Puzzle #701 • April 1, 2026
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Top Word
Part of the frame
1 2 3 4
Word 1
George Orwell novel that includes the concepts of Big Brother, Newspeak, and "2 + 2 = 5"
1 9 8 4
Word 2
Answer that can be formed from homophones of "Won", "Too", "Ate", and "For" in order
1 2 8 4
Word 3
When England had its "Glorious Revolution" (hint: the first two digits are 2^4, and the remaining two digits are each 2^3)
1 6 8 8
Word 4
Year that Seoul, South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad); the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad will be in Los Angeles in 2028.
1 9 8 8
Word 5
7 × 800 + 8 × 11
5 6 8 8
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
5 6 7 8
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = An eight-character password that is unfortunately more common than you would think. Keep in mind: The first four characters may be at the bottom
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