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Daily puzzle · target 97. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
Who is always last to leave the floor, and where the toes take the punishment.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
L12C3L12Y25E5B2E5D4N14D4P16R18A1E5A1E5T20R18
The answer
2 words, hitting 97 exactly: DANCER BALLET.
D4A1N14C3E5R18= 45
+B2A1L12L12E5T20= 52
DANCER 45 + BALLET 52 = 97. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.