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Daily puzzle · target 5538. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
Who decides what never sees print, times what holds the temple roof up.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
L12C3V22P16E5O15O15U21M13E5N14D4R18O15I9T20S19E5
The answer
2 words, hitting 5538 exactly: EDITOR COLUMN.
E5D4I9T20O15R18= 71
×C3O15L12U21M13N14= 78
EDITOR 71 × COLUMN 78 = 5538. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.