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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
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
schooner (13 points)
Glass of the Hesperus (wordplay)
Hesperus, for one
Draft order (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
screener (10 points)
Resume reader, perhaps
Airport security employee
Call-in radio show employee
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
seconder (11 points)
One who say "Amen"
Ones who say "Amen"
One supporting distribution of seed-corn
S·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
seigneur (9 points)
Use reign badly as the lord of the manor
English taken in by token European lord
Feudal lord
S·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 9 pts
seignior (9 points)
Feudal lord
S·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
sheenier (11 points)
Sheeny
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shingler (12 points)
Roof worker
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shrinker (15 points)
Opposite of an enlarger
Hot water, vis- -vis wool
Hot water, vis-a-vis wool
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sickener (14 points)
Depressing piece of news (slang)
Man inside cries out bad news
S·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·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
sincerer (10 points)
More genuine and unfeigned
Comparatively honest
More upright
S·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
sinister (8 points)
Evil, evil is a tailless bird!
Left (in heraldry)
Threatening what was left to Caesar
S·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
skinnier (12 points)
Not as bulky
Rinse ink out for less muscular type
Thinner downhiller circles lodge
S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
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
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
sneezier (17 points)
More in need of a Kleenex
Appearing more allergic, in a way
More sternutatory
S·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sniffier (14 points)
More uppity
S·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
snippier (12 points)
More uppity
More impertinent
S·1+N·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
snitcher (13 points)
Informer Slang
Informer: Slang.
Tattletale
S·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
snobbier (12 points)
Less common (wordplay)
More hoity-toity
More condescending
S·1+N·1+O·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
snoopier (10 points)
More apt to pry
More inclined to pry
More prone to prying
S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
snootier (8 points)
Further caught up in class (wordplay)
More hoity-toity
Less likely to mix
S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
snoozier (17 points)
Snoozy
S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
snottier (8 points)
More snide
S·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
snoutier (8 points)
Snouty
S·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
snubbier (12 points)
Snubby
S·1+N·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
snuffier (14 points)
Snuffy
S·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
softener (11 points)
Liquid added to final rinse
Laundry detergent additive
It removes salts from water
S·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 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
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
songster (9 points)
'e's strong (anagram)
Sings the praises perhaps of shaky net? Gross!
Small flighty creature, one making notes
S·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
souvenir (11 points)
Nice keepsake (wordplay)
Remembrance of things past (wordplay)
A memory of OMD (wordplay)
S·1+O·1+U·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+R·1 = 11 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
spinster (10 points)
Non-union lady (wordplay)
Miss in the Jane Austen canon, maybe
Christie's Miss Marple, for one
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+S·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
spongier (11 points)
Lighter grip, one's loose
More porous
More squishy
S·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
spoonier (10 points)
More lovey-dovey
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
springer (11 points)
Bounder's pet (wordplay)
Not the setter - the setter free!
Barker on a pogo-stick (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sprinter (10 points)
Track star, perhaps
Felix, for one
Fast type of work for one at last
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
spunkier (14 points)
Spunky
S·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
squinter (17 points)
One who {squints=v}
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 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
stingier (9 points)
More unlikely to tip
More tight-fisted
Less generous, meaner
S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stinkier (12 points)
Less, um, aromatic
Like Stilton, compared with Swiss
Less, um, fragrant
S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
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
stringer (9 points)
Times part-timer, maybe
Carpenter's timber
Tread and riser support
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stronger (9 points)
Concentrated more than usual (wordplay)
Tougher outsider drops a round coming in
Not so easy
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
suborner (10 points)
Payola offerer
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·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
summoner (12 points)
Bailiff, on occasion
Spiritualist, sometimes
Process server
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sunderer (9 points)
One that {sunders=v}
S·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
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
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
swingier (12 points)
Swingy
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

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