Wordy Wednesday 534: Framelinks 17

WORDY WEDNESDAY #532
CODEWORDS 23 (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:
Cathy Bowen *
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Ezra Brauner **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #533
SNAKE CRISSCROSS 22 (hint)
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WORDY WEDNESDAY #534
FRAMELINKS 17
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Fill in the empty squares in the diagram with the given letters to form words.
Arrange the letters in the shaded squares to form the final answer, an 8-letter word.

A A A A A A A A A A A A   B B B   C C C C   D   E E E E E E E   F   H H   I I I I   K K   M M M M   N
O O O O O O O   P P P P   R R   S S S S S   T T T T T T T T   U   W   Y   Z
 
COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's a 5-letter word for "Character voiced by Chris Pratt in a 2023 movie"?
* What's a 6-letter word for "Car from a series of Disney movies which is emblazoned with the number 53"?

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