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Theme puzzle · theme: card suits (also an organ and a tool) · target 97. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
One you lose, one you dig with — deal them in.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
A1P16A1T20E5S19H8A1E5E5R18T20A1A1E5D4A1E5
The answer
2 words, hitting 97 exactly: HEART + SPADE.
H8E5A1R18T20= 52
+S19P16A1D4E5= 45
HEART 52 + SPADE 45 = 97. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.