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absurdism (14 points)
Belief that we live in an essentially meaningless world
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
aluminium (13 points)
Metal I dropped over the Atlantic
Strong light metal
Metal or salt containing little uranium
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
americium (15 points)
New chemical element, Number 95.
Element named by Glenn Seaborg
Element used in radiation research
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
anthodium (15 points)
The flower head of certain plants
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
anthurium (14 points)
""Any of various evergreen tropical American plants of the genus Anthurium, grown as ornamentals for their attractive leaves and their showy, often red spathes.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
antiserum (11 points)
Injection; I'm at nurse (anagram)
I'm nature's fluid remedy for disease
Term in immunology.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
arboretum (13 points)
Where one can't see the wood, they say!
Place for ashes in the garden (wordplay)
A gathering of elders (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
asphaltum (16 points)
""Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.""
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
athenaeum (14 points)
Club menu the AA had changed (wordplay)
Inclusive book on wheels (wordplay)
Articles on a menu arranged by club
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
audiogram (13 points)
Part of a hearing test, maybe
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 13 pts
autoecism (13 points)
Having all stages of a life cycle occurring on the same host.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
bacterium (15 points)
Salmonella, for example
Micro-organism that can cause disease
Micro-organism
B·3+A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
berkelium (17 points)
""A chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a half-life of 1,400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249 has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable quantities.""
B·3+E·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
beryllium (16 points)
Aerospace structural material
Fourth element on the periodic table
Be 51 stone in front, without odd tummy
B·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
botulinum (13 points)
""An anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium (Clostridium botulinum) that secretes botulin and inhabits soils.""
B·3+O·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
bronchium (18 points)
A small branch of the windpipe
B·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
brummagem (18 points)
Showy but inferior
Anything cheap and gaudy: Colloq.
Anything cheap and gaudy Colloq.
B·3+R·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+M·3 = 18 pts
bubblegum (18 points)
What's chewed and blown (wordplay)
Stick in one's mouth, maybe
Something chewed and blown
B·3+U·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+G·2+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
caciquism (24 points)
""CACIQUE a tropical oriole, also CAZIQUE""
C·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 24 pts
calcaneum (15 points)
""One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel; called also fibulare. fibulare.""
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
caldarium (14 points)
""Pl -daria [-ˈdɛərɪə] (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths [from Latin, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm]""
C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
calvarium (16 points)
The dome of the skull
C·3+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
capitulum (15 points)
A flower cluster as in a daisy
C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
castoreum (13 points)
The oil secreted from the beaver that is used as bait by trappers
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
chalutzim (25 points)
Chalutz
C·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+M·3 = 25 pts
claustrum (13 points)
A layer of the brain
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
clitellum (13 points)
A region in the body walls of certain annelid worms
C·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
coccidium (18 points)
A parasitic protozoan
C·3+O·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
colchicum (20 points)
Pass Greek character with Latin plant
C·3+O·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
collegium (14 points)
Body of members of equal authority
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
colluvium (16 points)
""Rock debris, pl COLLUVIUMS or COLLUVIA""
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
collyrium (16 points)
An eye lotion
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
colosseum (13 points)
Structure finished during Titus' reign
Structure dating from 72 A. D.
Famous Flavian structure.
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
colostrum (13 points)
Business deprived of drink? It's delivered earlier than the milk
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
columbium (17 points)
""A rare element of the vanadium group, first found in a variety of the mineral columbite occurring in Connecticut, probably at Haddam. Atomic weight 94.2. Symbol Cb or Nb. Now more commonly called niobium. niobium.""
C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
communism (17 points)
Totalitarian form of government
System espoused by Castro
Major State Department problem.
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
contagium (14 points)
A causative agent of infectious diseases
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
continuum (13 points)
Space-time sequence
Uninterrupted sequence
Unbroken series of indistinguishable parts
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
conundrum (14 points)
Riddle you may beat (wordplay)
Study a French instrument
Fool holds sister with strange puzzle
C·3+O·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
courtroom (13 points)
Action scene (wordplay)
Setting for 'Brief Encounter' (wordplay)
Solicit space for trying suits
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
credendum (15 points)
An article of faith
C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
criterium (13 points)
English word
C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cruciform (18 points)
Shaped like a cross
Cross-shaped
Vintage Formica cut for use in cathedral maybe
C·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
ctenidium (14 points)
A comblike anatomical structure
C·3+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cubiculum (17 points)
A burial chamber
C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cuneiform (16 points)
Chips off the old block (wordplay)
Ancient writing system
Like Assyrian writing
C·3+U·1+N·1+E·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cymbidium (21 points)
A tropical orchid
C·3+Y·4+M·3+B·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
decennium (14 points)
A period of ten years.
D·2+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
dentalium (12 points)
""A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.""
D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
deuterium (12 points)
Laser element
Reactor isotope
D·2+E·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
diazonium (21 points)
""Any of various compounds, especially an aromatic hydrocarbon, containing the cation N 2 attached to an organic group.""
D·2+I·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
dichasium (17 points)
""Pl. dichasia (-z - , -zh - , -zh ) A cyme having two lateral flowers or branches originating from opposite points beneath a terminal flower.""
D·2+I·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
doronicum (14 points)
""A plant of the genus Doronicum, which includes the leopard's bane.""
D·2+O·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
ecumenism (15 points)
Doctrine of religious unity.
Movement to unite Christian churches
Movement to unify the Christian churches
E·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
effluvium (20 points)
Smell of decaying matter
Unpleasant smell
E·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
endosteum (12 points)
The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone.
E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
epicedium (16 points)
A funeral ode
E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
epicurism (15 points)
The doctrines of Epicurus.
E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
epimysium (18 points)
""Pl. epimysia (-m z - , -m zh -) The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.""
E·1+P·3+I·1+M·3+Y·4+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
equisetum (20 points)
Plant of the horsetail genus
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
eunuchism (16 points)
The state of being eunuch.
E·1+U·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
euphemism (18 points)
It's a nice way to say something
Common PC device (wordplay)
The Green Mile, literarily
E·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
euphonium (16 points)
Instrument in the song
Tuba-like instrument
Bass-tenor tuba
E·1+U·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
feudalism (15 points)
System of lords and vassals
Social order of medieval times.
Medieval social system
F·4+E·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
flabellum (16 points)
Fan used in religious ceremonies
F·4+L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
flagellum (15 points)
Whiplike cell part
Taillike part in bacteria.
In botany a long thin supple shoot or runner
F·4+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
fungiform (18 points)
Mushroom-shaped
F·4+U·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
gelsemium (14 points)
A climbing plant
G·2+E·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
germanium (14 points)
Element seen by many in bloom
Metalloid element, atomic number 32
Element number 32 (named for a European country)
G·2+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
guardroom (13 points)
Keep an eye on kitchen in army barracks
Security centre on military camp
Sentry's place
G·2+U·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
gymnasium (17 points)
Saying Mum (anagram)
My amusing upset in the sports centre
Amusing, my cracks in European school
G·2+Y·4+M·3+N·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
gynaeceum (17 points)
""The pistil of a flower, also GYNECIUM, GYNAECIUM""
G·2+Y·4+N·1+A·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
gynaecium (17 points)
""The pistil of a flower, also GYNECIUM, GYNAECEUM""
G·2+Y·4+N·1+A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
gynoecium (17 points)
""The pistil of a flower, also GYNAECEUM, GYNAECIUM, GYNECIUM""
G·2+Y·4+N·1+O·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
harmonium (16 points)
Pedalled-bellows instrument
Keyboard instrument
Keyboard instrument - a minor hum (anagram)
H·4+A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
herbarium (16 points)
The woman's element (wordplay)
Collection of dried plants
Plant museum.
H·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
hirsutism (14 points)
Hairs I must restyle without a surplus of them
H·4+I·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
hospitium (16 points)
A nursing home for the terminally ill
H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
houseroom (14 points)
Space in one's home
Where to receive ideas etc for 45 minutes on return of old almanac
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts
hydronium (18 points)
""A hydrated hydrogen ion, H 3 O + . Also called hydronium ion .""
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
indecorum (14 points)
Lack of propriety
Impropriety in wrong code - strange
Improper behaviour, awfully crude in MO
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
jesuitism (18 points)
Principles and practices of the Society of Jesus
J·8+E·1+S·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
kibbutzim (28 points)
Jewish communal agricultural settlements
Israeli settlements
K·5+I·1+B·3+B·3+U·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+M·3 = 28 pts
lanthanum (14 points)
Element #57
L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
lunchroom (16 points)
Home of counterculture (wordplay)
School's cafeteria
Where students meet to eat
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
magnesium (14 points)
Silver-white metallic element.
Light-weight alloy metal.
Silver-white metal
M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
manubrium (15 points)
""Any handle-like structure, pl MANUBRIUMS or MANUBRIA""
M·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
marsupium (15 points)
Kangaroo's pouch
Kangeroo's pouch
Pouch
M·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
mausoleum (13 points)
The Taj Mahal, for one
Great tomb - usual memo (anagram)
Magnificent tomb or monument
M·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
mazaedium (23 points)
A spore-producing organ of certain lichens
M·3+A·1+Z·10+A·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
menstruum (13 points)
Solvent used in the preparation of drugs
M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
mullahism (16 points)
""MULLAH a Muslim religious leader or teacher, also MULLA""
M·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
multiatom (13 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
multiform (16 points)
Various old marines following line in mufti, shabby
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
multigerm (14 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
multiroom (13 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
mutualism (13 points)
The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.
M·3+U·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
neodymium (17 points)
Toxic element with ie no dummy particles
Element used to make magnets commonly used in microphones and speakers
N·1+E·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
neptunium (13 points)
Element named after planet
Element named for a planet
Radioactive metal
N·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
occultism (15 points)
Study of hidden and mysterious things
Study of supernatural or magical things
Study of supernatural phenomena
O·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
operculum (15 points)
Gill cover
O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
opusculum (15 points)
Small literary or musical work
Minor work breaks US locum up
O·1+P·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
palladium (14 points)
Theatrical element (wordplay)
London theatre element
Element; London theatre
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
paramylum (18 points)
""A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
pauperism (15 points)
Penury
P·3+A·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
petroleum (13 points)
Troubled, let me pour oil (wordplay)
Oil neck part with hesitation (wordplay)
Sort of jelly prepared in our temple
P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pluralism (13 points)
The holding by one person of two or more offices at once
P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
plutonium (13 points)
Element named for a planet
Element number 94, formed from U. 238.
Radioactive element isolated in 1940.
P·3+L·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pollinium (13 points)
""A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
polygonum (17 points)
""A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+O·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
potassium (13 points)
Silvery-white metallic element
Its symbol is K
Mineral in bananas
P·3+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
practicum (17 points)
Type of course work undertaken to supplement academic studies
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
presidium (14 points)
Ruling body in U. S. S. R.
Malenkov, Beria, et al.
Soviet high council.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pseudonym (17 points)
Pen name - use my pond (anagram)
Lewis Carroll, for one
S as in pen name (wordplay)
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 17 pts
pterygium (17 points)
A growth over the cornea
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
puerilism (13 points)
Juvenility
P·3+U·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pycnidium (19 points)
A spore-bearing organ in some fungi
P·3+Y·4+C·3+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
pyrethrum (19 points)
Bonfire temperature's hot beside unusual chrysanth
It's for burning the dead bits of edging in the garden
Fever few connected with new therapy, excluding a drink
P·3+Y·4+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
quitclaim (22 points)
Relinquish one's title or right
Type of deed *
Kind of deed
Q·10+U·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3 = 22 pts
quixotism (27 points)
""That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knighterrantry.""
Q·10+U·1+I·1+X·8+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 27 pts
responsum (13 points)
""Pl -sa [-sə] (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism a written answer from a rabbinic authority to a question submitted [Latin, literally: reply, response ]""
R·1+E·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
reticulum (13 points)
Small southern constellation between Hydrus and Dorado
R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
rhizobium (25 points)
A bacterium
R·1+H·4+I·1+Z·10+O·1+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 25 pts
ritualism (11 points)
Devotion to ceremony
Fixation on fixed routines
I must rail about undue emphasis on ceremony
R·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
rostellum (11 points)
A little beak
R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
roundworm (15 points)
A nematoid worm.
R·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
ruthenium (14 points)
Element name derived from the Latin for 'Russia'
Element name derived from the Latin for "Russia"
Hard brittle white element of the platinum metal group
R·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
sacrarium (13 points)
Place where holy objects were kept in ancient Rome
S·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
sargassum (12 points)
Floating algae fumes interrupt search and rescue: an additional problem
Brown seaweed with air-sacs enabling it to float on water
S·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
sarmentum (13 points)
Strawberry grower has topless thing to wear in addition
S·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
saturnism (11 points)
Medical term for lead poisoning
At the end of the week, vessel is carrying male with old form of lead poisoning
S·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
scutellum (13 points)
Scale on the tarsus of a bird's leg
S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
sensillum (11 points)
With which insects feel sick in awful UN mess
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
sensorium (11 points)
Solving uses minor part of the brain
Simon sure turns out to be a bit of a brain
Neurosis beaten by miles, which enables one to interpret the world
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
septarium (13 points)
A limestone nodule
S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
spirillum (13 points)
""A rigid, spiral-shaped bacterium""
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
stomodeum (14 points)
An embryonic oral cavity
S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
strontium (11 points)
Soft metallic element
One of 15's cooked mutton, sir
Element number 38
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
subphylum (21 points)
Classification of plum with bushy tangles
S·1+U·1+B·3+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
subsystem (16 points)
SYSTEM a group of interacting elements forming a unified whole
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 16 pts
sugarplum (14 points)
Tchaikovsky's sweetie (wordplay)
Nutcracker fairy type
Sweet or sweetener
S·1+U·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
sulfonium (14 points)
""A positive ion or univalent radical containing trivalent sulfur, such as H 3 S.""
S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
superfarm (16 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
superfirm (16 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
sympodium (19 points)
A stem involved in sympodial growth
S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
symposium (18 points)
Conference with audience participation
Conference on academic topic
High-level gabfest
S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
syncytium (19 points)
A multinucleate cell
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
talmudism (14 points)
""The teachings of the Talmud, or adherence to them.""
T·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
tegmentum (14 points)
European agents' corporation follows time scale
T·1+E·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
tellurium (11 points)
Element to - at length - turn into what's nearly a great victory
T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
tenaculum (13 points)
Surgeon's hook
Surgical hook for picking up blood vessels
T·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
terrarium (11 points)
Project in a fishbowl, perhaps
Turtle locale, maybe
Zoo keeper (wordplay)
T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
trapezium (22 points)
A wrist bone
Quadrilateral with two parallel sides
Quadrilateral with two sides parallel
T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+Z·10+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 22 pts
triennium (11 points)
Period of time.
T·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
trifolium (14 points)
""A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover. clover. See Clover.""
T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
triforium (14 points)
Gallery over nave arches
High gallery in church
T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
ultimatum (13 points)
It ends in "or else"
Solve this puzzle or else! is one
A final demand - or else
U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
underbrim (14 points)
BRIM to fill to the top
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+M·3 = 14 pts
unfreedom (15 points)
""FREEDOM the state of being free, also FREENESS""
U·1+N·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 15 pts
unguentum (12 points)
An {ointment=n}
U·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
uredinium (12 points)
""A spore-producing organ of certain fungi, also UREDIUM""
U·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
uropygium (17 points)
The rump of a bird which supports the tail feathers
U·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
vestigium (15 points)
{vestige=n}
V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
voyeurism (17 points)
VOYEUR one who seeks sexual gratification by viewing sexual objects
V·4+O·1+Y·4+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
vulcanism (16 points)
Volcanism.
V·4+U·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
vulgarism (15 points)
Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.
V·4+U·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
ytterbium (16 points)
My tribute made to element
Element my tribute dealt with
Silvery metallic element
Y·4+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
zirconium (22 points)
Metallic element atomic number 40
Grayish metallic element
An element of ruin, 'coz I'm reckless
Z·10+I·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 22 pts

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