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laborite (10 points)
Debs, for instance.
Follower of Attlee.
Member of a certain party.
L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lacelike (14 points)
Gossamer
Webby
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
ladylike (16 points)
Genteel (not referring to gents)
Tramps love to appreciate posh type
In manner of genteel or titled woman
L·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
laetrile (8 points)
A drug derived from apricot pits
L·1+A·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
laitance (10 points)
A milky deposit on the surface of fresh concrete
L·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
lakeside (13 points)
Summer cottage locale, maybe
Summer-home spot, perhaps
Choice location for a summer cottage
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
lamblike (16 points)
Resembling ewe (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
laminate (10 points)
Anti-male (anagram)
Cover with plastic, maybe
Separate into thin sheets.
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
laminose (10 points)
Like plywood.
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
landside (10 points)
Airport area with unrestricted access
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
lanoline (8 points)
Wool fat (var.)
What could be all-in-one fatty mixture
Wool fat.
L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lapidate (11 points)
Stone to death.
Stone
L·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lapsible (12 points)
Able to be lapsed
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lardlike (13 points)
Like lard
L·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
laterite (8 points)
Reddish tropical soil
Reddish clay from rock decay.
Clay in ceremony associated with deceased
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
laterize (17 points)
""To convert to laterite, also LATERISE""
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
latinize (17 points)
Bring under Roman influence
L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
latitude (9 points)
Scope (with parallel circles?)
Not unparalleled range (wordplay)
Such tolerance may be a matter of degree
L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
lavalike (15 points)
Like lava
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
laxative (18 points)
...this should get him going!
Going concern (wordplay)
This should get you going!
L·1+A·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
lazulite (17 points)
A blue phosphate
L·1+A·1+Z·10+U·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
lazurite (17 points)
Bright blue mineral
L·1+A·1+Z·10+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
leaflike (15 points)
Foliose
L·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
legalise (9 points)
See a gill (anagram)
Girl is in shelter for permit
Make lawful
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
legalize (18 points)
Make lawfully valid
Sanction by ruling
Protest-sign verb
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
legatine (9 points)
Pertaining to an official envoy
L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lemurine (10 points)
""An ancient Roman festival, also LEMURIAN""
L·1+E·1+M·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lenience (10 points)
No mercy's opposite
Soft-hearted bent
Quality that 'hanging judges' lack
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
lenitive (11 points)
Mitigating
Soothing
Soothing.
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
lepidote (11 points)
Scaly, to a botanist.
Scaly
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
leporine (10 points)
Resembling a rabbit
Like a hare
Resembling a horse
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
leviable (13 points)
Able to be levied
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
levigate (12 points)
Make smooth by polishing
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
levirate (11 points)
The custom of marrying the widow of one's brother
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
levitate (11 points)
Do a magic trick (hidden celeb 3)
Rise at a seance, say
Uplift spiritually (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lewisite (11 points)
Chemical warfare weapon.
Blistering material from an inkling (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
libellee (10 points)
One smeared in England
Victim of calumny
Party in a suit
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
liberate (10 points)
Re-lease perhaps, but not sublet
A learner I scold for free!
Bear I let out - yes, let out!
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
licencee (12 points)
Holder of official permission
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
licensee (10 points)
Suckers seen working for landlord
One with permit to sell alcoholic drinks
One holding official permission
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
licorice (12 points)
Black or dark brown sweet (US spelling)
Movie counter candy
Jelly Belly flavor
L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
lienable (10 points)
Subject to a legal claim
L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lifelike (15 points)
Like some wax figures
Free from artificiality
Not of late, seemingly
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
lifeline (11 points)
Potential millionaire's aid (wordplay)
Essential support (read by palmists?)
Rope from a ship, say
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lifetime (13 points)
Does a liver perhaps have one (wordplay)
Period clock under sentence (wordplay)
Seemingly an age (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
liftable (13 points)
Not too heavy to hoist
Not at all heavy
Able to be hoisted
L·1+I·1+F·4+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
liftgate (12 points)
Rear door on sport utility vehicle (4,4)
Term for top-hinged rear hatch
SUV's rear hatch
L·1+I·1+F·4+T·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ligative (12 points)
Pertaining to {ligation=n}
L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
ligature (9 points)
Tie (to restrict flow of blood)
It's binding
Something used to tie
L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ligroine (9 points)
""A flammable liquid, also LIGROIN""
L·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ligulate (9 points)
Like a ligula
L·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
likeable (14 points)
Easy to warm to, attractive
Pleasant and engaging
Genial and appealing
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
likewise (15 points)
Too fond of sage (wordplay)
Fancy sage, too (wordplay)
And just as if one was learned, too!
L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lilylike (15 points)
Like a lily
L·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
limacine (12 points)
Resembling a slug
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
limonene (10 points)
A chemical compound
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
limonite (10 points)
Brown mineral extractable from mine with toil
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lineable (10 points)
Lying in a straight line
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
linelike (12 points)
Like a line
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
lingerie (9 points)
Gift for mother maybe
Gift for mother maybe
Stay, that is, stays perhaps
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 pts
linguine (9 points)
Narrow flat pasta
Variety of pasta
Pasta type
L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
linkable (14 points)
Able to be joined up
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lionlike (12 points)
Akin to Simba
Very brave
Leonine
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
lipocyte (15 points)
A fat-producing cell
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
liposome (12 points)
A microscopic globule composed of lipids
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
liripipe (12 points)
Old clerical scarf
Headdress streamer
L·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
listable (10 points)
Able to be listed
L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
literate (8 points)
Cultured student? Say it again!
Learned line? Say again
Let 'er be knowing (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
litharge (12 points)
A lighter version of lead compound
Lead monoxide
Inflamed with hot rage brought about by reaction to heavy metal
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
litigate (9 points)
Contest at the bar (wordplay)
Take action in case (wordplay)
Throw down some law
L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
liveable (13 points)
Adequate, as a wage
Fine to make a home in, as Manchester or Liverpool
Worthwhile
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lobeline (10 points)
Drug used to help stop smoking
L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
localise (10 points)
Concentrate with reduced calories is key
Restrict to the immediate area
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
localite (10 points)
A resident of a locality
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
localize (19 points)
Restrict to a specific area
Bring an issue home
Fix in one place.
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
locative (13 points)
Type of grammatical case
Crumpled coat in burning case
They say she had her pride. Now sadly drowned
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
lodicule (11 points)
""A small scale in a grass flower, also LODICULA""
L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
logicise (11 points)
""To reason, also LOGICIZE""
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
logicize (20 points)
""To reason, also LOGICISE""
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
longline (9 points)
Ma Bell's concern
Shopper's annoyance
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
longtime (11 points)
E on this (wordplay)
'I have missed you'
Of extended duration
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
longwise (12 points)
Desire to get understanding horizontally (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lordlike (13 points)
Like a lord
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
loricate (10 points)
Having a hard shell
Cover with plates.
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lovevine (14 points)
A twining herb
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
lyophile (16 points)
Pertaining to a type of colloid
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lyricise (13 points)
""To write lyrics, also LYRICIZE""
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lyricize (22 points)
Put words to music
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

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