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The fortnightly test your anagram power #23, By David Sutton

Here is a quiz comprising twenty single-solution alphagrams of seven or eight letters. The first ten are words which a reasonably well-read person has a fair chance of knowing. The second ten are words likely to be known only to specialists or, of course, to good Scrabble players! Most of the words fall in the mid-probability range.

Hover over the relevant black box to reveal the answer. Good luck!

ACEIORT	EROTICA (Lat.) erotic books, art etc. No -S.
ADEIORRT	ADROITER (Comp.) ADROIT, skilful.
ADEENORS	REASONED (Pt.) REASON, to derive inferences or conclusions from known or presumed facts.
DEEEINRR	REINDEER A large deer.
AAEGILTT	TAILGATE To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
ABEMNOT	BOATMEN (Pl.) BOATMAN, one who operates a boat.
ABILNOS	ALBINOS (Pl.) ALBINO, a person or animal with abormally white skin and hair and pink irises.
ADENRUY	UNREADY Not ready.
ADHIORS	HAIRDOS (Pl.) HAIRDO, a style of hair arrangement.
ACELORSU	CAROUSEL (Fr.) a merry-go-round; a circular magazine for a slide projector.
EENPRSTT	STREPENT (Lat.) noisy.
AABGIINR	BRAAIING (Pp.) BRAAI, to grill or roast meat over open coals.
AAEIPRSS	SPIRAEAS (Pl.) SPIRAEA, a group of plants, including bridal wreath, hardhack, and meadowsweet.
ABEINSSU	UNBIASES (3rd.) UNBIAS, to free from bias or prejudice.
ABDDEIL	ADDIBLE Capable of being added.
AEGGILNS	LIGNAGES (Pl.) LIGNAGE, lineage.
AACLRTY	LACTARY Milky; full of white juice like milk.
AADEJMR	JEMADAR (Urdu) in the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of lieutenant in the English army.
AADNRWY	NAYWARD (Shakesp.) the negative side.
ACIINNTT	INCITANT Something that incites or stimulates.

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