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aromatics (13 points)
Sweet-smelling things
Fragrant plants
Spices
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 13 pts
arrogance (12 points)
A grocer with an outrageous conceit
Too much pride in exotic orange car
An "offspring of riches," to Twain
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·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
artefacts (14 points)
Relics, to Brits
Best cafe trattoria boxing up handmade products
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
arthritic (14 points)
With inflamed joints
Suffering from stiff joints
In need of joint relief
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
artichoke (18 points)
After 'Jerusalem' maybe choir take break
Plant with a heart (wordplay)
Take choir trip to Jerusalem, perhaps
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
articling (12 points)
Article
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
articular (11 points)
Pertaining to the joints
Pertaining to joints
Relating to a joint
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
artifacts (14 points)
Ruins things (wordplay)
Objects made by humans
Products of primitive man.
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
artificer (14 points)
Mechanic in the armed forces
A terrific oily mechanic
A terrific construction worker
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
artifices (14 points)
Clever tricks
The tricks of painting, if they're so cold
Strategems
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
aruspices (13 points)
Aruspex
A·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
ascarides (12 points)
Ascaris
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ascendant (12 points)
Get-upping (wordplay)
Rising man penetrating a series of clues
Where the Star was in
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
ascendent (12 points)
Tending upward (var.)
Get up over the ant on the up and up
Rising; predominant
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
ascenders (12 points)
More than half of adulthood (wordplay)
Mountain climbers, for example
Ones on the way up
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ascending (13 points)
Is counsel at last up to it (wordplay)
Up with a dying counsel!
Is counsel finishing up (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
ascension (11 points)
The Easter Rising (wordplay)
Canonises, being on the way up
Island of St. Helena.
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ascensive (14 points)
""Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
ascertain (11 points)
Establish (the facts)
'Find out to assure me, perhaps (9)'
Find assure out (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·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
ascidians (12 points)
Ascidian
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
asclepiad (14 points)
""A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+D·2 = 14 pts
ascocarps (15 points)
Ascocarp
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+S·1 = 15 pts
ascogonia (12 points)
Pl. ascogonia (-n - ) The female reproductive organ of ascomycetous fungi.
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 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
ascospore (13 points)
One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.] Illust. of Ascus.]
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
ascribing (14 points)
Attributing (to) - giving credit (to)
Crediting (to)
Putting it down to one as it's in writing
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 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
asphaltic (16 points)
""Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous.""
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
associate (11 points)
Hang out (with)
Not yet a principal
Rub shoulders of teammate
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
assonance (11 points)
Resemblance of sound (in nearby words)
Can season (anagram)
Resemblance of sound
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
assurance (11 points)
Confidence (in abilities)
Uses car with an awful confidence
Freedom from doubt.
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
asthenics (14 points)
Asthenic
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
asthmatic (16 points)
Of a respiratory disease
German cathedral city
That's enough to make short of 27 down
A·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
astricted (12 points)
Astrict
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
astrocyte (14 points)
Star-shaped glial cell
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
asyndetic (15 points)
Of a sentence in which conjunctions are omitted
A·1+S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
atamascos (13 points)
Atamasco
A·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+S·1 = 13 pts
ataractic (13 points)
Of or relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect.
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
ataraxics (18 points)
Ataraxic
A·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 18 pts
atavistic (14 points)
Resembling remote ancestors
Reverting to something ancient
Involving reversion to an earlier type
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
atheistic (14 points)
Rejecting higher authority (wordplay)
Eschewing a higher calling (wordplay)
Not believing the man is in Greek mode
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
athletics (14 points)
Sports - cheat list (anagram)
His cattle wandering off track, perhaps
Lithe acts (anagram)
A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
athrocyte (17 points)
English word
A·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
atomistic (13 points)
Less than molecular
Composed of simple elements
A cat is twitching, completely broken down (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
atrocious (11 points)
Our coat is incredibly appalling
Terrible actor in trouble with debts
Very bad tragic actor promises to pay
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts
attachers (14 points)
Attacher
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
attaching (15 points)
Fixing a non-drinker's craving
(M/W)elding
A teetotaller in pain, and stuck with it
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
attackers (15 points)
Offensive ones (wordplay)
People in a rush
They're 1 across, not 8 down
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
attacking (16 points)
Fighting animal volunteers upset leader
At the cat back there His Majesty is offensive
It's so offensive to get at this in a zigzag way
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
attackman (17 points)
Offense player in lacrosse
Lacrosse player on the offensive side of the field
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
attackmen (17 points)
ATTACK to {assault=v}
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
atticisms (13 points)
Atticism
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
atticists (11 points)
Atticist
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
attracted (12 points)
Employed a magnet (wordplay)
Engaged the attention
Exerted a gravitational pull
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
attractor (11 points)
Magnet or pheromone
Drawing card, essentially
Magnet, vis-a-vis iron
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
auctioned (12 points)
Had lots to sell (wordplay)
Had a lot to offer (wordplay)
Like a lot, perhaps
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
auctorial (11 points)
Our Altaic version of the author
Of, by or typical of an author
Pertaining to a writer
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
audacious (12 points)
Rash or insolent
Daring USA duo involved with CIA
Bold and daring
A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
audiences (12 points)
Play groups (wordplay)
House sitters (wordplay)
Interviews those in the theatre
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
auriculae (11 points)
Pl. auriculas or auriculae (-l ) A central European primrose (Primula auricula) having large yellow flowers grouped in umbels. Also called bear's ear .
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
auricular (11 points)
Cur Laura and I stupidly told privately
French composer's universal god of the ear
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
auriculas (11 points)
Auricula
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aurochses (14 points)
Wild oxen extinct since 1627
A·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
autacoids (12 points)
Autacoid
A·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
autarchic (16 points)
AUTARCH an absolute ruler
A·1+U·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3 = 16 pts
autecisms (13 points)
Autecism
A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
authentic (14 points)
Real thin with a cute bust!
Genuine, not a copy
Real thin with a cute bust
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
autistics (11 points)
Autistic
A·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 11 pts
autocades (12 points)
They're often escorted by police
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
autoclave (14 points)
Surgical instruments steriliser
Relative of a pressure cooker.
Kin of a pressure cooker
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
autocoids (12 points)
Autocoid
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 12 pts
autocracy (16 points)
Absolute government by one person
Dictatorship, e.g
One-man rule.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
autocrats (11 points)
They reign without rein
Rulers with unlimited power
They're absolutely at the top.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
autocross (11 points)
Tossed out this sort of clue about sport
Motor racing over rough terrain
Slalom race on parking lot course
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 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
autogenic (12 points)
Golden garment on back of film needs training to relieve stress
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
autolytic (14 points)
""Of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis.""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
automatic (13 points)
Will it shoot itself (wordplay)
Occurring as a matter of course
Type of gun or car
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
autonomic (13 points)
Like a nervous system
Occurring involuntarily
Acting independently.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 13 pts
autotelic (11 points)
Of or pertaining to autotelism.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
avalanche (17 points)
It's down-white dangerous (wordplay)
A descent that's very flaky (wordplay)
Alpine snowdrop (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
avascular (14 points)
Not having blood vessels
A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
avocadoes (15 points)
Avocado
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
avocation (14 points)
That's the job - or maybe a calling
Hobby; avian coot (anagram)
A life's work leads to hobby
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
avoidance (15 points)
The shunning (of something)
Dodger's goal
Dodger's aim
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
avouchers (17 points)
Avoucher
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
avouching (18 points)
Keeping out of hospital, stifling cry of pain, giving assurance
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
avuncular (14 points)
Friendly, as an older relative, say
Friendly, like some relatives
Friendly in a non-threatening way
A·1+V·4+U·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
awestruck (18 points)
Wondering at a vehicle we collided with
Lost for words as we crashed lorry
Ace you and I hit is impressed
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 18 pts
axiomatic (20 points)
Taken for granted
Pertaining to self-evident truths
Of universally received principles
A·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 20 pts
ayahuasca (17 points)
Brazilian plant that has winged fruits
Tea in some Amazonian rituals
Psychotropic drug said to induce spiritual experiences
A·1+Y·4+A·1+H·4+U·1+A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1 = 17 pts

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