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2-Letter Words (3):
mu (4 points)
A Greek letter
M·3+U·1 = 4 pts
nu (2 points)
Greek letter
N·1+U·1 = 2 pts
xu (9 points)
The currency of Vietnam
X·8+U·1 = 9 pts
3-Letter Words (17):
amu (5 points)
Periodic Table unit
Physicist's unit
Tiny meas. in chem.
A·1+M·3+U·1 = 5 pts
eau (3 points)
Lac consistency (wordplay)
Polisher of Rhine stones (wordplay)
Toilette water (wordplay)
E·1+A·1+U·1 = 3 pts
ecu (5 points)
Shield or old coin
French silver crown.
European money unit; old French coin
E·1+C·3+U·1 = 5 pts
emu (5 points)
Late start (wordplay)
It lays eggs out back (wordplay)
Bird raised on a ranch, perhaps
E·1+M·3+U·1 = 5 pts
feu (6 points)
Pot-au- - (French stew)
Pot-au- - (French dish)
Pot-au- (French stew)
F·4+E·1+U·1 = 6 pts
flu (6 points)
Cause of chills, perhaps
Viral infection (abbr)
Reason for a shot in the arm (wordplay)
F·4+L·1+U·1 = 6 pts
fou (6 points)
Mad, in Paris
Crazy, in Crecy
Mad, in Marseilles
F·4+O·1+U·1 = 6 pts
gnu (4 points)
Beast that sounds fresh (wordplay)
Up-to-date antelope (wordplay)
New homonym (wordplay)
G·2+N·1+U·1 = 4 pts
jeu (10 points)
Game in French
Game, to Georges
Roulette, for example
J·8+E·1+U·1 = 10 pts
leu (3 points)
Romanian bread (wordplay)
Romanian capital (wordplay)
Capital of Romania (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+U·1 = 3 pts
piu (5 points)
- Mosso means more quickly (in music)
More, to a musician (anagram of "UPI")
More, in scores
P·3+I·1+U·1 = 5 pts
sau (3 points)
Yugoslav river, to Germans
German name for Sava River.
Belgrade's river, to a Berliner
S·1+A·1+U·1 = 3 pts
sou (3 points)
Sweet coin (wordplay)
Without a (broke)
Franc fraction of yore
S·1+O·1+U·1 = 3 pts
tau (3 points)
Antigone character (wordplay)
Start of ancient Troy (wordplay)
'Antigone' character (wordplay)
T·1+A·1+U·1 = 3 pts
ulu (3 points)
Knife in the far north
Eskimo woman's knife
Curved Eskimo knife
U·1+L·1+U·1 = 3 pts
vau (6 points)
Sixth Hebrew letter.
Old Greek letter
Hebrew letter
V·4+A·1+U·1 = 6 pts
you (6 points)
Accusatory cry, maybe
Crossword solver (wordplay)
Preventer of forest fires (wordplay)
Y·4+O·1+U·1 = 6 pts
4-Letter Words (33):
babu (8 points)
Title, in India
A Hindu gentleman
Mr., in India.
B·3+A·1+B·3+U·1 = 8 pts
beau (6 points)
Priority male (wordplay)
Prom escort, perhaps
Gentleman caller, perhaps
B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 6 pts
ecru (6 points)
Color of many crosswords (wordplay)
Lampshade shade, perhaps
Color choice for place cards, maybe
E·1+C·3+R·1+U·1 = 6 pts
emeu (6 points)
Outback bird variable
Cassowary kin variable
Down Under ratite
E·1+M·3+E·1+U·1 = 6 pts
fugu (8 points)
Japanese fish delicacy
Blowfish that's a delicacy in Japan
Toxic Japanese fish
F·4+U·1+G·2+U·1 = 8 pts
genu (5 points)
Cicero's knee
The knee Latin
Relative to the knee
G·2+E·1+N·1+U·1 = 5 pts
guru (5 points)
Indian spiritual teacher, perhaps
Spiritual advisor of sorts
Yoda, for one
G·2+U·1+R·1+U·1 = 5 pts
habu (9 points)
A poisonous snake
H·4+A·1+B·3+U·1 = 9 pts
iglu (5 points)
Ice palace (wordplay)
Inuit abode (var.)
Snow-blind (wordplay)
I·1+G·2+L·1+U·1 = 5 pts
jehu (14 points)
King of Israel (842-815 B.C.)
Biblical king who slew Joram
King emulated by Mr Toad
J·8+E·1+H·4+U·1 = 14 pts
juju (18 points)
Charm in martial art? It's lacking
Magic, West African style
Fetish of West Africa.
J·8+U·1+J·8+U·1 = 18 pts
kagu (9 points)
Flightless bird of Melanesia
Crane-like bird of New Caledonia.
Bird of New Caledonia
K·5+A·1+G·2+U·1 = 9 pts
kudu (9 points)
Twisted-horn antelope
Striped African antelope.
Eland's relative
K·5+U·1+D·2+U·1 = 9 pts
kuru (8 points)
A disease of the nervous system
K·5+U·1+R·1+U·1 = 8 pts
leku (8 points)
Lek
L·1+E·1+K·5+U·1 = 8 pts
lieu (4 points)
Instead of (with "in")
Substitute Army man (tenant evicted)
Kind of tenant?
L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 4 pts
litu (4 points)
Former money of Lithuania
Old Lithuanian coins.
Lithuanian dimes.
L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1 = 4 pts
luau (4 points)
Beach ball (wordplay)
Party with a roast pig, perhaps
Pig-out party (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+A·1+U·1 = 4 pts
lulu (4 points)
Berg opera; outstanding thing (colloq.)
Lemon head (wordplay)
She sounds like a real doozy!
L·1+U·1+L·1+U·1 = 4 pts
menu (6 points)
Restaurant table (wordplay)
Remote button, perhaps
Order form (wordplay)
M·3+E·1+N·1+U·1 = 6 pts
meou (6 points)
Cat's sound
Cat's cry Var.
Back-fence noise
M·3+E·1+O·1+U·1 = 6 pts
mumu (8 points)
Red, in Samoa
Loose dress variable
Dress style from Oahu
M·3+U·1+M·3+U·1 = 8 pts
prau (6 points)
Malay canoe variable
Outrigger of East
Malay canoe Var.
P·3+R·1+A·1+U·1 = 6 pts
sulu (4 points)
Enterprise-ing helmsman (wordplay)
George Takei TV and film role
'Warp factor one, sir' speaker
S·1+U·1+L·1+U·1 = 4 pts
tabu (6 points)
Questionable perfume (wordplay)
Perfume that's off-limits (wordplay)
Forbidden scent (wordplay)
T·1+A·1+B·3+U·1 = 6 pts
thou (7 points)
You aren't half grand!
Grand number (wordplay)
It's much older than you (wordplay)
T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1 = 7 pts
thru (7 points)
Beginning to end (abbreviation)
Until the end of (US)
Way opener (wordplay)
T·1+H·4+R·1+U·1 = 7 pts
tofu (7 points)
Blocks of Asian restaurants (wordplay)
Meatless lasagna ingredient, perhaps
Blocks in a healthful diet (wordplay)
T·1+O·1+F·4+U·1 = 7 pts
tolu (4 points)
Balsam of Colombia
South American balsam.
Resin used in perfumes
T·1+O·1+L·1+U·1 = 4 pts
tutu (4 points)
Swan's skirt (wordplay)
Dress-up box garment, maybe
Swan Lake piece (wordplay)
T·1+U·1+T·1+U·1 = 4 pts
unau (4 points)
Ai's cousin
Sloth, two-toed.
Tow-toed sloth.
U·1+N·1+A·1+U·1 = 4 pts
vatu (7 points)
A monetary unit of Vanuatu
V·4+A·1+T·1+U·1 = 7 pts
zebu (15 points)
Last of the bovines (wordplay)
Ze thing to say to ze goose is beastly
Oxlike animal with a shoulder hump.
Z·10+E·1+B·3+U·1 = 15 pts
5-Letter Words (25):
adieu (6 points)
Nice way of saying goodbye (wordplay)
Nice goodbye (wordplay)
So long, Pierre!
A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 6 pts
battu (7 points)
Beaten, in Brest
Beaten in Brest
B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+U·1 = 7 pts
bayou (10 points)
Watery area (US)
Marshy inlet of your creation say
Hideout for Lafitte
B·3+A·1+Y·4+O·1+U·1 = 10 pts
bijou (14 points)
Gem of a movie theater (wordplay)
Small, elegant (from Fr.)
Small and elegant
B·3+I·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 14 pts
cornu (7 points)
Something shaped like a horn
Horn-shaped structure
Horn-shaped object
C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+U·1 = 7 pts
coypu (12 points)
S.A. rodent
S. American "beaver"
Large aquatic South American rodent
C·3+O·1+Y·4+P·3+U·1 = 12 pts
fichu (13 points)
Scarf enhancing a low neckline
Eighteenth-century woman's light scarf
Type of scarf.
F·4+I·1+C·3+H·4+U·1 = 13 pts
fondu (9 points)
Dipper's dish (Var.)
Hot chocolate, maybe variable
Party dip (var.)
F·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+U·1 = 9 pts
haiku (12 points)
Three lines perhaps
Poem read in a Zen garden perhaps
Three lines, perhaps
H·4+A·1+I·1+K·5+U·1 = 12 pts
hokku (16 points)
Japanese verse form
Haiku cousin
H·4+O·1+K·5+K·5+U·1 = 16 pts
kudzu (19 points)
Fast-growing vine of the South
Japanese vine, fastest growing plant.
Invasive Southern plant
K·5+U·1+D·2+Z·10+U·1 = 19 pts
miaou (7 points)
Chat comment (wordplay)
Absyssinian cry (wordplay)
Cat call (wordplay)
M·3+I·1+A·1+O·1+U·1 = 7 pts
pareu (7 points)
Tahitian lava-lava
Unisex wraparound skirt of Polynesia
Polynesian wraparound skirt.
P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+U·1 = 7 pts
perdu (8 points)
Lost in Paris (wordplay)
Lost, to Lili
Lost, in Lyon
P·3+E·1+R·1+D·2+U·1 = 8 pts
pilau (7 points)
Rice dish (var.)
Rice cooked in broth (Var.)
Seasoned rice dish (var.)
P·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
poilu (7 points)
Frenchman of W W I
WWI French infantryman
W.W. I French soldier
P·3+O·1+I·1+L·1+U·1 = 7 pts
poyou (10 points)
An armadillo
P·3+O·1+Y·4+O·1+U·1 = 10 pts
prahu (10 points)
Indonesian boat
Malayan sailboat
Malay sailing-boat (alternative spelling)
P·3+R·1+A·1+H·4+U·1 = 10 pts
quipu (16 points)
Incan record keeper
Cuzco counting device
Old Peruvian calculating device
Q·10+U·1+I·1+P·3+U·1 = 16 pts
sadhu (9 points)
Hindu holy man (anagram of HAD US)
Hindu holy man.
Unhappy hour, oddly, for a holy man
S·1+A·1+D·2+H·4+U·1 = 9 pts
sajou (12 points)
Capuchin or spider monkey
S.A. monkey
Spider monkey
S·1+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 12 pts
shoyu (11 points)
Soy sauce in Japan
Ramen topper, in Tokyo
Soy sauce, in Japan
S·1+H·4+O·1+Y·4+U·1 = 11 pts
snafu (8 points)
Lost paperwork result perhaps
Chaos (US slang)
Military mess (wordplay)
S·1+N·1+A·1+F·4+U·1 = 8 pts
vertu (8 points)
Excellence in art
Objets d'art Var.
Objets d'art variable
V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1 = 8 pts
virtu (8 points)
Contents of The Old Curiosity Shop
Excellence in art
Love of objets dart
V·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+U·1 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (26):
acajou (15 points)
Fruit or gum of the cashew tree
The cashew tree; a kind of mahogany
Mahogany used by cabinetmakers in France
A·1+C·3+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 15 pts
amadou (9 points)
Touchwood used as punk
Punk for lighting
Controversial first name in NYC
A·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+O·1+U·1 = 9 pts
apercu (10 points)
Illuminating comment, race up (anagram)
First impression (anagram of EAR CUP)
summary, insight; race up (anagram)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1 = 10 pts
bateau (8 points)
Boat (Fr.)
Flat-bottomed craft
Boat to Benoit
B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 8 pts
boubou (10 points)
""A long flowing garment worn in Mali, also BUBU""
B·3+O·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+U·1 = 10 pts
bureau (8 points)
Foreign Office (wordplay)
Foreign Office desk (wordplay)
The middle of the FBI (wordplay)
B·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 8 pts
cachou (13 points)
Scented lozenge to sweeten the breath
By the sound of it, money - Ooh, for a sucker!
It takes such a sucker to keep the breather sweet
C·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+U·1 = 13 pts
congou (9 points)
Black tea from China
Type of black tea from China
C·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1 = 9 pts
coteau (8 points)
French slope
Canadian slope
C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 8 pts
coypou (13 points)
""An aquatic rodent, also COYPU""
C·3+O·1+Y·4+P·3+O·1+U·1 = 13 pts
gateau (7 points)
Gee, put away the gold, it's so rich!
Nice cake (wordplay)
Caret cake (wordplay)
G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
grugru (8 points)
Large edible worm-like lava of a weevil
G·2+R·1+U·1+G·2+R·1+U·1 = 8 pts
haleru (9 points)
Haler
H·4+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+U·1 = 9 pts
jabiru (15 points)
A large white tropical American stork
Large white tropical American stork
Large stork
J·8+A·1+B·3+I·1+R·1+U·1 = 15 pts
landau (7 points)
Secure a posh carriage
Ed Wood Oscar-winner Martin
Martin in "The Majestic"
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
manitu (8 points)
Algonquian supernatural power
M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+U·1 = 8 pts
milieu (8 points)
Setting maybe at Watford Gap (wordplay)
Major route and place providing setting
Environment or surroundings
M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 8 pts
muumuu (10 points)
Long, loose dress
It hangs on a Hawaiian woman
Colorful Oahu attire
M·3+U·1+U·1+M·3+U·1+U·1 = 10 pts
nilgau (7 points)
Blue antelope.
N·1+I·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
ormolu (8 points)
Gilded metallic ware
Gilder's medium
Decorative gold-coloured alloy
O·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+U·1 = 8 pts
quippu (19 points)
""A device to help memory, also QUIPO, QUIPU""
Q·10+U·1+I·1+P·3+P·3+U·1 = 19 pts
reseau (6 points)
Mesh foundation for lace
Net features piece from Timorese author
Aerial bomb, to fliers
R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 6 pts
saddhu (11 points)
Hindu monk (Var.)
Hindu holy man
Nomadic Hindu holy man
S·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+H·4+U·1 = 11 pts
samshu (11 points)
Chinese liquor
Chinese liqueur
S·1+A·1+M·3+S·1+H·4+U·1 = 11 pts
senryu (9 points)
Japanese poetry similar to haiku
S·1+E·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4+U·1 = 9 pts
teledu (7 points)
Stinking badger of Java
Badger of Java, Sumatra, etc.
Badger-like mammal of Java.
T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+D·2+U·1 = 7 pts
7-Letter Words (40):
babassu (11 points)
Tall palm tree that produces oil
B·3+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1 = 11 pts
bandeau (10 points)
Chic hair ribbon.
Elastic bikini top
Swimwear that's totally tubular
B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 10 pts
batteau (9 points)
Flat-bottomed rowboat
Small river craft variable
French boat
B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
bebeeru (11 points)
A tropical tree
B·3+E·1+B·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+U·1 = 11 pts
bunraku (13 points)
Puppet show in urban UK resort
Japanese puppet theater
Japanese form of puppet theatre
B·3+U·1+N·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+U·1 = 13 pts
caribou (11 points)
Arctic deer - a Rio cub (anagram)
Mountain group in Canada.
Famously cold Maine town
C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+O·1+U·1 = 11 pts
catechu (14 points)
What an astringent way to catch the EU
Astringent or dye
Eric ate chutney's secret Indian plant extract
C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+U·1 = 14 pts
chapeau (14 points)
Cap (French or heraldic?)
Hat, cheap sort finished with gold
Mademoiselle's hat
C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 14 pts
chateau (12 points)
Natter over Evian, say, for house
Impressive house in France
No minors in South American vineyard
C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 12 pts
couteau (9 points)
A knife
C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
fabliau (12 points)
Bawdy French story - an old one, at that
F·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+A·1+U·1 = 12 pts
inconnu (9 points)
Unknown, to Pierre
Freshwater fish
I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+N·1+U·1 = 9 pts
jambeau (18 points)
""Armor for the legs below the knees, also JAMBART, JAMBE, JAMBER, JAMBIER""
J·8+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 18 pts
jujitsu (21 points)
Fighting art of Japan
Literally, 'soft technique'
Japanese method of unarmed self-defence
J·8+U·1+J·8+I·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 21 pts
jujutsu (21 points)
""A Japanese art of self defence, also JIUJITSU, JIUJUTSU, JUJITSU""
J·8+U·1+J·8+U·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 21 pts
manitou (9 points)
God of American Indians
Great Spirit of American Indians.
Algonquian spirit
M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+U·1 = 9 pts
manteau (9 points)
Robe or cloak
Woman's cloak
... another conceals drink in old cloak
M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
marabou (11 points)
Bird and horse in a flash united
Feathers used on hats
Large African black-and-white stork
M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+U·1 = 11 pts
morceau (11 points)
Passage of poetry or music
Fragment; short literary composition
A bit in France sounds a fortiori here
M·3+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 11 pts
nilghau (11 points)
""A large antelope, also NILGAI, NILGAU, NILGHAI, NYLGHAI, NYLGHAU""
N·1+I·1+L·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+U·1 = 11 pts
nouveau (10 points)
Up-to-date
It's new in France
New (French)
N·1+O·1+U·1+V·4+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 10 pts
nylghau (14 points)
Diving duck
For one buck, laugh after New York, initially
Might an ant elope with such an ugly H (wordplay)
N·1+Y·4+L·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+U·1 = 14 pts
parvenu (12 points)
Only recently rich from France
Well, off for a recent arrival
Upwardly mobile type
P·3+A·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+U·1 = 12 pts
plateau (9 points)
The highest form of flattery (wordplay)
What Quito is built on.
Ky.'s Pennyroyal, for example
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
purlieu (9 points)
I rule up for the neighbourhood
Surroundings, or place someone frequents
Outlying or neighbouring area
P·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 9 pts
rondeau (8 points)
'In Flanders Fields,' for one
In Flanders Fields, for one
Poem, an ode concocted in game
R·1+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 8 pts
rouleau (7 points)
Cylindrical paper containing coins
Roll of coins
Coins enclosed in paper.
R·1+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
sapajou (16 points)
S.A. monkey
Capuchin or spider monkey (alternative spelling)
Spider monkey
S·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 16 pts
seppuku (15 points)
Another word for hara-kiri
Final act for some samurais
Samurai ritual suicide
S·1+E·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+K·5+U·1 = 15 pts
shiatsu (10 points)
Hands-on Japanese therapy (wordplay)
Hands-on technique (wordplay)
Massage akin to acupuncture
S·1+H·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 10 pts
shiatzu (19 points)
""A massage using finger pressure, also SHIATSU""
S·1+H·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+Z·10+U·1 = 19 pts
tableau (9 points)
A dramatic scene - the board get gold!
Picture dining area trimmed with gold
Board gets a union leader representation
T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
tamandu (10 points)
Little anteater of So. America
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+U·1 = 10 pts
tamarau (9 points)
Small buffalo inflicted a trauma
Small buffalo similar to the anoa, found only on Mindoro in the Philippines
T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
timarau (9 points)
""A small buffalo of the Philippines, also TAMARAU, TAMARAO""
T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
tinamou (9 points)
South American bird.
South American bird
Grouse-like tropical bird
T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+U·1 = 9 pts
tonneau (7 points)
Say no, supporting heavyweight cover
Rear seat in auto of yesteryear
Cover for open car
T·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 7 pts
trumeau (9 points)
A column supporting part of a doorway
T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
turacou (9 points)
""An African bird, also TOURACO, TURACO""
T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+U·1 = 9 pts
wamefou (15 points)
""A bellyful, also WAMEFUL""
W·4+A·1+M·3+E·1+F·4+O·1+U·1 = 15 pts
8-Letter Words (18):
aboideau (11 points)
""A tide gate, also ABOITEAU""
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 11 pts
aboiteau (10 points)
""A tide gate, also ABOIDEAU""
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 10 pts
carcajou (19 points)
Wolverine
C·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 19 pts
coumarou (12 points)
The seed of a tropical tree
C·3+O·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1 = 12 pts
flambeau (15 points)
Trick boyfriend with torch
Female hit dandy with burning torch
Brand of female to hit on old admirer
F·4+L·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 15 pts
froufrou (14 points)
Swish sort of four-by-two (wordplay)
Ribbons and ruffles
Frills made from pieces of four by two
F·4+R·1+O·1+U·1+F·4+R·1+O·1+U·1 = 14 pts
hausfrau (14 points)
One who's at home in Germany (wordplay)
Soccer mom in Munich (wordplay)
Munich soccer mom
H·4+A·1+U·1+S·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+U·1 = 14 pts
jiujitsu (22 points)
Practice with locks and pins (wordplay)
Japanese martial art
Art using locks
J·8+I·1+U·1+J·8+I·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 22 pts
jiujutsu (22 points)
""A Japanese art of self defence, also JIUJITSU, JUJITSU, JUJUTSU""
J·8+I·1+U·1+J·8+U·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 22 pts
kabeljou (21 points)
A large food fish
K·5+A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 21 pts
kinkajou (23 points)
South American tree-dwelling animal
Tree animal of S. A.
Raccoonlike mammal of SA
K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1 = 23 pts
nunchaku (17 points)
*Michelangelo's implement
Weapon consisting of two short sticks joined by a length of chain
N·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+K·5+U·1 = 17 pts
pirarucu (12 points)
The arapaima, a large freshwater fish native to tropical South America
P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+U·1+C·3+U·1 = 12 pts
priedieu (11 points)
Place for devout petitions
Piece of furniture used in praying
Worshiper's support
P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 11 pts
rousseau (8 points)
Artist's model clears bottom drawer
The Snake Charmer painter
'The Social Contract' philosopher
R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 8 pts
vermoulu (13 points)
Eaten by worms
V·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+U·1 = 13 pts
williwau (14 points)
""A violent gust of cold wind, also WILLIWAW, WILLYWAW""
W·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+W·4+A·1+U·1 = 14 pts
zaibatsu (19 points)
Japanese industrial combination
Z·10+A·1+I·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+S·1+U·1 = 19 pts
9-Letter Words (3):
bordereau (12 points)
Memo from lover accepting command
Document listing other documents
Frame leaders of elite army unit with French note by underwriter
B·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 12 pts
impromptu (17 points)
I'm ready: solver said to be unprepared!
Setter's concert put off? Snap!
His castle may be seen at Alnwick
I·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+U·1 = 17 pts
trousseau (9 points)
Not the groom's wedding tackle!
All that a bride needs!
USA routes (anagram)
T·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 9 pts
10-Letter Words (1):
fricandeau (16 points)
Cushion-shaped piece of veal
Larded and braised veal fillet
Larded and braided veal fillet
F·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 16 pts
11-Letter Words (1):
portmanteau (15 points)
A case of smog, say
Blend of two words
Word such as "bromance"
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1 = 15 pts
12-Letter Words (1):
eisteddfodau (18 points)
Welsh plural for music or arts festivals in Wales
E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+D·2+F·4+O·1+D·2+A·1+U·1 = 18 pts

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