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dactylus (14 points)

A leg joint of certain insects

D·2+A·1+C·3+T·1+Y·4+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts

daglocks (16 points)

Daglock

D·2+A·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts

debacles (13 points)

Total disasters

Total failures

Sudden collapses

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

decagons (12 points)

Figures with ten sides and ten angles

Ten-sided figures

Five-pointed stars, technically

D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts

decalogs (12 points)

Decalog

D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

decapods (14 points)

Crabs and crayfish

Lobsters and crabs

Shrimp, lobster, crab, etc.

D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts

decayers (14 points)

Decayer

D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deceases (11 points)

Sounds as if one dyes this

By the sound of it, dyes at last

D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

deceives (14 points)

Plays a Federer-style disguised shot

Devise play about Clare fiddles

Fools, causes to believe something untrue

D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deciares (11 points)

Deciare

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

decibels (13 points)

Measures of sound.

Units of sound-wave intensity

Units of sound or power measurements

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

deciders (12 points)

Game-winning shots, e.g

Settlers of questions.

Game-winning shots, for example

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

deciduas (12 points)

Decidua

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts

decimals (13 points)

Topic in arithmetic

Fractions usually indicated by a dot

Alternatives to fractions

D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts

deckings (16 points)

Decking

D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 16 pts

declaims (13 points)

Speaks impressively during medicals

Speaks impressively or dramatically

Speaks dramatically about medicals

D·2+E·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts

declares (11 points)

Makes a bid, in bridge.

Bids, in bridge

Ends the innings and makes announcement

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

declines (11 points)

Turns down a challenge (wordplay)

Says no thanks

Says "No, thanks"

D·2+E·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

decoders (12 points)

Specialists of a sort

'Morse' may be intelligible to such folk

Keys of a kind

D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts

decolors (11 points)

Decolor

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

decorous (11 points)

O, so crude, perhaps? Far from it

Becoming so crude, blasted about nothing

Proper and well-arranged

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

decorums (13 points)

Requirements of polite behavior

D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts

decoyers (14 points)

They employ red herrings

D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

decreers (11 points)

They lay down the law

Decision makers.

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

decrials (11 points)

Noisy censures

D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts

decriers (11 points)

Belittlers

Belittlers.

D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts

decrowns (14 points)

Decrown

D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts

decrypts (16 points)

Reads (coded message)

Converts code into ordinary language

Cracks a code

D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts

decuples (13 points)

Decuple

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

decuries (11 points)

Decury

D·2+E·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

decurves (14 points)

Decurve

D·2+E·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

defacers (14 points)

Vandals, for example

Graffiti artists

Spoilers

D·2+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

defences (14 points)

Justifications from French receivers

Means of protection

Protections or justifications

D·2+E·1+F·4+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deficits (14 points)

Short ends, on the scoreboard

Escesses of expenditure over income

Excesses of liabilities over assets

D·2+E·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deflects (14 points)

Changes the subject, perhaps

Turns from a straight course

Does some spin doctoring

D·2+E·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deforces (14 points)

Deforce

D·2+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

defrocks (18 points)

Ousts from the clergy *

Deprives of ecclesiastical status

Cuts from the cloth

D·2+E·1+F·4+R·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 18 pts

dehisces (14 points)

Bursts, as a plant pod

Bursts, as plant pods

Bursts open, as legume seedpods

D·2+E·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

deicides (12 points)

Slayers of gods

Violent acts commited by Kratos, hero of the God of War video games

D·2+E·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

demotics (13 points)

The study of people in society

D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 13 pts

derricks (15 points)

Frameworks over oil wells.

Oil field sights

Oil-well equipment

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

descants (11 points)

Independent airs of Ned's cats, perhaps

Discourses at length

Talks at length.

D·2+E·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

descends (12 points)

Leaves a peak

Prepares to land

Gets ready to land

D·2+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts

descents (11 points)

Parts of mountaineering trips

Starts of many spelunking explorations

Thrills for sky divers

D·2+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

descries (11 points)

Catches sight of

Makes out

Spies

D·2+E·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

detaches (14 points)

Unscrews or unglues

Uses a perforation

Works a perforation

D·2+E·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

detracts (11 points)

Takes away (from)

Takes something desirable away.

Disparages (with "from").

D·2+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

devoices (14 points)

Devoice

D·2+E·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

dewclaws (17 points)

Parts of dogs' feet

D·2+E·1+W·4+C·3+L·1+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 17 pts

dialects (11 points)

Norman and Walloon, for example

They vary, in a manner of speaking

Cockney and Cajun

D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

dicotyls (14 points)

Dicotyl

D·2+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 14 pts

dictates (11 points)

Speaks to Siri, perhaps

Calls the shots about

'T' indicates 'Talks in the office'

D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

dictions (11 points)

Phraseologies

D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts

diebacks (17 points)

Dieback

D·2+I·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts

diecious (11 points)

Unisexual

D·2+I·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts

dioceses (11 points)

Territorial jurisdictions of bishops

Jurisdictions of bishops

Bishops' concerns

D·2+I·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

dioicous (11 points)

Not having male and female plants together

D·2+I·1+O·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts

diptycas (16 points)

Diptyca

D·2+I·1+P·3+T·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts

diptychs (19 points)

Two-paneled paintings

Paintings on two folding surfaces

Paintings on two folding panels

D·2+I·1+P·3+T·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+S·1 = 19 pts

discants (11 points)

Discant

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

discards (12 points)

Certain bridge plays

Gets rid of unwanted object

Drops from one's hand

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts

discases (11 points)

Discase

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

discepts (13 points)

Discept

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts

discerns (11 points)

Sees the difference

Detects, makes out

Distinguishes, makes out

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts

discoids (12 points)

Discoid

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts

discords (12 points)

Features of modern music.

Disagreements can be musically inharmonious

Seems to me that they are spirited writing materials.

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts

discuses (11 points)

They're thrown at meets

D·2+I·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

disjects (18 points)

Disject

D·2+I·1+S·1+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 18 pts

dissects (11 points)

Cuts up in a biology class (wordplay)

Cuts apart to examine internally

Cuts this as one works in the theatre

D·2+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts

distichs (14 points)

Couplets

D·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+S·1 = 14 pts

ditchers (14 points)

Pick-and-shovel workers

Shovel specialists

D·2+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

divorces (14 points)

Acts like Elizabeth Taylor (wordplay)

Absolutely split matches

Makes exes

D·2+I·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

dockages (16 points)

Facilities for boats

D·2+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts

dogcarts (12 points)

Horse-drawn vehicles

Horse-drawn vehicles, ironically

One-horse vehicles

D·2+O·1+G·2+C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts

dogfaces (15 points)

G.I.'s of W.W. I

D·2+O·1+G·2+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts

domicils (13 points)

Abodes variable

D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts

dornecks (15 points)

Dorneck

D·2+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts

dornicks (15 points)

Dornick

D·2+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts

dornocks (15 points)

Dornock

D·2+O·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts

douceurs (11 points)

Douceur

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

dovecots (14 points)

Dovecot

D·2+O·1+V·4+E·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts

drachmas (16 points)

Greek tax payments (wordplay)

Erstwhile Greek coinage

Money Mercouri carried

D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts

drenches (14 points)

Soaks, douses

Makes wet

Soaks

D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

duckpins (17 points)

Baltimore bowler's targets

Bowling game

Boxing + Wrestling

D·2+U·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 17 pts

ductings (12 points)

Ducting

D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts

ductless (11 points)

Without ducts

D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts

ductules (11 points)

Ductule

D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

durances (11 points)

Durance

D·2+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts

dynamics (16 points)

Laws relating to physical forces

Pattern of change or growth

Variation in musical intensity

D·2+Y·4+N·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 16 pts

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