Puzzle #496 • September 8, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
B A I T
Word 1
Swift
F A S T
Word 2
Shape of a hand when it's about to punch
F I S T
Word 3
___ of speech (noun, adjective, preposition, etc.)
P A R T
Word 4
Homer and Marge's son on "The Simpsons"
B A R T
Word 5
Tense for the words "kept" and "swept"
P A S T
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
F I S H
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = What you put on the end of a hook, and what you try to catch with it. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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