Puzzle #290 • February 14, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
R A I N
Word 1
Piece of cloth on a boat that catches the wind
S A I L
Word 2
Dirt
S O I L
Word 3
Like the taste of a lime
S O U R
Word 4
Music genre that Aretha Franklin was the "Queen of"
S O U L
Word 5
Hand___ (handhold alongside a stairwell)
R A I L
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
P O U R
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two words meaning "to precipitate water"
Tap to reveal frame clue