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8-Letter Words (226):
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
acalephe (15 points)
Type of jellyfish
A·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 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
acceptee (14 points)
One admitted to a college, for example
A·1+C·3+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
accolade (13 points)
A steel tap (wordplay)
Praising mention or award.
A praising mention
A·1+C·3+C·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 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
acerbate (12 points)
Put out account with wrong rebate
Create novel about graduate in distress
Make bitter
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acervate (13 points)
Heaped
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aciculae (12 points)
Acicula
A·1+C·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
acierate (10 points)
Change into steel
Convert into steel.
Manufacture steel.
A·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
acridine (11 points)
Crystalline compound
Bill runs before I sup what's found in coaltar
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acrosome (12 points)
A thin sac at the head of the sperm
A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
acrylate (13 points)
A type of resin
A·1+C·3+R·1+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
actiniae (10 points)
Actinia
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
actinide (11 points)
Einsteinium, for one
Indicate dicey radioactive element
Uranium, neptunium, or plutonium
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
activate (13 points)
Put in play
Set off, trip
Cat I, a vet, managed to get going
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
activize (22 points)
""To activate, also ACTIVIZE""
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 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
adamance (13 points)
Unwillingness to yield
Inflexibility
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
adamsite (11 points)
A lung-irritating gas
A·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
adaptive (14 points)
Not set in one's ways
Like a chameleon's color
Doctor paid a vet to be compliant
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
additive (13 points)
Something joined, to food say
Something put into food
STP, for example
A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 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
adhesive (15 points)
Hide vase (anagram)
Hades! I have got stuck with it!
A small deposit secures!
A·1+D·2+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
adoptive (14 points)
Kind of parent
Adult pivoted turning parental
Like certain parents
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
adorable (11 points)
Eliciting an "aww," maybe
Cute and cuddly (wordplay)
Eliciting an 'aww,' maybe
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aduncate (11 points)
Hooked
A·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
advocate (14 points)
Recommend like counsellor (wordplay)
Recommend a solicitor (wordplay)
Urge one to be a barman (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+V·4+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
aerodyne (12 points)
Heavier-than-air craft
Heavier-than-air aircraft
Weighty flier
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
aerolite (8 points)
Rock meteorite; oil eater (anagram)
Earth-impacting meteorite
Meteorite of stone.
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
aesthete (11 points)
The tease (anagram)
Person appreciating the beauty of art
Person who appreciates the beautiful
A·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
afebrile (13 points)
Maintaining a normal body temperature
Not feverish
A·1+F·4+E·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
affiance (16 points)
Engage a fin with a face
F get engaged in a caf
Betroth with face I fan
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
agentive (12 points)
A word part that denotes the doer of an action
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
aggrieve (13 points)
Distress; cause pain to
Cause offence or injury to
A stuttering lament will cause injury
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+I·1+E·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
agiotage (10 points)
Exchange business.
Stockjobbery? I got stuck in since finding time to mature
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
agitable (11 points)
Capable of being flustered.
Willing to revolt
A·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aglycone (14 points)
""A type of chemical compound, also AGLYCON""
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
agminate (11 points)
Clustered together
A·1+G·2+M·3+I·1+N·1+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
aigrette (9 points)
Feathered head ornament
Get irate about plume
Get irate, tickled by feather
A·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
airborne (10 points)
Winging it (wordplay)
Gone with the wind (wordplay)
Like parachutists, at times
A·1+I·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airdrome (11 points)
Landing field, of a kind
When you might start school
Field of a sort
A·1+I·1+R·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
airframe (13 points)
Plane's body
Mechanical structure of a plane
Rocket's outer covering
A·1+I·1+R·1+F·4+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
airplane (10 points)
1980 Leslie Nielsen film title!
Runway model (wordplay)
Stew container (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
airscape (12 points)
A view of the earth from an aircraft
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
airspace (12 points)
Room at the top (wordplay)
Shows some speed ? flying through it!
Musical tempo above ground (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
albacore (12 points)
Large tuna; able orca (anagram)
A fish that gets canned (wordplay)
Al Gore has cab back up for good swimmer
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
albicore (12 points)
""A large tuna fish, also ALBACORE""
A·1+L·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 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
alcidine (11 points)
Pertaining to a family of seabirds
A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
aldehyde (16 points)
Organic compound used in perfumery
Volatile alcohol derivative.
Chemical with lead ruined northern town
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+H·4+Y·4+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts
aldolase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 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
algerine (9 points)
A North African pirate
Native of a North African city.
North African.
A·1+L·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
algicide (12 points)
Fish pond treatment
Doing away with seaweed, a nostalgic idea in part (8) 5,3
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
alginate (9 points)
Salt mixed in a gelatin
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alienage (9 points)
Foreigner's status
Foreigner's condition
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
alienate (8 points)
Turn into an extraterrestrial (wordplay)
Cause a friend to say, "The end!"
Turn off, in a big way
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alkaline (12 points)
With pH over 7 (wordplay)
Tiger in the Hall of Fame
Detroit Tiger star.
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alkalise (12 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALIFY, ALKALIZE""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
alkalize (21 points)
""To convert into an alkali, also ALKALISE, ALKALIFY""
A·1+L·1+K·5+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 21 pts
alkylate (15 points)
To combine with alkyl
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
allanite (8 points)
A mineral
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
alliable (10 points)
Capable of being allied
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
alliance (10 points)
NATO, for one
Confederation of nations
Everyone in church covering a marriage
A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
allocate (10 points)
Assign or give to, say a duty
Distribute (eg, duties)
Assign (to a purpose)
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
allottee (8 points)
Heir, for one
One receiving a share
Heir, often
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
allotype (13 points)
A type of {antibody=n}
A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
allspice (12 points)
Pill case (anagram)
Berry whose oil is used in catsup
Jerk chicken ingredient
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 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
amandine (11 points)
A bloke gets to eat a candle maybe!
Garnished with almonds
A chap to scoff: 'This is nutty!'
A·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
amarelle (10 points)
Kind of cherry
One of two varieties of the sour cherry
A race of cherries.
A·1+M·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ambiance (14 points)
Jobs once in California
Atmosphere, as at a restaurant
Theme restaurant's offering
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
ambience (14 points)
Atmosphere (of a place)
Aura (of a place)
Environment or surroundings
A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 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
ameerate (10 points)
Under the thumb of a mid-eastern potentate
A·1+M·3+E·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amenable (12 points)
Is he A.1. during the flight (wordplay)
Fit for praising, as a sermon (wordplay)
Willing to answer questions
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amicable (14 points)
Do I give current service? How nice!
How pleasant to be in current use!
Can I be of current use (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
amitrole (10 points)
A herbicide
A·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
ammocete (14 points)
The lava of a lamprey
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
ammonite (12 points)
Coiled fossil shell
Type of fossil
Fossil mollusc
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
amortise (10 points)
Ten on in there (wordplay)
No ten on this to be liquidated
Gradually write off initial costs
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
amortize (19 points)
Write off gradually
Write off over time
Spread out over time, in a way
A·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
amperage (13 points)
The strength of the current (wordplay)
I'm, through time, a fury for 18 across
Strength of a certain current
A·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
amphorae (15 points)
Tall classical jars (E, not S)
A battered hamper containing round jars
Ancient Greek wine jars
A·1+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 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
amygdale (15 points)
""A small gas bubble in lava, also AMYGDULE""
A·1+M·3+Y·4+G·2+D·2+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 15 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
anaerobe (10 points)
Septic tank worker (wordplay)
Bacterium that doesn't need oxygen
Organism growing without free oxygen
A·1+N·1+A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 10 pts
analcime (12 points)
""A white mineral, also ANALCITE""
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
analcite (10 points)
""A white mineral, also ANALCIME""
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
anaphase (13 points)
Stage in mitosis
A·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
ancillae (10 points)
Ancilla
A·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
andesite (9 points)
Volcanic rock
A night informally includes some Parisian rock
Volcanic rock around volcano - outside inside (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
andesyte (12 points)
""A volcanic rock, also ANDESITE""
A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
anecdote (11 points)
Neat code (anagram)
Date once (anagram)
Speaker's intro, perhaps
A·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anethole (11 points)
""A chemical compound, also ANETHOL""
A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
anginose (9 points)
Relating to angina
A·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·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
anisette (8 points)
Cordial offering (wordplay)
Liqueur; tetanise (anagram)
Perhaps it's eaten as an aperitif
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
ankerite (12 points)
We hear a recluse takes mineral
Iron mineral
A·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
ankylose (15 points)
To fuse as the bones of a joint
A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
annotate (8 points)
Add comments to (a text)
Add to marginally (wordplay)
Mark up the margins, perhaps
A·1+N·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
anserine (8 points)
Silly as a goose
Stupid, as a goose.
Like a goose
A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antecede (11 points)
Go ahead of
Come earlier than
Go in advance
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
antedate (9 points)
Precede in time
Come before in time.
The day poker players kicked in
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antelope (10 points)
Eland, for one
'Gazelle or springbok, say (8)'
Dik-dik, for one
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antennae (8 points)
Bee lines (wordplay)
Insect's feelers
Insects' sensory appendages
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
antetype (13 points)
A preceding type
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
antidote (9 points)
Toxic avenger (wordplay)
Remedy for one opposing love
I'd not eat nasty poison? Certainly not!
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antigene (9 points)
""A substance that stimulates the production of antibodies, also ANTIGEN""
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
antilife (11 points)
Opposed to life
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 11 pts
antimale (10 points)
Opposed to men
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antimere (10 points)
A part of an organism that corresponds with another
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antinode (9 points)
Part of a radio wave
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 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
antipode (11 points)
Hint, in one poem, the exact opposite
Opposite conductor, head buried
North, to south
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
antipole (10 points)
South, to the North
Direct opposite
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
antipope (12 points)
Clement VII, for example
Breakaway religious leader
Alexander V, for example
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts
antirape (10 points)
Concerned with rape prevention
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 10 pts
antitype (13 points)
It represents an opposite
Opposite symbol.
Contrasting kind
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
antrorse (8 points)
Turned forward or upward
A·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
anyplace (15 points)
Here, there, or everywhere (wordplay)
Apathetic reply to a mover's query
Nowhere in particular
A·1+N·1+Y·4+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
anywhere (17 points)
Mercenary's workplace (wordplay)
In no particular place
In whichever place
A·1+N·1+Y·4+W·4+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 17 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
aphanite (13 points)
Dark rock
A·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
apholate (13 points)
A chemical used to kill houseflies
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorise (13 points)
""To make a concise statement, also APHORIZE""
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
aphorize (22 points)
Spout adages
Wax philosophical
Use saws
A·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
apocrine (12 points)
Relating to a product of a gland
A·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 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
apophyge (19 points)
A curve in a column
A·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+G·2+E·1 = 19 pts
apostate (10 points)
Unfolded one (wordplay)
The traitor is a pilot officer, say
Defector - a Petty Officer, say
A·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
apothece (15 points)
A spore-producing organ of fungi
A·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
appanage (13 points)
Perk up, dad - face life's later years!
Grant to a priest for a time
Natural adjunct.
A·1+P·3+P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
appellee (12 points)
Temporary winner at court
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
appetite (12 points)
Food drive (wordplay)
Desire (for food)
Intake regulator (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 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
apposite (12 points)
Suitable place by a quiet river in Italy
Tip Aesop may give is fitting
A quiet river location, well chosen
A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
appraise (12 points)
Evaluate and pop back to say it's good
Assess the value/quality of (something)
Assess value of (something)
A·1+P·3+P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 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
arborize (19 points)
""To form many branches, also ARBORISE""
A·1+R·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 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
archaise (13 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAIZE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
archaize (22 points)
""To use idioms, also ARCHAISE""
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 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
areolate (8 points)
Having small crevices
Having a ring
Divided into angular spaces.
A·1+R·1+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arginase (9 points)
An {enzyme=n}
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arginine (9 points)
Bitter-tasting amino acid
A·1+R·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 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
arillate (8 points)
Having seed coverings.
Having coverings, as seeds.
Having covered seeds Bot.
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arillode (9 points)
A type of {aril=n}
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
aristate (8 points)
Bearded, as grain.
Bearded, as barley.
Bearded like grain
A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 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
armillae (10 points)
Armilla
A·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
arrestee (8 points)
One getting pinched (wordplay)
He was apprehended
One taken in
A·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arrogate (9 points)
Claim for oneself without justification
Seize without right.
Make undue claims
A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
arsenate (8 points)
Ester of a poison.
Salt of a poison
Salt related to a poison
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
arsenide (9 points)
Poisonous compound
Chemical compound.
Compound of poisonous element; nearside (anagram)
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
arsenite (8 points)
Salt of arsenious acid.
Poisonous salt
A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
artifice (13 points)
Are you crafty if frozen (wordplay)
If I react strangely it may be a trick!
Crafty trick - if I react (anagram)
A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
asparkle (14 points)
Aglow
A·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
asperate (10 points)
Make rough or harsh
Roughen, old style
A·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
aspirate (10 points)
Say hi to my favourite snake (wordplay)
Say the "h" in "historical," say
Say "hitch," for example
A·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
assemble (12 points)
Construct some brass emblems (wordplay)
What they have to do for a 13 across
Labs seem uncomplicated to construct
A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
assignee (9 points)
Recipient of a right, in law
Recipient of a task
Heir, for example
A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 9 pts
astatine (8 points)
Halogen family element
Tea stain removed from element
At sea, Titan at sea
A·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
astringe (9 points)
Ingrates, coming to grief, draw together
Geraint's arranging draw together
Bind together
A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 9 pts
atonable (10 points)
Forgivable, like venial sins
Like venal sins
Expiable
A·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
atrazine (17 points)
A weedkiller
A·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+Z·10+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
atremble (12 points)
Albert Cook holds me back swaying
Shaking like a leaf
Shaking a thrice about a thousand
A·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
atropine (10 points)
Declare view after concocting rat poison
Drug left over stopping boundless hurt
Compound used to dilate the pupil
A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
attendee (9 points)
One at a meeting; teen date (anagram)
One present (at event)
Face in the crowd (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+E·1 = 9 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

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