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6-Letter Words (104):
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
attire (6 points)
What's going on (wordplay)
What goes on (wordplay)
Perhaps address the anger of 27 across
A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+R·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
avenge (10 points)
Exact retribution on behalf of (someone)
Get back at for (a wrong)
Repay (a wrong)
A·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 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
averse (9 points)
Disinclined - as ever (anagram)
Reluctant to say 'step', oddly
Hostile element in poetry (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
aviate (9 points)
Fly jets, say
Wing it (wordplay)
Handle a chopper, say
A·1+V·4+I·1+A·1+T·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
awhile (12 points)
For a few hours, maybe
Until I say otherwise
How long one might stay (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
axlike (17 points)
Resembling an ax
A·1+X·8+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts
7-Letter Words (168):
abalone (9 points)
Gastropod for solo sailor (wordplay)
Edible mollusc - on a bale (anagram)
Sailor has sole as seafood
A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
abaxile (16 points)
""Away from the axis, also ABAXIAL""
A·1+B·3+A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
abollae (9 points)
Abolla
A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
abridge (11 points)
Shorten (a text)
Make shorter, book say
Adapt for audio format, perhaps
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
abscise (11 points)
Separate by cutting off
Loose scabs, ie, fall off
Separate, as a flower from a plant
A·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absence (11 points)
Want (of something)
Cause of more fondness (wordplay)
Seen cab (anagram)
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
absolve (12 points)
Clear (of blame)
Sailor's love sick? Pardon!
Lob vase (anagram)
A·1+B·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
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
academe (12 points)
Brown world (wordplay)
Ace held made trick in Oxford, say
Halls of learning
A·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
acarine (9 points)
Like mites and ticks
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
accidie (12 points)
Apathy, despair
I'm on my way out after a small amount of torpor
A small amount one takes to end it all in a depressed state
A·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts
accrete (11 points)
Care etc. (anagram)
Unite a number on the island
Form by coalescence
A·1+C·3+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acerate (9 points)
Having needlelike leaves.
Shaped like a needle.
Needle-shaped.
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acerose (9 points)
Shaped like a pine needle.
One woman sharp as a needle
Fabulous flower, but spiky
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acetate (9 points)
Art film (wordplay)
Salt expert, the sugar daddy (wordplay)
Cellulose, for one
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acetone (9 points)
Super Glue dissolver
One with bent note's solvent
Solvent found in tea, once
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acetose (9 points)
One to initially smell execrable is sour
Vinegarish
Vinegary.
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
achieve (15 points)
Have ice (anagram)
Reach (a goal)
Attain a sales goal
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
achiote (12 points)
""A yellowish red dye, also ANATTA, ANATTO, ANNATTA, ANNATTO, ROUCOU""
A·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acinose (9 points)
Having seeds, as grapes.
Containing berries
A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
acolyte (12 points)
Lace toy (anagram)
Church candle lighter
Priest's attendant
A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aconite (9 points)
Was it once a poison (wordplay)
A trick - Italian drug is poison!
Poison - it's found in an ice cream!
A·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
acreage (10 points)
Area (of land)
Extent of a lot
Developer's asset
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
actable (11 points)
Appropriate for the stage
Suitable for the stage
Fit for the stage
A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 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
acylate (12 points)
To introduce acyl into
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
addable (11 points)
Ready for summing.
Designed to be appended
Available for summing up
A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
addible (11 points)
Possible to sum up.
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adenine (8 points)
Thymine's counterpart
DNA's A base
Component of DNA or RNA
A·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
adipose (10 points)
'Fatty is a dope' - that's cruel!
Is a dope fat (wordplay)
Fat-storing (tissue)
A·1+D·2+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 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
adoptee (10 points)
Tarzan, for one
Steve Jobs, for one
Stuart Little, for one
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 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
advance (13 points)
Very absorbed in waltz, say? Go on!
Five in a ball? Go on!
A ball about five? Go on!
A·1+D·2+V·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
adverse (11 points)
Commercial jingle (wordplay)
Harmful jingle (wordplay)
Unfavourable jingle (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advisee (11 points)
Person receiving counseling
One being counseled
Person getting counseling
A·1+D·2+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
affable (15 points)
Easy to talk to? A fine story!
Quite a ffriendly mmyth (wordplay)
Very loud seaman in the drink? Gracious!
A·1+F·4+F·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
affaire (13 points)
Liaison d'amour
D'amour leader
Matter of amour
A·1+F·4+F·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
affiche (18 points)
A notice
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 18 pts
agamete (10 points)
Spore, for example
Spore
A·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
agarose (8 points)
A sugar obtained from agar
A·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agatize (17 points)
Convert into a type of quartz.
A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
agenize (17 points)
""To treat with agene, also AGENISE""
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
aggrade (10 points)
Build up a slope
Build up sediment deposit
Fill, as with silt
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
agitate (8 points)
Stir up (trouble?)
Stir (up public opinion?)
Stir; tie a tag (anagram)
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agonise (8 points)
Suffer anguish - go in sea (anagram)
Suffer extremely: Eng. sp.
Be in torments of indecision
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
agonize (17 points)
Lose sleep (over)
Consider a tough decision, say
Struggle painfully (over)
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
agraffe (14 points)
Hooked clasp to hold blocks together
Hooked clasp used by stonemasons
Armor clasp.
A·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+F·4+F·4+E·1 = 14 pts
airdate (8 points)
Time for a new watch (wordplay)
When something is on
Broadcast time, in TV Guide
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
airfare (10 points)
Aisle seat consideration (wordplay)
Price to go up bearing food (wordplay)
Delta figure (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airlike (11 points)
Ethereal
Ethereal.
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
airline (7 points)
El Al, for one
High overhead business (wordplay)
Ethihad or Emirates, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
airtime (9 points)
I'm irate, however now show must go on!
When to catch some waves (wordplay)
TV sponsor's concern
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 9 pts
airwave (13 points)
Media element (wordplay)
Via Ware (anagram)
Broadcasting unit (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
airwise (10 points)
Skillful in aviation
A·1+I·1+R·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alamode (10 points)
With extra calories, so to say
Do a meal in French style (1, 2, 4)
Having gotten the scoop (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
alanine (7 points)
Amino acid used in protein biosynthesis
An amino acid: Chem.
One of the amino acids
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
alcaide (10 points)
Jailer, in Southwest
Commander of a Spanish fortress.
Spanish jailer in C.I.A. deal
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
alcalde (10 points)
Spanish town mayor
Mayor, in Spain
Mayor (Spanish)
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
alcayde (13 points)
""The commander of Spanish fortress, also ALCAIDE""
A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+Y·4+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
alewife (13 points)
Mistress Quickly, for one.
Female member of the bar (wordplay)
Woman who makes the rounds (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 13 pts
alexine (14 points)
""A substance in the blood which protects against disease, also ALEXIN""
A·1+L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
alidade (9 points)
Surveyor's device.
Surveyor's instrument
Movable arm of a microscope.
A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alienee (7 points)
Home buyer, for one
He has estrange feeling?
He has estrange feeling (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aliunde (8 points)
From elsewhere Law
A·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
allonge (8 points)
Rider of a sort
Coming from galleon with attachment to bill of exchange
Attachment to a bill of exchange for further endorsement
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·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
amative (12 points)
Inclined to love
In the mood
In romantic mood.
A·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
ambsace (13 points)
Dice throw called snake eyes
The lowest possible throw at dice
Lowest throw at dice; bad luck.
A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
amesace (11 points)
Lowest dice throw Var.
Lowest throw at dice.
Lowest throw, at dice.
A·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
amiable (11 points)
May I have cordial (wordplay)
Can I be so nice as this (wordplay)
Can I be friendly (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
amidase (10 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amidine (10 points)
Chemical compound
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amidone (10 points)
A chemical compound
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amirate (9 points)
Where Irma ate roast camel (wordplay)
Former government of Sind.
Jurisdiction of an Arab ruler.
A·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amniote (9 points)
Unreliable man I love, the heartless reptile, perhaps
A·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
amoebae (11 points)
Examples of the simple life (wordplay)
Low life (wordplay)
Shape shifters (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+O·1+E·1+B·3+A·1+E·1 = 11 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
amylase (12 points)
Enzyme found in cooked meal, say
Group of enzymes
A digestive enzyme
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amylene (12 points)
A flammable liquid
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amylose (12 points)
Component of starch
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anagoge (9 points)
Mystical interpretation of the Bible
Mystic scriptural interpretation
Mystical interpretation of a word
A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
analyse (10 points)
Break down changing lane, say
Any ales (anagram)
Any seal (anagram)
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
analyze (19 points)
Study in depth
Study in detail.
Determine nature of.
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
anatase (7 points)
Mineral consisting of titanium oxide
Titanium Dioxide used as white pigment
Octahedrite, a mineral.
A·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
andante (8 points)
Moderately slow (music)
Moderately slow (mus.)
Fairly slow (mus.)
A·1+N·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anemone (9 points)
That's a blooming mean one!
A flower; mean one (anagram)
Flowering plant - mean one (anagram)
A·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anglice (10 points)
In English
A·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
anguine (8 points)
Like a snake
Snakelike
A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
aniline (7 points)
Dye-making compound
Liquid used in making dyes.
Liquid used to make indigo dye
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
animate (9 points)
Work for Warner Brothers, maybe
Fire a colleague from Belfast (wordplay)
Eat main (anagram)
A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
anisole (7 points)
Aromatic liquid
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
anodize (17 points)
Supply a coat (wordplay)
Prepare for coating, as aluminum
Protect from rusting
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 17 pts
anodyne (11 points)
Done any other sedative (wordplay)
G-rated, say
Annoyed, having to reorder painkiller
A·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anolyte (10 points)
Part of an electric conductor
A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
antlike (11 points)
Small and crawly
Rather small
Patiently industrious.
A·1+N·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
anymore (12 points)
Hungry person's question (wordplay)
Is that it (wordplay)
Was that the last one (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anytime (12 points)
Eat in my mess whenever you like!
It was my pleasure!
I'm available 24/7!
A·1+N·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
anywise (13 points)
To a degree (mainly US)
At all, old-style
To whatever extent
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
apagoge (11 points)
Proving a point by exposing the absurdity of the opposite
A·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
apanage (10 points)
Natural accompaniment variable
Natural accompaniment Var.
The gift of how old the saucepan is
A·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
apatite (9 points)
Hungry-sounding mineral
Ingredient of most bones and teeth
Mineral in the teeth
A·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
apelike (13 points)
Hulking and dumb, maybe
Neanderthal, you might say
Resembling an anthropoid
A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
aphthae (15 points)
Aphtha
A·1+P·3+H·4+T·1+H·4+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
apocope (13 points)
Deletion of last syllable
Loss of a word's ending
Omission of part of a word
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 13 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
apostle (9 points)
Jude, for one
Porter say accepts position as preacher
Thaddaeus, for one
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
appease (11 points)
Placate (by giving in)
Make calm by offering concessions
Calm, pacify, placate
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apprise (11 points)
A priest to stand up and advise
Inform, make aware of
Inform (of)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apprize (20 points)
""To inform, also APPRISE""
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
approve (14 points)
Think well (of)
Say yes to
Pronounce (something) satisfactory
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
appulse (11 points)
A striking against something
A·1+P·3+P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
apyrase (12 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
arabize (18 points)
Adopt Middle Eastern customs, perhaps
A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
archine (12 points)
""A Russian unit of length, also ARSHEEN, ARSHIN, ARSHINE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
archive (15 points)
Put in the library, say
Vicar - he destroyed records!
Vicar - he falsified records!
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
arcsine (9 points)
Inverse trigonometric function
Inverse trig function
An inverse trig function
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 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
arenite (7 points)
Rock composed of sand grains
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
arenose (7 points)
Sandy or gritty
Full of sand.
Ones are sandy
A·1+R·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
areolae (7 points)
Spaces between the veins of a leaf.
Interstices in veins of leaves.
Rings of color
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ariette (7 points)
Opera comique number
Short song in a French opera.
Rossini works
A·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aristae (7 points)
Beards of wheat
High-school honor societies.
Beards of grain.
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
armhole (12 points)
Top opening (wordplay)
Handy gap in dress
T-shirt feature
A·1+R·1+M·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
armlike (13 points)
Brachial
A·1+R·1+M·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
armoire (9 points)
More air (anagram)
Bedroom furniture, perhaps
Macron's cabinet (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arrange (8 points)
Have a scoring opportunity (wordplay)
Put some notes in order (wordplay)
Settle a musical score (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
article (9 points)
Perhaps the journo penned this!
Maybe a bit less topping (wordplay)
Definite one, maybe
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
artiste (7 points)
Prima ballerina, for one
Tears it (anagram)
Part is tempting embracing actress, say
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
ascribe (11 points)
Credit work, say, to a writer
Attribute (something to a cause)
Give credit (to)
A·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 11 pts
asinine (7 points)
Inane is perhaps the answer!
Stupid (as a donkey?)
Like 19? Silly, isn't it (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
askance (13 points)
Perhaps questioning, by the look of it
Sidelong, look say
Sideways (of glance)
A·1+S·1+K·5+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
asperse (9 points)
Shakespeare's slander (wordplay)
Drag through the mud
Cast maligning remarks at
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
asslike (11 points)
Similar to a donkey
Resembling a pack animal
A·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 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
asswage (11 points)
""To make less severe, also ASSUAGE""
A·1+S·1+S·1+W·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
astride (8 points)
Ready to pedal, perhaps
Bear this with me (wordplay)
A step like a colossus (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
athlete (10 points)
One paid to play, say
Thorpe, for one
Bill Russell, for one.
A·1+T·1+H·4+L·1+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
atingle (8 points)
Fluttery, as skin when massaged
Sensing a thrill by the fireside
All excited, as with anticipation
A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
atomise (9 points)
Fragment (S, not Z)
Powder: male is filling five letters
Feline, is 'e? So spray him
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
atomize (18 points)
Mist-ify (wordplay)
Blast with a ray gun, perhaps
Reduce to small particles
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
attache (12 points)
Case in court (wordplay)
Tea chat (anagram)
Case for one posted to an embassy
A·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 12 pts
attrite (7 points)
Opposite of contrite
Having grief for sin: Theol.
Diminish by harassment
A·1+T·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 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
avarice (12 points)
Agreed, perhaps, that it's meant to mean
Yen for yen, perhaps
Caviare free? That's materialism!
A·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
average (11 points)
How mean to claim time to welcome fury!
The Dow, for one
Mean relative (wordplay)
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
avodire (11 points)
An African tree
A·1+V·4+O·1+D·2+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
awardee (11 points)
Cup holder (wordplay)
Oscar winner, for example
Scholarship recipient, for example
A·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
awesome (12 points)
That's great!
Far out, man!
Far out, dude!
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
axillae (14 points)
Armpits, to anatomists
Deodorant targets, anatomically
Technical term for armpits
A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 14 pts
axoneme (16 points)
A part of a cilium
A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1+E·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts
azotise (16 points)
""To combine with nitrogen, also AZOTIZE""
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
azotize (25 points)
""To combine with nitrogen, also AZOTISE""
A·1+Z·10+O·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 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 (226):
abampere (14 points)
A unit of electric current
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
abatable (12 points)
Subject to reduction
Subject to remedying, as a nuisance
Stoppable
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
abdicate (13 points)
Renounce (a throne)
Abandon royal dignity
Quit, a la Edward
A·1+B·3+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
abeyance (15 points)
State of limbo
State of temporary cessation
State of suspension
A·1+B·3+E·1+Y·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
abidance (13 points)
Act of enduring without yielding
Patient waiting
Conformity
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
ablative (13 points)
The table, via the case
The case of a table about four
Case for Caesar
A·1+B·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
ablegate (11 points)
A papal envoy
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
abnegate (11 points)
Renounce (something of value)
Renounce (something desirable)
Give up, as rights
A·1+B·3+N·1+E·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
abortive (13 points)
Are a little fruitless in a boat I have
Steal show outside, returning fruitless
Coming to no result
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abrasive (13 points)
Vie with Arabs? Could be rough!
Emery paper or steel wool, say
Rubbing the wrong way (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
abrogate (11 points)
Formally cancel (an agreement)
Annul - to a barge (anagram)
Cancel or repeal, say a law
A·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
absentee (10 points)
A busy worker sent in for one away
Missing voter (wordplay)
Truant, for one.
A·1+B·3+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
absinthe (13 points)
Sailors in the drink (wordplay)
Bits of kebabs in their drink (wordplay)
Strong liquour in the basin (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 13 pts
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
absterge (11 points)
To cleanse by wiping
A·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 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

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