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ax (9 points)
To chop with a cutting tool
A·1+X·8 = 9 pts
ex (9 points)
""The letter X [n -ES] / to cross out, EXED, EXES, EXING""
E·1+X·8 = 9 pts
ox (9 points)
A hoofed mammal [n OXES or OXEN] / a clumsy person
O·1+X·8 = 9 pts
box (12 points)
Go a bout (wordplay)
Where to deposit a check (wordplay)
Do rounds (wordplay)
B·3+O·1+X·8 = 12 pts
cox (12 points)
Lightest on board!
Shrimp in a shell (wordplay)
Ex-Arsenal player Freddie on board!
C·3+O·1+X·8 = 12 pts
dex (11 points)
'The Philadelphia Story' nickname
Michael Nader's "Dynasty" role
The Philadelphia Story nickname
D·2+E·1+X·8 = 11 pts
fax (13 points)
Get the picture across (wordplay)
Send on an impulse (wordplay)
Send via modem, perhaps
F·4+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
fix (13 points)
Static-X song for the broken (wordplay)
Take balls away from (wordplay)
Perform a gonadectomy on
F·4+I·1+X·8 = 13 pts
fox (13 points)
Hounds' prey, perhaps
Young hunk, say
Vixen, e.g
F·4+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
gox (11 points)
Board game featured in "Knives Out"
G·2+O·1+X·8 = 11 pts
hex (13 points)
Sign of sorts
Bit of spelling (wordplay)
Case of bad spelling (wordplay)
H·4+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
kex (14 points)
Dry stalk [worth 14 points in Scrabble]
K·5+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
lax (10 points)
Not so strict
Hardly too strict
Composer's fashions
L·1+A·1+X·8 = 10 pts
lex (10 points)
First name in DC megalomania (wordplay)
Latin word for "law"
Jurassic Park girl
L·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
lox (10 points)
Bagel stuffer, perhaps
Fish for breakfast, perhaps
Everything topping, say
L·1+O·1+X·8 = 10 pts
lux (10 points)
Lever Bros. brand
Unit of illumination.
Neighbor of Belg. and Ger.
L·1+U·1+X·8 = 10 pts
mix (12 points)
Tape material (wordplay)
Tape made for a friend, maybe
Muffin source, maybe
M·3+I·1+X·8 = 12 pts
nix (10 points)
Ain't gonna happen!
Negative of sorts.
Give the thumbs down
N·1+I·1+X·8 = 10 pts
pax (12 points)
Downtime for Mars (wordplay)
Roman dove's word (wordplay)
Period of stability
P·3+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts
pix (12 points)
Cropped photos (wordplay)
Variety movies (wordplay)
Slangy term for photos
P·3+I·1+X·8 = 12 pts
pox (12 points)
Small, for one
Trouble spots (wordplay)
Chicken tail (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+X·8 = 12 pts
pyx (15 points)
Holy Communion receptacle
Reportedly tries to open 18
Box or coffer.
P·3+Y·4+X·8 = 15 pts
rax (10 points)
Once-prominent Arby's competitor
Strain, in Scotland
Stretch, in Scotland
R·1+A·1+X·8 = 10 pts
rex (10 points)
Name fit for a king (wordplay)
King of the blog (wordplay)
Mastiff's moniker maybe
R·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
sax (10 points)
Wind instrument (abbr)
Tenor instrument, maybe
Baritone instrument, perhaps
S·1+A·1+X·8 = 10 pts
sex (10 points)
Masters focus (wordplay)
Ethylene, for one
Kind of pot (wordplay)
S·1+E·1+X·8 = 10 pts
six (10 points)
Pack number (wordplay)
Big roll (wordplay)
Kevin Bacon degree count (wordplay)
S·1+I·1+X·8 = 10 pts
sox (10 points)
Footwear in baseball (wordplay)
Boston or Chicago wear (wordplay)
Red team (wordplay)
S·1+O·1+X·8 = 10 pts
tax (10 points)
Internal revenue (wordplay)
Pay cut (wordplay)
Extra dough (wordplay)
T·1+A·1+X·8 = 10 pts
tux (10 points)
Small suit (wordplay)
Wedding rental, perhaps
Prom dress for a guy (wordplay)
T·1+U·1+X·8 = 10 pts
vex (13 points)
What this crossword will do (wordplay)
Be bothersome to
Drive up the wall
V·4+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
vox (13 points)
Lyric track, in studio-speak
Angelica or humana
Voice of old Rome
V·4+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
wax (13 points)
Finish stuff (wordplay)
Move away from the new (wordplay)
Increase in phase (as moon)
W·4+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
zax (19 points)
Dr. Seuss character
Tool for cutting roof slates
Roofer's hatchet
Z·10+A·1+X·8 = 19 pts
apex (13 points)
High top (wordplay)
Top copy, a sign of the times (wordplay)
Top secret primate (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
calx (13 points)
Metal combustion residue
Burned metal residue
Broken and refuse glass.
C·3+A·1+L·1+X·8 = 13 pts
coax (13 points)
Short cable (wordplay)
Say "go on, go on"
Say 'Pretty please?,' say
C·3+O·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
crux (13 points)
Main point (of the matter)
The essential point for lawbreakers, say
Many scrums, say, at decisive stage
C·3+R·1+U·1+X·8 = 13 pts
doux (12 points)
Very sweet, as Champagne
Sweeter than demi-sec
D·2+O·1+U·1+X·8 = 12 pts
eaux (11 points)
Evian et Perrier (wordplay)
Mardi waters (wordplay)
Waters, in France.
E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 11 pts
falx (14 points)
Snake's poison-fang
F·4+A·1+L·1+X·8 = 14 pts
faux (14 points)
pas (social error)
Enemy broadcast 'fake'!
Fake, like jewelry
F·4+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
flax (14 points)
Linen in the beginnin' (wordplay)
Bast fiber source
Linseed oil source
F·4+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
flex (14 points)
Contract (a muscle)
Joint activity (wordplay)
Flaunt, say, as muscles
F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
flux (14 points)
Bloc Party song that flows (wordplay)
Rate of flow
Excessive discharge of liquid
F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
hoax (14 points)
Video of Bigfoot, say
Art forgery, maybe
Piltdown Man, for one
H·4+O·1+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
ibex (13 points)
Butter from Africa (wordplay)
Be in nine for one buck
Team returns eating live goat!
I·1+B·3+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
ilex (11 points)
Buddy holly (wordplay)
Plant for Yuletide
The holly family of trees
I·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 11 pts
jeux (18 points)
Games in Grenoble
Games from across the Channel
Sartre's are down - rien ne va plus
J·8+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 18 pts
jinx (18 points)
Bad luck charm (wordplay)
Hurl curse words at (wordplay)
What may be high, say, and unlucky
J·8+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 18 pts
lynx (14 points)
Where to find rabbits, say, and cats
Wildcat connects to the ear (wordplay)
Wildcat in chains?
L·1+Y·4+N·1+X·8 = 14 pts
minx (13 points)
Pert young girl
Coquette or vamp
Quite a saucy young woman
M·3+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 13 pts
onyx (14 points)
Gemstone in a cameo role (wordplay)
Only student less than 10 stone!
Cameo appearance (wordplay)
O·1+N·1+Y·4+X·8 = 14 pts
oryx (14 points)
Gemsbok, for one
Straight-horned antelope.
Gemsbok's cousin
O·1+R·1+Y·4+X·8 = 14 pts
prex (13 points)
College head, for short
College head, slangily
School head, slangily
P·3+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
roux (11 points)
Chefs' sauce (wordplay)
Chef's sauce base
Thickener in a stew
R·1+O·1+U·1+X·8 = 11 pts
addax (14 points)
Antelope of North Africa.
Spiral-horned buck
North African antelope
A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
admix (15 points)
Notice Michael's said blend
Blend with something.
Blend with something
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
affix (18 points)
Attach a really loud 1-across (wordplay)
Glue on maybe
Glue on, maybe
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
annex (12 points)
Addition to a school, say
Museum wing perhaps
Expansion consequence perhaps
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
beaux (14 points)
Dandies (French style)
Dated guys (wordplay)
They come to court
B·3+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
bemix (16 points)
Stir thoroughly.
B·3+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
borax (14 points)
Compound used to kill ants
Crystals used in soap and glass
Ingredient in artificial gems
B·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
calix (14 points)
Cup or chalice.
Bowl-shaped drinking vessel
Bowlshaped drinking vessel
C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 14 pts
calyx (17 points)
Literary journal with a botanical title
Flower's sepals, collectively
Outer covering of a flower
C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+X·8 = 17 pts
carex (14 points)
A marsh plant
C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
cimex (16 points)
Bedbug Latin style
Bedbug, Latin style.
Bedbugs
C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
codex (15 points)
Leonardo manuscript, say
Tome with papyrus sheets maybe
Tome with papyrus sheets, maybe
C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
comix (16 points)
Funny papers, slangily
Sunday color section, slangily
Underground cartoonist's products
C·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
culex (14 points)
House mosquito genus
Mosquito genus
Common mosquito
C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
cylix (17 points)
""A drinking vessel, also KYLIX""
C·3+Y·4+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
desex (13 points)
Fix in a way
Neuter, as an animal
Prevent any future issue with
D·2+E·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
detox (13 points)
Go off screen, maybe (wordplay)
Remove poisons from (the body)
Reason for a juice cleanse, perhaps
D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
dewax (16 points)
Strip, as a surfboard (***)
Free of ceraceous matter.
Remove cerumen
D·2+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
galax (13 points)
Evergreen herb with shiny leaves.
Herb used by florists to make wreaths
Wreath evergreen
G·2+A·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
hapax (17 points)
legomenon word or phrase used only once in a document or corpus
legomenon word that appears only once in a manuscript
legomenon word that appears just once in a given corpus
H·4+A·1+P·3+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
helix (15 points)
Spiral (maybe double)
Single strand of DNA (wordplay)
Toy Slinky essentially
H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
hyrax (18 points)
Rabbit-sized mammal also called a cony
Rock rabbit or cony.
Mammal, rock rabbit
H·4+Y·4+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 18 pts
immix (16 points)
Old blend in Italy 2009
Blend thoroughly
Blend completely
I·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
index (13 points)
Numbered pages (wordplay)
The Dow, for one
End of a book, perhaps
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
infix (15 points)
Impress, as an idea
The izn in shiznit eg to a linguist
Implant, as an idea
I·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
kylix (19 points)
""A two-handled drinking vessel, also CYLIX""
K·5+Y·4+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
latex (12 points)
Tardy character (wordplay)
Source of rubber
Oil-based alternative
L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
mirex (14 points)
An insecticide
M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
murex (14 points)
Dye-producing gastropod
Whelk yielding a purple dye.
Spiny-shelled gastropod
M·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
phlox (17 points)
Jacobsladder for one
Flower (that sounds like sheep)
Flowers in clusters, say
P·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
radix (13 points)
Root of a plant
Botanist's root
10 in the decimal system, for example
R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+X·8 = 13 pts
redox (13 points)
Chemical reaction portmanteau
Process involving e- transfer
Electron transfer process, often
R·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+X·8 = 13 pts
redux (13 points)
Phineas or "Rabbit"
Rabbit John Updike novel
Phineas or Rabbit
R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+X·8 = 13 pts
refix (15 points)
Secure in position again
Install replacement parts again
Do more repairs
R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
relax (12 points)
It was just a joke!
Take some time to oneself, maybe
Put one's feet up with chill (wordplay)
R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts
remex (14 points)
Quill feather
Quill feather.
Wing feather
R·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
remix (14 points)
House version, perhaps
Dance recording, maybe
Dance version of a song, perhaps
R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 14 pts
retax (12 points)
Give another duty to, say (***)
Second duty (wordplay)
Add insult to injury (wordplay)
R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 12 pts
rewax (15 points)
Do the floor again
Give another polishing
Polish again, as a floor.
R·1+E·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
silex (12 points)
Procter's partner (wordplay)
Big name in kitchen appliances
Proctor appliance brand
S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
telex (12 points)
Typewriter of sorts
E-mail forerunner
Pre-fax communication
T·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
unbox (14 points)
Take out for the shelves, say
Remove from peanuts say
Place on the shelf, perhaps
U·1+N·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 14 pts
unfix (15 points)
Loosen from a fastening
Unfasten
Detach
U·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
unsex (12 points)
Emasculate say
Emasculate, say
Sterilize
U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 12 pts
varix (15 points)
A varicose vein
V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
adieux (14 points)
French farewells (Var.)
Pair of byes, perhaps, in France
Goodbyes in France
A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 14 pts
afflux (19 points)
Flowing towards a point
Flow
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
auspex (15 points)
Roman soothsayer
Soothsayer
A·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
biflex (18 points)
Bent in two places
B·3+I·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
bijoux (22 points)
Jewels in Jonquiere
Exquisitely wrought trinkets
*Elegantly designed trinkets
B·3+I·1+J·8+O·1+U·1+X·8 = 22 pts
bollix (15 points)
Screw (up)
Bungle, with "up"
Put into disorder
B·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
bollox (15 points)
""To make a mess of, also BOLLIX, BALLOCKS, BOLIX, BOLLOCKS""
B·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+X·8 = 15 pts
bombax (19 points)
A tropical tree
B·3+O·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+X·8 = 19 pts
bombyx (22 points)
Silkworm moth genus
B·3+O·1+M·3+B·3+Y·4+X·8 = 22 pts
caudex (16 points)
Axis of a plant Bot.
Plant stem
C·3+A·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
cervix (18 points)
Neck (of uterus)
Neck of an organ
Lower part of womb
C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
climax (17 points)
High point of the ride (wordplay)
Finishing move (wordplay)
High point on a mattress (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
coccyx (22 points)
Human tail (wordplay)
It's at the base of the spine
Lower part of a column
C·3+O·1+C·3+C·3+Y·4+X·8 = 22 pts
commix (19 points)
To mix together
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
convex (18 points)
Rounded out (wordplay)
Curving like surface of ball
Curved like surface of a ball
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+X·8 = 18 pts
cortex (15 points)
Think piece (wordplay)
Outer grey matter of the brain
Region of the brain
C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
cowpox (20 points)
A cattle disease
C·3+O·1+W·4+P·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
diplex (16 points)
Pertaining to transmission of radio signals
D·2+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
duplex (16 points)
Having two parts, perhaps house
Double flat (wordplay)
A house divided (wordplay)
D·2+U·1+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
earwax (16 points)
Cause of hearing loss (wordplay)
Hearing problem (wordplay)
Organ swell may affect one's hearing
E·1+A·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
efflux (19 points)
Passing of time
Swear at light's flowing out
Something flowing out
E·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
fornix (16 points)
An arched anatomical structure
F·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
hallux (16 points)
The big toe
Big toe
H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
hatbox (18 points)
Place to hold a derby (wordplay)
Where to find a bowler, perhaps
Place for a derby or bowler
H·4+A·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
hotbox (18 points)
Small, smoke-filled space, in slang
Railway car problem
Smoke pot in a tight space, slangily
H·4+O·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
icebox (17 points)
Reserve loge for chiller (wordplay)
Place for a late night snack (wordplay)
Source for rocks (wordplay)
I·1+C·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
influx (16 points)
Continual stream (of people or things)
Surge, as of new arrivals
Arrival en masse
I·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
larynx (16 points)
Pitch maker (wordplay)
Box of vibrators (wordplay)
Musical organ (wordplay)
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+X·8 = 16 pts
lummox (17 points)
Being clumsy, beheaded fox
Fannie Hurst novel
Novel by Fannie Hurst.
L·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
mastix (15 points)
""An aromatic resin, also MASTIC, MASTICHE""
M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
matrix (15 points)
1999 sci-fi thriller (with "The")
Fishburne thriller (with "The")
Mould; array (maths)
M·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
meninx (15 points)
One of the membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord
One of three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
Any of three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord
M·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 15 pts
nontax (13 points)
A tax of little consequence
N·1+O·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
outbox (15 points)
Where sent emails go
Spot for finished paperwork
Where sent messages go
O·1+U·1+T·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 15 pts
outfox (16 points)
Be too clever for Basil Brush (wordplay)
Beat Murdoch at his own game (wordplay)
Best with wiles
O·1+U·1+T·1+F·4+O·1+X·8 = 16 pts
paxwax (25 points)
Strong tendon in an animal's neck
P·3+A·1+X·8+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 25 pts
pegbox (18 points)
Where to tune your violin
Where violin strings are attached
P·3+E·1+G·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
phenix (18 points)
Fabulous bird of Egypt Var.
Bird of immortality variable
Emblem of immortality Var.
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
pickax (21 points)
Rock pile worker's tool
It can be groundbreaking
Chipper (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+X·8 = 21 pts
poleax (15 points)
Low-tech hacker (wordplay)
Crusader's weapon
Hacker of the Middle Ages
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
pollex (15 points)
The thumb.
Thumb
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
prefix (18 points)
A leading word maker (wordplay)
Tri for one
Tri for one
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
premix (17 points)
Get ready for baking, maybe
Add sand to cement, perhaps
Blend before using
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
pretax (15 points)
Before one's return (wordplay)
Gross, as income
Like one line on a sales receipt
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
prolix (15 points)
Long-winded expert (51 times)
Long and wordy
Extended to tedious length.
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
reflex (16 points)
Sneeze, blink or hiccup (wordplay)
#1 hit for Duran Duran (with "The")
Knee jerk, for one
R·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
reflux (16 points)
Act of flowing back
Symptom that Nexium helps treat
Gastric acid problem
R·1+E·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
scolex (15 points)
Hooked head's given pass into Congress
Tapeworm part
S·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 15 pts
silvex (16 points)
A herbicide
S·1+I·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
smilax (15 points)
Climbing-plant of the lily family
Shrub that sounds happy
Dinner-table decoration.
S·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+X·8 = 15 pts
spadix (16 points)
Spike of tiny flowers
Spike of small flowers
Spike of tiny flowers on a fleshy stem
S·1+P·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
sphinx (18 points)
The riddler (wordplay)
Egyptian riddler (wordplay)
Inscrutable question master (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 18 pts
storax (13 points)
Fragrant balsam
S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
styrax (16 points)
""A fragrant resin, also STORAX""
S·1+T·1+Y·4+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
subfix (18 points)
A distinguishing symbol written below another character
S·1+U·1+B·3+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
suffix (19 points)
Less, when added (wordplay)
Follow-up letters (wordplay)
The 'ly' of 'badly' (wordplay)
S·1+U·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 19 pts
surtax (13 points)
Burdensome additional levy
Levy on top of a levy
Kind of charge listed on a receipt
S·1+U·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 13 pts
syntax (16 points)
Way with words (wordplay)
Word-for-word account (wordplay)
A way with words (wordplay)
S·1+Y·4+N·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
syrinx (16 points)
Set of pan pipes
Vocal organ of a bird.
Alcadian nymph of Greek legend
S·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+X·8 = 16 pts
teabox (15 points)
Where leaves are gathered
Place to keep leaves
Kitchen container.
T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 15 pts
thorax (16 points)
Medical chest (wordplay)
Insect's middle section
God having a cross on chest
T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 16 pts
unisex (13 points)
Common to both genders, say clothes
Word for he-or-she garb
Like many barber shops
U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
vernix (16 points)
A fatty substance covering the skin of a fetus
V·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
vertex (16 points)
Corner (of a triangle)
Clever Texan holding summit (wordplay)
Corner (of triangle)
V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
volvox (19 points)
Two wings linked, playing a neat and simple thing
V·4+O·1+L·1+V·4+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
vortex (16 points)
Whirlpool, for one
Powerful circular current of water
Whirlpool or tornado
V·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
antefix (17 points)
A roof ornament
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
anthrax (17 points)
Sheepherder's bane
Disease of cattle.
Deadly cattle disease
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
antisex (14 points)
Pro-abstinence
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 14 pts
antitax (14 points)
Avoiding duties (wordplay)
Kind of political party
Like the Boston Tea Partiers
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
apteryx (19 points)
X-ray pet, perhaps - a kiwi (wordplay)
New Zealand bird, for example
Kiwi genus
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+X·8 = 19 pts
aruspex (16 points)
Soothsayer, old style.
A·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
bandbox (19 points)
Musicians' container (wordplay)
Carrier for hats
Smallish ballpark, in slang
B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
bateaux (16 points)
Boats stick to foreign water and cross
Flat-bottomed rowboats
Flat bottomed boats
B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
beeswax (19 points)
Nonserious business (wordplay)
Insect polish? Ay, there's the rub!
Business, in a saying to the nosy
B·3+E·1+E·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+X·8 = 19 pts
boombox (20 points)
Ghetto blaster (slang)
Shoulder-supported stereo, slangily
It may be carried on the shoulder
B·3+O·1+O·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
broadax (17 points)
Firefighter's tool
Woodsman's tool
Weapon in a fantasy role-playing game
B·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+X·8 = 17 pts
bureaux (16 points)
Offices, fancily
Pieces of furniture for offices (wordplay)
Pieces of furniture or official departments
B·3+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
carapax (18 points)
""A hard, protective outer covering, also CARAPACE""
C·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+X·8 = 18 pts
cashbox (21 points)
Tender spot (wordplay)
A bread bin of some value (wordplay)
Former music magazine
C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 21 pts
chamoix (21 points)
""A soft leather, also CHAMOIS""
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+X·8 = 21 pts
coalbox (18 points)
A box for storing coal
C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
coannex (16 points)
To annex jointly
C·3+O·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8 = 16 pts
complex (20 points)
Not simple, say a group of feelings
Intricate - group of related buildings
Psychiatrist's diagnosis
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+X·8 = 20 pts
conflux (19 points)
A flowing together as of rivers
Merging of rivers
Of rivers, another word for confluence
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+X·8 = 19 pts
coteaux (16 points)
Coteau
C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts
equinox (23 points)
Day-night tie (wordplay)
It occurs in September and March
When night and day are of equal length
E·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+X·8 = 23 pts
feedbox (20 points)
Trough
F·4+E·1+E·1+D·2+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 20 pts
firebox (19 points)
Street-corner alarm
Source of some alarms
Furnace chamber
F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
flummox (21 points)
Perplex loud clumsy person
Confuse female oaf
Confuses: Slang.
F·4+L·1+U·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+X·8 = 21 pts
fowlpox (22 points)
A virus disease of poultry
F·4+O·1+W·4+L·1+P·3+O·1+X·8 = 22 pts
gateaux (15 points)
Purchases a la patisserie
Light, rich sponge cakes
Fancy cakes
G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+X·8 = 15 pts
gearbox (17 points)
Brit-speak for transmission (4,3)
Housing for motor's transmission system
U.K. synonym for transmission
G·2+E·1+A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 17 pts
hellbox (19 points)
Printer's trashcan
H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 19 pts
homosex (19 points)
Homosexuality
H·4+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1+X·8 = 19 pts
jukebox (27 points)
Record holder (wordplay)
Nickelodeon, for one
Coin-operated music player
J·8+U·1+K·5+E·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 27 pts
lockbox (22 points)
Portable security device
Place for valuables
Secure place
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 22 pts
mailbox (18 points)
Card holder (wordplay)
Letter getter (wordplay)
Slot for letters (US)
M·3+A·1+I·1+L·1+B·3+O·1+X·8 = 18 pts
milieux (16 points)
Place cross beside first motorway locations
Settings
Backdrops
M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+U·1+X·8 = 16 pts

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