SmartLess Presents ClueLess! 137 - Word Workout (w/ Jeff Max)
20 March 2025 - 15 mins explicitOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend Jeff Max to hit the gym for Word Workout! Each of the words we give you wants to slim down by one letter, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to answer the given clue. Keep track of all discarded letters to defeat the MegaClue!
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Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.
Script by Elliott Kalan.
Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
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