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Theme puzzle · theme: compass points · target 158. This puzzle has closed — today’s is here.
The clue
One is where prices go when they top a figure, one is where plans go when they fail — and a compass holds them apart.
The rack
Eighteen tiles were on the board. Every letter is worth its place in the alphabet, A = 1 to Z = 26.
T20O15E5O15S19H8O15U21R18T20T20H8L12E5A1R18N14N14
The answer
2 words, hitting 158 exactly: NORTH + SOUTH.
N14O15R18T20H8= 75
+S19O15U21T20H8= 83
NORTH 75 + SOUTH 83 = 158. SumHunt reads left to right, so there is no operator precedence to trip over.