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wearying (15 points)
Tiring year working in branch
You and I find one in anger management very tiring
W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
weasands (12 points)
Weasand
W·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
weaseled (12 points)
Evaded (with "out of")
Wriggled (out of)
Talked one's way (out of)
W·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
weaselly (14 points)
Sly, treacherous
Underhanded
Furtive
W·4+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
weathers (14 points)
Comes through safely, as a storm
Seasons by exposure to the air.
Survives war, and these must be repaired
W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
weazands (21 points)
Weazand
W·4+E·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 21 pts
weekdays (19 points)
Mon. to Fri. (or Sat.)
Mondays for example
With no sun they don't sound strong
W·4+E·1+E·1+K·5+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
weigelas (12 points)
Weigela
W·4+E·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
weigelia (12 points)
""A flowering shrub, also WEIGELA""
W·4+E·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
weighman (17 points)
One who weighs goods
W·4+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
weldable (14 points)
Repairable, as metal.
W·4+E·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
welfares (14 points)
States of health, prosperity, etc.
W·4+E·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
welladay (15 points)
Old-fashioned exclamation.
Alas, in olden days.
Sorrowful cry
W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
wellaway (17 points)
Far from being off to a good start
Old word of woe
Alas, a considerable distance off
W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
wellhead (15 points)
I say educator should reveal source
Start of spring (wordplay)
Where a spring springs
W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 15 pts
wessands (12 points)
Wessand
W·4+E·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
westward (15 points)
Direction for young man to go (wordplay)
Child in Rebecca's keeping?
Child in Rebecca's keeping (wordplay)
W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 15 pts
wetlands (12 points)
Marshy regions of ecological importance
Bogs, for example
Vital nesting areas
W·4+E·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
wettable (13 points)
Like any dry thing
W·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
whackers (20 points)
Mob hitmen, essentially
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 20 pts
whackier (20 points)
Stranger with horse that is primarily ridden
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
whacking (21 points)
Very large woman's jacket of a kind
Very large part of building housing journalist
Icing
W·4+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 21 pts
whaleman (16 points)
A {whaler=n}
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
whalemen (16 points)
Whaleman
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
whalings (15 points)
Whaling
W·4+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 15 pts
whammies (18 points)
Cape-wearing game show villains
Most theatrical time's wasted after opening in wretched shockers
W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 18 pts
whamming (19 points)
Wham
W·4+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
whangees (15 points)
Whangee
W·4+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
whanging (16 points)
Whang
W·4+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
whappers (18 points)
Whapper
W·4+H·4+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 18 pts
whapping (19 points)
Whap
W·4+H·4+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
wharfage (18 points)
Pay, half reportedly included for quay fee
Seaside accommodation chore getting wife to run around
Worker's payout covers most of the damage to French ship's loading area
W·4+H·4+A·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 18 pts
wharfing (18 points)
Material used for making wharfs
W·4+H·4+A·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
whatever (17 points)
I'm so through with this discussion!
Anything you say
'Anything you say'
W·4+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
whatnots (14 points)
Sets of open shelves
Pieces of furniture.
Bric-a-brac holders
W·4+H·4+A·1+T·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
wheatear (14 points)
Bird shows passion in display
Bird finding warmth in river
Bird's display around mating period
W·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
wheatens (14 points)
Wheaten
W·4+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 14 pts
wheelman (16 points)
Slang for getaway car driver (5,3)
Getaway-car driver
...while taking wood - a driver
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
wheyface (22 points)
A pale white face
W·4+H·4+E·1+Y·4+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 22 pts
whinchat (19 points)
Eurasian and North African songbird
Winger listened to talk of success (wordplay)
Bird to move slowly? What about that (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1 = 19 pts
whiplash (19 points)
Jam jar jar (wordplay)
Pain in the neck (wordplay)
Injury caused by a prang (wordplay)
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 19 pts
whiprays (19 points)
Whipray
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
whipsawn (19 points)
Whipsaw
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 19 pts
whipsaws (19 points)
Victimizes from two directions at once
Swings violently
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 19 pts
whiptail (16 points)
""A lizard with a long, slender tail""
W·4+H·4+I·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 16 pts
whitecap (18 points)
Wave in the wind (wordplay)
Bird with rising speed catches bat
Choppy seas feature
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+P·3 = 18 pts
whitrack (20 points)
""A weasel, also WHITRICK, WHITRET, WHITTRET""
W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
whizbang (26 points)
Fabulous, slangily
Excellent: Slang.
First-rate
W·4+H·4+I·1+Z·10+B·3+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 26 pts
whooplas (16 points)
Whoopla
W·4+H·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
wickapes (19 points)
Wickape
W·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
wideband (15 points)
Operating over a wide band of frequencies
W·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 15 pts
widthway (21 points)
From side to side
W·4+I·1+D·2+T·1+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 21 pts
wigmaker (18 points)
Expert with locks (wordplay)
Lock manufacturer (wordplay)
Skilled worker, in popular demand.
W·4+I·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
wildcats (14 points)
Team from Lexington, Ky.
1986 Goldie Hawn comedy
Kansas State athletes
W·4+I·1+L·1+D·2+C·3+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
wildland (13 points)
Uncultivated land
W·4+I·1+L·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 13 pts
willable (13 points)
Able to will
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
williwau (14 points)
""A violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAW, WILLYWAW""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+W·4+A·1+U·1 = 14 pts
williwaw (17 points)
Violent squall in the near-polar regions
Violent gust of wind in the Rockies
Violent gust of polar wind
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+W·4+A·1+W·4 = 17 pts
willyard (15 points)
""Bent on having one's own way, also WILLFUL, WILFUL, WILFULLY, WILLYART""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 15 pts
willyart (14 points)
""Bent on having one's own way, also WILLFUL, WILFUL, WILFULLY, WILLYARD""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 14 pts
willywaw (20 points)
""A violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAU, WILLIWAW""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+W·4 = 20 pts
windable (14 points)
Like old watches
Like some watches
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
windages (13 points)
Windage
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
windbags (15 points)
They're boring and they talk a lot
Talkative folks
Talkative types
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+B·3+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 15 pts
windfall (15 points)
Double down (wordplay)
Piece of luck (but it might be bruised)
Unexpected piece of luck
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+F·4+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 15 pts
windflaw (18 points)
A gust of wind
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+F·4+L·1+A·1+W·4 = 18 pts
windgall (13 points)
A swelling around the fetlock joints
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+G·2+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
windlass (12 points)
Blow that revolutionary girl!
Device for raising the old oaken bucket.
Apparatus for hoisting.
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
windward (16 points)
Not on the lee side
That's a blow to the minor islands
Side from which the breeze blows
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 16 pts
windways (18 points)
Windway
W·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts
wingback (20 points)
He lines up behind an end
W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 20 pts
wingspan (14 points)
Measurement for a bird
Mourning dove measure
Width of an aircraft
W·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
winnable (13 points)
Like a victory that may still be gained
Like a game within reach
W·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
wiredraw (15 points)
Stretch dangerously thin, as a line of reasoning
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4 = 15 pts
wirehair (14 points)
Rough-coated fox terrier.
Breed of dog or cat
Type of terrier
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 14 pts
wiretaps (13 points)
Rats wipe out bugs
Listens in sub rosa.
Bugs in some walls
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 13 pts
wireways (17 points)
Wireway
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 17 pts
wiseacre (13 points)
Sage field (wordplay)
Bugs Bunny, for one
Smart aleck's rural address?
W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
wistaria (11 points)
Ornamental vine variable
Climber once knew the song
Vine called tree on Broadway.
W·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
wisteria (11 points)
Flower I water is ruined
A flower, I swear it
Showy ornamental vine
W·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 11 pts
withdraw (18 points)
Issue a retraction? Go away!
Take out (money from bank)
Take back or away, say money from bank
W·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4 = 18 pts
wizardly (24 points)
Resembling Professor Dumbledore
W·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 24 pts
wizardry (24 points)
Spelling, for example (wordplay)
The practice of magic
Mad skills, as it were
W·4+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+Y·4 = 24 pts
wolframs (16 points)
Wolfram
W·4+O·1+L·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 16 pts
womaning (14 points)
Sherlock Holmes movie, with "The"
W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
womanise (13 points)
Fellow is going through hell to have affairs
Indulge in affairs? Chap is found in sorry state
Sensible about love, the fellow to court many a lady
W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
womanish (16 points)
Desire to tour country is feminine
Desire to embrace nation of ladies
Not masculine
W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 16 pts
womanize (22 points)
Emulate Don Juan
Philander
W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
wommeras (15 points)
Wommera
W·4+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
woodchat (17 points)
European shrike
Do the trees talk about this bird (wordplay)
Insisted on talking, you say, though no parrot
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1 = 17 pts
woodland (13 points)
Perhaps scrubby site corrupted download
Area covered with trees
It's covered with trees and shrubs
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 13 pts
woodlark (16 points)
European songbird
Small European and North African songbird
Songbird
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 16 pts
woodsias (12 points)
Woodsia
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
woodsman (14 points)
Forester from Tiger Island (wordplay)
Lumberjack, for example
He lives in the forest
W·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
woolhats (14 points)
Early political faction in S. C.
Term for rural supporters of Georgia politicos.
W·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+H·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
woolpack (19 points)
Spooner's smashing balls on the table, requiring a bar of soap
W·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 19 pts
woolsack (17 points)
Lord Chancellor's office cooks law up
Symbol of Lord Chancellor's office
Chancellor's seat in the House of Lords
W·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 17 pts
woomeras (13 points)
Woomera
W·4+O·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
wooralis (11 points)
Woorali
W·4+O·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
wooraris (11 points)
Woorari
W·4+O·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
wordages (13 points)
Wordage
W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
wordplay (17 points)
Misuse of 'wad' or 'ply', for example!
Pun for a drama without music (wordplay)
Acknowledged ghost (wordplay)
W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
workable (17 points)
Having a solution Newscaster (nonverbal)
Pay attention to; short message
Not hopeless, as a plan
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
workaday (19 points)
King in roadway abused pedestrian
Take almost the whole week off from routine
Unremarkable path involving kilometres in tortuous road
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+A·1+D·2+A·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
workbags (18 points)
Workbag
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+B·3+A·1+G·2+S·1 = 18 pts
workboat (17 points)
A commercial boat
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 17 pts
workdays (19 points)
You might go to bed early before these
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+D·2+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 19 pts
workfare (18 points)
Government jobs program
Jobs program
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 18 pts
workload (16 points)
Burdensome amount of drudgery perhaps
Things to do, say
Expected output at the office
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2 = 16 pts
workmate (17 points)
Labour comrade (wordplay)
Tow maker (anagram)
'The Reader' Oscar winner Winslet
W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
wrackful (20 points)
Destructive
W·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 20 pts
wracking (18 points)
Wrack
W·4+R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
wrangled (13 points)
Had a dispute
Argued loudly
Had altercation, somehow managed to get run in
W·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
wrangler (12 points)
Tender of saddle horses
Goodyear light truck tire model
Disputant - Cambridge mathematician
W·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
wrangles (12 points)
Disputes them to a degree at last
Approaches after work, dismissing fine for disputes
Disputes
W·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
wrappers (15 points)
Loose dressing gowns - paper coverings
Bathrobes
Coverings
W·4+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wrapping (16 points)
Covering (with paper)
London dock storing the right gift paper
Covering wind with high-pitched noise
W·4+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
wrassled (12 points)
Grappled: Colloq.
Grappled Colloq.
W·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
wrassles (11 points)
Wrassle
W·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
wrastled (12 points)
Wrastle
W·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
wrastles (11 points)
Grapples: Slang
Grapples Slang.
W·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
wrathful (17 points)
In high dudgeon
Hardly kindly
Extremely angry
W·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 17 pts
wrathier (14 points)
Wrathy
W·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
wrathily (17 points)
In a wrathy manner
W·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
wrathing (15 points)
Wrath
W·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
wreakers (15 points)
They cause havoc, for example
W·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
wreaking (16 points)
Causing, as vengeance
Bringing ruin
W·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
wreathed (15 points)
Surrounded the wader
Festooned (in); curled
Covered with garlands
W·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
wreathen (14 points)
Wreathed
W·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
wreathes (14 points)
Encircles with flowers in bad weathers
Shapes into a garland
Circular bands of flowers
W·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
wreckage (18 points)
Crash aftermath, typically
Tornado aftermath, typically
Count on cut in pay meaning ruin
W·4+R·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 18 pts
writable (13 points)
Able to be set down
Like disks that can store data
Like DVDs that can have data added
W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

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