Wordy Wednesday 439: Put a Ring on It & Wordy Wednesday 440: Pent Words 88

WORDY WEDNESDAY #437
WE HAVE EVERYTHING WRONG! (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 *
Karen Spencer **
Stephen Potter **
Jason Boomer **
John Bulten **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #438
HOGGLE (hint)

As of this writing, 4 people have solved this puzzle. I warned you that this one was tough, so absolutely avail yourself of this hint. 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 #439
PUT A RING ON IT
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #440
PENT WORDS 88
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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 “Report: Facebook Crashed After ____ Zuckerberg Failed CAPTCHA One Too Many Times” (headline from Christian satirical news site The Babylon Bee) / Crisp apple variety after which Apple’s failed gaming console was named

2 Gosling of Drive (2011) / Certain spotted cat

3 “____ or treat!” / Snares for animals

4 Cremated remains / Be real

5 Certain spotted cat / Rowing implement

6 Make ____ (correct a mistake) / ____ Stew (children’s book by Bill Wallace)

7 Low digit / Kidnappers

8 Not closed / Large-eared fox

9 43,560 square feet / Computer nerd, say

10 Male organ of a flower / Edible container at an ice cream parlor

PENTOMINOES:

* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER

* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER

* ____ of drawers

* ____ lazuli

* Board game related to Gomoku in which you can win either by aligning five of your pieces or by capturing five pairs of your opponent’s pieces

* Subdivision of an act

* ____ noir (wine)

* Brief film appearance, perhaps

* Japanese egg noodles

* Counterparts of ventricles

* Sanka offering

* Maid of ____

* “We Didn’t ____ the Fire” (Billy Joel hit)

* Sharon of $5 a Day (2008)

* Leonard Marx, familiarly

* “Don't ____ it until you've tried it!”

* British currency units

* Become wed

* Charlie of Two and a Half Men

* Laurie of The Hustler (1961)

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's an 11-letter word for "Like gneiss or schist"?

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