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ex (9 points)
""The letter X [n -ES] / to cross out, EXED, EXES, EXING""
E·1+X·8 = 9 pts
dex (11 points)
'The Philadelphia Story' nickname
Michael Nader's "Dynasty" role
The Philadelphia Story nickname
D·2+E·1+X·8 = 11 pts
hex (13 points)
Sign of sorts
Bit of spelling (wordplay)
Case of bad spelling (wordplay)
H·4+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
kex (14 points)
Dry stalk [worth 14 points in Scrabble]
K·5+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
lex (10 points)
First name in DC megalomania (wordplay)
Latin word for "law"
Jurassic Park girl
L·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
rex (10 points)
Name fit for a king (wordplay)
King of the blog (wordplay)
Mastiff's moniker maybe
R·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
sex (10 points)
Masters focus (wordplay)
Ethylene, for one
Kind of pot (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
vex (13 points)
What this crossword will do (wordplay)
Be bothersome to
Drive up the wall
V·4+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
apex (13 points)
High top (wordplay)
Top copy, a sign of the times (wordplay)
Top secret primate (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
eaux (11 points)
Evian et Perrier (wordplay)
Mardi waters (wordplay)
Waters, in France.
E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 11 pts
flex (14 points)
Contract (a muscle)
Joint activity (wordplay)
Flaunt, say, as muscles
F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
ibex (13 points)
Butter from Africa (wordplay)
Be in nine for one buck
Team returns eating live goat!
I·1+B·3+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
ilex (11 points)
Buddy holly (wordplay)
Plant for Yuletide
The holly family of trees
I·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 11 pts
jeux (18 points)
Games in Grenoble
Games from across the Channel
Sartre's are down - rien ne va plus
J·8+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts
prex (13 points)
College head, for short
College head, slangily
School head, slangily
P·3+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
annex (12 points)
Addition to a school, say
Museum wing perhaps
Expansion consequence perhaps
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
beaux (14 points)
Dandies (French style)
Dated guys (wordplay)
They come to court
B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
bemix (16 points)
Stir thoroughly.
B·3+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
carex (14 points)
A marsh plant
C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
cimex (16 points)
Bedbug Latin style
Bedbug, Latin style.
Bedbugs
C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
codex (15 points)
Leonardo manuscript, say
Tome with papyrus sheets maybe
Tome with papyrus sheets, maybe
C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
culex (14 points)
House mosquito genus
Mosquito genus
Common mosquito
C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
desex (13 points)
Fix in a way
Neuter, as an animal
Prevent any future issue with
D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
detox (13 points)
Go off screen, maybe (wordplay)
Remove poisons from (the body)
Reason for a juice cleanse, perhaps
D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
dewax (16 points)
Strip, as a surfboard (***)
Free of ceraceous matter.
Remove cerumen
D·2+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
helix (15 points)
Spiral (maybe double)
Single strand of DNA (wordplay)
Toy Slinky essentially
H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
index (13 points)
Numbered pages (wordplay)
The Dow, for one
End of a book, perhaps
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
latex (12 points)
Tardy character (wordplay)
Source of rubber
Oil-based alternative
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
mirex (14 points)
An insecticide
M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
murex (14 points)
Dye-producing gastropod
Whelk yielding a purple dye.
Spiny-shelled gastropod
M·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
redox (13 points)
Chemical reaction portmanteau
Process involving e- transfer
Electron transfer process, often
R·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
redux (13 points)
Phineas or "Rabbit"
Rabbit John Updike novel
Phineas or Rabbit
R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+X·8 = 13 pts
refix (15 points)
Secure in position again
Install replacement parts again
Do more repairs
R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
relax (12 points)
It was just a joke!
Take some time to oneself, maybe
Put one's feet up with chill (wordplay)
R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts
remex (14 points)
Quill feather
Quill feather.
Wing feather
R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
remix (14 points)
House version, perhaps
Dance recording, maybe
Dance version of a song, perhaps
R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 14 pts
retax (12 points)
Give another duty to, say (***)
Second duty (wordplay)
Add insult to injury (wordplay)
R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts
rewax (15 points)
Do the floor again
Give another polishing
Polish again, as a floor.
R·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
silex (12 points)
Procter's partner (wordplay)
Big name in kitchen appliances
Proctor appliance brand
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
telex (12 points)
Typewriter of sorts
E-mail forerunner
Pre-fax communication
T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
unsex (12 points)
Emasculate say
Emasculate, say
Sterilize
U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
adieux (14 points)
French farewells (Var.)
Pair of byes, perhaps, in France
Goodbyes in France
A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
auspex (15 points)
Roman soothsayer
Soothsayer
A·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
biflex (18 points)
Bent in two places
B·3+I·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
caudex (16 points)
Axis of a plant Bot.
Plant stem
C·3+A·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
cervix (18 points)
Neck (of uterus)
Neck of an organ
Lower part of womb
C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
convex (18 points)
Rounded out (wordplay)
Curving like surface of ball
Curved like surface of a ball
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
cortex (15 points)
Think piece (wordplay)
Outer grey matter of the brain
Region of the brain
C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
diplex (16 points)
Pertaining to transmission of radio signals
D·2+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
duplex (16 points)
Having two parts, perhaps house
Double flat (wordplay)
A house divided (wordplay)
D·2+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
earwax (16 points)
Cause of hearing loss (wordplay)
Hearing problem (wordplay)
Organ swell may affect one's hearing
E·1+A·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
efflux (19 points)
Passing of time
Swear at light's flowing out
Something flowing out
E·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
icebox (17 points)
Reserve loge for chiller (wordplay)
Place for a late night snack (wordplay)
Source for rocks (wordplay)
I·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
meninx (15 points)
One of the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord
One of three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Any of three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord
M·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 15 pts
pegbox (18 points)
Where to tune your violin
Where violin strings are attached
P·3+E·1+G·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
phenix (18 points)
Fabulous bird of Egypt Var.
Bird of immortality variable
Emblem of immortality Var.
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
poleax (15 points)
Low-tech hacker (wordplay)
Crusader's weapon
Hacker of the Middle Ages
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
pollex (15 points)
The thumb.
Thumb
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
prefix (18 points)
A leading word maker (wordplay)
Tri for one
Tri for one
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
premix (17 points)
Get ready for baking, maybe
Add sand to cement, perhaps
Blend before using
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
pretax (15 points)
Before one's return (wordplay)
Gross, as income
Like one line on a sales receipt
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
reflex (16 points)
Sneeze, blink or hiccup (wordplay)
#1 hit for Duran Duran (with "The")
Knee jerk, for one
R·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
reflux (16 points)
Act of flowing back
Symptom that Nexium helps treat
Gastric acid problem
R·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
scolex (15 points)
Hooked head's given pass into Congress
Tapeworm part
S·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
silvex (16 points)
A herbicide
S·1+I·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
teabox (15 points)
Where leaves are gathered
Place to keep leaves
Kitchen container.
T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 15 pts
unisex (13 points)
Common to both genders, say clothes
Word for he-or-she garb
Like many barber shops
U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
vernix (16 points)
A fatty substance covering the skin of a fetus
V·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
vertex (16 points)
Corner (of a triangle)
Clever Texan holding summit (wordplay)
Corner (of triangle)
V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
vortex (16 points)
Whirlpool, for one
Powerful circular current of water
Whirlpool or tornado
V·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
antefix (17 points)
A roof ornament
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
antisex (14 points)
Pro-abstinence
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
apteryx (19 points)
X-ray pet, perhaps - a kiwi (wordplay)
New Zealand bird, for example
Kiwi genus
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+X·8 = 19 pts
aruspex (16 points)
Soothsayer, old style.
A·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
bateaux (16 points)
Boats stick to foreign water and cross
Flat-bottomed rowboats
Flat bottomed boats
B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
beeswax (19 points)
Nonserious business (wordplay)
Insect polish? Ay, there's the rub!
Business, in a saying to the nosy
B·3+E·1+E·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 19 pts
bureaux (16 points)
Offices, fancily
Pieces of furniture for offices (wordplay)
Pieces of furniture or official departments
B·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
coannex (16 points)
To annex jointly
C·3+O·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
complex (20 points)
Not simple, say a group of feelings
Intricate - group of related buildings
Psychiatrist's diagnosis
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
coteaux (16 points)
Coteau
C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
equinox (23 points)
Day-night tie (wordplay)
It occurs in September and March
When night and day are of equal length
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+X·8 = 23 pts
feedbox (20 points)
Trough
F·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
firebox (19 points)
Street-corner alarm
Source of some alarms
Furnace chamber
F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
gateaux (15 points)
Purchases a la patisserie
Light, rich sponge cakes
Fancy cakes
G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 15 pts
gearbox (17 points)
Brit-speak for transmission (4,3)
Housing for motor's transmission system
U.K. synonym for transmission
G·2+E·1+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
hellbox (19 points)
Printer's trashcan
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
homosex (19 points)
Homosexuality
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
jukebox (27 points)
Record holder (wordplay)
Nickelodeon, for one
Coin-operated music player
J·8+U·1+K·5+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 27 pts
milieux (16 points)
Place cross beside first motorway locations
Settings
Backdrops
M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
narthex (17 points)
Portico at west end of a basilica
Access to a nave
Hurried up the unknown part of church
N·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+X·8 = 17 pts
overlax (17 points)
Too {lax=adj}
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
overmix (19 points)
To mix too much
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
overtax (17 points)
Way to exhaust the economy (wordplay)
Place too great a burden on nails, say
Soak the rich, say
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
pemphix (23 points)
A skin disease
P·3+E·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+X·8 = 23 pts
perplex (18 points)
Puzzle and confuse
Floor reflecting groundwork by law
Make (someone) baffled
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
phoenix (19 points)
Suns' spot (wordplay)
Sun spot (wordplay)
Rara avis in Arizona (wordplay)
P·3+H·4+O·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
reaffix (20 points)
To affix again
R·1+E·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 20 pts
reannex (14 points)
Take back again
Incorporate back into the city
Take back, as territory
R·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
rectrix (16 points)
Bird's long tail-feather used in steering
R·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
reindex (15 points)
To index again
R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
reseaux (14 points)
Reseau
R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
simplex (18 points)
One-floor apartment
Consisting of only one part
Your crossword
S·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
spandex (17 points)
Hip hugger (wordplay)
Ring stretcher (wordplay)
Stretcher at the gym (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 17 pts
tectrix (16 points)
Bird's feather covering quill bases
T·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
triplex (16 points)
Apartment with two staircases, perhaps
Local theater, perhaps
Multi-screen theater
T·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
tubifex (19 points)
An aquatic worm
T·1+U·1+B·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
aftertax (18 points)
Net towards stern extra tangled
Like net income
Like take-home pay
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 18 pts
anthelix (18 points)
The inner curved edge of the external ear
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
appendix (20 points)
Literary supplement (wordplay)
Book end (wordplay)
Something added or removed (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+X·8 = 20 pts
bandeaux (18 points)
They cover hair and will get in the way of lovers
Fillets
B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts
batteaux (17 points)
Batteau
B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
biconvex (22 points)
Curving outward on both sides
Outwardly curved on both sides
B·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+X·8 = 22 pts
bordeaux (18 points)
Wine carried, bread delivered (wordplay)
Port or claret (wordplay)
Carried cash around (wordplay)
B·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts
breadbox (20 points)
Place for pumpernickel
Good place for a loaf.
Standard of size, a la "What's My Line?"
B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
chapeaux (22 points)
Evian toppers
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 22 pts
chateaux (20 points)
Mansions in France
Large country houses in France
Stately French mansions
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 20 pts
couteaux (17 points)
Couteau
C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
epicalyx (22 points)
Series of small sepal-like bracts on some flowers
E·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+X·8 = 22 pts
fourplex (20 points)
""A building having four units, also QUADPLEX""
F·4+O·1+U·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
haruspex (20 points)
Diviner of old Rome
Seer of omens in entrails
Ancient Roman divinator who inspected entrails
H·4+A·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
heretrix (18 points)
""A female heritor, also HERITRIX""
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
heritrix (18 points)
""A female heritor, also HERETRIX""
H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
horsepox (20 points)
A skin disease of horses
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
intermix (17 points)
Get them together in term nine
Mingle together
Stir together
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
interrex (15 points)
Person who rules during period between reigns
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
intersex (15 points)
Boy-girl party (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
jambeaux (26 points)
Jambeau
J·8+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 26 pts
manteaux (17 points)
Loose cloaks
M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
morceaux (19 points)
Morceau
M·3+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
octuplex (19 points)
Being eight times as great
O·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
plateaux (17 points)
Flat highlands
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
pontifex (20 points)
An ancient Roman priest
P·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
precieux (19 points)
Excessively refined
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
quadplex (27 points)
""A building having four units, also FOURPLEX""
Q·10+U·1+A·1+D·2+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 27 pts
rondeaux (16 points)
Messed around with English in ten poems
Wield axe round repetitively rhymed lines
R·1+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
rouleaux (15 points)
Rouleau
R·1+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 15 pts
saucebox (19 points)
Impudent person putting slug on dressing
S·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
spinifex (20 points)
Porcupine grass
Leg one female shows in hanky-panky in the grass
S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
subindex (18 points)
Secondary listing
S·1+U·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
superfix (20 points)
A recurrent pattern of stress in speech
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 20 pts
supersex (17 points)
A type of sterile organism
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 17 pts
supertax (17 points)
Levy on high incomes
Plan ups extra revenue
Penalty for the ultrarich
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
sweatbox (20 points)
Spinks's way to lose weight?
Turkish bath, say
Spinks's way to lose weight (wordplay)
S·1+W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
swinepox (20 points)
A disease of swine
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
tableaux (17 points)
Catalogue to the French pictures
Motionless model groups
Scenes with still and silent figures
T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
tonneaux (15 points)
Tonneau
T·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 15 pts
trumeaux (17 points)
Pillars, spirit and water found in Texas
T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
undertax (16 points)
To tax less than the usual amount
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
videotex (19 points)
High-tech communication
Data-retrieval system that may use a TV set
V·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
aboideaux (19 points)
Aboideau
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
aboiteaux (18 points)
Aboiteau
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts
directrix (19 points)
Female member of a board
D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
executrix (25 points)
Woman with great will power (wordplay)
Female appointed by a testator
Female with willpower
E·1+X·8+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 25 pts
flambeaux (23 points)
Burning or flaming torches
Lighted torches
Torches
F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 23 pts
heterodox (20 points)
Inclining toward heresy.
Against accepted dogma
Unconventional
H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
mediatrix (19 points)
A female mediator.
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
multiplex (20 points)
Consisting of many elements
Cinema with many screens
Cinema with several screens
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
neocortex (18 points)
It handles sight and hearing
Highly developed region
N·1+E·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
pepperbox (24 points)
Spice holder
Turret or another object with a similar shape
P·3+E·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 24 pts
priedieux (19 points)
Priedieu
P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
retroflex (19 points)
Bent backward
R·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
testatrix (16 points)
Willful woman (wordplay)
Woman with a will
She has a will of her own
T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
tinderbox (19 points)
Kindle-enabled device (wordplay)
Word for the pre-war Balkans
Metaphor for a flammable situation
T·1+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
bordereaux (20 points)
""Pl. bordereaux (-r ) A detailed memorandum, especially one that lists documents or accounts.""
B·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 20 pts
chatterbox (24 points)
Talk of British beef? She never stops!
Gossip in phone kiosk (wordplay)
Harry H Corbett: a cross windbag
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 24 pts
circumflex (26 points)
Accent often used in French
Accent in the form of an upturned v
Accent around wire
C·3+I·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 26 pts
generatrix (18 points)
""That which generates; the point, or the mathematical magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a line, surface, or solid; called also describent. describent.""
G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
googolplex (21 points)
1 followed by 10(100 power) zeros
Extremely long string
Very large number
G·2+O·1+O·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 21 pts
inheritrix (20 points)
Same as Inheritress. Inheritress.
I·1+N·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 20 pts
mesothorax (22 points)
The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. Illust. of Coleoptera.
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 22 pts
metathorax (22 points)
The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of Coleoptera. Illust. of Coleoptera.
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 22 pts
noncomplex (23 points)
COMPLEX to make complicated
N·1+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 23 pts
superhelix (22 points)
""Pl. superhelixes or superhelices (h l -s z , h l -) A molecular structure in which a helix is itself coiled into a helix, as of overwound circular DNA.""
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 22 pts
trousseaux (17 points)
New brides' wardrobes
They're saved in trunks
French philosopher wearing Texas brides' outfits
T·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 17 pts
neoorthodox (22 points)
ORTHODOX one who holds traditional beliefs
N·1+E·1+O·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+O·1+X·8 = 22 pts
overcomplex (27 points)
COMPLEX to make complicated
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 27 pts
heteroduplex (25 points)
English word
H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 25 pts
hypercomplex (33 points)
COMPLEX to make complicated
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 33 pts
pneumothorax (26 points)
Lung problem
P·3+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 26 pts
portmanteaux (23 points)
""Pl. portmanteaus or portmanteaux (-t z, -t z ) A large leather suitcase that opens into two hinged compartments.""
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 23 pts
archaeopteryx (30 points)
Jurassic fossil bird
Extinct primitive bird
An old bird's cheaper to X-ray, surprisingly!
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+E·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+X·8 = 30 pts
cephalothorax (30 points)
""The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.""
C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 30 pts

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