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Sides of this Letter Box are:
OHWGKIUARTSC
The answers are:
RICKSHAWWROUGHT
I looked at the grid and thought I would honour my heritage and Kanishk by rolling with RICKSHAW and saw WROUGHT straightaway. So immediate OA.
Can’t wait to see Kanishk and RF with their solutions – I know you’ll get this!!
Good luck, everyone, and happy Hump Day!
Amazing job, Irim! I didn’t even see RICKSHAW – but I’m really glad you used it. I came up with KWASHIORKOR – ROUGHCUT, a terribly inefficient solve, but I’m proud of it nonetheless (love the unusuality). Instant solve after yesterday’s disaster.
We’re counting on you, RF, you can do this! Let’s complete the triumvirate.
OMG, that is an amazing solve – what great words! Congratulations, hon, so glad to see your win!
You know what, stuff efficiency here, those words are *fabulous*. Be very proud!!
C’mon, RF, you’ve got this, hon!
RICKSHAWS – SOUGHT. In about 12 minutes.
Kanishk-boy, it made me smile seeing your bizarre answer. It is my first time encountering KWASHIORKOR.
Miss Irim, thank you for the trust.
Yay!!! The triumvirate is already complete. Good job to us!!!
YAYYY!!!!! So good to be back on track; well done, everyone!
xx
I got the oa, but prefer yours. Nice one.
Good find with KWASHIORKOR!
I’m adding it to my database.
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That’s brilliant! I saw Roughcut as well, but I think you could have left me with this puzzle and nothing to do for a year and I wouldn’t have found Kwashiorkor despite having learned about it in Med School. I ended up with the OA after about an hour. For whatever reason never thought there was a C in RICKSHAW. But tried it anyway, and the streak lives. 128/140, 19/20, 18, 36
Yep I knew kwashiorkor too but I’d never have thought of it!! Great find.
OA too. I got WROUGHT first.
RICKSHAW / WROUGHT
Rickshaws sought
Rickshaws Sought
OA… Up late, nice to not have it stuck in my head when I get up…
RICKSHAW—WROUGHT
RICKSHAWS—SOUGHT
Found WROUGHT quickly but RICKSHAW took a both of work
I got KWASHIORKOR ROUGHCUT too. Oddly RICKSHAW was not in my cheap Webster Dictionary. I threw it out.
Nice work triumvirate! Your thread made me smile. I usually don’t solve these in two but did today. Cheers!
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OA today…finally! I guess all the Victoria Day Long Weekend 🍁food prep and entertaining greatly diminished my ability to think!
Rickshaw-Wrought here too! Under a minute for once! I thought I would have to use rickshaw for the second word when I got that first, but alas no!
Rickshaw Wrought
OA. Got wrought early but then worked through hacksaw goshawk roughcut haircut ticktock hashtags before spotting rickshaw
WROUGHT–TICKTACKS*
*(playable Scrabble word)
RICKSHAWS – SOUGHT
I also took a tuk tuk.
Rickshaws sought
for displaying in a museum?
Late to the party as usual, but OA today