Wordy Wednesday 564: Codewords 26

WORDY WEDNESDAY #561
SPICY GERMAN SAUSAGE (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 **
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Randy Rogers **
Kenneth Wilson **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
Tower **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #562
CODEWORDS 25 (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 #563
ANACROSSWORD 35 (hint)

As of this writing, 12 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!

THE END OF DOUBLE WORDY WEDNESDAYS

In order to simplify my blogging workflow, I will no longer post two Wordy Wednesdays on the last Wednesday of the month. Going forward, there will only be one Wordy Wednesday every week. Between Wordy Wednesday and Kevin's Puzzles at Home, I'm still offering over 75 free puzzles every year, so I'm hoping that I will be forgiven. I'm working on a new project that I hope to launch in 2024, and while I was at first concerned that I'd have to reduce my output much more than that (such as by cancelling Wordy Wednesdays during Kevin's Puzzles at Home), I feel pretty confident that such a drastic measure won't be necessary. I look forward to announcing my new project. . . and if I end up having egg on my face, lesson learned.

WORDY WEDNESDAY #564
CODEWORDS 26
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In the crossword puzzle above, every letter is represented by an integer from 1 through 26. You must decipher the code to reveal the words.

Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to spell the final answer, an eight-letter word.
 

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "Mythological enchantress who lived on the island of Aeaea"?
* Patron Puzzle #113, which will be delivered on October 8, 2023, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a Framelinks.

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