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paillette (11 points)
Spangle or sequin
P·3+A·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
palestrae (11 points)
Palestra
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palletise (11 points)
PALLET a bed or mattress or straw
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palletize (20 points)
PALLET a bed or mattress or straw
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
palliasse (11 points)
I get cuddled by girl in light bed
Just the thing, if you want to hit the hay
Sounds like a friendly sort of fool, but that's just for lying
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palmitate (13 points)
A salt of palmitic acid.
P·3+A·1+L·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
paloverde (15 points)
State tree of Ariz.
P·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 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
palpitate (13 points)
Might one beat this in hearts (wordplay)
Beat a friend hollow and scoffed
'Hole in the roof' makes you shake
P·3+A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
palsgrave (15 points)
Where china's buried for German nobleman
Comrades meeting important count
Count on friends being serious
P·3+A·1+L·1+S·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
panhandle (15 points)
Seek change (wordplay)
Region of small change (wordplay)
Northern region of Texas
P·3+A·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pantalone (11 points)
Commedia dell'arte character
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
papillate (13 points)
""To cover with papill\'91; to take the form of a papilla, or of papill\'91.""
P·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
papillose (13 points)
""Covered with, or bearing, papill\'91; resembling papill\'91; papillate; papillar; papillary.""
P·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
papillote (13 points)
Fish wrapper
P·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
parfleche (19 points)
""A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 19 pts
pargyline (15 points)
English word
P·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pastorale (11 points)
Country music (wordplay)
A forerunner of opera
Piece of idyllic music.
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 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
pedophile (17 points)
A person who has pedophilia.
P·3+E·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
pelletise (11 points)
""PELLET to hit with small, rounded masses""
P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pelletize (20 points)
""PELLET to hit with small, rounded masses""
P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
peneplane (13 points)
A nearly flat land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion.
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pentangle (12 points)
Charming figure gives writer confusion
Symbol with power to cause complications
Five-pointed star
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
percaline (13 points)
""A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one color.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
percolate (13 points)
Filter - to replace (anagram)
Filter, as coffee
Brew, in a way
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pericycle (18 points)
Thin layer of plant tissue
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
peristyle (14 points)
Row of columns.
Row of columns around courtyard
Court or square with columns all round
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 14 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
petallike (15 points)
Resembling a leaf
P·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
petiolate (11 points)
PETIOLE the stalk of a leaf
P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
petiolule (11 points)
""A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet.""
P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
petulance (13 points)
Bad temper, sulkiness
Sulky bad behaviour
Stroke uncle with a ruptured spleen
P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
phalarope (16 points)
Small shore bird
Part of a Paton title.
Bird in Alan Paton title.
P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
phenolate (14 points)
Salt of carbolic acid
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
phonolite (14 points)
""A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, ha\'81ynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; called also clinkstone. clinkstone.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
photolyze (26 points)
English word
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 26 pts
pilferage (15 points)
Theft (of small items)
Robber's deed
Retailer's bane
P·3+I·1+L·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
pineapple (15 points)
Fruit that might go off (wordplay)
Fruit that may go off (wordplay)
Fruit (tree and fruit!)
P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pitchpole (18 points)
English word
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 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
pizzalike (33 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+A·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 33 pts
placative (16 points)
PLACATE to conciliate
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+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
placentae (13 points)
""Pl. placentas or placentae (-t ) a. A membranous vascular organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy, lining the uterine wall and partially enveloping the fetus, to which it is attached by the umbilical cord. Following birth, the placenta is expelled.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 13 pts
plaintive (14 points)
A pint vile, disgusting? That's sad
Sounding sad and mournful
Some complain Tiverton's miserable
P·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 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
plantlike (15 points)
Perhaps bushy Scotsman's gear turns up when shaver comes round
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
platelike (15 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
platinize (20 points)
Protect from tarnish, in a way
Coat with a valuable metal
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
platitude (12 points)
Saying softly, "Freedom of choice"
'Time heals all wounds,' for example
Commonplace remark, banal or trite
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 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
playhouse (17 points)
Where to indulge in bingo (wordplay)
Child's toy.
Backyard structure for kids
P·3+L·1+A·1+Y·4+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 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
pleasance (13 points)
Sane place (anagram)
Nice bit of a garden
Garden in an estate
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
plenitude (12 points)
Eden lit up (anagram)
More-than-adequate supply
Literary sort of abundance or fullness
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
plowshare (17 points)
Sword in peacetime.
Cutting blade of a kind.
Biblical exchange for sword
P·3+L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
pluralize (20 points)
Make sibilant, perhaps
P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
podzolize (30 points)
""PODZOL an infertile soil, also PODSOL""
P·3+O·1+D·2+Z·10+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 30 pts
pointelle (11 points)
English word
P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
politesse (11 points)
Decorousness shown by two girls, say
Epistle so badly writen reveals courtesy
Emily Post's specialty
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pollinate (11 points)
What bees do
Fertilize, in a way
Be work for the busy bee
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pollutive (14 points)
POLLUTE to make unclean or impure
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
polonaise (11 points)
Chop in for this for a pole (wordplay)
Chopin piece of sole piano variation
Leo, 15, played dance piece
P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
polyamide (17 points)
AMIDE a type of chemical compound
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 17 pts
polyamine (16 points)
AMINE a type of chemical compound
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
polyphase (19 points)
""Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
polyphone (19 points)
""A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd. read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
polythene (17 points)
Packaging material - telephony (anagram)
Plastic switch needed for telephony
A lightweight thermoplastic
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·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
postulate (11 points)
Assume as axiom
Let sap out in order to claim something
Lay down rough pale stout
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
prelature (11 points)
Group of clergymen
P·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
prelusive (14 points)
Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that something of a like kind is to follow.
P·3+R·1+E·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 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
principle (15 points)
As a rule it has the main sound
Rule the head of the school declared
Fundamental truth - moral rule
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 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
privilege (15 points)
Better than equal rights.
It's an honor
Right gear boxing low in exercise
P·3+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
prolamine (13 points)
""Any of a class of simple proteins soluble in alcohol and usually having a high proline and glutamine content, found in the grains of cereal crops such as wheat, rye, barley, corn, and rice.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
prologize (21 points)
To deliver a Prologue.
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
propagule (14 points)
""Any of various usually vegetative portions of a plant, such as a bud or other offshoot, that aid in dispersal of the species and from which a new individual may develop.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
propylene (16 points)
Alkene used for fuel or plastic production
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
proselyte (14 points)
Convert badly-made polyester
Convert polyester shifts
Make converts.
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
provolone (14 points)
Like a certain wolf (Utah)
Cheese for a hero (wordplay)
Deli sandwich filler
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 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
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
pullulate (11 points)
Send forth sprouts
Multiply like this and it may drag you till you are dead
Swarm
P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pulmonate (13 points)
Having breathing organs that act as lungs.
P·3+U·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pulsatile (11 points)
""Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument. as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical instrument.""
P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pulverise (14 points)
Reduce to dust (S, not Z)
Grind to powder
Thoroughly beat repulsive cavalier
P·3+U·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pulverize (23 points)
Grind into dust
Demolish
P·3+U·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
pupillage (14 points)
State of student turning up sack
Being at school and turning up to plunder
P·3+U·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
puppylike (22 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts
purselike (15 points)
""A woman's bag for carrying keys, a wallet, and other personal items; a handbag.""
P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
purulence (13 points)
Bodily Functions
P·3+U·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
puttylike (18 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts

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