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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
acceptive (18 points)
Fit for acceptance.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 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
adipocyte (17 points)
Biological word for a fat-storing cell
Fat cell
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 17 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
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
aerospace (13 points)
Soaring business (wordplay)
Opera case (anagram)
One industry above the rest (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+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
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
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
apiculate (13 points)
APICULATE
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
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
appraisee (13 points)
""(tr) to assess the worth, value, or quality of""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
archetype (19 points)
Standard - cheap tyre (anagram)
Teachers' pay rotten? Not seen as ideal!
Jaguar follows supreme original model
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 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
aspartame (13 points)
What NutraSweet is a brand of
After a dispute, subdue with sweetener
It's sweet to take me to a Greek city
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
aspartate (11 points)
ASPARTATE
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aspiratae (11 points)
Aspirata
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
asymptote (16 points)
Line near a hyperbola
Almost a sign to note near tangent
Line that a curve infinitely approaches
A·1+S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
audiotape (12 points)
Band that plays music (wordplay)
Sound evidence (wordplay)
Garage band's production, once
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
azeotrope (20 points)
A liquid mixture of two or more substances that retains the same composition in the vapor state as in the liquid state when distilled or partially evaporated under a certain pressure.
A·1+Z·10+E·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 20 pts

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