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cam (7 points)
Video end (wordplay)
Web attachment (wordplay)
Short film producer (wordplay)
C·3+A·1+M·3 = 7 pts
cum (7 points)
Word of honor (wordplay)
Word on some diplomas
With, to Cato
C·3+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
cwm (10 points)
Welsh valley (hidden in C. W. MCCALL)
Valley (in Wales)
Welsh mountainside hollow
C·3+W·4+M·3 = 10 pts
calm (8 points)
Easy for the crew, perhaps
Pre-storm period, perhaps
Settle down (the baby, for example)
C·3+A·1+L·1+M·3 = 8 pts
cham (11 points)
Epithet for Samuel Johnson
Albanian tribe in Greece.
Southern Albanian native.
C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3 = 11 pts
chum (11 points)
Friendly Salmon (wordplay)
Hang (around with)
Friendly ground-up bait (wordplay)
C·3+H·4+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
clam (8 points)
Casino delicacy (wordplay)
Pearl container, perhaps
It's 1.50 in the morning, so shut up!
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3 = 8 pts
corm (8 points)
Base of a crocus stem
Bulb's cousin
Crocus bulb, for example
C·3+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 8 pts
cram (8 points)
Pull an all-nighter, maybe
Frantically review your notes, say
Burn the midnight oil, perhaps
C·3+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 8 pts
culm (8 points)
Hard coal refuse
River in Somerset and Devon
Refuse coal screenings
C·3+U·1+L·1+M·3 = 8 pts
carom (9 points)
It might be off the wall (wordplay)
Nine ball shot, perhaps
Nine ball shot perhaps
C·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+M·3 = 9 pts
cecum (11 points)
Anatomical cul-de-sac
The appendix extends from it
Intestinal pouch
C·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
celom (9 points)
""A body cavity in some animals, also COELOM, COELOME""
C·3+E·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 9 pts
charm (12 points)
Third time say
Third time, say
Flock of finches
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts
chasm (12 points)
Deep subject (wordplay)
Huge difference between viewpoints, say
Grand Canyon for one
C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
chirm (12 points)
To {chirp=v}
C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts
claim (9 points)
Put a flag in the ground, maybe
Say with assurance
Say "That's mine"
C·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+M·3 = 9 pts
cream (9 points)
Best treat for cat (wordplay)
Stuff covering cake finally (wordplay)
Very best of the sherries (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 9 pts
caecum (12 points)
Bit of a gut for Goon (pronounced)
Colon neighbor variable
Site of the appendix
C·3+A·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
carrom (10 points)
Billiard shot variable
Billiard shot Var.
C·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
centum (10 points)
Cato's hundred
Hundred, to Hadrian
One hundred
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
cerium (10 points)
Metal that may ignite if scratched
Number 58 on the periodic table
One of the lanthanides
C·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
cesium (10 points)
Very reactive element
Element used in photoelectric cells
Element used in atomic clocks
C·3+E·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
chiasm (13 points)
Intersection of the optic nerves
C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
chrism (13 points)
Consecrated or holy oil
The oil of anointment
Oil consecrated for religious rites
C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cilium (10 points)
Technical name for eyelash
Eyelash (anatomy)
Eyelash.
C·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
civism (13 points)
Good citizenship
C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
coelom (10 points)
""A body cavity in some animals, also CELOM, COELOME""
C·3+O·1+E·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
condom (11 points)
Baby block (wordplay)
Bed cover (wordplay)
Cover in bed (wordplay)
C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 11 pts
conium (10 points)
A poisonous herb
C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
copalm (12 points)
The sweet gum or its resin
Sweet gum tree.
C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+L·1+M·3 = 12 pts
corium (10 points)
Sensitive layer of skin
Radioactive mixture created by a nuclear reactor meltdown
Derma.
C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
crinum (10 points)
Plant having snowy white flowers
C·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
cubism (12 points)
C 20 painting style (Braque, Picasso)
School full of quadrangles (wordplay)
Art movement pioneered by Picasso
C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
cundum (11 points)
A {condom=n}
C·3+U·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
cuprum (12 points)
Copper
C·3+U·1+P·3+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
curium (10 points)
Element named for a two-time Nobelist
Radioactive metal
Atomic number 96
C·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
custom (10 points)
That's a more!
Is it business as usual (wordplay)
Business practice (wordplay)
C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 10 pts
cadmium (14 points)
Element resembling tin
Silvery-white metallic element
Silvery-white metal
C·3+A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
caesium (11 points)
Metallic element with atomic number 55
Reactive metal element
Extremely abrasive music could be metal
C·3+A·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
calcium (13 points)
Ice cream is a good source of it
Bone-building element
Element in chalk, milk
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cambism (15 points)
The theory and practice of exchange in commerce
C·3+A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cambium (15 points)
Tree ring material
C·3+A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
centrum (11 points)
Part of a vertebra.
Main body of a vertebra
Big vitamin brand
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
charism (14 points)
Special divine gift: Theol.
Magnetic quality
C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
chefdom (18 points)
The status of a chef
C·3+H·4+E·1+F·4+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 18 pts
chemism (16 points)
Scientific affinity
C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
chetrum (14 points)
A monetary unit of Bhutan
C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
chillum (14 points)
Pipe has friend taking ill
C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
chrisom (14 points)
One-time baptismal robe
Boy or girl with people who deserve a white robe
Church ointment is carried in plate, briefly
C·3+H·4+R·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts
clonism (11 points)
The condition of having clonus
C·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
confirm (14 points)
Establish name in two companies
Opposed to staunch support
Verify prisoner stable
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
conform (14 points)
Do students become fitter (wordplay)
Comply (with rules)
Be in line (with)
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cosmism (13 points)
Study of the evolution of the universe
Philosophical study of the universe
Evolutionary theory
C·3+O·1+S·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cranium (11 points)
Noodle holder (wordplay)
Head case (wordplay)
A real head case (wordplay)
C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
crissum (11 points)
A region of feathers on a bird
C·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
crumbum (15 points)
A despicable person
C·3+R·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cultism (11 points)
Religious extremism
C·3+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
cutworm (14 points)
Copper couple with jolly caterpillar
Destructive larva
Sergeant major of marines after his share of the grub (wordplay)
C·3+U·1+T·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
czardom (21 points)
Pre-1917 Russia, for example
Russia, a century ago
Peter's realm, for example
C·3+Z·10+A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 21 pts
czarism (20 points)
Despotic rule
Despotic government
Autocracy
C·3+Z·10+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
cabalism (14 points)
Occult doctrine
C·3+A·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
caladium (13 points)
Fancy leaf plant.
C·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
capsicum (16 points)
Go one better with music about pepper
Aspic cooked with pepper
Covers one with peppery seeds
C·3+A·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cardamom (15 points)
Oriental spice; a mad corm (anagram)
Spice; a mad corm (anagram)
Relative of ginger
C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+O·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cardamum (15 points)
The sort of motor that makes the parents seedy
Seedy enough to get transport with the parents
Are both your parents under the car? It's all a matter of taste
C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+M·3+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
caseworm (15 points)
Soft-bodied aquatic larva
C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
casteism (12 points)
The use of a cast system
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
cementum (14 points)
The hard tissue covering the roots of the teeth
C·3+E·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
centrism (12 points)
Blue Dog Democrat's professed ideology
Moderate policy
Small change to writing is by Mike with a philosophy of moderate views
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
cerebrum (14 points)
Main part of the brain
Principal part of the brain
Part of the brain.
C·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
chadarim (16 points)
Cheder
C·3+H·4+A·1+D·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+M·3 = 16 pts
chazanim (24 points)
Chazan
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3 = 24 pts
cherubim (17 points)
Angelic beings grouped with seraphim
Guardians of the Tree of Life
Next-to-the-highest angels
C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+U·1+B·3+I·1+M·3 = 17 pts
chiefdom (19 points)
State of being a leader
Head position in a clan
Tribal leader's territory
C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+F·4+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 19 pts
chiliasm (15 points)
A religious doctrine
C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
chromium (17 points)
Major export of Albania and South Africa
Brag aloud, quiet about one's element
Metal used for plating
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
ciborium (14 points)
A vessel for holding holy bread
C·3+I·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cimbalom (16 points)
""A Hungarian dulcimer, also CYMBALOM""
C·3+I·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cingulum (13 points)
A girdle-like structure
C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
civicism (17 points)
A system of government based on individual rights
C·3+I·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
clamworm (17 points)
A marine worm
C·3+L·1+A·1+M·3+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 17 pts
classism (12 points)
Social bias
Discrimination against lower-income people
Charge of the 1% against Occupy Wall Street
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
clerkdom (17 points)
The status of a clerk
C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+K·5+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 17 pts
clubroom (14 points)
Place for members (wordplay)
Site for a poker game
Members' meeting area
C·3+L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 14 pts
coagulum (13 points)
A clot
C·3+O·1+A·1+G·2+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
coatroom (12 points)
Where a London Fog may hang
You can check your hang-ups here
Hat-check girl's station
C·3+O·1+A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 12 pts
coliform (15 points)
A bacillus of the colon
C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
coliseum (12 points)
Event location, perhaps
Large tiered stadium, in Rome say
'Large tiered stadium, in Rome say (8)'
C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
colorism (12 points)
Prejudice within a racial group
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
conidium (13 points)
A fungus spore
C·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
coredeem (13 points)
To redeem jointly
C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+E·1+M·3 = 13 pts
coremium (14 points)
An organ of certain fungi
C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
corundum (13 points)
Curmudgeon sadly eg removing abrasive
Very hard mineral used as an abrasive
Sapphires and rubies.
C·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cronyism (15 points)
Partiality in job appointments
Pal-appointing, for example
Playing of favorites
C·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
crossarm (12 points)
Telephone pole part
Kin of a traverse
C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts
cubiform (17 points)
Shaped like dice
C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cuniform (15 points)
Wedge-shaped writing characters
C·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cymatium (17 points)
""A curved moulding, also CYMA""
C·3+Y·4+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cymbalom (19 points)
""A Hungarian dulcimer, also CIMBALOM""
C·3+Y·4+M·3+B·3+A·1+L·1+O·1+M·3 = 19 pts
cynicism (17 points)
Belief in disbelief
Trait of Dorothy Parker's writing
Pessimism and distrust
C·3+Y·4+N·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cablegram (16 points)
Ancestor of a fax
Telegraphed message
Overseas message
C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
caciquism (24 points)
""CACIQUE a tropical oriole, also CAZIQUE""
C·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 24 pts
cairngorm (14 points)
Quartz variety
C·3+A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 14 pts
calcaneum (15 points)
""One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel; called also fibulare. fibulare.""
C·3+A·1+L·1+C·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
caldarium (14 points)
""Pl -daria [-ˈdɛərɪə] (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a room for taking hot baths [from Latin, from calidus warm, from calēre to be warm]""
C·3+A·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
calvarium (16 points)
The dome of the skull
C·3+A·1+L·1+V·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
capitulum (15 points)
A flower cluster as in a daisy
C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
careerism (13 points)
Concern for personal advancement
Advancement at any cost
C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
castoreum (13 points)
The oil secreted from the beaver that is used as bait by trappers
C·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cataclysm (18 points)
Social or political upheaval.
Initially cats stay calm around upheaval
A clam cyst could be a disaster
C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+L·1+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cataplasm (15 points)
Poultice
C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
catechism (18 points)
Series of questions
Set of questions for religious teaching
Religious instructions
C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
centigram (14 points)
Metric-system unit
That grate of mine carries little weight
Approximate weight of a grain of sand
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 14 pts
chalutzim (25 points)
Chalutz
C·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+U·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+M·3 = 25 pts
chazzanim (34 points)
English word
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3 = 34 pts
chazzenim (34 points)
English word
C·3+H·4+A·1+Z·10+Z·10+E·1+N·1+I·1+M·3 = 34 pts
checkroom (22 points)
Place for coats in a cafe
Restaurant convenience
C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 22 pts
cheongsam (17 points)
Dress requiring cash - men go wild
Chinese dress with split skirt
Oriental dress hems can go crooked
C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+A·1+M·3 = 17 pts
chernozem (25 points)
""A very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to temperate semiarid regions, such as the grasslands of European Russia.""
C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+Z·10+E·1+M·3 = 25 pts
chimerism (18 points)
""CHIMERE a bishop's robe, also CHIMAR""
C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cladogram (15 points)
""A branching, treelike diagram in which the endpoints of the branches represent specific species of organisms. It is used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships and show points at which various species have diverged from common ancestral forms.""
C·3+L·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 15 pts
classroom (13 points)
Where to find a paid informer (wordplay)
Lessons are learnt here
Where Ichabod Crane presided
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
claustrum (13 points)
A layer of the brain
C·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
clitellum (13 points)
A region in the body walls of certain annelid worms
C·3+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
cloakroom (17 points)
Storage area hides a tree (wordplay)
Outerwear store (wordplay)
Place for checkers (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+O·1+A·1+K·5+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 17 pts
coccidium (18 points)
A parasitic protozoan
C·3+O·1+C·3+C·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cofferdam (20 points)
Watertight enclosure around construction
Watertight enclosure round construction work
Caisson
C·3+O·1+F·4+F·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+A·1+M·3 = 20 pts
colchicum (20 points)
Pass Greek character with Latin plant
C·3+O·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
collegium (14 points)
Body of members of equal authority
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
colluvium (16 points)
""Rock debris, pl COLLUVIUMS or COLLUVIA""
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
collyrium (16 points)
An eye lotion
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
colosseum (13 points)
Structure finished during Titus' reign
Structure dating from 72 A. D.
Famous Flavian structure.
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
colostrum (13 points)
Business deprived of drink? It's delivered earlier than the milk
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
columbium (17 points)
""A rare element of the vanadium group, first found in a variety of the mineral columbite occurring in Connecticut, probably at Haddam. Atomic weight 94.2. Symbol Cb or Nb. Now more commonly called niobium. niobium.""
C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
communism (17 points)
Totalitarian form of government
System espoused by Castro
Major State Department problem.
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
contagium (14 points)
A causative agent of infectious diseases
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
continuum (13 points)
Space-time sequence
Uninterrupted sequence
Unbroken series of indistinguishable parts
C·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
conundrum (14 points)
Riddle you may beat (wordplay)
Study a French instrument
Fool holds sister with strange puzzle
C·3+O·1+N·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cordiform (17 points)
Heart-shaped.
C·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 17 pts
courtroom (13 points)
Action scene (wordplay)
Setting for 'Brief Encounter' (wordplay)
Solicit space for trying suits
C·3+O·1+U·1+R·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
credendum (15 points)
An article of faith
C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cretinism (13 points)
Idiocy
C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
criterium (13 points)
English word
C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
criticism (15 points)
Trilling's forte.
Analysis and judgment of artistic work
Pulitzer Prize category since 1970
C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
cruciform (18 points)
Shaped like a cross
Cross-shaped
Vintage Formica cut for use in cathedral maybe
C·3+R·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cryptogam (19 points)
Starting below ground, this plant is never seedy
Old garment adopted by government leader after call from Moss, say
C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+M·3 = 19 pts
cryptonym (21 points)
Code name
A disguised identification, especially for military purposes or in espionage
C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 21 pts
ctenidium (14 points)
A comblike anatomical structure
C·3+T·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cubiculum (17 points)
A burial chamber
C·3+U·1+B·3+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cuneiform (16 points)
Chips off the old block (wordplay)
Ancient writing system
Like Assyrian writing
C·3+U·1+N·1+E·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cymbidium (21 points)
A tropical orchid
C·3+Y·4+M·3+B·3+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
cytoplasm (18 points)
Cell stuff
C·3+Y·4+T·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
caddisworm (19 points)
English word
C·3+A·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+S·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 19 pts
cafetorium (17 points)
Dual-purpose room in a school
C·3+A·1+F·4+E·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
cankerworm (21 points)
""The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv\'91 are also called cankerworms.""
C·3+A·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 21 pts
capitalism (16 points)
Politico-economic system
America's economic system
U.S. economic system, for example
C·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cardiogram (16 points)
Chaotic drama with corgi and ticker tape
Diagnostic aid
Beat record
C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 16 pts
catabolism (16 points)
""The breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy, in living organisms; destructive or downward metabolism; -- a form of metabolism, opposed to anabolism. See also Disassimilation.metabolism, opposed to anabolism. See also Disassimilation.""
C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
centralism (14 points)
The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization.
C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
cerebellum (16 points)
Piece of mind (wordplay)
The little brain.
Lower brain
C·3+E·1+R·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
chauvinism (20 points)
Excessive nationalism
Frightfully vain chum is showing fanatical pride
C·3+H·4+A·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
chimaerism (19 points)
Noun denoting doctrine or practice
C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
chloroform (20 points)
General anaesthetic, of old
Sweet-smelling anaesthetic
Old anaesthetic
C·3+H·4+L·1+O·1+R·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 20 pts
choreiform (20 points)
English word
C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 20 pts
chronogram (18 points)
""An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to appear specially conspicuous, on being added together, express a particular date or epoch, <as>as in the motto of a medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632:""
C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cicisbeism (18 points)
The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.
C·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+B·3+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cinchonism (19 points)
""A condition produced by the excessive or longcontinued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc.""
C·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
cinerarium (14 points)
Death
C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
classicism (16 points)
Adherence to ancient Greek and Roman principles
Timeless style is first model for this artistic movement
Conservative girl in charge is member in Greek style
C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cockalorum (20 points)
Boastful little fellow.
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+L·1+O·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
cockneyism (23 points)
""The charasteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney.""
C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+N·1+E·1+Y·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
colloquium (23 points)
Academic conference
C·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
compendium (19 points)
Short element (wordplay)
Box containing many games
Collection of board games
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
concretism (16 points)
It takes a solid view of the abstract
C·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
conformism (19 points)
Orthodoxy in thoughts and belief.
C·3+O·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
consortium (14 points)
Association (of several companies)
Group making music, or not (wordplay)
An association of several companies
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
coryneform (20 points)
Having the shape of a corynebacterium.
C·3+O·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+E·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 20 pts
cribriform (19 points)
""Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with hokes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress. as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress.""
C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 19 pts
cryptogram (20 points)
Something written in cipher
It's hard to read
Piece of coded writing
C·3+R·1+Y·4+P·3+T·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 20 pts
cumuliform (19 points)
Puffy; cloud-shaped
C·3+U·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 19 pts
curriculum (16 points)
Subjects of a study course
Course of study
Course of academic studies
C·3+U·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cabbageworm (23 points)
Caterpillar that is a pest of certain green vegetables
C·3+A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+G·2+E·1+W·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 23 pts
californium (18 points)
Radioactive element of atomic number 98
Element named for a US state
Radioactive element
C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
candelabrum (18 points)
Menorah, for example
Holder for several lights
Source of light when lit
C·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cannibalism (17 points)
Not very humanist practice (wordplay)
The eating of one's own species
Like eating like
C·3+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+B·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
caprolactam (19 points)
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline cyclic imine used in the manufacture of nylon. Formula: C 5 H 10 NHCO [from capro ( ic acid ) + lactam ]
C·3+A·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+M·3 = 19 pts
carpogonium (18 points)
""Pl -nia [-n&#x26a;&#x259;] (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass carpogonial &nbsp; adj CATCHPHRASE (= slogan ) &#x2192; slogan m ; [ comedian, famous person ] &#x2192; formule f hc_En_Fr() CENOSPECIES pl -species (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a species related to another by the ability to interbreed dogs and wolves are cenospecies [from Greek koinos common + species ]""
C·3+A·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
cavalierism (18 points)
The practice or principles of cavaliers.
C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
clericalism (17 points)
An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.
C·3+L·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
clostridium (16 points)
Bacterium causing tetanus and botulism
Bacterium
C·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
cologarithm (19 points)
""LOGARITHM One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier, of Merchiston, Scotland (15501617), to abridge arithmetical calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place of multiplication and division. The relation of logarithms to common numbers is that of numbers in an arithmetical series to corresponding numbers in a geometrical series, so that sums and differences of the former indicate respectively products and quotients of the latter; thus The relation of logarithms to common numbers is that of numbers in an arithmetical series to corresponding numbers in a geometrical series, so that sums and differences of the former indicate respectively products and quotients of the latter; thus""
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+M·3 = 19 pts
colonialism (15 points)
Policy that forms empires
Ethnocentric foreign policy
C·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
columbarium (19 points)
A dovecote or pigeon house.
C·3+O·1+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
communalism (19 points)
""A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.""
C·3+O·1+M·3+M·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
computerdom (20 points)
COMPUTER a machine that computes automatically
C·3+O·1+M·3+P·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 20 pts
condominium (18 points)
Timeshare unit, often
Type of apartment
Type of apartment in USA
C·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
consumerism (17 points)
Shopping obsession
Preoccupation of society with acquiring goods
C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
corporatism (17 points)
""CORPORATE Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town. as, a corporate town.""
C·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
corrigendum (17 points)
Error to be fixed
Something requiring correction
C·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts

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