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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
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
accidence (16 points)
That's to do with grammar, for a change, and not by chance, by the sound of it
The sound of the mishaps may get to grammar for a change like this
A·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 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
acuminate (13 points)
""Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.""
A·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
adenosine (10 points)
The 'A' of ATP
The A in ATP
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adherence (15 points)
Observant quality present in fluid dance
You'd be stuck with that
Sticking ability
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
advantage (14 points)
Service commercial vehicle, say, at back
Edge of the tennis court (wordplay)
Head start, say
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
adventive (16 points)
Accidental.
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adventure (13 points)
Commercial gamble (wordplay)
Per this perhaps it's exciting
New account on Madison Avenue (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
amazonite (20 points)
Green variety of microcline
A green semiprecious stone
Green feldspar.
A·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 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
ammoniate (13 points)
""A type of ammonia compound, also AMMINE, AMMONIATE""
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
anatomise (11 points)
To dissect a very little matter is easy at first
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anatomize (20 points)
Styptic. <mark>[Obs.]<mark>
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
anchorage (15 points)
City at the head of Cook Inlet
Alaskan Air Force base.
Place for ships to stop
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
anchorite (14 points)
Religious recluse (hist.)
Hermit or religious recluse
Hermit as a result of her action, sadly
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 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
andradite (11 points)
""A green to brown or black calcium-iron garnet, Ca 3 Fe 2 (SiO 4 ) 3 .""
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
androgyne (14 points)
Hermaphroditic plant
Man or woman? Not black or white, but grey and no mistake
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 14 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
anhydride (17 points)
""An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.""
A·1+N·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
anhydrite (16 points)
""A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).""
A·1+N·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 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
annoyance (14 points)
Can anyone shift pest (wordplay)
Bug party for Oriental pest
Pebble in one's shoe, e.g
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 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
anorthite (12 points)
""A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar. Feldspar.""
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
antefixae (19 points)
English word
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8+A·1+E·1 = 19 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
anticrime (13 points)
Against lawbreaking
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 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
antinoise (9 points)
Like some headphones
Like some airport laws
Like many a resident near an airport
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antiquate (18 points)
Render outdated
Render passe.
Make old.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
antisense (9 points)
SENSE to have an impression or inward feeling
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antismoke (15 points)
SMOKE to emit a gas or vapour due to burning
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
antistate (9 points)
STATE to {affirm=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antiwhite (15 points)
WHITE to {whiten=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
apoenzyme (25 points)
""The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 pts
appendage (15 points)
E.g. insect's leg, feeler
One of an octopod's octad
An attached part
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
appetence (15 points)
A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 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
appointee (13 points)
One assigned (to a job)
Chosen one (wordplay)
Pick, of sorts
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
aragonite (10 points)
Mineral similar to calcite.
Calcium carbonate
A·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arccosine (13 points)
Inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 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
argentine (10 points)
Frondizi's country (with "the").
S. American region.
Native of Bahia Blanca.
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
argentite (10 points)
Valuable silver ore
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
attentive (12 points)
Showing courtesy to another, or alert
At camp under canvas I have to be alert
As alert as the dutiful Pinafore crew
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
attenuate (9 points)
Reduce (a signal)
Had a late meal to make one thin
To have eaten so late may make you thin
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
austenite (9 points)
A constituent of some forms of steel
Tate in use, perhaps, for one who likes Jane
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
avifaunae (15 points)
Avifauna
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 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

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