Wordy Wednesday 95: Pent Words 19

WORDY WEDNESDAY #93

THE MINESWEEPER CODE (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:
Edderiofer He **
Giovanni Pagano **
Jack Bross **
Adam Weaver **
Anthony Bailey **
Bryce Herdt **
Jack Lance **
Peter Abide *
Ryan Faley *

WORDY WEDNESDAY #94

RECTANGULAR BLOCKS (hint)

As of this writing, 9 people have solved last week's puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's a hint. 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 #95

PENT WORDS 19

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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, 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 Country singer Black / Great destruction
2 Bubble ____ (Nick Jr. series) / "Dear ____ or Madam. . ."
3 Small hound / African antelope with distinct horns
4 Therefore / Edmonton hockey players
5 "Fire and ____" (James Taylor song) / America's Got ____
6 Like the bird that gets the worm / Famous French sculptor
7 Decorative Yuletide item / Ban alternative
8 List of scheduled duties / Write to disk
9 Drink stored in a cellar, perhaps / "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" singer Freddy
10 Walk like a horse, perhaps  / Make a decision

PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Form a canyon, perhaps
* Muppet with a rubber duck
* Robin Hood's weapon
* Mark, as a test
* Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal ____
* Stick to, as with static electricity
* Prologue
* Far from wordy
* Tomorrow ____ Dies (1997 Bond film)
* Hangman's rope
* 17 ____ (2009 film starring Zac Efron)
* Some woodwinds have them
* Trademark on some ice chests
* The Trevi Fountain's country
* Headwear for Che Guevara
* "Bring the ball, boy!"
* Stay away from
* "Kids ____ days. . ."

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What President is mentioned in Back to the Future?

Until next time, yappy solving!