Wordy Wednesday 209: Pathfinder 6

Note: This puzzle was originally written hastily on an iPhone on the way to a behavioral health clinic during a bout with suicidal ideation. The easy version of WW208 was not yet prepared.

WORDY WEDNESDAY #207

PATHFINDER 5 (answer)

Here is 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:
Anthony Bailey **
Jack Bross **
M. Sean Molley **
Bryce Herdt **
Patrick Jordan **
Rusty the Wolf **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #209

PATHFINDER 6

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In this puzzle, each answer starts in the correspondingly numbered square, goes in some direction, and makes one or more right-angled turns as it winds through the grid. When you have finished, every letter will be used in exactly two entries. Rearrange the letters in the shaded spaces to get the final answer, an 8-letter word.

1 Mallow genus with large, showy flowers (8)
2 McEntire who became the first woman to portray Colonel Sanders in KFC ads in 2018 (4)
2 Money paid back after a purchase (6)
3 Now-defunct search engine bought by Yahoo! (9)
4 The smallest Japanese dog breed (5 3)
5 ____ of Man (4)
6 Sailor’s sword (7)
7 Irresponsible (8)
8 German engine inventor Rudolf (6)
9 ____ Juice (Judy Blume novel) (7)
10 Country cornbread (4)
10 Nightshade genus whose name comes from a word meaning “tobacco” (7)
11 The floor, in a certain game (4)
12 Tartan-patterned fabric (5)
13 Popular sandwich in Philadelphia (11)
14 Of ____ I Sing (Gershwin musical) (4)
15 Fifth book of the New Testament (4)
16 Courtroom employee, for short (5)
17 Madama Butterfly composer Giacomo (7)
18 Massachusetts town where Harriet Beecher Stowe is buried (7)
19 Frustrates (7)
20 Let’s Make a Deal host Monty (4)
21 Annoying involuntary contraction that someone might try to cure by scaring you (6)
21 At a very quick rate (4 4 4)
22 The largest estuary in North America (10 3)
23 Nearly complete software prototype (4)
24 Calm, as fears (5)
25 Recesses for statues (6)
26 Drinking implements (6)

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Wordy Wednesday 208: Anacrossword 15

WORDY WEDNESDAY #206

SECTION SIX 20 (answer)

Here is 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:
Anthony Bailey **
Cory Oldweiler **
Bryce Herdt **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #207

PATHFINDER 5 (hint)

As of this writing, 8 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers 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 #208

ANACROSSWORD 15

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Note: The symbol † indicates headlines from the Christian satirical news site The Babylon Bee.
† “____ Confirms All iPhones Programmed To Self-Destruct The Moment New Model Announced”
Clarence for whom Dow Jones & Company’s weekly financial newspaper is named
Place for kissing, perhaps
† “Heartbreaking: This ____ Child Was Healed, But The First Thing He Heard Was The Newsboys”
People who are bad at golf
The Man with the Iron ____ (2012 movie)
One listed in a will
Not solid on the inside
Multitude
Start without a key: hyph.
Emulated a dog, perhaps
It includes the University of Pennsylvania: 2 wds.
Spear-like weapon
Skateboarding trick where the board and rider leap off the ground together
Miley Cyrus hit: 4 wds.
Its duration is half that of a crotchet
Sea creature which Blooper from the Mario games resembles
Desiring a drink
Horizontal measurement of a spreadsheet cell, for example
A toy or a doofus: hyph.

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 4-letter word for "McEntire who became the first woman to portray Colonel Sanders in KFC ads in 2018"?

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Wordy Wednesday 207: Pathfinder 5

WORDY WEDNESDAY #205

PENT WORDS 41 (answer)

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Anthony Bailey **
Giovanni Pagano **
Jack Bross **
M. Sean Molley **
Bryce Herdt **
Rusty the Wolf **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #206

SECTION SIX 20 (hint)

As of this writing, 4 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers 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 #207

PATHFINDER 5

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In this puzzle, each answer starts in the correspondingly numbered square, goes in some direction, and makes one or more right-angled turns as it winds through the grid. When you have finished, every letter will be used in exactly two entries.
Rearrange the letters in the shaded spaces to get the final answer, an 8-letter word.

1 Mathematician Mandelbrot (6)
2 Much Ado About ____ (7)
3 Tasting more like venison, perhaps (6)
4 European mountain range (4)
5 Alternative to stairs for wheelchair users (4)
5 A&W product (4 4)
6 Device that regulates temperature (10)
7 Primary (4)
8 Adult insect (5)
9 Unit of measuring land (4)
10 Wii U title that introduced Inklings (8)
11 Use dice (4)
12 Piercing site (7)
13 “Citing Freezing Weather Conditions, Al Gore Cancels ____ Speech” (headline from Christian satirical news site The Babylon Bee) (6 7)
14 Search engine optimization concern (7)
15 Loyal (8)
16 Fatal ____ (1987 film) (10)
17 Dull persistent pain (4)
18 Cancer patient’s option (5)
19 Violin relative (5)
20 Kurt Russell’s role in Tombstone (1993) (5 4)
21 Look for (4)
21 In short supply (6)
22 ____-gazing (5)
23 Socialize (6)
24 Vehicle that doesn’t use gas (8 3)
25 Connection to the matter at hand (9)
26 Star Trek device (9)

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* In what skateboarding trick do the board and rider leap off the ground together?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, keep on living, and yappy solving!