Exhausting Riddle

[Deepak Kiran]

My 7, 8, 6 is a listening device.
My 1, 5, 3 is an English channel.
My 12, 6, 2, 10, 11 can be a measure of salt.
My 10, 11, 9 is a squids defense.
My 4, 10, 11, 12 was a Lear.


My whole is extremely exhausting

 

[Sweetheart]

My 7, 8, 6 is a listening device.
My 1, 5, 3 is an English channel.
My 12, 6, 2, 10, 11 can be a measure of salt.
My 10, 11, 9 is a squids defense.
My 4, 10, 11, 12 was a Lear.


My whole is extremely exhausting

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[Deepak Kiran]

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Correct

 

[Deepak Kiran]

Correct

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Clue 1 = ear.
Clue 2 = BBC.
Clue 3 = grain.
Clue 4 = ink.
Clue 5 = King.