Puzzle #173 • October 20, 2024
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Top Word
Part of the frame
S E V E N
Word 1
Term for "someone who sleeps" that can also follow "bull-" to get the name of a construction machine
D O Z E R
Word 2
Cut, as ties
S E V E R
Word 3
Simple machine that revolves around a crowbar
L E V E R
Word 4
Romantic partner
L O V E R
Word 5
"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of ___" (World War II song whose rhyming title references a natural English landmark)
D O V E R
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
D O Z E N
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = A word describing a quantity just over six, and a word describing a quantity that's twice six. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
Tap to reveal frame clue