The answer
What kind of word
Wiktionary lists it as a noun.
Vowels and repeats
Two vowels. One letter appears twice.
The middle letter
The middle letter is R.
How it starts
Begins with D.
How it ends
Ends in M.
Reveal the answer
DURUM
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Canuckle Classic hints for · #240
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Canadian connection clue
A cultivated grain gives a Canadian agricultural link.
Sources (may reveal the answer)
Supporting source 1 · Wikipedia contributors, “Durum wheat”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original concise paraphrase of contributor-written definitions or factual prose. Puzzle connections and clue wording are independently authored. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, photographs, audio or publisher hint prose are reused.
Stronger clue
Think of wheat used for semolina and pasta, including Canadian amber production.
Sources (may reveal the answer)
Supporting source 1 · Wikipedia contributors, “Durum wheat”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original concise paraphrase of contributor-written definitions or factual prose. Puzzle connections and clue wording are independently authored. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, photographs, audio or publisher hint prose are reused.
Why this answer fits
DURUM is wheat used to make semolina and pasta. The source specifically describes Canadian amber durum production for these uses. Canadian cultivation supports the connection; it does not establish a Canadian origin for the crop.
Supporting source 1 · Wikipedia contributors, “Durum wheat”, linked revision · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original concise paraphrase of contributor-written definitions or factual prose. Puzzle connections and clue wording are independently authored. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. No third-party quotations, photographs, audio or publisher hint prose are reused.
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Compare the letters after solving
For DURUM, the pattern D___M fixes positions 1 and 5. It matches 11 of 14757 words in our independent five-letter dictionary: DATUM, DECIM, DEGUM, DEISM, DENIM, DIRAM, DREAM, DUNAM ….
1 dictionary word differs at exactly one position: AURUM. Check that differing position before treating a familiar spelling as the solution.
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Also on January 9, 2023
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