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12 August 2026

Puzzle sentence and answer

The sentence

The famous high profile trial was delayed while the weary judge deliberated.

Show the five-word answer
judgedelayedhighprofiletrial

'Deliberated' is what judges do every day; 'delayed' is what happened to this one. 'Famous' says in one word what the sentence sells as 'high profile', so the two-word phrase carries the answer.

All twelve words, accounted for

Theglue
famousrepeats 'high profile'
highthe twist; stays
profilewhich ones; stays
trialthe thing; stays
wasglue
delayedthe deed; stays
whileglue
theglue
wearya mood, drop it
judgethe who; stays
deliberatedwhat they did, not what happened
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