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auxin (12 points)
Growth promoting substance in a plant
Indoleacetic acid, for example
Computer speaker abbreviation
A·1+U·1+X·8+I·1+N·1 = 12 pts
acumen (10 points)
'Shrewdness, in business perhaps (6)'
Shrewdness, in business perhaps
Shrewdness, keen insight
A·1+C·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 10 pts
adnoun (7 points)
Adjective used substantively
Adjective in its substantive use.
Free, in "land of the free"
A·1+D·2+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1 = 7 pts
alumin (8 points)
Metallic comb. form
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
anuran (6 points)
Frog or toad
Frog or toad Zool.
Toad or frog
A·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1 = 6 pts
auburn (8 points)
Gold (water colour)
Reddish-brown, hair say
College that's also a color
A·1+U·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+N·1 = 8 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
adjourn (15 points)
Briefly break off (a meeting, say)
Put off to later date, say meeting
Break off (meeting till later)
A·1+D·2+J·8+O·1+U·1+R·1+N·1 = 15 pts
albumen (11 points)
Your eggman (wordplay)
White male husband, regularly drunk
White of egg
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 11 pts
albumin (11 points)
Protein in milk and eggs
Egg white protein
Egg white component
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aleuron (7 points)
Protein in cereal grains
A·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
aneurin (7 points)
Britain's "Nye."
Mr. Bevan, British Minister of Health.
"Nye" is short for it.
A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 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
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
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
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
aequorin (17 points)
A protein secreted by jellyfish
A·1+E·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1 = 17 pts
affusion (14 points)
The act of pouring a liquid on
A·1+F·4+F·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
alfaquin (20 points)
""A teacher of Muslim law, also ALFAKI, ALFAQUI""
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+N·1 = 20 pts
allusion (8 points)
Hint of troubled soul in LA
Oblique or indirect reference
A brief or indirect reference
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 8 pts
alluvion (11 points)
1 down and earth forming land gradually gained from a river
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
anchusin (13 points)
A red dye
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1 = 13 pts
aquarian (17 points)
Winter birth, perhaps
President Lincoln, astrologically
Anyone born Jan. 27
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 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
aurorean (8 points)
Radiant
A·1+U·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+N·1 = 8 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
avulsion (11 points)
Tearing away
Sudden removal of land, but no visual changes (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
araucarian (12 points)
""Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian.""
A·1+R·1+A·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
annunciation (14 points)
Original Christmas forecast (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
antediluvian (16 points)
Very old (before the Flood)
Very old and outmoded
Old adult in vain working without energy
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antidilution (13 points)
DILUTION the act of {diluting=v}
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
antiglobulin (15 points)
GLOBULIN a simple protein
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+N·1 = 15 pts
archosaurian (17 points)
English word
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+A·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 17 pts
articulation (14 points)
Clarity in speech
Tunic a tailor prepared for delivery
Term for off-road suspension compliance
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
augmentation (15 points)
Working out meaning at increase
A·1+U·1+G·2+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
auscultation (14 points)
The act of listening or hearkening to.
A·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 14 pts
autorotation (12 points)
AUTOROTATE
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 12 pts
autoxidation (20 points)
(Chemistry) Chem a.   oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 20 pts
acculturation (17 points)
Assimilating unfamiliar customs, beliefs
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
accustomation (19 points)
Noun (-tion)
A·1+C·3+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
actualization (24 points)
A making actual or really existent.
A·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 24 pts
agglutination (15 points)
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
A·1+G·2+G·2+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
antievolution (16 points)
""EVOLUTION The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg. as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
antipollution (15 points)
""POLLUTION The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 15 pts
argumentation (16 points)
One maturing at manoeuvres, revealing logic
Logical reasoning required to shift great mountain
A·1+R·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
authoritarian (16 points)
Tyrannical writer meets Italian heretic
Enforcing strict rules
Enforcing strict obedience
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 16 pts
authorization (25 points)
Official permission
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
autoinfection (18 points)
""Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
anticorruption (18 points)
""CORRUPTION The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+U·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
antisubversion (19 points)
""SUBVERSION The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution. as, the subversion of a government; the subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution.""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
authentication (19 points)
Process of proving genuine
A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
automatization (25 points)
AUTOMATIZE same as automate.automate.
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
autosuggestion (16 points)
Try stepping on the gas
Tip for drivers? It may affect one's own behaviour
Thought process provoked by a car salesman (wordplay)
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 16 pts
agribusinessman (20 points)
English word
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts
agribusinessmen (20 points)
AGRIBUSINESS
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 20 pts
antispeculation (19 points)
SPECULATION The act of speculating.
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 19 pts
autocorrelation (17 points)
""Statistics (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) the condition occurring when successive items in a series are correlated so that their covariance is not zero and they are not independent Also called serial correlation AUTOTRANSFUSION (Med) → Eigenbluttransfusion f BENZENECARBONYL (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (modifier) the systematic name for benzoyl BIOTECHNOLOGIST → biotechnologue mf , biotechnologiste mf hc_En_Fr() BRACHISTOCHRONE (Mathematics) Maths the curve between two points through which a body moves under the force of gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve; the path of quickest descent [from Greek brakhistos , superlative of brakhus short + chronos time]""
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 17 pts
autotransfusion (18 points)
(Med) → Eigenbluttransfusion f
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 21 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 18 pts
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 29 pts
autointoxication (25 points)
Poisoning by substances produced in the body
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 25 pts
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1 = 20 pts

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