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4-Letter Words (3831):
aahs (7 points)
Reacts to a second firework, say
Massage parlor sounds (pre-happy ending)
Massage reactions, perhaps
A·1+A·1+H·4+S·1 = 7 pts
aals (4 points)
Aromatic terebinths of the Moluccas
Indian mulberries.
Morindin dyes.
A·1+A·1+L·1+S·1 = 4 pts
abas (6 points)
Down with (Fr.)
Down with le roi!
Down with outer garments!
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
abba (8 points)
Ones repeating "I do" in 1976 (wordplay)
Reversible rockers (wordplay)
Mideast pops (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1 = 8 pts
abbe (8 points)
Lane with curves (wordplay)
French friar (wordplay)
Cleric (in France)
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
abed (7 points)
Sleeping in, say
Zonked out, maybe
Propped up by pillows, perhaps
A·1+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
abet (6 points)
Get away with murder, maybe (wordplay)
Be a wheelman for, say
Help download music, say
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1 = 6 pts
able (6 points)
Sal's last name (wordplay)
Bill attachment (wordplay)
Competent as, say, sailor
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ably (9 points)
Like a boss, as they say
Well well (wordplay)
How experts work
A·1+B·3+L·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
abri (6 points)
Dugout or shelter French.
Poilu's milieu
Hillside dugout Fr.
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1 = 6 pts
abut (6 points)
Keep in touch (wordplay)
Touch (side of next building)
Keep in touch with (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1 = 6 pts
abye (9 points)
Phantom thread, part 3
What the club gets without playing
A·1+B·3+Y·4+E·1 = 9 pts
abys (9 points)
Where Addis Ababa lies: Abbr.
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1 = 9 pts
aced (7 points)
Served with distinction (wordplay)
Hit a point of no return (wordplay)
Got 10 out of 10 on, say
A·1+C·3+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
aces (6 points)
High holdings, perhaps
Singles in suits (wordplay)
Big hearts, maybe
A·1+C·3+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ache (9 points)
Beg for an ice pack (wordplay)
Result of overtraining, maybe
Pay for a workout (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 9 pts
achy (12 points)
Regretting yesterday's activity, perhaps
Painfully dull (wordplay)
In need of a massage, maybe
A·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 12 pts
acid (7 points)
Kind of rock (apologies to Martin)
Sarcastic (could be sulphuric?)
Account I'd terminated - sharpish!
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
acme (8 points)
Top bill? I object!
Place if you've peaked (wordplay)
It's all downhill from here (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+M·3+E·1 = 8 pts
acne (6 points)
Tough spots (wordplay)
Embarrassing spots (wordplay)
Red in the face (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
acre (6 points)
Maybe it's all a plot (wordplay)
Plot for one in pain (wordplay)
Land purchase, perhaps
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
acta (6 points)
Several for the record books (wordplay)
Minutes concerning player, say
Parliamentary proceedings, for example
A·1+C·3+T·1+A·1 = 6 pts
acts (6 points)
Plays God, say (wordplay)
Book about cats (wordplay)
Performs a role in Castaway (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
acyl (9 points)
Low-pH radical
Radical derived from an acid
Acid derivative.
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1 = 9 pts
adds (6 points)
Says some more
Sums things up (wordplay)
Puts two and two together (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
adit (5 points)
Door to get ore (wordplay)
Mine out (wordplay)
Passage (into a mine)
A·1+D·2+I·1+T·1 = 5 pts
ados (5 points)
Shakespearean commotions (wordplay)
Storms in teacups (wordplay)
Teapot tempests (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+O·1+S·1 = 5 pts
adze (14 points)
Cutter says more in conversation
Tool acts as a calculator, they say
Timber-dressing tool
A·1+D·2+Z·10+E·1 = 14 pts
aeon (4 points)
Common time for crosswords (wordplay)
Big time (wordplay)
One spelling for one billion years
A·1+E·1+O·1+N·1 = 4 pts
aero (4 points)
Space leader (wordplay)
Sol's beginning (wordplay)
Bic tip (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+O·1 = 4 pts
aery (7 points)
Ethereal but confusing year (Var.)
Lofty abode (Var.)
High nest (Var.)
A·1+E·1+R·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
afar (7 points)
To exotic places, maybe
Whence to admire from (wordplay)
Worshiper's place, maybe
A·1+F·4+A·1+R·1 = 7 pts
agar (5 points)
Cultural milieu (wordplay)
Half a medium (wordplay)
Staph dining area (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+A·1+R·1 = 5 pts
agas (5 points)
What "Jumping Jack Flash" is (wordplay)
Kahn et al.
A fuel for cookers
A·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aged (6 points)
Started to pucker up, perhaps (wordplay)
Began to pucker, perhaps (wordplay)
Kept in a vat, say
A·1+G·2+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
agee (5 points)
Essayist/novelist James
'Permit Me Voyage' author James
Pulitzer Prize winner 1958
A·1+G·2+E·1+E·1 = 5 pts
ager (5 points)
Teen follower (wordplay)
Teen chaser (wordplay)
Sun exposure, for one
A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
ages (5 points)
'Rock of ... ' (hymn)
Yellows or grays, perhaps
Sits in a cellar, perhaps
A·1+G·2+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
agha (8 points)
Turkish leader (Var.)
Certain foreign leader (var.)
Eastern potentate (Var.)
A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1 = 8 pts
agin (5 points)
Feudin' with, say
Sticks contrary to (wordplay)
Dogpatch con (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 5 pts
agio (5 points)
Green fee (wordplay)
Perhaps discount some contagion
Premium on money exchange
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1 = 5 pts
agly (8 points)
""With a turn or twist to one side, also AGLEE, AGLEY""
A·1+G·2+L·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
agma (7 points)
Musical Artists' union Abbreviation
Guild of musical artists Abbreviation
A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1 = 7 pts
agog (6 points)
Very eager (to hear/see)
Staring open-mouthed, perhaps
Very eager (to hear)
A·1+G·2+O·1+G·2 = 6 pts
agon (5 points)
Shapely suffix (wordplay)
Ancient Greek athletic meet
Verbal joust on stage
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1 = 5 pts
ague (5 points)
Sweating, shivering, fit (once)
Flu symptom, perhaps
Chilling experience (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 5 pts
ahem (9 points)
("I say there!")
(I have something to say!)
Can I say something (wordplay)
A·1+H·4+E·1+M·3 = 9 pts
ahoy (10 points)
Hey there, sailor!
'Sup, salt (wordplay)
Chips follower (wordplay)
A·1+H·4+O·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
aide (5 points)
One on a coffee run, say
Guy Friday, for one
Staff member, maybe
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 5 pts
aids (5 points)
Provides shelter for, say
Gives a boost, say
Helps the first team (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 5 pts
ails (4 points)
Needs a doctor, maybe
Takes painkillers, say
Has a cold, say
A·1+I·1+L·1+S·1 = 4 pts
aims (6 points)
Points before clicking (wordplay)
Sam and I at the range (wordplay)
Steadies (an arrow)
A·1+I·1+M·3+S·1 = 6 pts
ains (4 points)
Ones, in Aberdeen
Phoenician letters
Ones: Scot.
A·1+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 4 pts
airn (4 points)
To {iron=v}
A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1 = 4 pts
airs (4 points)
Plays to the audience (wordplay)
Things to put on (wordplay)
Something to put on (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+S·1 = 4 pts
airt (4 points)
Direction to Dugald
Direction, to Dugald
Direction, to Dougald
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1 = 4 pts
airy (7 points)
Eastern mount Amy Hamilton (nonverbal)
Like a stadium without a dome (wordplay)
What Tennyson called combatants (1835!)
A·1+I·1+R·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
aits (4 points)
River islets (sorry for crosswordese)
Lands in the river (wordplay)
Islets in a lake.
A·1+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
ajar (11 points)
Letting a bit of light in, say
Allowing some ventilation, say
Cracked, as a glass door (wordplay)
A·1+J·8+A·1+R·1 = 11 pts
ajee (11 points)
Out of line, in Britain
Awry variable
Awry Var.
A·1+J·8+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
akee (8 points)
Soapberry tree (Var.)
Fruit provided by Blake Edwards
West Indian tree.
A·1+K·5+E·1+E·1 = 8 pts
akin (8 points)
Like father, like son (wordplay)
Like sissies (wordplay)
From the same tree (wordplay)
A·1+K·5+I·1+N·1 = 8 pts
alae (4 points)
Wings, to Ovid
Thin wings on seeds.
Wings on seeds Bot.
A·1+L·1+A·1+E·1 = 4 pts
alan (4 points)
Bean in a pod (wordplay)
King, for one
Eagleson, for one
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1 = 4 pts
alar (4 points)
Creator of bad apples (wordplay)
Cause of some bad apples (wordplay)
Poison apple creator (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1 = 4 pts
alas (4 points)
Sad to say!
Say it ain't so!
Why is it always me (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+A·1+S·1 = 4 pts
alba (6 points)
Fantastic Four actress Jessica
Actress Jessica of "Fantastic Four"
Troubadour's love song
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1 = 6 pts
albs (6 points)
Clothing for the masses (wordplay)
Priest's garments.
Narrow-sleeved vestments
A·1+L·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
alec (6 points)
Smart man (wordplay)
Smart guy's name (wordplay)
Smart one (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3 = 6 pts
alee (4 points)
Peggy or Pinky?
Who is Peggy?
Safety course (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 4 pts
alef (7 points)
First Hebrew letter (Var.)
Hebrew alphabet start (Var.)
First character for Amos Oz (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+F·4 = 7 pts
ales (4 points)
Round things, maybe (wordplay)
Blonde draft picks, say (wordplay)
Round parts (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 4 pts
alfa (7 points)
Followed by Romeo!
Romeo's predecessor (wordplay)
Romeo's partner (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1 = 7 pts
alga (5 points)
Pond polluter (wordplay)
Gale for the Greens (wordplay)
Sargassum, for one
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1 = 5 pts
alif (7 points)
How Arafat gets started (wordplay)
Arabic high mark (wordplay)
Allah's beginning (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4 = 7 pts
alit (4 points)
Came down on a branch, say
Got off one's high horse (wordplay)
Got off a horse, say
A·1+L·1+I·1+T·1 = 4 pts
alky (11 points)
Person in need of rehab, say
Bootlegger's stock Colloq
Skid Row denizen
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4 = 11 pts
alls (4 points)
Shakespeare's optimistic play (wordplay)
Cover attachment (wordplay)
Play (with happy conclusion)
A·1+L·1+L·1+S·1 = 4 pts
ally (7 points)
Arms recipient, maybe
Team up (with)
Fellow NATO member, say
A·1+L·1+L·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
alma (6 points)
Grace period (wordplay)
Kind to Caesar (wordplay)
Girl's name meaning "bountiful."
A·1+L·1+M·3+A·1 = 6 pts
alme (6 points)
Egyptian dancing girl
Egyptian girl dancer
Egyptian singing girl
A·1+L·1+M·3+E·1 = 6 pts
alms (6 points)
Welfare of sorts
Poor contributions (wordplay)
Poor things (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+M·3+S·1 = 6 pts
aloe (4 points)
Skin-cream ingredient, perhaps
Natural heartburn remedy, some say
Succulent plant (with "vera")
A·1+L·1+O·1+E·1 = 4 pts
alow (7 points)
Down in the Pequod's cargo hold, say
On a deck beneath
Opposite of aloft
A·1+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 7 pts
alps (6 points)
High points of a vacation (wordplay)
They range across Europe (wordplay)
High range (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+P·3+S·1 = 6 pts
also (4 points)
Too like this to have ran at last!
Start of a tangent, maybe
Part of an extended sentence (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+S·1+O·1 = 4 pts
alto (4 points)
Guy who's high in a loft (wordplay)
Chorus girl, maybe
Gladys Knight, for one
A·1+L·1+T·1+O·1 = 4 pts
alts (4 points)
Choir voices (Abbreviation)
Rocky Mtn. highs (wordplay)
Spare keys (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
alum (6 points)
Old-school type (wordplay)
Fund-drive contact, perhaps
Hunter gatherer (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+U·1+M·3 = 6 pts
amah (9 points)
Memsahib's nurse, perhaps
Maid of India
Asian house servant
A·1+M·3+A·1+H·4 = 9 pts
amas (6 points)
Form of Latin love (wordplay)
Latin lover's word (wordplay)
You love (Lat.)
A·1+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ambo (8 points)
Early form of pulpit
Early desk or pulpit
Recommended for elevating reading
A·1+M·3+B·3+O·1 = 8 pts
amen (6 points)
You can say that again!
POD's final word, perhaps (wordplay)
Tell it like it is, brother!
A·1+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 6 pts
amia (6 points)
Family of the bowfin
Genus of the bowfin.
Genus of fishes.
A·1+M·3+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
amid (7 points)
Hidden by, say
Hidden in, say
Ships' opening (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
amie (6 points)
Rene's Renee, maybe
Parisian pen pal, perhaps
Jill, to Jacques (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+E·1 = 6 pts
amin (6 points)
Sheet music: Abbr.
The Last King of Scotland subject
Tanzanian troops helped oust him in 1979
A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
amir (6 points)
Gulf VIP (var.)
Mideast big shot (var.)
Middle Eastern chief (Var.)
A·1+M·3+I·1+R·1 = 6 pts
amis (6 points)
Kingsley -, English author (Lucky Jim)
Kingsley's Parisian friends?
Kingsley's Parisian friends (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ammo (8 points)
Fuel, say, for short (wordplay)
Round objects (wordplay)
Bullets, etc. (colloq.)
A·1+M·3+M·3+O·1 = 8 pts
amok (10 points)
A bad way to run (wordplay)
Mad way to run (wordplay)
Crazy PM no good (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+O·1+K·5 = 10 pts
amps (8 points)
Sound investments (wordplay)
Music boosters (wordplay)
Rock blasters (wordplay)
A·1+M·3+P·3+S·1 = 8 pts
amus (6 points)
Amu
A·1+M·3+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
amyl (9 points)
Radical Winehouse left
Kind of alcohol
Hydrocarbon in fuel oil.
A·1+M·3+Y·4+L·1 = 9 pts
anal (4 points)
Overly neat, say
Very detail-oriented, say
Type of beads found in a dungeon, say
A·1+N·1+A·1+L·1 = 4 pts
anas (4 points)
Collections of sayings
Santa - (hot winds)
Collections of sayings.
A·1+N·1+A·1+S·1 = 4 pts
ands (5 points)
Words between partners (wordplay)
Common bonds (wordplay)
Sentence hookers (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1 = 5 pts
anes (4 points)
Suffixes in chemistry.
Endings with eth- and prop-
Ones, in Scotland.
A·1+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 4 pts
anew (7 points)
Fresh way to start (wordplay)
One way to start (wordplay)
For the second time, say
A·1+N·1+E·1+W·4 = 7 pts
anga (5 points)
Yoga practice
A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1 = 5 pts
anil (4 points)
Wedding shower (wordplay)
AO till all is blue (wordplay)
1-0 for the dyeing moments (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+I·1+L·1 = 4 pts
anis (4 points)
Crossword cuckoos (wordplay)
Cordial in Spain
S.A. cuckoos
A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1 = 4 pts
ankh (11 points)
Cross through Egypt (wordplay)
Cross at the Suez Canal (wordplay)
Ancient sign of life (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+K·5+H·4 = 11 pts
anna (4 points)
Karenina for one
Karenina for one
She doesn't have a sou!
A·1+N·1+N·1+A·1 = 4 pts
anoa (4 points)
Ox of puzzle fame
Crossword wild ox
Ox long popular in crosswords
A·1+N·1+O·1+A·1 = 4 pts
anon (4 points)
Ere you can say Jack Robinson (wordplay)
Oft-quoted author? (abbreviation)
I don't know who said this (nonverbal)
A·1+N·1+O·1+N·1 = 4 pts
ansa (4 points)
A handle or loop
Handle, in archaeology
Archaeologist's handle
A·1+N·1+S·1+A·1 = 4 pts
anta (4 points)
Temple pillars (Greek)
Theatre organization (abbreviation)
Broadway production group.
A·1+N·1+T·1+A·1 = 4 pts
ante (4 points)
Ask for one's hand (wordplay)
Pay for diamonds, say (wordplay)
Stud fee (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+E·1 = 4 pts
anti (4 points)
Not yet pro, maybe
Viral opening (wordplay)
Opposition leader (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+T·1+I·1 = 4 pts
ants (4 points)
Small marching band (wordplay)
Army in the field (wordplay)
Entomologist's specimens, perhaps
A·1+N·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
anus (4 points)
Elimination point (wordplay)
Rear window (wordplay)
Roman revolution (wordplay)
A·1+N·1+U·1+S·1 = 4 pts
aped (7 points)
Gave one's impression of (wordplay)
Made an impression (wordplay)
Played a Little?
A·1+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
aper (6 points)
Simon Says player, at times
Imitation parrot (wordplay)
Little, for one
A·1+P·3+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
apes (6 points)
They might monkey around (wordplay)
Great beasts, maybe
'Great' beasts, maybe
A·1+P·3+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
apex (13 points)
High top (wordplay)
Top copy, a sign of the times (wordplay)
Top secret primate (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
apod (7 points)
Viper, for one
Where to find two peas (wordplay)
Snake for one
A·1+P·3+O·1+D·2 = 7 pts
apse (6 points)
Pod squad (wordplay)
Spot for the masses (wordplay)
Ecclesiastical setback (wordplay)
A·1+P·3+S·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aqua (13 points)
Shade at the beach (wordplay)
Plane starter (wordplay)
Beach tone (wordplay)
A·1+Q·10+U·1+A·1 = 13 pts
arak (8 points)
Area of Iran
City in Iran
East Indian drink Var.
A·1+R·1+A·1+K·5 = 8 pts
arbs (6 points)
Wall St. whizzes
Wall St. traders
Wall St. wheeler-dealers
A·1+R·1+B·3+S·1 = 6 pts
arch (9 points)
Castle entrance, perhaps
Might one be so coy overhead (wordplay)
Diocese leader (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+H·4 = 9 pts
arco (6 points)
Bowed, musically (anagram of ORCA)
Music (with the bow)
Indication to take a bow (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+O·1 = 6 pts
arcs (6 points)
Rainbows for Noah (wordplay)
Careers have them, perhaps
Circle parts (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+C·3+S·1 = 6 pts
area (4 points)
Specialty (in education, say)
Side by side, maybe (wordplay)
Code beginning (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+E·1+A·1 = 4 pts
ares (4 points)
Hawk on Mt. Olympus (wordplay)
Father of Deimos ("terror")
Olympian army chief (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 4 pts
arfs (7 points)
Boxer's utterances (wordplay)
Sayings from Sandy
Complaints about mailmen (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+F·4+S·1 = 7 pts
aria (4 points)
Tenor's encore, perhaps
Votre toast, for one
'Nessun dorma', for one
A·1+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 4 pts
arid (5 points)
Unsuitable for farming, say
Without a drop (wordplay)
Perhaps the Dr. ought to be no soak
A·1+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 5 pts
aril (4 points)
Seed cover; lair (anagram)
You're BSing me!
Hard seed cover
A·1+R·1+I·1+L·1 = 4 pts
arks (8 points)
Animal carriers (wordplay)
Animal shelters (wordplay)
Refuges of sorts
A·1+R·1+K·5+S·1 = 8 pts
arms (6 points)
Candy holders (wordplay)
... and the man (Shaw)
Half of all fours (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+S·1 = 6 pts
army (9 points)
Coxey's, for one
Navy foe (wordplay)
Corps group (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+M·3+Y·4 = 9 pts
arts (4 points)
Fine pursuits, perhaps
Bachelor's pursuit (wordplay)
Lively group (wordplay)
A·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 4 pts
arty (7 points)
Into Stan Brakhage films, say
Like a hipster, perhaps
Too stylish, perhaps
A·1+R·1+T·1+Y·4 = 7 pts
arum (6 points)
Jack-in-the-pulpit, for one
Taro, for one.
Green dragon, for one.
A·1+R·1+U·1+M·3 = 6 pts
arvo (7 points)
Afternoon, in Australia
Aussie PM visiting Qatar voluntarily
Tabula Rasa composer Part
A·1+R·1+V·4+O·1 = 7 pts
aryl (7 points)
Benzene derivative, for one
Some revolutionary lefties in compound
Chemical group derived from benzene
A·1+R·1+Y·4+L·1 = 7 pts
asci (6 points)
Fungal spore sacs, I sac (anagram)
Fungus spore sacs
Spore sacs, in botany
A·1+S·1+C·3+I·1 = 6 pts
asea (4 points)
In one's tub, perhaps (wordplay)
Having a row, maybe (wordplay)
In the Black, say (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+E·1+A·1 = 4 pts
ashy (10 points)
Say about husband going in pale
White hot: the outside, say, is molten
Like a paleface?
A·1+S·1+H·4+Y·4 = 10 pts
asks (8 points)
Uses Quora, perhaps
Shows curiosity, say
Impetrates (with "for")
A·1+S·1+K·5+S·1 = 8 pts
asps (6 points)
Vile Nile pile (wordplay)
Cleo cuddlers (wordplay)
Snakes on a plain (wordplay)
A·1+S·1+P·3+S·1 = 6 pts
atap (6 points)
East Indian palm
Thatch made of nipa palm leaves
E. Indies palm
A·1+T·1+A·1+P·3 = 6 pts
ates (4 points)
Classic actor Roscoe
Roscoe of old flicks
Old-time actor Roscoe
A·1+T·1+E·1+S·1 = 4 pts
atma (6 points)
World Soul, to a Hindu
Self to a Hindu
Hindu soul Var.
A·1+T·1+M·3+A·1 = 6 pts
atom (6 points)
Tiny bit of physics homework (wordplay)
N preceders (wordplay)
A bit of chemistry (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+M·3 = 6 pts
atop (6 points)
The first sixteen rows, perhaps
Covering a sound sleeper (wordplay)
A spinner at his peak (wordplay)
A·1+T·1+O·1+P·3 = 6 pts
auks (8 points)
Birds another turns to (wordplay)
Birds (such as razorbills)
Birds initiate kissing in Oz!
A·1+U·1+K·5+S·1 = 8 pts
auld (5 points)
Old (lang syne)
Old, to Scots
New Year's Eve word
A·1+U·1+L·1+D·2 = 5 pts
aunt (4 points)
Tuna another way (wordplay)
Clara on "Bewitched," for one
Mayberry's Bee Taylor, for example
A·1+U·1+N·1+T·1 = 4 pts
aura (4 points)
Energy field, of sorts
Glow a seer sees (wordplay)
Angelic quality, perhaps
A·1+U·1+R·1+A·1 = 4 pts
auto (4 points)
One for the road (wordplay)
Mobile starter (wordplay)
Brougham, for one
A·1+U·1+T·1+O·1 = 4 pts
aver (7 points)
Just say yes (wordplay)
Say with one's fist clenched, say
Say to be so
A·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aves (7 points)
Some map lines: Abbr.
1st, 2nd and 3rd, perhaps
Marathon rtes., perhaps
A·1+V·4+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
avid (8 points)
Eager to behead Welsh saint (wordplay)
Like fans at the World Cup, say
Maybe Cameron's leader dismissed as mad
A·1+V·4+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
avos (7 points)
Coins of Macao
Macao money
Smashed fruit
A·1+V·4+O·1+S·1 = 7 pts
avow (10 points)
Say it is so
Say with conviction
Say with certitude
A·1+V·4+O·1+W·4 = 10 pts
away (10 points)
Absent in certain respects (wordplay)
On a trip, say
Begone with you!
A·1+W·4+A·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
awed (8 points)
Filled with respect (or dread)
Slack-jawed, maybe
Slack-jawed, perhaps
A·1+W·4+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
awee (7 points)
A little (while): Scot.
A little while, to Burns
Like the majority of Interstate highways
A·1+W·4+E·1+E·1 = 7 pts
awes (7 points)
Gives goose bumps, maybe
Causes gaping, say
Gets a gasp from, perhaps
A·1+W·4+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
awls (7 points)
They get their points across (wordplay)
Poker pair (wordplay)
Leather punching bag punchers (wordplay)
A·1+W·4+L·1+S·1 = 7 pts
awns (7 points)
Bristles on grasses
Beards of grain
Beards, as of oats.
A·1+W·4+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
awny (10 points)
Bearded, as barley
Bearded, in botany
Bearded, as grain.
A·1+W·4+N·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
awol (7 points)
Off guard, perhaps (wordplay)
One caught off base, perhaps
Not reporting as instructed, maybe
A·1+W·4+O·1+L·1 = 7 pts
awry (10 points)
With a twist (wordplay)
Right in a wrong way? Wrong!
At sixes and sevens
A·1+W·4+R·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
axal (11 points)
""Pertaining to an axis, also AXIAL""
A·1+X·8+A·1+L·1 = 11 pts
axed (12 points)
Discontinued with hatchet (wordplay)
Emulated Lizzie Borden (wordplay)
Took a bough (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+E·1+D·2 = 12 pts
axel (11 points)
Spin out on the ice (wordplay)
A double on the rocks!
Icy feat (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+E·1+L·1 = 11 pts
axes (11 points)
Chop sticks (wordplay)
Fells a tree, say
Pins of revolvers (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+E·1+S·1 = 11 pts
axil (11 points)
Leaf-stem connector
Angle of twig and stem.
Flower-stalk angle
A·1+X·8+I·1+L·1 = 11 pts
axis (11 points)
A cross is used to show 'x', perhaps
Plot line (wordplay)
Allied counterpart (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+I·1+S·1 = 11 pts
axle (11 points)
Tahoe bar, say
Remote control car part S (nonverbal)
Bar on a train (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+L·1+E·1 = 11 pts
axon (11 points)
Nervous conductor (wordplay)
Impulsive type (wordplay)
Little bit of nerve (wordplay)
A·1+X·8+O·1+N·1 = 11 pts
ayah (10 points)
New Delhi nanny
Nursemaid in Calcutta
Nurse of India
A·1+Y·4+A·1+H·4 = 10 pts
ayes (7 points)
Senate majority group, maybe (wordplay)
Passing comments (wordplay)
Words from a pro (wordplay)
A·1+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ayin (7 points)
16th Hebrew letter.
Sixteenth Hebrew letter
Letter between samekh and pe
A·1+Y·4+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
azan (13 points)
Mohammedans' hour of prayer
Call to prayer
Call to prayer from the minaret.
A·1+Z·10+A·1+N·1 = 13 pts
azon (13 points)
Kind of aerial bomb
Radio-controlled bomb
Bomb controlled by radio.
A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1 = 13 pts
baal (6 points)
False Phoenician god (OT)
Fertility god (false to some)
Idol from many seasons ago (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
baas (6 points)
Sounds from a meadow, perhaps
Sheepish cries (wordplay)
Sheep trills (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
baba (8 points)
Bottle in a crib (wordplay)
'Open sesame' sayer
Bottle in a playpen (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+B·3+A·1 = 8 pts
babe (8 points)
Ruth for one
Toyland visitor (wordplay)
One in the woods (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
babu (8 points)
Title, in India
A Hindu gentleman
Mr., in India.
B·3+A·1+B·3+U·1 = 8 pts
baby (11 points)
One on the bottle, perhaps
Labor day output (wordplay)
Pampered one (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+B·3+Y·4 = 11 pts
bach (11 points)
Composer's single - 50% off!
King of Poland's composer (c. 1740)
Mass producer (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+C·3+H·4 = 11 pts
back (12 points)
O.J., for one
Be an angel (wordplay)
Support (from behind?)
B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 12 pts
bade (7 points)
Naughty sweetheart proposed (wordplay)
Today's bid tomorrow (wordplay)
Gave expression to, as a fond farewell
B·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 7 pts
bads (7 points)
Wicked ones (with "the").
German spa town
Opposite of goods, in economics
B·3+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 7 pts

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