Puzzle #465 • August 8, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
A C H E
Word 1
Land measure equivalent to 4047 square meters (anagram of RACE)
A C R E
Word 2
Tortoise racer in a fable by Aesop
H A R E
Word 3
Employ for wages
H I R E
Word 4
River in England or a suffix for "million" or "billion" that is used for a rich person
A I R E
Word 5
Male deer (homonym of a blood-pumping organ)
H A R T
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
H U R T
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two words that mean "Feel sore, as parts of the body might."
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