On 9th draw, BEAK L1 42 --- BEAK a bird's bill [n]
Other tops: BAUK L1 42, KNUB L1 42
Other moves: BANE N4 34, NEUK L1 34, KUNA N2 33, KNUB K4 31, AUK L2 30
On 10th draw, YAD N4 40 --- YAD a stick with a small pointing hand at the tip, used to follow text in the Torah [n]
Other moves: BEVY 1L 36, DENAY N6 35, YAE N4 34, YEAD 10J 32, YEAN 10J 31 BEVY 1L 36 quirky
On 11th draw, QUIRE J10 36 --- QUIRE to arrange sheets of paper in sets of twenty-four [v]
Other tops: QUERN J10 36, QUINE J10 36
Other moves: QUIM J10 35, REQUIN J8 35, QUIN J10 33, MEAN 10J 25, BERM 1L 24 QUIRE J10 36 quirky
On 12th draw, WOX O3 45 --- WAX to coat with wax (a natural, heat-sensitive substance) [v]
Other tops: VOX O3 45
Other moves: COX O3 44, COX K3 42, OX O4 41, WERO O1 36, COW K3 34 BREW 1L 27 quirky
On 13th draw, ENTANGLE 2E 65 --- ENTANGLE to twist together [v]
Other moves: GABLET 1J 27, ABLET 1K 21, BANG 1L 21, BLAG 1L 21, LANGEST C3 20 BLAG 1L 21 mordeckhi BANG 1L 21 quirky
On 14th draw, CABESTRO D3 74 --- CABESTRO a lasso [n]
Other moves: OBSECRATED 6E 73, SCROBE 15J 48, BROSE 1D 42, BARCAS H1 39, CARBOS H1 39 CAROBS H1 33 quirky SCARE 15J 23 mordeckhi
On 15th draw, DORADO 15J 43 --- DORADO a marine fish [n]
Other moves: OAF 1F 37, FORDO 1A 35, DORADO 1A 32, FA 1H 32, DARAF H1 30 OAF 1F 37 quirky DOOR 15J 22 mordeckhi
On 16th draw, VAGUED N10 38 --- VAGUE to be indefinite [v]
Other moves: VAGUE 1A 32, VEGIE 1A 32, VAGUE H1 30, GAVE H1 27, VAGI H1 27 VAGUE 1A 32 quirky
On 17th draw, REIF 1E 42 --- REIF robbery [n]
Other moves: FEU 1H 38, FARM H1 36, RIEM 1E 36, FEMUR 1A 35, FUMER 1A 35 FARM H1 36 quirky
On 18th draw, WEM E4 33 --- WEM a womb [n]
Other moves: BIVIUM 5D 26, EMIR E5 26, WE E4 23, MUD K9 21, VICE 3B 21 WEIR 13G 20 quirky