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saccharin (16 points)
Sweet stuff made in a lab
It's cold tea at home with sweetener
With tea-bag first put in sweetener
S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
schlieren (14 points)
SCHLIERE a small streak in an igneous rock
S·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
schnecken (20 points)
Schnecke
S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+E·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
schoolman (16 points)
Medieval university teacher
Church looms over an Abelard
Educator in the Middle Ages
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
schoolmen (16 points)
SCHOOLE a {sandbank=n}
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
scutcheon (16 points)
Shield displaying rabbit's tail - church has one, possibly
S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
selachian (14 points)
One of the Selachii. See Illustration in Appendix. Illustration in Appendix.
S·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
shakedown (20 points)
Ship's crew's rehearsal
Cold drink taken - and so to bed
Hawked son about in kind of extortion
S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 20 pts
shantyman (17 points)
English word
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
shantymen (17 points)
""SHANTY a small, crudely built dwelling""
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
sharifian (15 points)
Variant of sherif .
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
sharkskin (20 points)
Fish's relative (wordplay)
Type of suiting.
Shiny suit fabric
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
sheepskin (18 points)
Goats and antelopes (wordplay)
College paper (wordplay)
Ram's relatives (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
shorthorn (15 points)
English breed of cattle.
Deity enters tonsured cow
Durham cattle breed
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 15 pts
sightseen (13 points)
Sightsee
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 13 pts
sphenodon (15 points)
Genus to which the tuatara, a New Zealand lizard-like reptile belongs
S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
spleuchan (16 points)
""A pouch, as for tobacco.""
S·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
stanchion (14 points)
Upright bar or beam
Vertical support post
Chain's not unhooked from post
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
stinkhorn (16 points)
Pan's little chum in cropped fungus
Malodorous mushroom
8 gives way to ancient scribe's equipment
S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 16 pts
superthin (14 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 14 pts
switchman (19 points)
Railway employee working on and off
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
switchmen (19 points)
SWITCH to beat with a flexible rod
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 19 pts
sympathin (19 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a substance released at certain sympathetic nerve endings: thought to be identical with adrenaline [from sympath ( etic ) + -in ]
S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
talkathon (16 points)
Long-winded debate.
TV phenomenon.
Woman in part hooked in prolonged discussion
T·1+A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
thereupon (14 points)
Immediately getting mobile phone? True!
Immediately used phone? True!
Then that's it
T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+P·3+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
threadfin (16 points)
Any one of several species of fishes belonging to Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments. Polynemus and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral filaments.
T·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+F·4+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
thyratron (15 points)
""(Electronics) Electronics a gas-filled tube that has three electrodes and can be switched between an `off' state and an `on' state. It has been superseded, except for application involving high-power switching, by the thyristor [originally a trademark, from Greek thura door, valve + -tron ]""
T·1+H·4+Y·4+R·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
touchdown (18 points)
A landing worth six points!
Result of a Hail Mary, perhaps
Score at the airport (wordplay)
T·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 18 pts
triathlon (12 points)
Perhaps halt intro for an athletic event
Kona Coast event
Long-distance competition
T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
trihedron (13 points)
Try to pay attention, Ronald, to the sound of this figure
T·1+R·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
truncheon (14 points)
Law enforcement staff (wordplay)
Maybe chunter on about cudgel
Policeman's weapon
T·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
ultrathin (12 points)
Exceedingly slim
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
walkathon (19 points)
Steps towards a cure, perhaps
Long-distance fundraising event
Fundraiser with many steps
W·4+A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
washbasin (17 points)
Permanently-installed bathroom sink
Laundry accessory.
Shallow sink
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
washerman (17 points)
""A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.""
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
washermen (17 points)
WASHER to fit with a washer of small valve
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
washwoman (20 points)
Cleaning lady
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
washwomen (20 points)
Variant of washerwoman .
W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
wheelsman (17 points)
A wheelman.
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
wheelsmen (17 points)
WHEELS wheel
W·4+H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
whereupon (17 points)
At which point our nephew struggled
As a consequence
At which point
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+P·3+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
withdrawn (19 points)
Discontinued; shunning social contact
More than just reserved
Wingers under Sir Alf Ramsey
W·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+W·4+N·1 = 19 pts
yachtsman (19 points)
Sir Francis Chichester, perhaps
Vanderbilt or Lipton
Member of sailing crew
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
yachtsmen (19 points)
Sailors
Y·4+A·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 19 pts
archdeacon (18 points)
Roguish cleric (wordplay)
Cleric ruined chance with Dora
Ecclesiastic next below a bishop
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+E·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
autobahnen (15 points)
AUTOBAHN a German superhighway
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+H·4+N·1+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
autochthon (18 points)
Native.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
batrachian (17 points)
Pertaining to the Batrachia.
B·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
blackthorn (21 points)
Sloe-bearing bush
Tree producing sloes
Tree bearing sloes
B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 21 pts
carragheen (16 points)
Variant of carrageen .
C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
catechumen (19 points)
One preparing for confirmation.
Christian Union chaps outside a college making new convert (wordplay)
Neophyte
C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 19 pts
catholicon (17 points)
A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.
C·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
cephalexin (24 points)
""A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin, C 16 H 17 N 3 O 4 S, used especially in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections.""
C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 24 pts
chairwoman (20 points)
President's musical 21 mostly tinned
Committee honcho, sometimes
President has haircut up in prison
C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
chairwomen (20 points)
Certain committee leaders
Committee heads.
C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
champignon (20 points)
Advocate eats good northern mushroom
Small edible mushroom often found in a fairy-ring
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
chapfallen (20 points)
Dejected fellow killed in battle
A man dropped will naturally be dejected
Weary to an extreme.
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+F·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
chinquapin (26 points)
Dwarf chestnut tree found in eastern USA
A number supporting feature as tree
Dwarf chestnut tree of eastern USA with edible nuts
C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
chirurgeon (16 points)
A surgeon.
C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
chopfallen (20 points)
""Having the lower chop or jaw depressed; hence, crestfallen; dejected; dispirited;downcast. See Chapfallen. Chapfallen.""
C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+F·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
chromaffin (23 points)
Readily stained with chromium salts: chromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla.
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+N·1 = 23 pts
clothespin (17 points)
Line item (wordplay)
It's left hanging on the line
It may hold up your shorts
C·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
cochairman (19 points)
Committee leadership sharer
C·3+O·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 19 pts
cochairmen (19 points)
CHAIRMEN chairman
C·3+O·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 19 pts
cochampion (21 points)
CHAMPION to defend or support
C·3+O·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
decahedron (17 points)
Solid figure with ten plane faces
Ten-faced solid
Solid figure having ten faces
D·2+E·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
dishearten (14 points)
Demoralise the sardine by cooking!
To take away enthusiasm or courage
Take away courage
D·2+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
encephalon (17 points)
Plan he once conjured up, being a brain
E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
enkephalin (19 points)
""Either of two closely related pentapeptides having opiate qualities and occurring in the brain, spinal cord, and other parts of the body.""
E·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
epinephrin (17 points)
""A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration. Also called adrenaline .""
E·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
erythrosin (16 points)
A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.
E·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
escutcheon (17 points)
Wall hanging for the titled
Shield with a coat of arms
Coat of arms's spot
E·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
exhalation (20 points)
Breathing out
Former wife Henry VIII beheaded: country gives a sigh
E·1+X·8+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
exhaustion (20 points)
The anxious eccentric shows fatigue
Possible effect of heat
Marathoner's concern
E·1+X·8+H·4+A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
exhibition (22 points)
Show (of art)
Showing off scholastic achievement
Show how a student may be financed
E·1+X·8+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
exhumation (22 points)
Digging up (of a corpse)
Digging up (of a body)
Archaeologist's work
E·1+X·8+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
flugelhorn (17 points)
Cornet's cousin
Trumpetlike instrument
Brass instrument
F·4+L·1+U·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 17 pts
habitation (15 points)
Living quarters
Dwelling
Occupancy
H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
halocarbon (17 points)
""A compound, such as a fluorocarbon, that consists of carbon and one or more halogens.""
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
handmaiden (17 points)
Is she higher than a footman (wordplay)
What law is to justice
Nerissa was Portia's.
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
harvestman (18 points)
Eight-footer came a cropper
Sharecropper, at times
Something worn for piercing injury by an arachnid
H·4+A·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
harvestmen (18 points)
""HARVEST to gather in a crop, also HAIRST""
H·4+A·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
hausfrauen (16 points)
Some married women
Hamburg homemakers
H·4+A·1+U·1+S·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+U·1+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
hebetation (15 points)
Increasingly dull state
H·4+E·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
hemelytron (18 points)
""∨, Hemelytrum One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.""
H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
hemipteran (17 points)
One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.
H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
hemocyanin (20 points)
""A bluish, copper-containing protein with an oxygen-carrying function similar to that of hemoglobin, present in the blood of certain mollusks and arthropods.""
H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
hemoglobin (18 points)
It makes blood red
H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
herniation (13 points)
HERNIATE to {rupture=v}
H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
hesitation (13 points)
I don't have it, I'm sure!
What might precede a parachute jump
Doubt when he gets a non-U situation
H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
hesperidin (16 points)
""A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.""
H·4+E·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
hexahedron (24 points)
Six-sided solid
Solid with six sides or faces
Die, for example
H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 24 pts
highwayman (25 points)
DOT worker (wordplay)
Alfred Noyes subject.
Subject of a famous Alfred Noyes poem.
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 25 pts
highwaymen (25 points)
Certain robbers
They may have been responsible for early road hold-ups
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+W·4+A·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 25 pts
homoousian (15 points)
""One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father; opposed to homoiousian. homoiousian.""
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
homopteran (17 points)
An homopter.
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
horsewoman (18 points)
Miss in a derby (wordplay)
Lady Godiva, for one
Rider somehow ran amok
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
horsewomen (18 points)
Female centaurs (wordplay)
Centaur's companions
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
houseclean (15 points)
Remove the undesirables
Tidy up the abode
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
husbandman (18 points)
Society group entertained by genial farmer
Not a single one like him on land, it seems
Farmer
H·4+U·1+S·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
husbandmen (18 points)
Bygone farmowners (and no, it has nothing to do with marital status!)
H·4+U·1+S·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
infrahuman (18 points)
Of a lower order than humans; subhuman.
I·1+N·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
inhalation (13 points)
This is breathtaking!
It fills a chest
Act of drawing into the lungs
I·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
inhibition (15 points)
Restrain ten bearing impediment
At home, say hello to lump charged with hesitancy
Constraint
I·1+N·1+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
inhumation (15 points)
The act of inhuming or burying; interment.
I·1+N·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
interchain (15 points)
""To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.""
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
keeshonden (18 points)
Keeshond
K·5+E·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
lederhosen (14 points)
Hide shorts in Bierkellar (wordplay)
One's led her astray wearing this!
Shorts with braces
L·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+H·4+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
leprechaun (17 points)
Little green man (wordplay)
Og of "Finian's Rainbow," for example
Clean up her mess, little one
L·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+N·1 = 17 pts
midshipman (20 points)
Probationary naval officer's rank
Easy to identify this literary character
Probationary rank of young naval officer
M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
midshipmen (20 points)
US Naval Acad.
Future ensigns.
Annapolis students.
M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
morphactin (19 points)
English word
M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
mujahedeen (23 points)
English word
M·3+U·1+J·8+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 23 pts
mujahideen (23 points)
English word
M·3+U·1+J·8+A·1+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 23 pts
multichain (17 points)
Word with prefix multi-
M·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
nepenthean (15 points)
A drug mentioned in the Odyssey as a remedy for grief.
N·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
octahedron (16 points)
A figure once hard to work out
Solid anchored to fluid
Cartoon he'd redrawn, taking solid form
O·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
outchidden (17 points)
OUTCHIDE to surpass in chiding
O·1+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
overthrown (19 points)
Done with seat of power, say, ousted
More of the fowl question
Where we hear the canopy of power may be brought down
O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 19 pts
pentathlon (15 points)
Contest that involves epees and pistols
Its events include fencing and shooting
Five-part athletic event
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
perihelion (15 points)
Orbital position nearest the sun
Orbit point closest to the sun
Old MacDonald had an orbit's closest point...
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
periphyton (20 points)
""Sessile organisms, such as algae and small crustaceans, that live attached to surfaces projecting from the bottom of a freshwater aquatic environment.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
permethrin (17 points)
""A topical insecticide, C 21 H 20 CL 2 O 3 , used to treat head lice and nits, scabies, and various species of ticks.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phenacetin (17 points)
See acetophenetidin .
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phenomenon (17 points)
It's directly perceivable
Men on phone about an amazing spectacle
Exceptional person
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
phlogiston (16 points)
Substance once believed to be released in combustion
Mechanical ram restricts hot billet of proposed element
P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
pincushion (17 points)
Bowler's margin of comfort (wordplay)
Etui's cousin (wordplay)
Backup digits for the ATM (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
pitchwoman (22 points)
English word
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 22 pts
pitchwomen (22 points)
English word
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 22 pts
polyhedron (19 points)
Plane-faced solid
Solid figure that usually has more than six faces
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+H·4+E·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
prehension (15 points)
""The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the hand or other member.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
protohuman (17 points)
Early ancestor (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
rechristen (15 points)
Change the names of
Give a new name to
Name afresh
R·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
scyphozoan (29 points)
Of or belonging to the class Scyphozoa.
S·1+C·3+Y·4+P·3+H·4+O·1+Z·10+O·1+A·1+N·1 = 29 pts
shantytown (19 points)
Run-down urban area
Area with crude dwellings
Deprived area of very poor housing
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+Y·4+T·1+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 19 pts
shenanigan (14 points)
High jink (wordplay)
Bit of mischief
Dishonest activity
S·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
splashdown (19 points)
A drop in the ocean
Flight ending for some
Certain Apollo landing
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 19 pts
straighten (14 points)
Eliminate all crooks!
Remove bends from (something)
Tidy up after shattering into pieces
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
strengthen (14 points)
Make something more powerful
Make more effective.
Get NHS rent reviewed and grow stronger
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 14 pts
superhuman (17 points)
Beyond a normal person's power
One with powers over the rest of us
He has power over the rest of us
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
technician (17 points)
Skilled musician, for example.
Skilled lab worker
Lab worker's hint: ice can lose shape
T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
theologian (14 points)
Doctor heating loo? That's divine!
Expert in religious studies
Doctor of Divinity
T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
thysanuran (16 points)
One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.
T·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+A·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
tryptophan (20 points)
Cause of 1-across, it's said
Chemical in turkey that makes many people sleepy
T·1+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
ultrahuman (15 points)
HUMAN a {person=n}
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
unbeholden (16 points)
Not obligated (to)
Is Helen bound over to be free of obligation (wordplay)
U·1+N·1+B·3+E·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+N·1 = 16 pts
weatherman (18 points)
One forecasts where manta will swarm
Willard Scott is one
One concerned with clemency
W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
weathermen (18 points)
Important predictors of the near future
W·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
anacoluthon (16 points)
Syntactical incoherence
A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
anchorwoman (21 points)
Paula Zahn of CNN, for example
Norah O'Donnell, for example
Katie Couric, for example
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 21 pts
anchorwomen (21 points)
A woman who narrates or coordinates a newscast in which several correspondents give reports.
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 21 pts
anthocyanin (19 points)
Same as Anthokyan. Anthokyan.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
antifashion (17 points)
FASHION to {shape=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
archenteron (16 points)
The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination. Illust. under Invagination.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
arthropodan (17 points)
""Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthropoda, including the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods, that are characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and a segmented body to which jointed appendages are articulated in pairs.""
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
botheration (16 points)
Worry - darn it!
Darn it!
Fiddlesticks!
B·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
brachiation (18 points)
""BRACHIATE Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal, and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple and lilac.""
B·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
cantharidin (17 points)
""The active principe of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in foursided prisms.""
C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
cephalothin (21 points)
A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin having a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity that is administered parenterally and used especially to treat systemic infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
chairperson (18 points)
President reformed prisoner after tea
Committee head, feminist style
*Board meeting VIP
C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
chamberlain (20 points)
Court official - former Prime Minister!
British Prime Minister, 1937.
PM's domestic officer
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
chiropteran (18 points)
Same as chiropter.chiropter.
C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
chondroitin (17 points)
A major constituient of cartilage
C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
chrismation (18 points)
""The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil.""
C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
chrysarobin (21 points)
""A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence formerly called also chrysphanic acid. chrysphanic acid.""
C·3+H·4+R·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
churchwoman (26 points)
Female pastor, e.g
Female pastor, for example
C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 26 pts
churchwomen (26 points)
A woman who is a cleric.
C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 26 pts
chylomicron (23 points)
One of the microscopic particles of emulsified fat found in the blood and lymph and formed during the digestion of fats.
C·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
ctenophoran (18 points)
""Any of various marine animals of the phylum Ctenophora, having transparent, gelatinous bodies bearing eight rows of comblike cilia used for swimming. Also called comb jelly .""
C·3+T·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
cyanohydrin (23 points)
Any of several compounds that contain both the CN and OH radicals.
C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+O·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 23 pts
dehydration (19 points)
Excessive loss of water from body
Significant loss of water
D·2+E·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
draughtsman (18 points)
One skilled at drawing
Technical plan maker
Chap who makes plans as potential king
D·2+R·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
draughtsmen (18 points)
Drawers needed for board-games
Those on the board who make plans
D·2+R·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
enchiridion (17 points)
Handbook; a manual of devotions.
E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
esthetician (16 points)
Variant of aesthetician .
E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
euchromatin (18 points)
Chromosomal material that is genetically active and stains lightly with basic dyes.
E·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
exhortation (21 points)
"O come all ye faithful . . . "
O come all ye faithful...
O come all ye faithful . . .
E·1+X·8+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
fisherwoman (22 points)
A woman who fishes as an occupation or for sport.
F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 22 pts
fisherwomen (22 points)
A woman who fishes as an occupation or for sport.
F·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 22 pts
fluegelhorn (18 points)
Variant of flugelhorn .
F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 18 pts
foreshorten (17 points)
Abbreviate, for a golfer (wordplay)
Give the illusion of three dimensions
Give effect of perspective
F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
fucoxanthin (26 points)
""A brown carotenoid pigment, C 40 H 60 O 6 , found in brown algae.""
F·4+U·1+C·3+O·1+X·8+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
gegenschein (18 points)
A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space.
G·2+E·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
godchildren (19 points)
They may not be related by blood
G·2+O·1+D·2+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1 = 19 pts
habituation (16 points)
Addiction
H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
handwritten (18 points)
Scribbled, for example
Holographic
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+W·4+R·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1 = 18 pts
handyperson (20 points)
English word
H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
haptoglobin (19 points)
A plasma protein that is a normal constituent of blood serum and functions in the binding of free hemoglobin in the bloodstream.
H·4+A·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
heartbroken (20 points)
2 conceivably sad (wordplay)
Akin to Ruth "amid the alien corn."
Like one just jilted
H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+T·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
hematoxylin (26 points)
H\'91matoxylin.
H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+Y·4+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
hemerythrin (22 points)
English word
H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 22 pts
hemoprotein (18 points)
English word
H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 18 pts
hemosiderin (17 points)
""A granular yellowish-brown substance composed of protein and ferric oxide, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin; it has a higher iron content than ferritin, and its presence in body tissues or phagocytes can be a symptom of disturbed iron metabolism.""
H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
heteroauxin (21 points)
English word
H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
hibernation (16 points)
Sleep mode (wordplay)
Serious winter sleep
Bear business.
H·4+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
highfalutin (21 points)
Affected sound of port bell out east
Hoity-toity
Pretentious: Colloq.
H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+F·4+A·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 21 pts
holothurian (17 points)
(<?/) Belonging to the Holothurioidea.
H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
homoiousian (16 points)
""One of the semiArians of the 4th century, who held that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with the Father; opposed to homoousian. homoousian.""
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
housebroken (20 points)
Always going outside (wordplay)
Beyond the paper-training stage
Like a good puppy
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
houseperson (16 points)
""A person employed to perform housekeeping tasks, as in a hotel.""
H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts

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