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Theme puzzle · theme: black birds · target 119. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
One describes the darkest hair, one is what the smug do after winning — and a scarecrow is built for both.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
L12A1R18N14I9S19R18E5N14V22O15A1N14S19E5L12C3W23
The answer
2 words, hitting 119 exactly: RAVEN + CROW.
R18A1V22E5N14= 60
+C3R18O15W23= 59
RAVEN 60 + CROW 59 = 119. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.