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saboteur (10 points)
Vandal could wreck boat, sure!
Wrecker (of hunts?)
Monkey wrench wielder (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 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
scattier (10 points)
More absentminded
More flighty
S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
scimetar (12 points)
""A curved oriental sword, also SCIMITAR, SCIMITER, SEMITAR, SEMITAUR, SIMITAR, SYMITAR, SYMITARE""
S·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scimitar (12 points)
Turkey cutter (wordplay)
Curved oriental sabre
Curved Asian sword
S·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scimiter (12 points)
""A curved oriental sword, also SCIMITAR, SCIMETAR, SEMITAR, SEMITAUR, SIMITAR, SYMITAR, SYMITARE""
S·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scouther (13 points)
Toast for the lady by a college servant
S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
scutcher (15 points)
One that {scutches=v}
S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
seamster (10 points)
Dude who sews
Tailor adrift in steamers
One who sews
S·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
seawater (11 points)
Saline solution (wordplay)
Main constituent (wordplay)
What the Caribbean is filled with
S·1+E·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
secateur (10 points)
A pruning tool
S·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
secreter (10 points)
Squirrel, at times
S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
secretor (10 points)
Saliva-producing organism, for example
S·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·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
semester (10 points)
A term seems maybe term without end
See terms reorganised as one (wordplay)
Half year at school.
S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sequitur (17 points)
Non (conclusion that doesn't follow)
A non-word, usually.
A non . . . . . . . . is an illogical conclusion in Latin
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+R·1 = 17 pts
servitor (11 points)
Butler or waiter
Archaic word for a servant or attendant
Attendant.
S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sheather (14 points)
One that {sheathes=v}
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shiftier (14 points)
More devious
S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shirtier (11 points)
More irritable, to a Brit
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
silenter (8 points)
Silent
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 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
sketcher (17 points)
Empty sack engraver found in drawer
Quick drawer
Vessel placed in middle of maidservant's drawer
S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 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
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
smoother (13 points)
Not so bumpy
More urbane - put out about nothing
Not so jarring
S·1+M·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
smuttier (10 points)
Smutty
S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
squatter (17 points)
Criminal in tent (wordplay)
Occupier of empty property
One without a title
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 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
squirter (17 points)
Garden hose, for example
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
staggier (10 points)
Staggy
S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stalkier (12 points)
Stalky
S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
starrier (8 points)
More sparkling of eye.
Brighter, in a way
Like rural sky vis-a-vis urban
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 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
steadier (9 points)
More reliable diets are free
More regular or constant
Diets are becoming more balanced
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
steamier (10 points)
More likely to get an R rating, perhaps
Vibrating items are more erotic!
More adult, perhaps
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
stemmier (12 points)
Stemmy
S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stickier (14 points)
More sappy (wordplay)
More adhesive, humid
Like a more difficult situation
S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
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
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
stitcher (13 points)
One using needle and thread
Sewing needle user
Needle-and-thread user
S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
stockcar (16 points)
The SC in NASCAR (5,3)
The SC in NASCAR race series (5,3)
It's been around the track
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 16 pts
stockier (14 points)
More thickset
Is rocket salad comparatively meaty (wordplay)
More chubby
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stodgier (10 points)
More old-fashioned
Bulkier soldier in Dorset running amok
More heavy-set.
S·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+G·2+I·1+E·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
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
stormier (10 points)
More tempes-tuous
More treacherous, as sailing conditions
More turbulent, weather-wise
S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
straiter (8 points)
Strait
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+T·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
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
strawier (11 points)
Strawy
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
streaker (12 points)
One barely running for show (wordplay)
One running out of clothes (wordplay)
One who takes off in a hurry (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
streamer (10 points)
Ribbon - bad cold (wordplay)
Channel booster, perhaps
Pot about right for flower (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
streeker (12 points)
One that {streeks=v}
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stressor (8 points)
Moving, for example
Tension-causing stimulus
Stimulus that causes tension
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 8 pts
stricter (10 points)
Not as easygoing
Giving less slack
Sterner or more unyielding
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
stropper (12 points)
Blade sharpener
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
strummer (12 points)
String-band member
Guitarist, at times
Harpist or guitarist, at times
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
strutter (8 points)
One walking proudly
Peacock, at times
Stumble round run, as peacock
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
stubbier (12 points)
Bishop in Beirut's possibly more stocky
Tab for holding up those who are late is shorter than most
S·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stuccoer (12 points)
Worker on house sides
S·1+T·1+U·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
stuffier (14 points)
More self-righteous
Less ventilated
More pompous
S·1+T·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
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
sturdier (9 points)
Stronger, more solidly built
Not as fragile
Better put together
S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
subtiler (10 points)
Subtil
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 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
sweatier (11 points)
Perspiring more
More laborious
S·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
switcher (16 points)
One changing sides
No rod sparer
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

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