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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
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
scheduler (15 points)
One planning timetable
Wild cheers engulf mostly boring planner
Timetable honcho
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 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
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
scrawlier (14 points)
Scrawly
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scribbler (15 points)
One jotting quickly, say
Pen for this
Writer of a sort
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 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
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
sensibler (11 points)
Sensible
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sepulcher (16 points)
Burial chamber
S·1+E·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+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
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
shelterer (12 points)
SHELTER to provide cover or protection
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shoveller (15 points)
Duck person doing spadework
Duck swimming over shell
He clears the way while getting over shell shock
S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sideliner (10 points)
Footballer out of the game: Colloq.
Footballer out of the game Colloq.
Nonparticipant vessel
S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sightlier (13 points)
More comely.
More attractive
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
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
sleepover (14 points)
Teen party, maybe
Stay with a friend, say
Preteens' party, maybe
S·1+L·1+E·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
slenderer (10 points)
Series about banker, not so fat
Thinner line in poster engineers put up (wordplay)
Less robust.
S·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slimpsier (13 points)
Slimpsy
S·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
slipcover (16 points)
False alibi (wordplay)
Chair upholstery item
False alibi?
S·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
slobberer (13 points)
One who slobbers.
S·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
slouchier (14 points)
Slouchy
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sloughier (13 points)
Sloughy
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
slumberer (13 points)
One who slumbers; a sleeper.
S·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
snorkeler (13 points)
Vacationer, at times
Certain underwater explorer
Club Med vacationer, at times
S·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
snufflier (15 points)
Snuffly
S·1+N·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
solicitor (11 points)
No particular beggar this law officer!
Lawyer, oldest professional (wordplay)
Advocate very legal alternative
S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sommelier (13 points)
Wine steward in restaurant or hotel
Smile more fake, as wine waiter
The wine expert-server in a hotel
S·1+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
spelunker (15 points)
Cave man (wordplay)
Explorer of sorts
One exploring deeply (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
spillover (14 points)
Unexpected by-product
Go past the rim
Unexpected consequence
S·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
spindlier (12 points)
Built more like Ichabod Crane
Longer and thinner
More thin and frail
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
spleenier (11 points)
Spleeny
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
splendour (12 points)
Odds on usurer heard to show richness
Show way to spend our pound inside
Half-hearted hostility and dismal dazzle
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+R·1 = 12 pts
splurgier (12 points)
Splurgy
S·1+P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
sprinkler (15 points)
Device for lawn owners.
Device for watering
"Let-us-spray" device
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 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
squelcher (23 points)
Certain retort
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
statelier (9 points)
More pompous part of 7's workshop
More statuesque
More magnificent
S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stenciler (11 points)
Sign maker, perhaps
Person of letters (wordplay)
Many a street artist
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
straddler (11 points)
Man on the fence.
Person on both sides of an issue
One on the fence
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
straggler (11 points)
Someone falling behind
Sailor absent for 73 hours
Sheep separated from the flock.
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
strangler (10 points)
Tree or fig
Nickname of wrestler Lewis.
1960s Boston killer
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
struggler (11 points)
One who struggles.
S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
stubblier (13 points)
Stubbly
S·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
subcellar (13 points)
Underground room.
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
subsoiler (11 points)
SUBSOIL to plow the layer of earth below the surface
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sunflower (15 points)
Star bloomer (wordplay)
Symbol of Kansas
Symbol of Kansas.
S·1+U·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
swallower (15 points)
Performer with a sword
S·1+W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sweltrier (12 points)
Sweltry
S·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts

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