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ultrahot (11 points)
Like the core of the sun
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+H·4+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
umteenth (13 points)
Being the last in an indefinitely numerous series
U·1+M·3+T·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts
unanchor (13 points)
To loose from anchorage
U·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
unbathed (14 points)
Like many a Bowery bum
U·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unbought (14 points)
Not purchased
U·1+N·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 14 pts
unbreech (15 points)
Debag
U·1+N·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4 = 15 pts
unbright (14 points)
Not bright
U·1+N·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 14 pts
uncashed (14 points)
Not taken into account (wordplay)
Like some checks
Like a check waiting to be deposited
U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
uncatchy (18 points)
Not catchy
U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 18 pts
uncaught (14 points)
Fugitive's status
Free tuition's ending in University College - anything to follow (wordplay)
U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 14 pts
unchains (13 points)
Lets loose the upper-class knight from his fetters
Frees
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
unchancy (18 points)
{unlucky=adj}
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+Y·4 = 18 pts
uncharge (14 points)
To {unload=v}
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
unchaste (13 points)
Battered nuts, each scarlet (wordplay)
Such neat design becoming immodest
Bawdy half-uncle's rush
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
unchewed (17 points)
Not chewed
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
unchicly (18 points)
Not chicly
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
unchoked (18 points)
Unchoke
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
unchokes (17 points)
Unchoke
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
unchosen (13 points)
Shun, once disgracefully excluded from team
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1 = 13 pts
unchurch (18 points)
To expel from a church
U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4 = 18 pts
unclench (15 points)
Loosen the caboose (wordplay)
Relax, as one's fist
Loosen, as one's butt
U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4 = 15 pts
unclinch (15 points)
""To open from a clenched position, also UNCLENCH""
U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4 = 15 pts
unclothe (13 points)
Nancy's a fool getting man to strip
Relative touring exotic hot strip
Get ready to shower
U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
unearths (11 points)
Sun-hater (anagram)
Brings to light, in a way
Discovers by digging
U·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 11 pts
unfaiths (14 points)
Unfaith
U·1+N·1+F·4+A·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 14 pts
unfished (15 points)
Not fished
U·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unflashy (17 points)
Not flashy
U·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 17 pts
unfought (15 points)
Not fought
U·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 15 pts
unhailed (12 points)
Not hailed
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhaired (12 points)
Unhair
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhallow (14 points)
Profane
Desecrate
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 14 pts
unhalved (15 points)
Not halved
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unhanded (13 points)
Let go
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unhanged (13 points)
Unhang
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unharmed (14 points)
Not injured or damaged
Safe and sound
None the worse for wear
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unhatted (12 points)
Unhat
U·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhealed (12 points)
Still broken, say
Not yet better
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unheated (12 points)
Descriptive of a cold room perhaps
Like many swimming pools
Like an igloo
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhedged (14 points)
Not hedged
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unheeded (13 points)
Like disregarded advice
Ignored, as advice
Not taken notice of
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unhelmed (14 points)
Unhelm
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unhelped (14 points)
Not helped
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unheroic (13 points)
Hardly parade-worthy, say
Not daring to disturb our niche
Nothing like Superman
U·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
unhinged (13 points)
Mad - hen dug in (anagram)
Unbalanced as defective doors (wordplay)
Deprived of stability
U·1+N·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unhinges (12 points)
Throws into disorder peacekeeper with flexible joints
Confuses organisation keeping things swinging along at The Gate
Detaches.
U·1+N·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
unholier (11 points)
More devilish
More wicked
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
unholily (14 points)
In an impious way
In evil fashion one's trapped in a French tree
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
unhooded (13 points)
Unhood
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unhooked (16 points)
Detached, in a way
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
unhorsed (12 points)
Knocked off at a tilt (wordplay)
Thrown, in a way
Thrown from the saddle
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhorses (11 points)
Overthrows.
Dislodges
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
unhoused (12 points)
Homeless
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unhouses (11 points)
Unhouse
U·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
unhusked (16 points)
Unhusk
U·1+N·1+H·4+U·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
unkosher (15 points)
Not kosher
U·1+N·1+K·5+O·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
unlashed (12 points)
Unlash
U·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unlashes (11 points)
Unlash
U·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
unlethal (11 points)
Not lethal
U·1+N·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
unmeshed (14 points)
Disentangled
U·1+N·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unmeshes (13 points)
Unmesh
U·1+N·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
unmodish (14 points)
Not modish
U·1+N·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 14 pts
unrhymed (17 points)
Such as blank verse
Leave a sort of blank here
Blank verse is this
U·1+N·1+R·1+H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
unrushed (12 points)
Not rushed
U·1+N·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unshaded (13 points)
Treeless, in a sense
Not covered from sun
Sunny
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
unshaken (15 points)
It's still still
Cool and collected
Resolute; dauntless
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
unshamed (14 points)
Not shamed
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unshaped (14 points)
Head puns? (anagram)
Imperfect in form
Not molded
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
unshapen (13 points)
Not shaped
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 13 pts
unshared (12 points)
One's very own
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unshaved (15 points)
Not shaved
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unshaven (14 points)
Having a 5 o'clock shadow
Bearded nuns have put leader last
Showing facial stubble
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
unshells (11 points)
Unshell
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
unshifts (14 points)
Unshift
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
unshrunk (15 points)
Not shrunk
U·1+N·1+S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 15 pts
unsights (12 points)
Unsight
U·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
unsought (12 points)
Not looked for or desired
Not looked for
Not asked, you said nothing about son
U·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 12 pts
unsphere (13 points)
To remove from a sphere
U·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
unstitch (13 points)
Rip apart, in a way
Pick out assorted thin cuts
U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 13 pts
unswathe (14 points)
Remove the wrappings
U·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
untaught (12 points)
Not in form, Ed (wordplay)
Not tutored or instructed
Not acquired by education
U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 12 pts
untether (11 points)
Release (tied animal)
Free a horse
Release from a leash
U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
unthawed (15 points)
Still frozen
U·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unthinks (15 points)
Unthink
U·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 15 pts
unthread (12 points)
Get the yarn out of one (wordplay)
Loosen head, turn it the other way
Take out of the eye of a needle
U·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 12 pts
unthrone (11 points)
Depose a king
Depose
U·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
untruths (11 points)
Ruth is lying there, under the nut
They're all lying here
Stories from Scripture written by girl in America
U·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 11 pts
unwashed (15 points)
As little boys prefer to be (wordplay)
Has new single out - it's dirty
Far from clean
U·1+N·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unweight (15 points)
To reduce the weight of
U·1+N·1+W·4+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1 = 15 pts
unwished (15 points)
Not welcome
U·1+N·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
unwishes (14 points)
Unwish
U·1+N·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
unworthy (17 points)
Not fit to run - why bother (wordplay)
Not deserving (of respect)
Not deserved, deserving
U·1+N·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4 = 17 pts
upchucks (21 points)
Upchuck
U·1+P·3+C·3+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 21 pts
upgather (14 points)
To gather up
U·1+P·3+G·2+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
upgrowth (17 points)
Development of line after good input terribly hard
U·1+P·3+G·2+R·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+H·4 = 17 pts
upheaped (16 points)
Upheap
U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
upheaval (16 points)
Great disruptive change
Euphemism for revolution.
Sudden, violent disturbance
U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
upheaved (17 points)
Lifted
Raised.
U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
upheaver (16 points)
One who {upheaves=v}
U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
upheaves (16 points)
Lifts with force
Raises from below
U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
uphoards (14 points)
Uphoard
U·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
upholder (14 points)
Champion to successfully defend position in Peru, perhaps
I provide maintenance for previous winner that doesn't start
Champion - the one who has the trophy having lost lead
U·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
uplights (14 points)
Uplight
U·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
uppishly (18 points)
In an uppish manner
U·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
uprights (14 points)
Vertical posts or stakes
Kicker's target
Vertical posts as in rugby goal
U·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
uprushed (14 points)
Uprush
U·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
uprushes (13 points)
Uprush
U·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
upshifts (16 points)
Goes from second to third, say
Goes from first to second, say
Chooses a higher gear
U·1+P·3+S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts
upshoots (13 points)
Upshoot
U·1+P·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
upthrown (16 points)
Upthrow
U·1+P·3+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 16 pts
upthrows (16 points)
Upthrow
U·1+P·3+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 16 pts
upthrust (13 points)
Force a fluid exerts on floating body
Rocket motion
Push skyward
U·1+P·3+T·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
urethane (11 points)
Synthetic compound; hear tune (anagram)
Ethyl carbamate, used in fungicides
River on clan chief's compound
U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
urethans (11 points)
Urethan
U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
urethrae (11 points)
Urethra
U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
urethral (11 points)
Pertaining to the urethra
U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
urethras (11 points)
Urethra
U·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
urochord (14 points)
A rodlike structure in certain lower vertebrates
U·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+D·2 = 14 pts
uroliths (11 points)
Urolith
U·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 11 pts
urushiol (11 points)
Irritant in poison ivy
Oily liquid that is the main constituent of Japanese lacquer
U·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+L·1 = 11 pts
ushering (12 points)
Leader's job (wordplay)
Theater employee's job
Groomsmen's job
U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts

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