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ankhs (12 points)
Goth necklace pendants
Egyptian symbols for life
Signs of life
A·1+N·1+K·5+H·4+S·1 = 12 pts
ankle (9 points)
Bracelet site perhaps
Sprain spot perhaps
Monitor location, maybe
A·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
ankus (9 points)
Elephant goad used by mahouts
Spiked elephant goad
Indian elephant goad
A·1+N·1+K·5+U·1+S·1 = 9 pts
banks (11 points)
Vaulted places (wordplay)
Safe places (wordplay)
Safe spaces (wordplay)
B·3+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
blank (11 points)
Void (of writing, thought, etc)
Bare; uncomprehending (look)
Devoid of content
B·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
blink (11 points)
Flip one's lid (wordplay)
Flip your lid (wordplay)
Miss the action, maybe
B·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
bonks (11 points)
Knocks on the noggin
Funny hitting sounds
Hits on the head
B·3+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
brank (11 points)
Buckwheat
B·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
brink (11 points)
Edge (of disaster etc)
Verge (of war etc)
Point of no return
B·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
bunko (11 points)
Confidence game (Var.)
Swindler's operation
Con game variable
B·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+O·1 = 11 pts
bunks (11 points)
Double beds (wordplay)
Stays the night (with)
Beds at sea
B·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
chink (14 points)
To fill up cracks
C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 14 pts
chunk (14 points)
Peter Pan element (wordplay)
Large amount (informal)
Peter Pan element
C·3+H·4+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 14 pts
clank (11 points)
Metallic sound (A, not I)
Sound of armor (wordplay)
Chain reaction (wordplay)
C·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
clink (11 points)
Rattle of coins; prison (slang)
Sound from a toaster (wordplay)
Sound heard shortly after "Here's to..."
C·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
clonk (11 points)
Dull, hollow sound
Dull, plodding sound
Dull plodding sound
C·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
clunk (11 points)
Sound made by drawing a cork.
Sound of a cork leaving a bottle.
Dull metallic thud
C·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
conks (11 points)
out nods off
Bops on the bean
Knocks on the noggin
C·3+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
conky (14 points)
Full of a tree fungus
C·3+O·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
crank (11 points)
Part of an old telephone
Model T item
Bent portion of axle.
C·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
dinks (10 points)
Modest hits (wordplay)
Shots finessed over the net
Soft tennis shots
D·2+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 10 pts
dinky (13 points)
Small and insignificant Slang.
Dainty (colloq.)
Small and neat
D·2+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 13 pts
drank (10 points)
Had a shot say
Had a spirited session (wordplay)
Had a beer, say
D·2+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 10 pts
drink (10 points)
Manhattan, for one
Screwdriver, for one
Wassail for one
D·2+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 10 pts
drunk (10 points)
Taken in when 9 (but not 24)
One who has trouble passing the bar
Three sheets to the wind
D·2+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 10 pts
dunks (10 points)
Shaq had many
Above-the-rim action
Brittney Griner baskets
D·2+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 10 pts
finks (12 points)
Tellers (wordplay)
Rats; stoolies
Stool pigeons
F·4+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
flank (12 points)
Edge in battle (wordplay)
Kind of steak
Be at the side of
F·4+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
flunk (12 points)
Fail (an exam, say)
Require a re-test, perhaps
Fail in (an exam)
F·4+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
frank (12 points)
Candid guy (wordplay)
Dirty water dog, say
Like this puzzle's theme (wordplay)
F·4+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
funks (12 points)
Some are blue
Stank emanations
Sad states
F·4+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
funky (15 points)
Prince-ly (wordplay)
Having a strong dance rhythm
Like James Browns music
F·4+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
ginks (10 points)
Odd people: Slang
Odd people Slang
Eccentric guys slangily
G·2+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 10 pts
gunks (10 points)
Greases (up), as hair
Slimy residues
G·2+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 10 pts
gunky (13 points)
Hard to clean, maybe
Covered in grease say
Covered in grease, say
G·2+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 13 pts
hanks (12 points)
Hair pieces (wordplay)
Coils of yarn
Forrest Gump portrayer
H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
hanky (15 points)
Something up grandma's sleeve (wordplay)
Funeral square (wordplay)
Something up her sleeve (wordplay)
H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
honks (12 points)
Jam accompaniment (wordplay)
Traffic reports (wordplay)
Jam "music" (wordplay)
H·4+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
hunks (12 points)
Servings of beefcake (wordplay)
Like some underwear models
Guys with great bods
H·4+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
hunky (15 points)
Dangling opener, you might say
Like soap opera actors, often
Like many soap actors
H·4+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
inked (10 points)
Dipped in a well, maybe
Used a well, maybe
Drew a tattoo (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
inker (9 points)
Gutenbergs assistant maybe
Gutenberg's assistant, maybe
Left a burning impression (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 9 pts
inkle (9 points)
Braided linen yarn
Type of linen tape
Linen tape for trimming
I·1+N·1+K·5+L·1+E·1 = 9 pts
jinks (16 points)
High humor (wordplay)
Shenanigans, with a "hi" (wordplay)
Horse Marines captain
J·8+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
junks (16 points)
Sights on the Yangtze.
Gets rid of
Sights on the Yangtze
J·8+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 16 pts
junky (19 points)
Like many a jalopy
Inferior in quality
Of little value
J·8+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 19 pts
kinks (13 points)
Twists to be worked out
The Lola singers
Come Dancing band, with "the"
K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 13 pts
kinky (16 points)
Like leather perhaps
Like leather, perhaps
Like an Afro
K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 16 pts
konks (13 points)
Konk
K·5+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 13 pts
lanky (12 points)
Lean in an awkward way
Squat's opposite
Tall, thin and somewhat ungainly
L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
links (9 points)
Driving course (wordplay)
Talking cat, of course!
Joins on the golf course (wordplay)
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
linky (12 points)
Full of interlocking rings
L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 12 pts
lunks (9 points)
Unsharp tacks (wordplay)
Blockheads
Meatheads
L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
minke (11 points)
Darkcolored baleen whale
Small baleen whale
Dark-colored baleen whale
M·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+E·1 = 11 pts
minks (11 points)
Stole animals (wordplay)
Garments in summer storage, perhaps
Some status symbols
M·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
monks (11 points)
Men in the hood (wordplay)
St. Benedict's recruits
Zoo creatures, for short
M·3+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
oinks (9 points)
Utterings among pen pals (wordplay)
Reacts to fresh slop, say
Gratitude for slop (wordplay)
O·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
pinko (11 points)
Relative of a red
Suspiciously left in the s
One name Archie called Meathead
P·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+O·1 = 11 pts
pinks (11 points)
Shocking flowers (wordplay)
Light crimson shades
Uses certain shears
P·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
pinky (14 points)
Digit raised by a tea sipper (var.)
Swear word (wordplay)
1949 Jeanne Craine title role
P·3+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
plank (11 points)
Board walk (wordplay)
Tax cuts in a campaign, say
Pirate's exit (wordplay)
P·3+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
plink (11 points)
Sound of a pin dropping, maybe
Shoot idly at targets
Light metallic sound
P·3+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
plonk (11 points)
Put down wine (but not this?)
Cheap drink to lay down (wordplay)
Cheap wine (sl.)
P·3+L·1+O·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
plunk (11 points)
Pay out (with "down")
Give out a twanging sound.
Drop (down), as cash
P·3+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
prank (11 points)
Parking for the taxi-drivers is a joke!
Prank tee-hee (nonverbal)
Water bucket over a doorway, for one
P·3+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
prink (11 points)
Bedeck with finery.
Dress with special care.
Preen, dress finely
P·3+R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
punka (11 points)
Ceiling fan of India.
Ceiling fan of India
Fan in India
P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+A·1 = 11 pts
punks (11 points)
Rock fans with spiky hair, maybe
Dirty Harry's targets (wordplay)
Rockers with spiked hair, perhaps
P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 11 pts
punky (14 points)
Very slowburning as a fire
Very slow-burning, as a fire
Like Ramones tunes
P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 14 pts
ranks (9 points)
Puts first or second, say
Puts first say
Places in size order, say
R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
reink (9 points)
Sign a new contract, perhaps
Sign a new contract perhaps
Use a brayer perhaps
R·1+E·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
rinks (9 points)
Where icings are done (wordplay)
Blues venues (wordplay)
Where some figures are made
R·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
shank (12 points)
Cause to go off course maybe
Can opener (wordplay)
Cause to go off course, maybe
S·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
sinks (9 points)
Places to put home plates (wordplay)
Join me for a ride!
Places to find home plates (wordplay)
S·1+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
skink (13 points)
Type of lizard
Soup made of the hock of beef
Short-limbed lizard
S·1+K·5+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 13 pts
skunk (13 points)
Pepe Le Pew for one
Pepe Le Pew, for one
One who raises a stink (wordplay)
S·1+K·5+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 13 pts
slank (9 points)
Slink
S·1+L·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
slink (9 points)
Move toward ones prey perhaps
Move towards ones prey perhaps
Move towards one's prey, perhaps
S·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
slunk (9 points)
Made a red-faced exit
Stole along quietly.
Stole (away)
S·1+L·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
spank (11 points)
Rear-end collision (wordplay)
Back slap (wordplay)
Seat-of-the-pants decision (wordplay)
S·1+P·3+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
spunk (11 points)
Precious mettle (wordplay)
Plucky spirit Colloq.
Feistiness or courage
S·1+P·3+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 11 pts
stank (9 points)
Got booed, maybe
Offended the olfactory senses
Nasty attitude, in modern slang
S·1+T·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
stink (9 points)
Be terrible (at something)
Put on a lousy show, say
Need a shower (wordplay)
S·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
stunk (9 points)
Cleared the room, perhaps
Played really poorly
Was really, really, really bad
S·1+T·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
swank (12 points)
Show off (colloq.)
Two-Oscar Hilary
Best Actress of 1999
S·1+W·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
swink (12 points)
To {toil=v}
S·1+W·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
tanka (9 points)
Tibetan religious painting
Japanese poem of syllables
Poem of syllables in five lines
T·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+A·1 = 9 pts
tanks (9 points)
Army vehicles (You're welcome!)
War wagons (wordplay)
Response to "au reservoir," in old gag
T·1+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 9 pts
thank (12 points)
Say I owe you one
Clap for perhaps
Clap for, perhaps
T·1+H·4+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
think (12 points)
Skinny character (wordplay)
Something to do twice (wordplay)
I need you to remember this!
T·1+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
thunk (12 points)
Thought wrong (wordplay)
Thought incorrectly (wordplay)
Who'd've it?!
T·1+H·4+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 12 pts
trank (9 points)
Vet's prescription, perhaps
Vets prescription perhaps
Leather enough to make one glove
T·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
trunk (9 points)
Site of a branch meeting (wordplay)
Spare part (wordplay)
Jumbo jet propeller (wordplay)
T·1+R·1+U·1+N·1+K·5 = 9 pts
winks (12 points)
Flips one's lid (wordplay)
40 in a bedroom (wordplay)
Eye come-ons
W·4+I·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
wonks (12 points)
Arcane-detail experts
Public policy experts
Selfstyled experts
W·4+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
wonky (15 points)
Unsteady, to a Brit
Full of bugs, in computer slang
Preoccupied with arcane details
W·4+O·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 15 pts
yanks (12 points)
N Americans are jerks!
Tugs for the American team (wordplay)
Trent Reznor's band
Y·4+A·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 12 pts
zinky (21 points)
Containing a certain metal.
Containing a certain metal
Z·10+I·1+N·1+K·5+Y·4 = 21 pts
zonks (18 points)
Drops off with out
Crashes (out)
Crashes, with 'out'
Z·10+O·1+N·1+K·5+S·1 = 18 pts

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