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4-Letter Words (4):
abas (6 points)
Down with (Fr.)
Down with le roi!
Down with outer garments!
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
abys (9 points)
Where Addis Ababa lies: Abbr.
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1 = 9 pts
albs (6 points)
Clothing for the masses (wordplay)
Priest's garments.
Narrow-sleeved vestments
A·1+L·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
arbs (6 points)
Wall St. whizzes
Wall St. traders
Wall St. wheeler-dealers
A·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
5-Letter Words (10):
abbas (9 points)
PLO chief Mahmoud
Arafat's successor as P.L.O. chairman
Coptic bishops' titles
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abbes (9 points)
Clerics in un monastre
French clerics with wild babes
French priests' titles of respect
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abets (7 points)
Fences, perhaps (wordplay)
Sticks up for, maybe (wordplay)
Does lookout duty for, say
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ables (7 points)
Be in the drinks in the wood
They preceded Bakers
Bakers' preceders
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abris (7 points)
Air-raid shelters
Shelters in Savoie
Shelters, in Savoie
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abuts (7 points)
Keeps in touch with (wordplay)
Is adjacent to
Sits next to
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abyes (10 points)
Abye
A·1+B·3+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abyss (10 points)
Ed Harris ocean flick (with "The")
Deep subject (wordplay)
Great depression (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
albas (7 points)
Spanish duke and family.
Troubadours' dawn serenades
Spanish duke and family
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ambos (9 points)
Spanish for "both"
Early Christian pulpits.
Spanish for 'both'
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
6-Letter Words (34):
abacas (10 points)
Bananalike plants of the Philippines
Varieties of Manila hemp.
Fibers from banana plants
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abacus (10 points)
Digital computer (wordplay)
Chinese takeaway counter (wordplay)
Old computer (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abakas (12 points)
Abaka
A·1+B·3+A·1+K·5+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abamps (12 points)
Abamp
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
abases (8 points)
Puts to shame
Humbles Bess two ways
Reduces in rank or esteem
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abates (8 points)
Around 17ac rising tide subsides
A liberal arts school in Maine
Lets up, as a storm
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abatis (8 points)
Defence of felled trees
Military obstacle of felled trees.
How a fly-by-night's on the defensive
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abbess (10 points)
Superior woman (wordplay)
Top of the order (wordplay)
Heloise, for one
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abbeys (13 points)
Houses like Westminster!
Monk's homes
Centers of learning in the Dark Ages
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts
abbots (10 points)
Brothers' keepers (wordplay)
Big brothers (wordplay)
Overseers of monk-y business (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+B·3+O·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abeles (8 points)
Couple of boys in the wood (wordplay)
Such trees are popular without you
White poplar trees
A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abhors (11 points)
Is far from a fan of
Is no fan of
Has a lot of trouble standing
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abides (9 points)
Stays with piscivorous seamen (wordplay)
Goes along with sailor on a date in Rome
It may be said one stands like this
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ablins (8 points)
""Perhaps, also ABLINGS, AIBLINS""
A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abmhos (13 points)
Abmho
A·1+B·3+M·3+H·4+O·1+S·1 = 13 pts
abodes (9 points)
Places to hang hats (wordplay)
Houses sailor and poet's work
Cabins and chalets
A·1+B·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abohms (13 points)
Units of resistance
They offer little resistance
Kin of amPERES
A·1+B·3+O·1+H·4+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
abomas (10 points)
S.A. snakes
S.A. serpents
Kin of boa constrictors
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aborts (8 points)
Stops in midcount
Stops prematurely, as a rocket launch
Ends early, NASA-style
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 8 pts
aboves (11 points)
Above
A·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abuses (8 points)
Takes advantage of, say
Mistreats sailor over exploits
One swears that they're 30 down at last
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
abysms (13 points)
Bottomless pits (var.)
Chasms, to Cowper
They're the pits
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
adobes (9 points)
Desert buildings, perhaps
New Mexican dwellings.
Some Indian homes
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
adobos (9 points)
Marinated Philippine dishes
Vinegary chicken or pork dishes
Spicy Filipino dishes
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
airbus (8 points)
Shuttle plane, perhaps
Commercial passenger plane
Kind of jetliner
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 8 pts
albums (10 points)
Baker, Ward or O'Day maybe
Blank book (for stamps)
Record-books (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 10 pts
alibis (8 points)
Suspect statements (wordplay)
Cover stories (wordplay)
Mystery stories (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ambers (10 points)
Mellow yellows (wordplay)
Shades of yellow.
S*ow wa*kers
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ambits (10 points)
I'm bats about the confines
Spheres of influence
Spheres of operation
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ambles (10 points)
Goes easy (wordplay)
Moves the Primo Carnera way (wordplay)
Goes at an easy pace.
A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
amebas (10 points)
Small pond dwellers (Var.)
Shifty low life (wordplay)
Pond critters (Var.)
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anabas (8 points)
Genus of perchlike fish
Amphibious fish of Asia
Climbing fish genus.
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
arbors (8 points)
Vine yards (wordplay)
Shady spots in gardens
Ann and others.
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ardebs (9 points)
Ardeb
A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
7-Letter Words (56):
abasers (9 points)
Roastmaster, most of the time
American Idol judges, at times
Force-feeders of humble pie
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abashes (12 points)
Turns red, maybe
Destroys the poise of
Destroys the self-possession of.
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abasias (9 points)
Abasia
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abaters (9 points)
They reduce or moderate
Mitigating agents
Legal pleas
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abators (9 points)
Nuisance stoppers, in law
Checkers of a nuisance.
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abattis (9 points)
Barbed-wire barricade
Defense made of trees
Felled-tree defensework variable
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abduces (12 points)
Abduce
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abducts (12 points)
Takes by force
Takes away, in alien conspiracy stories
Carries off
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abiders (10 points)
Ones who tolerate
Those who stand fast
They stay put
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abioses (9 points)
Abiosis
A·1+B·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abiosis (9 points)
State of being without life
A·1+B·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abjures (16 points)
Washes one's hands of
Renounces unequivocally
Formally rejects
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
ablates (9 points)
Removes by erosion
Carries away
Wears thin
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ablauts (9 points)
Vowel changes in verb forms
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ablings (10 points)
""Perhaps, also ABLINS, AIBLINS""
A·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
abounds (10 points)
Is all over the place
Is present in large numbers.
Flourishes, as spring comes in
A·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
abrades (10 points)
Rubs the wrong way (wordplay)
Wears down by friction.
Wears away by friction.
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abscess (11 points)
Himalayan wild goat; hart (anagram)
Trouble for a tooth
Swelling in body tissue
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abseils (9 points)
Lesbia's translation lets herself down
Descends by rope
Climbs down attached to a rope
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
absents (9 points)
Withdraws (oneself)
Keeps (oneself) away.
Removes (oneself)
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 9 pts
absorbs (11 points)
Holds sailor's balls
Soaks in sailors' circles
Functions like a towel
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 11 pts
absurds (10 points)
Absurd
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
abulias (9 points)
Abulia
A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abusers (9 points)
Candidates for rehab
Folks who take privileges too far
Those who mistreat
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abvolts (12 points)
Cgs electrical units
Electrical units
A·1+B·3+V·4+O·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abwatts (12 points)
Abwatt
A·1+B·3+W·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abysses (12 points)
Andropov and Gagarin
They're the pits
Heartless boy adopted by fools is pits
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
adsorbs (10 points)
Gathers to a surface
Condenses and holds, in chemistry.
Gathers on a surface.
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 10 pts
adverbs (13 points)
Many end with '-ly'
Duly and truly, for example
Purely and simply, for example
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 13 pts
aerobes (9 points)
Mycobacteria, e.g
Legionella and listeria
Oxygen-requiring organisms
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aiblins (9 points)
""Perhaps, also ABLINS, ABLINGS""
A·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
albatas (9 points)
Albata
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
albedos (10 points)
Planets' reflective ratios
Amounts of reflected radiation
Planetary reflection ratios
A·1+L·1+B·3+E·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 10 pts
albinos (9 points)
Those who are beyond the pale (wordplay)
Ones beyond the pale (wordplay)
White rats, for example
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
albites (9 points)
Albite
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
alibies (9 points)
Alibi
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ambages (12 points)
Secret ways of action
'Without more -, Sir, I have ... consented to marry him.' (Aphra Behn)
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ambaris (11 points)
Ambari
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ambeers (11 points)
Ambeer
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amblers (11 points)
Hobos, in a way
Certain pacing horses.
Hurriers they're not
A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ambones (11 points)
Raised pulpits in early Christian churches
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ambries (11 points)
Ambry
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
amoebas (11 points)
Low lifes (wordplay)
Divisive biology subjects (wordplay)
Examples of low life (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aplombs (13 points)
Demeanors of self-assurance
A·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 13 pts
arables (9 points)
Plowed lands
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arbores (9 points)
Trees, as distinguished from shrubs
Trees, to a botanist
Trees Bot.
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arbours (9 points)
Frameworks supporting climbing plants
Shady spots, in Sheffield
Sources of Sheffield shade
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arbutes (9 points)
Arbute
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arbutus (9 points)
But Ursa could become a strawberry tree
Tree with berrylike fruit
Certain evergreen shrub
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
arrobas (9 points)
Mexican weights.
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
atabals (9 points)
Moorish drums
Moorish kettledrums
Small drums
A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aubades (10 points)
Songs of sunrise demanded in Australia
Morning songs
Early strains ordered to be planted in Australia
A·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
auburns (9 points)
School colors (wordplay)
Moderate brown shades
Shades of red.
A·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aucubas (11 points)
Aucuba
A·1+U·1+C·3+U·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ausubos (9 points)
Ausubo
A·1+U·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+O·1+S·1 = 9 pts
autobus (9 points)
A way to work (wordplay)
Possible way to work (wordplay)
Large tour vehicle
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
8-Letter Words (68):
abacuses (12 points)
You can count on them!
You can always count on these
Devices you can count on
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abalones (10 points)
Mother-of-pearl sources
Mother-of-pearl source
A mother-of-pearl source
A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abandons (11 points)
Leaves (sinking ship)
A T. Rex perhaps touching small leaves
Deserts, say a sinking ship
A·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abatises (10 points)
Tree barricades used in war
Barbed barricades
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abbacies (14 points)
Monastery offices
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abbesses (12 points)
Big sisters (wordplay)
'Mothers superior, prioresses (8)'
Mothers superior, prioresses
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abdomens (13 points)
Assimilating body parts (wordplay)
Breadbaskets, so to speak
Exercise targets
A·1+B·3+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
abducens (13 points)
A cranial nerve
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 13 pts
abettals (10 points)
Sanctions.
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abetters (10 points)
A punter's fellow criminals (wordplay)
Fences, for example
They help or incite others
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abettors (10 points)
Lookouts, for example
Helpers in crime
Getaway drivers, e.g
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abfarads (14 points)
Abfarad
A·1+B·3+F·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 14 pts
abhenrys (16 points)
Abhenry
A·1+B·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+R·1+Y·4+S·1 = 16 pts
abigails (11 points)
Adams and Fillmore
Second first lady and others.
Adams and Van Buren
A·1+B·3+I·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abjurers (17 points)
Abjurer
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
abluents (10 points)
Abluent
A·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abomasus (12 points)
""The fourth stomach of a ruminant, also ABOMASUM""
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aborters (10 points)
Apollo 13 astronauts, for example
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
aboulias (10 points)
Aboulia
A·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abraders (11 points)
Emery boards, for example
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abreacts (12 points)
Expresses an emotion.
Conquers a trauma, in therapy
Releases pent-up emotions, in psychoanalysis
A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abridges (12 points)
Shortens article by English poet
Curtails the brigade's movement
A poet prepares a precis
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abrosias (10 points)
Abrosia
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abscises (12 points)
Abscise
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
absconds (13 points)
Goes without saying (wordplay)
Bolts, runs away
Runs off, as with stolen property
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
absences (12 points)
They soften the heart
Attendance book entries
Attendance-book notations
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
absinths (13 points)
Absinth
A·1+B·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+S·1 = 13 pts
absolves (13 points)
Saves lob shot and clears
Saves lob shot and clears completely
Remits, as sins
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
abstains (10 points)
Doesn't say yes or no
Chooses not to do
Casts no vote
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abuttals (10 points)
Legal land boundaries.
Boundaries
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abutters (10 points)
Abutter
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
acrobats (12 points)
Those falling head over heels (wordplay)
Coat, bras, pants, jumpers (wordplay)
Ones seeking steady work (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
adhibits (14 points)
Adhibit
A·1+D·2+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
aerobics (12 points)
Heartfelt class (wordplay)
Exercises for pilots (wordplay)
Exercises pens at altitude (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts
airboats (10 points)
Bayou craft
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts
airbuses (10 points)
Double-deckers in the sky, maybe
Sky shuttles
747 alternatives
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
albedoes (11 points)
Albedo
A·1+L·1+B·3+E·1+D·2+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
albizias (19 points)
Albizia
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 19 pts
albumens (12 points)
Albumen
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
albumins (12 points)
Albumin
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
alembics (14 points)
Distilling apparatus.
A·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 14 pts
algebras (11 points)
Algebra
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1 = 11 pts
allobars (10 points)
Allobar
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ambaries (12 points)
Ambary
A·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amberies (12 points)
Ambery
A·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ambients (12 points)
Ambient
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amboinas (12 points)
Amboina
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
amboynas (15 points)
Amboyna
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+Y·4+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
ambroids (13 points)
Ambroid
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
ambsaces (14 points)
Ambsace
A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
ambushes (15 points)
An A of A&E
Takes by surprise
Some surprise attacks
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
anabases (10 points)
Military expeditions
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anabasis (10 points)
Xenophon wrote it
Xenephon's classic.
Xenophon's classic.
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 10 pts
anableps (12 points)
This 1 across can still see - a clever postscript
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts
antibias (10 points)
God of equal opportunity (wordplay)
Greek god of equal opportunity (wordplay)
Nondiscriminatory
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
antiboss (10 points)
Opposed to bosses
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+O·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arabesks (14 points)
Arabesk
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 14 pts
arabizes (19 points)
Arabize
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 19 pts
ararobas (10 points)
Araroba
A·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arbiters (10 points)
*Space satellites, for example
They decide disputed issues
*Space satellites, e.g
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arborous (10 points)
Like a grove
Golden snake's first off, turning with us through the trees
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
armbands (13 points)
Team captains' accoutrements
Symbols worn on sleeves
Team captains' accouterments
A·1+R·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 13 pts
arquebus (19 points)
Gun called a hagbut
Gun used in a brusque manner
Old-fashioned handgun
A·1+R·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+B·3+U·1+S·1 = 19 pts
asbestos (10 points)
Arsonist's bane (wordplay)
Fire extinguisher (wordplay)
It should contain a fire
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 10 pts
asbestus (10 points)
""Fine fibrous mineral made into incombustible material, also ASBESTOS""
A·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+S·1 = 10 pts
ascribes (12 points)
Attributes (to) - rib cases (anagram)
A writer is this, perhaps
Gives credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
auberges (11 points)
Inns in Tours
A·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
audibles (11 points)
Quarterbacks' play changes
Gridiron ad-libs
QB's called-out options
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
9-Letter Words (88):
abamperes (15 points)
Abampere
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
abattises (11 points)
Abattis
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abattoirs (11 points)
Meat packing plants
Animal slaughterhouses
Slaughter-houses
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abbotcies (15 points)
Abbotcy
A·1+B·3+B·3+O·1+T·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
abdicates (14 points)
Becomes unruly (wordplay)
Gives up an office from basic date
Resigns, at a high level
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abductors (14 points)
Courts get rough with bad kidnappers
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abelmosks (17 points)
Abelmosk
A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts
aberrants (11 points)
Aberrant
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abetments (13 points)
Abetment
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 13 pts
abeyances (16 points)
States of suspension
Temporary suspensions
Temporary suspensions.
A·1+B·3+E·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
abhenries (14 points)
Abhenry
A·1+B·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abhorrers (14 points)
Abhorrer
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abidances (14 points)
Abidance
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abilities (11 points)
The powers to do
Abigail fibs about information technology skills
Could a Billy have the skills to tease them, by the sound of it
A·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ablations (11 points)
Ablation
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
ablatives (14 points)
One curiously vets bail cases
Words in a certain grammatical case.
Cases at last
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
ablegates (12 points)
Ablegate
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ablutions (11 points)
The act of washing
Usain Bolt ordered washing
Usain Bolt, after injury, showers
A·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abnegates (12 points)
Denies or renounces
Relinquishes
Renounces.
A·1+B·3+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abnormals (13 points)
Abnormal
A·1+B·3+N·1+O·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aboideaus (12 points)
Aboideau
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aboiteaus (11 points)
Aboiteau
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+U·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abolishes (14 points)
Does away with
Gets rid of
Does away with Basil's hoe design
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abortions (11 points)
Abortion
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abrachias (16 points)
Abrachia
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
abradants (12 points)
Abradant
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
abrasions (11 points)
Skin scrapes
Playground injuries
Wearing a metal jacket, one gets no back injuries
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 11 pts
abrasives (14 points)
No-nos for cleaning glass stovetops
Emery, et al.
They create a lot of friction
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts

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