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Diamond Puzzle #1

Beginning with the letter A at the top of the diamond, descend word by word to reach two 11-letter anagrams in the middle.
Each word in the upper half contains all the letters of the word directly above it, PLUS an extra letter, shown on the right.
Then, continue your descent to reach the letter E at the bottom of the diamond.
Each word in the lower half contains all the letters of the word directly above it, MINUS one letter, shown on the right.
A correct answer will reveal in the right-hand column the extra letter to be added to the next word.
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Last updated: May 27, 2023
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First submittedOctober 15, 2015
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WORD DIAMOND
 
 
Clues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
 
+
Sixth musical tone
2
 
LA
 
L
Type of beer
3
 
ALE
 
E
Make watertight
4
 
SEAL
 
S
Church passageway
5
 
AISLE
 
I
Type of killer
6
 
SERIAL
 
R
Haifa resident, eg.
7
 
ISRAELI
 
I
Food-poisoining bacterium
8
 
LISTERIA
 
T
Card game for one
9
 
SOLITAIRE
 
O
Virtues, ethics
10
 
MORALITIES
 
M
Styles characteristic of the East
11
 
ORIENTALISM
 
N
Regularities, ordinarinesses
11
 
NORMALITIES
 
-
Studier of quartz, eg.
10
 
MINERALIST
 
O
Airport buildings
9
 
TERMINALS
 
I
Mosque towers
8
 
MINARETS
 
L
More spiteful
7
 
NASTIER
 
M
Parody, biting wit
6
 
SATIRE
 
N
Police weapon
5
 
TASER
 
I
Rip up
4
 
TEAR
 
S
Consumed
3
 
ATE
 
R
French for and
2
 
ET
 
A
 
 
 
E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Level 65
Oct 15, 2015
I could've sworn you've done this one already! Maybe I'm thinking of "Pyrmid Puzzle"...
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Level 35
Nov 13, 2019
I guess I'm an idiot, typed in EAT over and over again for the last 30 seconds wondering why it wasn't working.

Also didn't know MINERALIST was a word.

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Level 59
Aug 6, 2023
Orientalism clue is a bit misleading. Its more so a stereotypical representation of the East than a style characteristic of the East.
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Level 60
Aug 7, 2023
In practice, yes. In theory, it's named after the Orient and literally means what the clue says.
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Level 84
Aug 9, 2023
Amazing :)