Puzzle #296 • February 20, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
T O I L
Word 1
Do some origami
F O L D
Word 2
Utensil used with a knife to eat a steak
F O R K
Word 3
Payment paid to get onto a turnpike, maybe
T O L L
Word 4
Passed on to someone else, as a story
T O L D
Word 5
Word for "people" that fills in the blank in the essay collection title "The Souls of Black ___"
F O L K
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
W O R K
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two words meaning "to labor"
Tap to reveal frame clue