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4-Letter Words (3):
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 6 pts
lice (6 points)
Headscratching problem (wordplay)
Head-hunter's prey (wordplay)
Cause of some head scratching (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 6 pts
5-Letter Words (3):
L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
6-Letter Words (9):
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
launce (8 points)
Shakespearean clown
Servant to one of the "Gentlemen From Verona."
Servant to Proteus in Two Gentlemen of Verona.
L·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
louche (11 points)
Shifty or disreputable
Disreputable line that hurts Spain
Disreputable in a rakish sort of way
L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
7-Letter Words (20):
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lactose (9 points)
Cause of much intolerance (wordplay)
Be like Lear's Pobble, say, sweet thing
What some folks can't tolerate
L·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
laicise (9 points)
Secularise, remove from clergy
Withdraw priestly status
Return to the status before ordination
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 18 pts
lattice (9 points)
Piecrust pattern, perhaps
'Line the loft' (Energy Grid)
A teetotaller framed in such a lousy way
L·1+A·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lettuce (9 points)
Salad, shall we say (wordplay)
Head on a plate (wordplay)
Leaves for lunch (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
leucine (9 points)
White amino acid
An essential amino acid
'Acid' in clue wrongly associated with 'drug' (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+E·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
licence (11 points)
Authority (or the lack of it!)
Authority - or freedom!
Authority - or lack of it (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
license (9 points)
Grant formal permission (to)
Space to make art (wordplay)
To empower student, one needs logic, say
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lucarne (9 points)
Spire dormer might be unclear
Dormer window
Spire dormer might be unclear - clue ran awkwardly (wordplay)
L·1+U·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
lucerne (9 points)
City and lake in clover (wordplay)
Obvious place to buy Swiss fodder
William Tell's lake
L·1+U·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
8-Letter Words (28):
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lacrosse (10 points)
Former Olympics sport Wis. (nonverbal)
A hundred losers playing game
Ball game, with rackets.
L·1+A·1+C·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
licensee (10 points)
Suckers seen working for landlord
One with permit to sell alcoholic drinks
One holding official permission
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
locative (13 points)
Type of grammatical case
Crumpled coat in burning case
They say she had her pride. Now sadly drowned
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
lycopene (15 points)
Colorant of tomatoes and watermelons
Chemical that gives tomatoes their red color
L·1+Y·4+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+Y·4+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
9-Letter Words (20):
L·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
landscape (14 points)
Inventor Edwin's cloak (or painting)
Plant trees and shrubs, say
Prospect of unbridled lap dances!
L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+C·3+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
lectotype (16 points)
The specimen or element selected as the type of a species when a holotype has not been defined.
L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
L·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
liquorice (20 points)
Say Scotch on the rocks is sweet
Sweet drink on the rocks (wordplay)
Pontefract cake ingredient
L·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 20 pts
lobscouse (13 points)
Scumbag eating zero degree stew
Stew of meat, vegetables and hardtack
A stew formerly eaten by sailors
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lowercase (14 points)
Small, UNLIKE THIS!
Some letters perhaps from minor lawsuit
Drop the bag ... not like THAT!
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
lucrative (14 points)
Revictual (anagram)
Rewarding development of vital cure
Vertical upstart could be moneymaking
L·1+U·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
lunchtime (16 points)
One for when a meal is needed (wordplay)
Inlet much improved by midday (wordplay)
When midday meal is eaten
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts
10-Letter Words (12):
lacerative (15 points)
""Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative humors. as, lacerative humors.""
L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
lachrymose (20 points)
Mahler 'cosy'? Wrong - sorrowful
Tearful (literary)
Rashly come out, getting weepy
L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
L·1+A·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lemniscate (14 points)
""A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.""
L·1+E·1+M·3+N·1+I·1+S·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+E·1+X·8+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 28 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
locomotive (17 points)
Crazy reason for doing something?
A crazy cause (wordplay)
Steam roller (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
luciferase (15 points)
""An enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby producing bioluminescence.""
L·1+U·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+E·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+U·1+X·8+U·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 19 pts
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 25 pts
11-Letter Words (6):
L·1+A·1+C·3+Q·10+U·1+E·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 25 pts
laparoscope (17 points)
""A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall, allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal damage to the abdominal muscles.""
L·1+A·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 17 pts
L·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
L·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 24 pts
lubricative (18 points)
""LUBRICATE To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.""
L·1+U·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 18 pts
12-Letter Words (3):
laryngoscope (20 points)
""An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image.""
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+O·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 20 pts
luminescence (18 points)
Emission of light at cool temperatures
Jock's chimney basically said to produce light
L·1+U·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
luncheonette (17 points)
US informal restaurant - unclothe teen (anagram)
Small cafe, revolutionary, getting on in crescent
L·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
13-Letter Words (1):
L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4+N·1+G·2+E·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+E·1 = 21 pts
14-Letter Words (1):
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
18-Letter Words (1):
lipopolysaccharide (33 points)
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+A·1+C·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 33 pts
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