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ain (3 points)
Own, to Robert Burns
Own, in Aberdeen
River in France.
A·1+I·1+N·1 = 3 pts
agin (5 points)
Feudin' with, say
Sticks contrary to (wordplay)
Dogpatch con (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 5 pts
airn (4 points)
To {iron=v}
A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1 = 4 pts
akin (8 points)
Like father, like son (wordplay)
Like sissies (wordplay)
From the same tree (wordplay)
A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
amin (6 points)
Sheet music: Abbr.
The Last King of Scotland subject
Tanzanian troops helped oust him in 1979
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
ayin (7 points)
16th Hebrew letter.
Sixteenth Hebrew letter
Letter between samekh and pe
A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
actin (7 points)
Role play (wordplay)
Be a part of a play
Join the cast as of a movie
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
again (6 points)
How you can say that (wordplay)
One way you can say that (wordplay)
Say what (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
algin (6 points)
Kelp product
Thickening gum
Emulsifying agent
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
alien (5 points)
From far away (perhaps very far)
Space cadet (wordplay)
Saucer pilot (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1 = 5 pts
align (6 points)
Set straight (wordplay)
Lie together perhaps
Put pretty maids all in a row say
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 6 pts
aloin (5 points)
Pharmaceutical obtained from the aloe
Bitter crystalline substance
Extremely bitter drug
A·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 5 pts
amain (7 points)
At full speed (anagram of MANIA)
At full speed in poesy
Full speed ahead
A·1+M·3+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
anion (5 points)
Bit of negativity (wordplay)
OH-, for one
Negative type (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 5 pts
apian (7 points)
Having a lot of buzz maybe
Having hives say
Bee-fitting description (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
auxin (12 points)
Growth promoting substance in a plant
Indoleacetic acid, for example
Computer speaker abbreviation
A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
avian (8 points)
A little birdy (wordplay)
Like Penguins or Redwings (wordplay)
Swift-like, say
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
avion (8 points)
Word on an envelope from abroad perhaps
Word on an envelope from abroad, perhaps
Orly bird (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
acetin (8 points)
Viscous vinegar, chemically
Glycerol-based solvent
Liquid ester
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
action (8 points)
The mechanism of, say, a watch
Deed (or the doing)
First part of play about war (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
adjoin (14 points)
Notice to merge to come next (wordplay)
Be next to (something)
Be next to, say building
A·1+D·2+J·8+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 14 pts
aidman (9 points)
Member of a medical corps
Army medic
A·1+I·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
aidmen (9 points)
Medics' assistants
A·1+I·1+D·2+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
airman (8 points)
Flighty sort (wordplay)
One with the Wright stuff (wordplay)
Wiley Post, for one
A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
airmen (8 points)
Red Arrows display team (wordplay)
Apache warriors (wordplay)
One are, perhaps, flying into 14 across
A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
alanin (6 points)
An amino acid
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
aldrin (7 points)
Buzz in the air (wordplay)
Buzz (off to the moon?)
Buzz off in space (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
alevin (9 points)
Young fish, especially a salmonid
Newly hatched salmon.
Fish with beer and plonk
A·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
alexin (13 points)
Blood component
Obsolete word for complement (blood proteins used in immunology)
A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
alumin (8 points)
Metallic comb. form
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
amidin (9 points)
Substance derived from starch
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
amnion (8 points)
Membrane protecting a fetus
Baby wrap an omnishambles
Protective membrane
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
anilin (6 points)
Dye-making chemical (var.)
Base for coal-tar dyes.
Used in dyes.
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
arisen (6 points)
Out of retirement (wordplay)
Off one's rocker (wordplay)
Up with Ena, Sir!
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·1 = 6 pts
arshin (9 points)
Russian measure, twenty-eight inches
A·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
assign (7 points)
Allocate, a job say
Transfer (legal rights)
How silly to give it all away with gin!
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 7 pts
attain (6 points)
Reach (specified level)
Reach (a specified age)
Uncovered in regatta in Cork? Get it!
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
atwain (9 points)
Archaic word meaning in two parts
A·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
avidin (10 points)
White of egg substance.
Protein in egg white
Egg protein
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abelian (9 points)
Kind of math function
A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
abstain (9 points)
Just say no (wordplay)
Ban Asti perhaps (wordplay)
Refrain (from voting)
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
acrasin (9 points)
A substance secreted by a slime mold
A·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
actinon (9 points)
An isotope of radon
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
acyloin (12 points)
A type of chemical compound
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
aeolian (7 points)
Carried or eroded by wind (var.)
Wind-activated (harp)
Of the wind (Var.)
A·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
aeonian (7 points)
Continuing forever (Var.)
Everlasting
A·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
aileron (7 points)
Near oil (anagram)
To make one rail for one plane
Banking aid (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
alation (7 points)
State of having wings
State of having wings.
Wingedness
A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
albumin (11 points)
Protein in milk and eggs
Egg white protein
Egg white component
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
alkalin (11 points)
""Containing an alkali, also ALKALINE""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
allicin (9 points)
A liquid compound
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
amotion (9 points)
The removal of a corporate officer from his office
A·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
andiron (8 points)
Ingrate for the club, as well (wordplay)
An ingrate, perhaps - metal, too
Holder of hot stuff (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 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
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
antiman (9 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 9 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
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
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
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
atropin (9 points)
Eye-dilating chemical variable
Eye-dilating chemical Var.
Belladonna product Var.
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
auction (9 points)
Kind of bridge - posh indeed!
Lots are sold here!
Offer a lot for sale (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
ablation (10 points)
Surgical removal procedure
Surgical removal
Loss of material by melting or evaporation
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ablution (10 points)
About nil (anagram)
Remission of sins not so cleansing
The work a washer does
A·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abortion (10 points)
Premature termination, as of life
Subject of many demonstrations
Premature ending or termination
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abrasion (10 points)
Result of scraping by (wordplay)
Souvenir from a bad trip (wordplay)
A support is replaced on wound
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abscisin (12 points)
Plant hormone causing the fall of leaves in autumn
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
abutilon (10 points)
Plate dropped in ablution plant
Flowering maple
Built on a structure with a flowering maple
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
acaridan (11 points)
Relating to ticks, accountant has lowest emotional state in recession
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
acrolein (10 points)
Caroline's nasty chemical
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
acromion (12 points)
A projecting part of the spine of the scapula
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
actinian (10 points)
""A sea-anemone, also ACTINIA""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adaption (11 points)
Adjustment to cultural surroundings
Process of adjusting to new conditions
Conversion of a flat back into building
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
addition (10 points)
This, perhaps, will never be nonplussed
Summing up process (wordplay)
Increase dependency? Not Charlie!
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adhesion (12 points)
Stick-to-it-iveness (wordplay)
Stick-to-itiveness (wordplay)
Unhappily he said no steady attachment!
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
adnation (9 points)
The state of being {adnate=adj}
A·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
adoption (11 points)
Bloodless takeover (wordplay)
Acceptance (of, eg, a report)
Choosing (of a candidate for office)
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aequorin (17 points)
A protein secreted by jellyfish
A·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
aeration (8 points)
An allowance of Russell is great gas!
Treatment with carbon dioxide
Function of a faucet insert
A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
affusion (14 points)
The act of pouring a liquid on
A·1+F·4+F·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
agnation (9 points)
Silver to race for? It's one for the male line!
Relationship through paternal line in a good country
Kinship
A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
agrarian (9 points)
Rang about the song about the land
Relating to farming
Kind of economy
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
airwoman (13 points)
Bessie Coleman, for one
Pilot for Aeroplane (wordplay)
Future sergeant, maybe
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
airwomen (13 points)
They fly, like songstresses!
Earhart and others
Amelia Earhart and others
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 13 pts
alfaquin (20 points)
""A teacher of Muslim law, also ALFAKI, ALFAQUI""
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
alizarin (17 points)
Darker shade of crimson
Colouring matter of the madder root
Compound used in making red pigments
A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
allergin (9 points)
""A substance that induces an allergic reaction, also ALLERGEN""
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
allusion (8 points)
Hint of troubled soul in LA
Oblique or indirect reference
A brief or indirect reference
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
alluvion (11 points)
1 down and earth forming land gradually gained from a river
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
amanitin (10 points)
A chemical compound
A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ambition (12 points)
Desire to get on? No, I'm a bit sloppy!
I'm in boat (anagram)
Aim not to be a mocker, as 5 says
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
amidogen (12 points)
A univalent chemical radical
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
anatoxin (15 points)
A type of poison
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
anchusin (13 points)
A red dye
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antiarin (8 points)
An arrow poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
antiphon (13 points)
Musical church response
Response expected by a pair at the altar
Item sung in church
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphelian (13 points)
Pertaining to {aphelion=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphelion (13 points)
Orbital point farthest from the sun
Farthest-from-the-sun orbital point
*Point of orbit furthest from the sun
A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aphidian (14 points)
An {aphid=n}
A·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
apiarian (10 points)
Related to beekeeping
Of hives, honey, etc.
Relating to bees
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
aquarian (17 points)
Winter birth, perhaps
President Lincoln, astrologically
Anyone born Jan. 27
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
arcadian (11 points)
Possessor of pastoral tastes.
Of idealised country life
Like a paradise
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ascidian (11 points)
Sea squirt
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
assassin (8 points)
Murderer (of prominent figure)
Ruby, for one
One with a killer job (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
audition (9 points)
A process for rejecting ham (wordplay)
Show trial (wordplay)
(To) assess (an actor)
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
aversion (11 points)
Dislike and say so in a roundabout way
One way of expressing distaste
Horror of a kind
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aviation (11 points)
The Wright thing to do (wordplay)
Wright field (wordplay)
Air field (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
avulsion (11 points)
Tearing away
Sudden removal of land, but no visual changes (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
abduction (14 points)
Carrying off (of a person)
Taking badly (wordplay)
Alien encounter, some claim
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abjection (20 points)
Hopeless state of protest when leader's been replaced
A·1+B·3+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
abolition (11 points)
End of the act (wordplay)
A way to be doing with this (wordplay)
Action of terminating (a practice)
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
abruption (13 points)
""A sudden, violent separation""
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
accession (13 points)
The act of becoming monarch
Pretender's dream.
Getting to the office
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
accordion (14 points)
Push my buttons!
Musical folder (wordplay)
Welk's instrument
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
accretion (13 points)
Collecting corps' soldiers during battle
Process of growth
Increase of carbon in explosive reaction
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
actuation (11 points)
Process of making operate
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
acylation (14 points)
ACYLATE to introduce acyl into
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
addiction (13 points)
Monkey on one's back ("Henry V")
I did act on (anagram)
Maybe this is inhabited
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
adduction (13 points)
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
admission (12 points)
Madison Avenue undertaking (wordplay)
Guilty plea, say
Commercial assignment (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
adoration (10 points)
Commercial speech (wordplay)
Love a fair helping of bother (wordplay)
Allowance of fuss and of love (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adulation (10 points)
Very high regard
Sycophant's specialty
High praise for an adult I love to tease
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
advection (15 points)
ADVECT to transport by the flow of a fluid
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
affection (17 points)
Feeling of fondness
Feeling of strong liking
Admiration of affectation from the army
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
aflatoxin (19 points)
Poison produced by food moulds; oxtail fan (anagram)
A·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
agitation (10 points)
State of unrest
Rabble-rouser's activity
Attack of the fidgets.
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
allantoin (9 points)
""A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid. allantoic acid and amniotic acid.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
allethrin (12 points)
""A synthetic clear or amber-colored viscous insecticide, C 19 H 26 O 3 , similar to pyrethrin.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
amphibian (18 points)
Swimmer able to do the crawl (wordplay)
A suitable vehicle for Kermit (wordplay)
Sea-going jeep
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 18 pts
amygdalin (16 points)
""A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
amylopsin (16 points)
The diastase of the pancreatic juice.
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
animation (11 points)
I'm in a race - go!
Paul's in a state - that's life!
Perhaps I'm A in a people for life
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
annelidan (10 points)
Earthworm or leech
It's to do with worms that lady confused Daniel
Earthworm.
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
anthelion (12 points)
Articles above Leo, seen opposite the sun
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
anthemion (14 points)
A floral ornament. See Palmette Palmette
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
antialien (9 points)
ALIEN to transfer to another as property
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antiauxin (16 points)
AUXIN a growth promoting substance
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
anticodon (12 points)
CODON a triplet of basic DNA components
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
antihuman (14 points)
HUMAN a {person=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
antimycin (16 points)
""One of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antitoxin (16 points)
Shot in the arm, perhaps
Neutralizer of a sort
Substance that neutralises poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antiunion (9 points)
Buster's stance, maybe
Wal-Mart, to many labor advocates
Unwilling to get organized
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antiurban (11 points)
URBAN pertaining to a {city=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
antivenin (12 points)
Essential supply for an ophiologist
Solution to a snakebite
Substance that counteracts snake poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
antiwoman (14 points)
WOMAN to play the part of a woman
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
appertain (13 points)
Belong, relate (to)
Relate to an unusual pet pirana
Not the way 8 down would relate to
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
apportion (13 points)
Divide into shares
Distribute pro rata
Give it out that Father is up a bit
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
ascension (11 points)
The Easter Rising (wordplay)
Canonises, being on the way up
Island of St. Helena.
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ascertain (11 points)
Establish (the facts)
'Find out to assure me, perhaps (9)'
Find assure out (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aspersion (11 points)
It's slander, like the old Iranian said
It's cast in a derogatory manner
This may be cast like one in one
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
assertion (9 points)
How silly to start to make such a claim!
Senator is about to make a statement
Claim first son has trouble in store
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
attention (9 points)
Standing order (wordplay)
Notice a pressure in the ear (wordplay)
Mental concentration or awareness( 9)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
attrition (9 points)
How wearing down here!
A wearing away
Wearing down, turning it into art
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
avocation (14 points)
That's the job - or maybe a calling
Hobby; avian coot (anagram)
A life's work leads to hobby
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abdication (15 points)
Acid in boat (anagram)
Edward VIII's action of 1936
Regal resignation
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
aberration (12 points)
Deviation from normality
Delusion or illusion
A wandering from the norm.
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
abjuration (19 points)
Renunciation
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
abnegation (13 points)
Sailor, say, in the country giving up
Bet again? No chance for denial
Disclaimer - there's no beating a developer!
A·1+B·3+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
abreaction (14 points)
Rating right-wing attitude as a psychological process
A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abrogation (13 points)
Annulment of an agreement or law
The sailor's asking for an annulment
Cancelling a second-rate allowance? Go back to intervene
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
abscission (14 points)
Leaves shed as some scissors cut bonsai strain
His jazz opera illustrated the importance of being Ernst
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
absolution (12 points)
Obtain soul renewed with this (wordplay)
Release sailor - there you have it!
A second-rate answer requires indulgence
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
absorption (14 points)
Bounty work (wordplay)
(Process of) taking in
Process of soaking up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abstention (12 points)
Pass in Congress (wordplay)
Act of declining to vote
Withholding of vote
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
accusation (14 points)
Whodunit plot element
Charge copyright to America in case
Charge about, protecting us in battle
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
activation (15 points)
Process of starting up (something)
Being called up, military-wise
Removal from mothballs
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
actomyosin (17 points)
Splattered on my coat is a muscle protein
A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
adaptation (13 points)
Play from a novel, for instance
Film version, e.g
TV version of a book
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
adjunction (20 points)
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
adjuration (18 points)
""The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.""
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
admiration (13 points)
Scotch maid to share esteem (wordplay)
One may be lost in it
Maid out helping gains approval
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
admonition (13 points)
Warning poster has proposal about Ulster
Cautious counsel
Tina in mood that's awkward gets a reprimand
A·1+D·2+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
adsorption (13 points)
Process facilitated by silica gel
Broadcast on Sport Aid - 'a superficial process of accumulating gas'
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
advocation (16 points)
Commercial role being a defender
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
affixation (23 points)
Noun (-tion)
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
affliction (18 points)
A Fine Romance: left in distress
Cause of pain or harm
Coburn's 1998 Oscar-winning film
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
agglutinin (12 points)
Substance in body - a s-surfeit gets in repeatedly
Antibody causing sticking together of bacteria, cells, etc
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
aggression (12 points)
Is sore with gang's violent hostility
What eleven Ac displays
Act of aggression,physical force
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
alienation (10 points)
State of feeling isolated
Legal transfer of ownership.
Common punk rock theme
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
alkylation (17 points)
ALKYLATE to combine with alkyl
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
allegation (11 points)
Testimony that is contestable
Assertion made without proof.
Charge a liberal group of diplomats
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
allocation (12 points)
Divvying-up process
Assignment left in a particular spot
Arrangement of resources or funds
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
allocution (12 points)
""The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
alteration (10 points)
Tailor's service.
Tailor's job
Change made by modiste.
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ambulation (14 points)
The act of walking.
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
ammunition (14 points)
Charge for fire-arms
An A of A&E
Charge for firearms
A·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
ampicillin (16 points)
A semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the alpha benzyl position.
A·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
amputation (14 points)
Limb removal
In the morning put it back in a leg that's cut
Removal of member from a redcap university rubbish club not right
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
angulation (11 points)
A making angular; angular formation.
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
annexation (17 points)
Appropriation of adjoining territory
Act of taking possession of.
Forced takeover, at times
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
annotation (10 points)
Marginal comment, for example
Explanatory item in a textbook.
The adding of notes to a text
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
annulation (10 points)
Ring formation
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
antimodern (13 points)
Old-fashioned and then some
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antinomian (12 points)
Possibly anoint main sectarian denying moral law
'His true Penelope was Flaubert, / He fished by - isles' (Ezra Pound)
Not accepting moral law, yet opposed to revolutionary Minoan
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts
antipodean (13 points)
22 against potty principal
Coming from other side of the world
Relating to Australia/New Zealand
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antiproton (12 points)
Cosmic ray component
Certain particle with an opposite charge
Particle discovered in 1955
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
apparition (14 points)
Banquo, for one.
Hamlet's father made one
Phantom pair in a top review
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
apposition (14 points)
Putting side by side.
Proximity to a quiet location
Contiguity, grammatically
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
araucarian (12 points)
""Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian.""
A·1+R·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 12 pts

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