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saddened (11 points)
Told bad news, say
Pained, dad needs treatment!
Turned blue (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
salmonid (11 points)
Trout or whitefish
S·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
sandaled (10 points)
Walking on the beach, maybe
Dressed for the beach, perhaps
Shod for the shore
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
saraband (11 points)
Dance of Bedouin in desert
Stately court dance
Graceful, slow Spanish dance.
S·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 11 pts
satinpod (11 points)
A flowering plant
S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 11 pts
scabland (13 points)
Rocky land with little soil cover
S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 13 pts
sciaenid (11 points)
A carnivorous fish
S·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
scincoid (13 points)
An animal resembling a lizard
S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
screened (11 points)
Shown in a theatre
Shut off from view.
Made a film with a riddle
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
seasoned (9 points)
Tasteful way of saying 'an old hand'
Not bland, perhaps
Experienced in using spices (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
secerned (11 points)
Discriminated.
Separated.
S·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
seconded (12 points)
Supported Edward II (wordplay)
Edward II never proposed this
Did a duel chore
S·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
sensated (9 points)
Had a feeling of.
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
sequined (18 points)
Glittery, as a gown
Like fancy gowns
Like many Dolly Parton outfits
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
serranid (9 points)
Sea bass
S·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
shetland (12 points)
Kind of sheepdog
Lerwick is its county seat.
The lands off Scottish island
S·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 12 pts
shingled (13 points)
Roofed with thin slabs.
Like some coifs
Like some roofs
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
shinnied (12 points)
Climbed by using the legs
Climbed in a certain way.
Climbed awkwardly
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
sickened (15 points)
Well, that's not the way it's got
Became ill
Well, that's not the way to get at Kenneth and Edward like this
S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
sideband (12 points)
A band of radio frequencies
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 12 pts
signaled (10 points)
Gave the high sign, say
Gave the high sign
Used the turn blinker
S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
signeted (10 points)
Marked with a seal
S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
silenced (11 points)
Caused to clam up
Since it gets led, it's quite unsound
Declines to be made quiet
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
sintered (9 points)
Sinter
S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
sinuated (9 points)
Curved in and out.
Wound in and out.
Twisted tortuously
S·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
sinusoid (9 points)
Small blood cavity in organ tissue
S·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
siphoned (14 points)
Brought down to a lower level (wordplay)
Sucked from a Hummer, say
Stole gas, perhaps
S·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
skinhead (16 points)
Anti-immigrant, perhaps
Severely distressed person (wordplay)
Sneak hid (anagram)
S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 16 pts
sklented (13 points)
Slanted, Scottish style
S·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
snaffled (15 points)
Arrested supporters got up and ran away
Pinched what's rubbishy in Santa's transport
S·1+N·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
snapweed (14 points)
Yellow-flowered herb
S·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+W·4+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
snatched (14 points)
Chat ends (anagram)
Breaks hands, etc., in Kidnapped
Grabbed but can't smash in Slough
S·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
sniffled (15 points)
Reacted to the end of "Coco," perhaps
Had a cold
S·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
sniggled (11 points)
Went eeling
S·1+N·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
snitched (14 points)
Acted the ratfink
Betrayed partners felt an urge
Was a rat
S·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
sniveled (12 points)
Complained in whining manner.
Whined
S·1+N·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
snoozled (18 points)
Snoozle
S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+Z·10+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
snowbird (14 points)
Part-time Arizona resident, perhaps
Vermonter who winters in Florida, say
Part-time Florida resident
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 14 pts
snowland (12 points)
An area marked by a great amount of snow
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 12 pts
snowmold (14 points)
A fungus disease
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+M·3+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 14 pts
snowshed (15 points)
A structure which provides protection from snow
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
snuffled (15 points)
Snuffle
S·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
snuggled (11 points)
Got it down for comfort
Got cozy
What the little ones did when the guns were turned on them to start with
S·1+N·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
soddened (11 points)
Became saturated.
Soaked through.
S·1+O·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
softened (12 points)
Not so harsh
Began to melt
Started to melt
S·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
solenoid (9 points)
Switch, of sorts
Compact about raising single coil
Current-carrying coil of wire
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 9 pts
songbird (12 points)
Thrush, for one
Thrush or canary, say
Lark, for one
S·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+I·1+R·1+D·2 = 12 pts
sonneted (9 points)
Composed certain rhymed poems
Wrote poems.
S·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
spangled (12 points)
Set with bright ornaments.
Decorated in a special way.
Adorned, as a costume.
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
spavined (14 points)
Lame, as a horse
Showing decrepitude
S·1+P·3+A·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
sphenoid (14 points)
Cranial bone
S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 14 pts
sphingid (15 points)
The {hawkmoth=n}
S·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+D·2 = 15 pts
spindled (12 points)
Formed into a slender rod
Like a record turntable
Grew tall and thin
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
splendid (12 points)
Smashing spindle upset daughter
Boy accepts coppers' grant in sterling
Magnificent, very impressive
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+D·2 = 12 pts
splinted (11 points)
Not in a cast, maybe
Set, in a way
Immobilized, as a broken bone
S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
sprained (11 points)
Injured, as an ankle
Injured but not broken
One kind of ankle
S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
springed (12 points)
Springe
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
sprinted (11 points)
Tried to steal a base
Ran like hell
Ran full tilt.
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
squinted (18 points)
Looked with eyes half-shut
Peered, in a way
Looked with partly closed eyes
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
stanched (14 points)
Stopped the flow of
Stopped, as a flow
Stopped the flow of, as blood
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
standard (10 points)
Rose, perhaps, to the required level
Rose maybe is an acceptable model
Quality that needs raising (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 10 pts
stanzaed (18 points)
Made into a fixed number of lines of verse
Versed
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+Z·10+A·1+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
stenosed (9 points)
Contracted: Med
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
stinkard (13 points)
Strong-smelling badger from Java
S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 13 pts
stounded (10 points)
Stound
S·1+T·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
strained (9 points)
Forced - like baby food (wordplay)
Like much baby food
Under pressure, son prepared to perform
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
stranded (10 points)
Like a castaway (Like DNA)
Left alone on beach (wordplay)
Left to fend for oneself
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
stringed (10 points)
Like a lute
Like lutes and zithers
Like certain instruments
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
strunted (9 points)
Strunt
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
suborned (11 points)
Bribed to do wrong
Bribed by bounders
Frightful bounders led into crime
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
subtrend (11 points)
A subordinate trend
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+D·2 = 11 pts
subvened (14 points)
Subvene
S·1+U·1+B·3+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
summoned (13 points)
Called (to attend)
Called (to court)
Commanded to appear at court (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
sunbaked (15 points)
Dried by solar heat
Like adobe bricks
Like those who fall asleep on the beach
S·1+U·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
sundered (10 points)
ED broken over S (wordplay)
Torn apart, severed
How ED over S will have it in bits
S·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
sunscald (11 points)
Sylvan blight
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2 = 11 pts
surnamed (11 points)
Known as Smith or Jones, perhaps
Gave an epithet to.
Called Smith, for example
S·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
surround (9 points)
Encircle, fence in
Most of the foam on stout in Ring
Enclose entirely
S·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2 = 9 pts
swanherd (15 points)
One who tends large aquatic birds
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+D·2 = 15 pts
swindled (13 points)
Took money unscrupulously
Turn in the troika is done
Did turn in vehicle traversing ice
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
swingled (13 points)
Swingle
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
swounded (13 points)
Swound
S·1+W·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
synapsed (14 points)
Came together, as nerve endings
S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
synergid (13 points)
A cell found in the embryo sac of a seed plant
S·1+Y·4+N·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+D·2 = 13 pts
syphoned (17 points)
Uneasy phone discussion not entirely conveyed
S·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
syringed (13 points)
Syringe
S·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts

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