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packboard (20 points)
English word
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 20 pts
palatable (13 points)
Pleasing to the taste
Pleasing to the taste buds
Dad left a list that can be tolerated
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
palatably (16 points)
In a palatable manner.
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
palpebrae (15 points)
Palpebra
P·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
palpebral (15 points)
Of or pertaining to the eyelids.
P·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
panbroils (13 points)
Panbroil
P·3+A·1+N·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
paperback (21 points)
Perhaps re pap for a penguin
Bound not to be hard re pap, perhaps
Maybe Sun to support publication
P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 21 pts
paperboys (18 points)
News casters (wordplay)
Deliverers on bikes
Certain carriers
P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+Y·4+S·1 = 18 pts
parabolas (13 points)
Bowl-shaped antennas
Certain conic sections
Graded curves in math class
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
parabolic (15 points)
Like a curve or allegory
Like a type of curve
Expressed allegorically.
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
parboiled (14 points)
Broad pile (anagram)
Cooked a bit
Half-cooked
P·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
parbuckle (19 points)
""A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
passbands (14 points)
Passband
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
passbooks (17 points)
Balanced reading materials (wordplay)
Hurl some reading material (wordplay)
Revision aids issued by building societies
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts
passersby (16 points)
Some ships at night
People walking near
They often become onlookers
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4 = 16 pts
peaceable (15 points)
Hopi, literally
Sounds a bit capable of not being 22 down
Gentle pulse, perhaps, before guy taking Ecstasy...
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
peaceably (18 points)
PEACE to be or become silent
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
pebbliest (15 points)
Pebbly
P·3+E·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
peekaboos (17 points)
Peekaboo
P·3+E·1+E·1+K·5+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+S·1 = 17 pts
pegboards (15 points)
Pegboard
P·3+E·1+G·2+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 15 pts
penumbrae (15 points)
Shadows created during an eclipse
Shadowy places
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
penumbral (15 points)
PENUMBRA a partial shadow
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
penumbras (15 points)
Penumbra
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
pepperbox (24 points)
Spice holder
Turret or another object with a similar shape
P·3+E·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 24 pts
perborate (13 points)
PERBORATE
P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
periblems (15 points)
Periblem
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 15 pts
permeable (15 points)
Like an aquifer
Whip mainly blames peer for letting things through
Diffusable
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
perturbed (14 points)
Prude Bert when changed became agitated
Not pleased
Agitated Rupert wrecked place of retirement
P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
philabegs (17 points)
Philabeg
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 pts
philibegs (17 points)
Philibeg
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+G·2+S·1 = 17 pts
phlebitis (16 points)
Complaint when hip belt is adjusted
Inflammation of a leg vein
Inflammation of a vein
P·3+H·4+L·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 16 pts
phoebuses (16 points)
Phoebus
P·3+H·4+O·1+E·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
phototube (16 points)
An electron tube with a photosensitive cathode.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+E·1 = 16 pts
piassabas (13 points)
Piassaba
P·3+I·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 13 pts
pickaback (25 points)
Choose one of the players for the ride
One way to shoulder the job of team selection
Act as a football selector - see this in celebration after goal (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 25 pts
piggyback (24 points)
Greedy football player (wordplay)
A porcine ride (wordplay)
Ball-hogging player (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+G·2+G·2+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
pillboxes (20 points)
Places for aspirins or weapons
Jackie's hats
Signature hats for Jacqueline Kennedy
P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
pinchbeck (24 points)
Steal stream similar silver sham
Cheap (alloy); sham
Steal the stream with an alloy
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 24 pts
pinchbugs (19 points)
Pinchbug
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+U·1+G·2+S·1 = 19 pts
pivotable (16 points)
PIVOT to turn on a shaft or rod
P·3+I·1+V·4+O·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
placeable (15 points)
PLACE to assign to a position
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
placeboes (15 points)
Placebo
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
plantable (13 points)
Capable of being planted; fit to be planted.
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
plausible (13 points)
Not too much of a stretch
Seemingly worthy of acceptance
False but sounding true
P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
plausibly (16 points)
In a believable way
In fun, publish unbound novel with ingratiating words
P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
playbacks (22 points)
Playback
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 22 pts
playbills (16 points)
Usher's handouts
*Handouts to theatergoers
What ushers hand out, sometimes
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts
playbooks (20 points)
Copies of dramas.
Coaches consult them
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1 = 20 pts
pleadable (14 points)
Like some court cases
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
plebeians (13 points)
Common people of ancient Rome.
Regular folks, to a snob
Members of lower classes as in ancient Rome
P·3+L·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
plowbacks (22 points)
Plowback
P·3+L·1+O·1+W·4+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 22 pts
plumbagos (16 points)
Plumbago
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+S·1 = 16 pts
plumbings (16 points)
Soundings
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 16 pts
plumbisms (17 points)
Plumbism
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 17 pts
pokeberry (20 points)
Juicy, blackish fruit
P·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+Y·4 = 20 pts
politburo (13 points)
Reform Libor? Up to executive committee
Communist decision-makers
Soviet Communist Party group
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
polybrids (17 points)
Polybrid
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 17 pts
porbeagle (14 points)
Pressure or hound a shark
Voracious shark splintered bargepole
Shark traps Rex Black in river with bird
P·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
portables (13 points)
Certain typewriters and TV sets
Many modern gadgets
Stop blare of such radios
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
possibler (13 points)
Possible
P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
postboxes (20 points)
Where collections are made following fights
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 20 pts
potboiled (14 points)
Potboil
P·3+O·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
potboiler (13 points)
Stoner's pulp fiction (wordplay)
Book hastily written for gain
Hack's novel
P·3+O·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pourboire (13 points)
Gratuity, to Gregoire
Tip at a boite
15 per cent of the check
P·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
powerboat (16 points)
Racing that really makes waves!
Swell racing (wordplay)
Fast vessel for racing or leisure
P·3+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1 = 16 pts
preambles (15 points)
Openers for documents
Preliminary or preparatory statements
New rep strolls around making introductions
P·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
prebaking (18 points)
Prebake
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
prebattle (13 points)
BATTLE to {fight=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
prebendal (14 points)
""Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a prebendal priest or stall. as, a prebendal priest or stall.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
prebilled (14 points)
Prebill
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
prebiotic (15 points)
Of time before appearance of living things
Harry Price to accept rewritten obit: 'Life still to come'
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 15 pts
preboiled (14 points)
Like some bratwursts
Like packaged kielbasa
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 14 pts
prebooked (18 points)
Prebook
P·3+R·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 18 pts
prefabbed (19 points)
Prefab
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 19 pts
pregnable (14 points)
""Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as, a pregnable fort. as, a pregnable fort.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
prenumber (15 points)
NUMBER to {count=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
presbyope (18 points)
One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
presbyter (16 points)
span>Minister from cabinet
Church elder
Church minister
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+B·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
prescribe (15 points)
Advise use of (medicine)
What the 6 down may do before the writer
Recommended a course in physics
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
preverbal (16 points)
Pleb raver wildly preceding action
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
previable (16 points)
VIABLE capable of living
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
printable (13 points)
Fit to be published
In good taste
O.K. for publication.
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
probables (15 points)
Probable
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
probating (14 points)
Probate
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
probation (13 points)
Period of trial.
Testing time pain with robot misbehaving
Test elastic bra and top on one running
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
probative (16 points)
Exploratory
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
probatory (16 points)
Serving for trial; probationary.
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
probities (13 points)
Probity
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
proboscis (15 points)
Born with Scorpio's wrinkled nose
Feeding appendage of elephant, insect
One knows the sound of this
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1 = 15 pts
procambia (17 points)
English word
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+A·1 = 17 pts
prohibits (16 points)
Outlaws
Bans
P·3+R·1+O·1+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts
proscribe (15 points)
Ban writer earning money (wordplay)
Like Joseph Pulitzer (wordplay)
Does he write for a living? Outlaw him!
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
proverbed (17 points)
Proverb
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
psalmbook (19 points)
Sunday text
P·3+S·1+A·1+L·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+O·1+K·5 = 19 pts
puberties (13 points)
Puberty
P·3+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
pubescent (15 points)
Just beginning sexual maturity
Starting to mature
Reaching sexual maturity to find local scene changing at last
P·3+U·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
publicans (15 points)
They make pins into pints, given time
They have bars
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 15 pts
publicise (15 points)
Plug I use with clip, desperate to cover opening in bath
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
publicist (15 points)
One promoting but clip is terrible
Advertising agent
'Biopic strewn with lust, not love' (Advertiser)
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
publicity (18 points)
Boozer allowed yard plugs (wordplay)
Press reports, write-ups, ballyhoo.
Media 'ink'
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
publicize (24 points)
PUBLIC people as a whole
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
published (17 points)
Author perhaps reported (wordplay)
Beckham, for instance, has just been
Local is held wrongly, and released
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
publisher (16 points)
Eg Jonathan Cape or Hamish Hamilton
Bookmaker in bar spilled relish
Budding author's pursuit
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
publishes (16 points)
Ships blue after redesign issues
Puts out
Issues
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
puffballs (19 points)
Garden insect
Dandelion tufts.
If it comes to blows, they get round to having fun with Gus, perhaps
P·3+U·1+F·4+F·4+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 19 pts
pullbacks (19 points)
Troop withdrawals
Retreats
P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 19 pts
punchball (18 points)
Just the thing for the pugilists' dance!
Kids' outdoor game played with fists
Urban kids' sport
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1 = 18 pts
pureblood (14 points)
All in the family (wordplay)
Of unmixed ancestry
Virus-free serum
P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+L·1+O·1+O·1+D·2 = 14 pts
purebreds (14 points)
Certain cattle or canines
No Heinz 57s
Pointers, perhaps
P·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
pushballs (16 points)
Pushball
P·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts

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