Puzzle #494 • September 6, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
B A L L E D
Word 1
___ off (closed into separate spaces)
W A L L E D
Word 2
Cried out in despair
W A I L E D
Word 3
Hard-___ egg
B O I L E D
Word 4
Rolled a ball and tried to get strikes and spares on a lane as a sport
B O W L E D
Word 5
Abandoned a commitment
B A I L E D
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
B A W L E D
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two words that are homophones of each other, one meaning "wadded up into a sphere, as paper" and the other meaning "cried loudly." Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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