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iambi (9 points)
Fancy way of saying "feet" (wordplay)
Pentameter pieces perhaps
Shakespeare's feet (wordplay)
I·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+I·1 = 9 pts
iambs (9 points)
Feet in a meter (wordplay)
Frosty feet (wordplay)
Rhythmic feet (wordplay)
I·1+A·1+M·3+B·3+S·1 = 9 pts
ichor (10 points)
Part of a rich orange vein (wordplay)
Donation from Zeus to a blood bank?
Blood in Heras veins
I·1+C·3+H·4+O·1+R·1 = 10 pts
icier (7 points)
More slippery perhaps
More hazardous to drivers, perhaps
More slippery, perhaps
I·1+C·3+I·1+E·1+R·1 = 7 pts
icily (10 points)
Without warmth (h,h)
How the Frosts treated the Snows?
How many respond to an insult
I·1+C·3+I·1+L·1+Y·4 = 10 pts
icing (8 points)
In charge of gin production? Topping!
Happy Birthday makeup, perhaps
Freezing, despite a topcoat (wordplay)
I·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 8 pts
icker (11 points)
A head of grain
I·1+C·3+K·5+E·1+R·1 = 11 pts
icons (7 points)
Mouse targets (wordplay)
Windows' dressing (wordplay)
Screen candidates (wordplay)
I·1+C·3+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ictic (9 points)
Of verse stress.
Of metrical accent.
Of metrical stress
I·1+C·3+T·1+I·1+C·3 = 9 pts
ictus (7 points)
Is cut (anagram)
Rhythmical or metrical stress
Metrical stress, in poetry
I·1+C·3+T·1+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
ideal (6 points)
Words said when it's your crib, maybe
Fancy Luxembourg as Utopia (wordplay)
100 on a test, say
I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 6 pts
ideas (6 points)
Infant songs, perhaps (wordplay)
Head starts (wordplay)
Head lights (wordplay)
I·1+D·2+E·1+A·1+S·1 = 6 pts
idiom (8 points)
Loose as a goose, for one
Hit the road, say
Hit the ceiling, say
I·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+M·3 = 8 pts
idiot (6 points)
How I had the tent, perhaps - silly me!
The tent, perhaps, I had - silly me!
Iwouldtent? (That's a silly one)
I·1+D·2+I·1+O·1+T·1 = 6 pts
idled (7 points)
Waited for the signal, say
Did some whittling, say
Whittled on the porch, say
I·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 7 pts
idler (6 points)
Waiting winter taxi, maybe
Car in a jam, say
Car at a long light say
I·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+R·1 = 6 pts
idles (6 points)
Sits at a light, say
Gets in a jam maybe
Runs out of gear (wordplay)
I·1+D·2+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 6 pts
idols (6 points)
Some great American singers (wordplay)
People persons (wordplay)
Sacred cows (wordplay)
I·1+D·2+O·1+L·1+S·1 = 6 pts
idyll (9 points)
Lines about leas, maybe
Lines about leas maybe
Short pictorial poem
I·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+L·1 = 9 pts
idyls (9 points)
Rustic poems (Var.)
Tranquil scenes (var.)
Pastoral poems (var)
I·1+D·2+Y·4+L·1+S·1 = 9 pts
igloo (6 points)
Icicle built for two (wordplay)
Home of blocks (wordplay)
White room (wordplay)
I·1+G·2+L·1+O·1+O·1 = 6 pts
iglus (6 points)
Homes up north variable
Eskimo homes var
Northern abodes variable
I·1+G·2+L·1+U·1+S·1 = 6 pts
ihram (10 points)
Moslem pilgrim garb.
White garb of Muslim pilgrims to Mecca
Moslem pilgrim garb
I·1+H·4+R·1+A·1+M·3 = 10 pts
ikons (9 points)
Religious images (var.)
Saintly images (Var.)
Images of the Eastern Church (Var.)
I·1+K·5+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 9 pts
ileac (7 points)
Of the lower intestine
Of part of the intestine.
Intestinal bile actor is repressing
I·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+C·3 = 7 pts
ileal (5 points)
Showing lots of guts (wordplay)
Of the end of the small intestine
Pertaining to a part of the intestine
I·1+L·1+E·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
ileum (7 points)
Source of a gut feeling (wordplay)
Intestinal tract division
Part of small intestine
I·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
ileus (5 points)
Severe colic
Intestinal obstruction
Intestinal disorder
I·1+L·1+E·1+U·1+S·1 = 5 pts
iliac (7 points)
The 'I' of 'SI joint'
Of a hipbone
Like certain arteries
I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+C·3 = 7 pts
iliad (6 points)
Classics 101 text (with "The")
Odyssey prequel, of sorts
Homer doesnt say Doh in it
I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+D·2 = 6 pts
ilial (5 points)
Related to a hipbone
Of a pelvic bone
Hippy (wordplay)
I·1+L·1+I·1+A·1+L·1 = 5 pts
ilium (7 points)
Hip place (wordplay)
"Topless towers" town
Troy, to a Roman
I·1+L·1+I·1+U·1+M·3 = 7 pts
image (8 points)
Some say it's everything
Spit with reckless aim say when rejected
Man in the mirror (wordplay)
I·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 8 pts
imago (8 points)
Late stage, of sorts
Final stage of cricket, say
Last stage of setter's past (wordplay)
I·1+M·3+A·1+G·2+O·1 = 8 pts
imams (9 points)
Sunni personalities (wordplay)
Clerics don't miss me (wordplay)
Mosque prayer leaders
I·1+M·3+A·1+M·3+S·1 = 9 pts
imaum (9 points)
Mohammedan priest variable
Mohammedan priest Var.
I·1+M·3+A·1+U·1+M·3 = 9 pts
imbed (10 points)
Fix firmly or plant deeply (Var.)
Fix firmly (Var.)
Fix permanently (Var.)
I·1+M·3+B·3+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
imbue (9 points)
Fill (with a particular feeling)
Inspire deeply (with)
Inspire (with ideals)
I·1+M·3+B·3+U·1+E·1 = 9 pts
imide (8 points)
Compound derived from ammonia
Victim ideally revealing compound
Nitrogenous functional group
I·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 8 pts
imido (8 points)
Certain organic compound
Kind of ester
Of an organic compound
I·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+O·1 = 8 pts
imids (8 points)
Chemical compounds
I·1+M·3+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 8 pts
imine (7 points)
A chemical compound
Ammonia compound var
Ammonia-derived compound
I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 7 pts
imino (7 points)
Prefix in chemistry.
Of a chemical compound
Type of ether
I·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+O·1 = 7 pts
immix (16 points)
Old blend in Italy 2009
Blend thoroughly
Blend completely
I·1+M·3+M·3+I·1+X·8 = 16 pts
imped (10 points)
Repaired, as a falcon's wing
Repaired as a falcons wing
Acted like a gremlin.
I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
impel (9 points)
How grand so to drive into the pile!
Drive forward at Lincoln City (wordplay)
Urge to broadcast lie about politician
I·1+M·3+P·3+E·1+L·1 = 9 pts
impis (9 points)
Groups of Kaffir warriors.
Kaffir warrior groups
Bodies of Kaffir warriors
I·1+M·3+P·3+I·1+S·1 = 9 pts
imply (12 points)
Say without saying (wordplay)
Mean without saying
Mean what you dont say
I·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+Y·4 = 12 pts
inane (5 points)
How silly, that is to say, about a girl!
How silly that is to say about a girl!
Very silly, that's to say, about a girl
I·1+N·1+A·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
inapt (7 points)
Unsuitable content of 7 (pt. ii)
It holds game, clumsy!
Spilling a pint - clumsy!
I·1+N·1+A·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
inarm (7 points)
Clasp in an embrace
Clasp in the arms.
Arm intertwined
I·1+N·1+A·1+R·1+M·3 = 7 pts
inbye (10 points)
Toward the interior
I·1+N·1+B·3+Y·4+E·1 = 10 pts
incog (8 points)
Under an assumed name perhaps
In disguise (Abbreviation)
Lying very low, perhaps
I·1+N·1+C·3+O·1+G·2 = 8 pts
incur (7 points)
Take on (obligation)
Contract eaten by dog (wordplay)
Acquire penalty points (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+R·1 = 7 pts
incus (7 points)
Small bone of the middle ear
Anvil in the ear
One of the three ossicles of the ear
I·1+N·1+C·3+U·1+S·1 = 7 pts
index (13 points)
Numbered pages (wordplay)
The Dow, for one
End of a book, perhaps
I·1+N·1+D·2+E·1+X·8 = 13 pts
indie (6 points)
Non-Hollywood, say
The movie Wordplay for one
Out of the mainstream, say
I·1+N·1+D·2+I·1+E·1 = 6 pts
indol (6 points)
Derivative of Indigo
I·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+L·1 = 6 pts
indow (9 points)
""To bequeath, also ENDOW""
I·1+N·1+D·2+O·1+W·4 = 9 pts
indri (6 points)
Animal caught in rain, dripping
Lemur of Madagascar
Short-tailed Madagascan lemur
I·1+N·1+D·2+R·1+I·1 = 6 pts
indue (6 points)
time soon enough
Transfuse or supply
Endow with a quality
I·1+N·1+D·2+U·1+E·1 = 6 pts
inept (7 points)
Not trained, say
Bungling Italy on three points
Bumbling, say
I·1+N·1+E·1+P·3+T·1 = 7 pts
inert (5 points)
At university this idle? Erupt!
Not reactionary (wordplay)
Hard to get a reaction out of (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+E·1+R·1+T·1 = 5 pts
infer (8 points)
Gather in and iron, right (wordplay)
Find an unenumerated right, say
Conclude that hell is a no-no (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+F·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
infix (15 points)
Impress, as an idea
The izn in shiznit eg to a linguist
Implant, as an idea
I·1+N·1+F·4+I·1+X·8 = 15 pts
infos (8 points)
Data and tips
I·1+N·1+F·4+O·1+S·1 = 8 pts
infra (8 points)
Structure starter (wordplay)
Red opening (wordplay)
Structure opening (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+F·4+R·1+A·1 = 8 pts
ingle (6 points)
Fireplace blaze (Scot.)
Fireplace (mainly dialect)
Get a leg in there to get fired
I·1+N·1+G·2+L·1+E·1 = 6 pts
ingot (6 points)
Perhaps to enter managed bar (wordplay)
Will the bar go into the tin (wordplay)
Treasure in the video game Pitfall!
I·1+N·1+G·2+O·1+T·1 = 6 pts
inion (5 points)
Bump on the head; rhymes with wing
Bump on back of head.
Bulging rear of the skull
I·1+N·1+I·1+O·1+N·1 = 5 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
inlay (8 points)
Embellish with tortoiseshell perhaps
Where A becomes decorative (wordplay)
Popular place for mosaic perhaps
I·1+N·1+L·1+A·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
inlet (5 points)
Fjord for one
Firth of Clyde, for one
Wet arm (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 5 pts
inned (6 points)
Stopped at a motel
Stayed in a lodge
Lodged
I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
inner (5 points)
Like a Jungian child (wordplay)
Feeling close to the bull!
Inside; next to the bull (archery)
I·1+N·1+N·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
input (7 points)
Computer fodder (wordplay)
Contribution upsets Putin (wordplay)
Person's contribution (to a project)
I·1+N·1+P·3+U·1+T·1 = 7 pts
inset (5 points)
Gusset for one
City center on an atlas, perhaps
Miniature map maybe
I·1+N·1+S·1+E·1+T·1 = 5 pts
inter (5 points)
Bury (or, perhaps, Milan)
Head of state (wordplay)
Borough leader (wordplay)
I·1+N·1+T·1+E·1+R·1 = 5 pts
intis (5 points)
Pay in Peru
I·1+N·1+T·1+I·1+S·1 = 5 pts
intro (5 points)
101-level course, say
Brief opening (wordplay)
Album opener, maybe
I·1+N·1+T·1+R·1+O·1 = 5 pts
inure (5 points)
Get used (to)
Become used (to)
Make accustomed (to)
I·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+E·1 = 5 pts
inurn (5 points)
Prepare for entombment, say
Deposit ashes maybe
Deposit ashes maybe
I·1+N·1+U·1+R·1+N·1 = 5 pts
iodic (8 points)
Of a halogen element
Like some reagent acids
Containing a certain antiseptic
I·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+C·3 = 8 pts
iodid (7 points)
""A compound of iodine, also IODIDE, PERIODID""
I·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+D·2 = 7 pts
iodin (6 points)
Medicine-cabinet item.
It's used in dyes and photography.
Element added to some table salt.
I·1+O·1+D·2+I·1+N·1 = 6 pts
ionic (7 points)
The Greek style 1/1100, perhaps
Perhaps 1/1100 in style
That's an order!
I·1+O·1+N·1+I·1+C·3 = 7 pts
iotas (5 points)
Is Greek (wordplay)
Couple in Euripides (wordplay)
Letters for Y. A. Tittle?
I·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+S·1 = 5 pts
irade (6 points)
Muslim decree (anagram of AIRED)
Sultan's say-so
Sultanic say-so
I·1+R·1+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 6 pts
irate (5 points)
I reckon to get across, perhaps
I reckon to get across this, perhaps
Furious judge's admission (wordplay)
I·1+R·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 5 pts
irids (6 points)
Crocuses, for example
Blue flags, for example
Crocus and gladiolus
I·1+R·1+I·1+D·2+S·1 = 6 pts
iring (6 points)
Metal-drum hook
Teeing off
Making angry
I·1+R·1+I·1+N·1+G·2 = 6 pts
irked (10 points)
Got on one's nerves
Got under one's skin
Got under (one's) skin
I·1+R·1+K·5+E·1+D·2 = 10 pts
irone (5 points)
Colorless, odorous oil.
Violet perfume base
Liquid used in perfumery.
I·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 5 pts
irons (5 points)
Jeremy's items in golf bag (wordplay)
Clubs? No, sir!
Does pressing work (wordplay)
I·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+S·1 = 5 pts
irony (8 points)
Humor with a twist, perhaps
Slice of wry (wordplay)
France's feature (wordplay)
I·1+R·1+O·1+N·1+Y·4 = 8 pts
isbas (7 points)
Russian log huts
Huts on the steppes.
Log huts in Sverdlovsk
I·1+S·1+B·3+A·1+S·1 = 7 pts
isled (6 points)
Stranded after a shipwreck maybe
Stranded in the middle of the ocean say
Stranded in the middle of the ocean, say
I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+D·2 = 6 pts
isles (5 points)
Parts of a chain, maybe
That's the boy! Have them in the water !
Is the boy not in hot water (wordplay)
I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+S·1 = 5 pts
islet (5 points)
Maybe Ailsa Craig has tenant (wordplay)
One of the Langerhans (wordplay)
Big rock (wordplay)
I·1+S·1+L·1+E·1+T·1 = 5 pts
issei (5 points)
American from Fukuoka, say
A Japanese-American, perhaps
Japanese-American, perhaps
I·1+S·1+S·1+E·1+I·1 = 5 pts
issue (5 points)
It's a child - it's a girl!
One of Seventeen (wordplay)
Publish and I p-prosecute!
I·1+S·1+S·1+U·1+E·1 = 5 pts
istle (5 points)
Cord fiber (TILES anag.)
Fiber for basketry
Agave fiber, used for carpets.
I·1+S·1+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 5 pts
itchy (13 points)
Like a trigger finger (wordplay)
Like woolen underwear (wordplay)
Like woolen underwear, maybe
I·1+T·1+C·3+H·4+Y·4 = 13 pts
items (7 points)
This and that (wordplay)
Nervous times for the partners perhaps
Things put back in cosmetics (wordplay)
I·1+T·1+E·1+M·3+S·1 = 7 pts
ither (8 points)
Ors correlative in Yorkshire
Or's correlative, in Yorkshire
Different Scot.
I·1+T·1+H·4+E·1+R·1 = 8 pts
ivied (9 points)
Like green university walls (wordplay)
Covered with plants, perhaps
Green on the outside (wordplay)
I·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+D·2 = 9 pts
ivies (8 points)
Smart set (wordplay)
Brown climbers (wordplay)
Climbers on campus, perhaps
I·1+V·4+I·1+E·1+S·1 = 8 pts
ivory (11 points)
Miniature material, maybe
Old-time piano bar (wordplay)
Key composition (wordplay)
I·1+V·4+O·1+R·1+Y·4 = 11 pts
ixias (12 points)
Handsome So. African irises.
African plants
I·1+X·8+I·1+A·1+S·1 = 12 pts
ixora (12 points)
A flowering plant
I·1+X·8+O·1+R·1+A·1 = 12 pts
ixtle (12 points)
Fibre bits inside textile mangled
I·1+X·8+T·1+L·1+E·1 = 12 pts
izars (14 points)
Izar
I·1+Z·10+A·1+R·1+S·1 = 14 pts

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