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sabulose (10 points)
{sandy=adj}
S·1+A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sanguine (9 points)
Ruddy confident (wordplay)
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
Ruddy or confident
S·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
saturate (8 points)
Get to be so a king (wordplay)
Oversupply a market
Use attar to make thoroughly wet
S·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sauterne (8 points)
Wine thus to go sour, they say
Semisweet golden table wine
Chateau d'Yquem.
S·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sautoire (8 points)
""A heraldic design, also SALTIRE, SALTIER, SAUTOIR""
S·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
scapulae (12 points)
Bones cause pal to get creaky
Not the sort of blades knives would have
Shoulder blades
S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
schedule (14 points)
Pencil in, perhaps (last 2 +...)
Some say 'Scrap Christmas programming'
Timetable (of events)
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
scissure (10 points)
Cleft, old style
S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sciurine (10 points)
Pertaining to squirrels
S·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
scopulae (12 points)
Scopula
S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
scrounge (11 points)
Dumpster-dive, say
Forage for food, say
Obtain by begging
S·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
scumlike (16 points)
Like scum
S·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
scurrile (10 points)
Coarsely abusive
Old-timer's scoffing free curries, eating 50
S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
seaquake (21 points)
Salt shaker (wordplay)
Tsunami cause, perhaps
Big wave creator
S·1+E·1+A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 21 pts
seducive (14 points)
Able to seduce
S·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
semimute (12 points)
Having partially lost the faculty of speech
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
seminude (11 points)
Not entirely in the buff
Clad like Venus de Milo
Wearing next to nothing
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
septuple (12 points)
Make two into fourteen, say
35 to 5, say
Go from 10 to 70, for example
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
sequelae (17 points)
Adherents
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
sequence (19 points)
Particular order (eg, of events)
A particular order (of events)
Order pattern (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
setulose (8 points)
""Covered with seta, also SETULOUS""
S·1+E·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
sextuple (17 points)
Increase from 5 to 30, say
Multiply by six
Increase many times
S·1+E·1+X·8+T·1+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
shunpike (17 points)
Alternate non-toll road
Toll-beater's road
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
siliquae (17 points)
Siliqua
S·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
simulate (10 points)
Imitate (an appearance or character)
Create a model of
Put on fire dropping temperature
S·1+I·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
sinecure (10 points)
Undemanding job could be nice, sure!
Function? To preserve a cushy job!
Confident about homework? That's easy!
S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
solitude (9 points)
Vacationer's quest, perhaps
Isolated state - slide out (anagram)
The absence of company
S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
soullike (12 points)
Resembling the spirit.
S·1+O·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
sourdine (9 points)
A device used to muffle the tone of a musical instrument
S·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
soutache (13 points)
Decorative braid
S·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
spherule (13 points)
Globule of quicksilver, for example
Small ball-shaped object
Small glob
S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
spiculae (12 points)
Spicula
S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
spinulae (10 points)
Spinula
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
spirulae (10 points)
Spirula
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
squabble (21 points)
Have a minor row
Quarrel about petty points
Row over a small matter
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
squalene (17 points)
A chemical compound
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
squamate (19 points)
Scaly young rook loses its tail sitting on holly
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
squamose (19 points)
Consisting of a layer of flat plate-like cells
Scaly
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
squeegee (18 points)
Film attacker (wordplay)
Rubber-edged tool for cleaning windows
Windshield cleaner's tool
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 18 pts
squiggle (19 points)
Line drawn that curls and loops
Tilde, for example
Curly looping line
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
squilgee (18 points)
""To wipe with a type of mop, also SQUEEGEE""
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 18 pts
squillae (17 points)
Squilla
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
struggle (10 points)
Not 2, no (wordplay)
Jockey and horse perhaps in fixed result
Labour contest (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
strumose (10 points)
Having a struma
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
stumpage (13 points)
Uncut marketable timber
S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
subacute (12 points)
Somewhat acute
S·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
subcaste (12 points)
A subdivision of a caste
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
subcause (12 points)
A subordinate cause
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
suberise (10 points)
""To convert into cork tissue, also SUBERIZE""
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suberize (19 points)
""To convert into cork tissue, also SUBERISE""
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
suberose (10 points)
Warship at end of line came up like a cork
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
subframe (15 points)
Unibody chassis component
S·1+U·1+B·3+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
subgenre (11 points)
Literary style within a larger category
Space opera, for example
Division of a style of art or literature
S·1+U·1+B·3+G·2+E·1+N·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
subgrade (12 points)
A surface on which a pavement is placed
S·1+U·1+B·3+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
sublease (10 points)
Housesitter's deal, maybe
Renter's document, perhaps
U-boat rental contract (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
submerge (13 points)
Follow Nemo, perhaps
Dive like a U-boat
Go down under and integrate
S·1+U·1+B·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
submerse (12 points)
Put under water (Var.)
Put completely under water
Sink below the surface
S·1+U·1+B·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
subniche (15 points)
A subdivision of a habitat
S·1+U·1+B·3+N·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
subovate (13 points)
Nearly ovate
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
suboxide (18 points)
An oxide containing little oxygen
S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 18 pts
subphase (15 points)
A subdivision of a phase
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
subscale (12 points)
A subdivision of a scale
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
subsense (10 points)
A subdivision of a sense
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
subserve (13 points)
Help use verbs irregularly
Help in a subordinate way
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
subspace (14 points)
A subset of a mathematical space
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
substage (11 points)
A part of a microscope for supporting accessories
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
substate (10 points)
A subdivision of a state
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
subtheme (15 points)
A subordinate theme
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
subtitle (10 points)
Caption on foreign film
Sex described by discreet text on screen
Foreign-flick feature
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
subtribe (12 points)
Mindanao's Tasadays, for example
S·1+U·1+B·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 12 pts
subulate (10 points)
Long and tapering to a point
S·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
succubae (14 points)
Succuba
S·1+U·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+B·3+A·1+E·1 = 14 pts
suchlike (17 points)
Of the same kind: Colloq.
Of the type mentioned
So kind that is
S·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
sufflate (14 points)
To {inflate=v}
S·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
suffrage (15 points)
College friend of Lucy Snowe
Right to vote in political elections
The right to vote, as won by women
S·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
suitable (10 points)
Apt or appropriate
Right for or appropriate
Right or appropriate
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suitcase (10 points)
Carousel rider (wordplay)
Maybe sauciest luggage item
Travel item (two legal terms!)
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
suitlike (12 points)
Like a suit
S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
sulphate (13 points)
Repel and be repelled by salt, perhaps
Salt can't stand and is back first
It might be copper till all is blue
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sulphide (14 points)
Chemical broken down by Sue, DPhil
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
sulphite (13 points)
""A chemical salt, also SULFITE""
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
sulphone (13 points)
""A sulfur compound, also SULFONE""
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
summable (14 points)
Able to be summed
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
sunbathe (13 points)
Lie on the beach, perhaps
Catch a few rays
Bash tune out to attract some heat
S·1+U·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
sunshade (12 points)
Awning, for one
Parasol, for one
Tabloid's had European cover
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
sunshine (11 points)
Word in a fair forecast (FL)
Florida (with "state")
"You are my ..., my only ..." (song)
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sunstone (8 points)
A variety of quartz
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
superlie (10 points)
To lie above
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1 = 10 pts
supinate (10 points)
Rotate face-up, as one's palm
Rotate palm-upward
Turn up for palmist set up in seat specially
S·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surcease (10 points)
Put a stop to
Come to an end
End, old-style
S·1+U·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surefire (11 points)
Guaranteed to work (2 words)
Guaranteed to succeed
Impossible to fail
S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
surfable (13 points)
Able to be surfed
S·1+U·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
surflike (15 points)
Resembling breaking waves
S·1+U·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
suricate (10 points)
Mongoose-like mammal
Mongoose kin
S·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surplice (12 points)
Choirboy's clothing not necessary, say!
Cure lips (anagram)
I scruple to wear white vestment
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
surprise (10 points)
Party announcement (wordplay)
Party line (wordplay)
Kind of party.
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
surprize (19 points)
""To come upon unexpectedly, also SURPRISE""
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
suspense (10 points)
Seen puss (anagram)
Thriller killer (wordplay)
Cliff-hanger (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

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