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4-Letter Words (1):
alar (4 points)
Creator of bad apples (wordplay)
Cause of some bad apples (wordplay)
Poison apple creator (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 4 pts
5-Letter Words (5):
abler (7 points)
More talented? Be real!
More like a seaman, perhaps
More competent, perhaps like seaman
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
alder (6 points)
Tree many be deal? Right (wordplay)
Cabinet wood, perhaps
Not starting to be less hairy tree!
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1 = 6 pts
A·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
alter (5 points)
Size up, maybe (wordplay)
Put the cuffs on (wordplay)
Put change in one's pocket (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
6-Letter Words (11):
A·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 6 pts
ambler (10 points)
Eric Walker (wordplay)
Writer was better beheaded (wordplay)
English thriller writer; walker
A·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
angler (7 points)
One who opens a can of worms (wordplay)
One seeking haul from bank (wordplay)
One opening up a can of worms (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
antler (6 points)
Improvised place to hang a hat, say
Buck's crowning glory (wordplay)
One of two for a buck (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
ashlar (9 points)
Dressed stone for facing (A, not E)
Large masonry stones
Masonry made of large square-cut stones
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
A·1+S·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
A·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
7-Letter Words (21):
A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
alienor (7 points)
One who transfers property
One from whom property is transferred
Transferor of property.
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
allover (10 points)
A Latin gigolo finished (wordplay)
Done being Pacino fan (wordplay)
Finished with a b-boyfriend (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+M·3+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
alterer (7 points)
Waist reducer, perhaps
Agent of change (wordplay)
One you get change from (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
angular (8 points)
Lean to a certain degree (wordplay)
Thin to quite a degree (wordplay)
'Bony' ran Gaul erratically
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 7 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
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
atelier (7 points)
Art studio / Amazon, for one (hyph.)
Where one might find oils (wordplay)
Oil production site (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
8-Letter Words (20):
absolver (13 points)
He who pardons.
Jack you may forgive
A priest may be such, or half a French one and you
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
adulator (9 points)
One who overdoes the praise
Flatterer is one among grown-up men
Person who praises excessively
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
aflutter (11 points)
Waving a couple of flippers, say
A US state, say, in hyped-up state
Agitated - excited (eg in anticipation)
A·1+F·4+L·1+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
aglimmer (13 points)
Visible in the dark, as fireflies
Like stars on a clear night
Arm and leg I'm breaking with a twinkle
A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
aglitter (9 points)
Sparkling silver? Rubbish!
Sparkling silver rubbish
Silver on recent issue, sparkling
A·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
airliner (8 points)
Member of the jet set (wordplay)
. . . flying boat (wordplay)
Irish in a ship or 747 (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
9-Letter Words (26):
abolisher (14 points)
Abraham Lincoln, notably
Lincoln, notably
A throwback by literary cameraman chopping wood - one wielding axe
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
acellular (11 points)
Lacking the basic structure of life
Like viruses having a rest, lying back inside maple
A·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
acyclovir (19 points)
""A synthetic purine nucleoside analog, C 8 H 10 N 5 O 3 , derived from guanine and used in the treatment of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and varicella zoster virus infections.""
A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1 = 19 pts
adulterer (10 points)
Who later rued straying (wordplay)
Durer tale (anagram)
One's business affairs (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
alexander (17 points)
Author of stepquote (first name)
A great Greek ruler (wordplay)
Any of three Russian emperors
A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
alligator (10 points)
Creature seen later (wordplay)
Pogo's pal Albert, for one
Florida snapper (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1+G·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
altimeter (11 points)
Changeover time in the cockpit
Parachutist's device
It measures height above sea level
A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
amplifier (16 points)
Device used to increase sound
Device to boost sound levels
Part of a plane detector.
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+L·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
assembler (13 points)
Constructor, of a sort
Person piecing something together
Code-converting computer program
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
auricular (11 points)
Cur Laura and I stupidly told privately
French composer's universal god of the ear
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
A·1+U·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
avuncular (14 points)
Friendly, as an older relative, say
Friendly, like some relatives
Friendly in a non-threatening way
A·1+V·4+U·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
10-Letter Words (12):
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
alternator (10 points)
Current-generating car part
Dodge Charger charger
Auto part introduced by Chrysler in 1960
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
altogether (14 points)
Later, he got drunk (completely)
Entirely in the natural state (wordplay)
Great hotel renovated completely
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+R·1 = 17 pts
antennular (10 points)
""Zoology A small antenna or similar organ, especially one of the first pair of small antennae on the head of a crustacean.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
astrologer (11 points)
Expert on moving house (wordplay)
Charter for 11 (wordplay)
House examiner (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
11-Letter Words (13):
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
alkalimeter (17 points)
""An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture.""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
amalgamator (16 points)
""One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.""
A·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
annihilator (14 points)
""One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator. as, a fire annihilator.""
A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+H·4+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
articulator (13 points)
""One who, or that which, articulates; as: (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering. (a) One who enunciates distinctly. (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons. (c) An instrument to cure stammering.""
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
assimilator (13 points)
ASSIMILATE To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
12-Letter Words (5):
acclimatizer (27 points)
""ACCLIMATIZE To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or plants.""
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 27 pts
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
alphabetizer (28 points)
""ALPHABETIZE To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words. as, to alphabetize a list of words.""
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 28 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 19 pts
13-Letter Words (1):
accelerometer (19 points)
Mobile balance checker (wordplay)
Device measuring changes in speed
Velocity change sensor
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
14-Letter Words (2):
antifilibuster (19 points)
""FILIBUSTER A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of plunder; a freebooter; originally applied to buccaneers infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
antitubercular (18 points)
TUBERCULAR Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled; tuberculate.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
16-Letter Words (1):
atrioventricular (21 points)
A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 21 pts
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