Administered (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">administered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('dispense' can be a synonym of 'administer')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for dispensed that I've seen is " Gave out medicines".)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">administered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(applying is a kind of administering)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for applied that I've seen before include "Useful" , "Turned" , "Was relevant" , "Type of science" , "Put into service, made work" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">administered</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(run can mean to administer or control)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ran that I've seen before include "Managed; operated" , "Operated; hurried" , "Hastened" , "Was candidate" , "Sprinted" .)