ANSWERS: Building Fences

It's been roughly two weeks since I posted my "Building Fences" puzzle, so now it's time for me to reveal the answers! But first, a list of people who have solved it:

• Grant Fikes ****
• Paolo Pasco ****
• Adam Weaver ****
• Mom ****
• Eric Maddy ****
• Sam Levitin ****
• Debbie Underwood ****
• Tyler Hinman ****
• Christian H.P. ****
• M. Sean Molley ****

Now just head below the break for the answers, as well as some user comments (there's a lot of them this time around!).

In case you can't make out the words above, here are the answers in text format:

1. Swipe, 2. Witch, 3. Chock, 4. Kick, 5. Cider, 6. Death, 7. Knack, 8. Kidman, 9. Except, 10. Pitt, 11. Cavett, 12. Vance, 13. Chan, 14. Misha, 15. Dhalsim, 16. Thane, 17. Coin, 18. Cortex, 19. Tête, 20. Techno, 21. Nash, 22. NASL, 23. Lanolin, 24. Tooned, 25. Fine, 26. Broil, 27. Bettr, 28. A Button, 29, Bang, 30. Filbert, 31, Butte, 32. Bending, 33. Dill, 34. Othello, 35. Reset, 36. Hottest, 37. Tycho, 38. Tendency, 39. Deedle, 40. Thickes, 41. Chip, 42. Chap, 43. Champeen, 44. Ramped

The outermost posts spell out the question WHO CREATED THE DRAMA PICKET FENCES? (Well, technically, it's a comedy-drama, but that phrase doesn't exactly fit), and the answer to that is DAVID E. KELLEY

Solver Grant Fikes "Had to look that one up. I also am not up on my Supernatural, Street Fighter, Macbeth, New York Cosmos, and U.S. Acres, but I didn't need to look those nonessential things up."

Well, you'd be grumpy too if you were the only female character in U.S. Acres...

Solver Paolo Pasco "Just noticed the tie-in to the "fences" theme. Really good meta!"

Solver Adam Weaver "...managed to do this without looking anything up (except the final answer). It was a big help knowing that the outside spelled out a message."

Solver M. Sean Molley had been absent for a while, so he sent me the answers to not only this puzzle, but the previous one ("Squeezed in the Middle") as well. Unfortunately, I had already posted the answers to "Squeezed" roughly 22 hours before he sent his answers, so I can't give him credit for that one, but I can credit him for solving this one! Anyways, he said that "I have never actually played [Monster Rancher] or watched the TV show ... but I recognize their names! :)"

Solver Tyler Hinman wondered "Why the var. tag on FILBERT?" Well, it's because Filburt's name is usually spelled with a "U", but that's not always the case.

"Oh, fishsticks..."

Solver Christian H.P. noted that he "Love[s] Picket Fences.  Best Holly Marie Combs show ever!"

Solver Sam Levitin said that this was an "Interesting puzzle type. Very enjoyable."