Puzzle #435 • July 9, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
P A P A
Word 1
Mountaintop
P E A K
Word 2
Type of fruit (e.g. Anjou or Bartlett)
P E A R
Word 3
Workplace benefit
P E R K
Word 4
Assistant at a law office, for short
P A R A
Word 5
Place to picnic
P A R K
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
B E A R
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Storybook character whose porridge is too hot for Goldilocks. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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