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aahed (9 points)
Reacted to a trapeze artist maybe
Sounded relaxed (wordplay)
Followed a doctor's order (wordplay)
A·1+A·1+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
aalii (5 points)
Hawaiian tree
A·1+A·1+L·1+I·1+I·1 = 5 pts
aargh (9 points)
I can't believe this!
Why is this happening to me?!
This is killing me!
A·1+A·1+R·1+G·2+H·4 = 9 pts
abaca (9 points)
Type of hemp
Philippine rope-making fiber
Fiber from a banana stalk
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+A·1 = 9 pts
abaci (9 points)
Early summers (wordplay)
Wooden counters (wordplay)
Summers of old (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+I·1 = 9 pts
aback (13 points)
Surprised (with "taken")
Surprising way to be taken (wordplay)
Where the offended are taken (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
abaft (10 points)
Towards the back (naut.)
Sailor's back (wordplay)
In the rear of a vessel
A·1+B·3+A·1+F·4+T·1 = 10 pts
abaka (11 points)
""A Philippine plant, also ABACA""
A·1+B·3+A·1+K·5+A·1 = 11 pts
abamp (11 points)
Bit of electricity
A·1+B·3+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 11 pts
abase (7 points)
Humble sailor sea-sick (wordplay)
Knock down a peg
Lower one's self.
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abash (10 points)
Shame it's a hit!
Turn red, maybe
Ace party? Shame!
A·1+B·3+A·1+S·1+H·4 = 10 pts
abate (7 points)
Decrease in strength
Reduce, as taxes
Lessen, as a storm
A·1+B·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abbas (9 points)
PLO chief Mahmoud
Arafat's successor as P.L.O. chairman
Coptic bishops' titles
A·1+B·3+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abbes (9 points)
Clerics in un monastre
French clerics with wild babes
French priests' titles of respect
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
abbey (12 points)
Lindisfarne Priory, for one
Site of monk business (wordplay)
Westminister for one
A·1+B·3+B·3+E·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
abbot (9 points)
Superior title (wordplay)
Top Trappist, maybe
Superior monk (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+B·3+O·1+T·1 = 9 pts
abeam (9 points)
Directly abreast (of a ship)
Where the sailor saw a light (wordplay)
Alongside, at sea
A·1+B·3+E·1+A·1+M·3 = 9 pts
abele (7 points)
Can the tree be in the beer (wordplay)
Might the tree be in the beer (wordplay)
Poplar popular in puzzles
A·1+B·3+E·1+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abets (7 points)
Fences, perhaps (wordplay)
Sticks up for, maybe (wordplay)
Does lookout duty for, say
A·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abhor (10 points)
Shun sailor with horror? Not half!
Regard sailor with horror? Not half!
Feel more than disdain
A·1+B·3+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
abide (8 points)
Might aid be needed to endure (wordplay)
Put up with a bass (fish)
Bear to live in the past (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
abler (7 points)
More talented? Be real!
More like a seaman, perhaps
More competent, perhaps like seaman
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
ables (7 points)
Be in the drinks in the wood
They preceded Bakers
Bakers' preceders
A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abmho (12 points)
Unit of conductance
Electrical conductance unit
A·1+B·3+M·3+H·4+O·1 = 12 pts
abode (8 points)
Palace, for one.
Apartment, for one
Humble dwelling (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+O·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
abohm (12 points)
A little resistance (wordplay)
Unit of electrical resistance
Unit of resistance
A·1+B·3+O·1+H·4+M·3 = 12 pts
aboil (7 points)
Ready for poaching, maybe
Ready for pasta say
Ready for pasta, say
A·1+B·3+O·1+I·1+L·1 = 7 pts
aboma (9 points)
South American snake
S.A. serpent
S. A. serpent.
A·1+B·3+O·1+M·3+A·1 = 9 pts
aboon (7 points)
Is life Gilbert
to all mankind
to mankind
A·1+B·3+O·1+O·1+N·1 = 7 pts
abort (7 points)
Cancel the heist!
Cancel the mission!
Cancel the plan!
A·1+B·3+O·1+R·1+T·1 = 7 pts
about (7 points)
Round (twelve of them?)
It's concerning a few rounds, maybe
Running errands, say
A·1+B·3+O·1+U·1+T·1 = 7 pts
above (10 points)
In the preceding paragraph perhaps
Over your head (wordplay)
In the preceding paragraph, perhaps
A·1+B·3+O·1+V·4+E·1 = 10 pts
abris (7 points)
Air-raid shelters
Shelters in Savoie
Shelters, in Savoie
A·1+B·3+R·1+I·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abuse (7 points)
Verbally attack an opponent (wordplay)
It's offensive
Subject to verbal assault and insults
A·1+B·3+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 7 pts
abuts (7 points)
Keeps in touch with (wordplay)
Is adjacent to
Sits next to
A·1+B·3+U·1+T·1+S·1 = 7 pts
abuzz (25 points)
Excited (like a hive?)
Humming as with conversation
Full of lively gossip
A·1+B·3+U·1+Z·10+Z·10 = 25 pts
abyes (10 points)
Abye
A·1+B·3+Y·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
abysm (12 points)
Deep cavity (arch)
Yawning gulf (Var.)
Bottomless pit (var.)
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts
abyss (10 points)
Ed Harris ocean flick (with "The")
Deep subject (wordplay)
Great depression (wordplay)
A·1+B·3+Y·4+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts
acari (7 points)
Little creatures I found under a vehicle
Mites ticks etc
Mites, ticks, etc.
A·1+C·3+A·1+R·1+I·1 = 7 pts
acerb (9 points)
Like lemon juice (var.)
Cause celebre cause of some back-biting!
Tart of tone
A·1+C·3+E·1+R·1+B·3 = 9 pts
aceta (7 points)
Vinegars
Vinegars.
A·1+C·3+E·1+T·1+A·1 = 7 pts
ached (11 points)
Wanted Bengay, say
Had a bad gut feeling (wordplay)
Needed a chiropractor, say
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+D·2 = 11 pts
aches (10 points)
Needs ice, say
Pa in for them (wordplay)
Distress signals (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1 = 10 pts
achoo (10 points)
Blessing preceder perhaps
Sound in a dusty attic maybe
Cause for a blessing (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+O·1 = 10 pts
acids (8 points)
Heartburn causes maybe
Lab flask contents perhaps
Lab flask contents, perhaps
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
acidy (11 points)
Sour as a stomach
Having a lot of reflux
Sour or sharp-tasting
A·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+Y·4 = 11 pts
acing (8 points)
Getting no returns (wordplay)
Giving great service (wordplay)
Allowing no returns, say
A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
acini (7 points)
Grape-seeds (Lat.)
Some berries in Cognac inimitable!
Grape seeds, for example
A·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+I·1 = 7 pts
ackee (11 points)
National fruit of Jamaica
West African fruit
Tropical fruit related to the lychee
A·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+E·1 = 11 pts
acmes (9 points)
High tops (wordplay)
Tip-top locales
The highest points.
A·1+C·3+M·3+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
acmic (11 points)
Relating to the highest point
A·1+C·3+M·3+I·1+C·3 = 11 pts
acned (8 points)
Spotted at the prom, perhaps (wordplay)
Benefiting from benzoyl peroxide, say
Red in the face (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acnes (7 points)
Teen-agers' woes
Some teenagers' ailments
Rosacea and others
A·1+C·3+N·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
acock (13 points)
Ready to fire
Turned up, as a hat.
A familiar chap's stuck up
A·1+C·3+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 13 pts
acold (8 points)
'Poor Tom's - - ' (Shak.)
Thing to feed (wordplay)
Wind in August movie
A·1+C·3+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acorn (7 points)
Part of a winter stash maybe
Bigtime Obama supporters (abbreviation)
The fruit of the shoetree (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 7 pts
acred (8 points)
Having much land
Wealthy in land
Owning lots of lots
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acres (7 points)
Landowning count (wordplay)
Some of a lot perhaps
Fourty in back (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+R·1+E·1+S·1 = 7 pts
acrid (8 points)
Bringing tears to your eyes, maybe
Bill free of bitterness (wordplay)
Like the smell of burning rubber
A·1+C·3+R·1+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
acted (8 points)
Was a whole new person (wordplay)
Employed the Stanislavski method, say
Created some drama (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+T·1+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
actin (7 points)
Role play (wordplay)
Be a part of a play
Join the cast as of a movie
A·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+N·1 = 7 pts
actor (7 points)
Role call answerer (wordplay)
Paul Newman for one
Cue user, maybe
A·1+C·3+T·1+O·1+R·1 = 7 pts
acute (7 points)
Not quite right (wordplay)
Eighty-five degrees, say
Not right (wordplay)
A·1+C·3+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 7 pts
acyls (10 points)
Acyl
A·1+C·3+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 10 pts
adage (7 points)
A watched pot never boils, for one
"Waste not, want not," for one
"Money talks," for one
A·1+D·2+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 7 pts
adapt (8 points)
Bring to the screen, perhaps
Turn from book to film, say
Turn from a book into a movie, say
A·1+D·2+A·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
addax (14 points)
Antelope of North Africa.
Spiral-horned buck
North African antelope
A·1+D·2+D·2+A·1+X·8 = 14 pts
added (8 points)
Became online friends, say
Put two and two together, say
Did some math maybe
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
adder (7 points)
Maybe a summer snake (wordplay)
To make in Erin (wordplay)
Mathematical reptile (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
addle (7 points)
Mix up or confuse
Make confused - go bad
Muddle or confuse
A·1+D·2+D·2+L·1+E·1 = 7 pts
adeem (8 points)
In law, revoke
Legally revoke, as a legacy
Revoke, as a will
A·1+D·2+E·1+E·1+M·3 = 8 pts
adept (8 points)
Expert from A-section (wordplay)
Really good (at)
Well-equipped (at)
A·1+D·2+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
adieu (6 points)
Nice way of saying goodbye (wordplay)
Nice goodbye (wordplay)
So long, Pierre!
A·1+D·2+I·1+E·1+U·1 = 6 pts
adios (6 points)
Ta ta, Tomas!
Bye-bye (amigo)
Bye word (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
adits (6 points)
Portals of a kind.
Entrances to mines
Entrances for miners
A·1+D·2+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 6 pts
adman (8 points)
Think mink thinker-upper, for one
One doing a spot test (wordplay)
Spot checker (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+N·1 = 8 pts
admen (8 points)
Spot checkers (wordplay)
Sellers of spots (wordplay)
Pitch specialists (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+M·3+E·1+N·1 = 8 pts
admit (8 points)
Word on a ticket, perhaps
Confess (to something)
Not blackball, say
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
admix (15 points)
Notice Michael's said blend
Blend with something.
Blend with something
A·1+D·2+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
adobe (8 points)
Casa material, perhaps
Material found in an ABODE (wordplay)
Feat of clay (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+E·1 = 8 pts
adobo (8 points)
Spicy Filipino dish often made with pork
Popular dish of the Philippines
Philippine chickenandpork recipe
A·1+D·2+O·1+B·3+O·1 = 8 pts
adopt (8 points)
Go out of the pool for, say (wordplay)
Get a pound pooch say
Become a mother maybe
A·1+D·2+O·1+P·3+T·1 = 8 pts
adore (6 points)
Dig deeply (wordplay)
Love what's found in bread? Oregano!
Hero-worship, say
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 6 pts
adorn (6 points)
Sew sequins on, say
Drape with tinsel, perhaps
Put studs on, perhaps
A·1+D·2+O·1+R·1+N·1 = 6 pts
adown (9 points)
Below to poets
Below, to poets
At a lower level Poet
A·1+D·2+O·1+W·4+N·1 = 9 pts
adoze (15 points)
Catching some Z's
'Twixt the covers
Catching a few zs
A·1+D·2+O·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
adult (6 points)
Imago, for one
Full-price payer, perhaps
Majority member (wordplay)
A·1+D·2+U·1+L·1+T·1 = 6 pts
adunc (8 points)
Curving inward as a beak
Curved inward, as a parrot's beak.
Curving inward, as a beak
A·1+D·2+U·1+N·1+C·3 = 8 pts
adust (6 points)
Dried or darkened, as by heat
Dried up, to poets
Dried or darkened as by heat
A·1+D·2+U·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
adyta (9 points)
Inner shrines in old temples.
Secret shrines in ancient temples.
Shrines in old temples
A·1+D·2+Y·4+T·1+A·1 = 9 pts
adzes (15 points)
Cooper's tools
Coopers aids at Colonial Williamsburg
Timber-dressing tools
A·1+D·2+Z·10+E·1+S·1 = 15 pts
aecia (7 points)
Rust-fungi spores
Fungal spore sacs
Spore clusters of rust fungi
A·1+E·1+C·3+I·1+A·1 = 7 pts
aedes (6 points)
Mosquito, virulent type
Yellow fever mosquito.
Tiger mosquito genus.
A·1+E·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
aegis (6 points)
(Under the) protection (of)
Protection (originally a shield)
Protection (of someone)
A·1+E·1+G·2+I·1+S·1 = 6 pts
aeons (5 points)
Ages and ages (Var.)
Incredibly long stretches (Var.)
Very long times
A·1+E·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aerie (5 points)
Highflier`s home (wordplay)
Last row in the balcony (wordplay)
Cliff hangar (wordplay)
A·1+E·1+R·1+I·1+E·1 = 5 pts
afars (8 points)
and Issas Djibouti once
and the Issas former French territory
The and the Issas Djibouti formerly
A·1+F·4+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 8 pts
affix (18 points)
Attach a really loud 1-across (wordplay)
Glue on maybe
Glue on, maybe
A·1+F·4+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 18 pts
afire (8 points)
Going to blazes (wordplay)
Likely to be hosed (wordplay)
Full of ardor
A·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
afoot (8 points)
Abroad - not very far (wordplay)
Like skullduggery perhaps
Like Sherlock Holmes' game (wordplay)
A·1+F·4+O·1+O·1+T·1 = 8 pts
afore (8 points)
Prior to a golfer's warning?
Prior to a golfer's warning (wordplay)
Start for mentioned
A·1+F·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 8 pts
afoul (8 points)
How a felon runs (wordplay)
On the wrong side (of)
On the bad side (of)
A·1+F·4+O·1+U·1+L·1 = 8 pts
afrit (8 points)
Demon of Arab mythology
Mythical Arabian demon
Evil demon Arabian mythology
A·1+F·4+R·1+I·1+T·1 = 8 pts
after (8 points)
Introduction to math (wordplay)
Fairy tale's last word (wordplay)
Second of two photos perhaps
A·1+F·4+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
again (6 points)
How you can say that (wordplay)
One way you can say that (wordplay)
Say what (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
agama (8 points)
Old World lizard
Cousin of the iguana.
Scripture thats source to yoga methods
A·1+G·2+A·1+M·3+A·1 = 8 pts
agape (8 points)
In awe perhaps
In midyawn perhaps
In mid-yawn, perhaps
A·1+G·2+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 8 pts
agars (6 points)
Culture media from seaweed
Petri dish gels
Temples ex and family
A·1+G·2+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agate (6 points)
Fine print maybe
Box score print size, perhaps
Fine print, maybe
A·1+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 6 pts
agave (9 points)
Sisal for one
Century plant, for one
Maguey for one
A·1+G·2+A·1+V·4+E·1 = 9 pts
agaze (15 points)
In a trance state perhaps
In a trance state, perhaps
Looking with eagerness.
A·1+G·2+A·1+Z·10+E·1 = 15 pts
agene (6 points)
A chemical compound used in bleaching flour
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
agent (6 points)
James Bond, for one
Counterspy, for one
Worker for say
A·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+T·1 = 6 pts
agers (6 points)
Teen attachment (wordplay)
Causes of gray hair perhaps
Tools for distressing jeans, perhaps
A·1+G·2+E·1+R·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agger (7 points)
Kind of tide
Earthwork of ancient Rome
Earthwork of ancient Rome.
A·1+G·2+G·2+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aggie (7 points)
Animal husbandry major, say
Rural student, maybe
Animal husbandry major say
A·1+G·2+G·2+I·1+E·1 = 7 pts
aggro (7 points)
Boorish, threatening behaviour (slang)
A horse, say, or other cause of trouble
Belligerent in Britspeak
A·1+G·2+G·2+R·1+O·1 = 7 pts
aghas (9 points)
Sheiks' guests, maybe (var.)
Turkish chiefs (m)
Ottoman officials (Var.)
A·1+G·2+H·4+A·1+S·1 = 9 pts
agile (6 points)
Good at acro, say
Able to do splits, say
Able to leap tall buildings (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aging (7 points)
Getting up there (wordplay)
Sitting in a cave, perhaps
*Kneading work (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 7 pts
agios (6 points)
Money-exchange premiums
Monetary exchange fees.
Currency traders' concerns
A·1+G·2+I·1+O·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agism (8 points)
Discriminatory practice (var.)
Problem for some seniors
Cause fought by the Gray Panthers
A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+M·3 = 8 pts
agist (6 points)
Discriminator against the elderly (Var.)
To graze: Prov
Fee for grazing cattle
A·1+G·2+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 6 pts
aglee (6 points)
Awry, to Burns (var.)
Wrong: Scot. var.
Awry to Burns var
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
aglet (6 points)
Tip for a sneakerhead (wordplay)
Aid in threading perhaps
Lace end perhaps
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 6 pts
agley (9 points)
men gang aft
Wrong, to Burns
How Burns's plans went
A·1+G·2+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
aglow (9 points)
Silver down at melting-point (wordplay)
Shining as from within
Fan at concert
A·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+W·4 = 9 pts
agmas (8 points)
Agma
A·1+G·2+M·3+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
agone (6 points)
Ancient rockers' "ago" (wordplay)
In the past, to poets of the past
Ancient rockers ago
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 6 pts
agons (6 points)
Contests in Socrates's day
Conflicts, in Greek dramas
Ancient Greek athletic competitions
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 6 pts
agony (9 points)
Waiting, for the impatient, say
Defeated one's feeling?
Waiting for the impatient say
A·1+G·2+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 9 pts
agora (6 points)
Place that many fear (wordplay)
Euclidean square (wordplay)
Where Aesop shopped (wordplay)
A·1+G·2+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 6 pts
agree (6 points)
Say "uh-huh," say
Have the same gender perhaps
See no need to argue maybe
A·1+G·2+R·1+E·1+E·1 = 6 pts
agria (6 points)
A skin condition with extensive pus blisters
A·1+G·2+R·1+I·1+A·1 = 6 pts
agues (6 points)
You in time for the fevers (wordplay)
Chilly symptoms (wordplay)
Spells of chill
A·1+G·2+U·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ahead (9 points)
Winning (an election)
Best way to leave Vegas (wordplay)
In the first place (wordplay)
A·1+H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2 = 9 pts
ahold (9 points)
Get of (obtain)
Get of (grab)
Get - of (obtain)
A·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2 = 9 pts
ahull (8 points)
""Abandoned and flooded, as a ship""
A·1+H·4+U·1+L·1+L·1 = 8 pts
aided (7 points)
Gave a tow, maybe
Gave a ride, say
Gave a tow maybe
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
aider (6 points)
Of golf (wordplay)
A friend indeed!
Abettor's partner (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aides (6 points)
Right hands you might say
Helpers around the House, say
Right-handers (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+D·2+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ailed (6 points)
Winced and wept, perhaps
Needed debugging (wordplay)
Had to miss school, perhaps
A·1+I·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
aimed (8 points)
About to be fired perhaps
Readied a bow, perhaps
Saw the sights (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+D·2 = 8 pts
aimer (7 points)
One with a sight (wordplay)
One seeing the sights (wordplay)
One doing sight seeing (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+M·3+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
aioli (5 points)
Sauce for crab cakes, maybe
Duck in trouble? Add one garlicky mayo!
Premium oil mixed in this (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+O·1+L·1+I·1 = 5 pts
aired (6 points)
Was on the radio, say
Ventilated in the outdoors (wordplay)
On the radio, say
A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
airer (5 points)
Radio station say
One sharing dirty laundry (wordplay)
One putting on a show (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+R·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
airns (5 points)
Airn
A·1+I·1+R·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
airth (8 points)
To {guide=v}
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+H·4 = 8 pts
airts (5 points)
Airt
A·1+I·1+R·1+T·1+S·1 = 5 pts
aisle (5 points)
Way to get married in church? I'll say!
Seating request perhaps
Seat preference perhaps
A·1+I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
aitch (10 points)
Honorable silence (wordplay)
Either of two hearth borders (wordplay)
Head start (wordplay)
A·1+I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4 = 10 pts
aiver (8 points)
A draft horse
A·1+I·1+V·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
ajiva (15 points)
Inanimate matter
A·1+J·8+I·1+V·4+A·1 = 15 pts
ajuga (13 points)
Large genus of herbs
Large genus of herbs.
Bugleweed
A·1+J·8+U·1+G·2+A·1 = 13 pts
akees (9 points)
Tropical evergreen trees
African trees
African trees.
A·1+K·5+E·1+E·1+S·1 = 9 pts
akela (9 points)
Jungle Book wolf (Kipling)
"The Jungle Book" wolfpack leader
Wolf in Kipling book
A·1+K·5+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 9 pts
akene (9 points)
Strawberry, for example variable
Small dry fruit Var.
One-seeded fruit
A·1+K·5+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 9 pts
alack (11 points)
A need to regret to say this
Such a shortage - oh, dear!
A jet won't start, I'm sad to say
A·1+L·1+A·1+C·3+K·5 = 11 pts
alamo (7 points)
1836 battle site (with "the")
Something to remember (wordplay)
Texas shrine (with "the")
A·1+L·1+A·1+M·3+O·1 = 7 pts
aland (6 points)
unto flowing with milk and honey
Finnish islands in Gulf of Bothnia.
Islands near Turku.
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+D·2 = 6 pts
alane (5 points)
to the land of the dead Auden
A cottage in Godley
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
alang (6 points)
Together with Scot
Together with Scot.
In the course of Scot.
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
alans (5 points)
Directors Pakula and Parker
Dershowitz and Greenspan
Bergman and Lerner
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
alant (5 points)
Sneezeweed
A·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alarm (7 points)
Aid for one getting woke (wordplay)
Siren, for one
Clock sound at 6 a.m., maybe
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 7 pts
alary (8 points)
Pertaining to wings (var.)
Like a wing-shaped PArt
Shaped like a wing.
A·1+L·1+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alate (5 points)
Having wings (anagram of EAT AL)
Off to start behind schedule
Like St. Mark's lion
A·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 5 pts
albas (7 points)
Spanish duke and family.
Troubadours' dawn serenades
Spanish duke and family
A·1+L·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
album (9 points)
LP, perhaps (wordplay)
Magical Mystery Tour for one
Life preserver (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+B·3+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
alcid (8 points)
A diving sea bird
A·1+L·1+C·3+I·1+D·2 = 8 pts
alder (6 points)
Tree many be deal? Right (wordplay)
Cabinet wood, perhaps
Not starting to be less hairy tree!
A·1+L·1+D·2+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
aldol (6 points)
Colorless liquid: Chem.
Colorless liquid Chem.
Colorless liquid Chem
A·1+L·1+D·2+O·1+L·1 = 6 pts
alecs (7 points)
Smart ones (wordplay)
Smart, sarcastic guys (wordplay)
'Smart' guys (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+C·3+S·1 = 7 pts
alefs (8 points)
Hebrew A's (Var.)
Hebrew letters (var.)
Hebrew A's
A·1+L·1+E·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
aleph (10 points)
Leader of Abraham (wordplay)
Opening in the Mideast (wordplay)
Jewish leader (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+E·1+P·3+H·4 = 10 pts
alert (5 points)
Ready to jump perhaps
'Fore!,' for one
Ready for an attack, say
A·1+L·1+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alfas (8 points)
A code words (wordplay)
A's in aviation (wordplay)
Some Italian cars, for short
A·1+L·1+F·4+A·1+S·1 = 8 pts
algae (6 points)
Floor plants (wordplay)
Sea moss, for one
Birdbath greenery (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+E·1 = 6 pts
algal (6 points)
Like some experimental biofuels
Like pond scum
Like some pond growth
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
algas (6 points)
Sea plants
Photosynthetic plants
Seaweeds
A·1+L·1+G·2+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
algid (7 points)
Glad to be spoilt when one's caught cold
Fancy word for "cold"
Cold? It's good to wear a hat
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
algin (6 points)
Kelp product
Thickening gum
Emulsifying agent
A·1+L·1+G·2+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
algor (6 points)
Chill
A·1+L·1+G·2+O·1+R·1 = 6 pts
algum (8 points)
Sandalwood tree of the Bible.
Red sandalwood.
Biblical tree
A·1+L·1+G·2+U·1+M·3 = 8 pts
alias (5 points)
Protective cover (wordplay)
Pen name, say
s More Than Words Can Say band
A·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
alibi (7 points)
Out, of sorts (wordplay)
Out of sorts (wordplay)
Airtight story maybe
A·1+L·1+I·1+B·3+I·1 = 7 pts
alien (5 points)
From far away (perhaps very far)
Space cadet (wordplay)
Saucer pilot (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+E·1+N·1 = 5 pts
alifs (8 points)
Arabic leaders (wordplay)
Arabic A's
Arabic alphabet openers
A·1+L·1+I·1+F·4+S·1 = 8 pts
align (6 points)
Set straight (wordplay)
Lie together perhaps
Put pretty maids all in a row say
A·1+L·1+I·1+G·2+N·1 = 6 pts
alike (9 points)
Capone and Eisenhower similar (wordplay)
... taking a fancy to similar!
How great minds think (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 9 pts
aline (5 points)
Put in a row (Var.)
Dress with some flare (wordplay)
Letter-shaped skirt (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
alist (5 points)
Star cluster (wordplay)
Cluster of stars (wordplay)
Most wanted (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+S·1+T·1 = 5 pts
alive (8 points)
Like Maria von Trapp's hills (wordplay)
Kicking partner (wordplay)
Still with us (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 8 pts
aliya (8 points)
Immigration of Jews to Israel
Emigrating to Israel from the Jewish diaspora
A·1+L·1+I·1+Y·4+A·1 = 8 pts
alkyd (13 points)
Sticky resin used in paint
Polyester in paints
Resin used in paints
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+D·2 = 13 pts
alkyl (12 points)
Ethyl or methyl
Chemist's term.
Word with group or halide
A·1+L·1+K·5+Y·4+L·1 = 12 pts
allay (8 points)
Diminish (fears/concern)
Mollify or soothe, say fears
Lay to rest (fear)
A·1+L·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
alley (8 points)
Place for a dumpster, perhaps
Dangerous place to walk at night perhaps
Place for pinheads (wordplay)
A·1+L·1+L·1+E·1+Y·4 = 8 pts

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