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pase (6 points)
Bullfighter's maneuver
Bull fighting manoever
Matador's move
P·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
pose (6 points)
Get shot (wordplay)
Prepare to say 'cheese'
Do the Mannequin Challenge, say
P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
paise (7 points)
Coins in Islamabad
Pakistani money
P·3+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
parse (7 points)
Reduce, as one's sentence (wordplay)
Identify parts of speech, perhaps
Break up lines (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
passe (7 points)
No longer in (wordplay)
Like TV knobs say
Like TV knobs, say
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
paste (7 points)
Insert (text) into document (computing)
Adhesive, for wallpaper perhaps
Adhesive, for wallpaper say
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
pause (7 points)
Stop to think, say
Stop to think say
YouTube viewers option
P·3+A·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
pease (7 points)
Food in a nursery rhyme
pudding nursery rhyme dish
"Nine-day-old" veggies
P·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
peise (7 points)
""To weigh (pa t PEISED, PAYSD), also PEASE, PEAZE, PEIZE, PEYSE""
P·3+E·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
perse (7 points)
As such (Latin)
Dark blue, essentially
Poet StJohn Nobelist
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
phase (10 points)
Terrible Twos, for one
Crescent moon for one
Moon unit (wordplay)
P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
piste (7 points)
Ski trail in the snow
Ski trail with densely packed snow
I step on the cold track
P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
poise (7 points)
Model, keeping one's balance
Cool customer's quality
Composure under duress
P·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
posse (7 points)
Group on horseback, maybe
Group following a star (wordplay)
Range rovers (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
prase (7 points)
Variety of chalcedony
Leek-green quartz.
Variety of quartz.
P·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
prese (7 points)
Cues in group singing
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
prise (7 points)
Force with a lever
Raise with a lever Var.
Jimmy open, in Leeds
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
prose (7 points)
Verse inverse (wordplay)
Challenge for a code writer, maybe
Writing without feet (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
psoae (7 points)
Psoas
P·3+S·1+O·1+A·1+E·1 = 7 pts
pulse (7 points)
Living proof (wordplay)
Runner perhaps turned up at LSE
Vital sign of sorts
P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
purse (7 points)
Shilling in real money (wordplay)
Compact container (wordplay)
Contract - there could be money in it!
P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
passee (8 points)
Out of fashion (var.)
A step to view as outdated
Out of fashion
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
pastie (8 points)
Meat pie
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1 = 8 pts
pavise (11 points)
""A large medieval shield, also PAVIS, PAVISSE""
P·3+A·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pensee (8 points)
Thought about the Louvre (wordplay)
Thought about the Loire (wordplay)
Thought about Paris (wordplay)
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
peruse (8 points)
Survey area by Bolivia NW (wordplay)
Peer about us and study this
Read an application
P·3+E·1+R·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
pesade (9 points)
Rearing of a trained horse
The rearing of a horse
Horse's rearing motion.
P·3+E·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 9 pts
pestle (8 points)
'Pence' is the French for 'Pound'!
Cooking club (wordplay)
Crusher of sorts
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 8 pts
phrase (11 points)
Saying Rex is in bad shape
Word (in a particular way)
"No pain, no gain," for one
P·3+H·4+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pilose (8 points)
Covered with hair
Furry or hairy
Not quite hirsute.
P·3+I·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
please (8 points)
What do you say (wordplay)
Oh, be serious!
Oh, come on!
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
plisse (8 points)
Fashionable cotton goods.
Seersucker for example
Puckered textile finish
P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
popsie (10 points)
""A girlfriend, also POPSY""
P·3+O·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 10 pts
porose (8 points)
Full of holes (var.)
Forming a continuous series of holes
Full of holes
P·3+O·1+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 pts
potsie (8 points)
Happy Days friend of Richie and Ralph
Friend of Richie, Ralph and the Fonz
Friend to Richie and Fonzie
P·3+O·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 8 pts
praise (8 points)
'Now to the Lord sing --s' (carol)
Say nice things about
Be aware of (something)
P·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 8 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
puisne (8 points)
Junior in rank
Junior, as a judge.
Silly person not right is held to be petty
P·3+U·1+I·1+S·1+N·1+E·1 = 8 pts
pursue (8 points)
Are you after doing this (wordplay)
Engage in (a vocation)
Chase, according to Grafton (wordplay)
P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+E·1 = 8 pts
papoose (11 points)
Brave child (wordplay)
Small Winnebago (wordplay)
Newer tribe member (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+P·3+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pappose (13 points)
Resembling {pappus=n}
P·3+A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
parvise (12 points)
""An enclosed area in front of a church, also PARVIS""
P·3+A·1+R·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
passade (10 points)
Maneuver in a horse show
Short-lived love affair
Pivot, in horsemanship.
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
passage (10 points)
Northwest, for one
Dad's smart!
Selection for a reading
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
passive (12 points)
Really laid-back
Kind of resistence
Opposite of active
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
pastime (11 points)
Hobby for which I'm covered in glue!
Crosswords, for one.
Crossword solving, for one
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
pasture (9 points)
Retiree's place (wordplay)
Cow-feteria (wordplay)
Graze area (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pectase (11 points)
Enzyme found in fruits.
P·3+E·1+C·3+T·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pelisse (9 points)
Garment for Elsie (Spanish)
Fur coat in Francoeur
Long outer garment.
P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pensile (9 points)
Hanging
Pendent.
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pensive (12 points)
Introspective, maybe moody
Thoughtful writer given heart
Thoughtful writers I have to follow
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
pentose (9 points)
A carbohydrate
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pepsine (11 points)
""A digestive enzyme of the stomach, also PEPSIN""
P·3+E·1+P·3+S·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
perfuse (12 points)
Overspread with moisture
Spread over, as fluid.
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
piastre (9 points)
Hundredth of an Egyptian pound
Money unit of Mideast
Turkish monetary unit.
P·3+I·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 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
pishoge (13 points)
""An evil spell, also PISHOGUE""
P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 13 pts
pismire (11 points)
Archaic or dialect word for an ant
An ant
P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pistole (9 points)
Former Spanish gold coin
Spanish gold coin
Old gold coin of Spain
P·3+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pliskie (13 points)
""A practical joke, also PLISKY""
P·3+L·1+I·1+S·1+K·5+I·1+E·1 = 13 pts
plosive (12 points)
Noisy initial consonant
Like b or d, phonetically
Like the "p" in "pit"
P·3+L·1+O·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 12 pts
plumose (11 points)
Feathery.
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
poetise (9 points)
Compose verse Var.
Compose verse variable
P·3+O·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 9 pts
postage (10 points)
Corresponding expense (wordplay)
Cost of sending letter
Delivery charge fixed after many years
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
posture (9 points)
Standing position (wordplay)
Stand-up quality (wordplay)
Drunken sot in chaste pose
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
poussie (9 points)
""A cat, also PUSSY""
P·3+O·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 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
premise (11 points)
Basis of an argument
A statement on which reasoning is based
Part of a syllogism.
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
presage (10 points)
Be a sign or warning of (an event)
Be a sign of (something)
Before wise man reveals foreboding
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 10 pts
presale (9 points)
Chance to get good seats, say
Event for favored customers
By-invitation-only store event
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
preside (10 points)
Be in authority (over)
Chair (with "over")
Act as chairperson (over)
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 10 pts
presume (11 points)
Expect super puzzle by Qaos!
Suppose papa has to start again
Take to be the case
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+U·1+M·3+E·1 = 11 pts
previse (12 points)
To {foresee=v}
P·3+R·1+E·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
primsie (11 points)
{prim=adj}
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 11 pts
prisere (9 points)
A succession of vegetational stages
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 9 pts
profuse (12 points)
Lavish or plentiful, say praise
Liberal academic exercise
Plentiful or extravagant
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
promise (11 points)
Eve 6 song that about a vow (wordplay)
Pledge - my word!
You swear (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
propose (11 points)
Suggest marriage (wordplay)
Give a ring (wordplay)
Get on one knee, maybe
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
prossie (9 points)
A prostitute
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 pts
prostie (9 points)
A prostitute
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+E·1 = 9 pts
pulsate (9 points)
Hammer, in a way
Throb like heart
Throb, as a heart
P·3+U·1+L·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 9 pts
purpose (11 points)
Point or goal (wordplay)
The why and wherefore
Will find postal order in one's wallet
P·3+U·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
puslike (13 points)
Resembling {pus=n}
P·3+U·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 13 pts
pustule (9 points)
Let us up, having infected pimple
Let us up, having blister or pimple
An infected pimple or blister
P·3+U·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
paganise (11 points)
""To make irreligious, also PAGANIZE""
P·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palewise (13 points)
Ewe's pail must be positioned vertically
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
palisade (11 points)
Defence of royal adviser, you might say
Stakes out (wordplay)
A side lap (anagram)
P·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
pappoose (14 points)
""An American Indian baby, also PAPOOSE""
P·3+A·1+P·3+P·3+O·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
papulose (12 points)
""Having pimples, also PAPULOUS""
P·3+A·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
paradise (11 points)
Two-spot and six-spot (wordplay)
Naked geisha seen in show? Heaven!
Shangri-La (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
paralyse (13 points)
Cause to be immobile
Immobilise a person
Immobilise player as ordered
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
parasite (10 points)
Host's least favorite guest (wordplay)
Paste that sucker with air!
Bong hit (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
parsable (12 points)
Able to be parsed
P·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
passable (12 points)
Soft as fur, okay (wordplay)
Good enough to get by (wordplay)
Unblocked all right (wordplay)
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
passible (12 points)
Capable of feeling
Impressionable.
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+B·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
pastille (10 points)
Lozenge, to soothe the throat perhaps
A sucker may stick around being sick
Stick around 14 down for a sucker
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts
penalise (10 points)
See plain (anagram)
Disadvantage in a sleep being disrupted
Punish for falling asleep in
P·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pensione (10 points)
A boarding house
P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
permease (12 points)
A catalyzing agent
P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
personae (10 points)
Dramatis follower (cast)
"Dramatis" follower (cast)
Characters of a novel or play
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 10 pts
perspire (12 points)
Feel the heat, perhaps
Sweat (as a lady does?)
Get worked up (wordplay)
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+P·3+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 12 pts
persuade (11 points)
Convince by arm-twisting, maybe
Convince or induce, maybe coax
Convince (by argument)
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+U·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
perverse (13 points)
A work by 22, perhaps capricious
How poets are paid (wordplay)
Not co-operative in the way of poetry
P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
pesthole (13 points)
A place liable to epidemic disease
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
petuntse (10 points)
""A mineral, also PETUNTZE""
P·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pharisee (13 points)
Air sheep (anagram)
Strict follower of Jewish law
Hypocritical Biblical official
P·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 13 pts
phosgene (14 points)
World War I chemical weapon
Gas used in making glass and plastics
Gas used in W. W. I
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts
physique (25 points)
Shape and size of a person's body
Pride of Mr. Universe
Gym rat's pride
P·3+H·4+Y·4+S·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 25 pts
pintsize (19 points)
Little draughts - that's about the end!
Very small, but not small beer
Small matter of great concern to CAMRA
P·3+I·1+N·1+T·1+S·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 19 pts
piscinae (12 points)
Piscina
P·3+I·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+A·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pishogue (14 points)
""An evil spell, also PISHOGE""
P·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+O·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pisolite (10 points)
""A limestone with pea sized formations in circles, also PISOLITH""
P·3+I·1+S·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 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
plausive (13 points)
Expressing praise
P·3+L·1+A·1+U·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
pleasure (10 points)
Will Pearl and Sue go haywire (wordplay)
A repulse (anagram)
Hedonist's chief goal
P·3+L·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
plimsole (12 points)
""A rubber-soled cloth shoe, also PLIMSOLL, PLIMSOL""
P·3+L·1+I·1+M·3+S·1+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
plussage (11 points)
""An extra amount, also PLUSAGE""
P·3+L·1+U·1+S·1+S·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
pluviose (13 points)
""Pertaining to rain, also PLUVIOUS""
P·3+L·1+U·1+V·4+I·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
polarise (10 points)
Set at opposite extremes of opinion
Separate group wanting nothing before a hike
Missile with onset of explosion split in two
P·3+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
polysome (15 points)
A cluster of protein particles
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts
poolside (11 points)
Relaxing in a cabana chair, maybe
Lifeguard's hangout, perhaps
On a lounge chair, maybe
P·3+O·1+O·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
porpoise (12 points)
Sea-creature I propose doctoring!
Victim of a drift net
Playful sea creature
P·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+O·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
positive (13 points)
Sure is optimistic!
Definite sign of an increase
Certain, confident in opinion
P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
possible (12 points)
Part of A.S.A.P
Not beyond belief
In the running
P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
postbase (12 points)
Following a base word
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+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
postdate (11 points)
As potted (anagram)
Put 12/31/2020 on checks, say
Be subsequent to
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+D·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
postdive (14 points)
Following a dive
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+D·2+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 14 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
postgame (13 points)
When scores are settled (wordplay)
Like locker-room interviews
Time for a locker room interview
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
posthole (13 points)
Fence builder's starting point
Excavation.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
postiche (15 points)
False hair
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 15 pts
postique (19 points)
""An imitation, also POSTICHE""
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1 = 19 pts
postlude (11 points)
Closing musical selection
Closing piece of music
Closing organ music.
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts
postpone (12 points)
What an off-putting thing to do!
Shelve mail - perhaps open later
It's so off-putting to do this
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 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
pothouse (13 points)
Is it you that is in a position to make a pub (wordplay)
P·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
potstone (10 points)
Impure talc or steatite
P·3+O·1+T·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 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
premorse (12 points)
Like foxtail palm leaves
Bitten off
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
prepaste (12 points)
To paste beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts
prepense (12 points)
Premeditated.
Writer among peers with diversion that's intentional
P·3+R·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
prerinse (10 points)
Wet before washing, maybe
Prepare for the dishwasher, perhaps
Wash lightly in advance
P·3+R·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 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
preserve (13 points)
Quietly order kipper (wordplay)
Jam in pupil's first book!
Conservationist's field (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts
preshape (15 points)
To shape beforehand
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 15 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
pressure (10 points)
Harry from Persuasion (wordplay)
Kind of cooker
Tire gauge readout
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts
prestige (11 points)
Collapsed spire - get standing!
Standing the pig with the steer
Succes d'estime
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+G·2+E·1 = 11 pts
pretaste (10 points)
Sample of what's to come
Early sample
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pretense (10 points)
Something done for show.
It's only make-believe
False show of something.
P·3+R·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
primrose (12 points)
Strait-laced girl's flower (wordplay)
Flower that makes proper wine (wordplay)
Flower on a pleasant path (wordplay)
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
pristane (10 points)
A chemical compound
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pristine (10 points)
Pure - tire spin (anagram)
Is Pinter play unused (wordplay)
Fresh and clean as if new
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
prognose (11 points)
Forecast, medically
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
prolapse (12 points)
Slip out of place (medical)
Slide out of place
Slip out of place Med.
P·3+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
promisee (12 points)
Beneficiary, of sorts
Contract law figure
Party to a promissory note.
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+E·1+E·1 = 12 pts
propense (12 points)
Tending toward
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts
prophase (15 points)
The first stage in mitosis
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts
prostate (10 points)
Gland inclined to Erastianism (wordplay)
Gland about the size of a walnut
Organ in favour of the government
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts
prostyle (13 points)
Portico; lost pyre (anagram)
Greek portico not in amateur fashion
In favour of chic for Greek portico
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts
protease (10 points)
Plants start to excrete enzyme
Substance in body supporting rib
Digestive enzyme
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
proteose (10 points)
A water-soluble protein
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pruinose (10 points)
Covered with whitish dust, as a plant
P·3+R·1+U·1+I·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts
psammite (14 points)
Pam times processing of sandstone
A general term for sandstone
P·3+S·1+A·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
psephite (15 points)
Rock composed of pebbles (geol.)
P·3+S·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 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
purslane (10 points)
Weed with pink, fleshy stems.
Weed with pink fleshy stems.
Portulaca plant in salads
P·3+U·1+R·1+S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts
pusslike (14 points)
{catlike=adj}
P·3+U·1+S·1+S·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts
pyranose (13 points)
A simple sugar
P·3+Y·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 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
palestrae (11 points)
Palestra
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palletise (11 points)
PALLET a bed or mattress or straw
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palliasse (11 points)
I get cuddled by girl in light bed
Just the thing, if you want to hit the hay
Sounds like a friendly sort of fool, but that's just for lying
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
palsgrave (15 points)
Where china's buried for German nobleman
Comrades meeting important count
Count on friends being serious
P·3+A·1+L·1+S·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 15 pts
papillose (13 points)
""Covered with, or bearing, papill\'91; resembling papill\'91; papillate; papillar; papillary.""
P·3+A·1+P·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts
parsonage (12 points)
Home enabling average lad to get on
Norm + heir + years
How old the vicar is and where he lives
P·3+A·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
passerine (11 points)
Sparrow, for one.
Finch's order
Relating to songbirds
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts
passivate (14 points)
Make less reactive
Give an anticorrosive coating
Coat, as metal, to reduce its chemical reactivity
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 pts
pastorale (11 points)
Country music (wordplay)
A forerunner of opera
Piece of idyllic music.
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pastorate (11 points)
Certain cleric's term of office
A minister's flock.
Father's office
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pasturage (12 points)
Feed a pet sugar, perhaps
Grazing after the time of the old city
Beyond you there's fury for grazing
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
patronise (11 points)
Talk down to
Points are worked out for champion
Frequent praise not unusual
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pelletise (11 points)
""PELLET to hit with small, rounded masses""
P·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 11 pts
penthouse (14 points)
Penny has to be keen about old apartment
Start to write you right on top
He puts one out flat
P·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
peptidase (14 points)
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of peptides into amino acids.
P·3+E·1+P·3+T·1+I·1+D·2+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts
perfusate (14 points)
PERFUSE to diffuse through or over
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+U·1+S·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 14 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
peristome (13 points)
""The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 13 pts
peristyle (14 points)
Row of columns.
Row of columns around courtyard
Court or square with columns all round
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 14 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
persevere (14 points)
Keep at it, like Percy Holmes (wordplay)
Continue (against odds)
Serve peer (anagram)
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+E·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts
personage (12 points)
Celebrity being mature!
Celebrity calls for each lad to get on
Man of distinction.
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts
personate (11 points)
Play a part on stage
Use another's vote in Esperanto
Pretend to be someone else in Esperanto
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts
pervasive (17 points)
Spread exciting VIP as ever
Widely-spread
Spreading throughout
P·3+E·1+R·1+V·4+A·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 17 pts
pesthouse (14 points)
A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any pestilential disease.
P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 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
phosphate (19 points)
Soda jerk's offering
Hope paths lead to artificial fertiliser
Acid salt used, eg, as a fertiliser
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 19 pts

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