On of these has two solutions, and the "tricky" one has three--assuming my code is correct. 

P:\test>421692-1 6 blackly:2 drowsy:1 haddad:1 desperado:2 achieving:2
+ cowls:1 bet:1 comprehension:2 foe:1 permeate:1 balkanizations:4
1
fabius

P:\test>421692-1 7 shortest:3 drilling:0 locked:2 messing:1 irritated:
+1 glory:1 modes:2 transcribed:3
2
cutoffs
offcuts

P:\test>421692-1 5 blocker:2 entropy:2 monotonously:4 resonant:3 blind
+fold:1 decrypts:2 inquiry:1 considered:3
1
mouse

P:\test>421692-1 5 repartee:1 kankakee:2 dewdrop:0 brushfires:2 identi
+fiably:4 liberalizes:4 swimming:3 geoffrey:0 dotting:2
3
nails
slain
snail

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In reply to Re^3: Challenge: Mystery Word Puzzle by BrowserUk
in thread Challenge: Mystery Word Puzzle by Limbic~Region

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