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macerate (12 points)
Order cream tea? That's steep!
Soften by soaking
Cause to grow thin or weak
M·3+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
maculate (12 points)
Spotted initially mocking at a clue that's absurd
Stained
M·3+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
madhouse (14 points)
The Hatter residence (wordplay)
State of uproar and confusion
State of uproar
M·3+A·1+D·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
magazine (20 points)
Part of paper clip (wordplay)
Glossy publication (wordplay)
Part included with paper clip (wordplay)
M·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
mailable (12 points)
O.K. at the P.O., as a letter
Meeting USPS regulations
Lawful to post.
M·3+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
mainline (10 points)
Inject into a vein
Track for the Century.
Part of a railroad.
M·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
makeable (16 points)
Able to be made
M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
makebate (16 points)
A mischief-maker
M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
malamute (12 points)
Pooch with a lot of pull (wordplay)
Musher's dog
'The Call of the Wild' dog
M·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
malemute (12 points)
A fellow with nothing to say
Chap leading silent dog
Sled dog
M·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
mameluke (16 points)
Former Middle Eastern ruler
Oldtime Egyptian soldier.
Robert Penn Warren in 1959
M·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
manciple (14 points)
Steward, as in an English college.
Claim pen broken by steward
Steward for a monastery
M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
mandible (13 points)
The lower jaw
Ambled in bearing lower jaw
Bone idle man worried about bishop
M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mandrake (15 points)
A plant; mean, dark (anagram)
He and he will get a fork in the root
Magician, of the comics
M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
mangrove (14 points)
Tree found in island wood
Tree worker needing trees
Island clump of trees could be this
M·3+A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
manicure (12 points)
Nailing work (wordplay)
Hence aim diverted (for heretic)
Professional filing system (wordplay)
M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
mappable (16 points)
Able to be mapped
M·3+A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
maquette (19 points)
Small preliminary model of a sculpture
Sculptor's preliminary model
Preliminary model
M·3+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
marchese (15 points)
An aristocrat abroad? Search me!
Foreign aristocrat walks to Spain
Title to move from London to Dover
M·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
margrave (14 points)
Hereditary German title.
German nobleman ranking above a count
Despoil the tomb of the foreign nobleman
M·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
marinade (11 points)
Bath for some chicken (wordplay)
Cook, in a dream, created this!
Oil and vinegar, maybe
M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
marinate (10 points)
Ready for grilling, maybe
Prepare for the grill, say
Rain team (anagram)
M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
maritime (12 points)
Relating to the sea
Mad Rita in form of drama at the seaside
Like some provinces
M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
marquise (19 points)
Countess's superior
Who classically breaks a horse but a noble French lady (wordplay)
Noblewoman
M·3+A·1+R·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
marriage (11 points)
You need a groom for one like this
Two-party system (wordplay)
Weds, for the follow-up of 8 down
M·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
maryjane (20 points)
Spider-Man's girlfriend
Patent leather shoe brand
Girl's shoe style
M·3+A·1+R·1+Y·4+J·8+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
maskable (16 points)
Able to be masked
M·3+A·1+S·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
masklike (18 points)
Like a mask
M·3+A·1+S·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
massacre (12 points)
Murder (of many persons)
Valentine's Day event
Indiscriminate killing of large numbers
M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
masseuse (10 points)
One with hands-on experience (wordplay)
Female rubber (wordplay)
This woman, they say, needs my body
M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
mastiche (15 points)
""An aromatic resin, also MASTIC, MASTIX""
M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
mastlike (14 points)
Like a mast
M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
matelote (10 points)
Fish dish with wine, etc
Fish stew, or a sailor's hornpipe.
Spicy fish stew
M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
maturate (10 points)
Develop runner for you with pace
Become less green
Develop and ripen
M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
maxillae (17 points)
Bones from male evil adult concealed in sack
Jawbones
M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
maximise (19 points)
Make the best use of
Make as big as possible
Make as large as possible
M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
maximite (19 points)
A powerful explosive
M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
maximize (28 points)
Make the most of
Get the most out of
Raise fully
M·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
mayapple (17 points)
American plant with egg-shaped fruit
Egg-shaped fruit
My appeal's thrown out by plant
M·3+A·1+Y·4+A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
mazelike (23 points)
{mazy=adj}
M·3+A·1+Z·10+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 23 pts
mealtime (12 points)
One for lunch maybe (wordplay)
Eight for dinner maybe (wordplay)
Dinner, for one
M·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
meantime (12 points)
For now I hate myself (wordplay)
GMT doesn't start in the interim!
In the interim (2 words)
M·3+E·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
medicare (13 points)
T.C. Douglas creation
Government health program
Social Security program
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
medicate (13 points)
Apply a healing substance to.
Treat with pills a doctor swallowed
Treat a number going in to go between
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
meditate (11 points)
Do your om work (wordplay)
Focus one's thoughts
What Hamlet liked to do.
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
medullae (11 points)
Pasquale boring? Aged brainy bits!
Bone marrows: Anat.
Bone marrows Anat.
M·3+E·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
megabyte (16 points)
Maybe get reassembled storage unit
Unit of information storage; get maybe (anagram)
1,048,576 units of computer information
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
megadose (12 points)
Tons of a vitamin, say
Ten times the serving of vitamins, say
Overdo it with a supplement
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
megadyne (15 points)
Ten newtons
10 newtons
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
megapode (14 points)
Australian mallee fowl
Large-footed bird.
Aptly named heavy-footed bird
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
melamine (12 points)
Heat-resistant plastic
H eat-resistant plastic
Resin surface made from Maine elm
M·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
melanite (10 points)
Deep black garnet variety
Black garnet.
M·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
melanize (19 points)
""To make dark, also MELANISE""
M·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
meltable (12 points)
Fusible
M·3+E·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
membrane (14 points)
Eardrum, for one
Thin, skin-like tissue
Eardrum, e.g
M·3+E·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
menarche (15 points)
The first occurrence of menstruation
M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
mendable (13 points)
Like most small clothing tears
Like easily repaired things
Like easily-repaired things
M·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
messmate (12 points)
He's fed up with you!
Dining companion at sea
Shipboard dining companion
M·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
messuage (11 points)
House with outbuildings and land (law)
Communication about upper-class property
House and lands, legally
M·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
metalise (10 points)
""To treat with metal, also METALIZE""
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
metalize (19 points)
Coat with zinc or tin
Strengthen, in a way
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
metamere (12 points)
Crayfish feature
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
meterage (11 points)
Gasman's reading
Measurement of kilowatt usage.
M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
micellae (12 points)
Micella
M·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
midrange (12 points)
Neither high nor low
Not a compact or luxury car
Neither cheapest nor most expensive
M·3+I·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
midspace (15 points)
The middle of space
M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
migraine (11 points)
It's a headache as I dash into myself!
Hot-dog headache (wordplay)
From mare gin I get a severe headache
M·3+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
militate (10 points)
Be a force (against)
Have weight (against)
Have power (against)
M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
millable (12 points)
Like peppercorns
M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
millcake (16 points)
A residue from pressed linseed
M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
milliare (10 points)
A unit of area
M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
millrace (12 points)
Flow of water in motorway bad - hurry!
Channel for a water-driven wheel
Channel for water driving wheel
M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
mineable (12 points)
Able to be mined
M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
minutiae (10 points)
Auntie, I'm fussed about minor details
Most trivial details
Tiny or trivial details
M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
misatone (10 points)
To atone wrongly
M·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
misframe (15 points)
To frame badly
M·3+I·1+S·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
misgauge (12 points)
Measure incorrectly
Estimate incorrectly.
M·3+I·1+S·1+G·2+A·1+U·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
misgrade (12 points)
To grade incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
misparse (12 points)
To parse incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
misplace (14 points)
Lose - limp case (anagram)
Put in wrong location
Put in the wrong spot
M·3+I·1+S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
misraise (10 points)
To raise wrongly
M·3+I·1+S·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
misshape (15 points)
Emphasis (anagram)
Mar, in a way
Distort, using emphasis in wrong way
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 15 pts
misspace (14 points)
To space incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
misstate (10 points)
Say wrong (wordplay)
Say it wrong
Art patron's daughter, say, making error
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
mistrace (12 points)
Make a drafting error
M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
misusage (11 points)
Mrs. Malaprop's problem
Malapropism
M·3+I·1+S·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
misvalue (13 points)
Underrate or overrate
M·3+I·1+S·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+U·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mitigate (11 points)
Reduce the severity of, say a sentence
Take the edge off
Make less harsh
M·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
moatlike (14 points)
Like a moat
M·3+O·1+A·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
mockable (18 points)
Able to be mocked
M·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
moderate (11 points)
Regulate the cost of fashion (wordplay)
Reasonable cost of fashion (wordplay)
Middle-of-the-road
M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
modulate (11 points)
Vary the tone or pitch of (one's voice)
Adjust tone or pitch
Keep loud team from getting louder
M·3+O·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
moldable (13 points)
Able to be molded
M·3+O·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
monazite (19 points)
A mineral
M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
moralise (10 points)
Lecture is given in spirit
Lecture when spirit is trapped inside
Preach new realism about love
M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
moralize (19 points)
Opine self-righteously
Give a sermon
Get all preachy
M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
mortgage (12 points)
A pledging document
Subject to obligation
Loan on house
M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+G·2+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
moschate (15 points)
Having a musky odor
M·3+O·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
motivate (13 points)
Give an incentive
Stimulate to action.
Give incentive to
M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
moveable (15 points)
Make (a hole)
Like Gutenberg's type
Not stationary
M·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
mucilage (13 points)
Gum with which Alice got involved
Gluey mixture of carbohydrates in plants
Relative of library paste
M·3+U·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
muckrake (20 points)
Expose public scandals
Dig out scandal
(Journalist) seek scandal
M·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
multiage (11 points)
Including people of various ages
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
muricate (12 points)
""Covered with short, sharp points""
M·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
musicale (12 points)
Social entertainment of a sort
Soiree entertainment
Tuneful event
M·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
mustache (15 points)
Charlie Chaplin's toothbrush, for one
Milk mark (wordplay)
Handlebar, for one
M·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
mutative (13 points)
Causing genetic change
Changeable.
M·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
mutilate (10 points)
Grangerize (a book)
Ultimate butcher's butcher (wordplay)
Damage very seriously
M·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

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