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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
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
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
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
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
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
melodise (11 points)
""To compose a melody, also MELODIZE""
M·3+E·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
meshugge (15 points)
Crazy (Var.)
Crazy, in Yiddish
M·3+E·1+S·1+H·4+U·1+G·2+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
mesomere (12 points)
Type of embryonic cell
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
mesosome (12 points)
A specialized cellular part
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
mesquite (19 points)
Barbecue flavoring that quiets me down
Shrub used in barbecuing
Woody barbecue fuel
M·3+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 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
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
minimise (12 points)
Make a lesson this way (wordplay)
Make as small as possible
Make the least of
M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
miscible (14 points)
Easily stirred together
M·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
misdrive (14 points)
To drive improperly
M·3+I·1+S·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
misdrove (14 points)
Misdrive
M·3+I·1+S·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
miserere (10 points)
The 51st Psalm
Psalm opening that means "have mercy"
Psalm 51 found on choir stall
M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·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
misguide (12 points)
Lead astray - wrongly direct
Lead the wrong way
M·3+I·1+S·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
misjudge (19 points)
Fail the vibe check (wordplay)
Misinterpret notes taken by referee
Be wrong about
M·3+I·1+S·1+J·8+U·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 19 pts
mislodge (12 points)
To lodge in a wrong place
M·3+I·1+S·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+G·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
mispoise (12 points)
To poise incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
misprice (14 points)
To price incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
misprize (21 points)
Undervalue.
M·3+I·1+S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
misquote (19 points)
Reporter's inaccuracy, maybe
Get the words wrong
Interviewer's inaccuracy
M·3+I·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 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
misroute (10 points)
Send via the wrong place
M·3+I·1+S·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
missense (10 points)
A form of genetic mutation
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·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
misspoke (16 points)
Confused this and that, maybe
She might deliver a jab
Said the wrong thing
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 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
misstyle (13 points)
To style wrongly
M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mistitle (10 points)
Make the wrong call, perhaps
Handle incorrectly (wordplay)
List time taken to get the name wrong
M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+L·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
miswrite (13 points)
To write incorrectly
M·3+I·1+S·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
miswrote (13 points)
Miswrite
M·3+I·1+S·1+W·4+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mobilise (12 points)
Get ready for war
Prepare for war
Is hacking phone - take action
M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
moisture (10 points)
Liquid, in drops perhaps
Liquid in small quantity, in the air say
Cellophane keeps it out
M·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
monetise (10 points)
Convert to 5
Way to generate income, when artist is English
M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
mongeese (11 points)
Cobra killers variable
Cobra killers, humorously
M·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
mongoose (11 points)
Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, for one
Snake-killing mammal
Carnivorous mammal that slays snakes
M·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
monosome (12 points)
Unpaired X-chromosome
M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
moonrise (10 points)
Bad time for lunatics (wordplay)
A nightly appearance, but not by star
Start of evening light
M·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 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
moresque (19 points)
Alhambra's style
In the style of El Cid's foe
Characteristic of certain Spanish art
M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 19 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
mosslike (14 points)
Like moss
M·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
motorise (10 points)
Farah to increase power
Provide with engine needing short time to get up
Little time to leave tortoise? It's what one needs to do to get things moving!
M·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
mudslide (12 points)
Flood aftermath, perhaps
Hillside danger after a heavy shower
Rainstorm result, sometimes
M·3+U·1+D·2+S·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
mudstone (11 points)
Rock that's easily eroded
Clayey rock
M·3+U·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
multiuse (10 points)
Having many uses
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
mungoose (11 points)
""A carnivorous mammal, also MONGOOSE""
M·3+U·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 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
myoscope (17 points)
An instrument for observing muscular contractions
M·3+Y·4+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
mystique (22 points)
Aura of magic
Aura or secrecy or obscurity
Aura of heightened interest
M·3+Y·4+S·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 22 pts

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