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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
apron (7 points)
Kitchen aid (wordplay)
It may say "World's Okayest Cook"
It may say Kiss the Cook
A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
arpen (7 points)
Old measure Var.
Old measure variable
Land unit, in Canada
A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 7 pts
aspen (7 points)
Really cool hot spot (wordplay)
Poplar spot to ski (wordplay)
Pulpwood source perhaps
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+N·1 = 7 pts
alphorn (12 points)
Colorful Swiss artifact.
Swiss instrument for signaling.
Swiss mountaineers' instrument
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 12 pts
apogean (10 points)
A curious gap, one at the furthest point
Of the most distant part of an orbit
Go in a pane that's furthest from the earth
A·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 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
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
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
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
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
alpenhorn (14 points)
Swiss signaling instrument.
Swiss wind instrument
Instrument planner used round the house
A·1+L·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ascription (14 points)
I give praise to Paris in a hundred shapes
Assignment
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
aspiration (12 points)
... to turn Paris into a dream, ...
Breathing in desire
Desire to Parisian is strange ...
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
assumption (14 points)
Guess feast day (wordplay)
Belief held without proof
Undertaking reform must pain so
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
acceptation (17 points)
Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
aminopterin (15 points)
""A folic acid antagonist, C 19 H 20 N 8 O 5 , used as an antineoplastic agent. It has been mainly replaced by methotrexate.""
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
amylopectin (20 points)
""The outer portion of a starch granule consisting of insoluble, highly branched polysaccharides of high molecular weight.""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
appellation (15 points)
Pilot a plane quite new in style
Name state of North American mountain region
A very quiet woman morphed into just 'a name'
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
application (17 points)
Request for hard work
Computer program requiring diligence
Formal request; sustained effort
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
approbation (17 points)
It begins Our Father
Acclaim - applause
(Official) approval
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
arthropodan (17 points)
""Any of numerous invertebrate animals of the phylum Arthropoda, including the insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods, that are characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and a segmented body to which jointed appendages are articulated in pairs.""
A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
anchorperson (19 points)
""An anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.anchorman or anchorwoman.. The anchorperson usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.""
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
anticipation (16 points)
Carly Simon tune
Foretaste - expectancy
Expectation, prediction
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
apperception (20 points)
""The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.""
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
appreciation (18 points)
Going up in one's estimation (wordplay)
Gratitude; increase in value
Acknowledgment of rise in value
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
apprehension (19 points)
Fear taking (wordplay)
Fear, perhaps, in one that's disturbed
Taking fright (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+E·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
asphyxiation (27 points)
Suffocation
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+X·8+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 27 pts
acetaminophen (22 points)
Pain reliever and fever reducer
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1 = 22 pts
amplification (22 points)
Means of making sound louder
Increasing of signals
Augmentation
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
antipollution (15 points)
""POLLUTION The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
appropriation (19 points)
Taking without permission of the owner
Annexation
Secretary's mounting support, helping to arrest one making embezzlement
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
approximation (26 points)
Fairly close estimate
It's roughly right
Rough estimate
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 26 pts
anticorruption (18 points)
""CORRUPTION The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
antidepression (17 points)
DEPRESSION The act of depressing.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
apolipoprotein (20 points)
""Any of various proteins that combine with a lipid to form a lipoprotein and are a constituent of chylomicrons, HDL, LDL, and VLDL.""
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
acanthocephalan (27 points)
See spiny-headed worm .
A·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1 = 27 pts
acetophenetidin (23 points)
A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 23 pts
alphabetization (31 points)
Theme of this puzzle
One way of ordering things, like all the consonants in rows three, six and nine
A·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 31 pts
antispeculation (19 points)
SPECULATION The act of speculating.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
A·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1 = 26 pts
A·1+D·2+R·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1 = 30 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+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 41 pts

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