Puzzle #412 • June 16, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
W I C K
Word 1
Push under the waistband of one's pants, as a shirt
T U C K
Word 2
___ signal (light on a car that indicates if the driver wants to go left or right)
T U R N
Word 3
Small parasite that's sometimes mistaken for a flea
T I C K
Word 4
Action in soccer, or in karate
K I C K
Word 5
Term for a person from, e.g., Istanbul
T U R K
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
B U R N
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = A word for the string in a candle, and a word for what that string does when lit on fire. Keep in mind: the first word may be at the bottom.
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