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3-Letter Words (1):
are (3 points)
Is more (wordplay)
Ain't right (wordplay)
Were of the moment (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+E·1 = 3 pts
4-Letter Words (1):
acre (6 points)
Maybe it's all a plot (wordplay)
Plot for one in pain (wordplay)
Land purchase, perhaps
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
5-Letter Words (15):
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
aerie (5 points)
Highflier`s home (wordplay)
Last row in the balcony (wordplay)
Cliff hangar (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 5 pts
afire (8 points)
Going to blazes (wordplay)
Likely to be hosed (wordplay)
Full of ardor
A·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 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
agree (6 points)
Say "uh-huh," say
Have the same gender perhaps
See no need to argue maybe
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
antre (5 points)
Cavern or cave in poetry
Cavern or cave poetically
Old-time cave.
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 5 pts
areae (5 points)
Spaces Lat.
Cerebral regions.
Spaces: Lat
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 pts
arete (5 points)
Yosemite's Clouds Rest, for one
Hiker's encounter, perhaps
Mountain ridge (EATER anagram)
A·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 5 pts
argle (6 points)
To {argue=v}
A·1+R·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
argue (6 points)
Make a case (for)
Act like Siskel and Ebert maybe
Pick a fight (with)
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 6 pts
arise (5 points)
Give up ones seat say
Take a stand (wordplay)
Get mentioned maybe
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·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
aurae (5 points)
Head lights (wordplay)
Distinctive atmospheres (Var.)
Emanations Latin style
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 pts
aware (8 points)
Out of anesthesia, say
Having knowledge (of)
Not in the dark (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
azure (14 points)
Fair color (wordplay)
Blue, as the sky
Blue hue on Connecticut's flag
A·1+Z·10+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
6-Letter Words (34):
abjure (15 points)
Renounce or repudiate
Give up one's rights
(Solemnly) give up
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
abrade (9 points)
They say it's a plait to wear down
Use sandpaper on, say
Wear away (by friction)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
accrue (10 points)
It's re, perhaps, this for your support
Build up a set of workers, say
Grow or accumulate, say interest
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+U·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adhere (10 points)
Stick fast (to)
Have stick-to-itiveness (wordplay)
Be attached (to)
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
adjure (14 points)
Request or command solemnly
Make a solemn request
Charge on oath
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
admire (9 points)
Idolise commercial muck!
Stare at, say
Drool over, perhaps
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aerate (6 points)
Pass bubbles through (wordplay)
Punch holes in, perhaps
Clear of stale odors, maybe
A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 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
aglare (7 points)
Blazing, as the eyes
With a blinding light
Like a jack-o'-lantern's eyes
A·1+G·2+L·1+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 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
agrafe (10 points)
Ornamental clasp
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+E·1 = 10 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
allure (6 points)
Bakery aroma, perhaps
Drawing ability (wordplay)
Cafe aroma, say
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
amerce (10 points)
Cold in a lake? Fine!
Punish by a fine.
Set an arbitrary punishment
A·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
ampere (10 points)
A bit of a shock (wordplay)
A in physics class (wordplay)
Current-sy unit (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 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
arable (8 points)
Not too rocky, say
Good to grow (wordplay)
Can nearly work this land (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arbute (8 points)
Strawberry tree, in poesy
Tree with scarlet berry: Poet
Trailing plant with pink or white blossoms: Poet.
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arcade (9 points)
Game sanctuary (wordplay)
Teen hangout in the mall, perhaps
Quartermaster's hangout (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arcane (8 points)
An acre (anagram)
Like federal tax laws (wordplay)
Mysterious - an acre (anagram)
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 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
argyle (10 points)
Pattern (on socks)
Lozenge pattern (socks)
Knee-high, maybe
A·1+R·1+G·2+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
armure (8 points)
Cloth like chain mail.
Pebbly-surfaced fabric
Cloth woven like chain mail.
A·1+R·1+M·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 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
arrive (9 points)
Don't go (wordplay)
Reach the depot, say
Touch down, say
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
arsine (6 points)
Chemical warfare gas
Poisonous gas that smells like garlic
Poisonous flammable gas
A·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+N·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
aspire (8 points)
Have big plans (to)
I spare (anagram)
Have hopes (to)
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
assure (6 points)
Perhaps ascertain for cover
Say "buck up" to
Perhaps ascertain in a convincing way
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
attire (6 points)
What's going on (wordplay)
What goes on (wordplay)
Perhaps address the anger of 27 across
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aurate (6 points)
Ethically-sourced gold jewelry brand
Gold-compound salt
Compound of a certain acid
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
averse (9 points)
Disinclined - as ever (anagram)
Reluctant to say 'step', oddly
Hostile element in poetry (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
7-Letter Words (56):
abridge (11 points)
Shorten (a text)
Make shorter, book say
Adapt for audio format, perhaps
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
acarine (9 points)
Like mites and ticks
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
accrete (11 points)
Care etc. (anagram)
Unite a number on the island
Form by coalescence
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acerate (9 points)
Having needlelike leaves.
Shaped like a needle.
Needle-shaped.
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
acquire (18 points)
Get Bill some paper
Get airman to join vocal ensemble
Take possession of
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 18 pts
acreage (10 points)
Area (of land)
Extent of a lot
Developer's asset
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
adverse (11 points)
Commercial jingle (wordplay)
Harmful jingle (wordplay)
Unfavourable jingle (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
affaire (13 points)
Liaison d'amour
D'amour leader
Matter of amour
A·1+F·4+F·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 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
aggrade (10 points)
Build up a slope
Build up sediment deposit
Fill, as with silt
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
agraffe (14 points)
Hooked clasp to hold blocks together
Hooked clasp used by stonemasons
Armor clasp.
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1 = 14 pts
airdate (8 points)
Time for a new watch (wordplay)
When something is on
Broadcast time, in TV Guide
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
airfare (10 points)
Aisle seat consideration (wordplay)
Price to go up bearing food (wordplay)
Delta figure (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airlike (11 points)
Ethereal
Ethereal.
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
airline (7 points)
El Al, for one
High overhead business (wordplay)
Ethihad or Emirates, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
airtime (9 points)
I'm irate, however now show must go on!
When to catch some waves (wordplay)
TV sponsor's concern
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 9 pts
airwave (13 points)
Media element (wordplay)
Via Ware (anagram)
Broadcasting unit (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
airwise (10 points)
Skillful in aviation
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amirate (9 points)
Where Irma ate roast camel (wordplay)
Former government of Sind.
Jurisdiction of an Arab ruler.
A·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
apprise (11 points)
A priest to stand up and advise
Inform, make aware of
Inform (of)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apprize (20 points)
""To inform, also APPRISE""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 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
apyrase (12 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arabize (18 points)
Adopt Middle Eastern customs, perhaps
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
archine (12 points)
""A Russian unit of length, also ARSHEEN, ARSHIN, ARSHINE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
archive (15 points)
Put in the library, say
Vicar - he destroyed records!
Vicar - he falsified records!
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
arcsine (9 points)
Inverse trigonometric function
Inverse trig function
An inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arcuate (9 points)
Curved like a bow.
Curved like a bow
Bow-shaped
A·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arenite (7 points)
Rock composed of sand grains
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 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
ariette (7 points)
Opera comique number
Short song in a French opera.
Rossini works
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aristae (7 points)
Beards of wheat
High-school honor societies.
Beards of grain.
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·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
armlike (13 points)
Brachial
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 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
arrange (8 points)
Have a scoring opportunity (wordplay)
Put some notes in order (wordplay)
Settle a musical score (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
article (9 points)
Perhaps the journo penned this!
Maybe a bit less topping (wordplay)
Definite one, maybe
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
artiste (7 points)
Prima ballerina, for one
Tears it (anagram)
Part is tempting embracing actress, say
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ascribe (11 points)
Credit work, say, to a writer
Attribute (something to a cause)
Give credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts
asperse (9 points)
Shakespeare's slander (wordplay)
Drag through the mud
Cast maligning remarks at
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
astride (8 points)
Ready to pedal, perhaps
Bear this with me (wordplay)
A step like a colossus (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
attrite (7 points)
Opposite of contrite
Having grief for sin: Theol.
Diminish by harassment
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
auberge (10 points)
Inn serves vegetable one Pole discarded
Vegetable not favoured in foreign inn
Inn in France
A·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
aureate (7 points)
Flowery, as prose
Pompous in style
Poet left short of gold
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 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
auricle (9 points)
Ear part that sounds like a prophet
External part of the year.
Projecting part of the ear
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 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
austere (7 points)
Possibly a Surete stiff (wordplay)
Strict or direct, you might say
Grim - USA tree (anagram)
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
avarice (12 points)
Agreed, perhaps, that it's meant to mean
Yen for yen, perhaps
Caviare free? That's materialism!
A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
average (11 points)
How mean to claim time to welcome fury!
The Dow, for one
Mean relative (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
avodire (11 points)
An African tree
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
awardee (11 points)
Cup holder (wordplay)
Oscar winner, for example
Scholarship recipient, for example
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
azurite (16 points)
Semi-precious stone
Copper compound also known as chessylite
Blue semiprecious stone
A·1+Z·10+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
8-Letter Words (80):
abampere (14 points)
A unit of electric current
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 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
abrasive (13 points)
Vie with Arabs? Could be rough!
Emery paper or steel wool, say
Rubbing the wrong way (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·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
absterge (11 points)
To cleanse by wiping
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
abstruse (10 points)
Hard to understand, perhaps profound
Hard to understand, recondite
Difficult to comprehend
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 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
accurate (12 points)
A c-clergyman, right (wordplay)
Hide copper in a decrepit car? Spot on!
Without error, a chapter on clergyman
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acerbate (12 points)
Put out account with wrong rebate
Create novel about graduate in distress
Make bitter
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acervate (13 points)
Heaped
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
acierate (10 points)
Change into steel
Convert into steel.
Manufacture steel.
A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acridine (11 points)
Crystalline compound
Bill runs before I sup what's found in coaltar
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 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
acrylate (13 points)
A type of resin
A·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
afebrile (13 points)
Maintaining a normal body temperature
Not feverish
A·1+F·4+E·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aggrieve (13 points)
Distress; cause pain to
Cause offence or injury to
A stuttering lament will cause injury
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
aigrette (9 points)
Feathered head ornament
Get irate about plume
Get irate, tickled by feather
A·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
airframe (13 points)
Plane's body
Mechanical structure of a plane
Rocket's outer covering
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
airplane (10 points)
1980 Leslie Nielsen film title!
Runway model (wordplay)
Stew container (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airscape (12 points)
A view of the earth from an aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
airspace (12 points)
Room at the top (wordplay)
Shows some speed ? flying through it!
Musical tempo above ground (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 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
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
algerine (9 points)
A North African pirate
Native of a North African city.
North African.
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amarelle (10 points)
Kind of cherry
One of two varieties of the sour cherry
A race of cherries.
A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ameerate (10 points)
Under the thumb of a mid-eastern potentate
A·1+M·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
amperage (13 points)
The strength of the current (wordplay)
I'm, through time, a fury for 18 across
Strength of a certain current
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 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
ankerite (12 points)
We hear a recluse takes mineral
Iron mineral
A·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anserine (8 points)
Silly as a goose
Stupid, as a goose.
Like a goose
A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antimere (10 points)
A part of an organism that corresponds with another
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antirape (10 points)
Concerned with rape prevention
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 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
anywhere (17 points)
Mercenary's workplace (wordplay)
In no particular place
In whichever place
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 pts
aperture (10 points)
Opening for purer tea, perhaps
Opening (for a photographer?)
Opening (on camera, for example)
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 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
appraise (12 points)
Evaluate and pop back to say it's good
Assess the value/quality of (something)
Assess value of (something)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
arbuscle (12 points)
A dwarf tree
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arcature (10 points)
Small covered passage
Series of decorative arches.
A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
archaise (13 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAIZE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
archaize (22 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAISE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
archduke (18 points)
Franz Ferdinand, for one
Waggish nobleman (wordplay)
Prince Henry follows car, shaking fist
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+D·2+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 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
arginase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arginine (9 points)
Bitter-tasting amino acid
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arguable (11 points)
Ace grub with ale? Could be contentious!
Open to question
Up for debate
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
arillate (8 points)
Having seed coverings.
Having coverings, as seeds.
Having covered seeds Bot.
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·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
aristate (8 points)
Bearded, as grain.
Bearded, as barley.
Bearded like grain
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
armature (10 points)
Electric-motor part
Part of a magnet
Keeper to a monarch in his prime
A·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
armillae (10 points)
Armilla
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arrestee (8 points)
One getting pinched (wordplay)
He was apprehended
One taken in
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 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
arsenate (8 points)
Ester of a poison.
Salt of a poison
Salt related to a poison
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arsenide (9 points)
Poisonous compound
Chemical compound.
Compound of poisonous element; nearside (anagram)
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arsenite (8 points)
Salt of arsenious acid.
Poisonous salt
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
artifice (13 points)
Are you crafty if frozen (wordplay)
If I react strangely it may be a trick!
Crafty trick - if I react (anagram)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
asparkle (14 points)
Aglow
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
asperate (10 points)
Make rough or harsh
Roughen, old style
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aspirate (10 points)
Say hi to my favourite snake (wordplay)
Say the "h" in "historical," say
Say "hitch," for example
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
astringe (9 points)
Ingrates, coming to grief, draw together
Geraint's arranging draw together
Bind together
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
atrazine (17 points)
A weedkiller
A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
atremble (12 points)
Albert Cook holds me back swaying
Shaking like a leaf
Shaking a thrice about a thousand
A·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 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
aversive (14 points)
Tending to shun
Kind of stimulus
Putting off claims I have reduced
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
axletree (15 points)
Hub-hub (wordplay)
Wheel's attachment on a horse-drawn cart
Bar Alex felling large plant
A·1+X·8+L·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 15 pts
9-Letter Words (86):
aberrance (13 points)
Departure from the norm
Welsh mouth to Breton river? There's freakishness for you!
Lincoln rector originally managed church going in the wrong direction
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+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
abradable (14 points)
Capable of being abraded (worn away by friction)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
acaricide (14 points)
(Medicine / Pharmacology) any drug or formulation for killing acarids
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
accretive (16 points)
Gradually built up
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
accruable (15 points)
""ACCRUE to accumulate, also ACCREW""
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+U·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 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
addressee (11 points)
Letter-opener (wordplay)
Letter opener (wordplay)
A letter opener (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+D·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adherence (15 points)
Observant quality present in fluid dance
You'd be stuck with that
Sticking ability
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
admeasure (12 points)
This made a certain share
Will Father get back to me with a certain way to share this out (wordplay)
Can A get made certain to apportion this (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+M·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
admirable (14 points)
Deserving respect and approval
Excellent as Barrie's butler
Deserving of esteem
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
admixture (19 points)
Extraneous ingredient
Say nice things about new tux, creating bit of a stir (wordplay)
Ingredient.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+X·8+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 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

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