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aloe (4 points)
Skin-cream ingredient, perhaps
Natural heartburn remedy, some say
Succulent plant (with "vera")
A·1+L·1+O·1+E·1 = 4 pts
abode (8 points)
Palace, for one.
Apartment, for one
Humble dwelling (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
above (10 points)
In the preceding paragraph perhaps
Over your head (wordplay)
In the preceding paragraph, perhaps
A·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 10 pts
adobe (8 points)
Casa material, perhaps
Material found in an ABODE (wordplay)
Feat of clay (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
adore (6 points)
Dig deeply (wordplay)
Love what's found in bread? Oregano!
Hero-worship, say
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
adoze (15 points)
Catching some Z's
'Twixt the covers
Catching a few zs
A·1+D·2+O·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
afore (8 points)
Prior to a golfer's warning?
Prior to a golfer's warning (wordplay)
Start for mentioned
A·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agone (6 points)
Ancient rockers' "ago" (wordplay)
In the past, to poets of the past
Ancient rockers ago
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
alone (5 points)
Unlucky in love, say
In solitary confinement, say
In solitary confinement say
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
amole (7 points)
Whac- - (carnival game)
Root used as soap in Mexico
Mexican saponaceous root.
A·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anode (6 points)
Cell division (wordplay)
Positively, some poetry!
Plus side (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 6 pts
anole (5 points)
Green lizard with a pink dewlap
Chameleon's cousin
Lizard kept as a pet
A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
arose (5 points)
Lost a lap (wordplay)
Did stand up (wordplay)
Gave a standing O say
A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
atone (5 points)
When penitents convene (wordplay)
When penitents convene?
Make amends or pitch (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
awoke (12 points)
Ended a nightmare say
Returned to reality, say
Stirred out of REM, say
A·1+W·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
axone (12 points)
Part of a nerve cell (Var.)
Part of a nerve cell
Part of a nerve cell.
A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
azole (14 points)
Amino acids source
Chemical compound group
Class of organic compounds
A·1+Z·10+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
azote (14 points)
Nitrogen in chemistry
Lavoisier's name for nitrogen.
Lavoisiers name for nitrogen
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
acnode (9 points)
Isolated mathematical point
Geometrical point of curve.
A·1+C·3+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
aerobe (8 points)
Listeria bacterium, for one
Member of upper class
Entity needing oxygen
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
agorae (7 points)
Early malls (wordplay)
Trading places (wordplay)
Old public squares
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ahorse (9 points)
Ponied up (wordplay)
My kingdom trade offer (wordplay)
Richard III's desperate cry
A·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alcove (11 points)
Recess (in room)
Breakfast place (wordplay)
Dinette set's spot, perhaps
A·1+L·1+C·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 pts
aldose (7 points)
Chemical sugar
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ancone (8 points)
Elbow: Anat
A·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anomie (8 points)
Lack of identity
Unstable societal condition
Breakdown of societal norms
A·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anyone (9 points)
Who's interested (wordplay)
Volunteers report Annie won!
You can hear me, right (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aortae (6 points)
Trunk lines (wordplay)
Blood lines (wordplay)
Powerful bloodlines (wordplay)
A·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
apogee (9 points)
Highest point (of orbit)
Far point in an orbit
High point in an orbit
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
appose (10 points)
Put next to each other.
Put in juxtaposition.
Put next to
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
areole (6 points)
Ring of color (Var.)
Biological ring of color (Var.)
Interstice in a leaf
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ariose (6 points)
Full of melody.
Characterized by melody.
Of melodic air.
A·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
arkose (10 points)
A sandstone
A·1+R·1+K·5+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arouse (6 points)
Build a fire under, say
Play Luther Vandross songs for, maybe
Play some Luther Vandross for, perhaps
A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ashore (9 points)
Dinah, for one (wordplay)
On key, perhaps? (wordplay)
On land (as opposed to the sea)
A·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aslope (8 points)
Not even (wordplay)
On the decline (wordplay)
On the up and up (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 8 pts
abalone (9 points)
Gastropod for solo sailor (wordplay)
Edible mollusc - on a bale (anagram)
Sailor has sole as seafood
A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
abollae (9 points)
Abolla
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
absolve (12 points)
Clear (of blame)
Sailor's love sick? Pardon!
Lob vase (anagram)
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
acerose (9 points)
Shaped like a pine needle.
One woman sharp as a needle
Fabulous flower, but spiky
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acetone (9 points)
Super Glue dissolver
One with bent note's solvent
Solvent found in tea, once
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acetose (9 points)
One to initially smell execrable is sour
Vinegarish
Vinegary.
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
achiote (12 points)
""A yellowish red dye, also ANATTA, ANATTO, ANNATTA, ANNATTO, ROUCOU""
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acinose (9 points)
Having seeds, as grapes.
Containing berries
A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acolyte (12 points)
Lace toy (anagram)
Church candle lighter
Priest's attendant
A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aconite (9 points)
Was it once a poison (wordplay)
A trick - Italian drug is poison!
Poison - it's found in an ice cream!
A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
adipose (10 points)
'Fatty is a dope' - that's cruel!
Is a dope fat (wordplay)
Fat-storing (tissue)
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adoptee (10 points)
Tarzan, for one
Steve Jobs, for one
Stuart Little, for one
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
agarose (8 points)
A sugar obtained from agar
A·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agonise (8 points)
Suffer anguish - go in sea (anagram)
Suffer extremely: Eng. sp.
Be in torments of indecision
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agonize (17 points)
Lose sleep (over)
Consider a tough decision, say
Struggle painfully (over)
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
alamode (10 points)
With extra calories, so to say
Do a meal in French style (1, 2, 4)
Having gotten the scoop (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
allonge (8 points)
Rider of a sort
Coming from galleon with attachment to bill of exchange
Attachment to a bill of exchange for further endorsement
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
amidone (10 points)
A chemical compound
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amniote (9 points)
Unreliable man I love, the heartless reptile, perhaps
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amoebae (11 points)
Examples of the simple life (wordplay)
Low life (wordplay)
Shape shifters (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
ampoule (11 points)
Vessel holding liquid for injection
Capsule containing injection dose
Solution holder variable
A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
amylose (12 points)
Component of starch
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anagoge (9 points)
Mystical interpretation of the Bible
Mystic scriptural interpretation
Mystical interpretation of a word
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
anemone (9 points)
That's a blooming mean one!
A flower; mean one (anagram)
Flowering plant - mean one (anagram)
A·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anisole (7 points)
Aromatic liquid
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 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
anodyne (11 points)
Done any other sedative (wordplay)
G-rated, say
Annoyed, having to reorder painkiller
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anolyte (10 points)
Part of an electric conductor
A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
anymore (12 points)
Hungry person's question (wordplay)
Is that it (wordplay)
Was that the last one (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apagoge (11 points)
Proving a point by exposing the absurdity of the opposite
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
apocope (13 points)
Deletion of last syllable
Loss of a word's ending
Omission of part of a word
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
apolune (9 points)
Point in a certain space orbit
Far point in an orbit around the moon
Moon orbiter's apogee
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apostle (9 points)
Jude, for one
Porter say accepts position as preacher
Thaddaeus, for one
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
approve (14 points)
Think well (of)
Say yes to
Pronounce (something) satisfactory
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
arenose (7 points)
Sandy or gritty
Full of sand.
Ones are sandy
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
areolae (7 points)
Spaces between the veins of a leaf.
Interstices in veins of leaves.
Rings of color
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
armhole (12 points)
Top opening (wordplay)
Handy gap in dress
T-shirt feature
A·1+R·1+M·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 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
atomise (9 points)
Fragment (S, not Z)
Powder: male is filling five letters
Feline, is 'e? So spray him
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
atomize (18 points)
Mist-ify (wordplay)
Blast with a ray gun, perhaps
Reduce to small particles
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
aureole (7 points)
Euro ale? (anagram)
Ring of light
Encircling ring of light
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aurorae (7 points)
Lights up at night (wordplay)
Night lights (wordplay)
Night sky lights
A·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
avodire (11 points)
An African tree
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
awesome (12 points)
That's great!
Far out, man!
Far out, dude!
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
axoneme (16 points)
A part of a cilium
A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts
azotise (16 points)
""To combine with nitrogen, also AZOTIZE""
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
azotize (25 points)
""To combine with nitrogen, also AZOTISE""
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts
abortive (13 points)
Are a little fruitless in a boat I have
Steal show outside, returning fruitless
Coming to no result
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abrogate (11 points)
Formally cancel (an agreement)
Annul - to a barge (anagram)
Cancel or repeal, say a law
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absolute (10 points)
Positive kind of zero? On the contrary!
Complete and unrestricted, say power
Free from limits, power perhaps
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acaulose (10 points)
""Stemless, also ACAULINE, ACAULOUS""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
accolade (13 points)
A steel tap (wordplay)
Praising mention or award.
A praising mention
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
accoutre (12 points)
Cor! A cute flipping dress!
Equip, Brit-style
Accountant gets bizarre dress
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acrosome (12 points)
A thin sac at the head of the sperm
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
adoptive (14 points)
Kind of parent
Adult pivoted turning parental
Like certain parents
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
adorable (11 points)
Eliciting an "aww," maybe
Cute and cuddly (wordplay)
Eliciting an 'aww,' maybe
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advocate (14 points)
Recommend like counsellor (wordplay)
Recommend a solicitor (wordplay)
Urge one to be a barman (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aerodyne (12 points)
Heavier-than-air craft
Heavier-than-air aircraft
Weighty flier
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aerolite (8 points)
Rock meteorite; oil eater (anagram)
Earth-impacting meteorite
Meteorite of stone.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agiotage (10 points)
Exchange business.
Stockjobbery? I got stuck in since finding time to mature
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
aglycone (14 points)
""A type of chemical compound, also AGLYCON""
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
airborne (10 points)
Winging it (wordplay)
Gone with the wind (wordplay)
Like parachutists, at times
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airdrome (11 points)
Landing field, of a kind
When you might start school
Field of a sort
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
albacore (12 points)
Large tuna; able orca (anagram)
A fish that gets canned (wordplay)
Al Gore has cab back up for good swimmer
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
albicore (12 points)
""A large tuna fish, also ALBACORE""
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
albumose (12 points)
A water-soluble protein
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aldolase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alehouse (11 points)
Part of a pub crawl, perhaps
Drafty establishment (wordplay)
Has he a pub with a louse (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aleurone (8 points)
Protein granule in seeds.
A protein found in some seeds
A·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
allocate (10 points)
Assign or give to, say a duty
Distribute (eg, duties)
Assign (to a purpose)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
allottee (8 points)
Heir, for one
One receiving a share
Heir, often
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
allotype (13 points)
A type of {antibody=n}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ammocete (14 points)
The lava of a lamprey
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ammonite (12 points)
Coiled fossil shell
Type of fossil
Fossil mollusc
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amortise (10 points)
Ten on in there (wordplay)
No ten on this to be liquidated
Gradually write off initial costs
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amortize (19 points)
Write off gradually
Write off over time
Spread out over time, in a way
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
amphorae (15 points)
Tall classical jars (E, not S)
A battered hamper containing round jars
Ancient Greek wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
anaerobe (10 points)
Septic tank worker (wordplay)
Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen
Organism growing without free oxygen
A·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 10 pts
analogue (9 points)
Duplicate, fancy (var.)
Using hands hour after hour (wordplay)
Margerine, to butter, for example
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anecdote (11 points)
Neat code (anagram)
Date once (anagram)
Speaker's intro, perhaps
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anethole (11 points)
""A chemical compound, also ANETHOL""
A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anginose (9 points)
Relating to angina
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
angulose (9 points)
Having an angle
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ankylose (15 points)
To fuse as the bones of a joint
A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
annotate (8 points)
Add comments to (a text)
Add to marginally (wordplay)
Mark up the margins, perhaps
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
announce (10 points)
Declare girl's a lightweight (wordplay)
Make known girl wait, say
Do the play-by-play, say
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antelope (10 points)
Eland, for one
'Gazelle or springbok, say (8)'
Dik-dik, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antidote (9 points)
Toxic avenger (wordplay)
Remedy for one opposing love
I'd not eat nasty poison? Certainly not!
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antinode (9 points)
Part of a radio wave
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
antipode (11 points)
Hint, in one poem, the exact opposite
Opposite conductor, head buried
North, to south
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
antipole (10 points)
South, to the North
Direct opposite
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antipope (12 points)
Clement VII, for example
Breakaway religious leader
Alexander V, for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
antrorse (8 points)
Turned forward or upward
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
apholate (13 points)
A chemical used to kill houseflies
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorise (13 points)
""To make a concise statement, also APHORIZE""
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorize (22 points)
Spout adages
Wax philosophical
Use saws
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
apocrine (12 points)
Relating to a product of a gland
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apologue (11 points)
Short story with a moral
Fable right out of a work by Chaucer
Story with a moral.
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apophyge (19 points)
A curve in a column
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+G·2+E·1 = 19 pts
apostate (10 points)
Unfolded one (wordplay)
The traitor is a pilot officer, say
Defector - a Petty Officer, say
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
apothece (15 points)
A spore-producing organ of fungi
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
apposite (12 points)
Suitable place by a quiet river in Italy
Tip Aesop may give is fitting
A quiet river location, well chosen
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aquatone (17 points)
Water color (wordplay)
Lithographic process
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
arborize (19 points)
""To form many branches, also ARBORISE""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
areolate (8 points)
Having small crevices
Having a ring
Divided into angular spaces.
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arillode (9 points)
A type of {aril=n}
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arrogate (9 points)
Claim for oneself without justification
Seize without right.
Make undue claims
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
atonable (10 points)
Forgivable, like venial sins
Like venal sins
Expiable
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
atropine (10 points)
Declare view after concocting rat poison
Drug left over stopping boundless hurt
Compound used to dilate the pupil
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aureolae (8 points)
Aureola
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
autocade (11 points)
Antique car show event, perhaps
Parade of a sort
Procession of cars
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
autodyne (12 points)
Relating to a type of electrical circuit
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
autolyze (20 points)
""To break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
automate (10 points)
Make more efficient perhaps
Staff with robots (wordplay)
Make more efficient perhaps
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
autosome (10 points)
A type of chromosome
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 10 pts
autotype (13 points)
Facsimile
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
avowable (16 points)
Worthy of confession
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
abominate (13 points)
Hate to be a man, I suspect
Tottering in boat, Mae can't stand
Regard with disgust
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aborigine (12 points)
Earliest inhabitant of, say, Australia
Native of Australia
Inhabitant of country before colonists
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acrophobe (18 points)
One who hates heights
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 18 pts
adenosine (10 points)
The 'A' of ATP
The A in ATP
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adipocyte (17 points)
Biological word for a fat-storing cell
Fat cell
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
adobelike (16 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts
adoptable (14 points)
Able to be taken up
Fit for taking home from the animal shelter
Commercial work on board is such as may be undertaken
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adsorbate (12 points)
Substance taken up in a lab
A type of tree covered in fruit? It's only on the surface
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aerobrake (15 points)
The use of atmospheric drag rather than onboard thrusters to reduce the velocity of a satellite or spacecraft.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
aerodrome (12 points)
Heathrow, for one
Bumper edition of The Waves (wordplay)
By the sound of it, a plain place
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
aeroplane (11 points)
Gatwick banker (wordplay)
The Spitfire, for one
British flyer (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aerospace (13 points)
Soaring business (wordplay)
Opera case (anagram)
One industry above the rest (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
airmobile (13 points)
""Capable of being transported and deployed, usually by helicopter, to a combat zone or from one site to another within a theater of operations: an airmobile infantry regiment.""
A·1+I·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aitchbone (16 points)
Wasted the bacon sandwiches I cut
HB1 around the rump
Cut of beef
A·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts
allocable (13 points)
Like some funds
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
allophane (14 points)
""An amorphous, translucent, variously colored mineral, essentially hydrous aluminum silicate.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
allophone (14 points)
""Any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme. For example, the p sounds of pin and spin are allophones of p; and the t sounds of toe stop and catnip are allophones of t.For example, the p sounds of pin and spin</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>p</it>; and the <it>t</it> sounds of <it>toe</it> <it>stop</it> and <it>catnip</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>t</it></as>.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
allotrope (11 points)
Grant painter graphite, perhaps
Distinct form of an element
One of two or more existing forms of an element
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 11 pts
allowable (14 points)
Not improper.
Not banned
Aboveboard
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
allowance (14 points)
Per diem, perhaps
Kid's payoff (wordplay)
Share in ball, now dance all topless!
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
almshouse (14 points)
Poor accommodation (wordplay)
Old folks' home (once)
Home to the down-and-out
A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
alongside (11 points)
Close to the hypotenuse, say (wordplay)
Age-old sin (anagram)
Close to a hypotenuse (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
alveolate (12 points)
""Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.""
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amazonite (20 points)
Green variety of microcline
A green semiprecious stone
Green feldspar.
A·1+M·3+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
ambrotype (18 points)
A doctor starts reminiscing over sort of early photograph
A·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
amebocyte (18 points)
Variant of amoebocyte .
A·1+M·3+E·1+B·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
ammoniate (13 points)
""A type of ammonia compound, also AMMINE, AMMONIATE""
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
amphibole (18 points)
Hornblende
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+I·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
analogize (19 points)
Draw a comparison, in a way
Reason in a way
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
anatomise (11 points)
To dissect a very little matter is easy at first
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anatomize (20 points)
Styptic. <mark>[Obs.]<mark>
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
anchorage (15 points)
City at the head of Cook Inlet
Alaskan Air Force base.
Place for ships to stop
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
anchorite (14 points)
Religious recluse (hist.)
Hermit or religious recluse
Hermit as a result of her action, sadly
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
andouille (10 points)
Spicy sausage
A spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
androgyne (14 points)
Hermaphroditic plant
Man or woman? Not black or white, but grey and no mistake
A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+G·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
anklebone (15 points)
Fibula-foot connector
It's between the shin and the foot
Fibula neighbor
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1+B·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
annoyance (14 points)
Can anyone shift pest (wordplay)
Bug party for Oriental pest
Pebble in one's shoe, e.g
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
anorthite (12 points)
""A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar. Feldspar.""
A·1+N·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
antinoise (9 points)
Like some headphones
Like some airport laws
Like many a resident near an airport
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antismoke (15 points)
SMOKE to emit a gas or vapour due to burning
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
apoenzyme (25 points)
""The protein component of an enzyme, to which the coenzyme attaches to form an active enzyme.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+E·1+N·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 pts
apologiae (12 points)
Apologia
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apologise (12 points)
Say sorry, mea culpa
Make a sorry speech (wordplay)
Express regret (for action)
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
apologize (21 points)
Say you're sorry
Eat humble pie
Tell me you're sorry
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
appointee (13 points)
One assigned (to a job)
Chosen one (wordplay)
Pick, of sorts
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts

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