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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
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
schizzier (32 points)
Schizzy
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 32 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
schnorrer (14 points)
""One who takes advantage of the generosity of others, also SHNORRER""
S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
screecher (16 points)
Noise-making firework
Person who yells a lot
Something with a harsh cry
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
scrimpier (15 points)
Scrimpy
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
scrivener (14 points)
Person who draws up contracts etc.
He writes, indeed he does
Melville's Bartleby, for example
S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scroggier (13 points)
Scroggy
S·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
scrounger (12 points)
An appealing sponge (wordplay)
New surgeon accepting credit is sponge
He mooches
S·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
scrubbier (15 points)
Scrubby
S·1+C·3+R·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
scruffier (17 points)
Tailor cries over Trump becoming more untidy
S·1+C·3+R·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 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
sensibler (11 points)
Sensible
S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·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
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
sequencer (20 points)
Device determining order of events, data, etc
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
sequester (18 points)
Remove; confiscate (property)
Send into seclusion
Put into seclusion
S·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 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
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
shipowner (17 points)
Onassis, perhaps, captive in the sun (wordplay)
Transport magnate's shown ripe bananas
At sea, person with less time to find big fish in the main (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 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
shortener (12 points)
In gambling one who causes the odds to become less
Abridger
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
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
shriekier (16 points)
Shrieky
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+E·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shrimpier (16 points)
Shrimpy
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shrubbier (16 points)
Shrubby
S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shunpiker (18 points)
SHUNPIKE to travel on sideroads to avoid expressways
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 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
sightseer (13 points)
He visits places, say, always ancient
Tourist spot fortune teller
Visitor to famous locations
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+E·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
signifier (13 points)
One that signifies.
S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
sketchier (18 points)
Vaguer in outline - stick here (anagram)
Less elaborated sportsman's clothing cut
Less clearly drawn
S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
skibobber (19 points)
SKIBOB to travel in a sleigh-type vehicle over snow
S·1+K·5+I·1+B·3+O·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 19 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
skywriter (19 points)
Educated plane (wordplay)
One with big ideas (wordplay)
Airborne ad maker
S·1+K·5+Y·4+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 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
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
smutchier (16 points)
Smutchy
S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
snickerer (15 points)
SNICKER to utter a partly stifled giggle
S·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sniggerer (11 points)
Giggler.
S·1+N·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 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
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
snowshoer (15 points)
One who travels on snowshoes; an expert in using snowshoes.
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 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
sodbuster (12 points)
In the USA, farmer who works the soil
Plow, for example
Farmer who works the soil
S·1+O·1+D·2+B·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
softcover (17 points)
Like some books
Paperback book
S·1+O·1+F·4+T·1+C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sojourner (16 points)
Temporary resident
Traveler, 7/4/1997
Mars
S·1+O·1+J·8+O·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
sonneteer (9 points)
Shakespeare, for one
One for fourteen a time
Youth by net always supports linesman
S·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
specifier (16 points)
One setting down requirements
S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
speedster (12 points)
Jensen, perhaps: a car for the fleet
Fast car (or driver)
'50s Porsche 356 roadster variant
S·1+P·3+E·1+E·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
sphincter (16 points)
Riddler endlessly chattering, loathing lost muscle
Muscle inclined to pinch with rest - stopped up
Body part in a "Wayne's World" joke used to get the other guy to say "What?"
S·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
spiderier (12 points)
Spidery
S·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
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
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
spriggier (13 points)
Spriggy
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
springier (12 points)
A spaniel without one is more resilient
More elastic
More likely to bounce back, more like May might you say (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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
sputterer (11 points)
One who explodes vocally
Bridge player at club showing hesitation to one who speaks incoherently
S·1+P·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 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)
More in need of oil
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 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
squiffier (24 points)
Squiffy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
squinnier (18 points)
Squinny
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
squintier (18 points)
Squinty
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
squirmier (20 points)
Squirmy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
squishier (21 points)
Squishy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
staggerer (11 points)
Surprising statement: Colloq
Surprising statement Colloq.
S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
stammerer (13 points)
Person with a speech problem
Speaker with a stutter
He hems and haws
S·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
stampeder (14 points)
Calgary rodeo rider, perhaps
Panicker of steers.
When Peter's mad he panics
S·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
starchier (14 points)
More rigid
More stiff and formal - like collar (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stargazer (19 points)
Galileo, for one
Galileo, for one.
Copernicus, for one
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 19 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
stationer (9 points)
Radio DJ's other job (wordplay)
Paper pusher (wordplay)
Pencil pusher (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
stauncher (14 points)
Firmer cane hurts badly
Firmer.
S·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stegosaur (10 points)
Jurassic Park resident (wordplay)
Ex-herbivore with bony plates
Large, extinct herbivore
S·1+T·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stenchier (14 points)
Stenchy
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
stiffener (15 points)
Strong drink - starch (wordplay)
Fortifying alcoholic drink (slang)
Starch, as a laundry agent
S·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
stomacher (16 points)
Former article of dress
Decoration worn to marches
Decorative panel on front of gown or bodice
S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 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
streakier (13 points)
Not as clean
More variable.
Less consistent
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
streamier (11 points)
Streamy
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
streetcar (11 points)
Desire transport (wordplay)
Desire, for one
Vehicle for Mason's gal (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
stretcher (14 points)
Support for the NHS (wordplay)
Lie here if injured by brick (wordplay)
It carries the wounded
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stringier (10 points)
Less voluminous, as hair
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
stroppier (13 points)
More argumentative
More bad tempered and argumentative (colloq.)
With pressure involved, running Tories' PR gets more difficult to handle
S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
stutterer (9 points)
One with a speech defect
Speech therapy candidate
Defective talker
S·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 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
subcenter (13 points)
CENTER to place at the middle point
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
subchaser (16 points)
CHASER one that {chases=v}
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
subeditor (12 points)
Deskman scattered doubters around Italy
One proof-reads writers' copy
Newspaper checker
S·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
subsector (13 points)
SECTOR to divide into sections
S·1+U·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·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
subverter (14 points)
Underminer of principles
S·1+U·1+B·3+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
subwriter (14 points)
WRITER one who {writes=v}
S·1+U·1+B·3+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
succeeder (14 points)
One who comes later, archaically
S·1+U·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
successor (13 points)
Hit men - one coming after you!
Follower (in post)
Eisenhower to Truman.
S·1+U·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
suggester (11 points)
One who suggests.
S·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
summerier (13 points)
Summery
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
summiteer (13 points)
SUMMIT to take part in a summit conference
S·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sunbather (14 points)
Tehran bus broken down on the beach
Burns with heat, if silly, as this
Person lying falsifed heat burns
S·1+U·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sundowner (13 points)
Tramp (Australian) - drink (British)
Star needs relaxant - a timely drink
Drink that's the opposite of 5, on paper
S·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 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
sunseeker (13 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
S·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
superstar (11 points)
What the champ may become
Exalted rank of Rooney, for instance
*The Carpenters vs. Lupe Fiasco
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
supinator (11 points)
A muscle which produces the motion of supination.
S·1+U·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
supporter (13 points)
May help to keep the team up!
Fan of champion (wordplay)
A fan of drink (beer)
S·1+U·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
surfeiter (12 points)
One who surfeits.
S·1+U·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
surpriser (11 points)
Giver of a certain party
S·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
surrender (10 points)
Submit (to an opponent)
Abandon the resistance (wordplay)
Giving-up Presley song 1961
S·1+U·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
suspender (12 points)
Buy-one-get-one-free item (wordplay)
He puts off getting a hanger (wordplay)
This hold up could bring up redness
S·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
suspenser (11 points)
SUSPENSE a state of mental uncertainty or excitement
S·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
suspensor (11 points)
A suspensory.
S·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sustainer (9 points)
Unsponsored radio program
One supporting and backing American composer
S·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
swaggerer (14 points)
""One who swaggers; a blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy fellow.""
S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 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
swarthier (15 points)
Darker of complexion
Second husband's outwardly more blemished, darker
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sweetener (12 points)
Bribe a substitute (wordplay)
Aspartame, for one
Dash of sugar (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 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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