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8-Letter Words (112):
archival (16 points)
Of public records.
Of a large store of data
One-third of a 1979 Journey hit
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1 = 16 pts
archived (17 points)
Stored, as public records
Filed in historical records
Stored, as old files
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
archives (16 points)
Rich vase (anagram)
Save rich assortment in here (wordplay)
Historical record(s)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
arrivals (11 points)
Artist set back by competitors' entries
O'Hare events
Part of airport terminal
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arrivers (11 points)
They're met at the airport
They've landed
Guests.
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
arriving (12 points)
Pulling into the station
Coming of four or six in a c-circle
Coming to pass.
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
atavisms (13 points)
Reversions to type
Reversions of a sort
Reversions
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 13 pts
atavists (11 points)
Biological throwbacks
Throwbacks
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·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
avadavat (15 points)
Indian songbird related to the weaver birds
A·1+V·4+A·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1 = 15 pts
availing (12 points)
Being of benefit.
A helping for the sick at last
Being of help.
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
avarices (13 points)
States of intense greed.
States of extreme greed
Miserly qualities
A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
avellane (11 points)
{avellan=adj}
A·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
avengers (12 points)
TV show of the '60s (with "The")
They get even, perhaps at Ibrox
Agents of retribution
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avenging (13 points)
Exacting retribution for
Getting back for
Settling a score
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
aventail (11 points)
An air flap in a helmet
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts
averaged (13 points)
Did a mean job (wordplay)
Did a mean thing (wordplay)
Found the middle of (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 13 pts
averages (12 points)
Means, say, salary must be topped
Do they mean to claim time (wordplay)
How mean they are to claim the Times!
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
averment (13 points)
Positive affirmation.
Positive declaration
Affirmation
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
averring (12 points)
Saying with conviction
Stating firmly and positively
Asserting with confidence
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
aversely (14 points)
In a bad way
Lay about poetry in a contrary manner
With a feeling of distaste
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 14 pts
aversion (11 points)
Dislike and say so in a roundabout way
One way of expressing distaste
Horror of a kind
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
aversive (14 points)
Tending to shun
Kind of stimulus
Putting off claims I have reduced
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
averting (12 points)
Turning aside to affirm money is good
Turning aside one's eyes
Turning aside and preventing.
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 pts
avgasses (12 points)
Avgas
A·1+V·4+G·2+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avianize (20 points)
""To modify by repeated culture in a chick embryo, also AVIANISE""
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
aviaries (11 points)
Buildings for keeping birds
Buildings with wings
Where hawks and doves are kept apart
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 11 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
aviating (12 points)
In a dogfight, say
Up in the air, maybe
Getting high, perhaps
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 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
aviators (11 points)
Plane folks (wordplay)
People in high places (wordplay)
Aces high (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 11 pts
aviatrix (18 points)
Fly girl (wordplay)
Amelia Earhart, for one
Earhart, for one
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
avicular (13 points)
Pertaining to birds
A·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
avidness (12 points)
Eagerness and enthusiasm
Eager enthusiasm
Enthusiasm
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avifauna (14 points)
Audubon Society array
Ornithologist's concern
Hawks are often a part of it
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1 = 14 pts
avigator (12 points)
One who navigates aircraft
A·1+V·4+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
avionics (13 points)
High-tech aircraft science
Plane's electronics
Field of flight technology
A·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 13 pts
avocados (14 points)
Pulpy green fruits
Green salad fruit
Sushi bar slices
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 14 pts
avodires (12 points)
Avodire
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avoiders (12 points)
They won't look you in the eye
Shirkers.
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avoiding (13 points)
Keeping away from
Steering clear of
Shying away from
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
avouched (17 points)
Declared as true
Affirmed or asserted
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 17 pts
avoucher (16 points)
One who {avouches=v}
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
avouches (16 points)
Affirms
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
avowable (16 points)
Worthy of confession
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
avowably (19 points)
In an avowable manner
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
avowedly (18 points)
Said to be a promising beginning
As has been acknowledged
With frankness
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
avulsing (12 points)
Tearing away
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 12 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
ayurveda (15 points)
Traditional Indian medicine system
Alternative medicine from India
Holistic medicinal approach from India
A·1+Y·4+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+D·2+A·1 = 15 pts
9-Letter Words (125):
aardvarks (17 points)
Burrowing mammals
African anteaters
Ant eaters
A·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 17 pts
aasvogels (13 points)
South African vultures
A·1+A·1+S·1+V·4+O·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+S·1 = 13 pts
ablatives (14 points)
One curiously vets bail cases
Words in a certain grammatical case.
Cases at last
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
abrasives (14 points)
No-nos for cleaning glass stovetops
Emery, et al.
They create a lot of friction
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
absolvers (14 points)
They provide pardons, for instance, covering me, initially, then you
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts
absolving (15 points)
Tar perhaps filling in this clearing
Holding blameless
Clearing.
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 15 pts
abusively (17 points)
In a harshly insulting way, say
Boatman displaces everyone, starting obliquely and cruelly
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
acceptive (18 points)
Fit for acceptance.
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
acclivity (19 points)
Upward slope
Accountant before NYC, for one, admits Long Island five has its own slant
A·1+C·3+C·3+L·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
accretive (16 points)
Gradually built up
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
acervulus (14 points)
Pl. acervuli (-l ) A tiny cushionlike or blisterlike structure produced by certain fungi on a plant host and consisting of a mass of hyphae-bearing asexually produced spores.
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts
achievers (17 points)
When they're high, they perform well
They have made the grade
People who get things done
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
achieving (18 points)
Bringing to a successful outcome
Gaining with effort
Getting a larcenous Conservative for leader ...
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
activated (15 points)
Made operative
Switched on
Fourth part of play a youth set in motion
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
activates (14 points)
Sets in motion.
Stimulates
Vitalizes.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
activator (14 points)
Turn-on (wordplay)
Chemical catalyst
Catalyst
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
activisms (16 points)
Activism
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3+S·1 = 16 pts
activists (14 points)
Ones seeking change
They've got issues
Black Lives Matter demonstrators, for example
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
activized (24 points)
Activize
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 24 pts
activizes (23 points)
Activize
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 23 pts
acyclovir (19 points)
""A synthetic purine nucleoside analog, C 8 H 10 N 5 O 3 , derived from guanine and used in the treatment of herpes simplex, herpes zoster, and varicella zoster virus infections.""
A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1 = 19 pts
addictive (16 points)
Hard to give up
(Of drug) habit-forming
Habit-forming
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
additives (14 points)
Coloring agents, for example
Substances blended with motor oil
Antiknocks, for example
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 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
adhesives (16 points)
Epoxy and others.
Sides have reconciled; they form bonds
Glue and rubber cement
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 16 pts
adjective (22 points)
The good in "good riddance"
Modifier of a noun
'Dead' or 'alive'
A·1+D·2+J·8+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 22 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
adjuvants (20 points)
Adjuvant
A·1+D·2+J·8+U·1+V·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 20 pts
admissive (15 points)
Allowing a girl to enter a sleazy place
Notice the formal letter allowing entry
Tending to concede.
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
advancers (15 points)
Advancer
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
advancing (16 points)
Lending is increasing
Moving forward like army
Moving forward, as troops
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 pts
advantage (14 points)
Service commercial vehicle, say, at back
Edge of the tennis court (wordplay)
Head start, say
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
advecting (16 points)
Advect
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 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
advective (18 points)
ADVECT to transport by the flow of a fluid
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
adventive (16 points)
Accidental.
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 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
adverbial (15 points)
Kind of clause
Of a class of words.
Type of phrase
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
adversary (16 points)
Antagonist or opponent
Satan (with "the").
One's not 4U
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
adversely (16 points)
I write jingles
Harmfully notice poetry lay hollow
In a way, against advertising jingles
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
adversity (16 points)
State of misfortune or affliction
Something to rise above
(State of) misfortune
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
advertent (13 points)
Attentive, heedful
The Reverend Father returns to his temporary quarters
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 13 pts
adverting (14 points)
Referring to incidentally
The Reverend Father is back for a little tea with gin
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
advertise (13 points)
Throw out pitches (wordplay)
Promote (a product)
Push kin (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
advertize (22 points)
{advertise=v}
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
advisable (15 points)
To be recommended
Worthy of recommendation
Expedient to be recommended
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
advisably (18 points)
Adverb
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
advisedly (17 points)
After careful consideration
Days lived surprisingly sensibly
After careful deliberation
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+D·2+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
advocated (16 points)
Pled in support
Stood up for Dublin supporter from the start
Recommended
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 16 pts
advocates (15 points)
Recommends Scottish silks, perhaps
Goes to bat (for)
Promoters of Scottish silks
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
advocator (15 points)
ADVOCATE to plead in favour of
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 15 pts
advowsons (16 points)
Advowson
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+W·4+S·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 16 pts
aestivate (12 points)
Four in a car sleep when it's warm
I've a taste for change and will spend the summer in bed
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
affective (20 points)
Tending to affect; affecting.
A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
affidavit (19 points)
Written declaration made under oath
Written declaration on oath
Matter for a notary public
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+I·1+T·1 = 19 pts
agentives (13 points)
Agentive
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 pts
aggravate (14 points)
Exasperate or exacerbate
Annoy, and make things worse
Make (problem) worse
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aggrieved (15 points)
Dig verge - a mistake - caused pain!
Distressed by old, confused giver-in
How a horse was rid about her for grouse
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+D·2 = 15 pts
aggrieves (14 points)
Rages give awful pains
Treats unjustly
Attorney-General mourns and causes distress
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 14 pts
agitative (13 points)
Tending to stir up
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
aliveness (12 points)
Existing quality in a vessel at sea
Vigour, vivacity
A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 12 pts
alleviate (12 points)
Make less severe, say suffering
Leave it out after Al displays temper
Take the edge off
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alluvials (12 points)
Alluvial
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
alluvions (12 points)
Alluvion
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
alluviums (14 points)
Alluvium
A·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 14 pts
almsgiver (15 points)
A giver of alms.
A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1+G·2+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
alveolars (12 points)
Alveolar
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 12 pts
alveolate (12 points)
""Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.""
A·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amadavats (15 points)
Amadavat
A·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 15 pts
amatively (17 points)
AMATIVE {amorous=adj}
A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
ambiverts (16 points)
Ones neither withdrawn nor outgoing
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts
anchoveta (17 points)
Small Pacific fish used for bait
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 17 pts
anchovies (17 points)
Tiny fishes for pizza
Unpopular pizza topping choice
Bagna c uda ingredient
A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
anteverts (12 points)
Antevert
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
antinovel (12 points)
Unconventional literary form
Not in favour of new form of literature
Literary term popularized by Sartre
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1 = 12 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
antiviral (12 points)
Like AZT
Terrible liar with interminable vanity makes treatment for Aids
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 12 pts
antivirus (12 points)
Type of protective software
Designed to prevent intrusion, in a way
Like much Norton software
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1 = 12 pts
anvilling (13 points)
Anvil
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 13 pts
anviltops (14 points)
Anviltop
A·1+N·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 14 pts
approvals (16 points)
Yeses from bosses
Thumbs-ups
Favourable opinions
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 16 pts
approvers (16 points)
Approver
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 16 pts
approving (17 points)
Giving the OK
Sanctioning
Is he not staying in his parish? One is not objecting to that
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 17 pts
arbovirus (14 points)
""Any of a large group of viruses transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, that include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue.""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts
archiving (18 points)
Archive
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 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
archivolt (17 points)
""The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+O·1+L·1+T·1 = 17 pts
arriviste (12 points)
A striver, I fancy (wordplay)
Ambitious and self-seeking person
Ambitious self-seeker
A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ascensive (14 points)
""Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.""
A·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
assertive (12 points)
A lock up? I have to be forceful
Bold and confident
Far from reticent.
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
assuasive (12 points)
Soothing
A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
atavistic (14 points)
Resembling remote ancestors
Reverting to something ancient
Involving reversion to an earlier type
A·1+T·1+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 14 pts
attentive (12 points)
Showing courtesy to another, or alert
At camp under canvas I have to be alert
As alert as the dutiful Pinafore crew
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
auditives (13 points)
Auditive
A·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 13 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
avadavats (16 points)
Avadavat
A·1+V·4+A·1+D·2+A·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 16 pts
available (14 points)
Hides face say and able to be at hand
"At liberty," as in "Variety"
On offer in the transfer market
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
availably (17 points)
""AVAILE to find benefit, also AVAIL""
A·1+V·4+A·1+I·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 17 pts
avalanche (17 points)
It's down-white dangerous (wordplay)
A descent that's very flaky (wordplay)
Alpine snowdrop (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
avascular (14 points)
Not having blood vessels
A·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
aventails (12 points)
Aventail
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 12 pts
averagely (16 points)
Typically maintain lady must be disheartened after maturity
Fairly.
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 16 pts
averaging (14 points)
Getting mean (wordplay)
Finding the means (wordplay)
What a mean thing to be doing!
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 14 pts
averments (14 points)
Averment
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 14 pts
aversions (12 points)
Opposite of predilections
You want no part of them
Objects of repugnance
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avianized (22 points)
Avianize
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+D·2 = 22 pts
avianizes (21 points)
Modifies, as a virus, using chick embryos
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 21 pts
aviarists (12 points)
Bird keepers
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+S·1 = 12 pts
aviations (12 points)
Aviation
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avidities (13 points)
Greeds
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 13 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
avifaunal (15 points)
Of the birds of a region.
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 15 pts
avifaunas (15 points)
Avifauna
A·1+V·4+I·1+F·4+A·1+U·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 15 pts
avigators (13 points)
Avigator
A·1+V·4+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 13 pts
avirulent (12 points)
Not virulent.
A·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 12 pts
avocadoes (15 points)
Avocado
A·1+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+O·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 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
avoidable (15 points)
Unlike death and taxes (wordplay)
A useless fit can be prevented
Like careless mistakes
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
avoidably (18 points)
AVOID to {evade=v}
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
avoidance (15 points)
The shunning (of something)
Dodger's goal
Dodger's aim
A·1+V·4+O·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
avouchers (17 points)
Avoucher
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 17 pts
avouching (18 points)
Keeping out of hospital, stifling cry of pain, giving assurance
A·1+V·4+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 18 pts
avulsions (12 points)
Avulsion
A·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 12 pts
avuncular (14 points)
Friendly, as an older relative, say
Friendly, like some relatives
Friendly in a non-threatening way
A·1+V·4+U·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
ayurvedas (16 points)
Ayurveda
A·1+Y·4+U·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+D·2+A·1+S·1 = 16 pts
10-Letter Words (113):
aardwolves (17 points)
Striped hyenas that feed chiefly on insects
A·1+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 17 pts
abbreviate (17 points)
Make an acronym of, perhaps
Shorten (a word)
Bribe a vet with a new contract
A·1+B·3+B·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
ablatively (18 points)
ABLATIVE a grammatical case
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
abortively (18 points)
In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
aboveboard (18 points)
Ill-directed dart may land here, honest!
Manna from heaven?
Too proud to take lodgers, honest!
A·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+E·1+B·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 18 pts
abrasively (18 points)
Harshly offering a women's support for eccentric Elvis on Fourth of July
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
absolutive (15 points)
ABSOLUTE self-existent
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
absorptive (17 points)
Tending to suck up
Tending to soak up
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+R·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
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
achievable (20 points)
Able to be accomplished
If you get it, it must be so
'It can be done - somehow I have' (Cable)
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
activating (16 points)
Activate
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 16 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
activators (15 points)
Chemical catalysts
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+S·1 = 15 pts
activeness (15 points)
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 15 pts
activistic (17 points)
ACTIVIST an advocate of {activism=n}
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 17 pts
activities (15 points)
Work, hobbies, social events, etc.
Cite a visit planned with things to do
Things to do
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
activizing (25 points)
Activize
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 25 pts
acyclovirs (20 points)
Acyclovir
A·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 20 pts
adaptively (19 points)
ADAPTIVE able to be adapted
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
adaptivity (19 points)
ADAPTIVE able to be adapted
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 19 pts
additively (18 points)
ADDITIVE a substance added to foodstuffs
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
additivity (18 points)
ADDITIVE a substance added to foodstuffs
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+T·1+Y·4 = 18 pts
adenoviral (14 points)
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses that cause conjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract infections in humans.
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+A·1+L·1 = 14 pts
adenovirus (14 points)
Any of a group of DNA-containing viruses that cause conjunctivitis and upper respiratory tract infections in humans.
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+R·1+U·1+S·1 = 14 pts
adhesively (20 points)
In an adhesive manner.
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+Y·4 = 20 pts

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