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apse (6 points)
Pod squad (wordplay)
Spot for the masses (wordplay)
Ecclesiastical setback (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
abase (7 points)
Humble sailor sea-sick (wordplay)
Knock down a peg
Lower one's self.
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abuse (7 points)
Verbally attack an opponent (wordplay)
It's offensive
Subject to verbal assault and insults
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aisle (5 points)
Way to get married in church? I'll say!
Seating request perhaps
Seat preference perhaps
A·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
amuse (7 points)
Erato, for one (wordplay)
Erato, for one?
Play a card (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anise (5 points)
Pizzelle flavoring perhaps
A real man (wordplay)
Can I see round plant (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
ansae (5 points)
Projections of Saturn's rings
Projections of Saturns rings
Parts of Saturns rings
A·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 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
aside (6 points)
To the right, maybe
Whisper behind a hand (wordplay)
In reserve Weakerthans tune (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 6 pts
accuse (10 points)
Point a finger at, say
Charge (of crime)
Take a turn in Clue, maybe
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
advise (10 points)
Recommend (course of action)
Inform (of situation)
I saved (anagram)
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+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
aldose (7 points)
Chemical sugar
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
alsike (10 points)
Species of clover.
European clover
European clover
A·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 10 pts
ansate (6 points)
Having a handle
Having a handle
Handled (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 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
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
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
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
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
assize (15 points)
Trial how large this is (wordplay)
Like to be so large in court (wordplay)
Scottish jury in part of area, perhaps
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
assume (8 points)
Put in on without being told (wordplay)
Put it on without being told (wordplay)
Take to be true
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+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
astute (6 points)
Foxy, like student? No end!
Sculpted statue - that's clever!
For this use a T.T. that's sharp
A·1+S·1+T·1+U·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
avulse (9 points)
Pluck or pull off.
To pluck off.
Tear off with force
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
abscise (11 points)
Separate by cutting off
Loose scabs, ie, fall off
Separate, as a flower from a plant
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absence (11 points)
Want (of something)
Cause of more fondness (wordplay)
Seen cab (anagram)
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 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
abusive (12 points)
Profanity-laced, say
Rude writer's under a vehicle!
Harshly insulting, as language
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·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
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
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
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
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
advisee (11 points)
Person receiving counseling
One being counseled
Person getting counseling
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 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
airwise (10 points)
Skillful in aviation
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ambsace (13 points)
Dice throw called snake eyes
The lowest possible throw at dice
Lowest throw at dice; bad luck.
A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
amesace (11 points)
Lowest dice throw Var.
Lowest throw at dice.
Lowest throw, at dice.
A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
amidase (10 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amusive (12 points)
Tending to excite mirth
Tending to tickle
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
amylase (12 points)
Enzyme found in cooked meal, say
Group of enzymes
A digestive enzyme
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amylose (12 points)
Component of starch
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
analyse (10 points)
Break down changing lane, say
Any ales (anagram)
Any seal (anagram)
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
anatase (7 points)
Mineral consisting of titanium oxide
Titanium Dioxide used as white pigment
Octahedrite, a mineral.
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anisole (7 points)
Aromatic liquid
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anywise (13 points)
To a degree (mainly US)
At all, old-style
To whatever extent
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 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
appease (11 points)
Placate (by giving in)
Make calm by offering concessions
Calm, pacify, placate
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 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
appulse (11 points)
A striking against something
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apyrase (12 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
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
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
asinine (7 points)
Inane is perhaps the answer!
Stupid (as a donkey?)
Like 19? Silly, isn't it (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
askance (13 points)
Perhaps questioning, by the look of it
Sidelong, look say
Sideways (of glance)
A·1+S·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 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
asslike (11 points)
Similar to a donkey
Resembling a pack animal
A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
assuage (8 points)
Ease or relieve, say thirst
Mollify idiot with salary, say
Satisfy (an appetite)
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
asswage (11 points)
""To make less severe, also ASSUAGE""
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 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
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
auspice (11 points)
Omen; epic USA (anagram)
A sign of excitement after 6 (wordplay)
Gold mace perhaps an omen
A·1+U·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
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
absentee (10 points)
A busy worker sent in for one away
Missing voter (wordplay)
Truant, for one.
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
absinthe (13 points)
Sailors in the drink (wordplay)
Bits of kebabs in their drink (wordplay)
Strong liquour in the basin (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 13 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
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
abusable (12 points)
Able to be abused
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
adamsite (11 points)
A lung-irritating gas
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adhesive (15 points)
Hide vase (anagram)
Hades! I have got stuck with it!
A small deposit secures!
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
aesthete (11 points)
The tease (anagram)
Person appreciating the beauty of art
Person who appreciates the beautiful
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
alkalise (12 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALIFY, ALKALIZE""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
allspice (12 points)
Pill case (anagram)
Berry whose oil is used in catsup
Jerk chicken ingredient
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
allusive (11 points)
Having lots of references to evil Saul
Having reference to
Having indirect references
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 11 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
amusable (12 points)
Easily entertained
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anaphase (13 points)
Stage in mitosis
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
andesite (9 points)
Volcanic rock
A night informally includes some Parisian rock
Volcanic rock around volcano - outside inside (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
andesyte (12 points)
""A volcanic rock, also ANDESITE""
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
anisette (8 points)
Cordial offering (wordplay)
Liqueur; tetanise (anagram)
Perhaps it's eaten as an aperitif
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
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
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
applause (12 points)
Appreciative round (wordplay)
Standing O, say
Clapping US appeal (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
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
arbuscle (12 points)
A dwarf tree
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 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
arginase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+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
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
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
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
assemble (12 points)
Construct some brass emblems (wordplay)
What they have to do for a 13 across
Labs seem uncomplicated to construct
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
assignee (9 points)
Recipient of a right, in law
Recipient of a task
Heir, for example
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
astatine (8 points)
Halogen family element
Tea stain removed from element
At sea, Titan at sea
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 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
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
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
abscissae (13 points)
Some Cartesian coordinates
Non-ordinate coordinates
'x' co-ordinates make BASIC essay wrong, not 'y'
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+E·1 = 13 pts
acquiesce (22 points)
Agree bill and become silent
Accept without protest
Agree or accept without protest
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 22 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
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
adjustive (20 points)
Tending to adjust.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 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
admissive (15 points)
Allowing a girl to enter a sleazy place
Notice the formal letter allowing entry
Tending to concede.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 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
advertise (13 points)
Throw out pitches (wordplay)
Promote (a product)
Push kin (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
advisable (15 points)
To be recommended
Worthy of recommendation
Expedient to be recommended
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 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
aestivate (12 points)
Four in a car sleep when it's warm
I've a taste for change and will spend the summer in bed
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
ambuscade (16 points)
Lie in wait for (someone)
Breaking: Cuba's made surprise attack
Concealed military force.
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 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
anglesite (10 points)
A minor ore of lead
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
anglicise (12 points)
Express in English finding flying angels around here in France
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·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
antisense (9 points)
SENSE to have an impression or inward feeling
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+N·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
antistate (9 points)
STATE to {affirm=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
appraisee (13 points)
""(tr) to assess the worth, value, or quality of""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts
arabesque (20 points)
Ballet position - sea barque (anagram)
A square be a ballet movement (wordplay)
Intertwined ornamental design
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 20 pts
arabinose (11 points)
A sugar used as a culture medium in bacteriology
A sugar used as a culture medium for certain bacteria
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
arccosine (13 points)
Inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
armistice (13 points)
Signature moment (wordplay)
I cite arms deal before truce occurs
It's a crime breaking ceasefire
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
arriviste (12 points)
A striver, I fancy (wordplay)
Ambitious and self-seeking person
Ambitious self-seeker
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ascensive (14 points)
""Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
ascorbate (13 points)
ASCORBATE
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
ascospore (13 points)
One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See Illust. of Ascus.] Illust. of Ascus.]
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aspartame (13 points)
What NutraSweet is a brand of
After a dispute, subdue with sweetener
It's sweet to take me to a Greek city
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
aspartate (11 points)
ASPARTATE
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aspiratae (11 points)
Aspirata
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
assertive (12 points)
A lock up? I have to be forceful
Bold and confident
Far from reticent.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
associate (11 points)
Hang out (with)
Not yet a principal
Rub shoulders of teammate
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
assonance (11 points)
Resemblance of sound (in nearby words)
Can season (anagram)
Resemblance of sound
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
assuasive (12 points)
Soothing
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
assumable (13 points)
Like some obligations
Like some mortgages
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
assurance (11 points)
Confidence (in abilities)
Uses car with an awful confidence
Freedom from doubt.
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
astraddle (11 points)
With a leg on either side of (something)
Riding, in a way
On the fence.
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
astrocyte (14 points)
Star-shaped glial cell
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
astrodome (12 points)
Spot for celestial navigation
Stadium for almost 68,000
Park that opened in April 1965
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
astrolabe (11 points)
A sort able to produce old instrument
Sextant's predecessor
Predecessor of the sextant.
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts
asymptote (16 points)
Line near a hyperbola
Almost a sign to note near tangent
Line that a curve infinitely approaches
A·1+S·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
austenite (9 points)
A constituent of some forms of steel
Tate in use, perhaps, for one who likes Jane
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
authorise (12 points)
I share out (anagram)
Writer is going east to say it's okay
Sanction or establish officially
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
absolutive (15 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
absolutize (21 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
absorbable (16 points)
Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
absorbance (16 points)
""(Physics / General Physics) Physics a measure of the light-absorbing ability of an object, expressed as the logarithm to base 10 of the reciprocal of the internal transmittance See transmittance ACIDOMETER (Chemistry) a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp the acid in a battery Also called acidimeter ACTINOZOAN & adj (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another word for anthozoan AEROSPHERE (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Archaic the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth""
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
absorptive (17 points)
Tending to suck up
Tending to soak up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
abstinence (14 points)
Practice of refraining (from alcohol)
If you pass the bar, what will it mean?
Non-partaking (of liquor)
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
accessible (16 points)
Having a ramp, say
Open to be got at
Easy to talk to; approachable
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
accusative (17 points)
The case for the prosecution (wordplay)
Prosecution's case (wordplay)
Case which needs objective prosecuting
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
adjustable (20 points)
Able to be adapted
Not set in stone
Like hospital beds
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
admissible (15 points)
Like certain evidence
Like some evidence
(As evidence in court) valid
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
adsorbable (15 points)
ADSORB to gather on the surface in a condensed layer
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
adsorptive (16 points)
Having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying adsorption.adsorption.
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
aeciospore (14 points)
""A binucleate spore of a rust fungus, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.""
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aerosolize (19 points)
AEROSOL a spray released under pressure
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
aftershave (19 points)
Brut, for one
Face alcohol before breakfast (wordplay)
Where this is (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
aftertaste (13 points)
Side effect (wordplay)
Bud or maker (wordplay)
Feeling left following smack (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aggrandise (13 points)
M1's in time to expand
Magnify; increase power of
Make greater grade gains after revision
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aggressive (15 points)
Wild, wild raves and gigs on Ecstasy
Like a winning tournament player*
Combative - pushing
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
allegorise (11 points)
ALLEGE to assert without proof
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
alongshore (14 points)
Not in deep water, say
By the sea
Waterfront
A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
anastomose (12 points)
Styptic. <mark>[Obs.]<mark>
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anastrophe (15 points)
Word inversion, such as "Came the dawn."
Inversion, such as "Came the dawn"
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
andalusite (11 points)
Gold place in which land is mined for mineral
A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

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