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actin (7 points)
Role play (wordplay)
Be a part of a play
Join the cast as of a movie
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
atman (7 points)
Nirvana fan (wordplay)
Hindu World Soul
Universal self, in Hinduism
A·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
acetin (8 points)
Viscous vinegar, chemically
Glycerol-based solvent
Liquid ester
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
action (8 points)
The mechanism of, say, a watch
Deed (or the doing)
First part of play about war (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
astern (6 points)
Birdy behind (wordplay)
Sailor's behind (wordplay)
Back in the Navy (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1 = 6 pts
ataman (8 points)
Cossack chief, almost adamant
Cossack chief in data management
Ma, tan a Cossack general
A·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
attain (6 points)
Reach (specified level)
Reach (a specified age)
Uncovered in regatta in Cork? Get it!
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
attorn (6 points)
Transfer of tenancy or ownership: Law
A·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 6 pts
atwain (9 points)
Archaic word meaning in two parts
A·1+T·1+W·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
atween (9 points)
In the middle of, in dialect
In the middle, in dialect
In the middle of (archaic)
A·1+T·1+W·4+E·1+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
autumn (8 points)
Season, has its music too (Keats)
Will Aunt fall around? Um!
Fall over the pond (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+N·1 = 8 pts
abstain (9 points)
Just say no (wordplay)
Ban Asti perhaps (wordplay)
Refrain (from voting)
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
actinon (9 points)
An isotope of radon
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
alation (7 points)
State of having wings
State of having wings.
Wingedness
A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
althorn (10 points)
Instrument that's low even if fleet
Cornet's cousin
Instrument for a pound a point
A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 10 pts
amotion (9 points)
The removal of a corporate officer from his office
A·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antigen (8 points)
A stimulant of sorts
A stimulant of sorts
Immunologist's study
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
antigun (8 points)
BB-negative (wordplay)
Like NRA foes
Like NRA opponents
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+N·1 = 8 pts
antiman (9 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antlion (7 points)
Kind of insect.
Hole-digging larva
Fly without a national licence
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
artisan (7 points)
Paul Revere, for one
Cobbler, for one
Crafty person (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+N·1 = 7 pts
ataghan (11 points)
Turkish sword Var.
Turkish sword variable
A·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 11 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
auction (9 points)
Kind of bridge - posh indeed!
Lots are sold here!
Offer a lot for sale (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
automan (9 points)
Short-lived '80s TV show about a hologram with a sidekick named Cursor
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 9 pts
automen (9 points)
U.A.W. members.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
ablation (10 points)
Surgical removal procedure
Surgical removal
Loss of material by melting or evaporation
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ablution (10 points)
About nil (anagram)
Remission of sins not so cleansing
The work a washer does
A·1+B·3+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abortion (10 points)
Premature termination, as of life
Subject of many demonstrations
Premature ending or termination
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
abutilon (10 points)
Plate dropped in ablution plant
Flowering maple
Built on a structure with a flowering maple
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
actinian (10 points)
""A sea-anemone, also ACTINIA""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 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
addition (10 points)
This, perhaps, will never be nonplussed
Summing up process (wordplay)
Increase dependency? Not Charlie!
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adnation (9 points)
The state of being {adnate=adj}
A·1+D·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 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
aeration (8 points)
An allowance of Russell is great gas!
Treatment with carbon dioxide
Function of a faucet insert
A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
agnation (9 points)
Silver to race for? It's one for the male line!
Relationship through paternal line in a good country
Kinship
A·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
amanitin (10 points)
A chemical compound
A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ambition (12 points)
Desire to get on? No, I'm a bit sloppy!
I'm in boat (anagram)
Aim not to be a mocker, as 5 says
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
anatoxin (15 points)
A type of poison
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
antiarin (8 points)
An arrow poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 8 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
arbutean (10 points)
Pertaining to an {arbute=n}
A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 10 pts
audition (9 points)
A process for rejecting ham (wordplay)
Show trial (wordplay)
(To) assess (an actor)
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
autobahn (13 points)
Main route (wordplay)
... and how to get there (wordplay)
Famously fast route
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+H·4+N·1 = 13 pts
aviation (11 points)
The Wright thing to do (wordplay)
Wright field (wordplay)
Air field (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
abduction (14 points)
Carrying off (of a person)
Taking badly (wordplay)
Alien encounter, some claim
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abjection (20 points)
Hopeless state of protest when leader's been replaced
A·1+B·3+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
abolition (11 points)
End of the act (wordplay)
A way to be doing with this (wordplay)
Action of terminating (a practice)
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 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
accretion (13 points)
Collecting corps' soldiers during battle
Process of growth
Increase of carbon in explosive reaction
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
actuation (11 points)
Process of making operate
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
acylation (14 points)
ACYLATE to introduce acyl into
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
addiction (13 points)
Monkey on one's back ("Henry V")
I did act on (anagram)
Maybe this is inhabited
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
adduction (13 points)
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
adoration (10 points)
Commercial speech (wordplay)
Love a fair helping of bother (wordplay)
Allowance of fuss and of love (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adulation (10 points)
Very high regard
Sycophant's specialty
High praise for an adult I love to tease
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
advection (15 points)
ADVECT to transport by the flow of a fluid
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
affection (17 points)
Feeling of fondness
Feeling of strong liking
Admiration of affectation from the army
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
aflatoxin (19 points)
Poison produced by food moulds; oxtail fan (anagram)
A·1+F·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
afternoon (12 points)
Perhaps I am never in time like this
On following no following amend, perhaps
Am finished before it starts (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
agitation (10 points)
State of unrest
Rabble-rouser's activity
Attack of the fidgets.
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
allantoin (9 points)
""A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; formerly called allantoic acid and amniotic acid. allantoic acid and amniotic acid.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1 = 9 pts
allethrin (12 points)
""A synthetic clear or amber-colored viscous insecticide, C 19 H 26 O 3 , similar to pyrethrin.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
animation (11 points)
I'm in a race - go!
Paul's in a state - that's life!
Perhaps I'm A in a people for life
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
anthelion (12 points)
Articles above Leo, seen opposite the sun
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
anthemion (14 points)
A floral ornament. See Palmette Palmette
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
anthocyan (17 points)
Any of various water-soluble pigments that impart to flowers and other plant parts colors ranging from violet and blue to most shades of red.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
anthozoan (21 points)
Pertaining to the Anthozoa.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+Z·10+O·1+A·1+N·1 = 21 pts
antialien (9 points)
ALIEN to transfer to another as property
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antiauxin (16 points)
AUXIN a growth promoting substance
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
anticodon (12 points)
CODON a triplet of basic DNA components
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
antihuman (14 points)
HUMAN a {person=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 pts
antimycin (16 points)
""One of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.Streptomyces, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 (C28H40N2O9) and antimycin A3 (C26H36N2O9). They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antitoxin (16 points)
Shot in the arm, perhaps
Neutralizer of a sort
Substance that neutralises poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antiunion (9 points)
Buster's stance, maybe
Wal-Mart, to many labor advocates
Unwilling to get organized
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
antiurban (11 points)
URBAN pertaining to a {city=n}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+N·1 = 11 pts
antivenin (12 points)
Essential supply for an ophiologist
Solution to a snakebite
Substance that counteracts snake poison
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
antiwoman (14 points)
WOMAN to play the part of a woman
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+W·4+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 14 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
ascertain (11 points)
Establish (the facts)
'Find out to assure me, perhaps (9)'
Find assure out (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
assertion (9 points)
How silly to start to make such a claim!
Senator is about to make a statement
Claim first son has trouble in store
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
astrakhan (16 points)
Hark Satan (anagram)
Hark, Santa is in Russian wool
Fur - city on Volga
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+K·5+H·4+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
asyndeton (13 points)
I came, I saw, I conquered, for example
A·1+S·1+Y·4+N·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
attackman (17 points)
Offense player in lacrosse
Lacrosse player on the offensive side of the field
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
attackmen (17 points)
ATTACK to {assault=v}
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+K·5+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 17 pts
attention (9 points)
Standing order (wordplay)
Notice a pressure in the ear (wordplay)
Mental concentration or awareness( 9)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
attrition (9 points)
How wearing down here!
A wearing away
Wearing down, turning it into art
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 9 pts
automaton (11 points)
Man of sorts.
Does this amount to a robot (wordplay)
Man of many parts, perhaps
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
avocation (14 points)
That's the job - or maybe a calling
Hobby; avian coot (anagram)
A life's work leads to hobby
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abdication (15 points)
Acid in boat (anagram)
Edward VIII's action of 1936
Regal resignation
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
aberration (12 points)
Deviation from normality
Delusion or illusion
A wandering from the norm.
A·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
abjuration (19 points)
Renunciation
A·1+B·3+J·8+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
abnegation (13 points)
Sailor, say, in the country giving up
Bet again? No chance for denial
Disclaimer - there's no beating a developer!
A·1+B·3+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
abreaction (14 points)
Rating right-wing attitude as a psychological process
A·1+B·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
abrogation (13 points)
Annulment of an agreement or law
The sailor's asking for an annulment
Cancelling a second-rate allowance? Go back to intervene
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
absolution (12 points)
Obtain soul renewed with this (wordplay)
Release sailor - there you have it!
A second-rate answer requires indulgence
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 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
abstention (12 points)
Pass in Congress (wordplay)
Act of declining to vote
Withholding of vote
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
accusation (14 points)
Whodunit plot element
Charge copyright to America in case
Charge about, protecting us in battle
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
activation (15 points)
Process of starting up (something)
Being called up, military-wise
Removal from mothballs
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
actomyosin (17 points)
Splattered on my coat is a muscle protein
A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 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
adjunction (20 points)
The act of joining; the thing joined or added.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
adjuration (18 points)
""The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.""
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
admiration (13 points)
Scotch maid to share esteem (wordplay)
One may be lost in it
Maid out helping gains approval
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
admonition (13 points)
Warning poster has proposal about Ulster
Cautious counsel
Tina in mood that's awkward gets a reprimand
A·1+D·2+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·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
advocation (16 points)
Commercial role being a defender
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
affixation (23 points)
Noun (-tion)
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
affliction (18 points)
A Fine Romance: left in distress
Cause of pain or harm
Coburn's 1998 Oscar-winning film
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
agglutinin (12 points)
Substance in body - a s-surfeit gets in repeatedly
Antibody causing sticking together of bacteria, cells, etc
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
alienation (10 points)
State of feeling isolated
Legal transfer of ownership.
Common punk rock theme
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
alkylation (17 points)
ALKYLATE to combine with alkyl
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
allegation (11 points)
Testimony that is contestable
Assertion made without proof.
Charge a liberal group of diplomats
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
allocation (12 points)
Divvying-up process
Assignment left in a particular spot
Arrangement of resources or funds
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
allocution (12 points)
""The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.""
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
alteration (10 points)
Tailor's service.
Tailor's job
Change made by modiste.
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
ambulation (14 points)
The act of walking.
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
ammunition (14 points)
Charge for fire-arms
An A of A&E
Charge for firearms
A·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 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
angulation (11 points)
A making angular; angular formation.
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
annexation (17 points)
Appropriation of adjoining territory
Act of taking possession of.
Forced takeover, at times
A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+X·8+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
annotation (10 points)
Marginal comment, for example
Explanatory item in a textbook.
The adding of notes to a text
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
annulation (10 points)
Ring formation
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 10 pts
antimodern (13 points)
Old-fashioned and then some
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antinomian (12 points)
Possibly anoint main sectarian denying moral law
'His true Penelope was Flaubert, / He fished by - isles' (Ezra Pound)
Not accepting moral law, yet opposed to revolutionary Minoan
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 12 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
arrogation (11 points)
Unfair claiming giro, rat on a suspect
Improper seizure.
Unjustified seizure.
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 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
attraction (12 points)
It's not repulsive at drawing, perhaps
... for a tire company (wordplay)
Erotic experience is a drag, we're told
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
autobahnen (15 points)
AUTOBAHN a German superhighway
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+H·4+N·1+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
autochthon (18 points)
Native.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
automation (12 points)
Present-day production trend.
Feature of modern industry.
Use of electronic devices.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
abomination (15 points)
Curse hum during a big road race
Action that is vile
Feeling of hatred or disgust
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
abstraction (15 points)
Formless art work
Theoretical concept - removal
Preoccupied state
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 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
acclamation (17 points)
Enthusiastic praise
Public praise
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
acclimation (17 points)
""The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.""
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
acetylation (16 points)
ACETYLATE receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
acidulation (14 points)
ACIDULATE To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
acoustician (15 points)
Expert in sound
Source of sound advice
A·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 15 pts
acquisition (22 points)
A recently received asset or object
Getting clear one that's charged is to be held inside
Gain
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
actinomycin (20 points)
Any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria with a three-ring heterocyclic nucleus with an attached peptide chain.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+Y·4+C·3+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
adumbration (16 points)
Faint sketch; outline
Act of overshadowing
Shadow a non-speaking part
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
aestivation (14 points)
Torpid state during the hot season
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
affectation (19 points)
A change of face tint giving unnatural appearance
Deliberate pretence of kindness, embracing volunteers
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
affiliation (17 points)
Attachment (to an organisation)
Official connection
Business relationship
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
affirmation (19 points)
""Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law. as, the affirmation of a law.""
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
aggradation (14 points)
AGGRADE to fill (a stream bed) with sediment
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
aggravation (16 points)
Worsening annoyance
Hassle
Annoyance
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
aggregation (14 points)
Assembly process in garage got modified
Process of material coming together
Compound
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
alleviation (14 points)
Easing (of pain)
The making (of pain) less severe
Painkiller's job
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
alloantigen (12 points)
See isoantigen .
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 12 pts
altercation (13 points)
Action (wordplay)
Caught in middle of change, quarrel
Can't loiter about after a row
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
alternation (11 points)
Vary the race, going by turns
Interchange name in heartless dispute
Taking of turns
A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 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
ammoniation (15 points)
""AMMONIATE a type of ammonia compound, also AMMINE, AMMONIATE""
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·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
anacoluthon (16 points)
Syntactical incoherence
A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
analyzation (23 points)
""The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis.""
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
angiotensin (12 points)
""Any of three polypeptide hormones, one of which is a powerful vasoconstrictor, that function in the body in controlling arterial pressure.""
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
anodization (21 points)
""ANODIZE to give a protective coat, also ANODISE""
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 21 pts
anthocyanin (19 points)
Same as Anthokyan. Anthokyan.
A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1 = 19 pts
antifashion (17 points)
FASHION to {shape=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
antiforeign (15 points)
FOREIGN situated outside a place or country
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 15 pts
antineutron (11 points)
Subatomic particle in nature not transformed
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
antinucleon (13 points)
NUCLEON a subatomic particle
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antiquarian (20 points)
Collector of old things
One who collects relics of the past
Expert on old things
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
antiquation (20 points)
""The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
antivitamin (16 points)
""VITAMIN an organic substance essential to proper nutrition, also VITAMINE""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 16 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
arbitration (13 points)
Process at work in some hearings
One way to settle differences
A·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
archenteron (16 points)
The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination. Illust. under Invagination.
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 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
assentation (11 points)
""Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.""
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
assignation (12 points)
Go in as saint (anagram)
Secret rendezvous
Secret meeting
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
association (13 points)
Football club (wordplay)
Part of PA
Conceptual connection
A·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
atomization (22 points)
""The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.""
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts
attenuation (11 points)
Reduction in strength
Weakening, as in the value of a lawsuit
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
attestation (11 points)
Taken in by police without husband, giving testimony
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
attribution (13 points)
Act of ascribing
The act of ascribing eg a picture to an artist
The ascribing of a particular work to an author or artist
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
awestricken (20 points)
A bridge player, Richard, and two fellow players filled with astonishment
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
abbreviation (19 points)
E.g. for example (wordplay)
Tues. or Agt. (tsk-tsk!)
Shortening - above Britain (anagram)
A·1+B·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
acceleration (16 points)
An increase in rate
Rate of increase of speed
A speeding up
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
accentuation (16 points)
Giving special importance to something
Emphasis, stress
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
accumulation (18 points)
Process of gathering
Growth of capital
Build-up
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
adjudication (23 points)
Formal judgement
Civil judgment based on evidence presented
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 23 pts
adulteration (13 points)
Addition of contaminant let loose in a time span
Corruption of European in indecent allowance
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aesthetician (17 points)
One versed in the theory of beauty and artistic expression.
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
agglutinogen (15 points)
""An antigen that stimulates the production of a particular agglutinin, such as an antibody.""
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1 = 15 pts
aldolization (22 points)
Noun (-tion)
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 22 pts

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