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literacy (13 points)
I lay cert (anagram)
Ability to use language proficiently
The ability to use language proficiently
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 13 pts
literals (8 points)
Misprints in American volume too unfinished
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 8 pts
literary (11 points)
Booking, perhaps, I try and get real
Concerning writing of artistic value
Relating to good creative writing
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 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
literati (8 points)
Reading class (wordplay)
Reading group (wordplay)
Book set (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·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
littered (9 points)
Had all the young all over the place
Scattered in untidy fashion
Tilt the deer so ontidily
L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
litterer (8 points)
One blind to refuse (wordplay)
One who tosses his trash out the window
One spreading garbage
L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
littoral (8 points)
Is this actually sound? Shore thing!
Of the shore.
Sounds not metaphorically 31 across
L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
liturgic (11 points)
I cut girl out of church ritual
Relating to church rituals
Related to church ritual
L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
livelier (11 points)
More bubbly
More animated
Relatively active part of body takes in rest
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
liveners (11 points)
Cruise directors, usually
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
liveried (12 points)
Like some servants
Wearing an identifying uniform
Uniformed ranks I deliver
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
liveries (11 points)
Uniforms for the help
They hold one's horses
Rental stables
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
liverish (14 points)
Disagreeable (because of a condition?)
Bad-tempered when meat is hard
Unhappy, bad tempered
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
livetrap (13 points)
Possum catcher, for example
L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3 = 13 pts
loadstar (9 points)
Guiding light variable
Last road designed to aid the traveller
Guiding light Var.
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
loanword (12 points)
Macho, for one
Spanglish or Franglais component
Term from French, say - 'mortgage' (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+A·1+N·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2 = 12 pts
loathers (11 points)
Loather
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lobbyers (15 points)
Lobbyer
L·1+O·1+B·3+B·3+Y·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
lobsters (10 points)
Hip tennis players (wordplay)
Food in pots for slow bowlers (wordplay)
Maine courses (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lobworms (15 points)
Lobworm
L·1+O·1+B·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 15 pts
locaters (10 points)
They find things
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
locators (10 points)
Some ankle bracelets
You are here signs
Card-file devices
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lockrams (16 points)
Lockram
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+R·1+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 16 pts
locutory (13 points)
Room in a monastery - but not for Trappists!
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lodestar (9 points)
Guide for sailors on oceans, say
Guiding light; leotards (anagram)
Point of reference
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
logogram (12 points)
Sign record or mag unexpectedly
A single sign for a word
Record turn around - butter is a symbol
L·1+O·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 12 pts
logrolls (9 points)
Engages in vote-swapping
Participates in vote-swapping
Engages in vote-swapping for favors
L·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
loitered (9 points)
I'd led like this (wordplay)
Hung around a Target parking lot, say
Hung a round (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
loiterer (8 points)
Storefront fixture, maybe
One who's outstanding (wordplay)
One with no place to go, apparently
L·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
lonelier (8 points)
Feeling more isolated
Nellie, or other with fewer friends
More isolated and dejected
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
longeron (9 points)
A longitudinal member of an aeroplane's fuselage
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
longhair (12 points)
Classical music lover, facetiously
Classical music lover
Type of egghead.
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 12 pts
longhorn (12 points)
Breed of cattle.
Cheddar on the mild side
A moist Cheddar
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 12 pts
longspur (11 points)
Bird with brownish plumage
Arctic bird
North American bird with brownish plumage
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts
longueur (9 points)
A long boring section, say in a book
Tedious passage/period
Dull patch discerned by lone guru
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 9 pts
loosener (8 points)
That which releases.
Facilitator of a sort
Wrench, at times
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
loppered (13 points)
Lopper
L·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
lordings (10 points)
Petty noblemen
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
lordless (9 points)
Like ronin, but not other samurai
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lordlier (9 points)
More dignified
More nobly
More arrogant
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
lordling (10 points)
""A young or unimportant lord, also LORDING""
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
lordomas (11 points)
Lordoma
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lordoses (9 points)
Lordosis
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lordosis (9 points)
Forward curvature of spine with hollow in back
Abnormal curvature of spinal column with the convexity towards the front
22 across gets round to his sister that this is bent back
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lordotic (11 points)
Pertaining to {lordosis=n}
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
lordship (14 points)
Term of respect in the U.K
Address for a nobleman
Title of peers.
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 14 pts
lorgnons (9 points)
Relatives of pince-nez.
Lowland railway poet
Eyeglasses.
L·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 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
lorikeet (12 points)
Kilometre not mile? Sick as a parrot!
Yellow parts match alien bird
Kite role (anagram) - parrot
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+K·5+E·1+E·1+T·1 = 12 pts
lorimers (10 points)
Lorimer
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
loriners (8 points)
Loriner
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lornness (8 points)
The state of being {lorn=adj}
L·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lothario (11 points)
Libertine - ol' hot air (anagram)
Libertine 1 : Harlot 0 (abandoned)
Don Juan mixed up 'Hair' and 'Loot'
L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 11 pts
loudlier (9 points)
Loudly
L·1+O·1+U·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
loungers (9 points)
They hang around idly
Sun deck figures
They're at ease performing sung role
L·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
louvered (12 points)
How shutters are typically made
Furnished with slatted panels.
Ventilated, in a way
L·1+O·1+U·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
lovebird (14 points)
Pet for Feb. 14
Variety of small parrot
Small green parrot
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 14 pts
lovelier (11 points)
More of a beauty
Possessing greater beauty
More delightful
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
lovelorn (11 points)
Jilted, maybe
Bereft, in a way.
Unlucky with Cupid
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 11 pts
lowbrows (16 points)
Hardly museumgoers
Philistines
L·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 16 pts
lowering (12 points)
Reduction - long wire (anagram)
Dark and threatening
Getting down to a glow about Ireland
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
lowlifer (14 points)
Cartoonist - career right for criminal, say (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
lowrider (12 points)
Song by War & custom car type (3,5)
Variable-height car
Road-scraping custom car
L·1+O·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
lubberly (15 points)
{clumsy=adj}
L·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
lubrical (12 points)
""Slippery, also LUBRIC""
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
lucarnes (10 points)
Lucarne
L·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lucernes (10 points)
Lucerne
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lucifers (13 points)
Early matches
L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
lugworms (14 points)
Maggots used as fishing bait
L·1+U·1+G·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
lukewarm (17 points)
Hardly a hot gospeller (wordplay)
Tepid, like Paula Power (wordplay)
Mark how what follows is not so hot
L·1+U·1+K·5+E·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 17 pts
lumbered (13 points)
I've got to see the doctor, now!
How Jack walked (wordplay)
Proceeded heavily and awkwardly
L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
lumberer (12 points)
Paul Bunyan, for example
Sleepy one becomes a woodsman
Heavy mover
L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
luminary (13 points)
Hero in Giant (wordplay)
Person who inspired others
Eminent person or light-giving body
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lunarian (8 points)
A supposed inhabitant of the moon
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
lunchers (13 points)
Luncher
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
lungworm (14 points)
A parasitic worm
L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
lungwort (12 points)
Pulmonaria officinalis
Plant grown wild in Luton not functioning
L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 12 pts
lupanars (10 points)
Lupanar
L·1+U·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lurchers (13 points)
Unsteady dogs (wordplay)
Cross-bred hunting dogs
Cross-bred dogs for catching rabbits
L·1+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
lurching (14 points)
Moving slowly and unsteadily
L·1+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
lurdanes (9 points)
Lurdane
L·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
lustered (9 points)
Gave a glossy finish
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
lustrate (8 points)
Purify by ritual action
Purify ceremonially
One might purify this at the speed of desire
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lustring (9 points)
""A glossy silk cloth, also LUSTRINE""
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
lustrous (8 points)
Glistening passions half-roused inwardly
Shining desire to wake up? Not quite
Reflecting a sheen or gloss
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lustrums (10 points)
Lustrum
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
lutherns (11 points)
Dormer windows.
L·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
luthiers (11 points)
Luthier
L·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
luxuries (15 points)
Expensive and self-pampering goods
Orchids, et al.
Expensive unnecessary things
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
lynchers (16 points)
Lyncher
L·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
lyrately (14 points)
In a lyrate manner
L·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
lyrebird (14 points)
Feathered musician (wordplay)
A chick on the harp grounded flyer
Very long-tailed flier
L·1+Y·4+R·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 14 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
lyricism (15 points)
Shelley's forte
Enthusiastic or emotional outpouring
Song-like quality or enthusiastic praise
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
lyricist (13 points)
Hammerstein, for one
Ira Gershwin, for one
Bernie Taupin, for one
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·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
lyriform (16 points)
""Having the shape of a lyre, also LYRATE, LYRATED""
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts

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