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Sides of this Letter Box are:
CRALNTKMEGHO
The answers are:
THERMALLONGNECK
GEOTHERMAL – LONGNECK.
ELECTROMAGNET-THANK
Electromagnet – Thank (or Throck). Had Longneck too, But saw Magnet before I got a chance to finish it take long to go from magnet to electromagnet.
Same
Electromagnet-thank.
Came really fast today for some reason.
This also was my solution. Once GEOTHERMAL was out, there was no turning back—even for efficiency’s sake.
Yes, same here, because I was trying to get rid of all the letters first. Wish I’d found the more efficient solution!
LONGTERM – MATCHLOCK
LONGTERM-MATCHLOCK
GERMAN-NECKCLOTH
HECKLE-ELECTROMAGNET
MONGREL-LEATHERNECK
MONOTROCHAL-LOCKAGE
ELECTROTHERMAL-LONGNECK
MOTORKHANA-AGLANCE
GEOTHERMAL-LONGNECK
MAGNETRON-NECKCLOTH
TANKAGE-ELECTROTHERMAL
ELECTROMAGNET-THROCK
*LENGTHMAN-NOCKAR*
*LENGTHMAN good in OED
*NOCKAR good in Wiktionary
*THEREAMONG-GLOCK*
*THEREAMONG good in OED
*GLOCK good in Wiktionary
*CHECKLATON-NONMANAGER*
*CHECKLATON good in OED
*NONMANAGER good in Wiktionary
Mongrel leatherneck
(GEO)(MAGNETO)THERMAL—LONGNECK
(GEO)(MAGNETO)THERMAL—LEATHERNECK
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ELECTROMAGNET—THANK
HECKLE—ELECTROMAGNET
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MAGNETOTHERMAL—LOCK
MAGNETRON—NECKCLOTH
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TANKAGE—ELECTROTHERMAL
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MOTHERGATE°—ENCLOAKʷ
GECKOLETʷ—TRENCHERMAN
TECTONOTHERMAL°—LONGNECK
ELECTROMAGNET—TECHNOROCKʷ
NEGLECT—, LONGCOAT—THERMOTANK
MONOCHLOROALKANEʷ—ELECTROMAGNET (29/2)
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° OED, ʷ Wiktionary
MONGREL LEATHERNECK
Definitely not a very efficient answer
But a great one nonetheless!
OA after ditching GEO
Funny, I had GEOTHERMAL and couldn’t see how to link up the remnants, but when I started again and used LONGNECK, THERMAL was right there.
GEOTHERMAL LEATHERNECK – a crusty old field engineer overseeing the drilling
Electromagnet thank
NEOTHERMAL* LOCKAGE
*Geological term. “The Cambridge Ancient History.”
OA…and on a roll getting the OA most of the past week!
Khanate electromagnet
Kudos
🇲🇳👍
Heckle electromagnet
Mongrel leatherneck
THERMAL – LONGNECK
warm beer
Same all… Cheers!
Or the giraffe scarf I knitted while sipping at said the beer.
Geothermal – Longneck
ELECTROMAGNET-THANK