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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
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
scrapper (14 points)
An informal fighter - sounds ragged
One who battles persistently
Rubbish for a fighter
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scrimper (14 points)
Penny-counter
Penny pincher
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scripter (12 points)
One that {scripts=v}
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
shrimper (15 points)
Boat with a very fine net
Boat catching small edible crustaceans
Certain fisherman
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
simperer (12 points)
One with a silly smile
One with a smirk
He wears a silly smile.
S·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
skimpier (16 points)
Too meager for comfort.
Like pasties, vis-a-vis bras
More revealing, in a way
S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
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
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
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
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
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
sparkier (14 points)
More animated
More lively
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
sparrier (10 points)
Sparry
S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
speedier (11 points)
More like Alka-Seltzer (wordplay)
Not as likely to waste time
At a faster rate.
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
spherier (13 points)
Sphery
S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
spicular (12 points)
Like sponges
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
spiffier (16 points)
Outsmarting (wordplay)
More polished
More fancy
S·1+P·3+I·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
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
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
spookier (14 points)
Twice as frightful
More hair-raising
More chilling
S·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
sportier (10 points)
More smartly dressed
Having more flash
Having more sex appeal, as a car
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·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
spottier (10 points)
Less regular
Less reliable
More sporadic
S·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·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
spreader (11 points)
Butter knife, e.g
Butter knife, for example
Eastern Canadian prov.
S·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sprigger (12 points)
One that {sprigs=v}
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
spritzer (19 points)
White wine drink
Drink of white wine and soda-water
Drink of wine and soda water
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
sprucier (12 points)
Sprucy
S·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
spunkier (14 points)
Spunky
S·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
spurrier (10 points)
1966 Heisman winner Steve
Redskins' coach Steve
S·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
stopover (13 points)
Pots break during trip (wordplay)
Brief stay in hotel? That must be pots!
Stay (of just one night?)
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
strapper (12 points)
Tall man on a team.
Street entertainer, a big fellow
Theatrical roles turn up for groom
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stripier (10 points)
Stripy
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stripper (12 points)
Pole position (wordplay)
One taking coat off - and the rest!
One who's barely working (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stropper (12 points)
Blade sharpener
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stumpier (12 points)
Shorter and more thickset.
S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stupider (11 points)
Not so bright
More inane
Less intelligent
S·1+T·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 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
superber (12 points)
Superb
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
supercar (12 points)
A superior car
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
superior (10 points)
A better boss (wordplay)
The Mother of all Lakes (wordplay)
Better lake (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 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
supposer (12 points)
One who assumes
Surmiser
S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
supremer (12 points)
Supreme
S·1+U·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
swampier (15 points)
More sodden
Went through water to jetty, getting more sodden
S·1+W·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sweepier (13 points)
Sweepy
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

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