[UpstateNYer]

Well that took me way longer than it should have! I was focused on the 2nd and 3rd words but wasn't having much luck - then I realized that the first word was the key. It was smooth sailing after that.

Thanks for posting these nikos - I look forward to them every day !

[nikos1121]

You are welcome....

[cartan]

Surprisingly difficult. But the first word gives a good start, eventually…

[enumerated]

Yes, that was a tough one... I was focused on the second and third words like you - I tried a bunch of three letter words but couldn’t come up with any that made sense out of the third word which shared two of the same letters.

I was so stumped that I came back here to read a few comments looking for a clue (first time I ever had to resort to that). I read your comment and that was just the clue I needed. I focused on the first word and - bingo!