Puzzle #279 • February 3, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
C O R D
Word 1
Item that can be used to plug up a bottle
C O R K
Word 2
___ one's heart on one's sleeve (was open about one's emotions)
W O R E
Word 3
Bad utensil to use to eat soup
F O R K
Word 4
Golfer's warning (and, a homophone of a single-digit number)
F O R E
Word 5
Vegetable that might be eaten "on the cob"
C O R N
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
W I R E
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two terms for "a cable that can carry electricity"
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