughter

Shake, as with laughter

C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts

cookable (16 points)

Able to be cooked

C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts

copulate (12 points)

Mate taking money into shelter

Couple at work have sex

Mate welcoming cryptic Paul into bird's home

C·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

coquille (19 points)

Dish or pastry case in the shape of a scallop or shell

C·3+O·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts

cordelle (11 points)

To use a tow rope to tow a boat

C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts

cordlike (15 points)

Like a cord

C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

corelate (10 points)

To place in mutual relation

C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

corklike (18 points)

Like cork

C·3+O·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts

cormlike (16 points)

Like a corm

C·3+O·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts

cornicle (12 points)

A part of an aphid

C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

coulisse (10 points)

A side scene of a theatre stage

C·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

credible (13 points)

Trustworthy (unlike Bruce Banner)

Like something to believe in

Having a ring of truth

C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

crenelle (10 points)

Embrasure in a battlement.

Frenchman in ghastly cell finds gap in castle wall

C·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

crevalle (13 points)

Fla. food fish

C·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

crucible (14 points)

Snooker hot spot (wordplay)

Shaun Murphy reached meltdown here!

Melting pot or pots here (wordplay)

C·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

cryolite (13 points)

Sodium-aluminum fluoride

The earliest source of aluminium

Mineral extractable from Tyrol ice

C·3+R·1+Y·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

culicine (12 points)

Of an insect of the gnat family that includes common European mosquitos

C·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

culpable (14 points)

In danger of being impeached, say

Guilty guy holding 'Posh' record

Posh album pinched by guy - guilty

C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

cultrate (10 points)

Sharp edged and pointed

C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

cumulate (12 points)

Heap up

Heaped up

C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cupulate (12 points)

Container-shaped

C·3+U·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

curbable (14 points)

Able to be reined in

C·3+U·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

curlicue (12 points)

Kind of spiral ornamental line

Fancy curve in handwriting

Scribe's flourish

C·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+E·1 = 12 pts

curlycue (15 points)

A fancy twist or curl

C·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+U·1+E·1 = 15 pts

curricle (12 points)

Light racing carriage

Two-wheeled carriage

Might rice curl with such carriage (wordplay)

C·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cuttable (12 points)

Able to be cut

C·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts

cypselae (15 points)

Cypsela

C·3+Y·4+P·3+S·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts

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