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calcimine (15 points)
Whitewash
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
calenture (11 points)
Sunstroke, in medical parlance.
C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
campanile (15 points)
Belly sounds from there (wordplay)
A belly building (wordplay)
Pitch your bell tent next to a river
C·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
candidate (13 points)
One who says "Iran" (wordplay)
Potential MP maybe frank over high tea
Churchill's nominee
C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
canebrake (17 points)
Thicket of a sort
Bamboo thicket
Southern thicket
C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
cannonade (12 points)
Can no Dane make so much fire (wordplay)
Period of continuous heavy gunfire
Winner of 100th Kentucky Derby
C·3+A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
canoeable (13 points)
CANOE to paddle a small slender boat
C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cantabile (13 points)
In a singing style (mus.)
In a smooth singing style
In a singing manner
C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
carbonade (14 points)
(Cookery) a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
carbonate (13 points)
Add bubbles to
To make soda water.
Add fizz to
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
carbonize (22 points)
To cover (an animal or vegatable substance) into a residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive agent; to char.
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
carbuncle (15 points)
Large pimple on face or neck
Sort of boil; a gem
Stone from eruption
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
carnitine (11 points)
A betaine commonly occurring in the liver and in skeletal muscle that functions in fatty acid transport across mitochondrial membranes.
C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
carnivore (14 points)
T. Rex, for one
Tip of rhubarb? No, I crave tripe!
Lion or tiger, for example
C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
carnotite (11 points)
An ore of uranium
C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
carronade (12 points)
""A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side.""
C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
caseinate (11 points)
CASEIN a milk protein
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
celandine (12 points)
Flowering plant - decennial (anagram)
Flower found in parcel, and in envelope
Plant of buttercup family
C·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cementite (13 points)
""A hard brittle iron carbide, Fe 3 C, found in steel with more than 0.85 percent carbon.""
C·3+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
centipede (14 points)
Many-legged invertebrates
Many-legged insect
Many-jointed myriapod.
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
centriole (11 points)
""One of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of nine triplet microtubules, which form the asters during mitosis.""
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
challenge (15 points)
Dispute (a statement)
Question truth of - dare
Dare to raise an objection
C·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
champagne (19 points)
It's the wine talking - fake anguish!
Holiday sparkler (wordplay)
Symbol of luxurious living.
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
chandelle (15 points)
""An abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft.""
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
chanteuse (14 points)
Piaf, for one
Female singer, in a nightclub perhaps
Edith Piaf, for one
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
chaperone (16 points)
Parent at the prom, say
Teacher at a dance, say
Guardian could be no cheaper
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
cheekbone (20 points)
Butt sex (wordplay)
Structure beneath the eye
Supermodel's asset, often
C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+K·5+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
chinaware (17 points)
Gift for the second wedding anniversary.
Chopsticks (wordplay)
Feature informed on Delft art
C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
chloracne (16 points)
An acnelike skin disorder caused by prolonged exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons.
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
chlordane (15 points)
""A colorless, odorless, viscous liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide. It may be toxic to humans and wildlife as a result of its effect on the nervous system.""
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
chondrite (15 points)
A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.
C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
chondrule (15 points)
""A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite or chrysolite, found imdedded more or less aboundantly in the mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called chondrites. chondrites.""
C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
chronaxie (21 points)
""Pl. chronaxies The minimum interval of time necessary to electrically stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber, using twice the minimum current needed to elicit a threshold response.""
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+E·1 = 21 pts
chronicle (16 points)
Account of important events
(Make a) historical record
Narrative description of past events
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
cingulate (12 points)
CINGULA cingulum
C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
circinate (13 points)
""Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.""
C·3+I·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cisalpine (13 points)
On the Roman side of the Alps
Is place in chaos south of the mountains (wordplay)
C·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cisternae (11 points)
Cisterna
C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cleanable (13 points)
CLEAN to rid of stain
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
clearance (13 points)
Official permission (for an action)
Eviction from lands
Right of passage
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
clientage (12 points)
State of being client.
C·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
clientele (11 points)
Customers (of a shop)
A shop's customers
Lawyer's concern
C·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cloisonne (11 points)
Decorated with enamel which is inlaid
Close in on fantastic enamelwork
Partitioned enamel work.
C·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
clonidine (12 points)
""A synthetic drug, C 9 H 9 Cl 2 N 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension, the prevention of migraine headaches, and the management of Tourette's syndrome and opiate withdrawal.""
C·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
coastline (11 points)
Seaside railway (wordplay)
Where the sea meets the shore
It's shaped by current events
C·3+O·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cobaltine (13 points)
""A rare silver-white to gray mineral, cobalt sulfarsenide, CoAsS, that is a cobalt ore and is used in ceramics.""
C·3+O·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cocainize (22 points)
To treat or an\'91sthetize with cocaine.
C·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
coenobite (13 points)
Member of The Abbey from company is one backing Sting
C·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
coenocyte (16 points)
""A multinucleate cytoplasmic mass enclosed by a single cell wall, as in slime molds and certain fungi and algae.""
C·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
cofinance (16 points)
FINANCE to supply the money for
C·3+O·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
cognitive (15 points)
Re: thinking (wordplay)
Of conscious intellectual activity
Involving the intellect
C·3+O·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
coherence (16 points)
Study secures present church agreement
Make what you mean clear with this
Sticking together once cheer erupted
C·3+O·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
colonnade (12 points)
Pillars of the establishment (wordplay)
One surrounds the Parthenon
Architectural holder-upper
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
colubrine (13 points)
Like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.
C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
columbine (15 points)
Flower for Harlequin (wordplay)
Flower display in emo club
Name of Gen. Eisenhower's plane.
C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
commingle (16 points)
Mix, blend
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
comminute (15 points)
""To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth. as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth.""
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
commonage (16 points)
Joint use of anything
Joint use of a pasture
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
communise (15 points)
COMMUNE to converse intimately
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
communize (24 points)
COMMUNE to converse intimately
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
concierge (14 points)
Porter, caretaker (esp. Fr.)
Residential block porter
Doorkeeper, in France
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
concourse (13 points)
Route to prison (wordplay)
Way to prison (wordplay)
Large area in, eg, railway station
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
concubine (15 points)
Kept woman
Mistress has care of one whelp among nine
Mistress, caught at the right moment, carries bin
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
conducive (17 points)
Likely to lead (to)
Favorable
Tending.
C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
confervae (17 points)
Conferva
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+E·1 = 17 pts
configure (15 points)
Set up company with new person
Set up argument against human form
Assemble, as a computer system
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+G·2+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
confiture (14 points)
Fruit preserves
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
conjugate (19 points)
Give different forms of (a verb)
Do a tense recitation (wordplay)
Give forms of (a verb)
C·3+O·1+N·1+J·8+U·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
conominee (13 points)
One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee.
C·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts
conscribe (15 points)
Prison record keeper (wordplay)
Enlist new son, symbol of 8, into church
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
consignee (12 points)
Recipient
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
constable (13 points)
Prisoners' surface for chow (wordplay)
Furniture in a prison (wordplay)
Hoax the firm with a painting (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
consulate (11 points)
Place to get a passport
Seek advice about a European embassy
Residence of a Foreign Service officer.
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
convolute (14 points)
Take on a twisted shape
Rolled together.
Twist
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
copestone (13 points)
Crowning point on a building
Finishing stroke.
C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
coralline (11 points)
Like many reefs
Pinky knackered in the middle
Type of atoll composition.
C·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
corncrake (17 points)
Elusive grassland bird
Bird with rasping cry
Secretive grassland bird
C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
cortisone (11 points)
New drug for arthritis.
Steroid developed nice torso
Miraculous new remedy for arthritis.
C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
counselee (11 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
countable (13 points)
Measureable by numbers
Subject to enumeration
Measurable by numbers
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cousinage (12 points)
Relationship; kinship.
C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
covalence (16 points)
""VALENCE a chemical bond, also VALENCY""
C·3+O·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
covelline (14 points)
""Kvlln, Covellite A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; hence called indigo copper. indigo copper.""
C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
crankcase (17 points)
Crotchety engine feature (wordplay)
What gets the shaft (wordplay)
Trial of a grouch (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
crenulate (11 points)
""Krnlt, Crenulated Minutely crenate.""
C·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
criminate (13 points)
Charge with an offense
C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
crinoline (11 points)
Councillor in old cord skirt (wordplay)
Does my bum look big in this (wordplay)
Does her bum look big in this (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
culminate (13 points)
Come to a climax (in)
Reach a climax (in)
Reach a peak
C·3+U·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
curbstone (13 points)
Road block (wordplay)
Part of the street scene.
Part of the sidewalk scene.
C·3+U·1+R·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cyanamide (17 points)
""A caustic acidic crystalline compound, NHCNH, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.""
C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
cymophane (21 points)
See Chrysoberyl. Chrysoberyl.
C·3+Y·4+M·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts

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