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30 August 2026

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The sentence

On 27th August, Greece celebrates the feast of its lost-things saint, Phanourios, who is asked for everything from keys to estranged partners to courage.

Show the five-word answer
Greececelebrateslost-thingssaintPhanourios

Kept 'everything'? That is the famous part, what people ask him for, and the day itself is still the news. This is real. Every 27th of August, Greeks who have lost something bake Phanourios an orange cake called a phanouropita and carry it to church, where the priest blesses it and everyone shares it with the strangers beside them. This week thousands came to his church near Athens, asking about missing keys, an estranged partner, and courage someone still needed. Maria Chanioti, 66, whisked hers with fresh orange juice and a pinch of nutmeg in front of his icon, the way her family always has.

Every word, accounted for

Onglue. never in the answer
27thgoes with August
Augustthe when. the celebrating is the news
Greecewho celebrates. stays
celebrateswhat happened. stays
theglue. never in the answer
feastwhat the day is called. 'celebrates' already says it
ofglue. never in the answer
itsglue. never in the answer
lost-thingshis job, and the reason anyone knows him. stays
saintwhat he is. without it the name floats. stays
Phanourioshis name, and today it fits whole. stays
whoglue. never in the answer
isglue. never in the answer
askedwhat happens to him all day. the feast is the news
forglue. never in the answer
everythingthe whole list in one word, and still not the day itself
fromglue. never in the answer
keysone thing on the list. the day is the news
toglue. never in the answer
estrangedgoes with partners
partnersone loss on the list
toglue. never in the answer
couragethe bravest ask, and still one item
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