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chads (11 points)

They're taken off the ballot (wordplay)

Polling place hangers-on (wordplay)

Gore-y election issue (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+A·1+D·2+S·1 = 11 pts

chafe (13 points)

React to wool maybe

Rub the wrong way (wordplay)

React to wool, maybe

C·3+H·4+A·1+F·4+E·1 = 13 pts

chaff (16 points)

Worthless material (from corn)

Rag? Worthless stuff!

Blow that for a joke

C·3+H·4+A·1+F·4+F·4 = 16 pts

chain (10 points)

Tea in group of hotels (wordplay)

IHOP for one

Costco, for one

C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+N·1 = 10 pts

chair (10 points)

Bean bag, for one

Committee head (letters 2-5 +...)

Rocker, say, meeting conductor

C·3+H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1 = 10 pts

chalk (14 points)

Substance totally different from cheese!

School board order (wordplay)

Opposite of cheese (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+A·1+L·1+K·5 = 14 pts

champ (14 points)

Bite - victor (abbr)

Munch (at the bit?)

Munch loudly - the winner!

C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+P·3 = 14 pts

chams (12 points)

Cham

C·3+H·4+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chang (11 points)

French Open champ Michael

1989 French Open winner

Michael who won the French Open at 17

C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2 = 11 pts

chant (10 points)

Gregorian for one

Church worker provides a carol, perhaps

Crowd sound maybe

C·3+H·4+A·1+N·1+T·1 = 10 pts

chaos (10 points)

Canceled order (wordplay)

Zoo feature (wordplay)

Organization's opposite

C·3+H·4+A·1+O·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chape (12 points)

Metal mounting of a scabbard.

Scabbard point

Scabbard part

C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+E·1 = 12 pts

chaps (12 points)

Ranch dressing (wordplay)

The fellows Charles takes in, Page!

Leggings for men (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chapt (12 points)

Chap

C·3+H·4+A·1+P·3+T·1 = 12 pts

chard (11 points)

Swiss veggie (wordplay)

Wine choice briefly

A fish many serve with vegetable

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2 = 11 pts

chare (10 points)

Odd job in England.

Do odd jobs.

Do housework for pay.

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chark (14 points)

To {char=v}

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+K·5 = 14 pts

charm (12 points)

Third time say

Third time, say

Flock of finches

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts

charr (10 points)

Kind of trout

A trout Var.

Kind of trout.

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+R·1 = 10 pts

chars (10 points)

What a singer does (wordplay)

Makes barbecued fish (wordplay)

Leaves grill marks on

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chart (10 points)

Bar graph say

Hit list (wordplay)

Make the top 40, say

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+T·1 = 10 pts

chary (13 points)

Cautious, cleaner close to canary

Careful cleaner? Unknown

Less than confident

C·3+H·4+A·1+R·1+Y·4 = 13 pts

chase (10 points)

Follow wild geese (wordplay)

Pursue wild geese (wordplay)

Engrave a hunting scene (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chasm (12 points)

Deep subject (wordplay)

Huge difference between viewpoints, say

Grand Canyon for one

C·3+H·4+A·1+S·1+M·3 = 12 pts

chats (10 points)

Uses ICQ, perhaps

Utilizes FaceTime, say

Uses AIM, perhaps

C·3+H·4+A·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chaws (13 points)

Dipper's choices

They're big among dippers

Plugs of tobacco

C·3+H·4+A·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts

chays (13 points)

Chay

C·3+H·4+A·1+Y·4+S·1 = 13 pts

cheap (12 points)

Penny each, perhaps (wordplay)

Unlikely to buy good presents, perhaps

For a song, the sound made by bird, say

C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+P·3 = 12 pts

cheat (10 points)

Pocket diamonds, say (wordplay)

Move twice in a row, maybe

Use God Mode, say

C·3+H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1 = 10 pts

check (16 points)

King pin (wordplay)

Kind of mate (wordplay)

'I attack your king'

C·3+H·4+E·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts

cheek (14 points)

Half-moon (wordplay)

One of four on the human body (wordplay)

Pinching place perhaps

C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+K·5 = 14 pts

cheep (12 points)

Word from a bird to Scrooge (wordplay)

Fowl language (wordplay)

Call from a tree

C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+P·3 = 12 pts

cheer (10 points)

Root loudly for one's favorite team

Rah, for one

Encouraging words (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+E·1+E·1+R·1 = 10 pts

chefs (13 points)

Pan handlers (wordplay)

Crepe-suzette experts

Recipe writers, often

C·3+H·4+E·1+F·4+S·1 = 13 pts

chela (10 points)

Crab's claw; leach (anagram)

Claw of a crustacean.

Disciple in India

C·3+H·4+E·1+L·1+A·1 = 10 pts

chert (10 points)

Dull-colored flintlike quartz.

Flint-like rock.

Fine-grained silica

C·3+H·4+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 10 pts

chess (10 points)

Knight's activity (wordplay)

War for 30 men and 2 women (wordplay)

War for 32 men (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chest (10 points)

Spot of tea (wordplay)

Cedar for one

Treasure hunters quest perhaps

C·3+H·4+E·1+S·1+T·1 = 10 pts

cheth (13 points)

A Hebrew letter

C·3+H·4+E·1+T·1+H·4 = 13 pts

chevy (16 points)

Malibu, for one

Guy in a Chase scene (wordplay)

Tahoe, for one

C·3+H·4+E·1+V·4+Y·4 = 16 pts

chews (13 points)

Ponders (with "on")

Breaks down at dinner (wordplay)

Processes the fat (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+E·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts

chewy (16 points)

Requiring mastication, like toffee say

Tough to swallow (wordplay)

Like licorice sticks

C·3+H·4+E·1+W·4+Y·4 = 16 pts

chiao (10 points)

NASA astronaut Leroy

Small Chinese coin

Chinese unit of currency

C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+O·1 = 10 pts

chias (10 points)

Plants that make pets

Plants that make "pets"

Green "pets"

C·3+H·4+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chick (16 points)

Hen party topic (wordplay)

You may get a peep out of this

Pretty young miss

C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts

chico (12 points)

The Man's man (wordplay)

Stylish character (wordplay)

Marx's fashionable circle

C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+O·1 = 12 pts

chics (12 points)

Stylishnesses

Fashions

C·3+H·4+I·1+C·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chide (11 points)

Say "Tsk!" to

Say "Tsk tsk!"

Say "tut-tut" to

C·3+H·4+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 11 pts

chief (13 points)

Address for an officer, perhaps

Sitting Bull for one

Crazy Horse, for one

C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+F·4 = 13 pts

chiel (10 points)

""A young man, also CHIELD""

C·3+H·4+I·1+E·1+L·1 = 10 pts

child (11 points)

Labor issue (wordplay)

Son maybe drinking litre is scolded

First-grader, for one

C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+D·2 = 11 pts

chile (10 points)

Cool South American country (wordplay)

Cold country (wordplay)

S American country, capital Santiago 95)

C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chili (10 points)

Camp cook's meal, perhaps

Dog blanket (wordplay)

Post-rodeo chow, perhaps

C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+I·1 = 10 pts

chill (10 points)

Put in the fridge, say

Relax in an igloo (wordplay)

Put in the fridge say

C·3+H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1 = 10 pts

chimb (14 points)

The rim of a cask

C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+B·3 = 14 pts

chime (12 points)

Voice of Grandfather Time?

Strike a chord, say

Doorbell sound, perhaps

C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 12 pts

chimp (14 points)

Curious George, for one

Washoe, for one

Cheetah, for one

C·3+H·4+I·1+M·3+P·3 = 14 pts

china (10 points)

Cabinet members (wordplay)

Home plates (wordplay)

Punch a mate in Cheapside (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+A·1 = 10 pts

chine (10 points)

Cut of meat

Ridge or crest

Animal's backbone.

C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chink (14 points)

To fill up cracks

C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+K·5 = 14 pts

chino (10 points)

Durable trousers fabric

California city or cotton cloth

Work-clothes material

C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 10 pts

chins (10 points)

Leading parts in boxing films (wordplay)

Double features (wordplay)

Goes up in a gym, perhaps

C·3+H·4+I·1+N·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chips (12 points)

Ante matter (wordplay)

Takes the edge off maybe

Counters for fast food (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+I·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chirk (14 points)

Become cheerful (with "up").

Become cheerful with up

C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+K·5 = 14 pts

chirm (12 points)

To {chirp=v}

C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+M·3 = 12 pts

chiro (10 points)

Large, silvery food fish

Prefix meaning "hand" (as in -practor or -mancy)

Prefix meaning hand as in practor or mancy

C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+O·1 = 10 pts

chirp (12 points)

"More worm, please" (nonverbal)

Tweet substitute (wordplay)

Wake-up call (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+P·3 = 12 pts

chirr (10 points)

Trill like a bird

Trilling insect noise

Sound made by a grasshopper.

C·3+H·4+I·1+R·1+R·1 = 10 pts

chits (10 points)

Favors in the bank

Bill's children

Club i.o.u.'s

C·3+H·4+I·1+T·1+S·1 = 10 pts

chive (13 points)

12 down-like herb

Onion's kin

Onion's cousin.

C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+E·1 = 13 pts

chivy (16 points)

Badger starts to chase Himalayan climber

C·3+H·4+I·1+V·4+Y·4 = 16 pts

chock (16 points)

Anti-roll item placed behind wheel

Word with full

Wedge under a wheel to prevent motion

C·3+H·4+O·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts

choir (10 points)

Vocal church group (wordplay)

Mormon Tabernacle for one

Lofty group (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+O·1+I·1+R·1 = 10 pts

choke (14 points)

Freeze on stage, say

Misplay the big play say

Misplay the big play, say

C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+E·1 = 14 pts

choky (17 points)

Nick with radiators in order? Unknown!

Like smog.

Like smog

C·3+H·4+O·1+K·5+Y·4 = 17 pts

cholo (10 points)

Indian of Peru

Indian of South America

Hood south of the border

C·3+H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1 = 10 pts

chomp (14 points)

Munch noisily (colloq.)

Bite (down on)

Munch slice of meat around start of meal

C·3+H·4+O·1+M·3+P·3 = 14 pts

chops (12 points)

Preps for the chef say

Preps for the chef, say

Musical talent, informally

C·3+H·4+O·1+P·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chord (11 points)

Musical combo (wordplay)

Music combo (wordplay)

Set of keys (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+D·2 = 11 pts

chore (10 points)

Prerequisite for ones allowance maybe

Taking out the garbage say

Doing the dishes say

C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chose (10 points)

Drew a lot (wordplay)

Went to one side (wordplay)

Drew from a hat, say

C·3+H·4+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chott (10 points)

""A saline lake, also SHOTT""

C·3+H·4+O·1+T·1+T·1 = 10 pts

chows (13 points)

Eats with down

Darktongued Chinese dogs

Dark-tongued dogs

C·3+H·4+O·1+W·4+S·1 = 13 pts

chubs (12 points)

Relatives of carps and minnows

Fish used as bait

Freshwater game fish

C·3+H·4+U·1+B·3+S·1 = 12 pts

chuck (16 points)

Type of steak

Meat-counter item.

Cut of beef from neck to shoulder blade

C·3+H·4+U·1+C·3+K·5 = 16 pts

chufa (13 points)

Ground almond

Sedge cutter's harvest usually found after removing the tips

C·3+H·4+U·1+F·4+A·1 = 13 pts

chuff (16 points)

Puff (like a steam engine)

Puff like a steam locomotive

Steam engine sound

C·3+H·4+U·1+F·4+F·4 = 16 pts

chugs (11 points)

Slowly moves (along)

Gulps down, as beer

Huffs and puffs

C·3+H·4+U·1+G·2+S·1 = 11 pts

chump (14 points)

Short, thick, heavy piece of wood

Kind of change

Much changed party leader is a blockhead

C·3+H·4+U·1+M·3+P·3 = 14 pts

chums (12 points)

Uses fish as bait.

Theyre close to you

They're close to you

C·3+H·4+U·1+M·3+S·1 = 12 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

churl (10 points)

Illbred ones husband wearing hairpiece

Cousin of a curmudgeon.

Surly, ill-bred person

C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+L·1 = 10 pts

churn (10 points)

Milk shaker (wordplay)

Work with milk, maybe

Blender forerunner (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+N·1 = 10 pts

churr (10 points)

Low trilling sound (of insect)

Grasshopper's sound

Whirring sound made by a beetle.

C·3+H·4+U·1+R·1+R·1 = 10 pts

chute (10 points)

Target for dirty laundry (wordplay)

Back pack (wordplay)

Drop of water (wordplay)

C·3+H·4+U·1+T·1+E·1 = 10 pts

chyle (13 points)

It's a matter for digestion that the church starts with Ely up there

C·3+H·4+Y·4+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

chyme (15 points)

Food in the process of digestion.

Food pulp in stomach

C·3+H·4+Y·4+M·3+E·1 = 15 pts

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