Wordy Wednesday 551: Crypticrostic 19 & Wordy Wednesday 552: Framelinks 19

WORDY WEDNESDAY #549
TOUCHWORD 29 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Derek Allen *
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #550
PENT WORDS 110 (hint)

As of this writing, 10 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!

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH = DOUBLE WORDY WEDNESDAYS!
WORDY WEDNESDAY #551
CRYPTICROSTIC 19
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Cathy Bowen. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

The answer is 7 letters.

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Back talk backfires (rough!) for wayfarer __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                          06 41 25 36 33 29 13
Doyle ordered to sing Alpine music __ __ __ __ __
                                   28 24 46 37 42
Ike sitting in sun is unexpected __ __ __ __ __ __
                                 31 43 40 15 09 23
It is necessary to work bread dough, we hear __ __ __ __
                                             35 20 16 10
Join forces with reporter Anderson __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    at beginning of exposé         21 12 07 05 45 17 34 44 03
Revolutionary steals bar seat __ __ __ __ __
                              30 19 14 04 38
Small actor Danza in “Rocky” __ __ __ __ __
                             08 11 26 02 39
Some marathon garment: it might be worn as underwear __ __ __ __ __
                                                     32 22 01 18 27

WORDY WEDNESDAY #552
FRAMELINKS 19
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Fill in the empty squares in the diagram with the given letters to form words.
Arrange the letters in the shaded squares to form the final answer, an 8-letter word.

A A A A A A A A A A   B B B   C C C   D   E E E E E E   H H   I   K K K   L L L L   M   N   O O O O
P P P   R R R R   S S S S S S S   T T T T   U   W   Y Y Y Y Y

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "'Anything Could Happen' singer Goulding"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Wordy Wednesday 550: Pent Words 110

WORDY WEDNESDAY #548
ANACROSSWORD 33 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Nan **
Tyler Hinman **
Derek Allen *
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #549
TOUCHWORD 29 (hint)

As of this writing, 10 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 #550
PPENT WORDS 110
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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 Book of maps / A cut in the skin
2 ____ Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004 Nintendo GameCube game) / Unmanned aircraft
3 City in which Universal Studios Florida is located / Auditory organ
4 Tarry / Insect that eats clothes
5 Intense / Wily trick
6 Device for keeping a ship still / An American, to a Brit
7 Mock / Reason to call a plumber, perhaps
8 The slightest notion / Waikiki wearable
9 Dark-colored hedgehog who first appeared in the 2001 video game Sonic Adventure 2 / Fictional detective Wolfe
10 Be a better gamer than / “____ a stupid question. . .”
PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Below
* Below
* “Don’t ____ and drive”
* Throng
* Four-time NBA All-Star Rajon
* Machine for vending newspapers
* Joint where the foot and leg meet
* It might be measured in radians
* Wrath
* Rightful possessor
* Reepicheep of The Chronicles of Narnia, for one
* Makers of the Lynx handheld game system
* Epic poem about the Trojan War
* Dry lake bed
* You might do this from the rooftops
* Fold on the front of a coat
* ____ bear (arctic animal)
* Port of ____

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* A Crypticrostic!
* A Framelinks!

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Wordy Wednesday 549: Touchword 29

WORDY WEDNESDAY #546
SECTION SIX 54 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz *
Tyler Hinman **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #547
ANACROSSWORD 32 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #548
ANACROSSWORD 33 (hint)

As of this writing, 11 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 #549
TOUCHWORD 29
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In a crossword, words cross each other; in this puzzle, they merely touch. More specifically, all answers read across, and every letter shares an edge with at least one identical letter either immediately above or immediately below. The top and bottom rows are considered adjacent.

Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to form the final answer, an 8-letter word.

1 Echo / Vase-shaped jug / Game show host Rayburn
2 Novice / “Down ____” (Men at Work song) / Pressing
3 “Taxation without representation is ____” / Salacious
4 Plastic wrap trademark / Device for putting text on paper
5 Scholar / Exploded, with “up” / Make changes to
6 Expressing approval / Meager
7 A felt hat / Certain speech impediment / Ward off, as a sword attack
8 Alexander Hamilton was among its founders: 2 wds.
9 Yield / The Handmaid’s ____ / Law
10 Student at a military academy / Towards shelter / Ace Ventura: When ____ Calls
11 Not wild / Everything Everywhere All at ____ / Trap
12 Feminine hygiene product / ____ on the cob / Rickman’s role in the Harry Potter films
13 Fruit from which wine is made / “This offer is not available in ____!” / Guitar player’s accessory
14 Shreds, as cheese / Bed Bath & Beyond purchase / Singer Perry
15 No ____ for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album) / “Do ____ others. . .” / Word on a mat

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "Reepicheep of The Chronicles of Narnia, for one"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 4: FINAL RESULTS!

FINAL SCORES

Here is a table of all of the participants and their scores (click to enlarge):

Participants are sorted by score (high to low), and then alphabetically (A to Z). The total number of points scored was 8400. Thus, the final money pool for the Food Bank for West Central Texas is $84.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank for West Central Texas will actually receive $336.00.

Head below the break for the actual solutions! If you're looking for more easy-ish puzzles in this style, remember to visit the actual Kevin's website every single Monday, or come back to this site in September when I plan to launch Season 5! The puzzles are already written and tested, so all that's left to do is wait patiently for September to roll around!

Wordy Wednesday 548: Anacrossword 33

WORDY WEDNESDAY #545
PENT WORDS 109 (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:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman *
Derek Allen **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #546
SECTION SIX 54 (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 #547
ANACROSSWORD 32 (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 #548
ANACROSSWORD 33
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Daren Bischel. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

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• Mississippi’s eastern neighbor
• Morse ____
• Star Wars: The ____ Awakens
• “I Want to Hold Your ____”
• According to ____ (strictly by the rules)
• 2019 film based on a Louisa May Alcott novel: 2 wds.
• Continue forward despite difficulty: 2 wds.
• Instrument for Sonny Rollins
• ____ Street (long-running PBS Kids show)
• Common gum flavoring
• Building for housing horses
• Fuss: hyph.
• A photographer looks through it
• Actress who played Ethel Mertz: 2 wds.
• Certain golf club
 

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 15-letter, 2-word answer for "Alexander Hamilton was among its founders"?
* Patron Puzzle #110, which will be delivered on July 8, 2023, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a Codewords.

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 4: Final hint and final week!

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 4"): click here

Episode 1 (The Writing on the Wall): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 5 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Baffling Banners): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 5 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (Humor Me): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Garden Paths): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 5 (Confounding Columns): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 6 (Window Pain): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 7 (Archer Rivals): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 8 (Just Horsing Around): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 9 (Meta) (The One and Only): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 100 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 8150. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank for West Central Texas is $81.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank for West Central Texas will actually receive $326.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, or the meta for 50 points, possibly with the aid of the hints. This week is your final chance to score points and earn money for the food bank! If you've solved all of these puzzles, or even if you haven't, make sure to visit the real Kevin's Puzzles site on which this series was loosely based! A new two-month series of puzzles will begin on that website at noon Central today, which should keep you very busy while you wait for Kevin's Puzzles at Home to resume!
 
Stay tuned next week for all of the solutions and the final results. Good luck!