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plum (8 points)
Juicy reward (wordplay)
The best job in orchard (wordplay)
Proof of the pudding (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
peplum (12 points)
Skirtlike dress addition
Sport, by choice, ancient Greek attire
Flounce on a garment
P·3+E·1+P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
phylum (16 points)
Kingdom division (biology)
Basic branch of the animal kingdom.
Chordata, for humans
P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
pileum (10 points)
Top of bird's head: Zool
P·3+I·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
plenum (10 points)
Vacuum's opposite (anagram of LUMPEN)
General assembly of legislators
Assembly with all members present
P·3+L·1+E·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 10 pts
podium (11 points)
Where to stand and deliver (wordplay)
Mike's place
Stage in river's one in rising mud
P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 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
pabulum (13 points)
Food, especially soft
Uninspiring food for thought
Insipid (mental) fare
P·3+A·1+B·3+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pallium (11 points)
A cloak worn in ancient Rome
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
panicum (13 points)
Large genus of grasses
P·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pantoum (11 points)
Series of quatrains.
P·3+A·1+N·1+T·1+O·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
pinetum (11 points)
Conifer plantation upsetting mum and pop
Area of land where conifers are grown
Conifer plantation
P·3+I·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
plumbum (15 points)
Old-fashioned word for lead
Obsolete word for lead
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pomatum (13 points)
Hair goo for men
Latinised word for hair-ointment
Fragrant hair dressing
P·3+O·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
premium (13 points)
Cover charge (wordplay)
Payment for quality (wordplay)
Extra cost of something in short supply
P·3+R·1+E·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
protium (11 points)
An isotope of hydrogen
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 11 pts
paludism (13 points)
{malaria=n}
P·3+A·1+L·1+U·1+D·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
patagium (13 points)
A wing membrane of a bat
P·3+A·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
peculium (14 points)
Private property
P·3+E·1+C·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pendulum (13 points)
A swinger making time (wordplay)
An old time swinger!
Old time swinger (wordplay)
P·3+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
peponium (14 points)
""A fruit having a fleshy interior and a hard rind, also PEPO, PEPONIDA""
P·3+E·1+P·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
peridium (13 points)
The outer coating of the spore carrier of a fungus
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
perineum (12 points)
The region between genitals and anus
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
philtrum (15 points)
That indentation in your upper lip
Upper-lip groove
P·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
plastrum (12 points)
""A part of the shell of a turtle, also PLASTRON""
P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
platinum (12 points)
Type of blonde; best-selling (record)
A metal found in choice precious metal
Chart-topper's prize
P·3+L·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
plectrum (14 points)
It's used to pluck, a guitar say
One for plucking guitar
One might help one pick out a tune
P·3+L·1+E·1+C·3+T·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
plumbism (16 points)
Lead poisoning
P·3+L·1+U·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 16 pts
polonium (12 points)
Element named for Marie Curie's homeland
Radioactive element in pitchblende.
Curie named it for her native land
P·3+O·1+L·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
populism (14 points)
Bane of elitists
U.S. political movement: 1891-1904
Appealing to the masses
P·3+O·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pronotum (12 points)
A hard outer plate of an insect
P·3+R·1+O·1+N·1+O·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 12 pts
psyllium (15 points)
The seed of the fleawort
P·3+S·1+Y·4+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
pudendum (14 points)
The external genital organs of a woman
P·3+U·1+D·2+E·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pugilism (13 points)
What happens in rings
The art of boxing
Boxer's area
P·3+U·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
puparium (14 points)
A pupal shell
P·3+U·1+P·3+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
puppydom (20 points)
Doggies, collectively
Doggies, collectively.
P·3+U·1+P·3+P·3+Y·4+D·2+O·1+M·3 = 20 pts
pygidium (17 points)
An insect's tail-plate
P·3+Y·4+G·2+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
pyxidium (23 points)
""A type of seed vessel, also PYXIS""
P·3+Y·4+X·8+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
palladium (14 points)
Theatrical element (wordplay)
London theatre element
Element; London theatre
P·3+A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
paramylum (18 points)
""A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.""
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
pauperism (15 points)
Penury
P·3+A·1+U·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 15 pts
petroleum (13 points)
Troubled, let me pour oil (wordplay)
Oil neck part with hesitation (wordplay)
Sort of jelly prepared in our temple
P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pluralism (13 points)
The holding by one person of two or more offices at once
P·3+L·1+U·1+R·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
plutonium (13 points)
Element named for a planet
Element number 94, formed from U. 238.
Radioactive element isolated in 1940.
P·3+L·1+U·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pollinium (13 points)
""A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most orchids.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
polygonum (17 points)
""A genus of plants embracing a large number of species, including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+G·2+O·1+N·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
potassium (13 points)
Silvery-white metallic element
Its symbol is K
Mineral in bananas
P·3+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1+S·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 13 pts
practicum (17 points)
Type of course work undertaken to supplement academic studies
P·3+R·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
presidium (14 points)
Ruling body in U. S. S. R.
Malenkov, Beria, et al.
Soviet high council.
P·3+R·1+E·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 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
pterygium (17 points)
A growth over the cornea
P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4+G·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
puerilism (13 points)
Juvenility
P·3+U·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 13 pts
pycnidium (19 points)
A spore-bearing organ in some fungi
P·3+Y·4+C·3+N·1+I·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
pyrethrum (19 points)
Bonfire temperature's hot beside unusual chrysanth
It's for burning the dead bits of edging in the garden
Fever few connected with new therapy, excluding a drink
P·3+Y·4+R·1+E·1+T·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
pancratium (16 points)
An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling.
P·3+A·1+N·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
panjandrum (22 points)
Pompous self-important official
Cousin of a Pooh-Bah.
A pompous official.
P·3+A·1+N·1+J·8+A·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 22 pts
paramecium (18 points)
Microscopic element (wordplay)
It's something in the water
Kind of protozoan
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+M·3+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
parapodium (17 points)
One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; called also foot tubercle. foot tubercle.
P·3+A·1+R·1+A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 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
peritoneum (14 points)
Membrane lining the abdominal cavity
Serous membrane lining abdominal organs
Gut sac where eruption has me bothered
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
petrolatum (14 points)
Torero's skin softener (wordplay)
Vaseline makeup
P·3+E·1+T·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
phyllodium (21 points)
""A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.""
P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 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
polemonium (16 points)
""A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.""
P·3+O·1+L·1+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 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
postpartum (16 points)
After an important delivery
Afterbirth? You need support - mat, possibly
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
primordium (17 points)
Pl. primordia (-d - ) An organ or a part in its most rudimentary form or stage of development.
P·3+R·1+I·1+M·3+O·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
principium (18 points)
""Pl. principia (- - ) A principle, especially a basic one.""
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+C·3+I·1+P·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
procambium (20 points)
The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated.
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 pts
promethium (19 points)
Radioactive lanthanide element, atomic no 61
Element supporting me, I'm thus not entirely unfortunate
P·3+R·1+O·1+M·3+E·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
propylaeum (19 points)
Pl. propylaea (-l ) An entrance or vestibule to a temple or group of buildings. Also called propylon .
P·3+R·1+O·1+P·3+Y·4+L·1+A·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 19 pts
proscenium (16 points)
Mourns epic broadcast in part of theatre
Front part of stage
Theater arch
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+C·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
prostomium (16 points)
That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
P·3+R·1+O·1+S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
psalterium (14 points)
Third division of a ruminant's stomach
P·3+S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 14 pts
puerperium (16 points)
Birth
P·3+U·1+E·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
puritanism (14 points)
Aunt is prim as a result of this
Strict outlook
Rigid austerity
P·3+U·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 14 pts
pandemonium (18 points)
Flower that's a riot of color (wordplay)
Hell with a devil inside (wordplay)
Chaos and confusion
P·3+A·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+M·3+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
pelargonium (16 points)
Growth of cultivated geranium with heads of pink and opal, planted round lake
P·3+E·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 16 pts
penicillium (17 points)
Pl. penicilliums or penicillia (-s l - ) Any of various characteristically bluish-green fungi of the genus Penicillium that grow as molds on decaying fruits and ripening cheese and are used in the production of penicillin and in making cheese.
P·3+E·1+N·1+I·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
pericardium (18 points)
The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the heart.
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+D·2+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
pericranium (17 points)
The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium.
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 17 pts
perineurium (15 points)
""The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers. See Epineurium, and Neurilemma. Epineurium, and Neurilemma.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+E·1+U·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
perithecium (20 points)
""An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and enveloping the masses of fructification.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+C·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 20 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
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
planetarium (15 points)
Space perhaps, to see stars (wordplay)
Where stars gather (wordplay)
Place known to screen stars
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 15 pts
podophyllum (24 points)
""A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum, or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi. Podohyllum peltatum, or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi.""
P·3+O·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 24 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
proctodaeum (18 points)
Pl. proctodea (-d ) or proctodeums also proctodaea (-d ) or proctodaeums An inward fold on the surface of the embryonic ectoderm that develops into part of the anal passage.
P·3+R·1+O·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+D·2+A·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
prothallium (18 points)
Same as Prothallus. Prothallus.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
perionychium (24 points)
Pl. perionychia (- - ) The border of epidermal tissue surrounding a fingernail or toenail.
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4+C·3+H·4+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 24 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
protactinium (18 points)
""Symbol Pa A rare, extremely toxic, radioactive element chemically similar to uranium, having 13 known isotopes, the most common of which is protactinium 231 with a half-life of 32,480 years. Atomic number 91; melting point 1,230°C; specific gravity 15.37; valence 4, 5. See Table at element .""
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 18 pts
prothalamium (21 points)
A song in celebration of a marriage.
P·3+R·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 21 pts
pseudopodium (20 points)
Same as Pseudopod. Pseudopod.
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
particularism (19 points)
A minute description; a detailed statement.
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
perichondrium (23 points)
""The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.""
P·3+E·1+R·1+I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 23 pts
pococurantism (21 points)
Carelessness; apathy; indifference.
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
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
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
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
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

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