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4-Letter Words (9):
L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 5 pts
loge (5 points)
Second tier of a stadium, perhaps
Box seats (wordplay)
Place for one with opera glasses
L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 4 pts
L·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 4 pts
L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 4 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 7 pts
lowe (7 points)
Arthur - - , (Captain Mainwaring)
Rob of Brothers and Sisters
Chris of the Pet Shop Boys
L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1 = 7 pts
5-Letter Words (9):
leone (5 points)
'Once Upon a Time in America' director
Freetown money unit
Sign with direction for director
L·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
lodge (7 points)
Cottage for one of those in 7 down
Hunting trailer (wordplay)
Beaver's home - hunters use it!
L·1+O·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+I·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+I·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+P·3+E·1 = 7 pts
louse (5 points)
Despicable type (of insect?)
Reason to nitpick (wordplay)
Cause of some nit-picking (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 5 pts
L·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
6-Letter Words (12):
L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 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
L·1+O·1+G·2+G·2+I·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
lounge (7 points)
Lizard's hangout (wordplay)
Waste time - glue on (anagram)
Variety of lizard (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+O·1+U·1+V·4+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lovage (10 points)
Salad plant from a glove (wordplay)
Parsley relative - a glove (anagram)
Plant acquires nothing about law officer
L·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
7-Letter Words (14):
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
ladrone (8 points)
Thief, in the Southwest
Former name of the Marianas.
Former name of the Marianas Islands.
L·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
leonine (7 points)
Cat like Pope (wordplay)
How beastly the French 09 seems!
Beastly Leonard X (wordplay)
L·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
lionise (7 points)
Make fuss of (celebrity)
Treat as celebrity - like Leo (wordplay)
Treat as celebrity like Leo (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+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
L·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+O·1+W·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 13 pts
lozenge (17 points)
Cold comfort (wordplay)
Drop down one's throat (wordplay)
Tough pill to swallow (wordplay)
L·1+O·1+Z·10+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1 = 17 pts
8-Letter Words (51):
L·1+A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+I·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+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
L·1+A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+E·1+V·4+O·1+G·2+Y·4+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+E·1+V·4+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
L·1+I·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+O·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 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+G·2+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
loophole (13 points)
Flaw in the law (wordplay)
Cloakroom staff blocking hotel escape
Clever lawyer's find
L·1+O·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 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+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+Z·10+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 25 pts
9-Letter Words (27):
L·1+A·1+K·5+E·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 16 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+A·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1+O·1+P·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+P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
leptotene (11 points)
""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) the first stage of the prophase of meiosis during which the nuclear material becomes resolved into slender single-stranded chromosomes [from lepto- + -tene, from Greek tainia band, filament]""
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·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+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+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
limestone (11 points)
A mineral prepared from fruit (sound)
Luray Caverns material
Tie lemons up in sedimentary rock
L·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
L·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 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
lithesome (14 points)
Homeliest characters can be graceful
Toned graceful model hostile to me
Article in case stuck in tree, not stiff
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts
lithopone (14 points)
""A white pigment consisting of a mixture of zinc sulfide, zinc oxide, and barium sulfate.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
loadstone (10 points)
A stack of rock is magnetic
Magnetite possessing polarity.
It attracts lots to Tyneside
L·1+O·1+A·1+D·2+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
loathsome (14 points)
Can't like revolting
A hole most dreadfully repulsive
Liberal profanity a few find offensive
L·1+O·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 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
lodestone (10 points)
Lake poems with quality must be a magnet
Iron-attracting magnetite
It was used to make the first compass
L·1+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
lorgnette (10 points)
Eyeglasses with no letter 'g' (wordplay)
Pair of glasses with a handle
Specs on a stick
L·1+O·1+R·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
loxodrome (19 points)
""Geography a rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. ; loxodromic,""
L·1+O·1+X·8+O·1+D·2+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 19 pts
lyonnaise (12 points)
Like a cat's oniony dish (wordplay)
Like a cat's oniony dish?
Kind of potatoes for simba
L·1+Y·4+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
10-Letter Words (18):
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+N·1+C·3+E·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
lepidolite (13 points)
""A species of mica, of a lilac or roseviolet color, containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of small scales. See Mica. Mica.""
L·1+E·1+P·3+I·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
L·1+E·1+P·3+T·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
limitrophe (17 points)
""(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a country or region) on or near a frontier [via French from Late Latin limitrophus, from limit- limit + Greek -trophus supporting; originally referring to borderland that supported frontier troops]""
L·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts
lithophane (18 points)
""Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by transmitted light, as when hung in a window, or used as a lamp shade.""
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 18 pts
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 21 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+O·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 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
lophophore (20 points)
A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of the Bryozoa. See Phylactolemata. Phylactolemata.
L·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 20 pts
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 25 pts
lymphokine (24 points)
""Any of various substances released by T cells that have been activated by antigens. They function in the immune response through a variety of actions, including stimulating the production of nonsensitized lymphocytes and activating macrophages.""
L·1+Y·4+M·3+P·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 24 pts
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts
lyophilize (27 points)
""To freeze-dry; -- a technique used to dry serum, tissue, unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials.""
L·1+Y·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 27 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
11-Letter Words (9):
labradorite (14 points)
""A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come from Labrador. See Feldspar. Feldspar.""
L·1+A·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+U·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 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
legionnaire (12 points)
One GI in real trouble as a soldier
Member of an elite military unit
Form a line - ignore soldier
L·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
leukotriene (15 points)
""Any of several lipid compounds that contain 20 carbon atoms, are related to prostaglandins, and mediate the inflammatory response.""
L·1+E·1+U·1+K·5+O·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
lithosphere (19 points)
Rigid part of the earth
Crust and upper mantle of the earth in which earthquakes may originate
L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 19 pts
L·1+O·1+B·3+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 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
loosestrife (14 points)
Plant, least restrained, abounding
Plant, most unconfined, abundant
Plant of the primrose family
L·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 14 pts
12-Letter Words (2):
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
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 (2):
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
L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+F·4+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 18 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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