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pace (8 points)
Track setting (wordplay)
Expect the baby (wordplay)
Fast step, perhaps
P·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
pice (8 points)
Bronze half-cent of India
Small change in India.
Small coin of India.
P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
puce (8 points)
A color purple (wordplay)
French flea gets wash (wordplay)
Brownish-purple color.
P·3+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 8 pts
peace (9 points)
Calm before the storm (wordplay)
Later, my man!
See ya, dude!
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
pence (9 points)
Pound into bits (wordplay)
Change at Heathrow (wordplay)
Pound into pieces?
P·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
piece (9 points)
King or queen maybe
A gun in America means tranquillity, say
Bishop, for one
P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
place (9 points)
Location for a kick (wordplay)
... location for one reported
Peyton for one
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
ponce (9 points)
Puerto Rican port
Puerto Rican seaport
Juan de Len Spanish explorer
P·3+O·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
price (9 points)
a dozen say
$1.09 a dozen, say
Sale item (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 9 pts
palace (10 points)
Alcazar, for one
Intriguing locale (wordplay)
Blenheim, for one
P·3+A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
pickle (14 points)
Fix the little terror!
Not quite drunk (a tricky situation)
A preserved vegetable or a fine mess
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pierce (10 points)
Make a hole in (something)
Bore hole through, perhaps ear
Cooking recipe - use skewer (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
plaice (10 points)
Fish - perch, say
One going into town for fish (wordplay)
Fish's source of iron in situ (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
plicae (10 points)
Anatomical folds
P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
police (10 points)
Members of the academy (wordplay)
Some say pigs crop up to finish cake
Bill for keeping the peace (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
pomace (12 points)
Pulpy stuff available from flower club
Cider maker's residue
Crushed vegetable matter.
P·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
pounce (10 points)
Swoop down (on)
Spring (like cat)
Sudden seizure (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
prance (10 points)
Emulate a certain reindeer, say
Skip about (like a horse?)
Emulate a certain reindeer (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
prince (10 points)
Hamlet, for one
Charming, for one
Charming title (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 10 pts
psyche (16 points)
Ha! Fooled you!
Is your soul with Cupid (wordplay)
Somewhat tipsy (cheeky, mind)
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts
pumice (12 points)
Sole sander (wordplay)
Nail salon abrasive
Porous volcanic rock
P·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
package (16 points)
This deal's wrapped up!
Deal that's been wrapped up (wordplay)
Gene Hackman 1989 thriller (with "The")
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 16 pts
panache (14 points)
Style of pain, but not one, another!
Harshly criticise long dash
Goat god longing for real style
P·3+A·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
pancake (15 points)
Make-up for a Tuesday (wordplay)
Can peak (anagram)
A race of tossers (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+A·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts
panicle (11 points)
Branched cluster of flowers
Flower cluster
Flower cluster
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
panoche (14 points)
""A coarse Mexican sugar, also PANOCHA""
P·3+A·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
pectase (11 points)
Enzyme found in fruits.
P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pectate (11 points)
Salt of fruit acid.
A salt of a water-insoluble acid
P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pectize (20 points)
""To congeal to a jelly, also PECTISE""
P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 20 pts
pedicle (12 points)
Stalk-like connecting structure
Stalk Spanish hero, returning after exercises
Stalk
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
penance (11 points)
Writing, perhaps, for a punishment
Atonement for one captivated by money
Writing, perhaps, for punishment
P·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
penoche (14 points)
""A fudge-like candy, also PENUCHE, PENUCHI""
P·3+E·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
penuche (14 points)
Kind of fudge
Fudgelike candy
Candy.
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
percale (11 points)
Fine sheet cotton
Cloth used for sheets
Cloth for sheeting
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
phocine (14 points)
Pertaining to seals
P·3+H·4+O·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pickaxe (22 points)
Choose your weapon (wordplay)
T in the UTEP logo
Coal-miner's tool
P·3+I·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+X·8+E·1 = 22 pts
picotee (11 points)
Type of carnation
Loop to attach early English carnation
Carnation variety
P·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
picrate (11 points)
Volatile chemical compound
Salt of a certain acid
P·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
picrite (11 points)
An igneous rock
P·3+I·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
picture (11 points)
Fancy a movie (wordplay)
Pretty good (wordplay)
Dorian Gray's nemesis
P·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pinnace (11 points)
Ship's boat - nice nap (anagram)
Armada's shuttle craft
Boat's tack by north star
P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
pinocle (11 points)
48-card game variable
Card game variable
Card game Var.
P·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
piscine (11 points)
Like a bass or a drum
Resembling a fish
Fishy (wordplay)
P·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
placate (11 points)
Helping around inside brings calm
Give a sop to
Attending in lieu to appease
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
planche (14 points)
A plank
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
plicate (11 points)
Arranged in folds
Folded or pleated
Folded like a fan
P·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
porcine (11 points)
Piglike monster in tree!
Given to snorting, say
Corn pie (anagram)
P·3+O·1+R·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
potence (11 points)
Quality of strength
Authoritative power
Cross; gibbet
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
potiche (14 points)
Large vase Fr.
Covered vase
P·3+O·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 14 pts
precede (12 points)
What age will do to beauty (wordplay)
Go before (someone)
Come before (something)
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
precipe (13 points)
""A legal writ, also PRAECIPE""
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 13 pts
precise (11 points)
Dead-on-balls accurate
Particular keys jamming lever
Recollected recipes with accuracy
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
precode (12 points)
Like some edgy old movies
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts
precure (11 points)
To cure beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
preface (14 points)
Introduction (to a book)
Book's section
Some books have one
P·3+R·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
prepuce (13 points)
A fold of skin covering the penis
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
prerace (11 points)
Before a marathon, say
Like some car tune-ups
Before a marathon is run, for example
P·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 11 pts
prickle (15 points)
Sting in a tingling way
Sharp point growing on a plant
Sharp tingle, as of fear
P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
procure (11 points)
Yes to a medical breakthrough!
Get remedy that's not for amateur
Obtain by effort
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
produce (12 points)
Yield for Mussolini (wordplay)
Food for Mussolini (wordplay)
Create old Fascist slogan (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+D·2+U·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
packable (18 points)
Like a parka that fits into a suitcase
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
paleface (15 points)
How the Sioux see you!
White person (to an old native American)
Run-down old American (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
parlance (12 points)
As usual, the man is all talk!
A manner of speaking
Way of speaking
P·3+A·1+R·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
particle (12 points)
Piece of dust, perhaps
Phosphorus, maybe a bit
Bit dim keeping right in charge
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pastiche (15 points)
Chap's tie (anagram)
It's cheap (anagram)
Artistic work in someone else's style
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
patience (12 points)
Quip for those tired of waiting (Part 2)
Card came for one
Waiting game, in Westminster (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
peccable (16 points)
* Messy and flawed (wordplay)
Liable to sin.
P·3+E·1+C·3+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
peculate (12 points)
Embezzle money with cute plea
Embezzle money
Embezzle money having pale, cute appearance
P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pedicure (13 points)
Treat for the feet
Beauty treatment for feet
It might help with a foot ailment
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 13 pts
peduncle (13 points)
Stalk of a solitary flower
Plant stalk
The stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
P·3+E·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pellicle (12 points)
Thin, skinlike substance.
Thin skin
P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pentacle (12 points)
Star of the Magic Circle (wordplay)
Magic Circle star (wordplay)
Star of many horror movies (wordplay)
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
penuchle (15 points)
""A card game, also PINOCHLE, PENUCKLE, PINOCLE""
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
penuckle (16 points)
""A card game, also PINOCHLE, PENUCHLE, PINOCLE""
P·3+E·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
perceive (15 points)
The sound of the sea (wordplay)
Make out, discern
Catch sight of.
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
perforce (15 points)
By necessity some wallpaper for ceiling
Necessarily, arising from free crop
Agent turned to violence of necessity
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
pericope (14 points)
Extract from a book
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
picayune (15 points)
Too small for notice.
Of little account
Insignificant or petty
P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+Y·4+U·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
picoline (12 points)
""A chemical compound, also PICOLIN""
P·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
picomole (14 points)
One trillionth of a mole
P·3+I·1+C·3+O·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pinecone (12 points)
Fir coat feature (wordplay)
Fruit of a tree.
Souvenir of Maine woods.
P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pinnacle (12 points)
The top pub in the place, perhaps
The highest point, say of fame
Highest point (of fame or building)
P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pinochle (15 points)
Double-decker (wordplay)
Game akin to bezique.
Game with only nines through aces
P·3+I·1+N·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
piscinae (12 points)
Piscina
P·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pistache (15 points)
A shade of green
P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
pittance (12 points)
A cent tip, perhaps!
Perhaps holiness is not worth much
Inadequate amount (of money)
P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
placable (14 points)
Easily calmed questionable revolution with line to power
Forgiving
Tolerant
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
poechore (15 points)
A semi-arid region
P·3+O·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts
populace (14 points)
People as a mass
The inhabitants of an area
Mob's coup plea concocted
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
portance (12 points)
{demeanor=n}
P·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
postcode (13 points)
Eg, E ninety eight one TT
Letters and digits to aid sorting mail
Indication of area in address
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+C·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
postface (15 points)
A brief note placed at the end of a publication
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+F·4+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
postiche (15 points)
False hair
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
postrace (12 points)
Following a race
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
potlache (15 points)
""An Indian winter festival, also POTLACH""
P·3+O·1+T·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
poultice (12 points)
Dressing to reduce inflammation
Hot medical dressing
Application to reduce inflammation
P·3+O·1+U·1+L·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
practice (14 points)
It makes perfect, they say
Perfect maker (wordplay)
Become perfect, perhaps.
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
practise (12 points)
Be engaged in (profession)
Rehearse scene in lift
Rehearse Eric and Pat's arrangement
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
praecipe (14 points)
""A legal writ, also PRECIPE""
P·3+R·1+A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
precavae (15 points)
Precava
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
preclude (13 points)
In the overture, a note and bar
Rule out in advance
Rule out C found in musical work
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
prentice (12 points)
Noted name in book publishing
It would cost about ten to have one indentured of old like this
P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
preplace (14 points)
To place beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
preprice (14 points)
To price beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+R·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
prescore (12 points)
To record the sound before filming
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
presence (12 points)
Impressive manner (of a person)
Being there (with an impressive manner?)
Bearing gifts for the listener
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
preslice (12 points)
To slice beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
pretence (12 points)
Ten creep (anagram)
Mere ostentation variable
False show hiding reality
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 12 pts
principe (14 points)
Brother of an Infanta.
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 14 pts
procaine (12 points)
Old-time dental anesthetic
Dentist's anesthetic
Dental anesthetic
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
province (15 points)
Ontario, for one
Backing Cable's department (wordplay)
Munster or Leinster, say
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 15 pts
prudence (13 points)
Brown property of redness in copper
Shrewdness in planning ahead
Care and thought for the future
P·3+R·1+U·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
pulicene (12 points)
Pertaining to {fleas=n}
P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pulicide (13 points)
An agent used for destroying fleas
P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 13 pts
pumicite (14 points)
A porous volcanic rock
P·3+U·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
punctate (12 points)
Pointlike.
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
puncture (12 points)
Flat cause, perhaps
Cause of flat needing repair (wordplay)
Hole (in a tyre)
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
purchase (15 points)
Acquire grip (wordplay)
Buy tea in container for cash
How Alaska was acquired from Russia.
P·3+U·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pachytene (19 points)
""The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed.""
P·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 19 pts
packhorse (20 points)
Lone rider's spare, perhaps
Beast of burden
Drudge turns out hack prose
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+H·4+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 20 pts
parachute (16 points)
Drop cloth (wordplay)
Fall necessity (wordplay)
What Coldplay used to jump (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
parbuckle (19 points)
""A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+B·3+U·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
parfleche (19 points)
""A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo, which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the hairs, and then dried.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+F·4+L·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 19 pts
parricide (14 points)
Oedipus, by chance
A murderer in the family.
The killing of one's own parent
P·3+A·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
patricide (14 points)
Case of murder.
Crime of killing one's own father
The crime of the Playboy
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
peaceable (15 points)
Hopi, literally
Sounds a bit capable of not being 22 down
Gentle pulse, perhaps, before guy taking Ecstasy...
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
peacetime (15 points)
Period between wars
Dove's love
Late 40's, to Americans
P·3+E·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
pectinate (13 points)
Toothed cat in bother - dog, perhaps, circling with energy
Comblike
P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
penitence (13 points)
Sorrow for one's sins
Sorry for one and ten in pennies
That's a sorry state
P·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
percaline (13 points)
""A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one color.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts
perchance (18 points)
Fish develop acne, maybe once!
Maybe (to dream? - Hamlet)
Maybe roosting for fowl, perhaps
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 18 pts
percolate (13 points)
Filter - to replace (anagram)
Filter, as coffee
Brew, in a way
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pericopae (15 points)
Pericope
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+A·1+E·1 = 15 pts
pericycle (18 points)
Thin layer of plant tissue
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+Y·4+C·3+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
periscope (15 points)
Submarine's eye (wordplay)
Sub's eye (wordplay)
View provider on a U-boat
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+C·3+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 15 pts
persecute (13 points)
Harry? In essence, delightful!
Turn into a martyr, perhaps
8 in itself quaintly pleasing
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pesticide (14 points)
It kills harmful creatures
Debugger (wordplay)
Raid, for example
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts
petechiae (16 points)
Petechia
P·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
petulance (13 points)
Bad temper, sulkiness
Sulky bad behaviour
Stroke uncle with a ruptured spleen
P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
phagocyte (20 points)
""A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""
P·3+H·4+A·1+G·2+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 20 pts
phenacite (16 points)
""A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz.""
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
picturize (22 points)
To picture.
P·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
piecewise (16 points)
Type of mathematical function
P·3+I·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 16 pts
pitchpole (18 points)
English word
P·3+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 18 pts
placative (16 points)
PLACATE to conciliate
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
placeable (15 points)
PLACE to assign to a position
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
placentae (13 points)
""Pl. placentas or placentae (-t ) a. A membranous vascular organ that develops in female mammals during pregnancy, lining the uterine wall and partially enveloping the fetus, to which it is attached by the umbilical cord. Following birth, the placenta is expelled.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pleasance (13 points)
Sane place (anagram)
Nice bit of a garden
Garden in an estate
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
poeticize (22 points)
POETIC pertaining to {poetry=n}
P·3+O·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts
poignance (14 points)
Keen emotion
P·3+O·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
porcupine (15 points)
A real sharpie (wordplay)
Featured creature (five letters)
Rodent in yellow vessel hidden in wood
P·3+O·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 15 pts
postcavae (16 points)
Postcava
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+C·3+A·1+V·4+A·1+E·1 = 16 pts
precieuse (13 points)
Word with prefix pre-
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
precipice (17 points)
(Overhang of) steep cliff
Overhanging cliff or rock face
High vertical cliff
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 17 pts
precrease (13 points)
CREASE to make a wrinkle in
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
predicate (14 points)
Part of a sentence.
Imply or connote
Part of the sentence given to a subject
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
prejudice (21 points)
Disadvantage recorded with pride
Influence (someone's) opinion in advance
Jane Austen wrote 'Pride and . . . .'
P·3+R·1+E·1+J·8+U·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+E·1 = 21 pts
prescribe (15 points)
Advise use of (medicine)
What the 6 down may do before the writer
Recommended a course in physics
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
princesse (13 points)
Designating a type of close-fitting beltless dress
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
principle (15 points)
As a rule it has the main sound
Rule the head of the school declared
Fundamental truth - moral rule
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts
proactive (16 points)
With a take-charge attitude
On the offensive
Looking ahead
P·3+R·1+O·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 16 pts
procedure (14 points)
Criminal or civil study, in law
Established way of working
Reproduce new way to get things done
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+E·1+D·2+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
procreate (13 points)
Form a group, you might say
Do it, Biblical-style
Produce young ape 20 trained
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pronounce (13 points)
Part of speech given to church, say
They say Anglicans are articulate
Make the sound of (a word)
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
proscribe (15 points)
Ban writer earning money (wordplay)
Like Joseph Pulitzer (wordplay)
Does he write for a living? Outlaw him!
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+B·3+E·1 = 15 pts
prosecute (13 points)
Work in court, perhaps
Subject to trial.
Bring criminal action against
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
prurience (13 points)
Lewdness - epic rerun (anagram)
Unhealthy interest in sexual matters
Morbid interest in sex etc
P·3+R·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
publicise (15 points)
Plug I use with clip, desperate to cover opening in bath
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
publicize (24 points)
PUBLIC people as a whole
P·3+U·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 24 pts
puissance (13 points)
Power of car, not new, in red
Rough seas in cup competition with jumps
Power: Poetic.
P·3+U·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
punctuate (13 points)
Insert full stops, commas, etc in (text)
Pointedly edit written work (wordplay)
Add marks to text
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pursuance (13 points)
The carrying out (of something)
Carrying out (of policy)
In this of it's carrying out
P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
purulence (13 points)
Bodily Functions
P·3+U·1+R·1+U·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 13 pts
pacifiable (19 points)
Capable of being appeased
P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 19 pts
packsaddle (20 points)
Beast's burden, sometimes
Beast of burden's burden
Holder of loads for horses or donkeys
P·3+A·1+C·3+K·5+S·1+A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
paniculate (14 points)
PANICULATE
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
participle (16 points)
Non-finite form of a verb
Form of a verb used as a modifier
Adjectival form of verb
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+L·1+E·1 = 16 pts
patriciate (14 points)
Aristocracy
Aristocracy.
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pediculate (15 points)
Lousy, literally
P·3+E·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts
penetrance (14 points)
""The frequency, under given environmental conditions, with which a specific phenotype is expressed by those individuals with a specific genotype.""
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
percentage (15 points)
Proportion stated in hundredth parts
Proportion in each 100
Agent's take, typically
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 15 pts
percentile (14 points)
99th, for example
Any of the 99 numbered points that divide a set into 100 equal parts
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts
perceptive (19 points)
Observant look about Catholic woman virtually in retreat
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 19 pts
percussive (17 points)
Operated by striking
Of significant impact
P·3+E·1+R·1+C·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
perfective (20 points)
""Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to perfection; usually followed by of. of.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 20 pts
permanence (16 points)
Quality we seek in peace.
Stickiness, perhaps
Indefinite existence
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 16 pts
persecutee (14 points)
""(tr) to oppress, harass, or maltreat, esp because of race, religion, etc.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pertinence (14 points)
What a non sequitur lacks
Relevance
Aptness
P·3+E·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
pestilence (14 points)
Plague - lent pieces (anagram)
Deadly epidemic disease
Fatal epidemic disease
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts
phenacaine (17 points)
""A white crystalline compound, C 18 H 22 N 2 O 2 , used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic in ophthalmology.""
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+A·1+C·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts
picaresque (23 points)
Rascally nurses in a state of vexation
Like tales of rogues
Like Don Quixote
P·3+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 23 pts
pillowcase (17 points)
Divorce lawyer's suit (wordplay)
Divorce lawyer's suit?
Holding down its job
P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 17 pts
pincerlike (18 points)
Adjective meaning resembling
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts
planchette (17 points)
Writing device used in seances
Seance prop
Mysteriously cheap model lent to mysterious board
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1 = 17 pts
plasticene (14 points)
English word
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
plasticine (14 points)
Material for play school artists
Modelling clay
Would it take its place in modelling (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
plasticize (23 points)
PLASTIC a synthetic mouldable substance
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 23 pts
plebiscite (16 points)
Vote to lead the French into new cities
Commoner is to call for vote
Important vote.
P·3+L·1+E·1+B·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 16 pts
pocketable (20 points)
POCKET to place in a pouch sewed into a garment
P·3+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 20 pts
polemicize (25 points)
Engage in controversy
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts

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