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Daily puzzle · target 188. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
To mooch about with no real purpose, and what an idol's feet turn out to be, and what the unwanted third is.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
E5R18B2T20Y25A1H8C3I9O15T20L12E5R18P16E5W23L12
The answer
3 words, hitting 188 exactly: POTTER CLAY WHEEL.
P16O15T20T20E5R18= 94
+C3L12A1Y25= 41
+W23H8E5E5L12= 53
POTTER 94 + CLAY 41 + WHEEL 53 = 188. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.