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safflower (18 points)

Less rapid rapids? (letters 4-7)

Thistle-like plant cultivated in India

S·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

saintlier (9 points)

More long-suffering

More like Mother Seton

More angelic

S·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts

salivator (12 points)

SALIVATE to secrete saliva

S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts

salometer (11 points)

See Salimeter. Salimeter.

S·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

saltpeter (11 points)

Naturally occurring potassium nitrate

Another name for potassium nitrate

Ingredient in fireworks

S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

saltwater (12 points)

Saline solution (wordplay)

What an ocean is made of

Always wet but never fresh

S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

sandpaper (14 points)

Alternative to a plane (wordplay)

Abrasive sheet (DIY)

Wood-smoothing aid

S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

sandpiper (14 points)

Desert musician (wordplay)

Snipe's cousin

Small wading bird

S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

sapsucker (17 points)

It might be yellow-bellied

Yellow-bellied bird

Seedy cakes spur woodpecker

S·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts

saturator (9 points)

""One who, or that which, saturates.""

S·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts

saunterer (9 points)

Son, member of family with double hesitation as slow walker

S·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts

savourier (12 points)

Savoury

S·1+A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

sawtimber (16 points)

Comparative adjective or agent noun

S·1+A·1+W·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

scalloper (13 points)

Mollusk gatherer

S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

scarifier (14 points)

One who criticises what lawn specialist uses

Earth's destroyer more alarming, if accepted

It's more frightening if taken for a gardening tool

S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

scatterer (11 points)

Disperser.

Disseminator

S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

scavenger (15 points)

Vulture (or similar character)

Junk collector (wordplay)

Junkyard shopper, say

S·1+C·3+A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

schnauzer (23 points)

Wiry-coated pooch

Furry-muzzled dog

Dog with a bearded muzzle

S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+A·1+U·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts

scrabbler (15 points)

SCRABBLE to {scramble=v}

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

scraggier (13 points)

Scraggy

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

scrambler (15 points)

Motor cyclist egged on (wordplay)

Phone tap foiler

Phone security device

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

scrappier (15 points)

More combative

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

scratcher (16 points)

Cat, at times

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

scrawlier (14 points)

Scrawly

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

scrawnier (14 points)

More bonier

More sticklike

More rawboned

S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

scutellar (11 points)

""Pl. scutella (-t l ) Zoology A shieldlike bony plate or scale, as on the thorax of some insects.""

S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts

seedeater (10 points)

Finch, for one

Practically any bird, for example

Bird feeder feeder

S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

semilunar (11 points)

Shaped like a half-moon

Crescent-shaped

S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts

separator (11 points)

Opera star (anagram)

What keeps things apart

It divides cream and milk

S·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts

serenader (10 points)

One playing to the balcony (wordplay)

Guitar player outside window

Wooer, perhaps

S·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

shadowier (16 points)

Shadowy

S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

shallower (15 points)

Preferable for new swimmers

One will not be so deeply in debt

Comparatively superficial

S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

shampooer (16 points)

Hairdresser finds spectacles in small basket

S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

shapelier (14 points)

Heels, pair becoming more elegant

Evoking more "hubba-hubbas"

More likely to be watched

S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

sharpener (14 points)

Device for making a point (wordplay)

Gadget on the cutting edge (wordplay)

It makes a point or edge

S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

shoemaker (18 points)

One working at court (wordplay)

Oxford man (wordplay)

Oxford's last worker (wordplay)

S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

shorthair (15 points)

Pet that doesn't need much brushing, say

Feature of a crew cut.

Result of a buzz cut

S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 15 pts

signaller (10 points)

Without exception resign, upset about the railwayman

He sent 'England expects...' to the fleet; an indication to go for the French

S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

simulator (11 points)

Machine for training, eg, pilots

Device replicating external conditions

Flight training equipment

S·1+I·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts

skyjacker (29 points)

Person who highjacks an aeroplane

Modern pirate

Modern pirate runs after sailor within island

S·1+K·5+Y·4+J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 29 pts

skylarker (20 points)

SKYLARK to {frolic=v}

S·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts

slanderer (10 points)

Owner of a bad tongue.

One who defames another

One's words may lead to action

S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

slaughter (13 points)

Killing (of farm animals)

Start to shake with mirth that's killing

Fall about in almost relentless defeat

S·1+L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

sleepwear (14 points)

Here are Le Pew's pajamas

Retirement attire

S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+W·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts

sloganeer (10 points)

A coiner of catchphrases

Ad agency specialist

Speaker of trite phrases

S·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

smatterer (11 points)

One with superficial knowledge

S·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts

snatchier (14 points)

Snatchy

S·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

snowmaker (18 points)

Machine on the slopes

S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

spanglier (12 points)

Spangly

S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

sparklier (15 points)

Sparkly

S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

specialer (13 points)

Special

S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts

spectator (13 points)

A model inspector at cricket, say ...

Playing to the crowd (wordplay)

One to watch!

S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts

spinnaker (15 points)

Sail suited to Shane Warne (wordplay)

Racing yacht's large triangular sail.

Sail that looks kinda like a parachute

S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts

splashier (14 points)

More ostentatious

Mountains (spelled backward) + Less bold = (wordplay)

S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

spoliator (11 points)

1989's word: Plunderer

S·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts

sprawlier (14 points)

Sprawly

S·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts

spymaster (16 points)

Messy part (anagram) - M (wordplay)

Bond's M, perhaps

George Smiley, for one

S·1+P·3+Y·4+M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts

squabbier (22 points)

Squabby

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts

squabbler (22 points)

Bickering pigeon (wordplay)

One having spats

Bickering pigeon?

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts

squalider (19 points)

Squalid

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts

squallier (18 points)

Squally

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

squashier (21 points)

Squashy

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts

squattier (18 points)

Squatty

S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts

squeakier (22 points)

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