Puzzle #702 • April 2, 2026
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Top Word
Part of the frame
T U R N
Word 1
Naked or unadorned
B A R E
Word 2
“I wasn’t ___ yesterday”, an apt phrase about being fooled that could have been said a day ago
B O R N
Word 3
Sound heard at a dog park
B A R K
Word 4
Struggling between two choices
T O R N
Word 5
Make someone yawn by being uninteresting
B O R E
Bottom Word
Part of the frame
B A C K
Shared Frame Clue
The top + bottom rows = A two-word phrase meaning to go the other direction. Keep in mind: The first word may be at the bottom.
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