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pander (9 points)
Disingenuously appeal (to)
Give gratification (to)
Cater dishonorably (to)
P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
panier (8 points)
Basket, in Brossard
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
panzer (17 points)
Kind of division or tank
German for "armor"
Of German troops, armoured
P·3+A·1+N·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
pawner (11 points)
Hock shop visitor
One with belongings in hock
One hocking something
P·3+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pawnor (11 points)
One who pledges something: Law
P·3+A·1+W·4+N·1+O·1+R·1 = 11 pts
penner (8 points)
Novelist, for instance
He does the write thing
One who writes
P·3+E·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
pincer (10 points)
Buy-one-get-one-free item (wordplay)
Crab and lobster part
Grasping limb of a crustacean
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pinder (9 points)
Someone who impounds cattle
P·3+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pinger (9 points)
Sonar transmitter
P·3+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pinier (8 points)
More like the woods, perhaps
More evergreen-scented
More tree-scented
P·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
pinker (12 points)
Less cooked, as hamburger
Less done, as steak
More ruddy.
P·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pinner (8 points)
Tailor somewhere in Middlesex (wordplay)
Dressmaker at times
Wrestling victor, generally
P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
planar (8 points)
On the level (wordplay)
Two-dimensional scheme by backing artist
Less than three-dimensional
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts
planer (8 points)
Smooth carpenter (wordplay)
Small tree of the elm family
Power tool in woodworking
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
ponder (9 points)
Weigh in the mind
Derby winner in 1949.
Think deeply about
P·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pruner (8 points)
Trimmer plum recipe
Tree surgeon, at times
One shaping a rosebush
P·3+R·1+U·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
punier (8 points)
Of lesser size
Not as big
Not nearly as strong
P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
punker (12 points)
Sex Pistols fan, e.g
Sex Pistols fan, for example
Certain type of rock musician
P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
punner (8 points)
Puzzle editor, at times
New York Post headline writer, often
Waggish verbalist
P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
punter (8 points)
Professional gambler; client (inf.)
Customer for boatman (wordplay)
Boatman could be one better (wordplay)
P·3+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
painter (9 points)
Artist's bow tie (wordplay)
Goya, for one
One putting on coats (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pandoor (10 points)
""A marauding soldier, also PANDOUR""
P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pandour (10 points)
""A marauding soldier, also PANDOOR""
P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+U·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pannier (9 points)
Could Anne rip basket (wordplay)
Burro's basket
Girl in support is on bicycle
P·3+A·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
panther (12 points)
Peter, the King Cat!
Gasp - the woman's a wild beast!
American feline, for one
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pardner (10 points)
Western address (wordplay)
Cowpoke's companion
Cowpoke's pal
P·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
partner (9 points)
Spouse, for one
Silent one, maybe
Fellow tripper, perhaps
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
penster (9 points)
A {writer=n}
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
phonier (12 points)
Not as realistic
More full of it
Less authentic
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pilsner (9 points)
Light-coloured flavoursome lager
Publicist covers new lines in lager
World's most popular beer
P·3+I·1+L·1+S·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pincher (14 points)
Larcenous as Golding's bird
Thievish bird, perhaps, doing solitary on a rock
...ker] Skinflint
P·3+I·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
pioneer (9 points)
Columbus, for one.
Ripe one (anagram)
Daniel Boone, for one.
P·3+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
plainer (9 points)
Less like legalese
Simpler kind of praline
Easier to see
P·3+L·1+A·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
planner (9 points)
Century starter (wordplay)
Designer calendar (wordplay)
One looking to the future
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
plantar (9 points)
Relating to the sole
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
Podiatrist's adjective
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+R·1 = 9 pts
planter (9 points)
Fern's home (wordplay)
Box for phlox
Pot factory on the outskirts of Exeter
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
plinker (13 points)
One who {plinks=v}
P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
plunder (10 points)
Sack - and what may be put in it!
Sack - or what might be put in one!
Steal goods (in time of war)
P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
plunger (10 points)
Help for a draining job (wordplay)
Plumber's helper
Rubber device for clearing blocked pipes
P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
plunker (13 points)
One that {plunks=v}
P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pointer (9 points)
Indicator prepared for one trip
Guide dog (wordplay)
Dog lead (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
pouncer (11 points)
One that {pounces=v}
P·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pounder (10 points)
16 ounce can of beer
Mallet, for example
Fast food burger, with "quarter"
P·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
prancer (11 points)
One of Santa's reindeer
A lively horse
Vixen's yoke-mate
P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
prawner (12 points)
Shrimp fisherman
P·3+R·1+A·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
preener (9 points)
Fastidious kitty, say
One who primps
Peacock, for example
P·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
prinker (13 points)
One who {prinks=v}
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
printer (9 points)
Zenger, for one
Epson product, perhaps
Caxton or Zenger
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
puncher (14 points)
Cow follower (wordplay)
Ending with cow or hole
Provider of hit joke on opening of French letter
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
punkier (13 points)
Punky
P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
punnier (9 points)
Containing more wordplay
P·3+U·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
punster (9 points)
Edgar Nye for one
Bennett Cerf, for one
Whirred play lover (wordplay)
P·3+U·1+N·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
paintier (10 points)
Painty
P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
panderer (11 points)
Exploiter of lower tastes
One who caters basely
Go-between in love affairs
P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
parcener (12 points)
A joint heir
P·3+A·1+R·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pardoner (11 points)
President Clinton, for one
'The Canterbury Tales' charlatan
President when leaving office, sometimes
P·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
patentor (10 points)
Certain D.C. official
Inventor's ally
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
peignoir (11 points)
I grope in jumble for a dressinggown
Woman's loose full dressing gown
Woman's full loose dressing gown
P·3+E·1+I·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+I·1+R·1 = 11 pts
penciler (12 points)
Eyebrow toucher-up
P·3+E·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pendular (11 points)
Swinging back and forth.
Like part of a grandfather clock
Like a grandfather clock
P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pilsener (10 points)
Premium beer word (var.)
Beer glass (var.)
Type of lager beer
P·3+I·1+L·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pinaster (10 points)
Mediterranean evergreen.
Pyramidal tree
P·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pinnular (10 points)
Relating to a pinnula
P·3+I·1+N·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pinscher (15 points)
Thief has grabbed second dog
Medium-sized dog
Thief fences small dog
P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
plankter (14 points)
An organism that is an element of plankton
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
planular (10 points)
Pertaining to a {planula=n}
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pointier (10 points)
More tapered at the tip
P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
poisoner (10 points)
Arsenic user, maybe
Christie culprit, perhaps
Dr Crippen, perhaps
P·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pomander (13 points)
Perfumed ball - name-drop (anagram)
Sachet's kin
A ball or of sweet-smelling substances
P·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
ponderer (11 points)
Navel observer (wordplay)
One who thinks deeply
One who deliberates
P·3+O·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
prisoner (10 points)
Person doing porridge (wordplay)
Joint tenant (wordplay)
Person in irons perhaps or vice versa
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
profaner (13 points)
Vulgarizing type
Vulgar sort
More blasphemous
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+A·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pronator (10 points)
A forearm or forelimb muscle
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
pulvinar (13 points)
A knob on the brain by the optic nerve
P·3+U·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
punchier (15 points)
Dig that is right for having the most impact
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
punisher (13 points)
Role in "Marvel's Daredevil"
Spanker, for example
Vigilante, maybe
P·3+U·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
paganizer (21 points)
""PAGANIZE to make irreligious, also PAGANISE""
P·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
panickier (17 points)
Panicky
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
passenger (12 points)
One on a train perhaps
15 across may have one
He's taken for a ride.
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
patienter (11 points)
Patient
P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
paunchier (16 points)
Paunchy
P·3+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
penholder (15 points)
Receptacle on a desk, perhaps
Calligrapher's need
P·3+E·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
pensioner (11 points)
Perhaps one ripens as retiree (wordplay)
Late worker (wordplay)
Old Chelsea player, perhaps
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
phalanger (15 points)
Lemur-like creature
Possum's Australian cousin
King Henry in pain over Queen, the beast!
P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
philander (15 points)
Royal couple to flirt (wordplay)
Royal couple make love (wordplay)
Risk scandal, in a way
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
picnicker (19 points)
Person eating a meal in the open-air
Type of celebrator on 7 Down
P·3+I·1+C·3+N·1+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
pinsetter (11 points)
Bowling alley machine.
Bowling alley apparatus
Bowling-alley machinery
P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
planisher (14 points)
""One who, or that which, planishes.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
plunderer (12 points)
One who benefits from a sacking (wordplay)
At the place under the hospital he's fond of the sack
P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
porringer (12 points)
Child's bowl.
Child's bowl
Small dish for Spanish campanologist
P·3+O·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
postponer (13 points)
One who postpones.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
pothunter (14 points)
Person interested in winning prizes
Vainglorious competitor uses drug - horse (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
prankster (15 points)
Practical joker Colloq.
Practical joker: Colloq.
Person playing tricks on people
P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
precensor (13 points)
CENSOR to delete a word or passage
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
precentor (13 points)
Choir leader
Queen Anne died despite Johnson's 'most universal genius'
P·3+R·1+E·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
predinner (12 points)
Like an aperitif
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
prenumber (15 points)
NUMBER to {count=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
presenter (11 points)
Awards show host, perhaps
Here she rules over us, the shower!
Perhaps do nor as one for the show
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
pretender (12 points)
James Stuart, for one
Not a genuine claimant (wordplay)
Claimant (to a throne)
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
preventer (14 points)
What Smokey wants you to be, re forest fires
Obviator
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
prolonger (12 points)
""One who, or that which, causes an extension in time or space.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
provender (15 points)
Not an amateur food seller (wordplay)
Dry food for beasts
Supplies spin round seller in US
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+E·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
purloiner (11 points)
Cleaner hides meat from thief
Cleaner hiding joint she's stolen
P·3+U·1+R·1+L·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
painfuller (15 points)
Painful
P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+F·4+U·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
painkiller (16 points)
Morphine, for example
One shouldn't feel hurt when it's used
Aspirin, for instance
P·3+A·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
panhandler (16 points)
Freestone ring wearer (wordplay)
Chef, at times (wordplay)
Help ran, and upset cook (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+N·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
pathfinder (19 points)
One who shows the way forward
Guide through unexplored territory
Subject of a novel by Cooper.
P·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+F·4+I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
pawnbroker (21 points)
Seller of small chess pieces (wordplay)
He sells chess pieces (wordplay)
Steiger film (with "The")
P·3+A·1+W·4+N·1+B·3+R·1+O·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
peduncular (15 points)
Of the stalk of a solitary flower
P·3+E·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
peninsular (12 points)
Insure plan (anagram)
Writer, inward-looking, from Iberia
Sticking out, in a way
P·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pentameter (14 points)
Verse line of 20 ac feet
Line of verse with five metrical feet
Typical Shakespearean line
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
personator (12 points)
One who personates.
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
petitioner (12 points)
Plaintiff makes appeal to HM
One with a suit may give tip to Ernie
One collecting autographs
P·3+E·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pinfeather (18 points)
Immature component of wing
Young plume
P·3+I·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
pinspotter (14 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
P·3+I·1+N·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
planimeter (14 points)
""An instrument for measuring the area of any plane figure, however irregular, by passing a tracer around the bounding line; a platometer.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
pleasanter (12 points)
Pleasant
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pollenizer (21 points)
POLLEN to transfer the fertilizing element in a seed plant to
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
pollinator (12 points)
Bee, at times
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 12 pts
pollinizer (21 points)
POLLINIZE
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
princelier (14 points)
Princely
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
printmaker (18 points)
Currier or Ives
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
profounder (16 points)
A paid athlete has to go down deeper
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
progenitor (13 points)
Father, for good measure, organised riot
Originator, as of a musical style
One standing in for man or father
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
promenader (15 points)
Royal Albert Hall regular
Walker - concert goer
Square dancer, at times
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
pronouncer (14 points)
Spelling bee official
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
pronuclear (14 points)
Pl. pronuclei (-kl - ) The haploid nucleus of a sperm or egg before fusion of the nuclei in fertilization.
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
propounder (15 points)
One who sets forth with a quid in his pocket?
One who sets forth with a quid in his pocket (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+U·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
proseminar (14 points)
""A course of study for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in a college or university, conducted in the manner of a seminar.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
punctuator (14 points)
""One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator.""
P·3+U·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 14 pts
pycnometer (19 points)
A specific gravity bottle; a standard flask for measuring and comparing the densities of liquids.
P·3+Y·4+C·3+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
paperhanger (19 points)
Interior decorator, for one.
Interior decorator's hiree
Person who decorates as a profession
P·3+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
parishioner (16 points)
I hire parson (anagram)
Do I hire parson (wordplay)
Do I hire parson?
P·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
partitioner (13 points)
Partition
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
paternoster (13 points)
Portents are confounded by prayer
Prayer that may give one a lift
Bill carries a bird in a lift
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
personifier (16 points)
One who personifies.
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
philanderer (17 points)
Womaniser turning her plain red!
Man of affairs (wordplay)
Source of the quote, with "The"
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
pigeonholer (17 points)
""PIGEONHOLE A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote.""
P·3+I·1+G·2+E·1+O·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
polynuclear (18 points)
Containing many nuclei.
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 18 pts
potentiator (13 points)
POTENTIATE To render active or potent.
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 13 pts
prizewinner (25 points)
Appreciate the best (wordplay)
Appreciate the victor (wordplay)
One gaining award
P·3+R·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 25 pts
probationer (15 points)
Tester of a person's conduct
One on trial in post
Offender on conditional release
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
proconsular (15 points)
Of a Roman official
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
provisioner (16 points)
Provision
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
penetrometer (16 points)
""A device for measuring the penetrating power of radiation, especially x-rays.""
P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
phonographer (23 points)
One versed or skilled in phonography.
P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
photonuclear (19 points)
Of or relating to a nuclear reaction induced by photons.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 19 pts
phrasemonger (20 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
P·3+H·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
pontificator (19 points)
""PONTIFICATE The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope.""
P·3+O·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
pornographer (20 points)
""Sexually explicit pictures, writing, or other material whose primary purpose is to cause sexual arousal.""
P·3+O·1+R·1+N·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
practitioner (16 points)
Professional person, esp. doctor
One involved in medicine, such as a GP
Part in erotic play for skilled operator
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
primogenitor (17 points)
To reign terribly following Victorian old ancestor
Victorian old chap conversely including one's forefather
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 17 pts
passionflower (21 points)
Tropical climbing plant (granadilla)
Climbing plant, Passiflora
Wasp flies on or off climbing plant
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+F·4+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
perpendicular (20 points)
At right angles
Apple incurred difficulties? Straight up
Style of English architecture
P·3+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 20 pts
photoengraver (22 points)
PHOTOENGRAVE To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a photo-engraving of.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+E·1+N·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
photofinisher (24 points)
Jockey's other job (wordplay)
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+F·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
phytoplankter (27 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
P·3+H·4+Y·4+T·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 27 pts
potentiometer (17 points)
Sound control evident as forceful goddess ran into HM
Rheostat
P·3+O·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
predestinator (16 points)
""One who predestinates, or foreordains.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 16 pts
predeterminer (18 points)
""DETERMINER One who, or that which, determines or decides.""
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
propagandizer (28 points)
PROPAGANDIZE
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 28 pts
procrastinator (18 points)
Part 2 of remark
Negligent one
Artisan stupidly interrupting university official, off-putting type
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 18 pts
prognosticator (19 points)
One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a future course or event by present signs.
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 19 pts
photosensitizer (29 points)
PHOTOSENSITIZE
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 29 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+U·1+C·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 31 pts

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