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5-Letter Words (6):
shear (8 points)
Cut wool off (a sheep)
Barber's second try (wordplay)
Cut vertically, say
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 8 pts
sheer (8 points)
Pure woman? I need to think about that!
Absolutely diaphanous (wordplay)
Dropping suddenly down
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
shier (8 points)
Having less brass
Reserved to a greater degree
Not so open
S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
shirr (8 points)
Bake in a ramekin say
Bake in a ramekin, say
Draw up, as cloth
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1 = 8 pts
shoer (8 points)
One who handles pumps (wordplay)
Range job (wordplay)
Smithy's occupation
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
shyer (11 points)
Less outgoing (Var.)
Frightened horse at times
More like Bashful
S·1+H·4+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
6-Letter Words (16):
senhor (9 points)
The guy from Ipanema (wordplay)
Man of Brazil
Gentleman from Lisbon.
S·1+E·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 9 pts
shader (10 points)
Animator's rendering program
Beach umbrella, e.g
Computer graphics program
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shaker (13 points)
Evidently nervous sect member (wordplay)
Ann Lee, for one
One making 007's martini (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shaper (11 points)
Girdle, for one
Cabinet maker's tool
Adz, for example
S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sharer (9 points)
One who doesn't keep (wordplay)
One always doing splits (wordplay)
Philanthropist, for one
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
shaver (12 points)
Boyish groomer (wordplay)
Young lad? He'll not need this!
Lady Remington, for one
S·1+H·4+A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shewer (12 points)
One that {shews=v}
S·1+H·4+E·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shikar (13 points)
To {hunt=v}
S·1+H·4+I·1+K·5+A·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shiner (9 points)
Her sin (anagram)
Sock production (wordplay)
Result of walking into a door, perhaps
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
shiver (12 points)
Shake (with cold)
Have a cold response (wordplay)
Cold symptom (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shmear (11 points)
Spread on a bagel variable
Treat with cream cheese
Dab of cream cheese
S·1+H·4+M·3+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shofar (12 points)
Yom Kippur instrument
Rabbi's instrument
Ram's-horn horn
S·1+H·4+O·1+F·4+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shover (12 points)
Pushy type (wordplay)
Mosh pit participant
Defensive lineman, often
S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shower (12 points)
Grubby lot cleaner (wordplay)
Scruffy lot getting cleaner (wordplay)
Pelt that's revealing (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sigher (10 points)
One saying "Alas," say
One saying 'Alas,' say
Relieved person, perhaps
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sypher (14 points)
Make a flush joint: Carp
Overlap chamfered edges
Make a flush joint Carp.
S·1+Y·4+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
7-Letter Words (55):
sambhar (14 points)
""A large Asian deer, also SAMBAR, SAMBHUR, SAMBUR""
S·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+H·4+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sambhur (14 points)
""A large Asian deer, also SAMBAR, SAMBHAR, SAMBUR""
S·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+H·4+U·1+R·1 = 14 pts
schemer (14 points)
Iago, for one
Cashmere without a designer (wordplay)
Becky Sharp, for example
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
schmear (14 points)
Roll top (wordplay)
Lay on thick, as cream cheese on a bagel
Dab, as of cream cheese
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+E·1+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
schmeer (14 points)
Bribe, so to speak
Ball of wax, to Steve Allen
Bagel topping
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scholar (12 points)
Gentleman, at times (wordplay)
Gentleman's partner (wordplay)
Professor Higgins, for one.
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shadier (11 points)
More out of the sun
Like some fast deals
More underhand Colloq.
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shakier (14 points)
One's more uncertain on this ground
Less sturdy
Less stable
S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shalier (10 points)
More like pelite
S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shammer (14 points)
Person who fakes things using small tool
Faker
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sharker (14 points)
One that {sharks=v}
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sharper (12 points)
Swindler (at cards)
Like better cheddar
More keen or bitter
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shatter (10 points)
Break shower switching taps (wordplay)
Beat by a lot, as a record
Break into pieces
S·1+H·4+A·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shearer (10 points)
Sheep barber (wordplay)
Clip-joint actress?
Clip-joint actress (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shedder (12 points)
Molting snake, for example
Cat, for example
Molting animal, e.g
S·1+H·4+E·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sheerer (10 points)
Even more see-through
Easier to see through
More like chiffon
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sheeter (10 points)
One that {sheets=v}
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sheller (10 points)
One who prepares quahogs
Clam-bar worker
Nut cracker
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shelter (10 points)
Tax advice, maybe
C. D. problem
Cover that's complete, hiding officer
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shelver (13 points)
One helping to build a library
Library worker
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shicker (16 points)
""A drunkard, also SHIKKER""
S·1+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shifter (13 points)
Mover of scenery
Four-on-the-floor item
Aftermarket item from Hurst
S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shikker (18 points)
""A drunkard, also SHICKER""
S·1+H·4+I·1+K·5+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
shimmer (14 points)
Glisten (on water?)
Vibrate, as with heat waves
Make like moonlight on the water
S·1+H·4+I·1+M·3+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shinier (10 points)
More appealing, say
More glowing.
More polished
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shipper (14 points)
One using FedEx
U.P.S. customer
One who sends goods by sea
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shirker (14 points)
Crew member likely to be resented
Goof-off
There's some risk getting involved with her if she won't pull her weight
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shoaler (10 points)
Early New England fisherman
S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shocker (16 points)
Major upset, say
B-type movie.
Sensational bit of news, for example
S·1+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shooter (10 points)
Arm photographer (wordplay)
Gun with small nozzle (wordplay)
One known for sight seeing (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+O·1+O·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shophar (15 points)
Ram's horn used as a trumpet.
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+H·4+A·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shopper (14 points)
One walking down the aisle (wordplay)
Almost anybody the week before Xmas
Ad-filled weekly
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shorter (10 points)
Requiring less patience, maybe
Not as tall as Long John Silver.
More lacking in length
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shouter (10 points)
Not a Shinner, by the sound of it, a lot
Fan who must be heard
He's not soft-spoken
S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
showier (13 points)
Getting washed, one is more ostentatious
Useless group admitting single's louder
More flashy
S·1+H·4+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shriver (13 points)
Running mate of 1972
First director of the U.S. Peace Corps
Peace Corps leader.
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shucker (16 points)
One that {shucks=v}
S·1+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shudder (12 points)
How horrible! (nonverbal)
Quake and shake
Tremble with fear
S·1+H·4+U·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shunner (10 points)
One who {shuns=v}
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shunter (10 points)
Switching locomotive
Railroad mechanism
Have no truck with tender? Endlessly one moves wagons
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shutter (10 points)
Louvre's quiet, say
'Blind' is not a word to say
Moveable window screen
S·1+H·4+U·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
shyster (13 points)
Unethical person (informal)
Lawyer to avoid
Lawyer of a sort.
S·1+H·4+Y·4+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sighter (11 points)
Reg is involved with this trial shot
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
slasher (10 points)
Scream, for one
Price cutter, for one
Cutting-edge horror film (wordplay)
S·1+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slather (10 points)
Use a lot of: Colloq.
Spread lavishly or thickly
Pour on, as gravy
S·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
slither (10 points)
Slide (like a snake)
Velvet Revolver #1 hit
Snake's progress.
S·1+L·1+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
smasher (12 points)
Buster's dish
Crusher or breaker relative
Sledgehammer, for example
S·1+M·3+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
smother (12 points)
Love too much, perhaps
Cover over thickly
Give a lot of sauce
S·1+M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
soother (10 points)
Liniment, for example
Balm, for example
Source of comfort
S·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
souther (10 points)
Wind or storm from a certain direction
Guitarist J.D.
Certain strong wind
S·1+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts
sulphur (12 points)
Gunpowder ingredient (Var.)
Small, yellow butterfly.
Chemical used in match heads
S·1+U·1+L·1+P·3+H·4+U·1+R·1 = 12 pts
swasher (13 points)
Daring adventurer
S·1+W·4+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
swather (13 points)
Farming equipment
S·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
swisher (13 points)
Mouthwash user, often
Rustler, of a sort
Mouthwash user
S·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
swither (13 points)
To {doubt=v}
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
8-Letter Words (49):
schiller (13 points)
Wilhelm Tell playwright
Wallenstein his s-spine-tingler
"Ode to Joy" poet
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
schizier (22 points)
Schizy
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
schooner (13 points)
Glass of the Hesperus (wordplay)
Hesperus, for one
Draft order (wordplay)
S·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
schusser (13 points)
One who {schusses=v}
S·1+C·3+H·4+U·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
scorcher (15 points)
For a singer, 'One Fine Day'!
Informally, a really hot day - it burns!
Day of very hot and sunny weather
S·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
scouther (13 points)
Toast for the lady by a college servant
S·1+C·3+O·1+U·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
scutcher (15 points)
One that {scutches=v}
S·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
searcher (13 points)
Scare her (anagram)
One trying to find (something)
Customs man, at times
S·1+E·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shabbier (15 points)
More run-down
More in need of a makeover
More moth-eaten
S·1+H·4+A·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shackler (17 points)
Policeman, at times
S·1+H·4+A·1+C·3+K·5+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shadower (15 points)
Private eye on the job
Private eye, often
Stalker sees Bill in the rain
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shaggier (13 points)
Of hair, more untidy and rough
More untidy
More like far-fetched dog stories (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sheather (14 points)
One that {sheathes=v}
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sheenier (11 points)
Sheeny
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+N·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shellier (11 points)
Shelly
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shelvier (14 points)
Shelvy
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shielder (12 points)
Ozone layer, for example
Guardian angel
Protector.
S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shiftier (14 points)
More devious
S·1+H·4+I·1+F·4+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shingler (12 points)
Roof worker
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shirtier (11 points)
More irritable, to a Brit
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shiverer (14 points)
Brr sayer, perhaps
Man in a chill wind
One going 'Brrr!'
S·1+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shoalier (11 points)
Less navigable, maybe
S·1+H·4+O·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shoddier (13 points)
More imperfectly made.
More imperfectly made
More trashy
S·1+H·4+O·1+D·2+D·2+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shoulder (12 points)
Ought to get 'er armed, perhaps
Oughter be armed (wordplay)
'Ought to get 'er armed, perhaps (8)'
S·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shoveler (14 points)
One who clears snow, maybe
Duck with a broad bill
Freshwater duck
S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shredder (13 points)
Red herds (anagram)
Machine for destroying documents
Important tool in insider trading
S·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
shrewder (15 points)
Not so dumb
More calculating or crafty
More astute
S·1+H·4+R·1+E·1+W·4+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shrieker (15 points)
Black-tailed godwit.
Young girl at a rock concert
Terrified one
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+E·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shriller (11 points)
Marked by greater intensity
More high-pitched.
More piercing and high-pitched
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
shrimper (15 points)
Boat with a very fine net
Boat catching small edible crustaceans
Certain fisherman
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shrinker (15 points)
Opposite of an enlarger
Hot water, vis- -vis wool
Hot water, vis-a-vis wool
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shuffler (17 points)
Changes around the deck in Dodder? Right!
S·1+H·4+U·1+F·4+F·4+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sketcher (17 points)
Empty sack engraver found in drawer
Quick drawer
Vessel placed in middle of maidservant's drawer
S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
sleigher (12 points)
St. Nick, for one
Santa, on his rounds
St. George was one*
S·1+L·1+E·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
slighter (12 points)
Less perceptible, as a change
Of lesser importance
Not as substantial
S·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
sloshier (11 points)
More likely to spill over
More likely to spill, as water in a bucket
S·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
sloucher (13 points)
One who {slouches=v}
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
slushier (11 points)
Harder to walk on, in the winter
S·1+L·1+U·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
smoother (13 points)
Not so bumpy
More urbane - put out about nothing
Not so jarring
S·1+M·3+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
snatcher (13 points)
Runner with a purse, maybe
Man carrying a purse (wordplay)
One seizing suddenly
S·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
snitcher (13 points)
Informer Slang
Informer: Slang.
Tattletale
S·1+N·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
spherier (13 points)
Sphery
S·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
splasher (13 points)
Pain in a pool
Annoying kid at the pool
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
squasher (20 points)
One who crushes or squeezes
Ant killer
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
stancher (13 points)
Styptic pencil, for example
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
stitcher (13 points)
One using needle and thread
Sewing needle user
Needle-and-thread user
S·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
subahdar (14 points)
""A governor of a subah, also SUBADAR, SUBEDAR""
S·1+U·1+B·3+A·1+H·4+D·2+A·1+R·1 = 14 pts
swishier (14 points)
Swishy
S·1+W·4+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
switcher (16 points)
One changing sides
No rod sparer
S·1+W·4+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
9-Letter Words (44):
scheduler (15 points)
One planning timetable
Wild cheers engulf mostly boring planner
Timetable honcho
S·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
schizzier (32 points)
Schizzy
S·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+Z·10+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 32 pts
schnauzer (23 points)
Wiry-coated pooch
Furry-muzzled dog
Dog with a bearded muzzle
S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+A·1+U·1+Z·10+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
schnorrer (14 points)
""One who takes advantage of the generosity of others, also SHNORRER""
S·1+C·3+H·4+N·1+O·1+R·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
scratcher (16 points)
Cat, at times
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
screecher (16 points)
Noise-making firework
Person who yells a lot
Something with a harsh cry
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
sepulcher (16 points)
Burial chamber
S·1+E·1+P·3+U·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shadowier (16 points)
Shadowy
S·1+H·4+A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shallower (15 points)
Preferable for new swimmers
One will not be so deeply in debt
Comparatively superficial
S·1+H·4+A·1+L·1+L·1+O·1+W·4+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shampooer (16 points)
Hairdresser finds spectacles in small basket
S·1+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3+O·1+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shapelier (14 points)
Heels, pair becoming more elegant
Evoking more "hubba-hubbas"
More likely to be watched
S·1+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sharpener (14 points)
Device for making a point (wordplay)
Gadget on the cutting edge (wordplay)
It makes a point or edge
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+P·3+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
shelterer (12 points)
SHELTER to provide cover or protection
S·1+H·4+E·1+L·1+T·1+E·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shipowner (17 points)
Onassis, perhaps, captive in the sun (wordplay)
Transport magnate's shown ripe bananas
At sea, person with less time to find big fish in the main (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+O·1+W·4+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shoemaker (18 points)
One working at court (wordplay)
Oxford man (wordplay)
Oxford's last worker (wordplay)
S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
shortener (12 points)
In gambling one who causes the odds to become less
Abridger
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 12 pts
shorthair (15 points)
Pet that doesn't need much brushing, say
Feature of a crew cut.
Result of a buzz cut
S·1+H·4+O·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shoveller (15 points)
Duck person doing spadework
Duck swimming over shell
He clears the way while getting over shell shock
S·1+H·4+O·1+V·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
shriekier (16 points)
Shrieky
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+E·1+K·5+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shrimpier (16 points)
Shrimpy
S·1+H·4+R·1+I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shrubbier (16 points)
Shrubby
S·1+H·4+R·1+U·1+B·3+B·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shunpiker (18 points)
SHUNPIKE to travel on sideroads to avoid expressways
S·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+P·3+I·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
sightlier (13 points)
More comely.
More attractive
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sightseer (13 points)
He visits places, say, always ancient
Tourist spot fortune teller
Visitor to famous locations
S·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+S·1+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
sketchier (18 points)
Vaguer in outline - stick here (anagram)
Less elaborated sportsman's clothing cut
Less clearly drawn
S·1+K·5+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
slaughter (13 points)
Killing (of farm animals)
Start to shake with mirth that's killing
Fall about in almost relentless defeat
S·1+L·1+A·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
slouchier (14 points)
Slouchy
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
sloughier (13 points)
Sloughy
S·1+L·1+O·1+U·1+G·2+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
smutchier (16 points)
Smutchy
S·1+M·3+U·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
snatchier (14 points)
Snatchy
S·1+N·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
snowshoer (15 points)
One who travels on snowshoes; an expert in using snowshoes.
S·1+N·1+O·1+W·4+S·1+H·4+O·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
sphincter (16 points)
Riddler endlessly chattering, loathing lost muscle
Muscle inclined to pinch with rest - stopped up
Body part in a "Wayne's World" joke used to get the other guy to say "What?"
S·1+P·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
splashier (14 points)
More ostentatious
Mountains (spelled backward) + Less bold = (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
squashier (21 points)
Squashy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
squelcher (23 points)
Certain retort
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 23 pts
squishier (21 points)
Squishy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+I·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
starchier (14 points)
More rigid
More stiff and formal - like collar (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stauncher (14 points)
Firmer cane hurts badly
Firmer.
S·1+T·1+A·1+U·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stenchier (14 points)
Stenchy
S·1+T·1+E·1+N·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stomacher (16 points)
Former article of dress
Decoration worn to marches
Decorative panel on front of gown or bodice
S·1+T·1+O·1+M·3+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
stretcher (14 points)
Support for the NHS (wordplay)
Lie here if injured by brick (wordplay)
It carries the wounded
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
subchaser (16 points)
CHASER one that {chases=v}
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
sunbather (14 points)
Tehran bus broken down on the beach
Burns with heat, if silly, as this
Person lying falsifed heat burns
S·1+U·1+N·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
swarthier (15 points)
Darker of complexion
Second husband's outwardly more blemished, darker
S·1+W·4+A·1+R·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
10-Letter Words (24):
saltshaker (17 points)
Condiment holder on the table (2 words)
It's turned upside down when used
Half a dinner table duo
S·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+S·1+H·4+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
schmalzier (26 points)
Schmalzy
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+L·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 26 pts
scratchier (17 points)
Scratchy
S·1+C·3+R·1+A·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
screechier (17 points)
Screechy
S·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+E·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shanghaier (17 points)
Impresser of seamen
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shearwater (16 points)
Petrel's cousin
Cropper takes Tyler for a seabird
Long-winged bird that skims the ocean
S·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+W·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shipfitter (18 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+F·4+I·1+T·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
shipmaster (17 points)
A man in control of his craft (wordplay)
One i/c vessel - tramp is she, perhaps (wordplay)
Skipper
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+M·3+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shirtmaker (19 points)
Comparative adjective or agent noun
S·1+H·4+I·1+R·1+T·1+M·3+A·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
shmaltzier (24 points)
""SHMALTZ excessive sentimentality, also SCHMALTZ, SCHMALZ""
S·1+H·4+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
shopkeeper (21 points)
E.g. newsagent
Irish operator is such a person in trade
Little Nell's Grandfather, for example
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+K·5+E·1+E·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 21 pts
shoplifter (18 points)
Robber holding up store (wordplay)
One needing a fence (wordplay)
Criminal (in a retail context)
S·1+H·4+O·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
shotgunner (14 points)
SHOTGUN to shoot with a type of gun
S·1+H·4+O·1+T·1+G·2+U·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
skirmisher (19 points)
Light infantry member
S·1+K·5+I·1+R·1+M·3+I·1+S·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
soothsayer (16 points)
One who sees the future
One who warned Caesar
Expert on the future
S·1+O·1+O·1+T·1+H·4+S·1+A·1+Y·4+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
splotchier (17 points)
Splotchy
S·1+P·3+L·1+O·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
squelchier (24 points)
Squelchy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+E·1+L·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 24 pts
squooshier (22 points)
Squooshy
S·1+Q·10+U·1+O·1+O·1+S·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 22 pts
stealthier (13 points)
Less likely to be caught
The realist contrived to be more secretive
S·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+L·1+T·1+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 13 pts
stepfather (18 points)
Faux pa (wordplay)
Onassis to Caroline Kennedy
Mother's new husband
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+F·4+A·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
stepmother (17 points)
Non-blood relation
A relation by marriage
Stereotypically wicked member of 3
S·1+T·1+E·1+P·3+M·3+O·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
straighter (14 points)
This grater works better!
Mad Hatter's rig is more respectable
Second rat reported and more in order
S·1+T·1+R·1+A·1+I·1+G·2+H·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 14 pts
stretchier (15 points)
Unlikely rich setter will be giving more
More flexible
More flexible cat tries to scratch outside
S·1+T·1+R·1+E·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 15 pts
subchapter (19 points)
Section of a body of laws
S·1+U·1+B·3+C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts
11-Letter Words (26):
schmaltzier (27 points)
Shmaltzy
S·1+C·3+H·4+M·3+A·1+L·1+T·1+Z·10+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 27 pts
serigrapher (17 points)
Serigraph
S·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+G·2+R·1+A·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 17 pts
shareholder (18 points)
Eric, give some to us!
One with a stake in a company
Ploughman as investor
S·1+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 18 pts
sheepherder (20 points)
Job for one in a pasture
He keeps his bucks in a fold
S·1+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 20 pts
shinplaster (16 points)
""Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a dollar.""
S·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+P·3+L·1+A·1+S·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 16 pts
shipbuilder (19 points)
Constructor of forty nine down perhaps
S·1+H·4+I·1+P·3+B·3+U·1+I·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 19 pts

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