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5-Letter Words (7):
adust (6 points)
Dried or darkened, as by heat
Dried up, to poets
Dried or darkened as by heat
A·1+D·2+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
agist (6 points)
Discriminator against the elderly (Var.)
To graze: Prov
Fee for grazing cattle
A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
alist (5 points)
Star cluster (wordplay)
Cluster of stars (wordplay)
Most wanted (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts
angst (6 points)
Common Allen wrench (wordplay)
Teen sensation (wordplay)
Inner demons say
A·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
ascot (7 points)
Course for Angus, say (wordplay)
Berkshire racecourse - coast (anagram)
Place for one of a northern race
A·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+T·1 = 7 pts
asset (5 points)
Winning smile, they say
Honesty for one
Talent, for one
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+T·1 = 5 pts
avast (8 points)
Stop while floating (wordplay)
Stop, you tars!
Salty greeting (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (26):
ablest (8 points)
Best for the job
Most skilled, being such a blessed one
Adjective for your candidate.
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
absent (8 points)
Playing hooky, maybe
Out to lunch, say
Not voting "present", maybe
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
accost (10 points)
Grab by the shirt, say
Buttonhole in a corner, perhaps
Approach and threaten (someone)
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
adjust (14 points)
Bill reasonable? Make correct!
Regulate pop-up? Barely!
Get used (to)
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
ageist (7 points)
Senior discounter (wordplay)
Grandpa finally gets upset about one!
He won't stand for old people!
A·1+G·2+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
aghast (10 points)
Left open-mouthed, say
Shocked son wearing silver fez, maybe
Terrified by a ghost? Not exactly!
A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
airest (6 points)
Early
A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
almost (8 points)
Missed by that much!
This doesn't count, in a saying
A dissolute kidnaps maiden? Not quite!
A·1+L·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
amidst (9 points)
It's mad (anagram)
Mixed in with
In the centre of
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
anenst (6 points)
About Dial.
About: Dial.
Concerning: Dial.
A·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
aorist (6 points)
A past tense of Greek verbs
Lover deprived of maiden becomes tense
Tense of Greek verb.
A·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
aptest (8 points)
Most clever chap tested - only 6/10!
College Board exam, briefly
Opportunity for college credit
A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
arrest (6 points)
Put a collar on (wordplay)
Pull into a station (wordplay)
Stop, check (progress)
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
artist (6 points)
Billboard info, perhaps
Sculptor, for one
Wyeth, for one
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
ascent (8 points)
Ride in an elevator, maybe
Might this get up your nose (wordplay)
Up with smell!
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
askant (10 points)
Directed to one side (var.)
Squint-eyed (Var.)
With a side glance.
A·1+S·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aslant (6 points)
Like those with poor grades (wordplay)
Not on the level (wordplay)
On the bias
A·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 6 pts
aspect (10 points)
View of strand (wordplay)
Look - a ghost about to vanish!
Like being kissed, some say, in view
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1 = 10 pts
assent (6 points)
Like perfume, say? OK!
Say yes (to)
Agreement (to a proposal)
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 6 pts
assert (6 points)
Say a switch has been turned on
Say it's a lock-up
Say it is so
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 6 pts
assist (6 points)
Start of a play (wordplay)
Pass under the basket, maybe
Take under one's wing, say
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
assort (6 points)
Put in piles, say
Make classified (wordplay)
Place into categories
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 6 pts
attest (6 points)
Certify a t-trial (wordplay)
Give credence (to)
Declare (that something is the case)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
august (7 points)
The majestic month (wordplay)
Is the month majestic (wordplay)
A grand month (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
aurist (6 points)
One treating disorders of the ear
Ear specialist.
Hearing specialist
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
avoset (9 points)
Web-footed shore bird Var.
Doctor to save winger
Web-footed shore bird variable
A·1+V·4+O·1+S·1+E·1+T·1 = 9 pts
7-Letter Words (33):
abreast (9 points)
Well-informed (of)
Facing parallel, say
On top (of)
A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
accurst (11 points)
Ill-fated, old-style
Detestable
Hex'd
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
achiest (12 points)
Most in need of liniment
Most in need of ice
Sore to the max
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acquest (18 points)
An acquisition
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 18 pts
acutest (9 points)
The sharpest French accent (wordplay)
Most sharp, making rip in broken seat
Most violent American copper on trial
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
addrest (9 points)
Spoke to Poet.
Spoke to: Poet.
A·1+D·2+D·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
aeriest (7 points)
Most ethereal (var.)
Most ethereal
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
aerosat (7 points)
A satellite for air-traffic control
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+T·1 = 7 pts
aftmost (12 points)
Under review, Fat Tom's sternest
Nearest the stern
Farthest back, in the main
A·1+F·4+T·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
against (8 points)
Perhaps ST once more for 32 down
Non-pro (wordplay)
A giant's unsettled? That's touching!
A·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
agonist (8 points)
One in a struggle
Competitor or contestant
One struggling past isn't mobile
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
airiest (7 points)
Most light-hearted
Most spacious and open
Most open to the breeze
A·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
airpost (9 points)
A kind of mail
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
altoist (7 points)
A saxophone player, perhaps
Certain saxophone player
Cannonball Adderly, by trade
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
amongst (10 points)
In the midst of
In the company of
In a group of
A·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
amorist (9 points)
Ovid, for one
Casanova, for one
Lover of love (NY)
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
amplest (11 points)
Most adequate sound booster in case
Least scrawny
Most abundant
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
analyst (10 points)
Worker in chemistry, for one
Ken Venturi, for one
Sports authority (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anapest (9 points)
Bit of a limerick
Foot of poetic meter.
Foot of a North American troublemaker
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
animist (9 points)
Nature lover, perhaps
Shaman, for one
Believer in "spirits."
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
aridest (8 points)
Having the least rainfall
Least productive outings at stores
Most in need of moisture
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
armrest (9 points)
Place to rub elbows (wordplay)
Divisive thing at the movies (wordplay)
Backseat feature, maybe
A·1+R·1+M·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
artiest (7 points)
Most chi-chi.
Bohemian to an extreme
Most culturally pretentious
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 7 pts
ashiest (10 points)
Most visibly frightened
Most in need of moisturizer
Most affected by an eruption
A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
asphalt (12 points)
Court cover-up (wordplay)
Rocky road ingredient (wordplay)
What covers a lot of ground (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+T·1 = 12 pts
asquint (16 points)
Towards the corner of the eye
Call it quits with an addition across the eyes, perhaps
Crooked looking prime minister not quite shutting up last of opposition
A·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
assault (7 points)
Violent winner of 1946 Derby (wordplay)
Violent winner of 1946 Derby?
Battery's partner in crime (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 7 pts
astrict (9 points)
Limited the use of: Scot
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 9 pts
atavist (10 points)
One marked by a throwback
Reverter to primitive type.
One who is a throwback
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
atheist (10 points)
Denier of God? In death 'e is terrified!
Non-believer in god - hates it (anagram)
One not likely to say "Oh, my God!"
A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
athirst (10 points)
Eager, avid (for)
Needing a drink (Old English)
Desirous star hit out
A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
atomist (9 points)
Democritus, for one
Mott is a philosopher in physics
Investigator of molecular problems.
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
auldest (8 points)
Auld
A·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
8-Letter Words (47):
absonant (10 points)
Unnatural boast about strangling old relative
Discordant
Discordant, archaically
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
abstract (12 points)
Quietly remove painting, perhaps
Hard to grasp, maybe
Knock off some modern art (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1 = 12 pts
abstrict (12 points)
To set free by constriction
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+T·1 = 12 pts
accusant (12 points)
An {accuser=n}
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acerbest (12 points)
Acerb
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acescent (12 points)
Of milk, sour or turning sour
A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
acridest (11 points)
Acrid
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
activist (13 points)
Subversive part of play I view endlessly
Issue-oriented person
Busy worker for cause
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
adeptest (11 points)
Adept
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
adscript (13 points)
Feudal serf attached to the soil
Written after.
A·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+P·3+T·1 = 13 pts
aerostat (8 points)
Balloon or dirigible
Balloon or blimp
Any lighter-than-air craft.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
afforest (14 points)
Plant with trees
Plant trees over a wide area
Would, by the sound of it, plant
A·1+F·4+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
airburst (10 points)
Explosion in the atmosphere
Detonation in the atmosphere
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
alarmist (10 points)
The sky is falling! crier, for one
Chicken Little, for one
A slim tar (anagram)
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
alcahest (13 points)
""The hypothetical solvent sought by alchemists, also ALKAHEST""
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
alertest (8 points)
Least likely to nod off
Most wide-awake
Most on one's guard
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alienist (8 points)
Litanies about legal psychiatrist
Former doctor treating mental illness
Expert witness in a sanity trial
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
alkahest (15 points)
Universal solvent of the alchemists
Fabled "universal solvent" of the alchemist.
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
almagest (11 points)
Ptolemy's work on astronomy
Work on astronomy compiled by Ptolemy
Work on astronomy
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
alpinist (10 points)
A leg bandaged by lean skier, perhaps
It's plain stupid for a mountaineer
Climber of big mountains
A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
altruist (8 points)
Carnegie, for one
Person with unselfish concern for others
One with unselfish motives.
A·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
amethyst (16 points)
Gift for an Aquarius, maybe
Valuable purple stone
During Sat. make me your bluestone
A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
anapaest (10 points)
Foot rot for a peasant (wordplay)
Metrical foot of three syllables.
A peasant suffering breakage of foot
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
angriest (9 points)
Mostly across (wordplay)
Least at peace
Iran gets upset - most upset
A·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
annalist (8 points)
Shrink from sound one records
Writer of history.
Historian of a sort
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antepast (10 points)
A foretaste
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antirust (8 points)
Like some protective coatings
Like some car wax
Oxidation-inhibiting
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antismut (10 points)
Opposed to pornography
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1 = 10 pts
antistat (8 points)
Something that opposes static electricity
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 8 pts
antsiest (8 points)
Restless to the max
Least likely to sit still
Most impatient
A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
aphorist (13 points)
Franklin, for one
User of short, pithy sentences.
I put in short pieces on a page
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
apiarist (10 points)
Moviedom's Ulee, for one
Prop man for "The Sting" (wordplay)
Monitor of workers (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
appestat (12 points)
Hunger trigger
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1 = 12 pts
aquarist (17 points)
Fish keeper
Without question, Austria's lost expert on tank maintenance
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
arbalest (10 points)
Device for shooting bundles into craft
Old-time crossbow.
Powerful medieval crossbow
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arbalist (10 points)
""A type of crossbow, also ARBALEST, ARBELEST, ARBLAST""
A·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arbelest (10 points)
""A type of crossbow, also ARBALEST, ARBALIST, ARBLAST""
A·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
arborist (10 points)
Tree surgeon
Pruning expert
Tree expert
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
archaist (13 points)
Specialist in antiquities
Collector of antiquities
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
arsonist (8 points)
Switched on, star is lighter (wordplay)
One with a burning passion (wordplay)
Flaming guy (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
artsiest (8 points)
Most affected, in a way
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 8 pts
ashplant (13 points)
A sapling used as a walking stick
Tackling Alp, hasn't a walking stick
Never, never split transverse stick
A·1+S·1+H·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
aspirant (10 points)
One works hard to achieve something
One with a goal
Partisan assembly produces a candidate
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
assignat (9 points)
The way to put one's name at revolutionary currency
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1 = 9 pts
assonant (8 points)
Like small talk (wordplay)
Onager treading insect?
Onager treading insect (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 8 pts
atticist (10 points)
One affecting elegant expression
Elegant writer
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
aviarist (11 points)
One who gets lots of tweets (wordplay)
Birdman of a sort.
Birdhouse attendant
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
9-Letter Words (36):
abasement (13 points)
What a shame to be below ground level!
Mean beast (anagram)
Humiliation in a crypt (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
abashment (16 points)
Red state (wordplay)
One party intended verbal shaming
Party workers in for discomfort
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
abruptest (13 points)
Abrupt
A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
absorbant (13 points)
""One that {absorbs=v}, also ABSORBATE, ABSORBENT, ABSORBER""
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
absorbent (13 points)
Bob ran set (anagram)
Spongy clue for boars (wordplay)
Like paper towels
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
abstinent (11 points)
Refraining from drinking alcohol
Showing self-restraint
Can - missing round - be sober
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
absurdest (12 points)
Most foolish brutes, sad, torn apart
Most ludicrous
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
absurdist (12 points)
Beckett, for one
Like a Something Different puzzle
Beckett's revising suits Bard
A·1+B·3+S·1+U·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
adroitest (10 points)
Most skilful at concealing steroid misuse
A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
adsorbent (12 points)
Like charcoal filter
Capable of deflecting moisture
Capable of producing a film about bears? Don't!
A·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+R·1+B·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
aerialist (9 points)
One living the high life (wordplay)
Turn up (wordplay)
Man on the flying trapeze
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
aftermost (14 points)
Last to be following the majority
Right at the back, yet wanting the lion's share
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
alchemist (16 points)
St Michael (anagram)
Faust, for one
One with a gold standard (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
allergist (10 points)
Inspector of hives, perhaps
She can scratch that itch (wordplay)
Doctor healing great ills
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
amassment (13 points)
Big collection.
Collection
Accumulation
A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
amusement (13 points)
A maiden to exploit men - time for fun!
What fun so to employ people in the mat!
Park opening (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
analogist (10 points)
One who seeks similarities
Explainer, of a sort
Debater who uses comparisons
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
anarchist (14 points)
Disorderly sort (wordplay)
Revolutionary in rash act (wordplay)
No government would please him!
A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
anatomist (11 points)
A holder of the skeleton key (wordplay)
Bridie's dissector
One studying bodily structure
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
antitrust (9 points)
Like some business suits (wordplay)
Opposed to centralized industry.
Describing the Clayton Act.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
apologist (12 points)
One who defends a policy
Defender of something controversial
One defending most of rationale in a job
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
archivist (17 points)
One looking after records
Keeper of public records
One holding many records
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
arrestant (9 points)
English word
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
ascendant (12 points)
Get-upping (wordplay)
Rising man penetrating a series of clues
Where the Star was in
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
ascendent (12 points)
Tending upward (var.)
Get up over the ant on the up and up
Rising; predominant
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
assailant (9 points)
Goon at work
Attacker using wild Alsatians
Hit man, for example
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
assistant (9 points)
Malamud novel (with "The")
Golf club apprentice (wordplay)
Help worker to find a mate (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 9 pts
assumpsit (13 points)
""A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+I·1+T·1 = 13 pts
assurgent (10 points)
Rising
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts
astronaut (9 points)
A nut roast served for one on rocket
One making use of space (wordplay)
One making good use of space (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+U·1+T·1 = 9 pts
atonalist (9 points)
ATONAL lacking tonality
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
augustest (10 points)
August
A·1+U·1+G·2+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts
auntliest (9 points)
Auntly
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
austerest (9 points)
Most severe state sure to be troublesome
Extremely severe
A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
auteurist (9 points)
AUTEUR the creator of a film
A·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 9 pts
awfullest (15 points)
Awful
A·1+W·4+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
10-Letter Words (32):
abiogenist (13 points)
A believer in spontaneous generation
A·1+B·3+I·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
absolutest (12 points)
Perfect in quality or nature; complete.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
absolutist (12 points)
A distraught sob by musician who dislikes Fifty Shades of Grey (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
abstrusest (12 points)
Abstruse
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
adjustment (20 points)
End of the statement
Small change to achieve a desired result
Modification; regulation
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 20 pts
adolescent (13 points)
Not yet achieved adultery (wordplay)
Youth benefit stops rising
Minor trouble with the French cologne
A·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
advisement (16 points)
Careful consideration
Deliberation
US lawyer rejected version of events I'm giving US counsel
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 16 pts
aeronomist (12 points)
""The study of the upper atmosphere, especially of regions of ionized gas.""
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
agronomist (13 points)
Specialist on soil and planting.
Land expert on a rig most awkwardly
Expert in soil management
A·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
algebraist (13 points)
Sorting bag later - is one dealing with problems involving letters (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
algologist (12 points)
Ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma). (Nepeta Glechoma).
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
allegorist (11 points)
C.S. Lewis, for one
John Bunyan, for one
Legislator (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
ambushment (19 points)
An ambush.
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 19 pts
ameloblast (14 points)
(Medicine / Dentistry) a type of cell involved in forming dental enamel [from ( en ) amel + -o- + -blast ]
A·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+O·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
amyloplast (17 points)
A colorless plastid that forms starch granules and occurs in cells of plant storage tissue.
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
anastigmat (13 points)
It may help someone see a giant's terribly dull
Lens corrects against back of prism at ...
Photographic lens which corrects coma and spherical aberration
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+T·1 = 13 pts
ancientest (12 points)
Of great age; very old.
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
anecdotist (13 points)
Noted cast I reassembled for storyteller
Raconteur.
Storyteller
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
antagonist (11 points)
Antonym of ally
Enemy destroying 1 nation
Not against roughing up an opponent
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
antiracist (12 points)
RACIST an advocate of {racism=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
antisexist (17 points)
Not standing for misandry or misogyny
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
archpriest (17 points)
""A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+P·3+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 17 pts
aristocrat (12 points)
Upperclass man (wordplay)
Effendi, for one
One of the upper crust
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1 = 12 pts
arrestment (12 points)
Stoppage.
Stoppage
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
assessment (12 points)
Estimate that can be taxing!
Masses sent abroad for appraisal
Certain tax determinant
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
assignment (13 points)
Reporter's stint
Task in which worker keeps messing about
Broken-down gents is man's task
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
assoilment (12 points)
""Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+I·1+L·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
assortment (12 points)
Smashing on mattress, showing variety!
Classification of chocolates (wordplay)
No smart set would make such a selection
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
astringent (11 points)
Caustic stinger ant outbreak!
Trains excited bloke, 17 (wordplay)
Sharp as wine with added peel, say
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 11 pts
automatist (12 points)
AUTOMATISE AUTOMATE to convert to automatic control
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
autonomist (12 points)
""Government independent self-rule free from outside influence. Freedom , Politics""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 12 pts
awkwardest (21 points)
The stark daw we made very difficult
A·1+W·4+K·5+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 21 pts
11-Letter Words (22):
abolishment (18 points)
The action of putting an end to (a practice)
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 18 pts
abortionist (13 points)
One who procures abortion or miscarriage.
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 13 pts
abstractest (15 points)
Abstract
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
acaulescent (15 points)
""Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
accompanist (19 points)
Consort pianist (wordplay)
Person who plays music for a soloist
Musician who cannot perform on his own
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 19 pts
acquiescent (24 points)
Consenting (to something) without protest
Submissive
Right away, obtains a bit of money, as one falling into line
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 24 pts
adoptionist (14 points)
One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
adventurist (15 points)
""ADVENTURE That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.""
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
anesthetist (14 points)
Expert with numbers
O.R. physician
(American) hospital theatre worker
A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 14 pts
anthologist (15 points)
Francis Turner Palgrave, for instance
Literary compiler
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 15 pts
antielitist (11 points)
ELITIST an adherent of {elitism=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
antifascist (16 points)
Mussolini's enemy
Fighter against state dictatorship.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 16 pts
antirealist (11 points)
REALIST one who is concerned with fact or reality
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts
antistudent (12 points)
STUDENT a person formally engaged in learning
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
appeasement (17 points)
Short-sighted type of government policy.
(Act of) placating by making concessions
Act of placating by making concessions
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 17 pts
aquarellist (20 points)
A painter in thin transparent water colors.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
aquatintist (20 points)
AQUATINT to etch using a certain process
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 20 pts
arborescent (15 points)
Treelike
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 15 pts
artillerist (11 points)
Gunnery expert
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 11 pts

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