WORDY WEDNESDAY #338
PATHFINDER 19 (answer)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #339
SNAKE CRISSCROSS 10 (hint)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #340
PENT WORDS 68
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 Foot digit / Break, as a law
2 Item calling the kettle black, possibly / Nova Scotia's capital
3 Grow more mature / ____ horizon
4 "____, My God, to Thee" (Christian hymn) / Not naughty
5 Surf and ____ (seafood/steak combo) / Gentle breeze
6 2020 Presidential hopeful Buttigieg / Red-breasted birds
7 Wolfed down / Film producer Boll
8 Bookmaker's concern / Spiny sea creature
9 Interval that's an octave larger than a second / "Rudimentary" programming language
10 Greek mythological character who flew too close to the sun / MacLachlan of Twin Peaks
PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Slender instrument used to explore a wound
* "____ and Nail" (Foreigner song)
* Aquafina alternative
* Certain sled dog
* Hilton of celebrity gossip
* Overturn
* Main character's name in The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
* ____ drab
* "All the News That's Fit to ____" (The New York Times slogan)
* Material for some gloves
* ____, Wind & Fire (pop music band)
* National Baseball Hall of Fame member Banks
* Addams family butler
* Shrink back in reaction to pain
* Like some hair dryers
* Libyan currency unit
* Using few words
* Worshipper of Shiva
COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* A truly ominous sequel!
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