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saluting (9 points)

Dipping the colors.

Greeting an officer

Greeting in a friendly way

S·1+A·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

sauteing (9 points)

Frying quickly in hot fat

Pan-frying

Quickly frying

S·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

scouring (11 points)

Type of pad

Searching and scratching

Using elbow grease

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

scouting (11 points)

Baden-Powell's activity

Baden-Powell's invention

Looking for new talent

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

scudding (13 points)

Scud

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

scuffing (17 points)

Scuff

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

sculking (15 points)

Sculk

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

sculling (11 points)

Spill the beans about select sport

Shy guards gather briefly, having a row

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

sculping (13 points)

Sculp

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

scumming (15 points)

Scum

S·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 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

securing (11 points)

Padlock's purpose

Getting hold of

Getting the gun, cries 'Run!'

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

seducing (12 points)

Doing a strip tease, say

Leading sexually astray

Activity for Casanova

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

segueing (10 points)

Starting a new movement

Smoothly transitioning

S·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts

shantung (12 points)

Heavy silk fabric with a rough surface

A soft untreated Chinese silk

Popular summer fabric.

S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

shauling (12 points)

Shaul

S·1+H·4+A·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

shouting (12 points)

Loudly vocalizing at a protest, say

Talked very loudly

Out and in, in a lot by the sound of it

S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

shucking (18 points)

Corn preparation task

S·1+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts

shunning (12 points)

Snob's activity

Deliberately avoiding

Persistently avoiding

S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

shunting (12 points)

The South for the chase by rail

Work on the railway seconds after game

Transferring a train to another track

S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

shushing (15 points)

Saying 'Quiet!' to

Saying "Quiet!" to

Librarian's duty

S·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

shutting (12 points)

Closing

S·1+H·4+U·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

skulking (17 points)

Staying in the shadows

Sneak's activity

Moving furtively

S·1+K·5+U·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts

skunking (17 points)

Defeating opponents and holding them scoreless: Slang

Defeating opponents and holding them scoreless Slang.

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

slubbing (13 points)

A slightly twisted roll of textile fibres

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

sluffing (15 points)

Sluff

S·1+L·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

slugging (11 points)

Activity for a boxer or clean-up hitter

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

sluicing (11 points)

Flowing through a floodgate

Opening the floodgates

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

slumming (13 points)

Mum's upset to wear medical support when roughing it

S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+M·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

slurring (9 points)

Pronouncing indistinctly, as if drunk

Slighting.

S·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

slushing (12 points)

Slush

S·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

smudging (13 points)

Dragging a finger through, perhaps

Muggins raving about old Penny streaking

Marking with dirty streaks

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

smutting (11 points)

Smut

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

snafuing (12 points)

Snafu

S·1+N·1+A·1+F·4+U·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

snouting (9 points)

Snout

S·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

snubbing (13 points)

Treating rudely

Rebuffing, cutting

Scornful treatment.

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

snuffing (15 points)

Putting (out)

S·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

snugging (11 points)

Snug

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

souchong (14 points)

All but top of bag in composition is tea

High-quality China tea

Black tea with large leaves

S·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts

soughing (13 points)

Sough

S·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

sounding (10 points)

Plumbing making noises (wordplay)

Finding how deep the noise is (wordplay)

Finding how deep the noise of 5 down is

S·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts

southing (12 points)

Movement toward the south

S·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 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

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

squaring (18 points)

The act of making square

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts

squiring (18 points)

Escorting

S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts

stinkbug (15 points)

A humming insect (wordplay)

Hemipterous insect

Agricultural pest

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

stubbing (13 points)

Stub

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

studding (11 points)

Material used to form wall or partition

Kind of sail.

Putting decorative buttons on

S·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

studying (13 points)

Saint, you dying from work (wordplay)

Cracking the books

Doing what a student should

S·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts

stuffing (15 points)

Thanksgiving dish (or activity)

What goes inside!

Tucking in - to the turkey (wordplay)

S·1+T·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts

stumming (13 points)

Stum

S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 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

stunning (9 points)

Very attractive (informal)

A real corker

Extremely attractive - knocks you out

S·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

stunting (9 points)

Hindering normal growth

S·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

subduing (12 points)

Overpowering and bringing under control

S·1+U·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

suckling (15 points)

The poet has not yet been weaned

Youngamammal that has not been weaned

Young mammal that has not been weaned

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

sugaring (10 points)

Sweetening

Local sweetheart at home for good in Madeira dusting perhaps

S·1+U·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts

sullying (12 points)

Sully

S·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 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

suturing (9 points)

Sewing up, in an operating room

Surgical stitching

S·1+U·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts

swouning (12 points)

Swoun

S·1+W·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

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Refine to S+: SA SB SC SD SE SF SG SH SI SJ SK SL SM SN SO SP SQ SR SS ST SU SV SW SX SY SZ

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Ending with:

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