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accentual (13 points)
About a nurse, overcome by real stress showing
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
acropetal (13 points)
Like certain flowers in a batch - dead, gone over
(Of leaves and flowers) developing upwards from the base or point of attachment
Like the arrangement of some flowers in a batch with others
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
adenoidal (11 points)
Glandular upset ailed an old Democrat
Glandular trouble almost laid one out
Like glandular tissue at back of nose
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
adverbial (15 points)
Kind of clause
Of a class of words.
Type of phrase
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
ancestral (11 points)
Of the family of Lancaster, perhaps
To do with forebears, say stately home
Like a family tree's roots (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
anecdotal (12 points)
Unreliable or hearsay (account)
Article located in ruins? That's hearsay
Based on hearsay
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
angelical (12 points)
Innocent-looking (var.)
Possessing heavenly qualities
Opposite of devilish
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
antenatal (9 points)
Type of clinic or care
That's before we saw the light
Prior to birth
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
antinovel (12 points)
Unconventional literary form
Not in favour of new form of literature
Literary term popularized by Sartre
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 12 pts
archangel (15 points)
Nag Rachel (anagram)
Might a R alter L in Heaven (wordplay)
Chilled port for Michael (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1 = 15 pts
armigeral (12 points)
""ARMIGER one who carries the armor of a knight, also ARMIGERO""
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
arsenical (11 points)
Clean air's unlikely to be poisonous
Like some poisoning
In charge in club, liable to prove poisonous
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
ascetical (13 points)
Like the lifestyle of many a monk
Rigorously abstinent
Austere.
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
aspectual (13 points)
ASPECT to look at
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
atemporal (13 points)
A secretary, vocal, unaffected by time
Without regard for time
Timeless ruins at Palermo
A·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
backpedal (20 points)
Reverse attitude - on bicycle (wordplay)
Modify one's opinion
Retreat in the ring
B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+E·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 20 pts
bacterial (13 points)
Of unicellular micro-organisms
Like ptomaine poisoning
6 (anagram)
B·3+A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
barrelful (14 points)
Quantity of laughs (wordplay)
Quantity of monkeys or laughs
As much beer as can be put in one container (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
basipetal (13 points)
""Botany Of or relating to the development or maturation of tissues or organs or the movement of substances, such as hormones, from the apex downward toward the base.""
B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
basketful (18 points)
Laundry load, typically
Laundry load
B·3+A·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 18 pts
beautiful (14 points)
Football, despite the scars (wordplay)
That's fine end for 2 down!
Narcissus' wedding song (wordplay)
B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
betrothal (14 points)
Promise that makes both alter
Harbottle is thrown out by union
Promise to join criminal at brothel
B·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
bicameral (15 points)
Having two Houses (wordplay)
Like the United States legislature
Like Japan's national diet
B·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
bigeminal (14 points)
GEMINAL having two matching substituted groups on the same atom
B·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
bilateral (11 points)
Two-faced (wordplay)
Like some treaties
Involving both sides
B·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
blastemal (13 points)
Relating to the blastema; rudimentary.
B·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
bombshell (18 points)
Stunner or shocker (wordplay)
Jaw-dropping news
Piece of devastating news
B·3+O·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 18 pts
bottleful (14 points)
The quantity contained in a bottle.
B·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
bridewell (15 points)
Spouse quite possibly in prison
The Wife not in hospital? No, prison
Newly-wed rightly in prison
B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 15 pts
bucketful (20 points)
Without opening blue KFC tub, in pieces how much chicken's there (wordplay)
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 20 pts
cadential (12 points)
CADENT having rhythm
C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
calcaneal (13 points)
""Pertaining to the calcaneum; as, calcaneal arteries. as, calcaneal arteries.""
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
carrousel (11 points)
Merry-go-round
Renovated roundabout for Central Park.
Give someone a shout locally after vehicle takes left by roundabout
C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
cartwheel (17 points)
Is it your turn to do this (wordplay)
Handspring's kin
Part of a gymnastic routine
C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 17 pts
caterwaul (14 points)
Feline shriek - cult aware (anagram)
Queens on wall heard thus (wordplay)
Tempting appeal from the Queen's Mews!
C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
cathedral (15 points)
Saint Paul's, for one
Winchester, for one
St Patrick's in Dublin, say
C·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
celestial (11 points)
Lets Alice refurbish? How divine!
How heavenly to have been so Chinese!
In grace, lest I allow heart's divine
C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
censorial (11 points)
Descriptive of a Watch-and-Warder.
C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
cercarial (13 points)
CERCARIA a parasitic worm
C·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
chanceful (19 points)
Hazardous.
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 19 pts
changeful (18 points)
Full of change; mutable; inconstant; fickle; uncertain.
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 18 pts
cisternal (11 points)
CISTERNA a fluid-containing sac
C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
clamshell (16 points)
The hinged door of a cargo aircraft
Cape Cod ashtray
Sea creature's protection
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 16 pts
closetful (14 points)
Amount of clothes, say
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
coccygeal (19 points)
""Of or pertaining to the coccyx; as, the coccygeal vertebr\'91. as, the coccygeal vertebr\'91.""
C·3+O·1+C·3+C·3+Y·4+G·2+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 19 pts
cochineal (16 points)
Scarlet dye - in a cloche (anagram)
Red food dye (from beetles)
Said to be a dying insect (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
cockatiel (17 points)
Talking bird of Australia
Small crested Australian parrot
Australian parrot
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 17 pts
cocounsel (13 points)
COUNSEL to {advise=v}
C·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
coeternal (11 points)
Equally everlasting.
Olympian learnt about sharing immortality
It's characteristic of the Trinity to display tolerance
C·3+O·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
collegial (12 points)
Pertaining to, say, Eton
Among one's co-workers
Marked by sharing of authority
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
commensal (15 points)
One who eats at the same table.
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
conferral (14 points)
Honors ceremony
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
congenial (12 points)
A nice long break can be so pleasant!
Cosy conga (line dancing?)
Suited to one's taste
C·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
corporeal (13 points)
Bodily ingestion of drug by soldier
Substantial hole in reef's material
Bodily makeover for poor Clare
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
creatural (11 points)
Belonging to a creature; having the qualities of a creature.
C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
curveball (16 points)
Pitch that fixes everything (wordplay)
It may cause a strike
Delivery that could lead to a strike
C·3+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 16 pts
daredevil (14 points)
Karl Wallenda, for one
Stunt performer, say
Evel Knievel for one
D·2+A·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+V·4+I·1+L·1 = 14 pts
deceitful (15 points)
Not to be trusted
Deft clue I misjudged? It's misleading
Cue lifted for swerving? False
D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 15 pts
decennial (12 points)
Happening every tenth year
Lend a nice outfit every ten years
D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
decontrol (12 points)
Remove restraints or official authority
Remove restrictions from
Make unregulated
D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1 = 12 pts
deistical (12 points)
""Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.as, a deistic writer; a deistical book.""
D·2+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
demential (12 points)
DEMENTIA a mental illness
D·2+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
demonical (14 points)
Fiendish
D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
denominal (12 points)
Formed from a noun
D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
dialectal (12 points)
Relating to regional speech
D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
diametral (12 points)
Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.
D·2+I·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
diarrheal (13 points)
DIARRHEA looseness of the bowels
D·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
dipperful (17 points)
DIPPER one that {dips=v}
D·2+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 17 pts
disentail (10 points)
To free from entailment.
D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 10 pts
dispersal (12 points)
Opposite of aggregation
Distribution over a wide area
Spread Dianne's pearls around
D·2+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
dodgeball (14 points)
Phys ed game
Common game in a school gym
Frequently ruthless school gym sport
D·2+O·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 14 pts
drawerful (16 points)
DRAWER one that {draws=v}
D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 16 pts
ecclesial (13 points)
Goon upset some members of church assembly
E·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
editorial (10 points)
Leader's an idiot - real stupid!
Leader of opinion (wordplay)
Journalistic leader, perhaps
E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
effectual (17 points)
Producing the desired result
Sufficient to produce a result
Producing an intended result
E·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 17 pts
effortful (18 points)
Strenuous discovery of truffle (wordplay)
E·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 18 pts
electoral (11 points)
Sort of roll, A-E, etc (wordplay)
College of voters (wordplay)
College of presidents (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
elegiacal (12 points)
1988's winning word: Mournful
Mournful Alice with a leg broken
Drunk Gaelic ale - becoming mournful
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
elemental (11 points)
On the table (wordplay)
Basic Tears for Fears album (wordplay)
Basic and potent
E·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
embryonal (16 points)
""Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic.""
E·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
emotional (11 points)
Caught up in the moment, maybe
Rational converse (wordplay)
Too menial to get worked up!
E·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
empirical (15 points)
Pragmatic way to price mail (wordplay)
Mail price (anagram)
Based on observation or experience
E·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
endosteal (10 points)
Wind up with nothing to lift from inside bone
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
ensorcell (11 points)
Fascinate; roll scene (anagram)
Enchant, fascinate; con seller (anagram)
E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts
ephemeral (16 points)
Brief won't last long in anyone's books!
Lasting a short time
Lasting a very short time
E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
epidermal (14 points)
Relating to skin surface
Of the outer layer of skin
Of the outer skin
E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
epifaunal (14 points)
EPIFAUNA fauna living on a hard sea floor
E·1+P·3+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
episcopal (15 points)
To do with bishop - maybe Pepsi-Cola
See is special op compromised (wordplay)
See nature (wordplay)
E·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
epitaxial (18 points)
""Pl. epitaxies The growth of the crystals of one mineral on the crystal face of another mineral, such that the crystalline substrates of both minerals have the same structural orientation.""
E·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 18 pts
equivocal (23 points)
Ambiguous,can be interpreted in two ways
Uncertain note on Queen single's sung
Of uncertain nature or significance
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 23 pts
eristical (11 points)
Controversial
Controversial
E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
erosional (9 points)
Affected by wind or water, say
Relating to a process of wearing away
Like wind and rain
E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
erratical (11 points)
Erratic.
E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
essential (9 points)
Tails seen, perhaps, as necessary
In Germany it 29 down a twisted tail
In Germany 19 across with a twisted tail
E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
estradiol (10 points)
""An estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 24 O 2 , produced by the ovaries and used in treating estrogen deficiency.""
E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+L·1 = 10 pts
estuarial (9 points)
Like an arm of the sea
Of large river mouths.
E·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
ethmoidal (15 points)
Like a sieve; cribriform.
E·1+T·1+H·4+M·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
fenestral (12 points)
Pertaining to a window or to windows.
F·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
fiberfill (17 points)
""Lightweight synthetic fiber used as filling or insulation, as in comforters, pillows, and outerwear.""
F·4+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 17 pts
fibrefill (17 points)
""(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a synthetic fibre used as a filling for pillows, quilted materials, etc.""
F·4+I·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 17 pts
flowerful (18 points)
Abounding with flowers.
F·4+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 18 pts
forestall (12 points)
Gets in first with nothing but woodland!
Everybody would, say, first anticipate
Get ahead of.
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 12 pts
forestial (12 points)
FOREST to convert into a densely wooded area
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
forgetful (16 points)
Apt not to remember
Inclined not to remember
Absent-minded
F·4+O·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 16 pts
fraternal (12 points)
Like some twins
Kind of twin
Infernal pest of a brother
F·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
freewheel (18 points)
Cycle for nothing (wordplay)
It costs nothing to go around with this
Costs nothing to go round on a bike
F·4+R·1+E·1+E·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 18 pts
galenical (12 points)
""Pertaining to, or containing, galena.""
G·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
gardenful (14 points)
GARDEN to cultivate a plot of land
G·2+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
gearwheel (16 points)
Fixie's turner
Wager about cad using mechanism
Ten-speed bike component
G·2+E·1+A·1+R·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 16 pts
genetical (12 points)
Mendelian (var.)
Hereditary
G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
genitival (13 points)
""Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. as, a genitival adverb.""
G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
genocidal (13 points)
Terribly eager to finish race (wordplay)
CO leading battles being very murderous
G·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
greenmail (12 points)
Anti-takeover maneuver
Antitakeover maneuver
Eg mineral production company could be victim of this
G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+M·3+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 12 pts
groundsel (11 points)
Weed crushed under logs
Plant circles set outside
Plant of the daisy family
G·2+R·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
handwheel (19 points)
""Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted.""
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 19 pts
headstall (13 points)
Seems the top's right up in the bridle
Head is high in harness
Part of a bridle.
H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
healthful (18 points)
Salubrious
H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 18 pts
heretical (14 points)
Unorthodox (in religion)
Worthy of beheadment (wordplay)
Like a misbeliever
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
hexagonal (20 points)
Shaped like the cells in a honeycomb
Like typical snowflakes
Six-sided like geometric figure
H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 20 pts
horsetail (12 points)
It swishes on the racetrack
It swishes in the parade ring
Flyswatter on a farm
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 12 pts
housecarl (14 points)
""A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King Canute.""
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+L·1 = 14 pts
identical (12 points)
Not even slightly different
The very same dialect in broadcast
Indicate revised figure all the same
I·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
illiberal (11 points)
The Italian politician is narrow-minded
One student politician is reactionary
Stingy liar be ill, suffering
I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
indexical (19 points)
""Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.""
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 19 pts
intercell (11 points)
CELL to store in a honeycomb
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts
intertill (9 points)
TILL to prepare land for crops by ploughing
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 9 pts
isohyetal (15 points)
ISOHYET a map line indicating points of equal rainfall
I·1+S·1+O·1+H·4+Y·4+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
khedivial (20 points)
KHEDIVE a Turkish viceroy
K·5+H·4+E·1+D·2+I·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 20 pts
lampshell (16 points)
Sea creature hit police sergeant? He will!
L·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 16 pts
laryngeal (13 points)
Relating to the voice box
A yell rang out, coming from the throat
Developing an allergy of the throat
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
lemniscal (13 points)
Adjective (-al)
L·1+E·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
marmoreal (13 points)
In mountain and sea, increasingly stony
Cause further damage to a line of stone
Like marble in smoothness
M·3+A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
masterful (14 points)
Imperious males involved with turf
Expert fusses over dividing batter
Having dominating quality
M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
mediaeval (15 points)
Leave maid to work, being old-fashioned!
Made a live broadcast of the Middle Ages
Leave Da? I'm not modern enough for that
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
medicinal (14 points)
Lily 15's invention
Having healing properties
Good for you
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
meningeal (12 points)
Of brain membrane
M·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
menstrual (11 points)
""Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place. as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place.""
M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
mercurial (13 points)
Lively blackbird circling court
Prone to sudden mood swings
Like a liquid metallic element
M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
mesophyll (19 points)
""The photosynthetic tissue of a leaf, located between the upper and lower epidermis.""
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1 = 19 pts
mestranol (11 points)
""A synthetic estrogen, C 21 H 26 O 2 , used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptive preparations.""
M·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1 = 11 pts
misenroll (11 points)
Sign up for the wrong class
M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1 = 11 pts
multicell (13 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 13 pts
myoneural (14 points)
""Of or relating to both muscles and nerves, especially to nerve endings in muscle tissue.""
M·3+Y·4+O·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
nonlethal (12 points)
Not causing death
Like pepper spray
Adjective for tear gas
N·1+O·1+N·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
nonlineal (9 points)
LINEAL being directly descended from ancestor
N·1+O·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
nonmental (11 points)
MENTAL pertaining to the mind
N·1+O·1+N·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
nonpareil (11 points)
Unrivalled in Nepal - or different!
Matchless - enrol pain (anagram)
Iron panel (anagram)
N·1+O·1+N·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts
nonsexual (16 points)
Platonic
N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
nonverbal (14 points)
New and novel bar, changed beyond words
Somehow ban novel about resistance using signals to communicate
Pictorial
N·1+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
nosewheel (15 points)
Part of an aircraft's undercarriage
N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1 = 15 pts
numerical (13 points)
Muriel can (anagram)
Cruel man, one out for the count
'By way of no, in short (9)'
N·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
overchill (17 points)
CHILL to make {cold=adj}
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 17 pts
overpedal (15 points)
PEDAL to operate by means of foot levers
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
overspill (14 points)
Excess; surplus (population)
Bowling excess (wordplay)
Those who leave because of firelighter
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 14 pts
palpebral (15 points)
Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
P·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
pansexual (18 points)
One attracted to people of all genders
Potentially attracted to anyone
Into anyone, potentially
P·3+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+X·8+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 18 pts
paralegal (12 points)
Deposition summarizer, perhaps
Lawyer wannabe, maybe
Erin Brockovich, for one
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
pennoncel (13 points)
""A small pennon, flag, or streamer borne on a lance.""
P·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+L·1 = 13 pts
penumbral (15 points)
PENUMBRA a partial shadow
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
perennial (11 points)
Lily, for one
Lasting a long time
Daffodil or tulip, for example
P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
perinatal (11 points)
Around the time of birth
Pain alert issued around the delivery time
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
perpetual (13 points)
Continuous (motion impossible!)
Like a sort of check on patterned board
Never ending or changing
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
personnel (11 points)
Group of workers.
Members of staff
Office staff, for example
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
petechial (16 points)
""Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi\'91; spotted.""
P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
photocell (16 points)
Brightness detector
Electricity generator nicked in post office - thief may end up here!
Device used to detect and measure light and other radiations
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1 = 16 pts
piecemeal (15 points)
Portion the food bit by bit (wordplay)
Sample tea, perhaps, a little at a time
Bit at a time for smorgasbord (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
pimpernel (15 points)
The Scarlet - (Orczy)
Leslie Howard's was scarlet
(Scarlet) plant of the primrose family
P·3+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 15 pts
piperonal (13 points)
""A white crystalline substance obtained by oxidation of piperic acid, and regarded as a complex aldehyde.""
P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
placental (13 points)
Like a category of mammals
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
plasmagel (14 points)
""A jellylike state of cytoplasm, characteristically occurring in the pseudopod of the amoeba.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts
platesful (14 points)
Plateful
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
plentiful (14 points)
Existing in great number or quantity
More than enough to fill up ten skips
Great spinning, fill up net
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
pocketful (20 points)
A few handfuls (wordplay)
Oft-quoted quantity of rye
Fuddled Kelt with cup of rye in rhyme
P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 20 pts
polemical (15 points)
Tending to cause an argument
Controversial mineral left under post
I call poem terribly controversial
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
popliteal (13 points)
""Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space. as, the popliteal space.""
P·3+O·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
potential (11 points)
It's currently latent
Latent qualities that may develop
Something to live up to
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
prayerful (17 points)
Speaking up (wordplay)
Very devout
Devout
P·3+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 17 pts
prebendal (14 points)
""Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall. as, a prebendal priest or stall.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
precancel (15 points)
CANCEL to {annul=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+L·1 = 15 pts
precocial (15 points)
Covered with down and capable of moving about when hatched. Used of wading birds and domestic fowl.
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
precoital (13 points)
COITAL relating to coitus
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
prefeudal (15 points)
FEUDAL pertaining to an ancient political and economic system
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+E·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
preputial (13 points)
Of or pertaining to the prepuce.
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
preschool (16 points)
Where tots get seasoning (wordplay)
Tots' learning center
Spot for a tot
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1 = 16 pts
presidial (12 points)
Having a garrison
Of Truman's office.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
pretravel (14 points)
TRAVEL to go from one place to another
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts
preverbal (16 points)
Pleb raver wildly preceding action
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
puerperal (13 points)
""Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever. as, a puerperal fever.""
P·3+U·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
rearousal (9 points)
Further stirring
Renewed stimulation
R·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
rechannel (14 points)
CHANNEL to direct along a course
R·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1 = 14 pts
rectorial (11 points)
Trojan 'ero in retreat returned like Stephen Fry at Dundee
Bully losing face in backward haunt connected with academic authority
R·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
redistill (10 points)
Raise the proof (wordplay)
R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 pts
regardful (14 points)
Heedful; attentive; observant.
R·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+D·2+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
regicidal (13 points)
True about soldier and police assassinating head of state
Characteristic of Hamlet and Macbeth, Claudius and Macduff
Murderous soldier detectives caught in old Spanish capital
R·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 13 pts
regretful (13 points)
Ruing the day, perhaps
Feeling sorry, repentant
Contrite man with fur let off
R·1+E·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 13 pts
rehearsal (12 points)
Dress, for one
Time to set the stage (wordplay)
Prepared for a premiere
R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
reinstall (9 points)
Task after a severe crash (wordplay)
Again establish checks unlikely
Two stops to station again
R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 9 pts
remindful (15 points)
Evocative
R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 15 pts
reposeful (14 points)
Calm sleep sounds complete
Showing or giving rise to restfulness
Quiet
R·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+F·4+U·1+L·1 = 14 pts
reprieval (14 points)
Reprieve.
R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts

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