Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 9, Episode 5: Musical Letter Chairs

PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 9"): click here
Episode 1 (This One's for the Dogs!): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Scintillating Sci-Fi): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Hopefully Not "Sew" Much Harder): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Why Can't We Be Friends?): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 19 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece. 
 
The total number of points scored is 3700. Thus, the current money pool for Palm Beach County Food Bank is $37.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $148.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, possibly with the aid of the hint.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 9, EPISODE 5:
MUSICAL LETTER CHAIRS
As a pup, Kevin enjoyed this party game in which players scramble to get seated and not get eliminated.

COLUMN A
1. Sewing strand
2. Parody
3. Fourth-year college student
4. A type of skiing
5. Climb, as a mountain
6. Snickers ingredient
7. Dire
8. Apparel
9. Indicator light
10. Rotated, as a crank
11. Was home to
12. Jasper’s partner in crime in 101 Dalmatians
 
COLUMN B
• Exterminator’s target
• Distinguishing quality
• Inputs a phone number
• Passenger car in a three-box configuration
• Be in agreement
• Indian stringed instrument
• Drench
• Absolutely apparent
• Tricks of the ____
• Loud, unpleasant sound
• Emaciated
• Not over

COLUMN C
• Washington bills
• Skipjack or albacore
• Moved smoothly along a surface
• ____ monster (venomous lizard)
• Jack and Jill’s water holder
• Lyric poems
• A couple’s romantic night out
• “____ My Love (To Your New Lover)” (Adele song)
• Acidic in taste
• McDonald’s logo feature
• Elder Futhark symbol
• Mix, as ingredients

(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 5's hint and Episode 6's puzzle. Good luck!

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