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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
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
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
accretive (16 points)
Gradually built up
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
acetamide (14 points)
Solvent used in lacquers
Chemical came with a diet specially formulated
Musty-smelling crystalline solid (chemistry), emaciated (anagram)
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 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
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
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
addictive (16 points)
Hard to give up
(Of drug) habit-forming
Habit-forming
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
adductive (16 points)
""Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.""
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 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
adjective (22 points)
The good in "good riddance"
Modifier of a noun
'Dead' or 'alive'
A·1+D·2+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 pts
adjustive (20 points)
Tending to adjust.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
admixture (19 points)
Extraneous ingredient
Say nice things about new tux, creating bit of a stir (wordplay)
Ingredient.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+X·8+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 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
adsorbate (12 points)
Substance taken up in a lab
A type of tree covered in fruit? It's only on the surface
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
adumbrate (14 points)
Foreshadow a silent tear, perhaps
Indicate a silent speed (wordplay)
Outline from an unintelligent judge
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 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
advective (18 points)
ADVECT to transport by the flow of a fluid
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 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
advertise (13 points)
Throw out pitches (wordplay)
Promote (a product)
Push kin (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
advertize (22 points)
{advertise=v}
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
aestivate (12 points)
Four in a car sleep when it's warm
I've a taste for change and will spend the summer in bed
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
affective (20 points)
Tending to affect; affecting.
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 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
affricate (17 points)
""A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time.""
A·1+F·4+F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
aftercare (14 points)
Road to recovery
Need for recovering patients
Support to customer following a purchase
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 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
aftertime (14 points)
'That's of late, it seems (5,4)'
Future
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
aggravate (14 points)
Exasperate or exacerbate
Annoy, and make things worse
Make (problem) worse
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aggregate (12 points)
Collective total - a great egg (anagram)
Greg is stone-faced, in sum (wordplay)
Get garage to fix heap (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
agitative (13 points)
Tending to stir up
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
amebocyte (18 points)
Variant of amoebocyte .
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
apiculate (13 points)
APICULATE
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
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
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
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
arbitrage (12 points)
Trading that exploits cost differences
Market dealer's activity
Simultaneous purchase and sale of assets
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
arbitrate (11 points)
Be a middle man (wordplay)
Be a referee
Use a certain route in a dispute
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
armistice (13 points)
Signature moment (wordplay)
I cite arms deal before truce occurs
It's a crime breaking ceasefire
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
aromatize (20 points)
Impart fragrance to
A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
arriviste (12 points)
A striver, I fancy (wordplay)
Ambitious and self-seeking person
Ambitious self-seeker
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
ascorbate (13 points)
ASCORBATE
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·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
assertive (12 points)
A lock up? I have to be forceful
Bold and confident
Far from reticent.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 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
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
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
astrodome (12 points)
Spot for celestial navigation
Stadium for almost 68,000
Park that opened in April 1965
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 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
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
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
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
attribute (11 points)
... for a eulogist (wordplay)
Ascribe (to a cause)
Virtue by payment
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
authorise (12 points)
I share out (anagram)
Writer is going east to say it's okay
Sanction or establish officially
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
authorize (21 points)
John Irving's peepers (wordplay)
Give the go-ahead to
Give the green LIGHT to
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 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
autoroute (9 points)
An expressway in France and French-speaking countries.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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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