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sampling (13 points)

Statistician's subgroup

Testing support when a politician enters

Small taste

S·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

scalping (13 points)

Hair-raising action by the brave

Stadium parking lot activity

Ticket offense

S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

scamping (15 points)

The act of scamping

S·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

scarping (13 points)

An escarpment

S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

scooping (13 points)

Hollowing out.

Ladling out

Give voice about prison getting the news first

S·1+C·3+O·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

scraping (13 points)

Working on dirty pans

Removing, as paint

Removing windshield ice, for example

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

sculping (13 points)

Sculp

S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

scuppaug (15 points)

""A marine fish food, also SCUP""

S·1+C·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+U·1+G·2 = 15 pts

sharping (14 points)

Cheating

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

sheepdog (15 points)

Border collie, for one

Animal twofer (wordplay)

What Bo Peep could have used (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+D·2+O·1+G·2 = 15 pts

shipping (16 points)

Sea craft collectively

Mail-order charge

Sending by FedEx

S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts

shopping (16 points)

Searching for and buying goods

Giving away recently purchased goods

Not just visiting the mall

S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts

skelping (15 points)

A {smacking=n}

S·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

skimping (17 points)

Politician in winter sport is being mean

Pinching pennies

Being frugal

S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts

skipping (17 points)

Failing to do one's exercise, maybe

Missing - physical exercise

Jumping with a rope

S·1+K·5+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts

slapping (13 points)

Dashing forcibly.

S·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

sleeping (11 points)

Enjoying some R.E.M. (wordplay)

Not come to

Occupation for babies.

S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

slipping (13 points)

'Tain't licking

S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

slopping (13 points)

Feeding farm fauna

Spilling over.

Sty chore

S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

slumping (13 points)

On a losing streak

Sinking suddenly.

S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

slurping (11 points)

Displaying bad table manners, in a way

Make slight sharp sound eating noisily

S·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

snapping (13 points)

Taking a photo, say

Hiking, carrying burden, finally tiring

Kind of turtle

S·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

sneaping (11 points)

Sneap

S·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

snipping (13 points)

Barbershop activity

Removing end and firing gun over president's head

Lopping

S·1+N·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

snooping (11 points)

Asking too many questions, say

Acting the busybody.

Poking one's nose

S·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

sopiting (11 points)

Sopite

S·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spalling (11 points)

Chipping, as stone

Miner's activity

S·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spanking (15 points)

Punishment making you smart (wordplay)

Smart from this bit of S&M (wordplay)

Wonderful, naughty pastime (wordplay)

S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

spanning (11 points)

Activity for Eads

Crossing over

Extending over.

S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

sparging (12 points)

Sparge

S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

sparking (15 points)

Stimulating postcard (wordplay)

Short result (wordplay)

Showing lots of fire.

S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

sparling (11 points)

A young herring

S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

sparring (11 points)

One kind of partner

Not all-out battle

Kind of partner

S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spatting (11 points)

Having a row

Having a tiff

Quarreling

S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spawning (14 points)

Giving rise to

(Of fish) releasing eggs

Breeding of man covered in grass

S·1+P·3+A·1+W·4+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

speaking (15 points)

Saying something

Sing about the top without singing

Conversing quietly in a helicopter

S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

speaning (11 points)

Spean

S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spearing (11 points)

Fishing in a way

Primitive hunting method

Piercing whistle catching fruit

S·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

speccing (15 points)

Spec

S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

specking (17 points)

Speck

S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts

speeding (12 points)

Activity of some demons

Going too fast

Travelling over the limit

S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

speeling (11 points)

Speel

S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

speering (11 points)

An {inquiry=n}

S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

speiling (11 points)

Speil

S·1+P·3+E·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

speiring (11 points)

News

S·1+P·3+E·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spelling (11 points)

Turning on the charm (wordplay)

Letters of witchcraft (wordplay)

Enchanting activity of bee (wordplay)

S·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spending (12 points)

'Nothing, save for the last at last (8)'

Laying out time or money

Laying out money for second hanging

S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

sphering (14 points)

Forming a globe

S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

spieling (11 points)

Spiel

S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spiering (11 points)

Spier

S·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spiffing (17 points)

Lady Nicholson inspired him, or her

Jolly good!

Top-hole!

S·1+P·3+I·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts

spilling (11 points)

Cause of a stain, perhaps

Wasting medicine that Carol should swallow

Overflowing

S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spinning (11 points)

Top job in politics (wordplay)

Wheel of yore.

Spider's work

S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spirting (11 points)

Spirt

S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spitting (11 points)

Aftermath of chewing tobacco

One kind of image

A dirty habit, this image is 19

S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

splaying (14 points)

Spreading out

S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

splicing (13 points)

Making ends meet for a sailor (wordplay)

Joining by interweaving strands

Tying the knot

S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

splining (11 points)

Spline

S·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spoiling (11 points)

After a fight, lion pigs out

Rearing a future brat

Contaminating minced pig's loin

S·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

sponging (12 points)

Freeloading (with "off")

Sopping up messes, in a way

S·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

spoofing (14 points)

Not serious

Just kidding

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

spooking (15 points)

Spook

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

spooling (11 points)

Loading a reel

Unwinding

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spooning (11 points)

Going back-to-front (wordplay)

Dishing out, in a way

Ladling - kissing and cuddling

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spooring (11 points)

Spoor

S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

sporting (11 points)

Dog show group

Kind of chance

Fair game at home? Good

S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spotting (11 points)

Catching sight of

Gymnast's assistance

Noticing; observing

S·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spousing (11 points)

Spouse

S·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spouting (11 points)

Delivering a tirade

Uttering, as nonsense

Demagogue's activity

S·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spraying (14 points)

Dispersing insecticide on crops, say

Mister's purpose

Watering's always in season

S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

sprucing (13 points)

Fixing (up)

S·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

spudding (13 points)

The process of starting to drill

S·1+P·3+U·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

spunking (15 points)

Spunk

S·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

spurning (11 points)

Scorning to accept

Refusing with contempt

S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spurring (11 points)

Cats finally sounding happy? That's encouraging

S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

spurting (11 points)

Old Faithful activity

Old Faithful's activity

Gushing forth in a sudden stream

S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

stamping (13 points)

Be putting your foot on it

Walking noisily or angrily

Putting postage on

S·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

stapling (11 points)

That's the way to get a get-together

Task after collation

Function of some copiers

S·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

steeping (11 points)

Sitting in the teapot, perhaps

Letting sit in a liquid, to clean perhaps

S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

stepping (13 points)

Going on foot.

Kind of stone

On the march

S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

stomping (13 points)

Stomp

S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

stooping (11 points)

Bending forward and downward

Bobbing for apples

Bending the head or body forwards and downwards

S·1+T·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

stopping (13 points)

Putting an end to fanciful toppings

Taking a break

Pulling up and filling up

S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

striping (11 points)

Fabric design

S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

stumping (13 points)

Delivering campaign speeches

Confusing and dismissing batsman

S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

supering (11 points)

Super

S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

suppling (13 points)

Supple

S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

swamping (16 points)

Flooding? There's shift of position when a politician intervenes

S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts

swapping (16 points)

Exchanging for something

Exchanging

Substituting small rugby player over attacking pugnacious props, for starters

S·1+W·4+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts

sweeping (14 points)

General clearing the mess (wordplay)

General cleaner's work

Second display of grief is extensive

S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

swooping (14 points)

GPO is now rationalised but it's taking a nosedive

S·1+W·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

swopping (16 points)

The act of swopping

S·1+W·4+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts

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