Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 6, Episode 7: Work Your Magic

PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 6"): click here
Episode 1 (A High-Tec Puzzle): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 23 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Hopefully Not "Sew" Hard): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 21 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Color My World): 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 4 (Another Baseball Baffler): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (Confusing Columns): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 23 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 6 (Arcane Archipelago): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.
 
The total number of points scored is 6250. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $62.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $250.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hint.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 6, EPISODE 7:
WORK YOUR MAGIC
Kevin’s favorite magic trick is turning words into other words by rearranging their letters; his second favorite is arranging numbers to make their sums equal in every row and every column.
1. ____ finger
2. Furniture store offering
3. Vigilant
4. ____ Day (September holiday)
5. Perfect
6. Stitch of Lilo & Stitch is one
7. Musical symbols
8. Hollow rock with a crystal-lined interior
9. “Home on the ____”
10. Ahead of schedule
11. Arm joint
12. Rich German cake
13. Brick of metal
14. Titles
15. Gather, as grain or information
16. Sesame Street’s grouchy resident
17. Word puzzle using pictures
18. Blazing
19. Metalworking tool
20. Boléro composer
21. Enthusiastic
22. Murder, She ____ (1984-1996 TV series)
23. Certain heron
24. Jumped
25. Jouster’s need

(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 7's hint and Episode 8's puzzle. Good luck!

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