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Sides of this Letter Box are:
RLUCNAEHISZQ
The answers are:
CZARRELINQUISH
Equalizer – rechains
Unequalizes Search
Same
UNEQUALIZES – SEARCH here as well, after trying for around ten minutes to make EQUALIZERS work to no avail when I realised I could add the UN- prefix to the beginning. I thought today’s OA would contain Yiddish looking at the array.
Tried to pair CINQUAINS, EQUALIZER, ENQUIRES, CLIQUES, SCLERA and ZILCH. Bummed out because HARLEQUIN wasn’t possible with today’s arrangement. We haven’t had a one-off in a while, which is a good thing, but I have a feeling a hard one is coming soon!
17/19, 44/50
Current streak: 9
Not my favourite solution because it’s so inefficient, but it worked, and it takes your EQUALIZERS, Kanishk, and pairs it with SENESCHAL. If only SCRUNCH had been allowed, I’d be much happier!
So EQUALIZERS-SENESCHAL here.
But well done on UNEQUALIZES-SEARCH!
CZAR—RELINQUISH
UNEQUALIZE—ESCHAR
EQUALIZER—RECHAINS
UNEQUALIZES—SEARCH
CHAINE-EQUALIZERS
CHAINE-EQUALIZERS
Also😉
Was sure I was onto something with EQUALIZERS, etc., without getting too obscure. Regrouped and got the OA (and was kind of surprised I did).
It took me a minute because I was so hooked on SCRUNCH, but I finally saw SENESCHAL.
*CHARQUIS-SALINIZE
*CHARQUIS good in OED
*ZARNICHS-SEQUEL
*ZARNICHS good in Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
OA here for me today. Took me 20 minutes. But lately everyday felt like I can’t solve it that day.
16/19.
45/50.
Current streak: 9
Unequalize eschar
Chaine equalizers
CHALAZAE ENQUIRES
ZARNEC* CLIQUISH
*The Century Dictionary
A Lexicon of Alchemy. Sulfuric arsenic mix.