Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 10, Episode 8: Cruel Crisscross

PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 10"): click here
Episode 1 (Crazy Clocks): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Before and After): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tabletop Talk): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Scrambled Crossword): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (Mystifying Midpoints): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 6 (More Horsing Around): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 7 (Tales of the Cryptogram): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored 6275. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank of West Central Texas is $62.75. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank of West Central Texas will actually receive $251.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN'S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 10, EPISODE 8:
CRUEL CRISSCROSS
(click here for a PDF version)
Kevin’s name isn’t Criss, but he’s definitely feeling cross! Can you find a way to put these words into the grid?
ADIEU BEAST BINGE CAPER CARRY CATCH CHEAT DWELL FUNGI FUROR GREED HYENA INPUT LASSO LIEGE LIMIT LLAMA MAFIA MOTIF OCCUR RUMBA SCARF SERVO SINUS SWEPT TEETH TRACT TUTOR UTTER WAFER YACHT ZEBRA

(This illustration by Infernal is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 8's hint and Episode 9's puzzle, a meta requiring the 8 previous answers to be solved. Good luck!

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