On 1st draw, PILEA H4 20 --- PILEUM the top of a bird's head [n]
Other tops: PAOLI H4 20, PILAO H4 20, PILAU H4 20, POILU H4 20, POULE H4 20, PULAO H4 20
Other moves: LEIPOA H3 18, LEIPOA H4 18, LEIPOA H7 18, LEIPOA H8 18, APIOL H4 16
On 2nd draw, WISEACRE 7A 65 --- WISEACRE a pretentiously wise person [n]
Other tops: WISEACRE 7E 65
Other moves: SAWER G5 28, SEWAR G5 28, SCRAWP 4C 26, AWES G6 25, WAIRS G7 24
On 3rd draw, GL(A)IVED 5E 44 --- GLAIVE a sword [adj] --- GLAIVED provided with a glaive (a sword) [adj]
Other tops: GLA(I)VED E5 44
Other moves: W(O)LVED A7 42, DEVIL(E)T 5E 40, D(E)VILET 5E 40, ED(I)T 8A 37, GL(O)WED A4 36
On 4th draw, AUGUSTE(S) C3 68 --- AUGUSTE a circus clown [n]
Other tops: AUGUSTE(R) C3 68
Other moves: AUGU(S)TE 9D 66, AUGU(S)TE I8 61, TA(L)WEG A4 30, WAUG(H)T A7 30, T(O)WAGE A5 27
On 5th draw, CROSTINI F7 64 --- CROSTINI a dish of toasted or fried bread with savoury topping [n] --- CROSTINO a small piece of toast topped with a spread [n]
Other moves: IRONIST I8 61, OVIST I4 32, RIVOS I3 31, VISITOR I5 31, STROWN A3 30
On 6th draw, WIZ A7 45 --- WIZ a very clever or skillful person [n]
Other moves: AVIZE B10 41, WIZ B1 41, ZEA E9 41, AVIZE 6K 40, AVIZE 4K 39
On 7th draw, FAMED 6J 39 --- FAME to make famous [v]
Other moves: FATED 6J 37, MAFTED 4J 35, INFAMED 12F 34, FAME 6J 33, MAFTED 6J 33
On 8th draw, ANTHELIA 8H 86 --- ANTHELIA halolike areas seen in the sky opposite the sun [n] --- ANTHELION a halolike area seen in the sky opposite the sun [n]
Other moves: THENAL 7J 33, THALI 7J 32, THANE 7J 32, THINE 7J 32, HUE 6B 29
On 9th draw, GREXES 15A 77 --- GREX a group of plants with a common hybrid ancestor [n]
Other moves: DESEX 15D 56, SEXED 15F 50, XI B6 50, XU 6B 50, SEXER 15F 47
On 10th draw, LONELIER M8 68 --- LONE having no companions [adj] --- LONELY sad from lack of companionship [adj]
Other moves: ILEX D12 22, EINE B9 21, ENE 14B 21, EORL B9 21, ERE 14B 21
On 11th draw, BUTTONED 11D 94 --- BUTTON to fasten with a button (a small disk) [v]
Other moves: BOUNTIED 12A 82, DUBONNET 13B 76, DUBONNET 13A 74, DUBONNET 10H 69, BOUNTIED 13H 62
On 12th draw, NOWAYS H10 48 --- NOWAYS in no way [adv]
Other moves: FAWNY 10J 46, *F*YSOFAYS H11 45, FANNY 10J 43, FRAY 15L 42, WANY 12A 42
On 13th draw, THYMI 12B 44 --- THYMUS a glandular structure in the body [n]
Other moves: IHRAM 15K 42, MYTH D1 42, YEAH D1 40, HEARTY 15J 39, MATY 12A 38
On 14th draw, JOKER 14J 64 --- JOKER one that jokes [n]
Other moves: JAUK 4A 46, JOUK 4A 46, ROJAK 4J 42, JOUR 4A 38, KUE 6B 35
On 15th draw, BORED 15K 40 --- BORE to pierce with a rotary tool [v]
Other moves: DOCENT 4J 31, BUDO 6B 30, BONNET 10J 29, BONNE 10J 28, OBE 14B 27
On 16th draw, FRAP D1 36 --- FRAP in sailing, to bind well [v]
Other moves: FAIN 10J 31, FAUN 10J 31, FIRN 10J 31, FOIN 10J 31, UFO 14B 30
On 17th draw, FACTION 1D 36 --- FACTION a clique within a larger group [n]
Other moves: CONFIT 1A 33, FINCA 1D 30, COIF 1A 27, CONF 1A 27, COOF 1A 27 FACTION 1D 36 nderera
On 18th draw, QUA 6B 65 --- QUA in the capacity of [adv]
Other moves: QUOAD N2 30, QU(A) G3 25, VIA 13A 24, (S)AVS 10C 22, HAVE C12 20 QU(A) G3 25 GLOBEMAN