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4-Letter Words (1):
ague (5 points)
Sweating, shivering, fit (once)
Flu symptom, perhaps
Chilling experience (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 5 pts
5-Letter Words (7):
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
acute (7 points)
Not quite right (wordplay)
Eighty-five degrees, say
Not right (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 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
aquae (14 points)
Waters, to pharmacists
Waters to pharmacists
Cicero's waters
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+E·1 = 14 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
aurae (5 points)
Head lights (wordplay)
Distinctive atmospheres (Var.)
Emanations Latin style
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 5 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 (27):
abduce (11 points)
Draw away, as a limb
Draw away, as from the body
A·1+B·3+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
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
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
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
acuate (8 points)
Having a sharp point
Sharp at the end.
Having a sharp point
A·1+C·3+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
adduce (10 points)
Cue dad (anagram)
The way to make less of red (wordplay)
Cite (as evidence)
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+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
allude (7 points)
Indirectly refer (to)
Refer casually (to)
Refer subtly (to)
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 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
almuce (10 points)
Headdress like a cowl.
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
almude (9 points)
""A Spanish unit of capacity, also ALMUD""
A·1+L·1+M·3+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alulae (6 points)
Thumbs of birds' wings
Ends of wings
Bird feathers
A·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ampule (10 points)
Shot glass (wordplay)
Sealed glass vial.
It might hold the solution
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
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
attune (6 points)
Adjust (to a situation)
Harmonise or adapt, say mind to idea
Make receptive (to)
A·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aubade (9 points)
Music? Oh dreadful sounds!
Morning love poem
Piece of music appropriate to the dawn
A·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
audile (7 points)
Pertaining to hearing
Transmitted by cochlear nerves
Relating to hearing
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
augite (7 points)
Dark-green mineral
Component of basalt.
Common mineral in rocks
A·1+U·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
auntie (6 points)
BBC; relative (colloq,)
A release from the BBC (wordplay)
Dorothy's Em, for one
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+I·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
avenue (9 points)
Park on Manhattan's East Side (wordplay)
Park, for one
Way to go!
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+U·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
7-Letter Words (28):
abubble (13 points)
Full of enthusiasm
Like sparkling wine
Effervescing
A·1+B·3+U·1+B·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 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
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
actuate (9 points)
Move to action
Cause to operate
Set in motion
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
adjudge (17 points)
Decide or award judicially
Reckon that Father is back on the Bench
The jade has just about dug to 12 across
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 17 pts
adulate (8 points)
Nowadays upstart's delayed and flatter
Praise from grown-up holding a note
Admire to a fault
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
aliunde (8 points)
From elsewhere Law
A·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
alumine (9 points)
""An oxide of aluminum, also ALUMIN, ALUMINA""
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alumnae (9 points)
Former coeds, maybe
Former female pupils
Most Vassar graduates
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alunite (7 points)
A mineral
A·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ampoule (11 points)
Vessel holding liquid for injection
Capsule containing injection dose
Solution holder variable
A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
amputee (11 points)
Frostbite victim, maybe
Gangrene sufferer, maybe
I am turning up with one peg, perhaps
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 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
anguine (8 points)
Like a snake
Snakelike
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antique (16 points)
Old article, wood, they say
Old (and valuable?)
From the distant past
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 16 pts
apolune (9 points)
Point in a certain space orbit
Far point in an orbit around the moon
Moon orbiter's apogee
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
appulse (11 points)
A striking against something
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 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
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
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
audible (10 points)
Bail due (anagram)
Bail due to be fixed in hearing
Quarterback's call
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+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
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
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 (57):
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
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
acaudate (11 points)
Zoological word meaning having no tail
Without a tail
Without a tail.
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acauline (10 points)
""Stemless, also ACAULOSE, ACAULOUS""
A·1+C·3+A·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 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
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
aciculae (12 points)
Acicula
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aculeate (10 points)
Sharply pointed (botany)
Having a sting.
Prickly.
A·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acutance (12 points)
Measure of film sharpness
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
adequate (18 points)
Less than stellar
It'll do for Bill and associate
Sufficient now to regard as similar
A·1+D·2+E·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
aduncate (11 points)
Hooked
A·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aguelike (13 points)
Like a fever
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
aiguille (9 points)
Needle-shaped peak of rock.
Needle Fr.
A·1+I·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 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
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
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
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
altitude (9 points)
Height (above ground)
Something to gain from flying (wordplay)
High number (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
ambulate (12 points)
Walk (technical)
Mum's back, but cut short overdue walk
Go for a stroll, but with a meal out
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ampullae (12 points)
Ancient two-handled bottles.
Small two-handled ancient Roman flasks
Wine chalices
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amputate (12 points)
Cut off (limb)
Cut off (a limb)
Remove (a limb)
A·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amusable (12 points)
Easily entertained
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amygdule (15 points)
""A small gas bubble in lava, also AMYGDALE""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
analogue (9 points)
Duplicate, fancy (var.)
Using hands hour after hour (wordplay)
Margerine, to butter, for example
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
angulate (9 points)
Having corners.
Endless Soviet labour camp fenced by stake with spikes
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·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
announce (10 points)
Declare girl's a lightweight (wordplay)
Make known girl wait, say
Do the play-by-play, say
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
annulate (8 points)
Ringed, as a tree trunk.
Ringed
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
annulose (8 points)
Having rings
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antinuke (12 points)
Protesting the pro-testers (wordplay)
Like Greenpeace, e.g
Like some protestors
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 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
apologue (11 points)
Short story with a moral
Fable right out of a work by Chaucer
Story with a moral.
A·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 11 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
applique (21 points)
Sewn-on design, perhaps
Designs on you, perhaps
Design sewed on material
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 21 pts
aptitude (11 points)
A diet put out for fitness
Tied up at work acquiring proficiency
Natural ability or skill
A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
aquacade (20 points)
Billy Rose production
Swimming and diving pageant
Billy Rose offering
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 20 pts
aquatone (17 points)
Water color (wordplay)
Lithographic process
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
aquiline (17 points)
Looking like eagle's beak, say nose
Hooked like eagle's beak, say nose
Like an eagle.
A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 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
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
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
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
attitude (9 points)
Conviction for temper (wordplay)
Frame of mind.
Chip on one's shoulder
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
audience (11 points)
Public house (wordplay)
Theater group (wordplay)
Assembly gathered to watch, say, a play
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
auditive (12 points)
Related to hearing
Hearing-related
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
auntlike (12 points)
Like an aunt
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
aureolae (8 points)
Aureola
A·1+U·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
autocade (11 points)
Antique car show event, perhaps
Parade of a sort
Procession of cars
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
autodyne (12 points)
Relating to a type of electrical circuit
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
autolyze (20 points)
""To break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
automate (10 points)
Make more efficient perhaps
Staff with robots (wordplay)
Make more efficient perhaps
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
autotype (13 points)
Facsimile
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
autunite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+U·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
9-Letter Words (43):
abundance (14 points)
A bread roll twist perhaps is plenty
Plenty, but it isn't a cake-walk!
Lots of baking at the ball (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+U·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 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
acidulate (12 points)
Make slightly sour.
Make slightly sour
That's enough to make you sour - and make you dead in the end
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
actualize (20 points)
Make a reality of
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
acuminate (13 points)
""Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc. as, acuminate leaves, teeth, etc.""
A·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
adductive (16 points)
""Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.""
A·1+D·2+D·2+U·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 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
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
adultlike (14 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
adumbrate (14 points)
Foreshadow a silent tear, perhaps
Indicate a silent speed (wordplay)
Outline from an unintelligent judge
A·1+D·2+U·1+M·3+B·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
adventure (13 points)
Commercial gamble (wordplay)
Per this perhaps it's exciting
New account on Madison Avenue (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
affluence (17 points)
Well, that gets one off
Well, it's got off this
A guard contracts sickness in profusion
A·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+U·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 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
aluminate (11 points)
A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aluminize (20 points)
To treat impregnate with alum; to alum.
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
ambulance (15 points)
Road mender (wordplay)
Transport patiently awaited (wordplay)
What drives you to get better (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 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
amplitude (14 points)
An attenuator decreases it
Maximum extent of signal or vibration
On a radio, the A in AM
A·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
andouille (10 points)
Spicy sausage
A spicy smoked pork sausage with a blackish skin
A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
annualize (18 points)
Convert to a yearly rate
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
antennule (9 points)
A small antenna; applied to the smaller pair of antenn\'91 or feelers of Crustacea.
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antiquate (18 points)
Render outdated
Render passe.
Make old.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
apiculate (13 points)
APICULATE
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aquaplane (20 points)
Motorboat's tow, perhaps
Water skis alternative
Skim on layer of water
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts
aquarelle (18 points)
Watercolour is all a queer mishmash
Painting technique
Watercolor
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 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
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
attenuate (9 points)
Reduce (a signal)
Had a late meal to make one thin
To have eaten so late may make you thin
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
attribute (11 points)
... for a eulogist (wordplay)
Ascribe (to a cause)
Virtue by payment
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aubergine (12 points)
Purple and gold mixture of beer and gin
Deep purple colour
Fruit popular in French inn
A·1+U·1+B·3+E·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
audiotape (12 points)
Band that plays music (wordplay)
Sound evidence (wordplay)
Garage band's production, once
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
auditable (12 points)
AUDIT to examine accounts
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
auriculae (11 points)
Pl. auriculas or auriculae (-l ) A central European primrose (Primula auricula) having large yellow flowers grouped in umbels. Also called bear's ear .
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 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
authorize (21 points)
John Irving's peepers (wordplay)
Give the go-ahead to
Give the green LIGHT to
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
autoclave (14 points)
Surgical instruments steriliser
Relative of a pressure cooker.
Kin of a pressure cooker
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
autoroute (9 points)
An expressway in France and French-speaking countries.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
avifaunae (15 points)
Avifauna
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
10-Letter Words (37):
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
accentuate (14 points)
What to do with an acute etc (wordplay)
Worried about acne? Cut out stress
Emphasise smart goddess with brogue
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
accumulate (16 points)
Get together to create a fortune perhaps
Build up
Collect Greek character's former account with Catholic university first
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·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
acquirable (23 points)
Capable of being acquired.
A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 23 pts
adjudicate (21 points)
Decide (between claims or in games)
Decide officially on a dispute
Hear and decide (a case).
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
adjunctive (23 points)
Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 23 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
adulterate (11 points)
Cut a deal? Utter chicanery!
Water down, perhaps
Grown up with age, note, can be corrupt
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adulterine (11 points)
Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 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
animalcule (14 points)
Microscopic organism
Microscopic creature
Being very small but old-womanish about bad French copper
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
annunciate (12 points)
Mutant canine tuna, say
Declare girl in acute trouble
Announce (arch.)
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
antinature (10 points)
In favor of the great indoors, maybe
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antiplague (13 points)
PLAGUE to pester or annoy
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 13 pts
antiplaque (21 points)
PLAQUE an ornamental plate or disk
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 21 pts
apiculture (14 points)
Breeding and care of bees
One might be keeping this, by the sound of it
Bringing up workers in a religious environment
A·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
applesauce (16 points)
Nonsense, to fruit-lovers (wordplay)
Served with pork? Nonsense!
A likely story!
A·1+P·3+P·3+L·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
aquamarine (21 points)
Blue-green beryl
Birthstone for many Pisces
Gemstone a queen pinned to a soldier
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 21 pts
articulate (12 points)
Of Carney's film roles (wordplay)
A tacit rule that's broken, say
Expressing oneself clearly.
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
assaultive (13 points)
Making an assault.
A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
assumptive (17 points)
As one might be, following tips resulting in cash hoarding
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
audiophile (16 points)
Emery phor buphs (wordplay)
One making a sound investment (wordplay)
Hi-fi fan.
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
auriculate (12 points)
AURICULAE
A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
auscultate (12 points)
To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.
A·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
autoimmune (14 points)
Such a response is not wanted from setter's in-car mobile menu
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
autolysate (13 points)
""AUTOLYSE to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYZE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
autolyzate (22 points)
""AUTOLYZE to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 22 pts
automatize (21 points)
Prepare to mass-produce, say
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
automobile (14 points)
Jaguar, for one
Road-test need
Welcome graduation gift.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
automotive (15 points)
Why they eyed the showroom (wordplay)
Why they eyed the showroom?
Relating to motor vehicles
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
autorotate (10 points)
AUTOROTATE
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
autostrade (11 points)
Italian superhighways.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
autotomize (21 points)
Cause a body part to undergo autotomy.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
aventurine (13 points)
An undertaking to clad home in glass
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aviculture (15 points)
Rearing and care of birds.
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

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