Wordy Wednesday 572: Foxgeryptics 18

WORDY WEDNESDAY #570
PENT WORDS 114 (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 **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Randy Rogers **
Kevin Orfield **
Patrick Jordan *
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
SquishmallowsUnited **
Tower **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #571
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS 14 (hint)

As of this writing, 11 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. 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!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #572
FOXGERYPTICS 18
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Insert a single letter in each space of each grid so that each row and column spells a word from left to right or top to bottom (including the given letters outside the grid).

Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to form the final answer, a Scrabble-legal (unhyphenated, uncapitalized, etc.) 8-letter word.

 

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What city has 71 streets named “Peachtree”?

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

Wordy Wednesday 571: Divided Into Columns 14

WORDY WEDNESDAY #569
FRAMELINKS 20 (answer)

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Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Randy Rogers *
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
Tower **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #570
PENT WORDS 114 (hint)

As of this writing, 12 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. 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!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #571
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS 14
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Cindy Heisler. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

Dish of stir-fried noodles and veggies: 2 wds. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                               61 40 46 15 73 07 20 81
Six feet, in nautical terms __ __ __ __ __ __
                            72 37 27 05 68 21
Feature of a horse’s or deer’s foot __ __ __ __
                                    66 38 30 32
America’s Got Talent judge Mandel __ __ __ __ __
                                  57 55 53 79 44
Red-coated breed of gundog: 2 wds. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                   08 36 58 50 52 70 11 39 01 25 47
1996 film in which John Travolta __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
    plays a telekinetic genius   31 54 51 74 63 41 18 14 09 60
“Hot” object tossed in a party game __ __ __ __ __ __
                                    49 69 12 34 03 19
Former region that split into Zimbabwe and Zambia __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                                  23 35 29 24 71 42 75 77
Paired cutting blades __ __ __ __ __ __
                      64 33 48 17 10 26
Smart aleck: 2 wds. __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                    06 45 76 62 78 67 16
Sorcery __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
        56 59 43 65 80 04 22 28 13 02

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* A pair of Foxgeryptics!

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

Wordy Wednesday 570: Pent Words 114

WORDY WEDNESDAY #568
ANACROSSWORD 36 (answer)

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Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Derek Allen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Nan **
Randy Rogers *
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **
Tower **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #569
FRAMELINKS 20 (hint)

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #570
PENT WORDS 114
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Daren Bischel. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

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 Edible fish of the herring family / Coloring agent
2 Lissome / Zones
3 Execution from a gallows / Camping bed
4 Grumble / Hellmann’s product, briefly
5 Unwell / Create, as a never-before-seen device or process
6 Holberg Suite composer Edvard / Malevolence
7 Beagle biter / Public officer authorized to witness signatures
8 “Night ____” (Bob Seger song) / Lying on one’s chest and stomach
9 Crash and ____ / Cream of ____ (potassium acid tartrate)
10 “Where we’re going, we don’t need ____.” (Back to the Future quote) / Coin-shaped object at an arcade
PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Sorrow
* Express sorrow
* Wide
* Silverman of stand-up
* Expert
* Certain red wine grape
* ____ Management (2003 Sandler/Nicholson film)
* Duck hunter’s lure
* Chef’s garment
* Los Angeles NHL team
* Stir up, as a fire
* “2 ____ 2 Quit” (MC Hammer song)
* Get out
* Baker’s leaven
* Restaurant patron
* The Sound of ____ (1965 film)
* Long (for)
* From ____ to finish

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 10-letter word for "1996 film in which John Travolta plays a telekinetic genius"?

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

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 5: FINAL RESULTS!

FINAL SCORES

Here is a table of all of the participants and their scores (click to enlarge):

Participants are sorted by score (high to low), and then alphabetically (A to Z). The total number of points scored 8550. Thus, the final money pool for the Food Bank for Larimer County is $85.50. Four anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank for Larimer County will actually receive $427.50. The total amount of money raised by Kevin's Puzzles at Home for various food banks now stands at $1,759.50.

Head below the break for the actual solutions! If you're looking for more easy-ish puzzles in this style, remember to visit the actual Kevin's website every single Monday, or come back to this site in January 2024 when I plan to launch Season 6! Seasons 6 and 7 are already written, putting me quite a bit ahead of the curve! Hope y'all enjoy them!

Wordy Wednesday 569: Framelinks 20

WORDY WEDNESDAY #567
HEX PATHFINDER 34 (answer)

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Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Derek Allen **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #568
ANACROSSWORD 36 (hint)

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #569
FRAMELINKS 20
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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, a Scrabble-legal (unhyphenated, uncapitalized, etc.) 8-letter word.

A A A A A A A   B   C C   D   E E E E E E E E E E E E   F F F   G   H H H   I I   K   L L L L L    M M M
N N    O O O O O O O   P   R R R R R R R   S S S S   T T T T T T   U   X   Y

 

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 5-letter word for "____ Management (2003 Sandler/Nicholson film)"?

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

Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 5: Final hint and final week!

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 5"): click here

Episode 1 (Veg Out): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 20 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Baseball Baffler): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 20 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (Musical Arrangement): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 20 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (The Name Game): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 5 (The Concise Cinema Critic): 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 (Nine Letters, All Alone): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 7 (Crossword Examination): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 8 ("Five" Got a Problem): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 11 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 9 (Meta) (The Words of the Profits): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 100 points apiece.

 

The total number of points scored is 8450. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank for Larimer County is $84.50. Four anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank for Larimer County will actually receive $422.50. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, or the meta for 50 points, possibly with the aid of the hints. This week is your final chance to score points and earn money for the food bank!
 
Stay tuned next week for all of the solutions and the final results. Good luck!

Wordy Wednesday 568: Anacrossword 36

WORDY WEDNESDAY #566
SECTION SIX 56 (answer)

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Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Derek Allen **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Randy Rogers **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley *
Sam Levitin **
Tower **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #567
HEX PATHFINDER 34 (hint)

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #568
ANACROSSWORD 36
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This puzzle contains words suggested by patron Bonnie Veenschoten and patron Darkbeat. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77
• A Tale of Two ____
• Seashore
• Abbott’s comedy partner
• Football player’s error
• Toy dog breed originating from China
• ____ Ann (1997-2000 Disney Channel series)
• Certain piece of cookware
• Piece of paper
• Seattle-based coffeehouse chain
• Proposal
• College course summary
• Bean curd
• Attribute
• Like a very large closet, perhaps: hyph.

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* A Framelinks!
* Patron Puzzle #114, which will be delivered on November 8, 2023, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a Super Pent Words.

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