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C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
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
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
C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
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
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
C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
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
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
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
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
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
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
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
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
C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
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
C·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
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
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
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
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
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
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
C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
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
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
C·3+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
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
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
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
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
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
C·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
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
C·3+U·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
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
C·3+Y·4+M·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts
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