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gyroplane (15 points)
""An aircraft, such as a helicopter or autogyro, equipped with wings that rotate about an approximately vertical axis.""
G·2+Y·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
habitable (16 points)
Fit for living in
Fit for living
Fit to be lived in
H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
hailstone (12 points)
Summon actress Sharon (wordplay)
What a chilly welcome to rock!
Golf-ball comparison (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
hairstyle (15 points)
Pageboy or bob, say
Top choice (wordplay)
A cut above (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
halfpence (19 points)
Coins withdrawn in 1985
Fen chapel gives old money for some ...
Former small coins
H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+P·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
halocline (14 points)
A vertical gradient in ocean salinity.
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
halophile (17 points)
An organism that requires a salty environment.
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
halophyte (20 points)
""A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.""
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
halothane (15 points)
""A colorless nonflammable liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant anesthetic.""
H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
haplotype (19 points)
English word
H·4+A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 19 pts
hatchable (19 points)
HATCH to bring forth young from an egg
H·4+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
hawsehole (18 points)
English word
H·4+A·1+W·4+S·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
heathlike (19 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts
heelpiece (16 points)
Part of a shoe.
Sounds like hell hold gun found in cobblers
Sounds like he'll be associated with weapon found in cobblers
H·4+E·1+E·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
hellebore (14 points)
The blooming, poisoned blazes 'e endured
Winter-flowering plant
That's a blooming hot spot 'e endured
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hellenize (21 points)
Make Greek
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
hemicycle (21 points)
Bandshell
H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
heritable (14 points)
That can be passed on to those succeeding with their bats on the ball
H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hierodule (13 points)
Ancient Greek temple slave
H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
holloware (15 points)
English word
H·4+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
holocrine (14 points)
English word
H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
holystone (15 points)
Devout good man is a figure needing deck scrubber
H·4+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
homologue (15 points)
That which has the same value as something else
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 15 pts
homophile (19 points)
Gay or lesbian.
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
honorable (14 points)
Title for a Congressman.
Mayor's title
Worthy of high respect
H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
horselike (16 points)
Resembling an equine
Equine or resembling an equine
Equine
H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
humanlike (18 points)
Resembling a human.
H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
humiliate (14 points)
Deprive of dignity, make to feel ashamed
Humble and shame an opponent
I hit a mule cruelly? Shame
H·4+U·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
hydrocele (18 points)
""A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac, investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the testicle.""
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
hydrolase (16 points)
An enzyme which causes the splitting of a chemical bond with the addition of the elements of water; a hydrolytic enzyme. Formerly called a hydrolytic ferment.hydrolytic ferment.
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
hydrolyze (28 points)
English word
H·4+Y·4+D·2+R·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
hypallage (18 points)
""A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from their proper subjects to other. Thus Virgil says, "dare classibus austros," to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds. dare classibus austros," to give the winds to the fleets, instead of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds.""
H·4+Y·4+P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 18 pts
hyperbole (19 points)
Paul Bunyan device
Exaggerated talk from boy helper
I could eat a horse, for example
H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
hypostyle (20 points)
Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
idealogue (11 points)
Zealot variable
I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ideologue (11 points)
Blindly partisan advocate
Dogmatic type
Blind zealot
I·1+D·2+E·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ignitable (12 points)
Like a match
Far from fireproof
Part of design I tabled that's not fireproof
I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ignitible (12 points)
As one being lit, perhaps (wordplay)
I·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ignorable (12 points)
Easily overlooked.
Part of army in base not demanding attention
Gunners in base not needing to be called to attention
I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
illegible (12 points)
Not well-written
Impossible to read
Not easily read
I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
imbalance (15 points)
Lack of harmony in stormy male cabin
Lack of proportion I am to compare
One can blame corrupt bias
I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
imidazole (21 points)
""An organic crystalline base, C 3 H 4 N 2 , that is an inhibitor of histamine.""
I·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+Z·10+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 21 pts
immovable (18 points)
Not able to be shifted
Deaf to emotional pleas
Unyielding, fixed
I·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
immutable (15 points)
Fickle fellow's admission (wordplay)
Not able to be changed
Unchanging over time
I·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
implicate (15 points)
Involve in, say a crime
Put some of the blame on
Involve in a crime, ensnare
I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
implosive (16 points)
Suction sound: phonet.
I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
impulsive (16 points)
Rash devil, for all to see, lives wildly
Acting without forethought
Done without forethought
I·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
imputable (15 points)
Subject to blame
I'm placed at liberty if open to accusation
I·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
inaudible (12 points)
Impossible to hear
Sound off as one is not hearing this
Silent, or almost so
I·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
incapable (15 points)
Is that just cant (wordplay)
Some win cap --a bleary-eyed drunk!
With no trace of expertise
I·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
inclosure (11 points)
""The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence.""
I·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
inclusive (14 points)
Nonsexist, in a way
Allowing anyone to enter
Broad in scope.
I·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
inculcate (13 points)
Teach to unravel clue? I can't!
Current clue can't possibly impress
Instil by persistent instruction
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
inculpate (13 points)
Silly Uncle Pat I blame
Make a charge from analysis of paint clue
Point the finger at inapt clue - revision needed
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
incunable (13 points)
Old book (in English) with change of heart may be past praying for
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
incurable (13 points)
Cop for fit that's beyond remedy
Beyond reach of treatment
Like Pollyanna's optimism
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
indelible (12 points)
Like some ink
Unable to be rubbed out
Bill I need changing can't be changed
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
indolence (12 points)
Lack of zip in cold ENE winds
Never do your best with this
Symptom of spring fever.
I·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
inducible (14 points)
""Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.""
I·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ineffable (17 points)
Spinning fine story, defying expression
Unable to be described in words
Unable to be expressed in words
I·1+N·1+E·1+F·4+F·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
infantile (12 points)
Very silly wearing hat to keep cool
Inflate in childish way
Silly, wearing cooler hat
I·1+N·1+F·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
inferable (14 points)
Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises.
I·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
infertile (12 points)
Conclude a wall covering is sterile
Conclude shingle is unproductive
Reason that hat needed for desert
I·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
influence (14 points)
Sway under it (wordplay)
Clue in fen (anagram)
Fine clue composed about name, say
I·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
infusible (14 points)
Resistant to melting, as certain metals
Terrible Sun lie/fib can't be run together
I·1+N·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
innersole (9 points)
Podiatrist's recommendation, perhaps
Buglossidium privatum (wordplay)
Part of a shoe
I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
inoculate (11 points)
Do a travel clinician's job, say
Grant immunity to, say
Protect, in a way
I·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
inquiline (18 points)
Animal that sponges on another
I·1+N·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
insectile (11 points)
Buggy
I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
insolence (11 points)
Fresh answers, say
Brat's specialty (wordplay)
One that has a blooming cheek
I·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
insoluble (11 points)
Having no answer, one bull is confused
If this were you wouldn't get it
Like some problems
I·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
insurable (11 points)
Suited for safeguarding
O. K. for a Lloyd's risk.
Like life and health
I·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
interfile (12 points)
FILE to arrange in order for future reference
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
interlace (11 points)
Arrange in alternating order, as digits
Make a mesh out of
Weave together
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
interline (9 points)
Insert between rows of words
Insert between rows of words.
Do a tailor's job.
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
interlope (11 points)
Meddle in others' affairs.
Be a busybody
Cut in gnarled tree without having to be intrusive
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 11 pts
interlude (10 points)
One of Austin's versets (wordplay)
Short performance during an interval
Performance between the acts.
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
intermale (11 points)
MALE a member of the male sex
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
intervale (12 points)
Flat land between hills
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
inviolate (12 points)
Vain Eliot possibly sacrosanct . . .
Free from injury
Kept sacred in a blooming-sounding way
I·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
invisible (14 points)
Writer of unseen words (wordplay)
Like a spy's ink (wordplay)
Hidden, like some exports
I·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
involucre (14 points)
""A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head.""
I·1+N·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ionizable (20 points)
""IONIZE to convert into ions, also IONISE""
I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
irascible (13 points)
Easily aroused to anger
Quick to anger
Eric and Basil get upset and cross
I·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
irritable (11 points)
Touchy, and that's flat at last
2 down, and that's flat at last
Hot, as a grump
I·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
italicise (11 points)
Convert to sloping type
Print in sloping letters
Put on a slope, it is held by girl
I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
italicize (20 points)
Give a list to, say
Put a slant on (wordplay)
Put right (wordplay)
I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
jailhouse (19 points)
Sentence structure (wordplay)
Can that holds people (wordplay)
Rock song locale (wordplay)
J·8+A·1+I·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
jellylike (23 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
J·8+E·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 23 pts
jewellike (23 points)
Resembling a precious stone
J·8+E·1+W·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 23 pts
jubilance (20 points)
A feeling of extreme joy; jubilation.
J·8+U·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
kalanchoe (18 points)
Succulent houseplant with long-lasting blooms
K·5+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+E·1 = 18 pts
kaolinite (13 points)
Chief constituent of china clay
Clay mineral used in glossy paper
K·5+A·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
kentledge (15 points)
Pigs of iron used for ballast.
K·5+E·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
kerfuffle (22 points)
UK reel, triple forte, causing commotion
Noisy disturbance
Confusion, slangily
K·5+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1 = 22 pts
kilocycle (20 points)
One thousand periods per second
1,000 hertz, old style
Measure of frequency
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
kilojoule (20 points)
1,000 watt-seconds
K·5+I·1+L·1+O·1+J·8+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
kneadable (16 points)
That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.
K·5+N·1+E·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
knifelike (20 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
K·5+N·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
knowledge (18 points)
Power, so they say
An organised body of information
More than equivalent to force.
K·5+N·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 18 pts
labelable (13 points)
LABEL to attach a tag to
L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
labialize (20 points)
To modify by contraction of the lip opening.
L·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
laciniate (11 points)
Fringed, as petals.
Jagged, as a leaf
Fringed
L·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lagniappe (14 points)
A sack of candy, maybe
Small gift strangely appealing
A little gift for the customer.
L·1+A·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
lakeshore (16 points)
Fisherman's spot, sometimes
Place for an inland beach
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lamellate (11 points)
Covered with scales
L·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
landscape (14 points)
Inventor Edwin's cloak (or painting)
Plant trees and shrubs, say
Prospect of unbridled lap dances!
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
landslide (11 points)
Dangerously large victory (wordplay)
Terrain picture (wordplay)
Runaway daughter in end is all upset
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
langouste (10 points)
Reeling out, angles for seafood
It may be eaten roasted
Spiny lobster
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lapstrake (15 points)
Tape larks when camouflaged
L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
larvicide (15 points)
An insecticide designed to kill larval pests.
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts
lassitude (10 points)
The weariness of girlhood (wordplay)
Not the energy of girlhood, perhaps
The langour of girlhood, perhaps
L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
laudative (13 points)
Praise be that there's a case at the end of it!
L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
laughable (15 points)
Adjective for Mr. Peepers.
Incongruous, inviting ridicule
It's hilarious, blowing up a huge ball
L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lavaliere (12 points)
Pendant on a chain
Ornament on a chain
Pendant ornament.
L·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
laypeople (16 points)
Church attendees
L·1+A·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lazarette (18 points)
Pl. lazarettos also lazarets or lazarettes A hospital treating contagious diseases.
L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
leachable (16 points)
LEACH to allow a liquid to percolate
L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
learnable (11 points)
Like good lessons for students
That can be studied when left to get fit
That can be taken in, or left with the listener to catch the French
L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
leastwise (12 points)
If nothing else, most foolish (wordplay)
Most foolish, however (wordplay)
It's the most foolish, anyway
L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lectotype (16 points)
The specimen or element selected as the type of a species when a holotype has not been defined.
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
leechlike (18 points)
Tenacious
L·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
legislate (10 points)
Lay down the law (wordplay)
Put on an act (wordplay)
Work in a chamber, say
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lenticule (11 points)
English word
L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
leporidae (12 points)
A natural family of mammals comprising the hares and rabbits.
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
leptosome (13 points)
""A person with a slender, thin, or frail body.""
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
leptotene (11 points)
""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes [from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament]""
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
leukocyte (18 points)
See white blood cell .
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
libertine (11 points)
Don Juan, for one
Row about French composer, a philanderer
Sensually indulgent person
L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
licensure (11 points)
Certification for professional practice
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
lidocaine (12 points)
Local Cockney actor poolside
Powerful local anaesthetic
L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lifestyle (15 points)
Existing fashion (wordplay)
It may be Spartan
You get used to it
L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lightface (18 points)
""A typeface or font of characters having relatively thin, light lines.""
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
lightsome (15 points)
Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
limestone (11 points)
A mineral prepared from fruit (sound)
Luray Caverns material
Tie lemons up in sedimentary rock
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
limitable (13 points)
Subject to checks and balances
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
limousine (11 points)
Long way to go (wordplay)
Long ride (wordplay)
A way to go by
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
linearise (9 points)
Get into a row and rebel after treatment of alien
With frightful lies around, I mean to get into a row
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
linearize (18 points)
Make straight
L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
linoleate (9 points)
A salt of linoleic acid.
L·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lintwhite (15 points)
See Linnet.Linnet.
L·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
liquidate (19 points)
Convert (assets) into cash
Convert to cash
Kill dead, accepting one pound
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
liquidize (28 points)
To render liquid.
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
liquorice (20 points)
Say Scotch on the rocks is sweet
Sweet drink on the rocks (wordplay)
Pontefract cake ingredient
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
lithesome (14 points)
Homeliest characters can be graceful
Toned graceful model hostile to me
Article in case stuck in tree, not stiff
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
lithopone (14 points)
""A white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
litigable (12 points)
Like libel, say
Worth suing over
It's possibly a suit likely to dress fool up
L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lixiviate (19 points)
""To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances.""
L·1+I·1+X·8+I·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts
loadstone (10 points)
A stack of rock is magnetic
Magnetite possessing polarity.
It attracts lots to Tyneside
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
loathsome (14 points)
Can't like revolting
A hole most dreadfully repulsive
Liberal profanity a few find offensive
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
lobscouse (13 points)
Scumbag eating zero degree stew
Stew of meat, vegetables and hardtack
A stew formerly eaten by sailors
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
locatable (13 points)
Readily found
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lodestone (10 points)
Lake poems with quality must be a magnet
Iron-attracting magnetite
It was used to make the first compass
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
longhouse (13 points)
Viking "mead hall," for example
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
longitude (11 points)
Word often paired with latitude
A concern of mariners
Navigator's concern.
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
lorgnette (10 points)
Eyeglasses with no letter 'g' (wordplay)
Pair of glasses with a handle
Specs on a stick
L·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lowercase (14 points)
Small, UNLIKE THIS!
Some letters perhaps from minor lawsuit
Drop the bag ... not like THAT!
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
loxodrome (19 points)
""Geography a rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. ; loxodromic,""
L·1+O·1+X·8+O·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
lubricate (13 points)
Oil (a mechanism)
Apply oil/grease
Smooth Blair cut apart by English
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lucrative (14 points)
Revictual (anagram)
Rewarding development of vital cure
Vertical upstart could be moneymaking
L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
luminaire (11 points)
English word
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
luminance (13 points)
Set characteristic cryptic clue; initially missing Nina
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
luminesce (13 points)
Shine
Glow
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
lunchtime (16 points)
One for when a meal is needed (wordplay)
Inlet much improved by midday (wordplay)
When midday meal is eaten
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts
luteinize (18 points)
LUTEIN a yellow pigment
L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
luxuriate (16 points)
Enjoy greatly, to excess perhaps
Enjoy to excess
Revel in indulgence
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lyonnaise (12 points)
Like a cat's oniony dish (wordplay)
Like a cat's oniony dish?
Kind of potatoes for simba
L·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
madeleine (12 points)
Member of Bill's cabinet
Cake singer stuffed in hole
Small French cake immortalized by Proust
M·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
madrilene (12 points)
Tomato consomme
M·3+A·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
magdalene (13 points)
Angel made unusual appearance for Mary
College at Cambridge.
Cambridge University college
M·3+A·1+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
majuscule (20 points)
""A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See Majuscul\'91. Majuscul\'91.""
M·3+A·1+J·8+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
malachite (16 points)
This climate - Ah, it's so green!
Stone bloke found inscribed with a note
Mineral with green bands
M·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
malleable (13 points)
Plastic label woven into man's clothing
Like pure gold
Far from recalcitrant
M·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mammillae (15 points)
Mammilla
M·3+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
mandoline (12 points)
Chap with a party line instrument
Crew perform on string instrument
Kitchen shredder/slicer
M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
manhandle (15 points)
Be rough with Guy, say (wordplay)
Clue to homo sapiens (wordplay)
Clue to homo sapiens?
M·3+A·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
marbleise (13 points)
MARBLE to vein or print in a mottled manner
M·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
marbleize (22 points)
Stain in a way.
M·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
marchlike (20 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
M·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts
marlstone (11 points)
Clayey rock once common in building
M·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
marmalade (14 points)
Bear spread (wordplay)
Citrus-imbued toast topper
Orange-flavored toast spread
M·3+A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
masculine (13 points)
'Man' is clue (anagram)
Calumnies about male equality
Calumnies about macho type
M·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
matchable (18 points)
Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being joined together; correspondent.
M·3+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
meanwhile (17 points)
At the same time.
In the intervening time
In the interim
M·3+E·1+A·1+N·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts
meclizine (22 points)
""A whitish crystalline powder, C 25 H 27 ClN 2 , used to treat nausea and motion sickness.""
M·3+E·1+C·3+L·1+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 22 pts
medicable (16 points)
Having a remedy
M·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
megacycle (19 points)
Put the girl on a bike with some frequency
M·3+E·1+G·2+A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
meliorate (11 points)
Old priest or inmate has to improve
Oriel team resolved to improve
Improve, having married priest - nothing to reprove
M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
memorable (15 points)
Noteworthy, as a performance
Not to be forgotten.
Impressive, as a speech or performance
M·3+E·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
mescaline (13 points)
Kin of LSD
LSD-like drug*
Cactus hallucinogen
M·3+E·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
mesoscale (13 points)
English word
M·3+E·1+S·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
messaline (11 points)
Silky, twilled fabric.
Light silk
Soft fabric.
M·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
metallize (20 points)
To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
metalware (14 points)
Artistic smithwork
M·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
methylase (17 points)
English word
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
methylate (17 points)
May initially stimulate when swallowing your old mix with alcohol
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
methylene (17 points)
Radical left the enemy bewildered
After me, your Leonard, 'e is on meths
Chemical found in paints, varnishes, solvents and inks
M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
micromole (15 points)
One millionth (10 -6 ) of a mole.
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
micropyle (18 points)
""An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.""
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
milestone (11 points)
Anniversary, for one.
Important stage (reached)
Event in a career.
M·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts

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