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5-Letter Words (3):
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 9 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 9 pts
P·3+S·1+A·1+L·1+M·3 = 9 pts
6-Letter Words (4):
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3 = 10 pts
P·3+O·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
possum (10 points)
Pretend to be asleep (with "play")
Pogo, for one
American marsupial (that plays dead?)
P·3+O·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
purism (10 points)
Aversion to slang, say
Insistence on precise usage of language
Strict adherence to rules
P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 10 pts
7-Letter Words (4):
P·3+E·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
P·3+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
pietism (11 points)
Old Lutheran movement
Old doctrinal Lutheran movement
Hypocrisy and spite I'm battling
P·3+I·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 11 pts
8-Letter Words (23):
P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+A·1+E·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
paganism (13 points)
Belief; man as pig (anagram)
State religion under Emperor Julian
To heat hens this is enough
P·3+A·1+G·2+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+A·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
paroxysm (22 points)
Sudden outburst, of coughing say
Sudden uncontrollable fit
Sudden uncontrollable attack
P·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+X·8+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
P·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
phantasm (15 points)
Ghostly figure - man's path (anagram)
Worker taken in by PM has silly illusion
Vision of man's path being troubled
P·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+I·1+S·1+I·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
pleonasm (12 points)
"The very identical thing itself."
Redundancy plan some found upsetting
Use of more words than necessary
P·3+L·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+A·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
P·3+S·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+T·1+Y·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+U·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+Y·4+G·2+M·3+Y·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
9-Letter Words (13):
pantheism (16 points)
Readiness to believe in all or many gods
Belief that God is in everyting
Belief that God is in everything - even in a shipment
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
passivism (16 points)
""The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable; hence, the principle of passive resistance.""
P·3+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+A·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pessimism (15 points)
Bad ideas (wordplay)
Gloomy view of life
Tendency to take a gloomy view of things
P·3+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+I·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+O·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pressroom (13 points)
Sarah Sanders spot
*White House conference site
Where the fourth estate gets briefed
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+R·1+O·1+O·1+M·3 = 13 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+V·4+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
pseudonym (17 points)
Pen name - use my pond (anagram)
Lewis Carroll, for one
S as in pen name (wordplay)
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+N·1+Y·4+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+U·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
10-Letter Words (26):
P·3+A·1+C·3+I·1+F·4+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
paralogism (15 points)
""A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which is contrary to logical rules or formul\'91; a formal fallacy, or pseudosyllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the premises.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
parasitism (14 points)
It's consumed by airborne soldier, NCO, taking advantage of host
Italian city not quite maintaining already disagreeable relationship with host
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+A·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
perimysium (19 points)
""The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular fibers.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+M·3+Y·4+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
periosteum (14 points)
The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
P·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
plagiarism (15 points)
Copying top lass reflected in refractor
Stealing someone else's work
Bad copying
P·3+L·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
plasmodium (17 points)
""A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any union of am\'d2boid cells, and endowed with life and power of motion.""
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
polytheism (20 points)
Belief in more than one god
Worship of more than one god
Imply ethos is wrong with this sort of belief
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+H·4+E·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
postbellum (16 points)
Like the U.S. after 1865
After the war
Model receiving complaint to consider retiring after hostilities ended
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
postmortem (16 points)
Obit for a Washington paper (wordplay)
One's passed in this exam
After passing examination
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
praesidium (15 points)
""(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a variant spelling of presidium PRESSWOMAN (esp Brit: = reporter ) → Zeitungsfrau f , → Pressefrau f (Typ) → Druckerin f PRESSWOMEN (esp Brit: = reporter ) → Zeitungsfrau f , → Pressefrau f (Typ) → Druckerin f PRIMAQUINE (Medicine / Pharmacology) a synthetic drug used in the treatment of malaria. Formula: C 15 H 21 N 3 O [from prima-, from Latin prīmus first + quin ( olin ) e ]""
P·3+R·1+A·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pragmatism (17 points)
William James' philosophy.
Whatever gets the job done philosophy
Practical approach
P·3+R·1+A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+E·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
protoplasm (16 points)
Living part of a cell
First psalm, translated, provides the basis for life
Basis of life found in most of apple roots scattered on motorway
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
P·3+S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
11-Letter Words (18):
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
paternalism (15 points)
Perhaps Parliament's unwanted interference
Regulatory nature of the father of parliaments abroad
P·3+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
phosphonium (23 points)
""The hypothetical radical PH4, analogous to ammonium, and regarded as the nucleus of certain derivatives of phosphine. PH4, analogous to ammonium, and regarded as the nucleus of certain derivatives of phosphine.""
P·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+P·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
photosystem (21 points)
""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants""
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+M·3 = 21 pts
P·3+H·4+Y·4+S·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
pittosporum (17 points)
""Any of various evergreen shrubs or plants of the genus Pittosporum, native to the warmer regions of the Old World and grown as ornamental or hedge plants in the southern United States and Pacific coastal states.""
P·3+I·1+T·1+T·1+O·1+S·1+P·3+O·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+L·1+E·1+B·3+E·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 17 pts
P·3+L·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+I·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pleochroism (20 points)
""The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.""
P·3+L·1+E·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
pointillism (15 points)
Neo-impressionist painting style
Neo-Impressionist technique
Technique employed in the painting hidden in this puzzle
P·3+O·1+I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+L·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
positronium (15 points)
A short-lived association of an electron and a positron bound together in a configuration resembling the hydrogen atom.
P·3+O·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+I·1+T·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+B·3+A·1+B·3+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+N·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
proselytism (18 points)
""The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion, system, or party.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+E·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
12-Letter Words (15):
parkinsonism (20 points)
""A degenerative nervous disorder occurring mostly in persons older than 60 years, characterized in advanced stages by rhythmic muscular tremors, especially in the hands, and by rigidity of movement, a drooping posture, slow speech, and a masklike facial expression; the term designates a set of symptoms, and the underlying disease causing these symptoms is most commonly Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism results from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter dopamine caused by degeneration of the cells producing that agent. It can be mitigated by chemotherapy with agents such as levodopa (3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine).Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism results from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter dopamine caused by degeneration of the cells producing that agent. It can be mitigated by chemotherapy with agents such as levodopa (3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine).""
P·3+A·1+R·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+S·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
phototropism (21 points)
The tendency of growing plant organs to move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary use the term is practically synonymous with heliotropism.heliotropism.
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
pictorialism (18 points)
""PICTORIAL Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures; forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination. as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.""
P·3+I·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
pleomorphism (23 points)
""The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism. dimorphism and trimorphism.""
P·3+L·1+E·1+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+C·3+E·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+L·1+O·1+T·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 26 pts
P·3+R·1+A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
praseodymium (22 points)
""An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. Atomic weight 143.6.""
P·3+R·1+A·1+S·1+E·1+O·1+D·2+Y·4+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 22 pts
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
pseudorandom (18 points)
""Of, relating to, or being random numbers generated by a definite, nonrandom computational process.""
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 18 pts
P·3+S·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts
pteridosperm (19 points)
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the group Pteridospermae Also called seed fern [from Greek pteris a fern + -sperm ]
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+S·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+M·3 = 19 pts
13-Letter Words (14):
P·3+A·1+E·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+A·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
pedestrianism (18 points)
Addiction of the 50-mile hikers.
Walking skill
President aims to shatter eco-friendly movement
P·3+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 18 pts
P·3+E·1+R·1+F·4+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
phenomenalism (22 points)
""That theory which limits positive or scientific knowledge to phenomena only, whether material or spiritual.""
P·3+H·4+E·1+N·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
photochromism (27 points)
""(Physics / General Physics) (of glass) changing colour with the intensity of incident light, used, for example, in sunglasses that darken as the sunlight becomes brighter""
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+C·3+H·4+R·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 27 pts
P·3+L·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+M·3+O·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 26 pts
P·3+O·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+U·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
postmodernism (20 points)
Style of New York's Sony Building
Literature genre
Late 20th-century style of art and literature
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+O·1+D·2+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 20 pts
P·3+R·1+O·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+V·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
protectionism (19 points)
Import-tariff policy
Shielding from foreign competition
Charge is made initially for shielding home industry
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 19 pts
provincialism (22 points)
""A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality.""
P·3+R·1+O·1+V·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
14-Letter Words (4):
P·3+A·1+L·1+E·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+N·1+E·1+T·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 21 pts
parajournalism (25 points)
Subjective journalism that uses some of the techniques or license of fiction.
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+J·8+O·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 24 pts
pseudomorphism (26 points)
""The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline form unlike that which belongs to the species.""
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 26 pts
15-Letter Words (2):
photojournalism (29 points)
Special type of reporting
Picture book theory used by the press
News in which pictures play a more important role than text
P·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+O·1+J·8+O·1+U·1+R·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 29 pts
professionalism (22 points)
Competence of experts
Skill not displayed by amateur
Expertise is disguised with prim aloofness
P·3+R·1+O·1+F·4+E·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
16-Letter Words (2):
premillennialism (22 points)
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
pseudoclassicism (25 points)
P·3+S·1+E·1+U·1+D·2+O·1+C·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 25 pts
17-Letter Words (3):
postmillennialism (23 points)
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
predestinarianism (22 points)
P·3+R·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 22 pts
premillenarianism (23 points)
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 23 pts
18-Letter Words (1):
postmillenarianism (24 points)
P·3+O·1+S·1+T·1+M·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 24 pts
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