Answer to Puzzle Contest:

SHORT. She was very SHORT with me in explaining that the wire we wanted to use in fixing the SHORT was too SHORT. Other answers were received that at least partially worked, but did not make good use of the wire, which served as a hint, or some other aspect of the sentence.

Winner: Janice, Edinburg, IL

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