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kabbalah (19 points)
Jewish mystical Biblical interpretation
Mystical Jewish tradition
Madonna's tradition
K·5+A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+H·4 = 19 pts
kabbalas (16 points)
Kabbala
K·5+A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
kabeljou (21 points)
A large food fish
K·5+A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 21 pts
kachinas (17 points)
Pueblo dolls
Hopi dolls
K·5+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 17 pts
kaffiyeh (24 points)
""An Arab headdress, also KAFFIYAH, KEFFIYAH, KEFFIYEH, KUFIYAH""
K·5+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+Y·4+E·1+H·4 = 24 pts
kailyard (16 points)
""A kitchen garden, also KALEYARD""
K·5+A·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts
kainites (12 points)
Kainite
K·5+A·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kaiserin (12 points)
The wife of a German emperor
Former German ruler.
K·5+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
kajeputs (21 points)
Kajeput
K·5+A·1+J·8+E·1+P·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 21 pts
kakemono (18 points)
Scrolled Japanese wall hanging
Japanese paper or silk wall hanging
K·5+A·1+K·5+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1 = 18 pts
kalewife (18 points)
A female vegetable vendor
K·5+A·1+L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 18 pts
kaleyard (16 points)
""A kitchen garden, also KAILYARD""
K·5+A·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts
kalifate (15 points)
The domain of a Muslim leader
K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
kalimbas (16 points)
Kalimba
K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
kallidin (13 points)
A {hormone=n}
K·5+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
kalyptra (17 points)
A thin veil
K·5+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+R·1+A·1 = 17 pts
kamaaina (14 points)
A longtime resident of Hawaii
K·5+A·1+M·3+A·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 14 pts
kamacite (16 points)
Nickel-iron alloy found in meteorites
K·5+A·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
kamikaze (27 points)
Literally, "divine wind"
World War II danger
Wildly reckless one
K·5+A·1+M·3+I·1+K·5+A·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
kampongs (17 points)
Kampong
K·5+A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 pts
kamseens (14 points)
Kamseen
K·5+A·1+M·3+S·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
kangaroo (13 points)
Would anorak go on the animal (wordplay)
Marsupial (two friends of 19)
Kind of court for a bounder (wordplay)
K·5+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts
kanteles (12 points)
Kantele
K·5+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kaoliang (13 points)
An Asian sorghum
K·5+A·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
kaolines (12 points)
Kaoline
K·5+A·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kaolinic (14 points)
Pertaining to {kaolin=n}
K·5+A·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
karakuls (16 points)
Sheep of Central Asia.
Valuable furs
Persian lambs.
K·5+A·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+U·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts
karosses (12 points)
Kaross
K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
kartings (13 points)
Karting
K·5+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 13 pts
karyotin (15 points)
The nuclear material of a cell
K·5+A·1+R·1+Y·4+O·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
kashered (16 points)
Kasher
K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
kashmirs (17 points)
Kashmir
K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
kashruth (18 points)
""The Jewish laws of diet and food preparation, also KASHRUS, KASHRUT""
K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+T·1+H·4 = 18 pts
kashruts (15 points)
Kashrut
K·5+A·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts
katakana (16 points)
Japanese writing system
Japanese writing form
Form of Japanese syllabic writing
K·5+A·1+T·1+A·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+A·1 = 16 pts
katchina (17 points)
""An ancestral spirit, also KACHINA, KATCINA""
K·5+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 17 pts
katcinas (14 points)
Katcina
K·5+A·1+T·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
kathodal (16 points)
Pertaining to a {kathode=n}
K·5+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
kathodes (16 points)
Kathode
K·5+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
kathodic (18 points)
Pertaining to a {kathode=n}
K·5+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
katydids (17 points)
Long-horned grasshoppers
Horned grasshopper relatives
Cricket relatives
K·5+A·1+T·1+Y·4+D·2+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts
kavakava (22 points)
Herbal stress reliever
Traditional drink with sedative and euphoriant properties
K·5+A·1+V·4+A·1+K·5+A·1+V·4+A·1 = 22 pts
kavasses (15 points)
Kavass
K·5+A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
kayakers (19 points)
Rapid negotiators (wordplay)
They're self-propelled
Paddlers at the Olympics
K·5+A·1+Y·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 19 pts
kayaking (20 points)
Boating with double-bladed paddles
Olympic sport since 1936
Brute upset a top man participating in water sport
K·5+A·1+Y·4+A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
kazachki (30 points)
Kazachok
K·5+A·1+Z·10+A·1+C·3+H·4+K·5+I·1 = 30 pts
kazachok (30 points)
""A Russian folk dance, also KAZATSKI, KAZATSKY""
K·5+A·1+Z·10+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5 = 30 pts
kazatski (25 points)
""A Russian folk dance, also KAZACHOK, KAZATSKY""
K·5+A·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+S·1+K·5+I·1 = 25 pts
kazatsky (28 points)
""A Russian folk dance, also KAZACHOK, KAZATSKI""
K·5+A·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+S·1+K·5+Y·4 = 28 pts
keelages (13 points)
Mooring tolls
K·5+E·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
keelboat (14 points)
Shallow freight carrier
Freight carrier at sea
Leak to be fixed in vessel
K·5+E·1+E·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 14 pts
keelhale (15 points)
""To rebuke severely, also KEELHAUL""
K·5+E·1+E·1+L·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
keelhaul (15 points)
Punish, old navy-style
Pull (punished sailor) under ship
Put tar underneath vessel
K·5+E·1+E·1+L·1+H·4+A·1+U·1+L·1 = 15 pts
keepable (16 points)
Able to be kept
K·5+E·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
keepsake (18 points)
Lock of hair, maybe
Prom corsage, perhaps
Souvenir Japanese bar will do (wordplay)
K·5+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
keitloas (12 points)
Keitloa
K·5+E·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+O·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
keloidal (13 points)
Pertaining to {keloid=n}
K·5+E·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
kephalin (17 points)
""A bodily chemical, also CEPHALIN""
K·5+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
keramics (16 points)
Keramic
K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 16 pts
keratins (12 points)
Keratin
K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
keratoid (13 points)
Horny
K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
keratoma (14 points)
A skin disease
K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 14 pts
keratose (12 points)
Hornlike.
Hornlike
K·5+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
keyboard (18 points)
Body rake (anagram)
Federal Reserve, for example (wordplay)
QWERTY, for one
K·5+E·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 18 pts
keycards (18 points)
Front desk collection
Hotel door openers
K·5+E·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 18 pts
khaddars (17 points)
Khaddar
K·5+H·4+A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
khalifas (18 points)
Khalifa
K·5+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1 = 18 pts
khamseen (17 points)
""A hot, dry wind, also KHAMSIN""
K·5+H·4+A·1+M·3+S·1+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
khamsins (17 points)
Khamsin
K·5+H·4+A·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 17 pts
khanates (15 points)
Political entities of the Mongols
K·5+H·4+A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
khazenim (26 points)
Khazen
K·5+H·4+A·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+I·1+M·3 = 26 pts
khedival (19 points)
Of a Turkish viceroy
K·5+H·4+E·1+D·2+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 19 pts
khirkahs (22 points)
Khirkah
K·5+H·4+I·1+R·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 22 pts
kickable (20 points)
Like a ball that's within reach of a footballer perhaps
K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
kickback (26 points)
Retaliate with the foot
Punt with second payoff
Refund, snide style.
K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 26 pts
kickball (20 points)
Popular playground pastime
Popular playground game
K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 20 pts
kickshaw (24 points)
Bauble or toy.
Put the boot in for the G.B.S. by way of delicacy
Give G.B.S. a boot in the rear for a little snack
K·5+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+H·4+A·1+W·4 = 24 pts
kidnaped (16 points)
Committed a Federal crime
Held for ransom
Abducted
K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
kidnapee (15 points)
One being held for ransom (Var.)
K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+E·1 = 15 pts
kidnaper (15 points)
Ransom seeker (var.)
Detainer of a kind.
Certain criminal
K·5+I·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
kielbasa (14 points)
Pierogi platemate, perhaps
Brat's cousin
Smoked Polish treat
K·5+I·1+E·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+A·1 = 14 pts
kielbasi (14 points)
Kielbasa
K·5+I·1+E·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1 = 14 pts
kielbasy (17 points)
Spicy sausage
K·5+I·1+E·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
kilobars (14 points)
Kilobar
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
kilobaud (15 points)
A unit of data transmission speed
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+U·1+D·2 = 15 pts
kilogram (15 points)
Weight of milk Argo shifted
Metric ton fraction
Measure of weight
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 15 pts
kilorads (13 points)
Kilorad
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
kilowatt (15 points)
Juice measure (wordplay)
Powerful measure (wordplay)
Unit of energy
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+T·1 = 15 pts
kinkajou (23 points)
South American tree-dwelling animal
Tree animal of S. A.
Raccoonlike mammal of SA
K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 23 pts
kirigami (15 points)
Japanese paper folding
K·5+I·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+I·1 = 15 pts
kissable (14 points)
Waiting for the buss (wordplay)
The Blarney Stone is
Like your sweetheart's lips
K·5+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
kissably (17 points)
In a kissable manner
K·5+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
kitharas (15 points)
Kithara
K·5+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
klatches (17 points)
Conversation gatherings, often with coffee.
K·5+L·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
klaverns (15 points)
Klavern
K·5+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
kleagles (13 points)
Kleagle
K·5+L·1+E·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
knackers (18 points)
Horse slaughterers
K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 18 pts
knackery (21 points)
A knacker's yard
K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
knacking (19 points)
Knack
K·5+N·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
knappers (16 points)
Knapper
K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
knapping (17 points)
Flint making
K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
knapsack (20 points)
Storage for a sleeping bag (wordplay)
Hiker's purchase
Traveller's or soldier's bag
K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
knapweed (18 points)
Hardy purple-flowered plant
Wild plant with thistlelike flowers
A composite plant of the genus Centaurea with purplish thistle-like flowers
K·5+N·1+A·1+P·3+W·4+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
kneaders (13 points)
Workers making lots of dough (wordplay)
Bread makers, at times
Dough handlers
K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
kneading (14 points)
Pressing - demanding, say
Pastry chef's task
Working, as dough
K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
kneecaps (16 points)
Places for doctors' strikes (wordplay)
Largest sesamoid bones
What certain pads protect
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 16 pts
kneepads (15 points)
Cap protectors (wordplay)
Volleyball players' equipment
Volleyball protective gear
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 15 pts
kneepans (14 points)
Kneepan
K·5+N·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
knitwear (15 points)
Cast-off clothes (wordplay)
King has designed a winter scarf, say
Ink and water ruined jumper, perhaps
K·5+N·1+I·1+T·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
knowable (17 points)
Within one's ken.
Can be understood
Comprehensible
K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
kohlrabi (17 points)
Big-stemmed cabbage
I lark with hob cooking vegetable
Cousin of cabbage
K·5+O·1+H·4+L·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1 = 17 pts
kokanees (16 points)
Kokanee
K·5+O·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
kolbasis (14 points)
Kolbasi
K·5+O·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 14 pts
kolbassi (14 points)
""A smoked sausage, also KIELBASA, KOLBASI""
K·5+O·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1 = 14 pts
komatiks (18 points)
Komatik
K·5+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+K·5+S·1 = 18 pts
kraaling (13 points)
Kraal
K·5+R·1+A·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
kreplach (19 points)
*Small soup dumplings
Deli dumpling
Yiddish dumpling
K·5+R·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 19 pts
kumquats (23 points)
Lunar New Year gifts
Small oval citrus fruits
Oval citrus fruits with acid pulp
K·5+U·1+M·3+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 23 pts
kuvaszok (28 points)
Kuvasz
K·5+U·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+Z·10+O·1+K·5 = 28 pts
kyanised (16 points)
Kyanise
K·5+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
kyanises (15 points)
Kyanise
K·5+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
kyanites (15 points)
Kyanite
K·5+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
kyanized (25 points)
Kyanize
K·5+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 25 pts
kyanizes (24 points)
Kyanize
K·5+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 24 pts
kymogram (20 points)
A record of fluid pressure
K·5+Y·4+M·3+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 20 pts

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