One of Pandora's puzzle types.

Use your deduction skills to determine a secret five-letter word. The number in parentheses indicates the number of letters in the answer word that are also in the secret word. The five letters in the secret word and all of the answer words will all be different...no repeats. The first letters of the answer words, reading down, will give you a hint for the secret word.

The secret word and all of the answer words are five-letters.

Provide all answer words and the secret word. Answer one complete group.

--1.

bread portion (1)
objects of worship (1)
former Beatle (1)
hurl (0)
goes by car (3)
author Walker (2)
cuts (1)
actor Gable (3)
fireplace (1)
more secure (3)

--2.

intense (3)
performed (0)
crevices (3)
new (3)
decree (1)
educate (1)
argument (2)
employed (2)
ahead of time (1)
trench (2)

--3.

construct (0)
held title to (1)
beneath (1)
chain segments (2)
platforms (3)
arm joint (1)
spring harbinger (2)
frown (3)

--4.

whines (0)
embellish (2)
royal garments (3)
scope (2)
reflection (2)
pointed (3)
takes suddenly (2)
Eastern rulers (3)

--5.

kilt (1)
works with yarn (0)
mischievous (2)
goofs off (2)
radiates (2)
cisterns (1)
Sharif et al (3)
actor Nick (1)

--6.

floor covering (0)
unqualified (2)
Asian country (3)
ogling (2)
harvest (1)
representative (3)
contender (2)
journal (2)

3. rocks
construct(0) build
held title to(1) owned
beneath(1) under
chain segments(2) links
platforms(3) decks
arm joint(1) elbow
spring harbinger(2) robin
frown(3) scowl

5. frame (skeleton)
kilt(1) Skirt (r)
works with yarn(0) Knits none
mischievous(2) Elfin (fe)
goofs off(2) Loafs (fa)
radiates(2) Emits (em)
cisterns(1) Tanks (a)
Sharif et al(3) Omars (ram)
actor Nick(1) Nolte (e)

2. FISHY farfetched
intense(3) FIERY (FIY)
performed(0) ACTED
crevices(3) RIFTS (IFS)
new(3) FRESH (FSH)
decree(1) EDICT (I)
educate(1) TEACH (H)
argument(2) CLASH(SH)
employed(2) HIRED (HI)
ahead of time(1) EARLY (Y)
trench(2) DITCH (IH)

Very nice work, everyone!

4.

marriage BRIDE


whines (0) MOANS
embellish (2) ADORN (dr)
royal garments (3) ROBES (rbe)
scope (2) RANGE (re)
reflection (2) IMAGE (ie)
pointed (3) AIMED (ied)
takes suddenly (2) GRABS (br)
Eastern rulers (3) EMIRS (eir)

1. DRAKE, Sir Francis, from slice (E), idols (D), Ringo (R), fling (-), rides (RDE), Alice (AE), nicks (K), Clark (ARK), ingle (E), safer (AER)

6. GRAPE, vineyard, from vinyl (-), inapt (AP), Nepal (EPA), eying (EG), yield (E), agent (AGE), rival (RA), diary (AR)

Nice little puzzle!

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Super finish!