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sacklike (18 points)
Like a sack
S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
sailable (10 points)
Ready for the sea
S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
salicine (10 points)
""A chemical compound, also SALICIN""
S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
salience (10 points)
Saint's given foreign church prominence
Importance, as points in an argument
Striking feature
S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
salinize (17 points)
Render briny
S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
salivate (11 points)
Get ready for dinner (wordplay)
Lisa a vet (anagram)
Have a Pavlovian response, perhaps
S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
saltlike (12 points)
Resembling salt
S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
samphire (15 points)
Plant a parliamentarian in county
Plant current in county
Edible seaside plant
S·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
sanative (11 points)
Having curing powers
Having the power to cure.
Affording a cure
S·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
sandlike (13 points)
Like sand
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
sandpile (11 points)
Tot's play area
Where play's the thing
Construction site sight
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sanguine (9 points)
Ruddy confident (wordplay)
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
Ruddy or confident
S·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
sanitate (8 points)
Tea stain (anagram) - install drainage and sewage disposal
Clean
S·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sanitise (8 points)
It is insane to disinfect (wordplay)
Free from filth, it is mad (wordplay)
Make hygienic or more acceptable
S·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sanitize (17 points)
Make hospital-clean
Get rid of germs
Clean a lousy bit a little in how big a way
S·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
sapience (12 points)
Ace pines for wisdom
Pine case holds literary wisdom
Fool's lack
S·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
saponine (10 points)
Glucoside in soapbark.
S·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
saponite (10 points)
Soft, soapy sicicate
S·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sapphire (15 points)
A gem; I, perhaps (anagram)
Stone - rock perhaps describing one
Perhaps one is turned to stone
S·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
satiable (10 points)
Like an appetite that can be fulfilled
Capable of being satisfied.
Possible to satisfy.
S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
satirise (8 points)
Ridicule with witty words
After Saturday I am up to make fun of it
Ridicule someone on stage
S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
satirize (17 points)
Make Mad money, say
Make fun of
Poke fun at
S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
sautoire (8 points)
""A heraldic design, also SALTIRE, SALTIER, SAUTOIR""
S·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
saxatile (15 points)
Growing among rocks
S·1+A·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
scablike (16 points)
Crusty and coagulated
S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
scariose (10 points)
""Thin, dry and membranous, also SCARIOUS""
S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
schliere (13 points)
A small streak in an igneous rock [n pl.]
S·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
scissile (10 points)
Capable of being cut
S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
scissure (10 points)
Cleft, old style
S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sciurine (10 points)
Pertaining to squirrels
S·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sclerite (10 points)
A hard skeletal plate or spicule
S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
scribble (14 points)
Write quickly and none too carefully
A mania from Ireland
Write quickly and/or badly
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
scumlike (16 points)
Like scum
S·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
scurrile (10 points)
Coarsely abusive
Old-timer's scoffing free curries, eating 50
S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
seallike (12 points)
Like an aquatic mammal
S·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
seamlike (14 points)
Like a seam
S·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
seapiece (12 points)
A {seascape=n}
S·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
sedative (12 points)
Valium, for one
Downer's Home Counties case (wordplay)
Number perhaps deviates oddly
S·1+E·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
seducive (14 points)
Able to seduce
S·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
seedlike (13 points)
Like a seed
S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
seedtime (11 points)
When oats are sown.
Spring, for example
When to sow
S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
seisable (10 points)
Able to be seised
S·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
seizable (19 points)
Subject to confiscation
Like property under a court order
S·1+E·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
selenide (9 points)
A compound of selenium
S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
selenite (8 points)
Inhabitant of the moon.
Type of gypsum
Variety of gypsum
S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
semidome (13 points)
Curved roof of some churches
Feature of some apses
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
semimute (12 points)
Having partially lost the faculty of speech
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
seminude (11 points)
Not entirely in the buff
Clad like Venus de Milo
Wearing next to nothing
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
semitone (10 points)
Maybe note is me (wordplay)
X up one, from B to C, say
B to C, for example
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
semplice (14 points)
Simple (a musical direction)
S·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
sensible (10 points)
Showing reason or sound judgment
Well-thought-out
Well thought-out
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sepaline (10 points)
Pertaining to a {sepal=n}
S·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
serflike (15 points)
Like a serf
S·1+E·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
serotine (8 points)
Designating late-flowering plants.
Late in flowering
S·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
shikaree (15 points)
A big-game hunter
S·1+H·4+I·1+K·5+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 15 pts
shinbone (13 points)
Catchers wear equipment to protect this
It is also called the tibia
It's over a foot long in skeleton
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
shipmate (15 points)
Fellow on board
Fellow sailor provided the maps I fold
Officer in the same boat
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
shipside (14 points)
Transport left in port perhaps
Along the Plimsoil line.
Pier, during loading or unloading
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
shivaree (14 points)
Postnuptial kettle-and-pan send-off
Mock serenade to newlyweds
Noisy, mock serenade
S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
shrewdie (15 points)
A shrewd person
S·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+W·4+D·2+I·1+E·1 = 15 pts
shunpike (17 points)
Alternate non-toll road
Toll-beater's road
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
sibilate (10 points)
Pronounce in a certain way.
The wading bird turns hot to make a hiss
Ssspeak like thisss
S·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sideline (9 points)
Border in the court (wordplay)
Understudies for the Rockettes?
Football field marking
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
siderite (9 points)
Valuable iron ore
Valuable ore of iron
Valuable ore of iron.
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
sidewise (12 points)
As a crab darts.
To the left or right; we die, sis (anagram)
On the edge of being smart is lateral way
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
sighlike (16 points)
Resembling a sigh
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
sightsee (12 points)
Tour in a double-decker bus, perhaps
Go touring, maybe
Visit interesting places
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
silicate (10 points)
Quartz, mica or talc
Quartz, for example
Beryl or garnet
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
silicide (11 points)
Stupid arrogance heard in compound
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
silicone (10 points)
Caulk ingredient, perhaps
Implanted material (wordplay)
Polymer used in paints and implants, say
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
siliquae (17 points)
Siliqua
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
silklike (16 points)
Like silk
S·1+I·1+L·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
siloxane (15 points)
A chemical compound
S·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+X·8+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
simazine (19 points)
A herbicide
S·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
simonize (19 points)
Polish with wax
Protect a car, in a way
Wax, as an auto
S·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
simulate (10 points)
Imitate (an appearance or character)
Create a model of
Put on fire dropping temperature
S·1+I·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sinecure (10 points)
Undemanding job could be nice, sure!
Function? To preserve a cushy job!
Confident about homework? That's easy!
S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sinfonie (11 points)
Sinfonia
S·1+I·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1 = 11 pts
singable (11 points)
Without too many high notes (wordplay)
Like a simple tune? Wrong actor
Fit for the choir
S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sinicize (19 points)
""To modify by Chinese influence, also SINICISE""
S·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
sinkable (14 points)
Unlike Molly Brown
Vulnerable to Neptune.
Like the 'Titanic,' in retrospect
S·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
sinkhole (15 points)
Collapse of a cavern roof
Eroded underground cavity
Deep cavity in limestone
S·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
sirvente (11 points)
A satirical medieval song or poem
S·1+I·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sithence (13 points)
{since=adv}
S·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
sixpence (19 points)
Money in a classic song title
Sing a Song of one
Old British coin
S·1+I·1+X·8+P·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
sizeable (19 points)
Big, but not immeasureably so (wordplay)
Big, but not immeasurably so (wordplay)
Can glue make this big enough (wordplay)
S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
skinlike (16 points)
Like skin
S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
skiplane (14 points)
Aircraft that can land on snow
Avoid passage for vehicle
Long accusatory speech
S·1+K·5+I·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
skywrite (18 points)
Put up an ad, say
Get high for a spell (wordplay)
Use a plane for a pencil (wordplay)
S·1+K·5+Y·4+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
slablike (14 points)
Resembling a slab
S·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
slidable (11 points)
Like many porch doors
Like some doors
Made like trundle beds
S·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
slipcase (12 points)
It holds a specific volume
Boxed-set box
Antique book protector
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
slippage (13 points)
Lag pipes (anagram)
Lag in production.
Failure to meet target
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
slipsole (10 points)
Cobbler's insert
Shoe insert
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
slipware (13 points)
A type of {pottery=n}
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
smaltine (10 points)
""A mineral, also SMALTITE""
S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
smaltite (10 points)
Cobalt-nickel arsenide
S·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
smoothie (13 points)
Moose hit in crash? That's the drink!
Polished individual (wordplay)
Even, that is, for one that's a charmer
S·1+M·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts
snaglike (13 points)
Resembling a snag
S·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
snowlike (15 points)
White.
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
soaplike (14 points)
Like soap
S·1+O·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
soberize (19 points)
""To make sober, also SOBERISE""
S·1+O·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
sociable (12 points)
Friendly and pleasant
Friendly at parties
Friendly and gregarious
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
sodalite (9 points)
Translucent mineral resembling marble
Mineral in rock strangely isolated
Transparent mineral
S·1+O·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
sodamide (12 points)
A chemical compound
S·1+O·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
sodomite (11 points)
Lot, for example
S·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sodomize (20 points)
""To engage in sodomy with, also SODOMISE""
S·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
solanine (8 points)
Poisonous compound in green potatoes
S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
solarise (8 points)
""To expose to sunlight, also SOLARIZE""
S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
solarize (17 points)
Shed some light on (wordplay)
Go green, in a way
Affect by sunlight
S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
solecise (10 points)
""To use ungrammatical combination of works, also SOLECIZE""
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
solecize (19 points)
""To use ungrammatical combination of works, also SOLECISE""
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
solitude (9 points)
Vacationer's quest, perhaps
Isolated state - slide out (anagram)
The absence of company
S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
solstice (10 points)
21 June or 22 December (wordplay)
Time of highest or lowest noon sun
Midsummer or midwinter point
S·1+O·1+L·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
sometime (12 points)
A while in prison - I'm not saying when
Former; occasional (US)
At an unknown moment
S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
somewise (13 points)
{somehow=adv}
S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sonatine (8 points)
Short musical compositions Ital.
Short musical compositions: Ital.
Piece of music, as by Ravel.
S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
songlike (13 points)
Melodious piece of English used in Peterborough, formerly
Ariose
S·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
sonicate (10 points)
To disrupt with sound waves
S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
soricine (10 points)
Resembling a shrew.
S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sorptive (13 points)
Capable of sorption
S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
soullike (12 points)
Resembling the spirit.
S·1+O·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
sourdine (9 points)
A device used to muffle the tone of a musical instrument
S·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
spadille (11 points)
'She sits all night at cards, and ogles at -' (Goldsmith)
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sparlike (14 points)
Resembling a spar
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
speciate (12 points)
Evolve, as into a new organism
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
spermine (12 points)
A chemical compound
S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
spiculae (12 points)
Spicula
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
spillage (11 points)
Medicine taken by wise man with slops
Loss of output gets head of section sack
Result of a kitchen accident
S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
spinelle (10 points)
""A mineral, also SPINEL""
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
spinulae (10 points)
Spinula
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
spiracle (12 points)
Whale's blow-hole
Whale's blowhole.
Whale's nostril
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
spirulae (10 points)
Spirula
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
spitfire (13 points)
Say furiously 'Attack the plane'
Say with venom 'Shoot at the WW2 plane'
Hot-tempered high-flier (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
spoilage (11 points)
Waste damaged material
Process of going bad
Process of decay, especially fruit
S·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
spoliate (10 points)
Plunder and pillage the strange paste oil
Pillage
Plunder
S·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sportive (13 points)
Play full of sound
It proves playing is playful
Second drink I have makes me frisky
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
sprinkle (14 points)
Spatter, liquid say
Scatter (drops of liquid)
Water the lawn
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
squiggle (19 points)
Line drawn that curls and loops
Tilde, for example
Curly looping line
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
squilgee (18 points)
""To wipe with a type of mop, also SQUEEGEE""
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 18 pts
squillae (17 points)
Squilla
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
stannite (8 points)
An ore of tin
Source of Etna's tin
Mineral situation - pub's about to probe it
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
starlike (12 points)
Five-pointed, say
Describing certain flowers.
Heavenly, in a way
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
stearine (8 points)
Candlemaker's need (Var.)
Candlemaker's need
Solid portion of a fat
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
steatite (8 points)
Almost eat items containing soapstone
Ties this into the state of 28 across
Tea I test with greyish talc
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
stemlike (14 points)
Peduncular
S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
steplike (14 points)
Resembling a {stair=n}
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
stepwise (13 points)
Upward by degrees
From one tone to the next, in music
How some melodies move
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sternite (8 points)
Insect's ventral plate
S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
stibnite (10 points)
Soft greyish antimony sulphide mineral
Native antimony trisulphide
Mineral of antimony
S·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
stilbene (10 points)
Crystalline hydrocarbon used in manufacture of dyes
S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
stilbite (10 points)
A mineral
S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
strickle (14 points)
To shape grain with an instrument
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
strigose (9 points)
Marked with grooves
Covered with bristles
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
strobile (10 points)
Pine cone, for example
Pine cone
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suberise (10 points)
""To convert into cork tissue, also SUBERIZE""
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suberize (19 points)
""To convert into cork tissue, also SUBERISE""
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
subniche (15 points)
A subdivision of a habitat
S·1+U·1+B·3+N·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
suboxide (18 points)
An oxide containing little oxygen
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 18 pts
subtitle (10 points)
Caption on foreign film
Sex described by discreet text on screen
Foreign-flick feature
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
subtribe (12 points)
Mindanao's Tasadays, for example
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 12 pts
suchlike (17 points)
Of the same kind: Colloq.
Of the type mentioned
So kind that is
S·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
suitable (10 points)
Apt or appropriate
Right for or appropriate
Right or appropriate
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suitcase (10 points)
Carousel rider (wordplay)
Maybe sauciest luggage item
Travel item (two legal terms!)
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suitlike (12 points)
Like a suit
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
sulphide (14 points)
Chemical broken down by Sue, DPhil
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
sulphite (13 points)
""A chemical salt, also SULFITE""
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sunshine (11 points)
Word in a fair forecast (FL)
Florida (with "state")
"You are my ..., my only ..." (song)
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
superlie (10 points)
To lie above
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1 = 10 pts
supinate (10 points)
Rotate face-up, as one's palm
Rotate palm-upward
Turn up for palmist set up in seat specially
S·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surefire (11 points)
Guaranteed to work (2 words)
Guaranteed to succeed
Impossible to fail
S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
surflike (15 points)
Resembling breaking waves
S·1+U·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
suricate (10 points)
Mongoose-like mammal
Mongoose kin
S·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surplice (12 points)
Choirboy's clothing not necessary, say!
Cure lips (anagram)
I scruple to wear white vestment
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
surprise (10 points)
Party announcement (wordplay)
Party line (wordplay)
Kind of party.
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surprize (19 points)
""To come upon unexpectedly, also SURPRISE""
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
swanlike (15 points)
Like a swan
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
sybarite (13 points)
Hedonist of sorts
Voluptuary disturbed by satire
In classy bar I tempted bon vivant
S·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sycamine (15 points)
The mulberry tree
S·1+Y·4+C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
symbiote (15 points)
Organism in a relationship (wordplay)
S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
syncline (13 points)
A type of rock formation
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts

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