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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
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
acalephae (16 points)
""All cnidarians (jellyfishes) collectively, compare ACALEPH, ACALEPHAN, ACALEPHE""
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
acclimate (15 points)
Get used to (Amer.)
Cool indoor conditions (wordplay)
Harden against PAin, etc.
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 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
acetylate (14 points)
Receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
acetylene (14 points)
It's a gas!
A collection o' thin ones? Great gas!
Kind of torch
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
acidulate (12 points)
Make slightly sour.
Make slightly sour
That's enough to make you sour - and make you dead in the end
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
actualize (20 points)
Make a reality of
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 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
adultlike (14 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+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
aeroplane (11 points)
Gatwick banker (wordplay)
The Spitfire, for one
British flyer (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
affiliate (15 points)
Attach (to an organisation)
Team up with FIFA et al: one fouled
In trouble if I left AA as associate
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+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
affluence (17 points)
Well, that gets one off
Well, it's got off this
A guard contracts sickness in profusion
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
afterlife (15 points)
Medium access (wordplay)
Post-death existence
Heaven or hell., for example
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 15 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
alchemize (25 points)
To change by alchemy; to transmute.
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
algaecide (13 points)
English word
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 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
aliterate (9 points)
Able but unwilling to read
Disinclined to read
A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
allemande (12 points)
German folk dance
A German in Paris.
Baroque-era dance
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
alleviate (12 points)
Make less severe, say suffering
Leave it out after Al displays temper
Take the edge off
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
allophane (14 points)
""An amorphous, translucent, variously colored mineral, essentially hydrous aluminum silicate.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
allophone (14 points)
""Any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme. For example, the p sounds of pin and spin are allophones of p; and the t sounds of toe stop and catnip are allophones of t.For example, the p sounds of pin and spin</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>p</it>; and the <it>t</it> sounds of <it>toe</it> <it>stop</it> and <it>catnip</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>t</it></as>.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
allotrope (11 points)
Grant painter graphite, perhaps
Distinct form of an element
One of two or more existing forms of an element
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 11 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
allowance (14 points)
Per diem, perhaps
Kid's payoff (wordplay)
Share in ball, now dance all topless!
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
almandine (12 points)
Variety of garnet
Deep red garnet
Purplish-red Indian garnet.
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
almandite (12 points)
""A deep violet-red garnet, FeAl 2 Si 3 O 12 , found in metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone.""
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
almshouse (14 points)
Poor accommodation (wordplay)
Old folks' home (once)
Home to the down-and-out
A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
alongside (11 points)
Close to the hypotenuse, say (wordplay)
Age-old sin (anagram)
Close to a hypotenuse (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 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
altercate (11 points)
Argue with the girl to try to change her
Dispute heatedly ( 9 )
Argue with Catherine for a change
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
alternate (9 points)
Every other letter an A? Awkward!
How to shake up Etna (wordplay)
Perhaps change it to ante for a stand-in
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aluminate (11 points)
A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aluminize (20 points)
To treat impregnate with alum; to alum.
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
alveolate (12 points)
""Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.""
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
amplidyne (17 points)
A rotating magnetic amplifier with specialized windings that allow small changes in power input to produce large changes in power output.
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
amplitude (14 points)
An attenuator decreases it
Maximum extent of signal or vibration
On a radio, the A in AM
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
amygdalae (16 points)
Amygdala
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
analogize (19 points)
Draw a comparison, in a way
Reason in a way
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
andouille (10 points)
Spicy sausage
A spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
anglesite (10 points)
A minor ore of lead
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
anglicise (12 points)
Express in English finding flying angels around here in France
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anglicize (21 points)
Convert Giovanni into John, for example
Make English, in form
Make Jorge George, for example
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
animalize (20 points)
To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 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
annualize (18 points)
Convert to a yearly rate
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
antennule (9 points)
A small antenna; applied to the smaller pair of antenn\'91 or feelers of Crustacea.
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anticline (11 points)
Grotesque streak in fold of rock
Arch of stratified rock.
Lark calling beneath arched fold of rock
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
antielite (9 points)
Favoring common folk
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antiglare (10 points)
Like sun visors
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
apiculate (13 points)
APICULATE
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
apologiae (12 points)
Apologia
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apologise (12 points)
Say sorry, mea culpa
Make a sorry speech (wordplay)
Express regret (for action)
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apologize (21 points)
Say you're sorry
Eat humble pie
Tell me you're sorry
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
appellate (13 points)
This kind of court hears appeals
Like a review panel
Sort of court
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
appliance (15 points)
Washing machine or toaster, say
Machine (for use in the home)
Gift for a housewife.
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
aquaplane (20 points)
Motorboat's tow, perhaps
Water skis alternative
Skim on layer of water
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
aquarelle (18 points)
Watercolour is all a queer mishmash
Painting technique
Watercolor
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
arecoline (11 points)
English word
A·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
argillite (10 points)
A formal procedure when sculptor's brought in rock
Sedimentary rock that does not split easily
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arteriole (9 points)
Small blood vessel
Very small blood vessel
Blood vessel connected to a capillary
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 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
astraddle (11 points)
With a leg on either side of (something)
Riding, in a way
On the fence.
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
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
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
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
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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