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risotto (7 points)
Dish to take one below, as they say
Teacher turned to German chap's food
Ming leaves sitting room for rice dish
R·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 7 pts
rosolio (7 points)
Raisin cordial.
R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 7 pts
rubaboo (11 points)
Indian gentleman goes after game 9
In Canada, a soup once common among fur trappers
R·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1 = 11 pts
saguaro (8 points)
Western set piece (wordplay)
Giant cactus, symbol of Arizona
Arizona national park
S·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+R·1+O·1 = 8 pts
sahuaro (10 points)
""A tall cactus, also SAGUARO""
S·1+A·1+H·4+U·1+A·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts
scherzo (21 points)
Vigorous and light movement (music)
Fast movement (music)
Fast movement (mus.)
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+Z·10+O·1 = 21 pts
semipro (11 points)
Half-way to the big leagues (wordplay)
Weekend racer with a day job (4,3)
Weekend athlete, maybe
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
serpigo (10 points)
Any creeping or spreading skin disease
Ringworm
S·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+I·1+G·2+O·1 = 10 pts
sirocco (11 points)
It blows out of Africa
Hot wind from Africa
Hot Sicilian wind
S·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+C·3+O·1 = 11 pts
soprano (9 points)
Who might sing rap soon (wordplay)
Callas, for one
Tony, for one
S·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1 = 9 pts
sordino (8 points)
In music, a mute.
Damper to soften sound of an instrument
Italian form of mute, used with a trumpet.
S·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 8 pts
stretto (7 points)
In quicker time (music)
Overlapping part of a fugue
Close overlap of fugue voices
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 7 pts
subzero (18 points)
Like some temperatures
Temperature below freezing-point
Fr-r-rigid
S·1+U·1+B·3+Z·10+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 18 pts
supremo (11 points)
Overall chief (informal)
Imbibe more perhaps, seeing the boss
Top man, person in overall charge
S·1+U·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+O·1 = 11 pts
synchro (15 points)
Kind of swimming (abbr)
Mostly-women Olympics sport, familiarly
Name on Volkswagen's AWD system
S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1 = 15 pts
tamarao (9 points)
""A small buffalo of the Philippines, also TAMARAU, TIMARAU""
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+O·1 = 9 pts
theorbo (12 points)
Lute-like instrument; O bother (anagram)
Instrument broken? O, bother!
Instrument that proves the world round
T·1+H·4+E·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+O·1 = 12 pts
thereto (10 points)
Manicurist's favorite dessert (wordplay)
... maybe sounds like 2, at that
Bit of legalese (2 words)
T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
tornado (8 points)
There's rent trouble. Blow!
In two minds over trouble with wind!
House mover (wordplay)
T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 8 pts
torpedo (10 points)
Exploding cigar? (something's fishy)
It sinks beneath the waves!
Weapon in depot or out (wordplay)
T·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
touraco (9 points)
African bird; our coat (anagram)
Bright tropical cuckoo.
Cuckoo's cousin
T·1+O·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+O·1 = 9 pts
tremolo (9 points)
Quivering effect (in music)
Cheap trill (wordplay)
Vocal vibrato - lot more (anagram)
T·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+O·1 = 9 pts
underdo (9 points)
Leave too red, say
Barely cook, say
Don't cook enough
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+D·2+O·1 = 9 pts
undergo (9 points)
Suffer not to leave enough, perhaps
Endure - urged on (anagram)
Suffer in the Channel Tunnel (wordplay)
U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+G·2+O·1 = 9 pts
vaquero (19 points)
Cowboy, Spanish style
Herdsman or cowboy in USA
Mexican cowboy.
V·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 19 pts
verismo (12 points)
Kitchen sink in Italian opera (wordplay)
Italian opera style
Style of Italian opera
V·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+O·1 = 12 pts
vertigo (11 points)
Feeling on an observation deck, perhaps
It makes one unfit for high position!
Sensation after getting high (wordplay)
V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+O·1 = 11 pts
vibrato (12 points)
Rapid pitch variation
Singer's effect
Tremolo's kin
V·4+I·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
whereto (13 points)
Cabbie's query (5,2)
Pick-up line (wordplay)
Toward what place?
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+O·1 = 13 pts
zamarro (18 points)
""A sheepskin coat, also ZAMARRA""
Z·10+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1 = 18 pts
zingaro (17 points)
Spirit partly aroused by traveller
Gypsy of Italy.
Genovese gypsy
Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1 = 17 pts
zorillo (16 points)
The Cape polecat
South American skunk
Z·10+O·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 16 pts
alfresco (13 points)
Outdoors, meal, perhaps
Pacino outdoors (wordplay)
Close and far off outside (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+F·4+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 13 pts
amaretto (10 points)
Tiramisu flavoring, perhaps
A horse taking leader to drink
Italian for 'rather bitter'
A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
amoretto (10 points)
Cupid's spirit having nothing for one
An infant cupid
Frequent figure in Renaissance paintings
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
antihero (11 points)
Say Flashman broadcast on the air
I, another? (anagram)
Willy Loman, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
armigero (11 points)
Shakespearean word for a person entitled to a coat of arms
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
arpeggio (12 points)
Opera gig (anagram)
Passing notes (wordplay)
Concert run (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+O·1 = 12 pts
autogiro (9 points)
Kind of aircraft.
Cousin of a helicopter
To split a gold cheque for high flier
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+R·1+O·1 = 9 pts
autogyro (12 points)
Type of aircraft - yoga tour (anagram)
Kind of aircraft.
Rotating-wing aircraft
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
barbasco (14 points)
A variety of S American plants
B·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1 = 14 pts
bargello (11 points)
Kind of embroidery worked on canvas in stitch patterns suggestive of flames
B·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 11 pts
barranco (12 points)
""A deep gorge, also BARRANCA""
B·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts
bordello (11 points)
Layperson's house (wordplay)
Wild West establishment
House of ill-repute
B·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 11 pts
buckaroo (16 points)
n. slang a dollar bill
n. slang a dollar bill
Banzai of sci-fi
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
buckayro (19 points)
A {cowboy=n}
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+Y·4+R·1+O·1 = 19 pts
buckeroo (16 points)
Cowboy loves to chase uncooperative horse
Cowpoke
B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 16 pts
cabestro (12 points)
""A lasso, also CABRESTA, CABRESTO""
C·3+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
cabresto (12 points)
""A lasso, also CABESTRO, CABRESTA""
C·3+A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
castrato (10 points)
Surgically-treated male soprano (hist.)
Voice thrown by wretch with nothing!
Post-op, his number was up!
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
cavalero (13 points)
A {horseman=n}
C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
cilantro (10 points)
Herb in Thai cooking
Strong-scented herb
Herb that some call Chinese parsley
C·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts
colorado (11 points)
US state (with a beetle)
State business then load or shift!
Aurora home (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 11 pts
concerto (12 points)
Piece with sure winner - love!
Work for orchestra and soloist(s)
Composition for orchestra and a soloist
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
couranto (10 points)
""A lively dance, also COURANT, COURANTE""
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
cruzeiro (19 points)
Former monetary unit of Brazil
Former currency of Brazil
Brazilian cash
C·3+R·1+U·1+Z·10+E·1+I·1+R·1+O·1 = 19 pts
curculio (12 points)
Weevil
C·3+U·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 12 pts
doloroso (9 points)
In a soft and pathetic manner (music)
Start to drink sherry, pathetically!
Sorrowfully, in music
D·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 9 pts
espresso (10 points)
Joltin' joe (wordplay)
Starbucks order, perhaps
Hot shot (wordplay)
E·1+S·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1 = 10 pts
expresso (17 points)
Say nothing for drinks machine
Say nothing, get coffee
Daily order for coffee
E·1+X·8+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+O·1 = 17 pts
forzando (21 points)
""A suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZATO, SFORZANDO, SFORZATO""
F·4+O·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 21 pts
fricando (14 points)
A veal roast
F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
garbanzo (20 points)
Word from Spanish meaning chickpea
Legume used to make hummus
Hummus maker's bit
G·2+A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+Z·10+O·1 = 20 pts
gardyloo (13 points)
Warning shout when slop is thrown out a window
Cry of Spooner throwing fatty viscous stuff out of the window (wordplay)
Warning to streetwalkers of Spooner's fatty glutinous mess
G·2+A·1+R·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts
gracioso (11 points)
Clown in Spanish comedy
Alborada del -, work by Ravel; so a corgi (anagram)
G·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 11 pts
graffito (15 points)
Individual inscription made on a wall
Scratching on walls, pottery, etc
Illicit drawing on a public building
G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
grazioso (18 points)
Elegantly, to Brahms
Elegantly Mus. dir.
In music, to be played gracefully
G·2+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 18 pts
guacharo (14 points)
A tropical bird
G·2+U·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+O·1 = 14 pts
hereinto (11 points)
Regarding this matter
In this situation
Theo is about to control his horse in that legal parlance
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
hereunto (11 points)
This way to the hero about the tune
To this matter, in legal terms
Regarding this point, in legalese
H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
hitherto (14 points)
Up to this time
Up to this time.
Success with other arrangement so far
H·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
huaracho (16 points)
Mexican type sandal.
Mexican sandal
H·4+U·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 16 pts
jackaroo (21 points)
Australian apprentice, to locals
Young ranch hand in Australia
Australian ranch hand
J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 21 pts
jackeroo (21 points)
""Someone gaining experience on a cattle station, also JACKAROO""
J·8+A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 21 pts
kangaroo (13 points)
Would anorak go on the animal (wordplay)
Marsupial (two friends of 19)
Kind of court for a bounder (wordplay)
K·5+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 13 pts
largando (10 points)
Becoming slower and broader, in music
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
leggiero (10 points)
In a light or graceful manner (music)
L·1+E·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts
libretto (10 points)
Show words inside book (wordplay)
Tosca's story (wordplay)
Note-worthy text (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
lothario (11 points)
Libertine - ol' hot air (anagram)
Libertine 1 : Harlot 0 (abandoned)
Don Juan mixed up 'Hair' and 'Loot'
L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 11 pts
martello (10 points)
The Sandcastle (wordplay)
Circular tower for coastal defence
Circular fort used in Corsica, 1794.
M·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts
mercapto (14 points)
Containing a particular chemical group
M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
micromho (17 points)
A unit of electrical conductance
M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+H·4+O·1 = 17 pts
moderato (11 points)
At an average pace (music)
With average speed (music)
At average speed (music)
M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
neutrino (8 points)
Unfortunately true in negative particle
Ruin note about elementary particle
Particle with no electrical charge
N·1+E·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 8 pts
notturno (8 points)
Schubert piano trio
N·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+O·1 = 8 pts
oratorio (8 points)
E.g. Handel's Messiah
Messiah for one
'Messiah,' for one
O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 8 pts
parlando (11 points)
(To be sung) in a speechlike manner
(Of singing) like speech
Sung in the manner of speech
P·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 11 pts
pecorino (12 points)
Cheese from the Italian for 'sheep'
Cheese from Sardinia
Italian cheese made from ewe's milk
P·3+E·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 12 pts
perfecto (15 points)
That's it exactly!
Wouldn't change a thing!
Cigar that shows no ellipticity whatever
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
presidio (11 points)
1988 Connery film (with "The")
Connery movie (with "The")
1988 Connery film, with "The"
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+O·1 = 11 pts
prunello (10 points)
Skinless dried plum
P·3+R·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts
ranchero (13 points)
Hear about Ron being upset by farmer
Southwestern spread owner
South American cowboy
R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
renegado (10 points)
Fuss follows green change for Massinger's apostate
R·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 10 pts
rubbaboo (14 points)
""A type of soup, also RUBABOO""
R·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1 = 14 pts
sargasso (9 points)
So, a grass can make a sea (wordplay)
Sea of weeds
Sea NE of the West Indies.
S·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1 = 9 pts
scenario (10 points)
Iron case (anagram)
Film story in a score rewritten
Outline for a screenplay
S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 10 pts
scirocco (14 points)
Model named for a desert wind
Volkswagen named for a desert wind
'75-'88 Volkswagen hatchback coupe
S·1+C·3+I·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+C·3+O·1 = 14 pts
seraglio (9 points)
A pound of sultanas (wordplay)
Harem - or silage (anagram)
I've made a mistake!
S·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 9 pts
sforzato (20 points)
With sudden emphasis in music
To be played with sudden emphasis (music)
Exchanging this, some spell 'emphasize', stopping at nothing with 'emphasise'!
S·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 20 pts
sombrero (12 points)
Tabasco lid (wordplay)
South-of-the-border sunblock (wordplay)
Spades at card game or reversed hat
S·1+O·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
superego (11 points)
One's own worst critic (wordplay)
See group (anagram)
Division of the psyche
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+G·2+O·1 = 11 pts
superpro (12 points)
A superior professional
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
tapadero (11 points)
""A part of a saddle, also TAPADERA""
T·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 11 pts
terrazzo (26 points)
Marble flooring material
Polished mosaic floor
Flooring of marble chips
T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+O·1 = 26 pts
tornillo (8 points)
A flowering shrub
T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 8 pts
trapunto (10 points)
Decorative quilt design
T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
trecento (10 points)
Modern lines to 14th century in Italy
Italy's golden age
Giotto's period
T·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 10 pts
vigoroso (12 points)
With emphasis and spirit (music)
V·4+I·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 12 pts
virtuoso (11 points)
Isaac Stern, for one
Master has virus? Too bad!
Big deliveries (wordplay)
V·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 11 pts
wallaroo (11 points)
Aussie bounder
Aussie hopper
Australian marsupial
W·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 11 pts
wanderoo (12 points)
Lion-tailed macaque of India
Asian monkey
W·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 12 pts
waterloo (11 points)
The final battle (wordplay)
Battle station (wordplay)
Reverse from the terminus (wordplay)
W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 11 pts
armadillo (12 points)
2014 World Cup mascot Fuleco, for one
Animal to maybe roam round a herb
Carrier of plates (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 12 pts
barricado (14 points)
See Barricade. Barricade.
B·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
burladero (12 points)
English word
B·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 12 pts
caballero (13 points)
Rider of Southwest
Bear local away for Spanish cavalier
GMC's '78-'87 El Camino clone
C·3+A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
capriccio (17 points)
Richard Strauss's last opera
Lively piece of music
Kind of free composition
C·3+A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+O·1 = 17 pts
carbamino (15 points)
English word
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 15 pts
carbonado (14 points)
Beef stew; black diamond
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
carpaccio (17 points)
Thinly-sliced raw beef
Dish of thinly sliced raw meat
Italian hors d'oeuvre
C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+O·1 = 17 pts
cigarillo (12 points)
Small tobacco product
Small roll of tobacco
Crushed garlic oil can be smoked
C·3+I·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 12 pts
contralto (11 points)
Singer - not car lot (anagram)
Marian Anderson, for one
Total corn! (anagram)
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
crescendo (14 points)
Growing louder (mus.)
Get high in the music room (wordplay)
Peak of intensity
C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
desperado (13 points)
Road speed (anagram)
Billy the Kid, for one
Speed trick Radio 1 dropped? Bravo!
D·2+E·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 13 pts
grandioso (11 points)
In broad and noble style
(Of music) to be played imposingly
G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 11 pts
imbroglio (14 points)
Oilrig mob (anagram)
Attic mission of Richard Russ
State of confusion and complication.
I·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 14 pts
larghetto (13 points)
Somewhat slow (music)
In a fairly slow tempo (>music)
Line to gather unravels quite slowly
L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+H·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 13 pts
lazaretto (18 points)
Place for keeping stores on a ship
Hospital for infectious diseases
Quarantine facility
L·1+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 18 pts
majordomo (21 points)
Head of staff, maybe
Top rank of the staff
Official manager of a large household
M·3+A·1+J·8+O·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+O·1 = 21 pts
paparazzo (31 points)
Shutterbug who bugs
Celeb stalker
Shot taker
P·3+A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+O·1 = 31 pts
politburo (13 points)
Reform Libor? Up to executive committee
Communist decision-makers
Soviet Communist Party group
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+O·1 = 13 pts
portfolio (14 points)
Stock pile (wordplay)
Case of drink (oil of rum)
Financial holdings (see first letters)
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+F·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+O·1 = 14 pts
quebracho (25 points)
South American tree yielding very hard wood
Cubist, second half first, with companion round hardwood tree
Q·10+U·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 25 pts
radicchio (17 points)
Purple-leaved variety of chicory
Dark-red-leaf salad plant
Leafy salad ingredient
R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+C·3+H·4+I·1+O·1 = 17 pts
semimicro (15 points)
MICRO short for microprocessor
S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1 = 15 pts
sforzando (22 points)
Forced, with sudden emphasis (music)
How to make zoo so emphatically loud
Emphatically, in music
S·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 22 pts
sgraffito (16 points)
""Scratched; said of decorative painting of a certain style, in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched through, so as to form the design from a dark ground underneath.""
S·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+T·1+O·1 = 16 pts
sopranino (11 points)
High-sounding instrument
Instrument with the highest possible pitch
Instrument son on air plays with restrained piano (wordplay)
S·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 11 pts
spiritoso (11 points)
Lively liquor (old standing order)
In music, to be played in an animated way
Trip I arranged in pretty average surroundings - but in an animated way
S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 11 pts
strappado (14 points)
In past, drop with a jerk
Eunuch drinking gin - it's a painful experience
Party whip takes lead, grabbing secretary for excruciating punishment
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+D·2+O·1 = 14 pts
superhero (14 points)
Deadpool, for one
Perhaps Wonder Woman cured our herpes
Her poseur (anagram)
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 14 pts
tamarillo (11 points)
Another name for tree tomato
Red S. American fruit
Red egg-shaped fruit
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 11 pts
thereinto (12 points)
""Into that or this, or into that place.""
T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
thereunto (12 points)
To that (formal)
Work out route, then get to it
To that, formally
T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 12 pts
thitherto (15 points)
Up until that time
Until then
T·1+H·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
vaporetto (14 points)
Venetian canal boat
Tank for storing brood
Steamboat in Venice
V·4+A·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
whereinto (15 points)
Quaint conjunction
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
whereunto (15 points)
For what purpose
W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
wirephoto (17 points)
AP shot, say
A.P. transmission
W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1 = 17 pts
allargando (12 points)
Slowly getting slower, on sheet music
(To be performed) with increasing slowness
Largo and a bit of lento modified becoming largo
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 12 pts
allegretto (11 points)
Everyone, say, backed animal movement
To be played rather briskly (music)
Moving fairly briskly (music)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 11 pts
camerlengo (15 points)
Cardinal who is the papal treasurer
C·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+O·1 = 15 pts
carabinero (14 points)
Foreign policeman in vehicle with a large but not good emperor
A Spanish or South American frontier guard or customs official
C·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 14 pts
concertino (14 points)
A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; more concise than the concerto. concerto.
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 14 pts
didgeridoo (14 points)
Musical instrument from down under
Down Under wind
Wind instrument Down Under
D·2+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+O·1 = 14 pts
didjeridoo (20 points)
""Pl. didjeridoos or didgeridoos A musical instrument of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, consisting of a long hollow branch or stick that makes a deep drone when blown into.""
D·2+I·1+D·2+J·8+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+O·1 = 20 pts
fortepiano (15 points)
Loud and then soft, in music
Strong suit with set of keys sounds loud then soft
Tends to be fortified with energy by soft type with old musical accompaniment
F·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+O·1 = 15 pts
fortissimo (15 points)
Banging, to Beethoven (wordplay)
Stronghold I'm in is very very noisy
Like the ends of some crescendos
F·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+O·1 = 15 pts
impresario (14 points)
P. T. Barnum, for one
One organising 21 had this in Oldham
Hurok or Bing.
I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1 = 14 pts
intermezzo (30 points)
Music for the break
Music between play scenes
Short instrumental piece
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+Z·10+Z·10+O·1 = 30 pts
maraschino (17 points)
What when drunk is crimson, aha!
Liqueur makes chairman so drunk!
Harmonicas (anagram) - cherry liqueur
M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 17 pts
parmigiano (15 points)
King of Italian cheese
P·3+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+N·1+O·1 = 15 pts
portamento (14 points)
Glide through the air
Sliding sound
In music, a slide from one note to another
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
preembargo (17 points)
EMBARGO to prohibit trade by a governmental order
P·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1 = 17 pts
prosciutto (14 points)
Ham in cooking pot? Scour it!
Raw cured Italian ham
Ham actor, losing lead, is put off love
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+O·1 = 14 pts
radiophoto (16 points)
A radiophotograph.
R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1 = 16 pts
recitativo (15 points)
Recitative.
R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+O·1 = 15 pts
ritardando (12 points)
Gradually decreasing in tempo
Notedly decreasing in tempo
Perhaps rid art, and love, of holding back
R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 12 pts
ritornello (10 points)
Refrain of a rondo
R·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts
saltarello (10 points)
Lively Italian dance with a hop step
Around devotional feature promote love for dance
S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts
scherzando (25 points)
Playfully, on a music score
Jokingly, in musical terminology
Playfully, in music
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 25 pts
stringendo (12 points)
Hastening time makes train stop at nothing
Defective grindstone gradually getting faster
One's racehorses finish with nothing; need order to go faster!
S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 12 pts
supercargo (15 points)
Shipload of gold ingots (wordplay)
Shipload of gold ingots?
Procure gas at sea for crew member
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1 = 15 pts
superjumbo (23 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+J·8+U·1+M·3+B·3+O·1 = 23 pts
supermacho (19 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1 = 19 pts
supermicro (16 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1 = 16 pts
switcheroo (18 points)
Trick like Rickrolling
Oreo (wordplay)
Unexpected reversal, in slang
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1 = 18 pts
ultramicro (14 points)
MICRO short for microprocessor
U·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+O·1 = 14 pts
accelerando (16 points)
Speeding up (music)
Gradually increasing in speed (mus.)
Gradually increasing in speed, in music
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 16 pts
archipelago (19 points)
Key chain (wordplay)
Fiji, for example
Hawaii, i.e.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+G·2+O·1 = 19 pts
braggadocio (18 points)
Boastful and arrogant behaviour
Boastful behaviour
Empty boasting
B·3+R·1+A·1+G·2+G·2+A·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+I·1+O·1 = 18 pts
chiaroscuro (18 points)
Treatment of light and shade in drawing
Artist's treatment of light and shade
Caruso choir (anagram) - light and shade
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+O·1 = 18 pts
countermemo (17 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+M·3+O·1 = 17 pts
decrescendo (17 points)
Decrease in loudness (music)
With decreasing loudness (mus.)
(Musically) become quieter
D·2+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 17 pts
embarcadero (18 points)
San Francisco's waterfront.
San Francisco
E·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 18 pts
internuncio (13 points)
Pope's representative in minor courts
Papal ambassador
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+O·1 = 13 pts
prestissimo (15 points)
In very quick tempo
In a very quick tempo; music
As fast as possible, in music
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+O·1 = 15 pts
rallentando (12 points)
With a gradual decrease in speed (music)
Slowing down (in music)
Gradually slowing (music)
R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1 = 12 pts
antineutrino (12 points)
The antiparticle of a neutrino. Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 12 pts
banderillero (15 points)
Matador's aide
Bullfighter who uses darts
Stop trainer taking drug round to participant in bloodsport
B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 15 pts
divertimento (18 points)
Light musical piece
Light orchestral work
Piece of music Verdi arranged, with tempo not changed
D·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 18 pts
quattrocento (23 points)
""The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento; quattrocento style.as, the sculpture of the quattrocento; quattrocento style.""
Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 23 pts
risorgimento (15 points)
The liberation and unification of Italy
R·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 15 pts
aggiornamento (17 points)
Pl. aggiornamentos The process of bringing an institution or organization up to date; modernization.
A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+O·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 17 pts
generalissimo (16 points)
Title of Allied leader
Commander in chief
Chief commander: Ital.
G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+O·1 = 16 pts
stratovolcano (18 points)
Pl. stratovolcanos A volcano composed of alternating layers of lava and ash.
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1 = 18 pts
supervirtuoso (18 points)
English word
S·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+O·1+S·1+O·1 = 18 pts
pronunciamento (20 points)
Murcian not open for negotiation with the Caudillo's edict (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1 = 20 pts

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