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Daily puzzle · target 149. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
What metal does under strain, and what a cautious gambler does with a bet, and what Sunday mornings get striped.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
H8E5N14D4R18A1E5E5E5L12H8S19O15E5G7S19W23A1
The answer
3 words, hitting 149 exactly: SHEARS HEDGE LAWN.
S19H8E5A1R18S19= 70
+H8E5D4G7E5= 29
+L12A1W23N14= 50
SHEARS 70 + HEDGE 29 + LAWN 50 = 149. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.