Puzzle #555 • November 6, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
S I D E
Word 1
Square root of eighty-one
N I N E
Word 2
Just in the ___ of time (at the last possible moment)
N I C K
Word 3
Chardonnay or merlot, for example
W I N E
Word 4
Kind and good-natured
N I C E
Word 5
Opposite of narrow
W I D E
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
K I C K
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Compound word for a close companion in an adventure, like Sancho Panza to Don Quixote. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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