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alum (6 points)
Old-school type (wordplay)
Fund-drive contact, perhaps
Hunter gatherer (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 6 pts
alarm (7 points)
Aid for one getting woke (wordplay)
Siren, for one
Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 7 pts
album (9 points)
LP, perhaps (wordplay)
Magical Mystery Tour for one
Life preserver (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
algum (8 points)
Sandalwood tree of the Bible.
Red sandalwood.
Biblical tree
A·1+L·1+G·2+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
abloom (10 points)
Efflorescent answer by Orlando, perhaps
A flowery part of Ulysses
Flower of Ulysses
A·1+B·3+L·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
agleam (9 points)
Like freshly brushed teeth, maybe
Shining, but not very brightly
Shining silver at special meal
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 9 pts
alarum (8 points)
Warning signal of old
Warning of yore
Olden call to arms
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
allium (8 points)
Onion and leek genus
Plant of onion family
Onion/garlic genus
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
amylum (13 points)
Starch
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
asylum (11 points)
Refuge in Bedlam (wordplay)
You'd be mad look for safety here
It may be sought
A·1+S·1+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
acclaim (13 points)
Welcome with shouts of approval
Want us to get one hundred, praise be
Pay homage to
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aliform (12 points)
Wing-shaped
Wing-shaped
A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts
allonym (12 points)
The name of another person assumed by the author of a work
So Gordius to his setter: 'Put the lot on Bunthorne's retirement'
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 12 pts
alodium (10 points)
Freehold estate, in law.
Anglo-Saxon estate
Freehold estate
A·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
alyssum (12 points)
A flexible-sounding plant (wordplay)
Slum, say (anagram) - garden plant
Plant developed in slum, say
A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
amalgam (12 points)
Mixture (for dental fillings)
Liquid metal mixture
Union of mercury with another metal.
A·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+M·3 = 12 pts
aciculum (14 points)
A bristlelike part
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
alarmism (12 points)
Rude awakening (wordplay)
Chicken Little warns of its dangers
Habit of exaggerating danger
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
albinism (12 points)
White rat's condition
Condition with no pigment present in skin
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
alburnum (12 points)
The soft wood between inner bark and heartwood
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
algorism (11 points)
Arabic numeration heard as idiosyncrasy of US politician
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
alienism (10 points)
""The state of being foreign, also ALIENAGE""
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
allelism (10 points)
The state of possessing alleles
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
allodium (11 points)
""Land held absolutely, also ALOD, ALODIUM""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
alluvium (13 points)
Matter deposited by river or flood
Stream deposit
Delta sediment
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
alpinism (12 points)
Mountain climbing
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
altruism (10 points)
Trial sum (anagram)
Pine; last word of Lear
Charitable giving, for example
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
aluminum (12 points)
Worrisome wall wiring element
Its atomic number is 13
Light silvery metal, to an American
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
axoplasm (19 points)
The cytoplasm of an axon
A·1+X·8+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
algorithm (15 points)
Decision tree, for one
*Programmer's procedure
Netflix uses one to recommend you movies
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 15 pts
aluminium (13 points)
Metal I dropped over the Atlantic
Strong light metal
Metal or salt containing little uranium
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
amoralism (13 points)
Movement largely unconcerned with human rights (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
anabolism (13 points)
Process of molecular synthesis
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
angleworm (15 points)
Bait male? Wrong, wrong!
Fisherman's bait; meal grown (anagram)
Nightcrawler, to some Northerners
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
anglicism (14 points)
Fisherman's creed?
Fisherman's creed (wordplay)
Peculiarly English word
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
animalism (13 points)
Maim snail (anagram)
Orwell's sort of sensuality (wordplay)
Orwellian philosophy
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
asphaltum (16 points)
""Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen.""
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
atonalism (11 points)
ATONAL lacking tonality
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
absolutism (14 points)
Doctrine of unlimited power
Total power lost, I am taking bus, sadly
Moral theory that doesn't allow for shades of gray
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
acetabulum (16 points)
Deep cavity on the side of the hipbone that receives the head of the thighbone
The hollow that receives the head of the thigh bone
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
alcoholism (17 points)
Focus of the group started by Bill W.
Addiction to drink
Habitual intoxication
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
ambulacrum (18 points)
""One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.""
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
antebellum (14 points)
Designating a period in U.S. history.
Before the war.
Of the period before 1861.
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
animalculum (17 points)
An animalcule.
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
antielitism (13 points)
ELITISM belief in rule by an elite
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
antirealism (13 points)
REALISM concern with fact or reality
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
aspergillum (16 points)
The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people.
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
athleticism (18 points)
Physical fitness and strength
Strength, fitness
A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
abolitionism (16 points)
The principles or measures of abolitionists.
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
aeroembolism (18 points)
Embolism that occurs as a result of the entrance of air bubbles into a blood vessel after surgical procedures or trauma.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
allomorphism (21 points)
The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph.
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
anecdotalism (17 points)
""ANECDOTAL Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. as, anecdotal conversation.""
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
antiblackism (22 points)
ANTIBLACK discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
apocalyptism (23 points)
Noun denoting doctrine or practice
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
aldosteronism (16 points)
ALDOSTERONE
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
analphabetism (22 points)
ANALPHABETE
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
antilogarithm (19 points)
""The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 19 pts
antiritualism (15 points)
""RITUALISM A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a ritual.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
allelomorphism (23 points)
""ALLELOMORPH One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves; same as allele, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called hypallelomorphs. See Mendel's law.allele, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called hypallelomorphs. See Mendel's law.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
antialcoholism (21 points)
Opposed to alcoholism
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
anticapitalism (20 points)
""CAPITALISM An economic system based on predominantly private (individual or corporate) investment in and ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange of goods and wealth; contrasted with socialism or especially communism, in which the state has the predominant role in the economy.socialism or especially communism, in which the state has the predominant role in the economy.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
antiliberalism (18 points)
""LIBERALISM Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
antimilitarism (18 points)
See it in an arms limit I arranged (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
antiradicalism (19 points)
""RADICALISM The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social reform.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
apocalypticism (27 points)
APOCALYPTIC
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 27 pts
anticlericalism (21 points)
Being opposed to any priest or saint I call 'crime' ridiculously
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
anticolonialism (19 points)
Widespread feeling in the East.
Trend in world national setup.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antimaterialism (19 points)
MATERIALISM The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and tenets.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antirationalism (17 points)
""RATIONALISM The doctrine or system of those who deduce their religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
assimilationism (19 points)
""ASSIMILATION The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to another. as, the assimilation of one sound to another.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 27 pts

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