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abdicable (16 points)
Capable of being renounced
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
aberrance (13 points)
Departure from the norm
Welsh mouth to Breton river? There's freakishness for you!
Lincoln rector originally managed church going in the wrong direction
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
abominate (13 points)
Hate to be a man, I suspect
Tottering in boat, Mae can't stand
Regard with disgust
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aborigine (12 points)
Earliest inhabitant of, say, Australia
Native of Australia
Inhabitant of country before colonists
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
abradable (14 points)
Capable of being abraded (worn away by friction)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
abscissae (13 points)
Some Cartesian coordinates
Non-ordinate coordinates
'x' co-ordinates make BASIC essay wrong, not 'y'
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+E·1 = 13 pts
abundance (14 points)
A bread roll twist perhaps is plenty
Plenty, but it isn't a cake-walk!
Lots of baking at the ball (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+U·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
accruable (15 points)
""ACCRUE to accumulate, also ACCREW""
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+U·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
acrophobe (18 points)
One who hates heights
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
adaptable (14 points)
Of flexible nature.
American with bald pate oddly plastic
Good at fitting in to new circumstances
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
admirable (14 points)
Deserving respect and approval
Excellent as Barrie's butler
Deserving of esteem
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adobelike (16 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
adoptable (14 points)
Able to be taken up
Fit for taking home from the animal shelter
Commercial work on board is such as may be undertaken
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adsorbate (12 points)
Substance taken up in a lab
A type of tree covered in fruit? It's only on the surface
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
adumbrate (14 points)
Foreshadow a silent tear, perhaps
Indicate a silent speed (wordplay)
Outline from an unintelligent judge
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
advisable (15 points)
To be recommended
Worthy of recommendation
Expedient to be recommended
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
aerobrake (15 points)
The use of atmospheric drag rather than onboard thrusters to reduce the velocity of a satellite or spacecraft.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
affixable (24 points)
AFFIX to {attach=v}
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 24 pts
agreeable (12 points)
Nice to be able to say yes
Gee, that makes it 13 down and arable!
In harmony; pleasant
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
airmobile (13 points)
""Capable of being transported and deployed, usually by helicopter, to a combat zone or from one site to another within a theater of operations: an airmobile infantry regiment.""
A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aitchbone (16 points)
Wasted the bacon sandwiches I cut
HB1 around the rump
Cut of beef
A·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
alienable (11 points)
Its antonym is in the Declaration
No citizen can transfer what he owns
Capable of being transferred.
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
allocable (13 points)
Like some funds
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
allowable (14 points)
Not improper.
Not banned
Aboveboard
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
alterable (11 points)
Unlike the past
Subject to modification
Subject to change
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ambrotype (18 points)
A doctor starts reminiscing over sort of early photograph
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
ambulance (15 points)
Road mender (wordplay)
Transport patiently awaited (wordplay)
What drives you to get better (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
ambuscade (16 points)
Lie in wait for (someone)
Breaking: Cuba's made surprise attack
Concealed military force.
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
amebocyte (18 points)
Variant of amoebocyte .
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
amendable (14 points)
Like our Constitution
May be corrected
Not set in stone, as a constitution
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
amphibole (18 points)
Hornblende
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
anklebone (15 points)
Fibula-foot connector
It's between the shin and the foot
Fibula neighbor
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
approbate (15 points)
Sanction
Sanction.
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
arabesque (20 points)
Ballet position - sea barque (anagram)
A square be a ballet movement (wordplay)
Intertwined ornamental design
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 20 pts
arabicize (22 points)
ARABIC derived from gum arabic
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
arabinose (11 points)
A sugar used as a culture medium in bacteriology
A sugar used as a culture medium for certain bacteria
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
arbitrage (12 points)
Trading that exploits cost differences
Market dealer's activity
Simultaneous purchase and sale of assets
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
arbitrate (11 points)
Be a middle man (wordplay)
Be a referee
Use a certain route in a dispute
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ascorbate (13 points)
ASCORBATE
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
assumable (13 points)
Like some obligations
Like some mortgages
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
astrolabe (11 points)
A sort able to produce old instrument
Sextant's predecessor
Predecessor of the sextant.
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts
attribute (11 points)
... for a eulogist (wordplay)
Ascribe (to a cause)
Virtue by payment
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aubergine (12 points)
Purple and gold mixture of beer and gin
Deep purple colour
Fruit popular in French inn
A·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
auditable (12 points)
AUDIT to examine accounts
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
available (14 points)
Hides face say and able to be at hand
"At liberty," as in "Variety"
On offer in the transfer market
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
avoidable (15 points)
Unlike death and taxes (wordplay)
A useless fit can be prevented
Like careless mistakes
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
awardable (15 points)
Conferrable
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

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