Anagrams of: POITRELS

• a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning

• someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

• someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence

• an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds

• a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag

• put (something) in a place for storage

• a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

• (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge

• make a return thrust

• answer back

• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

• A Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.

• showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

• marked by refinement in taste and manners

• an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice