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sandstone (10 points)
The hard sound of S with S (wordplay)
The way one supports smooth rock!
Sound quality for George (wordplay)
S·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
saprolite (11 points)
""Soft, thoroughly decomposed rock rich in clay and remaining in its original place.""
S·1+A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
S·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
S·1+A·1+X·8+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts
scapolite (13 points)
A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda.
S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
schistose (14 points)
""Any of various medium-grained to coarse-grained metamorphic rocks composed of laminated, often flaky parallel layers of chiefly micaceous minerals.""
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
schnozzle (32 points)
US slang (from Yiddish) for the nose
School head covered in piercings may constitute a feature
Beak
S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+O·1+Z·10+Z·10+L·1+E·1 = 32 pts
scolecite (13 points)
A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia and lime. Called also lime mesotype. lime mesotype.
S·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
semaphore (16 points)
Flagged discussion (wordplay)
Army signalling (wordplay)
Flagging conversation (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
sermonize (20 points)
Perform a clerical task
It's more to the North in size the way you deliver it, in a manner of speaking
Preach
S·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
sheepcote (16 points)
Sounds like a woolly jacket for 17 across for the night
Enclosure for farm animals or duck, almost Dickensian inside
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
shockable (20 points)
Capable of being upset by sudden occurrences
Stuffed by white, black can suffer trauma
S·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
S·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
shortcake (18 points)
Sweet biscuit - rat chokes (anagram)
Diminutive dessert (wordplay)
Rate shock (anagram)
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
shortwave (18 points)
Cropped hairdo for radio band (wordplay)
Miniature white horse is on the air
Not a long farewell on the air
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
showpiece (19 points)
Prove knight maybe is a fine specimen
Exhibit western epic shot in Oxford, say
Example of excellence
S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
signorine (10 points)
""Pl. signorine (-n , -n ) or signorinas Used as a courtesy title for an unmarried woman in an Italian-speaking area, equivalent to Miss.""
S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
S·1+I·1+L·1+K·5+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
S·1+I·1+L·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
S·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 10 pts
S·1+K·5+I·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
S·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+F·4+L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
soapstone (11 points)
Marker for style of TV serial (wordplay)
Teaspoons made of steatite (wordplay)
Soft form of rock
S·1+O·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
socialite (11 points)
Park Avenue resident.
Claudia Cohen, for example
Prominent attendee at fashionable events
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
somewhere (17 points)
'... over the rainbow' (song)
Amount put on, say, at a 3 unspecified
West Side Story song
S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
sophomore (16 points)
Nineteen-year-old, perhaps
Second-class citizen (wordplay)
Second-year student in USA
S·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
sortilege (10 points)
Divination by drawing lots
Fortune-telling
Divine drawing of lots of egrets smeared with oil
S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
soubrette (11 points)
Actress taking lighter roles
A pert little part for a girl
Coquettish female comedy role
S·1+O·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
S·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
spodumene (14 points)
""A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emeraldgreen color, occuring in prismatic crystals, often of great size. It is a silicate of aluminia and lithia. See Hiddenite. Hiddenite.""
S·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
S·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
stenotype (14 points)
Court reporter's machine
Instrument used in taking shorthand.
Court reporter's device
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
stevedore (13 points)
Allen's scale notes (wordplay)
He likes to put on a performance
Dock-worker loads and unloads ships
S·1+T·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
stockpile (17 points)
Reserve supply (of weapons)
Hoard standard carpeting material
Government reserve supply
S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
stoneware (12 points)
Caveman's cooking tools (wordplay)
Pottery has novel article in stock
Heavy, nonporous pottery
S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
S·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
stovepipe (16 points)
Broke some wind in this hat (wordplay)
Lid over the cooker (wordplay)
Smoker's old head wear (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
studhorse (13 points)
Stable father figure (wordplay)
Stallion, taking its head thus, rode off
Former Derby winner, often
S·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
stylobate (14 points)
""The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Subbase. Subbase.""
S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
S·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
suffocate (17 points)
Cut off sea and cut off air
Kill rowing team from Ipswich, say (wordplay)
Kill by blocking the air passages
S·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 20 pts
sunstroke (13 points)
UV OD, less briefly (wordplay)
Ailment from spending too long tanning
Blazer on oarsman may be excruciating
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
superpose (13 points)
Winning flex for Mr. Universe (wordplay)
Place above something else.
Place above something else
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
surrogate (10 points)
Substitute grouse with rat in a stew
One acting for another
Replacement rug a store ordered
S·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
S·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
S·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 14 pts
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
S·1+Y·4+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
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