WORDY WEDNESDAY #341
THE OMINOUS PENTHOUSE 2 (answer)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #342
DIV IDE DIN TOT RIP LES 7 (hint)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #343
TOUCHWORD 16
In a crossword, words cross each other; in this puzzle, they merely touch. More specifically, 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 † “New Law Requires You To Listen To ____ Thunberg Lecture Before Purchasing Gasoline” / † “Breaking: Health Officials ____ Portland To Prevent Spread Of Communism”
2 Review / Music style with syncopated rhythm
3 Emergency / Messages sent by wire
4 Illusionist Angel / Fashion / A slang term for marijuana
5 Classic Asian dish: 2 wds. / Skin disease cured by Jesus, according to the New Testament
6 Restaurant chain serving breakfasts / American Indian dwelling, perhaps / Substitute representative
7 Thorough: hyph. / Spot, as of ink / Shrewd
8 † “____ Mounting Pressure From Snopes, Babylon Bee Writers Forced To Admit They Are Not Real Journalists” / “Obey Your ____” (Sprite slogan) / Professional boxer Tyson ____
9 Cow features / Titles for knights / The color blue, in heraldry
10 † “Nation Worried About Having No Idea What's Going On If There's No State Of The Union ____” / † “Nation Surprised To Learn Time ____ Still In Print”
11 1994 movie about a seal / Tribute / Where to find coal
12 Start of a poker pot / Actor Pauly / † “Toddlers ____ Ransom Of Goldfish Crackers For Return Of Sunday School Teacher”
13 Goddesses associated with destiny / Worn out / † "NBA Now Requiring All Players To ____ For Chinese National Anthem"
14 Islamic leader’s legal decree / Toddlers & ____ / Powdered drink mix brand
15 Got bigger / “Barbie Girl” band / Giving a diatribe
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