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elaborate (11 points)
Shed light (on)
Say more, please
Fancy getting English leftist to speak!
E·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
elastases (9 points)
Elastase
E·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
elastomer (11 points)
Neoprene, for example
Material obtainable from ores - metal
Always securing final order for material
E·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
elaterids (10 points)
Click beetles
E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
elaterins (9 points)
Elaterin
E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
elaterite (9 points)
""A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen. mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.""
E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
elbowroom (16 points)
Scope in joint apartment (wordplay)
Enough space for drinking (wordplay)
Space for army manoeuvres (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+W·4+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
elderlies (10 points)
Elderly
E·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
eldership (15 points)
Tree's in office of major
Church position
Church job appertaining to the Senior Service (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3 = 15 pts
eldresses (10 points)
Eldress
E·1+L·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
electable (13 points)
Likely to attract votes
Fit to pick first, as those standing should be
Having a chance of getting in with gorgeous date being taken out
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
elections (11 points)
Stolen ice (anagram)
They fix parties in office
Political moments of truth
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
electives (14 points)
Plaque holder, maybe
Certain college courses
Science Botany etc.
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
electoral (11 points)
Sort of roll, A-E, etc (wordplay)
College of voters (wordplay)
College of presidents (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
electress (11 points)
George I's mother was Sophia, - of Hanover
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
electrets (11 points)
Electret
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
electrics (13 points)
They use charging stations
Cabling in circle with set broken
Powerful stuff offset with circle
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 13 pts
electrify (17 points)
Rouse the fiery Celt, perhaps!
Rouse fiery Celt, perhaps!
Cause thrilling excitement in (someone)
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+Y·4 = 17 pts
electrode (12 points)
Item of current technology (wordplay)
Conductor (eg, in battery)
A lightning-conductor (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
electroed (12 points)
Electro
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
electrons (11 points)
Negative bunch (wordplay)
Particles with a negative charge
Prisoners of the atom.
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
electrums (13 points)
Electrum
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
electuary (14 points)
""A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under Confection. Confection.""
E·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
eledoisin (10 points)
English word
E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
elegances (12 points)
Elegance
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
elegantly (13 points)
Do this with Grace
Gracefully and tastefully
Gentle lay, rendered with style
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+Y·4 = 13 pts
elegiacal (12 points)
1988's winning word: Mournful
Mournful Alice with a leg broken
Drunk Gaelic ale - becoming mournful
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
elegising (11 points)
Writing songs of mourning
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
elegizing (20 points)
Elegize
E·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 20 pts
elemental (11 points)
On the table (wordplay)
Basic Tears for Fears album (wordplay)
Basic and potent
E·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
elephants (14 points)
The planes (anagram)
They're long in the tooth (wordplay)
What do mahouts ride (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
elevateds (13 points)
Elevated
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
elevating (13 points)
Like a good sermon
Promoting genial vet after work
Lifting the spirits
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
elevation (12 points)
Height - a live note (anagram)
Piece of RICE (wordplay)
Face lift (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
elevators (12 points)
They can give you a lift
Lifts, in London
Businesspeople take them down
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
elevenses (12 points)
Teatime in 3 (wordplay)
Cricket teams try with say off breaks
S.E. x X1 in A.M. (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
elevenths (15 points)
TH x XI (wordplay)
Bits of THTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTH, perhaps
Parts of THTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTH, perhaps
E·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 15 pts
eliciting (12 points)
Drawing out (something)
Bringing out
Drawing out
E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
elicitors (11 points)
Elicitor
E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
eligibles (12 points)
Selective Service prospects
Qualified members of a delegation.
E·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
eliminate (11 points)
How heat might knock one out (wordplay)
Exclude cream-covered Mina (wordplay)
Do away with, remove
E·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
elkhounds (17 points)
Large strong Norwegian spitz dogs
Moose hunters' aids
Spitz relatives
E·1+L·1+K·5+H·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts
ellipsoid (12 points)
The earth is of this shape
Earth's shape
Form solid pile in solid form
E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+S·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 12 pts
elocution (11 points)
Speech in clue too complicated
The talking cure? That's a nice way of saying it!
The skill of clear and expressive speech
E·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
eloigners (10 points)
Legal removers
E·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
eloigning (11 points)
Eloign
E·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts
elongated (11 points)
Dangle toe (anagram)
Do a gentle flip, when stretched
Lengthened dress for elegant do
E·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
elongates (10 points)
Musk scandals? (or draws out)
Stretches for poor Noel and rich Bill
Gone stale possibly, so pulls out
E·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
elopement (13 points)
A run to clinch the match (wordplay)
A bolt, perhaps in ironwork
Tactic for running mates (wordplay)
E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
eloquence (20 points)
Sweet talking (wordplay)
Ease with words
Art of using language with fluency
E·1+L·1+O·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
elsewhere (15 points)
Not perhaps for the present, one's alibi
Place to be for an alibi
Oz book may be in another location
E·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
elucidate (12 points)
Edit a clue, perhaps, to make it clear
Explain cryptic clue one time
Throw light on a problem, make clear
E·1+L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
elusively (15 points)
In a deceptive way, have little in silly EU supply
E·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
elutriate (9 points)
""To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing. as, to elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.""
E·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
eluviated (13 points)
Eluviate
E·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
eluviates (12 points)
Eluviate
E·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts

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