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4-Letter Words (1):
case (6 points)
Genitive, for one
Dative, for one
Objective for a grammarian (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
5-Letter Words (13):
carse (7 points)
Rich river-valley land in Scotland
River land in Scotland
Low, rich land: Scot.
C·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
caste (7 points)
The Vaisyas for one
Class for actors, say
Sudra for one
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
cause (7 points)
Save the Whales, for one
The whales, say
Worthy charity for one
C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
cease (7 points)
Knock it off!
Quit your tomfoolery at once!!
Cut it out!
C·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
cense (7 points)
Burn myrrh say
Perfume with myrrh, say
Burn sandalwood say
C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
chase (10 points)
Follow wild geese (wordplay)
Pursue wild geese (wordplay)
Engrave a hunting scene (wordplay)
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
chose (10 points)
Drew a lot (wordplay)
Went to one side (wordplay)
Drew from a hat, say
C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
close (7 points)
Intimate actress (wordplay)
The end is nigh!
Worthy of a recount maybe
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
copse (9 points)
That's the thicket! (sorry)
Woodwork for a trunk (wordplay)
Plantation of police, say
C·3+O·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
corse (7 points)
Napoleon's island, to French
Mediterranean isle, to the French
Department of France 1815-1975
C·3+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
cosie (7 points)
""A covering for a teapot, also COSEY, COZEY, COZIE""
C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 7 pts
cruse (7 points)
Vessel on a vessel?
Vessel on a vessel (wordplay)
Jug for liquids
C·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
curse (7 points)
Use the f-bomb, say
A mummy may have one, perhaps
Talk dirty (wordplay)
C·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
6-Letter Words (27):
camise (10 points)
A light, loose shirt or tunic
Light loose shirt or tunic.
Loose-fitting shirt
C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
casque (17 points)
An old helmet from France (wordplay)
Helmet-shaped headgear.
16th-century helmet
C·3+A·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 17 pts
castle (8 points)
Knight 'hood (wordplay)
Balmoral, for one
Warwick, for one
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
cayuse (11 points)
Northwest Native American
Pony on the range
American Indian pony
C·3+A·1+Y·4+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cerise (8 points)
Red, like blood maybe
Vivid purplish red
Kin of shocking pink.
C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
ceruse (8 points)
White lead
White lead
C·3+E·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
chaise (11 points)
Outdoor veg locale (wordplay)
Patio furniture, maybe
Two-wheeled carriage
C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
chasse (11 points)
Step maneuver in country dance
Gliding step, in dancing.
Gliding dance step
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
chaste (11 points)
Pursued, say, like Jane Eyre (wordplay)
Festive flower of the Orient (wordplay)
Pursued, they say, but pure
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cheese (11 points)
Edam or cheddar, say
Brie, for one
VIP on board (wordplay)
C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
choose (11 points)
Make your decision!
Get off the fence (wordplay)
Pick a card, any card, say
C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
chouse (11 points)
""To swindle, also CHOWSE""
C·3+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
chowse (14 points)
""To swindle, also CHOUSE""
C·3+H·4+O·1+W·4+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
clause (8 points)
Dependent thing, maybe
Separate item in contract
Group of words
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
coarse (8 points)
Rough track, say
Not fine, say
Far from finely ground
C·3+O·1+A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
comose (10 points)
Having a tuft of soft hairs
Hairy
C·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
corpse (10 points)
Hallowe'en politician Sheila (wordplay)
Forget lines (informal)
Halloween costume, maybe
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
cosine (8 points)
Term in trig
Term in trigonometry.
Secant's reciprocal
C·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
costae (8 points)
Central veins of leaves
Ribs, in anatomy
Ribs, in biology
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 8 pts
course (8 points)
Part of a meal (par for this?)
Swear about none. That's the way!
Layer (of bricks)
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
crease (8 points)
Stop outside right line for one on 26
Fold, maybe unmeant
Clothes line (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
creese (8 points)
Malay dagger with serpentine blade.
Dagger having a serpentine blade.
Malay dagger variable
C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
crosse (8 points)
Hooked stick Fr
Racket used in a game.
Stick for a sport
C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
crouse (8 points)
Lindsay of "Places in the Heart"
Lindsay of 'Places in the Heart'
Lindsay's partner
C·3+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
cruise (8 points)
One's main holiday perhaps
Float your boat, say
Actor's wandering voyage (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+U·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
cuisse (8 points)
Knight's thigh protector
Thigh piece of armor.
Thigh armor
C·3+U·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
cymose (13 points)
""Resembling a cyme, also CYMOUS""
C·3+Y·4+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
7-Letter Words (41):
caboose (11 points)
Limited end (wordplay)
Back on track (wordplay)
Last car to arrive (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
callose (9 points)
A part of a plant cell wall
C·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
capsize (20 points)
Upset? Depends how big-headed one is!
Turnover of a boat (wordplay)
Overturn (a boat)
C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
capsule (11 points)
Craft section (wordplay)
Gelatin case (for medication)
Medicine used by astronauts (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
carcase (11 points)
Have his - (D L Sayers)
Bodywork of the automobile? Dead right!
Body in vehicle trunk (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
carouse (9 points)
Hit the bars, say
Party with two runners (wordplay)
Have a wild night on the town
C·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cascade (12 points)
Tumble down (like water)
Rogue wearing suit is 21, maybe
Wearing suit rotter falls
C·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
casease (9 points)
Cheese-ripening enzyme
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
caseate (9 points)
Salt of a certain acid.
Become cheesy
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
caseose (9 points)
A water-soluble protein
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
caserne (9 points)
Barracks
Barracks
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
casette (9 points)
Film magazine
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
celeste (9 points)
Pizza for One maker
The Mary - - (ghost ship)
Queen of Le pays des elephants
C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
censure (9 points)
Criticize as you screen
Express disapproval of.
An official reprimand
C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cestode (10 points)
""A tapeworm, also CESTOID""
C·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
cesurae (9 points)
Cesura
C·3+E·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
chamise (14 points)
""A flowering shrub, also CHAMISO""
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
chemise (14 points)
Woman's undergarment
Shroud of Dumas' Camille.
Woman's shift
C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
cirrose (9 points)
Having tendrils, as a leaf
Resembling fleecy clouds.
C·3+I·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cleanse (9 points)
Remove dirt (from)
What a washer might perhaps do
Student in weird seance needs to wash!
C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
closure (9 points)
Title for this puzzle (wordplay)
Lose cur (anagram)
End result of 23 (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
coesite (9 points)
A type of {silica=n}
C·3+O·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cognise (10 points)
""To become aware, also COGNIZE""
C·3+O·1+G·2+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
compose (13 points)
Knock up a score (wordplay)
Some cop (anagram)
Make notes (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
concise (11 points)
Well-written, say
Abridged, perhaps
Short and pithy
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
confuse (12 points)
Put in a state of snafu.
Puzzle trick blows in the end
Bond with prisoner on floor
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
console (9 points)
Say "There, there" to
Say "There, there" to, say
Say 'there, there'
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
consume (11 points)
Problem getting in shape, eat!
Down sides (wordplay)
Eat out once the money comes through
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
contuse (9 points)
Brews the sound when it comes to blows
Inflict a bruise
Bruise, injure
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
corsage (10 points)
Flowers for a queen (wordplay)
Prom night pinup (wordplay)
Prom-night item
C·3+O·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
costate (9 points)
Having or resembling ribs
Having ribs, in anatomy
Having ribs in firm condition
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
costive (12 points)
Slow to react
Price setter's suffering a blockage
Struggling to evacuate county town of Cornwall, briefly
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
costume (11 points)
Fancy attire (wordplay)
Habit formed by such drama (wordplay)
Cut some clothes out!
C·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
cristae (9 points)
Ridges, in anatomy
C·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
crusade (10 points)
Being coarse about sex-appeal means war!
Extensive campaign ("Smooth Operator")
Extensive campaign ('Smooth Operator')
C·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
cuisine (9 points)
Cookery, ( en francais )
French cooking (wordplay)
Cooking style characteristic of a place
C·3+U·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cursive (12 points)
Joined-up (writing)
Gettysburg Address feature
Flowing, as handwriting
C·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
cuspate (11 points)
Case put badly but coming to the point
C·3+U·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cutesie (9 points)
""Twee, also CUTESY""
C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 pts
cyclase (14 points)
An {enzyme=n}
C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
cystine (12 points)
Amino acid in hair and skin
C·3+Y·4+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
8-Letter Words (62):
cadastre (11 points)
Official register of real estate
Register of real estate for taxation.
C·3+A·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
caesurae (10 points)
Pauses in lines of verse
Pauses in verses
Pauses, in poetry
C·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
camisade (13 points)
Irish rebel catches novelist in surprise attack
C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
camisole (12 points)
Poor Lois arrived outside wearing this!
Close aim (anagram)
Woman's garment
C·3+A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
campsite (14 points)
Pitcher's spot (wordplay)
Pitching place (wordplay)
In which to pitch a tent
C·3+A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
canalise (10 points)
Cause watercourse in Alsace to wander
C·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
canonise (10 points)
Elevate to sainthood
Declare to be a saint
Soon is in church to turn into a saint
C·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
capstone (12 points)
Most notable achievement
Acme of achievement
Highest point of achievement
C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cardcase (13 points)
Salesperson's need
Gift for a new professional
Sales rep's accessory
C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cascable (14 points)
""The rear part of a cannon, also CASCABEL""
C·3+A·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
casemate (12 points)
Enclosure on a warship deck
Bombproof chamber in a fort
Fellow counsel for the defence (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cashable (15 points)
Able to be cashed
C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
cashmere (15 points)
Material, perhaps - search me!
Wool gathering by a schemer, perhaps
Fabric ruined? Search me!
C·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
casimere (12 points)
""A woollen fabric, also CASIMIRE""
C·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
casimire (12 points)
""A woollen fabric, also CASIMERE""
C·3+A·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cassette (10 points)
Bungled testcase is on tape!
Testcase bungled (wordplay)
Test case (anagram)
C·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
castrate (10 points)
Actors' fees take balls
Emasculate
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
catalase (10 points)
An {enzyme=n}
C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
cathouse (13 points)
A {brothel=n}
C·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
causable (12 points)
Able to be caused
C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
causerie (10 points)
Sue and Erica involved in chinwag
Informal essay
Informal discussion.
C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 10 pts
cerusite (10 points)
A lead ore
C·3+E·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
chastise (13 points)
Correct a chess move - take it back!
Scold is indecent (wordplay)
Beat, but it's the other way in pursuit
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
chasuble (15 points)
Short prince adjusts blue vestment
Priest's long sleeveless vestment
A Eucharistic vestment
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+U·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
christie (13 points)
Crime writer's serial killer
"Death on the Nile" author
'Agatha..., crime writer (8)'
C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cineaste (10 points)
Movie buff - tie canes (anagram)
Quarterly movie review magazine
Film fan ordered nice high teas
C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
civilise (13 points)
Polite untruths are said to educate
Improve the behaviour of - savages (wordplay)
One engineer is going to Spain to socialise
C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
closable (12 points)
Like easy business deals
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
coalesce (12 points)
Merge and mingle.
Come together as one
Come together as one mass
C·3+O·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
coassume (12 points)
To assume together
C·3+O·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
cocksure (16 points)
Arrogant bird? Yes!
Positively crowing (wordplay)
Describing a certain bird (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
cohesive (16 points)
He voices doubt that it makes sense
Like good arguments
Sticking together.
C·3+O·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
coinsure (10 points)
Share a policy's risk
Share a policy
C·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
colessee (10 points)
A joint lessee
C·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
collapse (12 points)
Fall getting around the mountain drop
Pass a mistake and go to pieces
What opera hats do.
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
colonise (10 points)
Make it: like that (wordplay)
Settle for the takeover
Form a settlement in a foreign country
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
comatose (12 points)
Very drowsy, perhaps unconscious
Comes to a settlement while unconscious
Like some heavy sleepers
C·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
comprise (14 points)
Include Charlie, replacing semi-pro
Include Conservative promise broken
Include free ticket? That's a deception
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
condense (11 points)
Send once (anagram)
Put in a nutshell
Cold Scandinavian city absorbing new cut
C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
conenose (10 points)
Big bug of southwestern U.S
C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
conserve (13 points)
Protect (from damage)
Save (eg energy)
Forestall a shortage, perhaps
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
consomme (14 points)
Do battle as a clear starter (wordplay)
Stock option (wordplay)
Clear meaty soup
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
conspire (12 points)
Plot together - on prices (anagram)
High point of a skyline
Join a cabal
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
construe (10 points)
Read - trounces (anagram)
Recounts so as to interpret or explain
Explain the sense
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+E·1 = 10 pts
converse (13 points)
Talk of being contrary!
Talk about 22 down (wordplay)
Discuss poetry in prison (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
convulse (13 points)
Undergo spasms (from pain or laughter)
Shake with laughter
Shake, as with laughter
C·3+O·1+N·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
coulisse (10 points)
A side scene of a theatre stage
C·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
crabwise (15 points)
(Of movement) sideways
Curve lifted over web is turned sideways
Occasionally cars at BMW did skew sideways
C·3+R·1+A·1+B·3+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
creosote (10 points)
Coat on a tie (wordplay)
Oily, smelly wood preservative
Chimney cleaner's target
C·3+R·1+E·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
crescive (15 points)
Increasing
C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
crevasse (13 points)
Ground rent at high level (wordplay)
Sever sac (anagram)
Rent at a high level (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
crispate (12 points)
""Curled, also CRISPATED""
C·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cristate (10 points)
""Having a projection on the head, also CRISTATED""
C·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
crosstie (10 points)
Beam for rails (2 words)
Part of a railroad track
Transverse railroad timber
C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1 = 10 pts
crustose (10 points)
Forming a thin brittle crust
C·3+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
curbside (13 points)
Place to leave your recycling
Trash pickup spot
C·3+U·1+R·1+B·3+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
cutinise (10 points)
""To become coated with cutin, also CUTINIZE""
C·3+U·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
cutpurse (12 points)
Old pickpocket - true cups (anagram)
Pickpocket - set up cru (anagram)
Give new order to put inside evil thief
C·3+U·1+T·1+P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
cynosure (13 points)
Object of great interest.
Center of attraction
Centre of attraction
C·3+Y·4+N·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cypselae (15 points)
Cypsela
C·3+Y·4+P·3+S·1+E·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
cysteine (13 points)
""An amino acid, also CYSTEIN, CYSTINE""
C·3+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cytosine (13 points)
Section prepared includes unknown constituent of DNA
C·3+Y·4+T·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
9-Letter Words (66):
calaboose (13 points)
Prison (US slang)
Jail, in slang
Prison, informally
C·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
capsulize (22 points)
Condense
C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1+U·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
carburise (13 points)
CARBURISE
C·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
caressive (14 points)
CARESS to touch lovingly
C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
cartelise (11 points)
CARTEL a business organization
C·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
caseinate (11 points)
CASEIN a milk protein
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
casserole (11 points)
Dish (served in a dish of the same name)
Dish for bad loser in lawsuit (wordplay)
Church-supper dish
C·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cassimere (13 points)
""A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.""
C·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
castigate (12 points)
Criticise cold wine scandal (wordplay)
Chastise - tacit sage (anagram)
Reprimand, showing players one way out
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
causative (14 points)
Act or agency that produces an effect
C·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
celestite (11 points)
""Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also in compact massive and fibrous forms.""
C·3+E·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cellulase (11 points)
""Any of several enzymes produced chiefly by fungi, bacteria, and protozoans that catalyze the hydrolysis of cellulose.""
C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cellulose (11 points)
Tissue in room you finally drop
Main constituent of plant cell walls
Chief constituent of all plant tissues
C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cerussite (11 points)
""Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive and compact.""
C·3+E·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
chanteuse (14 points)
Piaf, for one
Female singer, in a nightclub perhaps
Edith Piaf, for one
C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
charmeuse (16 points)
A satin-finished silk fabric.
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
chaussure (14 points)
A foot covering of any kind.
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
chophouse (19 points)
Place specializing in steaks
Place for steaks
Place to order a steak
C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 19 pts
cisalpine (13 points)
On the Roman side of the Alps
Is place in chaos south of the mountains (wordplay)
C·3+I·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
cisternae (11 points)
Cisterna
C·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cityscape (18 points)
Photo featuring a skyline
Eg London space possibly in view
What a skyline is part of
C·3+I·1+T·1+Y·4+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts
classmate (13 points)
With whom one shares history, say
Inform a friend (wordplay)
Lab partner, for one
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
clockwise (20 points)
Cow sickle (anagram)
Moving as hands do (wordplay)
*How time flies (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
cloisonne (11 points)
Decorated with enamel which is inlaid
Close in on fantastic enamelwork
Partitioned enamel work.
C·3+L·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
closeable (13 points)
CLOSE to make impassable
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
clubhouse (16 points)
Where golfers meet
Golf course building
Building for members
C·3+L·1+U·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
coagulase (12 points)
""Any of various enzymes, such as rennin or thrombin, that induce coagulation, especially of the blood.""
C·3+O·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
coastline (11 points)
Seaside railway (wordplay)
Where the sea meets the shore
It's shaped by current events
C·3+O·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
coastwise (14 points)
COAST to {glide=v}
C·3+O·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
cockhorse (20 points)
'Ride a ......... to Banbury Cross'
Ride it 2 across, by the sound of it (wordplay)
'Ride a . . . . . . . . . from Banbury Cross'
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
coiffeuse (17 points)
A woman hairdresser.
C·3+O·1+I·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
collusive (14 points)
Fraudulent
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
communise (15 points)
COMMUNE to converse intimately
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
composite (15 points)
Something made of diverse elements
Combined to make notes about it
Made up of several distinct parts
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
composure (15 points)
Tranquillity of old city shown in design
State of calmness
Write about ancient city's tranquillity
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
concourse (13 points)
Route to prison (wordplay)
Way to prison (wordplay)
Large area in, eg, railway station
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
conscribe (15 points)
Prison record keeper (wordplay)
Enlist new son, symbol of 8, into church
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
consignee (12 points)
Recipient
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
constable (13 points)
Prisoners' surface for chow (wordplay)
Furniture in a prison (wordplay)
Hoax the firm with a painting (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
consulate (11 points)
Place to get a passport
Seek advice about a European embassy
Residence of a Foreign Service officer.
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
cookhouse (18 points)
Military kitchen building
C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
cookstove (18 points)
Kitchen equipment.
Piece of camping gear for exploring Newfoundland (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+O·1+K·5+S·1+T·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
copestone (13 points)
Crowning point on a building
Finishing stroke.
C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
corpuscle (15 points)
White or red
Cruel cops sabotaged cell
Component of blood
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
corrasive (14 points)
Corrosive.
C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
corrosive (14 points)
Caustic about Ivor's broken heart
Caustic and destructive
Destroying by chemical action
C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
cortisone (11 points)
New drug for arthritis.
Steroid developed nice torso
Miraculous new remedy for arthritis.
C·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
coruscate (13 points)
Gleam in flashes
Sparkle as American chap in central part
Glance confusing to accuser
C·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
corymbose (18 points)
""Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.""
C·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4+M·3+B·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
cotrustee (11 points)
A joint trustee.
C·3+O·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
counselee (11 points)
English word
C·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
courtside (12 points)
""The area immediately bordering the official court of play, as in tennis or basketball.""
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
cousinage (12 points)
Relationship; kinship.
C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
cramoisie (13 points)
Cramoisy Crimson.
C·3+R·1+A·1+M·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts
crankcase (17 points)
Crotchety engine feature (wordplay)
What gets the shaft (wordplay)
Trial of a grouch (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
crepuscle (15 points)
""Krpss'l, Crepuscule Twilight.""
C·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+U·1+S·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

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