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flowmeter (17 points)
(Physics / General Physics) an instrument that measures the rate of flow of a liquid or gas within a pipe or tube
F·4+L·1+O·1+W·4+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
flutterer (12 points)
Word for a butterfly.
F·4+L·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
forfeiter (15 points)
One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.
F·4+O·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
forgather (16 points)
Meet the old man outside wild party being taken short!
In favour of returning label to his companion at rally
Convene
F·4+O·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
forgetter (13 points)
One who forgets; a heedless person.
F·4+O·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
formatter (14 points)
Approving the subject, one that may organise the filing system
F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
fortifier (15 points)
""One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.""
F·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
foxhunter (22 points)
Dogged duo in the field (wordplay)
Person helped by hounds
"Tallyho!" shouter
F·4+O·1+X·8+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
freighter (16 points)
Engineers aboard aircraft or ship
About to enter aircraft carrier
Cargo-carrying ship or plane
F·4+R·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
fritterer (12 points)
FRITTER to squander little by little
F·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
frowstier (15 points)
Rank by comparison of writer's novel
Two friers going wrong, smelling worse
F·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
fruiterer (12 points)
Dealer in apples and pears (wordplay)
One charges for a date
Is this what you call a plum job for one who grows profits on trees (wordplay)
F·4+R·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
fumigator (15 points)
One who smokes out
F·4+U·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
furtherer (15 points)
Promoter to pelt the king and queen
F·4+U·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
gadgeteer (12 points)
Ron Popeil, for example
One with the latest gizmos
One who loves clever ingenious devices
G·2+A·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
gannister (10 points)
Variant of ganister .
G·2+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
gasometer (12 points)
Some great construction (wordplay)
One that has a view of the Oval!
Fuel storage tank
G·2+A·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
gastrular (10 points)
""Pl. gastrulas or gastrulae (-l ) An embryo at the stage following the blastula, consisting of a hollow, two-layered sac of ectoderm and endoderm surrounding an archenteron that communicates with the exterior through the blastopore.""
G·2+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
gazetteer (19 points)
One kind of reference book.
Dictionary of geography
Atlas go-with
G·2+A·1+Z·10+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
generator (10 points)
Machine that produces electricity
Dynamo, in the U.S.
Existing in name only
G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
genteeler (10 points)
More courteous
G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
ghastlier (13 points)
More horrible
More dreadful
G·2+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
ghostlier (13 points)
Ghostly
G·2+H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
gladiator (11 points)
Prizefighter of sorts.
Spartacus, for one
Gold tiara (anagram)
G·2+L·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
glossator (10 points)
A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator.
G·2+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
godfather (17 points)
Mafioso as sponsor (wordplay)
Mafia boss (wordplay)
Religious duty for the Mafia
G·2+O·1+D·2+F·4+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
godmother (16 points)
Character in "Cinderella."
Member of the christening.
She carries a wand in "Cinderella"
G·2+O·1+D·2+M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
graduator (11 points)
A dividing engine.
G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
gristlier (10 points)
More difficult to chew, in a way
G·2+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
growthier (16 points)
Growthy
G·2+R·1+O·1+W·4+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
guarantor (10 points)
Co-signer, say
One who provides surety
United taken over by horribly arrogant underwriter
G·2+U·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
harvester (15 points)
Spider that reaps (wordplay)
Gleanings of its use (wordplay)
Gene Stratton Porter's 1911 hero.
H·4+A·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
haughtier (16 points)
Haughty
H·4+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
headwater (16 points)
Source of a river
Source of a stream
Beginning of a river~~Bed part
H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
healthier (15 points)
More wholesome cure by Doctor Reith
More in the pink
In better condition
H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
hereafter (15 points)
Heaven, perhaps, with 'the'
In subsequent parts of legal document
From now on.
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
hesitater (12 points)
Lost one (wordplay)
Indecisive one
H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
hexameter (21 points)
Measure used in the "Iliad"
Six-footer encountered in verse
Verse line of six metrical feet
H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
hosteller (12 points)
He'll store brews for the landlord
Largely low shelter restyled for this person
H·4+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
hotdogger (15 points)
Ski show-off
Showoff on the slopes
Showoff
H·4+O·1+T·1+D·2+O·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
iceboater (13 points)
ICEBOAT a vehicle that sails on ice
I·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
ideomotor (12 points)
Describing muscular action evoked by an idea
I·1+D·2+E·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
immolator (13 points)
""One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice selfmutilatio and sacrifice.""
I·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
imperator (13 points)
Roman title of honor
Title for Caesar
Monkey transformed to rear commander
I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
implanter (13 points)
IMPLANT to plant firmly
I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
imprinter (13 points)
Ink stamp, for one
Stamper.
I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
incubator (13 points)
Breeding place for germs, perhaps
Hot spot for chicks
Artificial hatching apparatus
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
indagator (11 points)
A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
I·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
indicator (12 points)
Station information board
Economist's figure
Car's flashing light
I·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
infighter (16 points)
INFIGHT to contend with others in the same group
I·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
inflicter (14 points)
One who inflicts.
I·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
inflictor (14 points)
INFLICT to impose on
I·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
inhabiter (14 points)
An inhabitant.
I·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
inhalator (12 points)
Asthmatic's device
At home Henry needs a peak gas supplier
Breathing apparatus
I·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
inheritor (12 points)
Son, for one.
Willing recipient (wordplay)
Beneficiary of a Will
I·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
inhibitor (14 points)
A dampening influence
Medicine that slows a chemical reaction
Substance slowing down a chemical reaction
I·1+N·1+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
initiator (9 points)
One starting (a process)
Founder of almost the first hill
Start-up person
I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
innovator (12 points)
Steve Jobs, for example
Popular star to right of pioneer
Inventor of techniques.
I·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
inspector (13 points)
One having good looks (wordplay)
Morse perhaps, stern cop I fancy
Yard worker (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
installer (9 points)
Application included with Apple software
Cable guy, for example
Fashionable prevaricator gets fitter
I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
instanter (9 points)
Transient arrangement needed right now
Entrant is put to work without delay
Transient, changing immediately
I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
instiller (9 points)
One who instills.
I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
insulator (9 points)
Asbestos, for one
Porcelain, for example
Glass, at times
I·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
intimater (11 points)
One who hints
I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
intriguer (10 points)
Potential traitor
I·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
inundator (10 points)
INUNDATE to fill with overflowing abundance
I·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
irrigator (10 points)
One bringing water to crops
He works at Flushing Meadows
Garden hose
I·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
jerkwater (23 points)
Stupid marathoner's drink (wordplay)
Remote and insignificant
Remote, as a hamlet
J·8+E·1+R·1+K·5+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
jitterier (16 points)
Jittery
J·8+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
junketeer (20 points)
German aristo welcoming support of driver, jolly sort (wordplay)
J·8+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
justiciar (18 points)
Same as Justiciary. Justiciary.
J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
justifier (19 points)
""One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or absolves.""
J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
kibbitzer (26 points)
""KIBBITZ to give unwelcome advice, also KIBITZ""
K·5+I·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+T·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
kiloliter (13 points)
""Abbr. kl A metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 liters (1,056 liquid quarts).""
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
kilometer (15 points)
About five-eighths of a mile
One of about five in a league
Click, so to speak
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
kvetchier (21 points)
Kvetchy
K·5+V·4+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
laminator (11 points)
ID maker's machine
One covers nonsense creature's return
Gizmo used in making photo ID's
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
latecomer (13 points)
One jumping on the bandwagon, say
Fashionable sort (wordplay)
Fashionable one (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
laticifer (14 points)
A plant duct containing latex.
L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
lengthier (13 points)
Extending further
More protracted
L·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
liberator (11 points)
Bolivar, for one
Bolivar, for one
Bolivar's epithet
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
lightener (13 points)
Summer hair product
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
limewater (14 points)
Fruit juice? Clear colourless solution
Tartish drink
Tannery solution
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
literator (9 points)
Book reviewer
Critic.
L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
litigator (10 points)
Law-practicing reptile (wordplay)
One in legal dispute
One in a court battle.
L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
locomotor (13 points)
Relating to power of moving mad vehicle!
Relating to shifts of temperature in unusually cool room
L·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
lysimeter (14 points)
An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through a certain depth of soil.
L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
macerator (13 points)
MACERATE to soften by soaking
M·3+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
manometer (13 points)
Simple pressure gauge
Fellow rebuilt remote pressure gauge
Pressure gauge
M·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
marketeer (15 points)
Word after free or black
Dealer in commodities
Sales specialist
M·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
meditator (12 points)
T.M. adherent
One who thinks deeply
Reflective person
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
meltwater (14 points)
In the distance, US-style officer with a big drip coming down the mountain
M·3+E·1+L·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
memoriter (13 points)
Word from Latin meaning 'from memory' or 'by heart'
M·3+E·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
mentioner (11 points)
MENTION to remark briefly
M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
midwinter (15 points)
Bleakest time of year (wordplay)
Very cold time, for many
Coldest time, often
M·3+I·1+D·2+W·4+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
mishanter (14 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
M·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
mitigator (12 points)
""One who, or that which, mitigates.""
M·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
moderator (12 points)
Presiding officer of town meeting.
Panel-show host
One presides over a forum or debate
M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
modulator (12 points)
Radio tube.
Telecommunications device
M·3+O·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
moistener (11 points)
Wet sponge, for one.
Wetting device for stamps
What a wet sponge may be used as
M·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
monoester (11 points)
An ester having only one ester group.
M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
monometer (13 points)
One-foot line of verse
M·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
mortgager (13 points)
Gives a mortgage.
M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+G·2+A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
mortgagor (13 points)
One still making home payments
M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+G·2+A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
motivator (14 points)
Particularly inspiring horse!
Last year's inspiring Derby winner
Truism (Part 3)
M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
multiuser (11 points)
MULTIUSE having many uses
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
multiyear (14 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+Y·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
musketeer (15 points)
Armed soldier (hist.)
Athos, Porthos or Aramis, say
Aramis, for one
M·3+U·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
mutilator (11 points)
One putting arms, say, beyond use
Vandal turns it to mural
He may wickedly leave you without a leg to stand on
M·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
mystifier (17 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
M·3+Y·4+S·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
mythmaker (23 points)
One that creates myths or mythical situations.
M·3+Y·4+T·1+H·4+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
nanometer (11 points)
Unit equal to 10 angstroms
Measurement of length at the subatomic level
N·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
naughtier (13 points)
Be having worse (wordplay)
More badly behaved
Less well behaved
N·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
navigator (13 points)
One who gives a rallying call (wordplay)
One directs the course, of a ship say
Seafaring reptile (wordplay)
N·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
neglecter (12 points)
Careless one.
N·1+E·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
netminder (12 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
N·1+E·1+T·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
nitpicker (17 points)
Lice checker who's fussy (wordplay)
One overly concerned with details
Petty finder of errors
N·1+I·1+T·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
nitrifier (12 points)
An agent employed in nitrification.
N·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
nominator (11 points)
Speaker at a political convention.
One proposing candidate
He proposes someone to monitor an order
N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
nonauthor (12 points)
AUTHOR to bring into being
N·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
nondoctor (12 points)
DOCTOR to treat medically
N·1+O·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
nonfactor (14 points)
FACTOR to express as a product of two or more quantities
N·1+O·1+N·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
nonhunter (12 points)
HUNTER one who {hunts=v}
N·1+O·1+N·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
nonrioter (9 points)
RIOTER one who {riots=v}
N·1+O·1+N·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
nonskater (13 points)
SKATER one who {skates=v}
N·1+O·1+N·1+S·1+K·5+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
nonvector (14 points)
VECTOR to guide in flight by means of radioed directions
N·1+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
nonwriter (12 points)
WRITER one who {writes=v}
N·1+O·1+N·1+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
notepaper (13 points)
Some personalized sheets
Spot to jot
Writing material for sheet music
N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
nowhither (18 points)
Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.
N·1+O·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
nucleator (11 points)
NUCLEATE to form into a nucleus
N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
numerator (11 points)
It is fractionally above the line
Top of fraction
Upper half of fraction
N·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
obturator (11 points)
That which closes or stops an opening.
O·1+B·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
octameter (13 points)
The Raven feature
It has eight feet
Verse containing eight feet.
O·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
optimizer (22 points)
""OPTIMIZE to make as effective as possible, also OPTIMISE""
O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
orienteer (9 points)
One who should not get lost in Leyton!
Take part in a map-reading sport
Run with aid of map and compass
O·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
osmometer (13 points)
Fiddle some more to install model pressure gauge
O·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
outerwear (12 points)
Hats and scarves, for example
Mentionables (wordplay)
Clothing on top of other clothing
O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
outfitter (12 points)
Investment specialist (wordplay)
Costumier dated mechanic
Men's clothes shop
O·1+U·1+T·1+F·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
outlander (10 points)
Foreigner finding new land-route
'03 Mitsubishi mid-size SUV
Rule provides eponymous alien
O·1+U·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
outnumber (13 points)
Exceed in figures
Be in the majority
To have more than one rum, but get tipsy
O·1+U·1+T·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
outrigger (11 points)
Banned oilman's craft (wordplay)
Dark Blues set off in racing boat
South Sea island boat
O·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
outworker (16 points)
Employee on strike? No, just not in the office
Away with employee, but this one stays at home
O·1+U·1+T·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
overeater (12 points)
One with a tummy ache, perhaps
Buffet patron, perhaps
One taking extra courses (wordplay)
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
oversteer (12 points)
(Of car) turn more sharply than intended
(Of vehicle) exaggerate turning motion
Go for a spin on the road
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
overwater (15 points)
""WATER to sprinkle with a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid""
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
palliator (11 points)
PALLIATE to cloak or disguise
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
parameter (13 points)
Factor defining limits
Variable disciple, a beast inside
Figure in a math function
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
patienter (11 points)
Patient
P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
patissier (11 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
patroller (11 points)
Cop on the beat
Guard Irishman's posh car
Mobile guard
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
paymaster (16 points)
Dispenser of wages
Dispenser of soldiers' salaries
Official dealing with wages
P·3+A·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
peculator (13 points)
Embezzler to clear up mess
Gambler decapitated thief
A thief, especially an embezzler
P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pedometer (14 points)
Tread a measure (wordplay)
Tom peered (anagram)
Gadget for walkers.
P·3+E·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
perfecter (16 points)
Perfect
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
perimeter (13 points)
Outer limits (wordplay)
Prime tree (anagram)
Place for a fence, perhaps
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
permitter (13 points)
One who permits.
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
persister (11 points)
PERSIST to continue resolutely
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
perverter (14 points)
One who perverts (a person or thing).
P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
pinsetter (11 points)
Bowling alley machine.
Bowling alley apparatus
Bowling-alley machinery
P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pistoleer (11 points)
Wild Bill Hickok, notably
P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
plasterer (11 points)
Art repels crude artisan
User of Keene's cement
Worker in stuccompany
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
poetaster (11 points)
Bad versifier; operettas (anagram)
Operettas ruined by his dire lyrics
Writer of contemptible verse
P·3+O·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
polyester (14 points)
Suit material, perhaps
This material goes out to Presley
Tennis racket string material
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
polywater (17 points)
""WATER to sprinkle with a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
portrayer (14 points)
Artist needs beer to have inner spark
Actor, for example
Artist wants Guinness maybe when eating fish
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
positiver (14 points)
Positive
P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
posterior (11 points)
Toward the back
Silly tries let in by inadequate back
Later in time.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
postponer (13 points)
One who postpones.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
potboiler (13 points)
Stoner's pulp fiction (wordplay)
Book hastily written for gain
Hack's novel
P·3+O·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pothunter (14 points)
Person interested in winning prizes
Vainglorious competitor uses drug - horse (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
potometer (13 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) an apparatus that measures the rate of water uptake by a plant or plant part [from Latin pōtāre to drink + -meter ]
P·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
poulterer (11 points)
He's game to supply you
Dealer in fowl
Leo and Rupert nobbled dealer in game
P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
practicer (15 points)
""One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts.""
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
prankster (15 points)
Practical joker Colloq.
Practical joker: Colloq.
Person playing tricks on people
P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
precentor (13 points)
Choir leader
Queen Anne died despite Johnson's 'most universal genius'
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
preceptor (15 points)
Teacher or principal
Teacher, of old
Teacher
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
predictor (14 points)
Jeane Dixon, for one
Weather man's role.
Someone who foretells events
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
preemptor (15 points)
PREEMPT to acquire by prior right
P·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
preheater (14 points)
HEATER an apparatus for heating
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
presbyter (16 points)
span>Minister from cabinet
Church elder
Church minister
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
presenter (11 points)
Awards show host, perhaps
Here she rules over us, the shower!
Perhaps do nor as one for the show
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pretender (12 points)
James Stuart, for one
Not a genuine claimant (wordplay)
Claimant (to a throne)
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
preventer (14 points)
What Smokey wants you to be, re forest fires
Obviator
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
privateer (14 points)
Ship quietly corroded in stream
Vessel's solitary lug pronounced
Type of armed ship.
P·3+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
profiteer (14 points)
Will he make too much of it (wordplay)
Scalp tickets, for example
Charge too much
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+I·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
projector (20 points)
Plan alternative cinema equipment
Slide-showing device
Film-showing machine
P·3+R·1+O·1+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 20 pts
propretor (13 points)
""A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed to the government of a province.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
prosateur (11 points)
English word
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts
prosector (13 points)
""One who makes dissections for anatomical illustration; usually, the assistant of a professional anatomist.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
protector (13 points)
Expert + sleuth + peak
Knight, to a damsel
Guard for Commonwealth head of state
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
protester (11 points)
Person in a sit-in, say
Member of the mob (wordplay)
SAT administrator, by trade (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
protestor (11 points)
Placard carrier, maybe
Member of the mob (wordplay)
One who disagrees Var.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
protostar (11 points)
Concept in cosmology
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pterosaur (11 points)
Extinct winged "lizard"
Ground or pasture for old beast
Ancient flier on quiet Eurostar train
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts
puppeteer (15 points)
He pulls the strings.
A dog always welcomes favourite
Burr Tillstrom, for example
P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
pyrometer (16 points)
An instrument used for measuring the expansion of solid bodies by heat.
P·3+Y·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
quantizer (27 points)
""QUANTIZE to express in terms of quanta, also QUANTISE""
Q·10+U·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 27 pts
racketeer (15 points)
Capone, for one
Criminal tennis player (wordplay)
Al Capone, for one
R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
racketier (15 points)
Rackety
R·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
raconteur (11 points)
One loving relations (wordplay)
Baron Munchhausen, for one
Doctor ran to cure storyteller
R·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1 = 11 pts

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