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anadem (9 points)
Crown of flowers
Wreath, to Tennyson
Wreath for the head
A·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+M·3 = 9 pts
anonym (11 points)
Mr. X, for one
John Smith might be one
It's assumed
A·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 11 pts
anthem (11 points)
The man (anagram)
The Star-Spangled Banner, for one
Marseillaise, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3 = 11 pts
antrum (8 points)
Cave or cavity.
Cavity in a body organ
Bodily cavity as in the nose
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
acronym (14 points)
Mar cony (anagram)
NATO, for one
Am ringing friend in CID (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 14 pts
agendum (11 points)
Thing to do
Item on a plan
Item on a to-do list
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 11 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
anagram (10 points)
Eager to agree, say (wordplay)
Treats made from taters, say (wordplay)
Loves to solve, say (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 10 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
antijam (16 points)
Preventing stoppages
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+J·8+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
antonym (12 points)
Oppo, perhaps, of Caesar, J (wordplay)
Choose to reject, say (wordplay)
Separated, for one (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 12 pts
arcanum (11 points)
Piece of esoterica
Mystery a curious vessel contained
Secret container in a strange setting
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
aconitum (12 points)
Deadly poison from a ranunculaceous plant
Exercised caution with Mike's poisonous plant
A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
actinism (12 points)
Property of radiant energy
Property of radiant energy.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
actinium (12 points)
Act in one you said has a grand element
Radioactive metallic element
Element of Antony's setback around 8
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
addendum (13 points)
A literary supplement (wordplay)
Would an adder do to finish you? Um!
Supplement to a book
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 13 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
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
alpinism (12 points)
Mountain climbing
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 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
ammonium (14 points)
Charged particle derived from a pungent gas
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
aneurism (10 points)
Swelling menu is a recipe for disaster
Abnormal dilation of an artery
Artery problem variable
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
aneurysm (13 points)
Swelling in the wall of an artery
Sac-like widening of an artery
Abnormal swell experienced in vessel
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
angstrom (11 points)
Unit of radiation wavelengths
Tiny length unit
Scientist in fear of a type of CD
A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3 = 11 pts
anteroom (10 points)
Gambling hall (wordplay)
Where waiter might be found (wordplay)
Place for a poker game (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
antiatom (10 points)
An atom comprised of antiparticles
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
antifoam (13 points)
Preventing foam
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+A·1+M·3 = 13 pts
argentum (11 points)
Silver
A·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
atheneum (13 points)
Library for example
Library for example
Hadrian's school
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 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
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
anarchism (16 points)
As in March, perhaps, causing disorder
Man's chair (anagram)
Form of government, sired by Proudhon.
A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
angiogram (13 points)
Cardiologist's X-ray
X-ray of blood or lymph vessels
Cardiologist's request
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·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
anthodium (15 points)
The flower head of certain plants
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
anthurium (14 points)
""Any of various evergreen tropical American plants of the genus Anthurium, grown as ornamentals for their attractive leaves and their showy, often red spathes.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
antiserum (11 points)
Injection; I'm at nurse (anagram)
I'm nature's fluid remedy for disease
Term in immunology.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
athenaeum (14 points)
Club menu the AA had changed (wordplay)
Inclusive book on wheels (wordplay)
Articles on a menu arranged by club
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 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
anabaptism (16 points)
The doctrine of the Anabaptists.
A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
androecium (15 points)
""Pl. androecia (-sh - , -sh ) The stamens of a flower considered as a group.""
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
angiosperm (15 points)
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
antagonism (13 points)
Man in toga's set about opposition
Crude sign to a man provoking conflict
Moan at sign that's whipped up hostility
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 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
antemortem (14 points)
During one's lifetime
Before passing
Like some injuries discovered in forensic science
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 14 pts
antiracism (14 points)
RACISM a doctrine of racial superiority
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
antireform (15 points)
Opposed to change
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
argumentum (15 points)
""Pl. argumenta (-t ) Logic An argument, demonstration, or appeal to reason.""
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
ascogonium (15 points)
Pl. ascogonia (-n - ) The female reproductive organ of ascomycetous fungi.
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
absenteeism (15 points)
It leaves one classless (wordplay)
(Practice of) staying away from work
Practice of staying away from work
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
adoptianism (16 points)
Noun denoting doctrine or practice
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
adoptionism (16 points)
ADOPTION the act of {adopting=v}
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
adventurism (17 points)
Dame ruins TV set in hazardous practice (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
agnosticism (16 points)
Unbelievable state
Scepticism shown by eccentric stoic gains 1,000 in support
A·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
agrarianism (14 points)
An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
anachronism (18 points)
Untimely mistake (wordplay)
Thing that belongs to another time
A case of mixed dates
A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 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
antependium (16 points)
The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
antheridium (17 points)
What's in spore mud in the air could convey
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·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
antifascism (18 points)
""FASCISM an oppressive form of government, also FASCISMO""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 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
antirrhinum (16 points)
Flower, specially the snapdragon
Snapping flower in rain hurt stem tip badly
Snapdragon
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+R·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
archegonium (19 points)
""The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 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
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
anisotropism (16 points)
Not isotropic.
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 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
antifeminism (19 points)
FEMINISM advocacy of woman's rights
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antihumanism (19 points)
HUMANISM the quality of being human
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
antinepotism (16 points)
NEPOTISM favouritism shown to a relative
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
asynchronism (22 points)
The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.
A·1+S·1+Y·4+N·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 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
anticommunism (21 points)
""COMMUNISM A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 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
antinomianism (17 points)
The tenets or practice of Antinomians.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 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
antiterrorism (15 points)
""TERRORISM The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a mode of government by terror or intimidation.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
armamentarium (19 points)
Collection of resources available for a purpose
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
abstractionism (20 points)
""ABSTRACTION The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.""
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 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
antiquarianism (25 points)
The study or collection of old things
Study of old and rare books etc.
A love of rare books and old things
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 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
associationism (18 points)
The doctrine or theory held by associationists.
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
anthropopathism (27 points)
Cruel seas, for example
"Cruel seas," for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+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
antiromanticism (21 points)
""ROMANTICISM A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities; specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic effects; applied to the productions of a school of writers who sought to revive certain medi<?/val forms and methods in opposition to the socalled classical style.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 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+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 30 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+R·1+E·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
authoritarianism (21 points)
novelist stirring one martini as a rule (16)
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·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
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 26 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts

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