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p l a q u e p a l e p e a a p e l a p e q u

Question

p l a q u e
p a l e
p e a
a p e
l a p e q u

Explanation:

Analyze the letter wheel and grid structure

The letter wheel contains the letters: A, P, Q, U, E, L.
We need to find the remaining words to fill the empty white boxes in the crossword grid:

  1. A horizontal 5-letter word at the top: _ _ _ _ _
  2. A vertical 5-letter word starting from the second letter of the top horizontal word: _ _ _ _ _
  3. A horizontal 4-letter word intersecting the vertical word: _ _ _ _
  4. A vertical 4-letter word on the right side, intersecting the main horizontal word "PLAQUE" at the 'U': _ U _ _

Find valid anagrams from the letters {A, P, Q, U, E, L}

  • 5-letter words:
  • EQUAL (uses E, Q, U, A, L)
  • PLAQUE is already placed (6 letters).
  • 4-letter words:
  • PALE is already placed vertically.
  • PEA and APE are already placed.
  • LEAP (uses L, E, A, P)
  • PLEA (uses P, L, E, A)
  • PEAL (uses P, E, A, L)
  • LACE (not possible, no C)
  • PALE (already used)
  • QUEAL (not standard)
  • LUBE (not possible)
  • GULP (not possible)

Fit the words into the grid

  • Let's look at the top horizontal 5-letter word and the vertical 5-letter word intersecting it:
  • If the top horizontal word is EQUAL:
  • Letters: E - Q - U - A - L
  • The second letter is 'Q'.
  • The vertical word starting at 'Q' would be Q _ _ _ _. A 5-letter word starting with Q from our letters is QUELL (requires two Ls, but we only have one L in the wheel). Let's re-evaluate.
  • What if the vertical 5-letter word is EQUAL?
  • Letters: E - Q - U - A - L
  • The top horizontal 5-letter word must have its second letter match the first letter of the vertical word ('E').
  • A 5-letter word with 'E' as the second letter: LEAP is 4 letters. PEAL is 4 letters.
  • Let's look at the 4-letter horizontal word intersecting the vertical 5-letter word at its fourth letter ('A'):
  • _ _ A _ -> LEAP, PLEA, PEAL, or PALE.
  • Let's check the vertical 4-letter word on the right intersecting "PLAQUE" at 'U':
  • The word is _ U _ _.
  • Using our letters {A, P, Q, U, E, L}, a 4-letter word containing 'U' is PALE (no 'U'), PLEA (no 'U').
  • What about PULP (requires two Ps)? PLUG (no G)? GULP (no G)?
  • Let's look at CLUE (no C), BLUE (no B), FLUE (no F), SLUE (no S).
  • What about EQUAL? If EQUAL is the vertical word on the right intersecting "PLAQUE" at 'U':
  • "PLAQUE" has 'U' at index 4 (P-L-A-Q-U-E).
  • The vertical word intersecting at 'U' has 4 letters: _ U _ _.
  • If the word is EQUAL (5 letters), it doesn't fit a 4-letter slot.
  • Let's check if there is a 4-letter word with 'U': PULE (uses P, U, L, E). Yes, "pule" is a valid English word (to cry querulously or whimper).
  • Let's check the grid: The vertical word intersecting "PLAQUE" at 'U' has 4 boxes: one above 'U', 'U' itself, and two below 'U'. This perfectly fits PULE (P - U - L - E).
  • Now let's solve the top-left section:
  • We have a 5-letter horizontal word: _ _ _ _ _
  • A 5-letter vertical word: _ _ _ _ _ intersecting at the second letter of the horizontal word.…

Answer:

The remaining words to complete the puzzle are:

  • EQUAL (top horizontal 5-letter word)
  • QUALE (vertical 5-letter word)
  • PLEA (middle-left horizontal 4-letter word)
  • PULE (vertical 4-letter word on the right)