Puzzle #568 • November 19, 2025
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Top Word
Part of the frame
S T I C K S
Word 1
Retail establishments
S T O R E S
Word 2
Things you buy and sell on exchanges as investments
S T O C K S
Word 3
Tea-time pastries popular in the UK
S C O N E S
Word 4
Birds that, according to myth, deliver babies to mothers
S T O R K S
Word 5
Makes a goal while playing hockey, for example
S C O R E S
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
S T O N E S
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = Two words that complete the rhyme “___ and ___ may break my bones, but words shall never hurt me.” Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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