Wordy Wednesday 75: Pent Words 15

WORDY WEDNESDAY #73

ANACROSSWORD 3 (answer)

It's been two weeks, so time to unveil the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Christian H.P. **
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Jack Bross **
Mark Tilford **
Peter Abide **
Adam Weaver **
Bryce Herdt **
David Cohen **
Izak Bulten **
John Bulten *
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #74

ANACROSSWORD 4 (hint)

As of this writing, 9 people have solved last week's puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your solutions to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #75

PENT WORDS 15

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In this puzzle, you must divide the grid into pentominoes (regions containing five cells each), and write a letter in each cell. The rows, reading from left to right, will contain the words hinted at by the ACROSS clues. The letters in the pentominoes, in reading order (left to right starting with the top row), will form the words hinted at by the PENTOMINOES clues; these clues are presented in no particular order. (In the example below, the rows spell PLANT, SHARE, and BITES, and the pentominoes spell the words PLANS, TREES, and HABIT.) Use the ACROSS answers to determine where the pentominoes are.

ACROSS (two answers per row):
1 Whooping ____ / Makes changes to
2 What a deceased person leaves behind / Casual conversation
3 "Rats!" / Country singer and cookbook author Yearwood
4 Hazard / Resurrection Sunday
5 Mystery Machine passenger who's always losing her glasses / A dating site
6 Bat from the Sonic video games / Nothing
7 Necklace part / A magnet has two
8 Charlton of The Ten Commandments / Present
9 Leave / What some pool players do
10 Cable ____ / Military hat

PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Very, very obvious
* The volume of one kilogram of water
* Armada
* Many a child's first set of wheels
* They're used to serve salad
* Seiko rival
* Consumed
* Well-known lighter brand
* Seat at a bar
* You ____ to Be in Pictures (1940 short film combining live-action and animation)
* Dog whisperer Millan
* "Engineered to ____" (Quicken Loans slogan)
* Treasure container, often
* "All joking ____. . ."
* Last-____ effort
* Certain gastropods
* One option for cancer patients
* Crematory's output

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What company is associated with Bibendum?

Until next time, yappy solving!