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haddocks (19 points)
Cods' cousins
'They get assaulted, fin an' all, by the sound of it (8)'
H·4+A·1+D·2+D·2+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts
halcyons (16 points)
Halcyon
H·4+A·1+L·1+C·3+Y·4+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
halidoms (14 points)
Halidom
H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
halogens (12 points)
Fluorine, chlorine, etc.
Some fancy lamps
Group of elements used in some lamps
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hambones (15 points)
Some vaudeville performers
Leftovers used for stews
H·4+A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hammocks (21 points)
Sites for swingers (wordplay)
Places for backyard swings (wordplay)
Shock mam in swinging beds
H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
hamulous (13 points)
""Relating to a small hook, also HAMULAR, HAMULATE, HAMULOSE""
H·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 13 pts
handoffs (18 points)
Manning exchanges (wordplay)
Basketball plays.
Football plays
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+F·4+F·4+S·1 = 18 pts
handouts (12 points)
Sheets given to students
Gifts to beggars
Fliers, maybe
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hangdogs (14 points)
Despicable individuals
H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+D·2+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
hangouts (12 points)
Haunts, as haunts go
Places in which people are usually found
Poolrooms, corners, etc.
H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
haploids (14 points)
Haploid
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
haplonts (13 points)
Haplont
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
haploses (13 points)
Haplosis
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
haplosis (13 points)
The halving of the chromosome number
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts
harbours (13 points)
Bar hours cut in more than one port
Provides asylum for, as for ships
Bar hours changed in more than one port
H·4+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hardtops (14 points)
Sports car options
Some Corvettes had detachable ones
Features of some automobiles.
H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
haricots (13 points)
Ragouts of lamb.
French beans
H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
harpoons (13 points)
Pequod's missiles
Spears for catching large fish
Equipment for the Pequod.
H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hassocks (17 points)
Large cushions used as seats
Places to put your feet up
They're often underfoot
H·4+A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts
hatboxes (20 points)
Milliner's supply
They have lids under their lids
Where derbies may be held
H·4+A·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
hautbois (13 points)
""An oboe, also HAUBOIS""
H·4+A·1+U·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hautboys (16 points)
Hi, chaps! Blow them all!
H·4+A·1+U·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 16 pts
haviours (14 points)
Haviour
H·4+A·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
haycocks (22 points)
Haycock
H·4+A·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 22 pts
hayforks (21 points)
Hayfork
H·4+A·1+Y·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
haylofts (17 points)
Places for storing fodder.
Farm storage areas
Barn storage areas
H·4+A·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 17 pts
hedonics (14 points)
Study of pleasure
Psychology of pleasure
H·4+E·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
heirdoms (14 points)
Heirdom
H·4+E·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
helicons (13 points)
Military band tubas
Military tubas
Tubas
H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hellions (11 points)
Imps of Satan.
Raisers of Cain
Boisterous troublemakers
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hemagogs (15 points)
Hemagog
H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 15 pts
hemiolas (13 points)
Syncopated musical rhythms
H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hemlocks (19 points)
Trees used in tanning
Trees of the Acadian forest.
State trees of Pennsylvania.
H·4+E·1+M·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts
hencoops (15 points)
Homes with many layers (wordplay)
Quarters for cluckers
Places to brood
H·4+E·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 15 pts
heptoses (13 points)
Heptose
H·4+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
heritors (11 points)
Expectant beneficiaries
Heirs.
H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
heroines (11 points)
Protagonists of novels.
Ligeia and Lenore, for example
Thelma and Louise, for example
H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
heroisms (13 points)
Heroism
H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
heroizes (20 points)
Heroize
H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
hexagons (19 points)
Six-sided polygons
Shapes of most pencils
Benzene ring representations
H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 19 pts
hexapods (21 points)
Insects, for example
Insects
H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+S·1 = 21 pts
hexosans (18 points)
Hexosan
H·4+E·1+X·8+O·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 18 pts
hidalgos (13 points)
Lesser Spanish noblemen
Gentlemen concealed perverted goals
Minor Spanish nobles
H·4+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hideouts (12 points)
Places for fugitives
Refuges of a sort.
Time taken in appalling retreats
H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hidroses (12 points)
Hidrosis
H·4+I·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hidrosis (12 points)
Heavy sweating
H·4+I·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
highboys (20 points)
Highboy
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+B·3+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 20 pts
hillocks (17 points)
Small mounds
Knolls, mounds
Mounds
H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts
hilltops (13 points)
Sledders' starting spots
Good lookout areas
Where sledders start
H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 13 pts
hipbones (15 points)
Pelvis parts
Pelvises
H·4+I·1+P·3+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
histones (11 points)
Histone
H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hoarders (12 points)
People who save
They hold onto everything
They stockpile and stockpile
H·4+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hoarsens (11 points)
Becomes rough of voice.
Makes husky, as a voice
Gets harsher
H·4+O·1+A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hoatzins (20 points)
Hoatzin
H·4+O·1+A·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 20 pts
hobblers (15 points)
Hobbler
H·4+O·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hobnails (13 points)
Kin of cleats
They get driven in, to boot
Clodhopper feature
H·4+O·1+B·3+N·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hoboisms (15 points)
Hoboism
H·4+O·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 15 pts
hocusses (13 points)
Hocus
H·4+O·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hoecakes (17 points)
Food made of Indian meal.
Kin of corn pones
Traditional cornmeal dish
H·4+O·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
hoedowns (15 points)
Do-si-do dos
Do-si-do whoop-de-dos
Community dance parties
H·4+O·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hogbacks (20 points)
Sharp ridges
H·4+O·1+G·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts
hogmanes (14 points)
Hogmane
H·4+O·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hognoses (12 points)
Boring bits.
H·4+O·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hogweeds (16 points)
Hogweed
H·4+O·1+G·2+W·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 16 pts
hoisters (11 points)
Davits
Cranes.
H·4+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hokiness (15 points)
The state of being {hokey=adj}
H·4+O·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
holdalls (12 points)
Containers for odds and ends
Traveling bags
H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
holdings (13 points)
Stocks, bonds, etc.
Stocks, bonds and other property
Your cards*
H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
holdouts (12 points)
Nonsigners in spring
Reluctant athletes, at times.
They're last to agree
H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
holeless (11 points)
Without a hole
H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
holibuts (13 points)
Holibut
H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
holidays (15 points)
Spend them and leave them, perhaps
Time off for his lady-love, perhaps
Not the sort of leaves on 9 across
H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 15 pts
holiness (11 points)
With perforation, perhaps, in church
Seams seen in short stockings? Goodness!
Title for Francis
H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hollands (12 points)
Dutch gin (belonging to The Netherlands)
Dutch gin often sold in stone bottles
Dutch gin.
H·4+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
holmiums (15 points)
Holmium
H·4+O·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 15 pts
holsters (11 points)
Automatic accessories (wordplay)
Piece keepers (wordplay)
Where to find .45s (wordplay)
H·4+O·1+L·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
holydays (18 points)
Easter, Advent, Passover.
High time in Judaism
Catholic obligations
H·4+O·1+L·1+Y·4+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts
homagers (14 points)
Homager
H·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
homburgs (16 points)
Felt hats with creased crowns
Felt toppers
H·4+O·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+S·1 = 16 pts
homeless (13 points)
Like a waif
Lacking a permanent shelter
Hobo's state.
H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
homilies (13 points)
Mass-produced things (wordplay)
Mass communication (wordplay)
Inspirational sayings
H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hominess (13 points)
Domestic atmosphere
Intimacy
H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hominids (14 points)
People, scientifically speaking
H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
hominies (13 points)
Hulled corn preparations
Corn types
H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hommocks (21 points)
Hommock
H·4+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
hommoses (15 points)
Hommos
H·4+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
homologs (14 points)
Homolog
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+S·1 = 14 pts
homonyms (18 points)
Bear-bare, hair-hare, etc.
Same sound, different meanings
Dear and deer, for example
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+S·1 = 18 pts
honorees (11 points)
Those receiving awards
Recipients of tributes
Toasted people, e.g
H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
honorers (11 points)
Award bestowers, essentially
Award givers
Roasters, essentially
H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hoodless (12 points)
Like some jackets
Unlike a parka or anorak
H·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hoodlums (14 points)
Thugs and gangsters
Thugs and criminals
Blokes in mob ruined lush mood
H·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
hoofless (14 points)
Without hoofs
H·4+O·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hookless (15 points)
Lacking an enticement
H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hooklets (15 points)
Hooklet
H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hoopless (13 points)
Without a hoop
H·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hoosgows (15 points)
Homes for hoods
Cooler relatives
H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+G·2+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 15 pts
hootches (16 points)
Hootch
H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hopefuls (16 points)
Expectant, optimistic people
Auditioners, say
They show promise
H·4+O·1+P·3+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hopeless (13 points)
Inspiring prayers to St. Jude, perhaps
Like a wild-goose chase
To no avail
H·4+O·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hopheads (17 points)
Pushers' victims
H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts
hoplites (13 points)
Ancient Greek soldiers
H·4+O·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hopsacks (19 points)
Hopsack
H·4+O·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts
hoptoads (14 points)
Hoptoad
H·4+O·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
hordeins (12 points)
Hordein
H·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
horizons (20 points)
Limits of knowledge
Lines where sky and Earth appear to meet
Sunrise and sunset locales
H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 20 pts
hormones (13 points)
Scapegoats for teen behavior
Insulin et al.
Insulin and estrogen
H·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hornfels (14 points)
A silicate rock
H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hornists (11 points)
They have brass
H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hornitos (11 points)
Hornito
H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hornless (11 points)
Like some cattle
Without anything so sound, the poor beast has nothing to fight with
H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hosannas (11 points)
Shouts of praise.
Shouts of adoration
Biblical shouts of praise
H·4+O·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hospices (15 points)
They ease the pain of death
Homes for the terminally ill
Travel stops
H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
hostages (12 points)
Prisoners held as sureties
Persons held in pledge.
Status of some prisoners of war.
H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
hostiles (11 points)
Warlike Indians of the early West.
Some enemies of John Daulton
Indians on the warpath.
H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hostlers (11 points)
Horse tenders
Grooms
H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hotboxes (20 points)
Overheated railway housings
Steam rooms
H·4+O·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
hotcakes (17 points)
They disappear quickly!
Quick sellers, supposedly
They're usually eaten with maple syrup
H·4+O·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
hotfoots (14 points)
Nasty practical jokes
Races, with "it"
Hurries Colloq.
H·4+O·1+T·1+F·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hotheads (15 points)
Short-tempered ones.
Easily riled types
They snap easily
H·4+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 15 pts
hotlines (11 points)
What a fisherman may dream of (wordplay)
Fisher's fantasy (wordplay)
Emergency phone links
H·4+O·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
hotpress (13 points)
Affix a smooth and glossy finish, say
Give a smooth and glossy finish, in a way
Horses apt to bolt, abandoning a warm Leopardstown enclosure (wordplay)
H·4+O·1+T·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hotshots (14 points)
Slang experts using warm guns (wordplay)
Important people host put out repeatedly
1991 'Top Gun' spoof
H·4+O·1+T·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hotspurs (13 points)
Fiery-tempered men.
Heedless persons
Heedless persons
H·4+O·1+T·1+S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hounders (12 points)
Hounder
H·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
housings (12 points)
Casings for machine parts.
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
hoverers (14 points)
Birds, at times
Hummingbirds, for example
H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
humidors (14 points)
Where to find coronas.
Boxes to keep cigars moist
Jars of a sort.
H·4+U·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
hummocks (21 points)
Hummock
H·4+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
humorous (13 points)
As amusing as Shirley's courtier
Gut-busting
Causing amusement
H·4+U·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 13 pts
hyaloids (15 points)
Hyaloid
H·4+Y·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 15 pts
hydroids (16 points)
Hydroid
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 16 pts
hyperons (16 points)
Unstable particles with great mass
Unstable particles
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hypnoses (16 points)
Dreamy states
Trance states
H·4+Y·4+P·3+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hypnosis (16 points)
Svengali's forte, perhaps
Under state (wordplay)
Mesmer's field
H·4+Y·4+P·3+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hyponeas (16 points)
Hyponea
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
hypoxias (23 points)
Hypoxia
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 23 pts

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