Anagrams of: AUCOUPS

• diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill

• A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.

• A leader in the Mafia; a caporegime.

• A leader and organizer of supporters at a sporting event, particularly association football matches.

• a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

• a brilliant and notable success

• a tight-fitting headdress

• a top (as for a bottle)

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• something serving as a cover or protection

• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• an upper limit on what is allowed

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• lie at the top of

• restrict the number or amount of

• point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)

• a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

• small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth

• the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate

• flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States

• lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States

• porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America

• found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish

• uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

• take by theft

• take into custody

• committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates