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aneroid (8 points)
Type of barometer - arid one (anagram)
Kind of barometer
Type of barometer.
A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
anestri (7 points)
Anestrus
A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1 = 7 pts
aneurin (7 points)
Britain's "Nye."
Mr. Bevan, British Minister of Health.
"Nye" is short for it.
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
angaria (8 points)
Forcible seizure of a ship, in maritime law
A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 8 pts
angelic (10 points)
How a choir sounds (wordplay)
Good-looking (wordplay)
Nice gal (anagram)
A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
anginal (8 points)
Kind of chest pain
Like some chest pain
Concerned with complaint from spirit-drinking obsessive
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 8 pts
anginas (8 points)
Conditions marked by chest pains
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
angioma (10 points)
Benign tumour composed of blood or lymph vessels
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 10 pts
anglice (10 points)
In English
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
angling (9 points)
Trying for trout, say
Sport with the biggest cast of all!
The protracted use of lines (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
angrier (8 points)
More across (wordplay)
More of this across (wordplay)
More than one across (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
angrily (11 points)
In a loud voice, perhaps
How complainers complain
Any girl so mistreated might react thus
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
anguine (8 points)
Like a snake
Snakelike
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anguish (11 points)
A cute Pa in this (wordplay)
Is Pa in for this a lot (wordplay)
Is Pa in it (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4 = 11 pts
anhinga (11 points)
A.k.a. snakebird
Snakebird
A·1+N·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+A·1 = 11 pts
aniline (7 points)
Dye-making compound
Liquid used in making dyes.
Liquid used to make indigo dye
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anilins (7 points)
Dyes.
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
anility (10 points)
Old-womanish quality
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
animals (9 points)
Fabled characters (wordplay)
Fauna (as opposed to flora)
The beasts, to strike in a recession!
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
animate (9 points)
Work for Warner Brothers, maybe
Fire a colleague from Belfast (wordplay)
Eat main (anagram)
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
animato (9 points)
Lively, to Verdi
Lively, to Solti
In music, lively.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1 = 9 pts
animism (11 points)
Belief in spirits
The attribution of souls to things
I'm held by a faddish theory - Stahl's
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
animist (9 points)
Nature lover, perhaps
Shaman, for one
Believer in "spirits."
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
anionic (9 points)
Of a charged particle
Like negatively charged atoms
Like a negatively charged atom
A·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
aniseed (8 points)
Eased in (anagram)
Die sane (anagram)
Plant used as a spice
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
anisole (7 points)
Aromatic liquid
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ankling (12 points)
Ankle
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
annelid (8 points)
Earthworm, for one
Woman covering for a worm
Woman taking cover for worm
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
annuity (10 points)
A timely payment!
Type of income.
Payment of a sort.
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
anodize (17 points)
Supply a coat (wordplay)
Prepare for coating, as aluminum
Protect from rusting
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
anoints (7 points)
Makes holy, perhaps
Chooses as a successor
Performs last rites
A·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
anomies (9 points)
Lawless conditions
Miracles
A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
anopias (9 points)
Anopia
A·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
anopsia (9 points)
A visual defect
A·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
anosmia (9 points)
Inability to sense smells
Inability to perceive scents
Loss of one's sense of smell
A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
anosmic (11 points)
Unable to smell
A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
anoxias (14 points)
Anoxia
A·1+N·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
antacid (10 points)
Spicy meal follow-up, perhaps
Heartburn remedy, perhaps
Magnesia, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2 = 10 pts
antefix (17 points)
A roof ornament
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 17 pts
anteing (8 points)
About to make a deal (wordplay)
Getting ready for a hand
Putting chips in up front
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
anthill (10 points)
Home for social workers (wordplay)
Amount of six-footers (wordplay)
Place for social climbers (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 pts
anthoid (11 points)
Flower-like
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+I·1+D·2 = 11 pts
antiars (7 points)
Antiar
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 7 pts
antibug (10 points)
Effective against bugs
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+G·2 = 10 pts
anticar (9 points)
Opposed to cars
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
anticks (13 points)
Antick
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1 = 13 pts
anticly (12 points)
In a clownish manner
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
antifat (10 points)
An agent to prevent weight increase
Dieter's word.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antigay (11 points)
Opposed to homosexuals
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
antigen (8 points)
A stimulant of sorts
A stimulant of sorts
Immunologist's study
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
antigun (8 points)
BB-negative (wordplay)
Like NRA foes
Like NRA opponents
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+N·1 = 8 pts
antijam (16 points)
Preventing stoppages
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+J·8+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
antilog (8 points)
Pre-calc calculation
Math class calculation
Abbreviation for a mathematical term
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2 = 8 pts
antiman (9 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antings (8 points)
Anting
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 8 pts
antipot (9 points)
Voting "no" on Colorado Amendment 64, say
Voting 'no' on Colorado Amendment 64, say
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+T·1 = 9 pts
antique (16 points)
Old article, wood, they say
Old (and valuable?)
From the distant past
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 16 pts
antired (8 points)
Status of a non-Communist.
Anti-revolutionary
Against communism.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
antisag (8 points)
Designed to hold things up, as some gate brackets
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+G·2 = 8 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
antiwar (10 points)
Fighting against fighting, say
Conflicting with conflict (wordplay)
Type of protest
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
antlike (11 points)
Small and crawly
Rather small
Patiently industrious.
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
antlion (7 points)
Kind of insect.
Hole-digging larva
Fly without a national licence
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
antsier (7 points)
More likely to fidget, say
Nastier stranger is more impatient
More prone to fidgeting
A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
anurias (7 points)
Anuria
A·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
anviled (11 points)
Anvil
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
anxiety (17 points)
Klonopin user's problem
Butterflies in the stomach
Worry, state of fretfulness
A·1+N·1+X·8+I·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
anxious (14 points)
Feeling butterflies, perhaps
In a sense cricket team's uneasy
Concerned team, in a practical sense
A·1+N·1+X·8+I·1+O·1+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts
anytime (12 points)
Eat in my mess whenever you like!
It was my pleasure!
I'm available 24/7!
A·1+N·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
anywise (13 points)
To a degree (mainly US)
At all, old-style
To whatever extent
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aorists (7 points)
Past tenses, to Plato
Tenses of Greek verbs.
Greek verb tenses.
A·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
apatite (9 points)
Hungry-sounding mineral
Ingredient of most bones and teeth
Mineral in the teeth
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apelike (13 points)
Hulking and dumb, maybe
Neanderthal, you might say
Resembling an anthropoid
A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
aperies (9 points)
Safe places for monkeys
Acts of mimicking
Acts of copying
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aphagia (13 points)
Inability to swallow Med
Loss of the ability to swallow
Inability to swallow.
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1 = 13 pts
aphasia (12 points)
Loss of speaking ability
Loss of power to understand words
Loss of power to understand speech.
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
aphasic (14 points)
Unable to use language
Not able to express thoughts in words
Of a language impairment
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
aphelia (12 points)
Orbital extremes (variant spelling)
Furthest orbital points
Highest orbital points
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
aphesis (12 points)
Especial to special, for example
Gradual loss of initial vowel.
Making 'esquire' into 'squire' - his 'e' gets lost in an afterthought
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aphetic (14 points)
Losing an unstressed vowel from a word's start
Turkey's entry, in the end, enthusiastically supported by him
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
aphides (13 points)
Pests concealed among primates
Plant parasites: Zool.
She paid to annihilate such pests
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aphonia (12 points)
Loss of voice.
Loss of voice
A more pretentious homonym? One can't say
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1 = 12 pts
aphonic (14 points)
Mouthed but not spoken
Having to speak in whispers
Mouthed but unspoken
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
aphotic (14 points)
Lacking light
Lightless.
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
apicals (11 points)
Apical
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
apiculi (11 points)
Apiculus
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+I·1 = 11 pts
apishly (15 points)
Like a mimic
How pongids behave
In an unoriginal way
A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+Y·4 = 15 pts
aplasia (9 points)
Defective development or absence of an organ
A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
aplites (9 points)
Aplite
A·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aplitic (11 points)
Pertaining to {aplite=n}
A·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
apnoeic (11 points)
Pertaining to {apnea=n}
A·1+P·3+N·1+O·1+E·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
apogeic (12 points)
Relating to an apogee
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+I·1+C·3 = 12 pts
apomict (13 points)
An organism produced by reproduction
A·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 13 pts
apostil (9 points)
Marginal note
Marginal note
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1 = 9 pts
applied (12 points)
Asked (for job); not pure (maths)
Put oneself forward, for a job say
Put in (for a job) - not pure
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
applier (11 points)
One who puts something on (to surface)
One who puts (a substance) on surface
Makeup kit item
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
applies (11 points)
Implements one used to cut fruit
Asks for fruit one can bite into
Tries to fill an opening
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
appoint (11 points)
Assign (to a job)
Assign job to (someone)
Determine (a time/place)
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apprise (11 points)
A priest to stand up and advise
Inform, make aware of
Inform (of)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apprize (20 points)
""To inform, also APPRISE""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
apraxia (16 points)
An inability to perform voluntary bodily movements
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
apraxic (18 points)
""Unable to perform voluntary bodily movements, also APRACTIC""
A·1+P·3+R·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
apricot (11 points)
IFruit tree (nonverbal)
Rip coat (anagram)
Fruit from a tropic (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1 = 11 pts
apsidal (10 points)
Of a recess at east end of a church choir
A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
apsides (10 points)
Points in an orbit.
Points in the moon's orbit.
A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
apteria (9 points)
Apterium
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 9 pts
aquaria (16 points)
Sites for small schools (wordplay)
Glass houses (wordplay)
Small school houses (wordplay)
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 16 pts
aquatic (18 points)
In the tank (wordplay)
Like some summer Olympic events
It's all wet
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 18 pts
aquavit (19 points)
Scandinavian spiced quaff
Spirits of Scandinavia
Caraway-flavored liquor
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+T·1 = 19 pts
aquifer (19 points)
Geological formation containing water
Water-bearing stratum of permeable rock
It's often comprised of sandstone
A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
aquiver (19 points)
Like a witness who's quite nervous
Trembling, if born in 1650
Shaking some projectiles
A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
arabize (18 points)
Adopt Middle Eastern customs, perhaps
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
aramids (10 points)
Aramid
A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 10 pts
araneid (8 points)
Orb-weaver spider
Spider, to biologists
Any spider
A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
arbiter (9 points)
Beef inspector (wordplay)
Umpire, for one
Ruling party (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
arcadia (10 points)
Place of rural peace and simplicity
Bounder in song by Sannazaro
Where Pan was worshiped
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
archaic (14 points)
Like thou, say
Dictionary notation for "enow" or "erst"
Way out of date
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
archils (12 points)
Archil
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
archine (12 points)
""A Russian unit of length, also ARSHEEN, ARSHIN, ARSHINE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arching (13 points)
Parading topless with a bow (wordplay)
Like a Palladian window
Like missile trajectories
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
archive (15 points)
Put in the library, say
Vicar - he destroyed records!
Vicar - he falsified records!
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
arcking (14 points)
""An electrical discharge, also ARCING""
A·1+R·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
arcsine (9 points)
Inverse trigonometric function
Inverse trig function
An inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arctics (11 points)
Old-fashioned galoshes.
Waterproof overshoes
Overshoes
A·1+R·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 11 pts
arenite (7 points)
Rock composed of sand grains
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
argalis (8 points)
Wild sheep of Asia
Wild sheep with large horns.
They're as sheepish as a girl
A·1+R·1+G·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1 = 8 pts
argling (9 points)
Argle
A·1+R·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
argotic (10 points)
Pertaining to {argot=n}
A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 10 pts
arguing (9 points)
In a debate
Indulging in forensics.
Debating society activity
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 9 pts
aridest (8 points)
Having the least rainfall
Least productive outings at stores
Most in need of moisture
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aridity (11 points)
The Dr. ought not to be such a wet
Tidy air has no rain in it
Drought? Enter it in badly-written diary
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
arietta (7 points)
Beethoven's 'Der Kuss,' for one
Brief number for one
Beethoven's "Der Kuss," for one
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
ariette (7 points)
Opera comique number
Short song in a French opera.
Rossini works
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ariosos (7 points)
Pieces for coloraturas
Relatives of recitatives
Some operatic passages
A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
arising (8 points)
Getting up a revolt (wordplay)
In a fight scene, is getting up
It's all up with this
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
aristae (7 points)
Beards of wheat
High-school honor societies.
Beards of grain.
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aristas (7 points)
First family of Mexico 1851-53
Beards of grain
First family of Mexico: 1851-53
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
aristos (7 points)
British upper crust
British blue-bloods
British upper-crusters
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
armiger (10 points)
Squire, as for Galahad
One entitled to bear heraldic arms
Squire carrying the armor of a knight
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
armilla (9 points)
Frill on a mushroom stalk
Frill on mushroom stalk
Bracelet Lat.
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
armings (10 points)
Combat preparations
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 10 pts
armlike (13 points)
Brachial
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
armoire (9 points)
More air (anagram)
Bedroom furniture, perhaps
Macron's cabinet (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
armpits (11 points)
Secret places (wordplay)
Axe targets (wordplay)
Secret targets (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arnicas (9 points)
Locker room ointments.
Thistle-family herbs
Lotions for treating sprains.
A·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aroints (7 points)
Drives away by a curse
A·1+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
arraign (8 points)
Call to account a shower, say
Call to account for a weather report
A right shower reportedly in charge
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 8 pts
arrises (7 points)
Molding edges
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
arrival (10 points)
Appearance (at a destination)
Appearance (at a place)
Scene-maker (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 10 pts
arrived (11 points)
A driver perhaps made it!
A driver (anagram)
There at last
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
arriver (10 points)
One who has it made
One who's just gotten in
One who shows up
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
arrives (10 points)
Lands at O'Hare, say
Comes to hand
Makes the scene
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arsenic (9 points)
Murder mystery element (wordplay)
What gets As in chemistry (wordplay)
Old lace partner (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
arshins (10 points)
Arshin
A·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts
arsines (7 points)
Poisonous gases
Poisonous gases.
A·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
article (9 points)
Perhaps the journo penned this!
Maybe a bit less topping (wordplay)
Definite one, maybe
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
artiest (7 points)
Most chi-chi.
Bohemian to an extreme
Most culturally pretentious
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
artisan (7 points)
Paul Revere, for one
Cobbler, for one
Crafty person (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
artiste (7 points)
Prima ballerina, for one
Tears it (anagram)
Part is tempting embracing actress, say
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
artists (7 points)
Sketchy people (wordplay)
Wearing Long Johns (wordplay)
Maybe there's still life in what they do
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
artsier (7 points)
More pretentious, perhaps
With more aesthetic pretension
Affected to a greater degree
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
ascarid (10 points)
One of family of roundworms
Help to cover mark made by parasite
Nematode worm
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 10 pts
ascaris (9 points)
A mark is identifying type of worm
A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ascesis (9 points)
""The conduct of an ascetic, also ASKESIS""
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ascetic (11 points)
St. Francis of Assisi, for one
Mahatma Gandhi, for one
Hedonist's opposite
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
ascidia (10 points)
Ascidium
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1 = 10 pts
ascites (9 points)
Dropsy of the abdomen
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ascitic (11 points)
Relating to dropsy of the abdomen
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
ascribe (11 points)
Credit work, say, to a writer
Attribute (something to a cause)
Give credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts
asepsis (9 points)
This will stop one from going to the bad
Absence of bad germs
Germ-free state
A·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aseptic (11 points)
Unable to give you anything (wordplay)
Free of germs
Being clean involves giving it space
A·1+S·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
ashiest (10 points)
Most visibly frightened
Most in need of moisturizer
Most affected by an eruption
A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
asinine (7 points)
Inane is perhaps the answer!
Stupid (as a donkey?)
Like 19? Silly, isn't it (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
askesis (11 points)
""The conduct of an ascetic, also ASCESIS""
A·1+S·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
askings (12 points)
Asking
A·1+S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+G·2+S·1 = 12 pts
asocial (9 points)
Awkward at gatherings, say
Not mixing well (wordplay)
Awkward at parties, say
A·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 9 pts
aspired (10 points)
Hoped (to)
Aimed ambitiously for, with "to"
Had an ambition.
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
aspirer (9 points)
Person with goals
One with hopes
He has high hopes
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
aspires (9 points)
Shoots for (with "to")
Has hopes (to)
Isn't content with the status quo, say
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
aspirin (9 points)
Smart stopper (wordplay)
Headache cure (wordplay)
Smart helper (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
aspises (9 points)
Aspis
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
asquint (16 points)
Towards the corner of the eye
Call it quits with an addition across the eyes, perhaps
Crooked looking prime minister not quite shutting up last of opposition
A·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
assagai (8 points)
African spear (anagram of A. AGASSI)
S. African spear
Weapon demonstrated in class again
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+A·1+I·1 = 8 pts
assails (7 points)
Lays siege on
What a slater does
The fool gets sick with such attacks
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 7 pts
assegai (8 points)
In short attack, say something pointed
Spear, say, used in short attack
Idiot, say, offered perfect weapon
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+I·1 = 8 pts
assigns (8 points)
Hands out, as homework
Gives out homework
Doles out duties
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+S·1 = 8 pts
assists (7 points)
Partners of putouts.
They might lead to Lightning strikes
Gretzky's NHL record 1,963
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
assizes (16 points)
Judicial sessions (hist.)
Trial sessions in England.
Old county courts of England
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
asslike (11 points)
Similar to a donkey
Resembling a pack animal
A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
assoils (7 points)
Pardons, old style.
Absolves, in olden days (anagram of SOS SAIL)
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 7 pts
astasia (7 points)
Inability to stand
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
astatic (9 points)
Not stable or steady
In neutral equilibrium.
One still without polarity
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
asteria (7 points)
Star sapphire, perhaps
The star sapphire
Star sapphire, for example
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
astrict (9 points)
Limited the use of: Scot
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 9 pts
astride (8 points)
Ready to pedal, perhaps
Bear this with me (wordplay)
A step like a colossus (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
atavism (12 points)
Reversion to primitive type
Reversion to more primitive type.
Reversion to an earlier type
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
atavist (10 points)
One marked by a throwback
Reverter to primitive type.
One who is a throwback
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
ataxias (14 points)
Ataxia
A·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 14 pts
ataxics (16 points)
Ataxic
A·1+T·1+A·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 16 pts

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