For each letter of the alphabet, find an adverb that ends in that letter, preferably one that is not also...

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Problem

For each letter of the alphabet, find an adverb that ends in that
letter, preferably one that is not also an adjective, is closed (no
hyphen or space), and is not a compound of two smaller words.

[ Editor: problem statement reconstructed from the list. ]

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Adverbs are scored as follows (lower scores are better):

3.  Not also adjectives
2.  Closed (i.e., no hyphens or spaces)
1.  Not compound (i.e., not formed from two smaller words)

Common                      Less common
------                      -----------
a. contra (1)
b. ad lib (3)               slapdab (2)
c. sic (1)
d. aloud (1)
e. quite (1)
f. overleaf (2)
g. along (1)
h. though (1)
i. alibi (1)
j. ? (4)
k. aback (1)
l. overwell (2)             wessel (1)
m. passim (1)
n. again (1)
o. also (1)
p. flop (1)
q. ? (4)
r. afar (1)
s. always (1)
t. oft (1)
u. in lieu (3)              piu (1)
v. ? (4)
w. how (1)
x. nix (1)
y. why (1)
z. whiz (1)

[ Editor: the list's contributor is not named in the source; no adverbs
were found for j, q or v. ]