Wordy Wednesday 80: Pent Words 16

WORDY WEDNESDAY #78

MUSICAL WORD CHAIRS 2 (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. **
Giovanni Pagano **
Jack Bross **
Mark Tilford **
Peter Abide *
Adam Weaver **
Bo Green & Taylor Cooper **
Bryce Herdt **
John Bulten **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #79

PATHFINDER (hint)

As of this writing, 10 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 #80

PENT WORDS 16

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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 ____ and Jill (notorious 2011 movie) / Make tidy
2 Word of ____ / Drench
3 Main course / Four years, for Obama
4 One with a crystal ball, perhaps / Ravioli and such
5 Word in a John Stuart Mill title / Long period of time
6 ____ of Eden / Kitchen fixtures
7 It may be red or white / 60's cartoon hero Roger
8 Interfere with / Naked
9 Showed happiness / Richard of Pretty Woman
10 Magician Burton / Christopher of Back to the Future

PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* ¡____ Amigos! (1986 comedy)
* Emulate a baker, perhaps
* Spooky
* A knight's noble ride
* City in Italy famous for fashion
* The Perfect ____ (2000 movie)
* Violin relative
* Sheriff's star-shaped decoration
* "Rolling in the Deep" singer
* Enumerate
* Permian ____
* New Testament epistle author
* Verb attribute
* Family Feud host Harvey
* Fictional lawyer Perry
* "____ in the U.S.A." (Miley Cyrus song)
* City southeast of Phoenix
* ____ space

DORK IS YES!

I've continued to release one track per day of my upcoming album Dork Is Yes!; 8 tracks are now available to listen to (a full one-third!).

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* A puzzle without words?

Until next time, yappy solving!