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dabchick (22 points)
Detective catching Bach out with bird
Water bird - little grebe
Small diving bird
D·2+A·1+B·3+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 22 pts
dahabeah (17 points)
""A large passage boat, also DAHABIAH, DAHABIEH, DAHABIYA""
D·2+A·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+A·1+H·4 = 17 pts
dahabiah (17 points)
""A large passage boat, also DAHABEAH, DAHABIEH, DAHABIYA""
D·2+A·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+H·4 = 17 pts
dahabieh (17 points)
""A large passage boat, also DAHABEAH, DAHABIAH, DAHABIYA""
D·2+A·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+E·1+H·4 = 17 pts
dahabiya (17 points)
""A large passage boat, also DAHABEAH, DAHABIAH, DAHABIEH""
D·2+A·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+Y·4+A·1 = 17 pts
daishiki (16 points)
Colorful garment of West Africa variable
D·2+A·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+K·5+I·1 = 16 pts
dakerhen (16 points)
A European bird
D·2+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
dandyish (16 points)
Boat is hot and quite smart
Like a fop
Vain prince informally introduced to beauty
D·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 16 pts
daphnias (14 points)
Daphnia
D·2+A·1+P·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
darshans (12 points)
Darshan
D·2+A·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dasheens (12 points)
Dasheen
D·2+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dashiest (12 points)
Dashy
D·2+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
dashikis (16 points)
Pullovers popular in the 1960s
Versatile West African garments
Colorful shirts for men
D·2+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+K·5+I·1+S·1 = 16 pts
dashpots (14 points)
Dashpot
D·2+A·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
daughter (13 points)
Dug earth (anagram)
The guard (anagram)
Changing of 'the guard' (wordplay)
D·2+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
dauphine (14 points)
Renault model sold in N. America '57-'66
D·2+A·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
dauphins (14 points)
Historical heirs of France
Formerly, the eldest sons of kings of France
D·2+A·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
daylight (16 points)
When the sun's up (time for robbery?)
From dawn to dusk
Part of D. S. T.
D·2+A·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 16 pts
deadhead (14 points)
Useless chap, tidy up the flower bed!
Stoner in a Microbus, maybe
Grateful fan (wordplay)
D·2+E·1+A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 14 pts
dealfish (15 points)
A marine fish
D·2+E·1+A·1+L·1+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 15 pts
deanship (14 points)
University office - phased in (anagram)
Job in university for strange pinheads
Office of cathedral dignitary
D·2+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 14 pts
deashing (13 points)
Deash
D·2+E·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
deathbed (15 points)
Berth farthest from birth (wordplay)
Sleeping furniture for expiring person
Place where someone expires
D·2+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
deathcup (16 points)
A poisonous mushroom
D·2+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+C·3+U·1+P·3 = 16 pts
deathful (15 points)
After mortality, flu somehow remains destructive
D·2+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 15 pts
debouche (16 points)
Outlet, as for troops
D·2+E·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts
decipher (16 points)
Work out (text in code)
Unravel, as a mystery
Figure out price he'd restructured
D·2+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
deckhand (19 points)
Two sets of cards for one on board
Manual labourer in a ship's crew
Ordinary seaman's two sets of cards
D·2+E·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 19 pts
dehisced (15 points)
Split open, as seedpods
D·2+E·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 15 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
dehorned (13 points)
Pruned cattle (wordplay)
Made cattle harmless
Disarmed, in a way.
D·2+E·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
dehorner (12 points)
Stripper of antlers.
The Camptown plum puller whose stock has points taken off (wordplay)
D·2+E·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
dehorted (13 points)
Dehort
D·2+E·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
delights (13 points)
Finds pleasure (in)
Joys of French windows
Slighted by pleasures
D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
demarche (16 points)
Kiki's got some spring in her step!
Diplomatic measure or initiative
A diplomatic initiative
D·2+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts
demijohn (21 points)
Jo's bottle (wordplay)
Large bottle for half-Jack (wordplay)
Narrow-necked bottle.
D·2+E·1+M·3+I·1+J·8+O·1+H·4+N·1 = 21 pts
demolish (14 points)
Knock down (a building)
Knock down (building)
Knock down, say a building
D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
depolish (14 points)
To remove the gloss from
D·2+E·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
despatch (16 points)
Send out - chest pad (anagram)
Send out of cash dept
Send off, kill
D·2+E·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 16 pts
detached (15 points)
Separated from - maybe a house
Free kind of house (wordplay)
Retired, Edward longed to be free
D·2+E·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
detacher (14 points)
One that {detaches=v}
D·2+E·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
dethrone (12 points)
Arrange to end her rule (wordplay)
Leave without power (wordplay)
Take the championship from
D·2+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
devilish (15 points)
He's livid, agitated yet mischievous
Very difficult to deal with
Extreme inhumanity in beauty
D·2+E·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 15 pts
dhoolies (12 points)
Dhooly
D·2+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dhooties (12 points)
Dhootie
D·2+H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dhourras (12 points)
Dhourra
D·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dhurries (12 points)
Dhurrie
D·2+H·4+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
diagraph (15 points)
Drawing instrument.
Drafting tool
D·2+I·1+A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4 = 15 pts
dianthus (12 points)
Plant of the pink family
Row in this way accommodates a plant
Genus including pinks and carnations
D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
diaphone (14 points)
A low-pitched foghorn
D·2+I·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
diaphony (17 points)
A system of rules for scientific investigation
D·2+I·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
diarchic (16 points)
""Governed by two powers, also DIARCHAL, DYARCHAL""
D·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
diarrhea (12 points)
It's going fast
D·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+A·1 = 12 pts
dichasia (14 points)
Flower clusters
D·2+I·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 14 pts
dichotic (16 points)
Affecting the two ears differently
D·2+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
dichroic (16 points)
Having two colours
D·2+I·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
diehards (13 points)
You'll get no change out of them
They're stubborn to the end
Stick-to-it-ive types
D·2+I·1+E·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
diethers (12 points)
Diether
D·2+I·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dighting (14 points)
Dight
D·2+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
digraphs (15 points)
Starts of "white" and "Christmas," to a linguist
D·2+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 15 pts
dihedral (13 points)
Upward inclination of a plane's wings
Two-faced male doctor has external face
Criminal held raid using two different planes
D·2+I·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
dihedron (13 points)
Double pyramid
D·2+I·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
dihybrid (18 points)
The child of parents with differing genes
D·2+I·1+H·4+Y·4+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 18 pts
dihydric (18 points)
Containing two hydroxyl radicals
D·2+I·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
dimethyl (17 points)
{ethane=n}
D·2+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1 = 17 pts
diminish (14 points)
Reduce in size
Make or become smaller
Get little beauty outside car
D·2+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
dimorphs (16 points)
Dimorph
D·2+I·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+S·1 = 16 pts
dinghies (13 points)
Sound travels quickly in boats
Rings round to run boats
Small rowing boats
D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
diphasic (16 points)
""Having two phases, also DIPHASE""
D·2+I·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
diphenyl (17 points)
A hydrocarbon
D·2+I·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+Y·4+L·1 = 17 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
dishelms (14 points)
Dishelm
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
disherit (12 points)
Deprive of birthright
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1 = 12 pts
dishevel (15 points)
Ruffle (for example hair)
Bowl woman left for jumble
The woman entering dodgy bar left untidy
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 15 pts
dishfuls (15 points)
Dishful
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+S·1 = 15 pts
dishiest (12 points)
Dishy
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
dishlike (16 points)
Resembling a platter
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
dishonor (12 points)
Bring shame upon
Worst fate for a Klingon
Use calumny
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
dishpans (14 points)
Sources of unglamorous hands, perhaps
Joy-filled sink basins (wordplay)
After-meals cleaning receptacles
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
dishrags (13 points)
Cloths by the sink
Kitchen cloths
Kitchen cleaners
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
dishware (15 points)
Pfaltzgraff products
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
dispatch (16 points)
Military report (sent in haste?)
Send off, goods perhaps
Send off (mail)
D·2+I·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 16 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
ditching (15 points)
Abandoning trench construction
Truant activity
Abandoning
D·2+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
ditheism (14 points)
Belief in two coequal gods
D·2+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
ditheist (12 points)
An adherent of {ditheism=n}
D·2+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
dithered (13 points)
Acted nervously irresolute
Hesitated to have died about the R
Vacillated, was indecisive
D·2+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
ditherer (12 points)
Irresolute person agitates the rider
Indecisive person
Flustered one
D·2+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
dockhand (19 points)
Worker next to the ship
Long-shoreman
Stevedore.
D·2+O·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 19 pts
dogeship (15 points)
""The office of a doge, also DOGATE, DOGEATE""
D·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 15 pts
dogfight (17 points)
In which boxers do combat (wordplay)
Canine struggle (wordplay)
Heightened clash of brawling boxers, say
D·2+O·1+G·2+F·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 17 pts
doghouse (13 points)
Residence for one in disfavor
Place for one out of favor
'Location' for one in disfavor
D·2+O·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
dogteeth (13 points)
Canine canines, for example
Mouldings in later Norman architecture
Canine's canines
D·2+O·1+G·2+T·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts
dogtooth (13 points)
Check canines (wordplay)
Canine of a sort
Architectural ornament
D·2+O·1+G·2+T·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts
dogwatch (18 points)
Animal's timepiece (wordplay)
Lookout time, at sea
The last shift
D·2+O·1+G·2+W·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 18 pts
dolphins (14 points)
Small sociable whales
They entertain people on cruises.
Graceful, intelligent sea creatures
D·2+O·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
dorhawks (19 points)
Dorhawk
D·2+O·1+R·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts
douching (15 points)
Douche
D·2+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
doughboy (18 points)
A soldier with money? Wow!
Money man in the making (wordplay)
World War I soldier
D·2+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+B·3+O·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
doughier (13 points)
More like paste
D·2+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
doughnut (13 points)
Small ring-shaped cake
Small circular cake
Deep fried snack
D·2+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+N·1+U·1+T·1 = 13 pts
dowdyish (19 points)
Somewhat dowdy
D·2+O·1+W·4+D·2+Y·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 19 pts
downhaul (15 points)
A rope for hauling down sails
D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+H·4+A·1+U·1+L·1 = 15 pts
downhill (15 points)
Not ascending Mourne (wordplay)
Kind of skier or racer
County in Croke Park is not on the up
D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 15 pts
downwash (18 points)
Airstream, in aeronautics.
Earthward airstream
Current that's forced lower in blue rinse
D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 pts
dozenths (21 points)
Dozenth
D·2+O·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 21 pts
drachmae (16 points)
Silver coins of ancient Greece
Coins that have left circulation twice
Chair made to shake - I extracted old coins
D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
drachmai (16 points)
Drachma
D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+I·1 = 16 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
draffish (18 points)
{drafty=adj}
D·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 pts
dramshop (16 points)
Pub, old style.
Bar serving alcohol
D·2+R·1+A·1+M·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3 = 16 pts
draughts (13 points)
Board game with huffing
Checkers, in Britain.
Drinks provided for men on board
D·2+R·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
draughty (16 points)
Thirsty, will swallow anything cool
Letting in currents of cold air
Letting the wind in
D·2+R·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
dreggish (14 points)
Somewhat dreggy
D·2+R·1+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
drenched (15 points)
Soaking, sopping wet
Caught without an umbrella
Caught in a cloudburst
D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
drencher (14 points)
Fireman, at times
Torrential rain, for example
Soaking downpour
D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
drophead (15 points)
A convertible car
D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 15 pts
dropshot (14 points)
Andy Murray's choice sinks in
Ball that just clears the net
Short return of hot tears at first
D·2+R·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1 = 14 pts
droughts (13 points)
Phenomena of the Dust Bowl.
Dry spells
Should follow the doctor to start 23 down
D·2+R·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
droughty (16 points)
Parched
D·2+R·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
drumfish (17 points)
A fish that makes a drumming sound
D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 17 pts
drumhead (15 points)
Percussion instrument membrane
Musical membrane
Timpani surface
D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 15 pts
druthers (12 points)
Preference, so to speak
Chance to choose
First choice
D·2+R·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
dudishly (16 points)
In the manner of a dude
D·2+U·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
dumbhead (17 points)
A stupid person
D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 17 pts
dunghill (13 points)
The height of waste (wordplay)
Pile of droppings
Farmyard refuse heap
D·2+U·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
dustheap (14 points)
Rubbish pile
D·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3 = 14 pts
dutchman (16 points)
Flyer of opera (wordplay)
The Flying - (Wagner)
Hieronymus Bosch, for one
D·2+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
dutchmen (16 points)
Juliana's ships.
Europeans munched nuts around square
Go to net her lands to get them
D·2+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
dwarfish (18 points)
Unusually small (in stature)
Draw obtuse angle, rather small
Of very small stature
D·2+W·4+A·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 pts
dyarchic (19 points)
Pertaining to a {dyarchy=n}
D·2+Y·4+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 19 pts

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