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abducting (15 points)
Taking by force
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
abhorring (15 points)
Detesting
Loathing
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
abounding (13 points)
Perhaps a spring in abundance
Rich one leaping
That's what a leap year won't be a-doing
A·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
abridging (14 points)
Contracting a sort of loan
Curtailing one type of loan
Reducing a sort of loan
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
abscising (14 points)
Shedding
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
abseiling (12 points)
Sailor at sea, some say, descending by rope
Seaman yachting, say, or coming down rope
Sailor navigating yacht, say, or coming down rope
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
absenting (12 points)
Making (oneself) scarce
Submitted in the bag but not for the present, perhaps
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
absolving (15 points)
Tar perhaps filling in this clearing
Holding blameless
Clearing.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
absorbing (14 points)
Like a great book, perhaps
What 15 across sounds it's doing
Sucking up to this with a lot of interest
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
abuilding (13 points)
Being {built=v}
A·1+B·3+U·1+I·1+L·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
accenting (14 points)
A hundred cent gin with emphasis
With stress in a manner of speaking, perhaps
The way you might be talking if gin made it stronger
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
accepting (16 points)
That says one will
Being no refuse here, it seems
Save for the sound
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
accessing (14 points)
Retrieving (computer data)
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
according (15 points)
Corresponding with Jennings (wordplay)
As reported or stated by
Allotting or granting
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
accosting (14 points)
Approaching and speaking to.
Policeman's activity, at times
Making a bold approach
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
accreting (14 points)
Growing together
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
achieving (18 points)
Bringing to a successful outcome
Gaining with effort
Getting a larcenous Conservative for leader ...
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
acquiring (21 points)
Developing, as a skill
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 21 pts
actuating (12 points)
Motivating
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
acylating (15 points)
Acylate
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
addicting (14 points)
Pusher's activity
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
adducting (14 points)
Adduct
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
adjoining (18 points)
Do a jig in new building next door
A daughter doing woodwork? Touching
A daughter getting married next door
A·1+D·2+J·8+O·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
adjudging (20 points)
Adjudge
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+D·2+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
adjusting (18 points)
Fine-tuning
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
admitting (13 points)
Kind of department at a hospital
Accepting the truth of
Agreement to the truth of entrance
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
adsorbing (13 points)
Adsorb
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
adulating (11 points)
Dug around a Latin - praise be!
Worshipful
Lauding
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
advancing (16 points)
Lending is increasing
Moving forward like army
Moving forward, as troops
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
advecting (16 points)
Advect
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
adverting (14 points)
Referring to incidentally
The Reverend Father is back for a little tea with gin
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
aerifying (16 points)
Aerify
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
affecting (18 points)
Touching the emotions
Putting it on
Having an impact on the emotions
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
affirming (18 points)
Saying yes to
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
affording (17 points)
Providing a fine crossing
Having enough money to bear the expense
24 down is what you might have been this, as you might say
A·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
affraying (19 points)
Affray
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
agatizing (20 points)
Agatize
A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
agenizing (20 points)
Agenize
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
aggrading (13 points)
Aggrade
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
agitating (11 points)
What a disturbing thing to be doing!
It's shaking, thanks to a can in a gig
One might find it with a can in a horse
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
agonising (11 points)
What 14 down is
Going in, as poorly and fretting
Very painful, really hurtful
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
agonizing (20 points)
Kind of reappraisal
Painful
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
alaruming (12 points)
Alarum
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
alighting (14 points)
Brightness perhaps for the landing
Getting down to an ignition
Getting down to illumination, it seems
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
allotting (10 points)
Giving out plenty of metal in the lag
Dispensing tall gin to drunk
Putting aside, as time
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
ambushing (17 points)
Attacking from a concealed position
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
amounting (12 points)
Adding up (to)
Coming to a getting up (wordplay)
Being equivalent.
A·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
analysing (13 points)
Breaking down into component parts
Decoding any signal that's broadcast
Examining component parts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
analyzing (22 points)
Analyze
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 22 pts
anchoring (15 points)
Stopping the vessel
Stopping at sea
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
animating (12 points)
Giving life to, as cel bodies (wordplay)
Mr. Disney's work.
Moving to action.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
annealing (10 points)
Heat treating metal of glass
Relieving internal stresses by heating and cooling
Girl on location for studios, making things tougher
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
annulling (10 points)
She is beginning the cancellation
Declaring invalid, as a marriage
Making void
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
anodizing (20 points)
Anodize
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
anointing (10 points)
Not in gain (anagram)
Conferring with ceremonies
Rub and dub
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
answering (13 points)
Replying in anger, wins surprisingly
Swearing awfully about new meeting
Meeting some swans we ringed
A·1+N·1+S·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
antheming (15 points)
Anthem
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
antiaging (11 points)
Like some foods and serums
Wrinkle-removing cream type
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
anticking (16 points)
Antic
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
anticling (12 points)
CLING to adhere to
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
antiquing (19 points)
Searching for snuffboxes, perhaps
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
anvilling (13 points)
Anvil
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
appalling (14 points)
Become boring copying out: awful
Very bad mimicry about to become tedious
A reverend gentleman worn out? Gee, that's awful!
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
appealing (14 points)
Attractive bowlers (wordplay)
Sporting drama (wordplay)
Attractive fielders (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
appearing (14 points)
Seeming not to be 23 across
Showing one's face
Becoming publicly available
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
appeasing (14 points)
Settling down
Satisfying vegetables served in a sound container
How a priest may be a bit slack just to pacify one
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
appending (15 points)
Adding, a footnote perhaps
Adding or hanging on to something
A priestly death, one may add
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
apprising (14 points)
Informing a priest on the up and up
Is a priest getting up to being an informer (wordplay)
How a priest may be informing one that he is getting up
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
apprizing (23 points)
Apprize
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 23 pts
approving (17 points)
Giving the OK
Sanctioning
Is he not staying in his parish? One is not objecting to that
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
arabizing (21 points)
Arabize
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 21 pts
archiving (18 points)
Archive
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
argufying (17 points)
Argufy
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+F·4+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
armouring (12 points)
Armour
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
arointing (10 points)
Aroint
A·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
aroynting (13 points)
Aroynt
A·1+R·1+O·1+Y·4+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
arranging (11 points)
Putting in order.
Putting into order
Putting in order
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
arresting (10 points)
Unusual police function
Nicking a ring when the others go inside
Lovely job of a police officer
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 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
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
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
ashlaring (13 points)
Ashlar
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
ashlering (13 points)
Ashler
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
aspersing (12 points)
Asperse
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
assailing (10 points)
Sick donkey (wordplay)
Silly to get sick as you're on a yacht
Like being on the sea if it's storming
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assenting (10 points)
Yes man's daily activity
Yes, it's a sniffy-sounding matter
Saying yes
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
asserting (10 points)
Sticking up for (oneself)
Claiming to sting and sear this
Claiming it's made of sea string
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assessing (10 points)
Rating, for taxation say
Finding how much 17 down becomes vocal
Mokes making music
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assigning (11 points)
Like giving your name to it (wordplay)
Like giving your autograph away
Giving out by way of giving your autograph
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
assisting (10 points)
Acting as right hand
Helpful to the fool if I cause him pain
The silly one I give pain to with help
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assoiling (10 points)
Assoil
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assorting (10 points)
Classifying.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
assuaging (11 points)
Alleviating, allaying
Alleviating, appeasing
Bringing relief to, as a guilty conscience
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
asswaging (14 points)
Asswage
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
astonying (13 points)
Astony
A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
atomising (12 points)
Atomise
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
atomizing (21 points)
Atomize
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 21 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
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
attaining (10 points)
Getting to be all there
Reaching, as a climax
Having got all there
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
attending (11 points)
Being present at (function/event)
Present at a funeral without a drink
Be at a teetotal funeral
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
attesting (10 points)
... for a teacher (wordplay)
Sounds like a trying bit of a trial
Declaring that something is the case
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
attorning (10 points)
Attorn
A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
aureoling (10 points)
Aureole
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 10 pts
authoring (13 points)
Author
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
averaging (14 points)
Getting mean (wordplay)
Finding the means (wordplay)
What a mean thing to be doing!
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 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
awakening (17 points)
Sleep's end
Rousing a boy in one part of house
Arousal from sleep
A·1+W·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
azotising (19 points)
Azotise
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 19 pts
azotizing (28 points)
Azotize
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 28 pts

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