On 1st draw, VOWED H4 32 --- VOW to make a vow (a solemn promise) [v]
Other tops: WOWED H4 32
Other moves: VOWED H8 28, WOWED H8 28, VOTED H4 26, VOWED H5 24, VOWED H6 24
On 2nd draw, SCOTIA 3C 31 --- SCOTIA a concave molding [n]
Other moves: TACOS 3G 24, VACUIST 4H 24, CAST 3G 23, CATS 3G 23, COATIS 3F 23
On 3rd draw, HOMEY G5 40 --- HOMEY a person from one's own neighborhood [n] --- HOMEY homelike [adj]
Other tops: HOMEY I5 40
Other moves: HYE 4D 39, HOYA G5 36, MAHOE G5 36, MOCHY D1 36, OHM 4C 36 HOMEY I7 32 quirky
On 4th draw, ALUMINE F9 68 --- ALUMINE an oxide of aluminum [n]
Other moves: UNAVOWED H1 45, MELA F6 40, UNMAILED 8A 36, LEMAN F6 35, MEL F6 34 UNMAILED 8A 36 quirky
On 5th draw, DEZI(N)CS 15E 54 --- DEZINC to remove zinc from [v]
Other moves: CIZE(R)S 15C 51, DEZI(N)C 15E 51, (A)SSIZED 15A 51, DIZE(N)S 15C 48, SEIZ(E)D 15E 45 ZES(T)S 15E 39 quirky
On 6th draw, FO(R)HOOIE 5D 52 --- FORHOOIE to despise [v]
Other moves: (R)EAVOWED H1 42, FEZ G13 30, FE(M)E E9 29, FICOE(S) D1 28, F(E)Z G13 28 FEZ G13 30 quirky
On 7th draw, HORNLIKE 13A 90 --- HORNLIKE resembling a horn [adj]
Other moves: REAVOWED H1 45, KENO E9 36, HONKER 4J 35, KHOR 4J 33, KEN E9 30 HIKER J4 22 quirky
On 8th draw, DESEX E7 52 --- DESEX to castrate or spay [v]
Other moves: DEX E9 49, REX E9 46, SEX E9 46, DESEX 4K 45, REAVOWED H1 45 EX 14A 41 quirky
On 9th draw, REAVOWED H1 45 --- REAVOW to vow again [v]
Other moves: QAT 4J 37, GATHER A10 33, GHAT A12 30, ARHAT A11 27, ETAGE 8A 24 QAT 4J 37 quirky
On 10th draw, RIGHTO A10 36 --- RIGHTO used to express cheerful consent [interj]
Other tops: TROUGH A8 36
Other moves: UROLITH A7 33, LIROTH A8 30, THIG A12 27, THUG A12 27, VIGOUR 4H 27 TROUGH A8 36 quirky
On 11th draw, GRUFE 8A 39 --- GRUFE the face [n]
Other moves: FUBAR 12H 37, FIBRE 8A 33, GARBE 8A 33, FRAB 6J 32, FRIB 6J 32 FR*G 6JFRIG 6J 31 quirky
On 12th draw, APPARENT 1D 63 --- APPARENT an heir-apparent [n] --- APPARENT easily seen [adj]
Other tops: TRAPPEAN 1G 63
Other moves: PETNAP 12H 33, PETNAP 4J 32, PAEAN 12H 27, PATEN 12H 27, TA(R)P F3 25 PEP 4J 20 quirky
On 13th draw, (R)YA F5 37 --- RYA a Scandinavian handwoven rug [n]
Other tops: PETA(R)Y F1 37, (R)YE F5 37
Other moves: NYED L2 31, YEAD 2J 31, YEAD L2 31, DENAY 6J 30, YAD 2J 30 DENY 4J 21 quirky
On 14th draw, QUAVERS K9 38 --- QUAVER to tremble [v]
Other moves: QUA 6B 37, EQUAL 12H 33, EQUAL 4K 32, EQUAL 14K 30, EQUAL 2K 30 QUAVERS K9 38 quirky
On 16th draw, NERVING 12H 27 --- NERVING a type of veterinary operation [n]
Other moves: RINE 2E 21, VIRGE 12K 20, GIVEN 12I 18, GIVER 12I 18, GLEI 12A 18 AGIN 8L 15 quirky
On 17th draw, WIGAN N10 34 --- WIGAN a stiff fabric [n]
Other moves: WAULING N6 21, LINGUA N9 18, NILGAU N9 18, UNGILT N10 18, ETUI 13K 17 WALING N7 12 quirky