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saboteur (10 points)
Vandal could wreck boat, sure!
Wrecker (of hunts?)
Monkey wrench wielder (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
saccular (12 points)
Resembling a {sac=n}
S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sallower (11 points)
Less healthy-looking
Having a less healthy-looking complexion
Sarah, when next to sink, more pallid
S·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
salvager (12 points)
Shipwreck retriever
Rescuer.
S·1+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sandburr (11 points)
""An annual herb, also SANDBUR, SANDSPUR""
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+B·3+U·1+R·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sandspur (11 points)
Grass with prickly burs
Bur grass
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts
savorier (11 points)
Savory
S·1+A·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
savourer (11 points)
""One that savors, also SAVORER""
S·1+A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
scabbier (14 points)
Scabby
S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scantier (10 points)
More revealing view seen on stage
Check on bank is less adequate
To read hastily by row is more revealing
S·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
scapular (12 points)
Of the shoulder blade
Relating to the shoulder
Monastic's garment
S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scarrier (10 points)
Scarry
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
scattier (10 points)
More absentminded
More flighty
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
scimetar (12 points)
""A curved oriental sword, also SCIMITAR, SCIMITER, SEMITAR, SEMITAUR, SIMITAR, SYMITAR, SYMITARE""
S·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scimitar (12 points)
Turkey cutter (wordplay)
Curved oriental sabre
Curved Asian sword
S·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sclaffer (16 points)
One who {sclaffs=v}
S·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
scrapper (14 points)
An informal fighter - sounds ragged
One who battles persistently
Rubbish for a fighter
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scrawler (13 points)
One with bad penmanship
Small spider, perhaps - one with spidery writing (wordplay)
Son, one on all fours for doctor writing prescription, typically (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
screamer (12 points)
One's highly vocal ...!
Headlining toddler (wordplay)
Hard hit line drive
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
seafarer (11 points)
Sailor is sight better looking, say
Sinbad, for one.
Jason, for one
S·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
seafloor (11 points)
Davy Jones's locker
Bottom of the ocean
The main base
S·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+L·1+O·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
seamster (10 points)
Dude who sews
Tailor adrift in steamers
One who sews
S·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
searcher (13 points)
Scare her (anagram)
One trying to find (something)
Customs man, at times
S·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
seasoner (8 points)
One who shakes in a kitchen, maybe
Chef, at times
Salt, for example
S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
seawater (11 points)
Saline solution (wordplay)
Main constituent (wordplay)
What the Caribbean is filled with
S·1+E·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
secateur (10 points)
A pruning tool
S·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shabbier (15 points)
More run-down
More in need of a makeover
More moth-eaten
S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shackler (17 points)
Policeman, at times
S·1+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shadower (15 points)
Private eye on the job
Private eye, often
Stalker sees Bill in the rain
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shaggier (13 points)
Of hair, more untidy and rough
More untidy
More like far-fetched dog stories (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sheather (14 points)
One that {sheathes=v}
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shoalier (11 points)
Less navigable, maybe
S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
signaler (9 points)
Cohort for Paul Revere
Flag-waver, of a sort
User of semaphores.
S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
singular (9 points)
Unique - nails rug (anagram)
Unusual, maybe unique
Gnu's lair (anagram)
S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
slaggier (10 points)
Slaggy
S·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slangier (9 points)
More like "Applesauce!" (wordplay)
Like "Z's" compared to "sleep"
Less formal, in speech
S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
slaverer (11 points)
One may be bound over to err and dribble
Pavlov's dog imitator
Fawning type
S·1+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sleazier (17 points)
Not as wholesome
More sordid
More disreputable
S·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
smarmier (12 points)
More excessively flattering
Like a snake oil salesman, and then some
More unctuous
S·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
smearier (10 points)
Less clear, as a printed page
Tending to be more viscous
More prone to running
S·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
snaggier (10 points)
Snaggy
S·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
snappier (12 points)
Quicker on the draw.
More lively, as a comeback
More stylish
S·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
snarlier (8 points)
More tangled
More tangled.
S·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
snatcher (13 points)
Runner with a purse, maybe
Man carrying a purse (wordplay)
One seizing suddenly
S·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
snazzier (26 points)
Having more pizzazz
More flashy
More glam
S·1+N·1+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
sneakier (12 points)
Even more furtive
More furtive.
More furtive
S·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
solander (9 points)
A box for library materials
S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
sparkier (14 points)
More animated
More lively
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sparkler (14 points)
Downed wire (wordplay)
Engagement gift, perhaps
A gem you can safely handle
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sparrier (10 points)
Sparry
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
spatular (10 points)
Spoon-shaped.
How one expectorated over you, Laurence, and that's flat
S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
specular (12 points)
Resembling a mirror
Reflective, all sciencey-like
Reflective clue, not entirely cryptic, in weapon
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
spicular (12 points)
Like sponges
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
splasher (13 points)
Pain in a pool
Annoying kid at the pool
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
splatter (10 points)
Part of a Pollock piece, perhaps
Fly all over, maybe
Splash of liquid
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sporular (10 points)
Relating to a sporule
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sprawler (13 points)
One sitting carelessly
European moth
S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
spreader (11 points)
Butter knife, e.g
Butter knife, for example
Eastern Canadian prov.
S·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
squaller (17 points)
Infant at times
Infant at times
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
squander (18 points)
6 down note introduced to band (Queen)
Square one is in under 'blue'
Blue is smoother, without question
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
squasher (20 points)
One who crushes or squeezes
Ant killer
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
squatter (17 points)
Criminal in tent (wordplay)
Occupier of empty property
One without a title
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
squawker (24 points)
One making a croaky call or cry
Night heron
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+W·4+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
squeaker (21 points)
Narrow victory
Close call
Close game
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
squealer (17 points)
Singing pig (wordplay)
Informer (what a swine!)
Piglet perhaps or rat
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
staggier (10 points)
Staggy
S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stalkier (12 points)
Stalky
S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stancher (13 points)
Styptic pencil, for example
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
starrier (8 points)
More sparkling of eye.
Brighter, in a way
Like rural sky vis-a-vis urban
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
startler (8 points)
He surprises us.
One full of surprises, for example
Alarming person
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
steadier (9 points)
More reliable diets are free
More regular or constant
Diets are becoming more balanced
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
steamier (10 points)
More likely to get an R rating, perhaps
Vibrating items are more erotic!
More adult, perhaps
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stipular (10 points)
Growing on like tendrils
S·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stockcar (16 points)
The SC in NASCAR (5,3)
The SC in NASCAR race series (5,3)
It's been around the track
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts
strainer (8 points)
...the answer's a riddle!
It's full of holes to get one tight
Noodle holder, at times
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
straiter (8 points)
Strait
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
strander (9 points)
Cable-making machine
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stranger (9 points)
Rent rags (anagram)
Truth, vis-a-vis fiction (wordplay)
Comparatively odd unknown (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
strapper (12 points)
Tall man on a team.
Street entertainer, a big fellow
Theatrical roles turn up for groom
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
strawier (11 points)
Strawy
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
streaker (12 points)
One barely running for show (wordplay)
One running out of clothes (wordplay)
One who takes off in a hurry (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
streamer (10 points)
Ribbon - bad cold (wordplay)
Channel booster, perhaps
Pot about right for flower (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
subahdar (14 points)
""A governor of a subah, also SUBADAR, SUBEDAR""
S·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+H·4+D·2+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sublunar (10 points)
Under the moon.
Beneath the Sea of Tranquility, for example
Terrestrial
S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
subpolar (12 points)
Just outside the Arctic Circle
Of the region just north of the Antarctic Circle
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
subsolar (10 points)
Situated directly beneath the sun
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
subvicar (15 points)
A subordinate vicar
S·1+U·1+B·3+V·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sugarier (9 points)
Sugary
S·1+U·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
supercar (12 points)
A superior car
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
surfacer (13 points)
One that {surfaces=v}
S·1+U·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
surnamer (10 points)
One who {surnames=v}
S·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
swampier (15 points)
More sodden
Went through water to jetty, getting more sodden
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
swankier (15 points)
More upscale
More dashing.
More chic
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sweatier (11 points)
Perspiring more
More laborious
S·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
swimwear (16 points)
Burkinis and such
Bikini, for example
Bikinis and trunks
S·1+W·4+I·1+M·3+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts

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