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Happy Humpday! As newsletter subscribers know, there's a secret theme connecting every element in today's Tightrope.

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Tightrope / DAILY TRIVIA GAME

A member of the nightshade family along with tobacco, which of the following contains trace amounts of nicotine?

Celery

Tomato

Corn

Lemon

Revealed / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Play Revealed

Quordle / TODAY'S SCORES

79%	SOLVE RATE
7.8	AVG. GUESSES

Octordle / TODAY'S SCORES

45%	SOLVE RATE
12.0	AVG. GUESSES

Blossom / TODAY'S PUZZLE

Pick your 12 best words!

The Missing Letter / Wednesday

24 Across

Boat with pairs

3 letters

Pilfer

Create words —
and steal them! —
before your opponents do.

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