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Theme puzzle · theme: gemstones that are also girls' names · target 86. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.

The clue

Two on a jeweller's tray that might also answer a roll-call.

The rack

Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.

E5U21A1A1D4E5R18I9Y25A1A1E5A1R18B2E5D4J10

The answer

2 words, hitting 86 exactly: RUBY + JADE.

R18U21B2Y25= 66
+J10A1D4E5= 20

RUBY 66 + JADE 20 = 86. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.

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