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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
lucences (12 points)
Lucence
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
lucently (13 points)
In a clear fashion
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
lucernes (10 points)
Lucerne
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lucidity (14 points)
Clarity (of thought)
Clearness of mind
Clarity of expression
L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
lucifers (13 points)
Early matches
L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
luckiest (14 points)
Most fortunate in cute silk dress
Most blessed with good fortune
Most blessed by fortune
L·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
luckless (14 points)
Like Vegas losers, so they say
Like Mickelson in majors
Having no good fortune
L·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 14 pts
luculent (10 points)
{lucid=adj}
L·1+U·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
luggages (11 points)
Luggage
L·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
lugsails (9 points)
Companions of jibs and spinnakers
L·1+U·1+G·2+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 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
lumbagos (13 points)
Rheumatisms
You and graduate included in doctored logs with back problems
L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+S·1 = 13 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
luminist (10 points)
A painter who uses the effects of light
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
luminous (10 points)
Glowing (in the dark)
Lucid and enlightening
Emitting light, glowing in the dark
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lummoxes (19 points)
They're clumsy
Doofusy guys
Stumblebums
L·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
lumpfish (18 points)
Fish with edible roe
L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 18 pts
lumpiest (12 points)
Least smooth, as mashed potatoes
L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
lunacies (10 points)
Wildly foolish acts
Clues in a mix-up leads to a number of follies (wordplay)
Follies
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 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
lunately (11 points)
In a crescent-shaped way
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
lunatics (10 points)
They're off their rockers
Whack jobs
Bedlamites
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 10 pts
lunation (8 points)
The interval between two successive new moons
L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
luncheon (13 points)
Meat served at midday meal (wordplay)
Break between coffee breaks
Uncle Henry has no cooked meal
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
lunchers (13 points)
Luncher
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
lunching (14 points)
Making a meal of a jaw in a lung
Eater's activity
Starting proceedings without American, taking food
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
lunettes (8 points)
Crescent-shaped sculptures
Crescent-shaped windows
Crescent-shaped outlines
L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
lungfish (15 points)
Flushing out freshwater swimmer
Freshwater creature that breathes air
Gives a breather to shark with long swimmer
L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 15 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
lunkhead (16 points)
Numskull: Colloq
Numskull Colloq.
Dolt
L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 16 pts
lunulate (8 points)
Crescent-shaped.
L·1+U·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
lupanars (10 points)
Lupanar
L·1+U·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lupulins (10 points)
Lupulin
L·1+U·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·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
luscious (10 points)
How tasteful, perhaps, so to coil us with us!
Pleasingly rich and sweet
Descriptor for food or lips
L·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
lushness (11 points)
Luxuriance
L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 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
lustiest (8 points)
Most strong flush wiping edges to toilet - sit oddly
L·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 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
lutanist (8 points)
Minstrel.
L·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
lutecium (12 points)
Alternative spelling for metallic element atomic number 71
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
lutenist (8 points)
Musician playing tune in record
Stringed-instrument player
Player arranged tune found in catalogue
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
luteolin (8 points)
The yellow pigment of weld or dyer's weed
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
lutetium (10 points)
Metallic element
Element name derived from the Latin for 'Paris'
Element name derived from the Latin for "Paris"
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 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
luxating (16 points)
Luxate
L·1+U·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
luxation (15 points)
The act of {luxating=v}
L·1+U·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 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

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