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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
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
schiller (13 points)
Wilhelm Tell playwright
Wallenstein his s-spine-tingler
"Ode to Joy" poet
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
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
scuffler (16 points)
One challenging dealer maybe, as clubs trumps hearts
S·1+C·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
sculptor (12 points)
Rodin or Rowan Gillespie, say
John Behan or Henry Moore, say
Praxiteles, for one
S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 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
seemlier (10 points)
Mere lies may be more proper
Melee, sir, may be more proper
More becoming or decent
S·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
selector (10 points)
Person choosing (team)
Part of a radio set
One chooses to remove corselet
S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 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
shellier (11 points)
Shelly
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shelvier (14 points)
Shelvy
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shielder (12 points)
Ozone layer, for example
Guardian angel
Protector.
S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shingler (12 points)
Roof worker
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
shoulder (12 points)
Ought to get 'er armed, perhaps
Oughter be armed (wordplay)
'Ought to get 'er armed, perhaps (8)'
S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shoveler (14 points)
One who clears snow, maybe
Duck with a broad bill
Freshwater duck
S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shriller (11 points)
Marked by greater intensity
More high-pitched.
More piercing and high-pitched
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shuffler (17 points)
Changes around the deck in Dodder? Right!
S·1+H·4+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sicklier (14 points)
Sickly
S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
siffleur (14 points)
An animal that makes as whistling noise
S·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 14 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
silencer (10 points)
Need for a quiet report (wordplay)
Quieter part of a car (wordplay)
One that suppresses a report (wordplay)
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
silenter (8 points)
Silent
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
silverer (11 points)
Painter of mirrors
S·1+I·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 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
sleekier (12 points)
Sleeky
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sleepier (10 points)
More likely to crash (wordplay)
More inclined to drop off
More drowsy fish return to jetty
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sleetier (8 points)
More hazardous for driving, perhaps
More like a cold shower (wordplay)
Describing wintrier weather
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
sleigher (12 points)
St. Nick, for one
Santa, on his rounds
St. George was one*
S·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
slighter (12 points)
Less perceptible, as a change
Of lesser importance
Not as substantial
S·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
slimsier (10 points)
Slimsy
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slinkier (12 points)
More sinuous and graceful
More stealthy or catlike
More sinuous
S·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
slipover (13 points)
Sweater sans buttons
Escape past, as a wall
Easy garment to put on
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
slippier (12 points)
More icy, informally
More elusive
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sliverer (11 points)
One that {slivers=v}
S·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sloppier (12 points)
Not as tidy
More careless
More disheveled.
S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sloshier (11 points)
More likely to spill over
More likely to spill, as water in a bucket
S·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sloucher (13 points)
One who {slouches=v}
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sludgier (10 points)
Sludgy
S·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slummier (12 points)
Slummy
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
slushier (11 points)
Harder to walk on, in the winter
S·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
smellier (10 points)
Like some cheeses
More offensive, in a way
Relatively rank
S·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
smoulder (11 points)
Burn drum and lose, perhaps
Do a slow burn
Burn slowly without flame
S·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
smuggler (12 points)
One who ignores his customary duties
He tries to evade customs barriers
Person ignoring nation's customs
S·1+M·3+U·1+G·2+G·2+L·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
sniffler (14 points)
One showing signs of a cold
Sufferer from "wheezles and sneezles."
S·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sniggler (10 points)
One that {sniggles=v}
S·1+N·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sniveler (11 points)
Whimpering one.
Whining one.
Whiny individual
S·1+N·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
snuffler (14 points)
One that {snuffles=v}
S·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
solderer (9 points)
Jack-of-all-trades at times, perhaps
Fixer who betrayed King Edward twice
Person using an iron on metal
S·1+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
solemner (10 points)
More somber
Less light
More grave
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
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
spindler (11 points)
One that {spindles=v}
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 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
splendor (11 points)
Display of grandeur
Magnificent show.
Grand display
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
splinter (10 points)
Rent slip? (anagram)
Crack from Split (wordplay)
Kind of group
S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
splitter (10 points)
Late-breaking fastball
Abe at the rails
It's in some pitchers' repertoires
S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
splurger (11 points)
One who {splurges=v}
S·1+P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
splutter (10 points)
Second place, say, could make you spit
Speak indistinctly as in rage
Speak with a spitting sound
S·1+P·3+L·1+U·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
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
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
stalkier (12 points)
Stalky
S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
steelier (8 points)
More intense, as a stare
More hardened, as a gaze
More intimidating, as a gaze
S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
stickler (14 points)
Trickles away for one who insists on
One who is fussy
Unyieldingly insistent type
S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stillier (8 points)
Stilly
S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
stippler (12 points)
Dotty artist (wordplay)
Pointillist's cousin
Wall-painter.
S·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
stolider (9 points)
Closer to impassive
Old rites analysed as less exciting
Less emotional
S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stroller (8 points)
Worn out jogger (wordplay)
Worn out jogger?
Babe-in-arms alternative (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
stumbler (12 points)
Fall guy (wordplay)
One who trips
One walking unsteadily
S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
styliser (11 points)
One who {stylises=v}
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
stylizer (20 points)
One who {stylizes=v}
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
subfloor (13 points)
It's under the hardwood
S·1+U·1+B·3+F·4+L·1+O·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sublimer (12 points)
More empyreal
More awe-inspiring warship British sailor docked on river
S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
subtiler (10 points)
Subtil
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sullener (8 points)
More morose
Even gloomier
S·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
sultrier (8 points)
More oppressive, as summer weather goes
More hot and humid
More oppressive
S·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
supplier (12 points)
Provider (of goods)
Farm vis-a-vis a factory, often
One delivering the goods
S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
swindler (12 points)
Expert with a racket
One looking for a mark
Pro who cons
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
swirlier (11 points)
Swirly
S·1+W·4+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
swizzler (29 points)
One that {swizzles=v}
S·1+W·4+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 29 pts

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