PUZZLE #175: Compound Crosswords 2

PUZZLE #175

COMPOUND CROSSWORDS 2

Fit the words hinted at by the clues into the nine grids below so that the two words in each grid combine to create a two-word phrase. There may be multiple possibilities for these phrases, but there's only one way that all the words will fit in all of the grids.

Once each grid is filled out, the pink letters in each grid will spell out the FINAL ANSWER: a compound word.

CLUES
* Alabama birthplace of Hank Aaron
* Bandicoot who made a comeback with The N. Sane Trilogy in 2017
* Comix _____ (Sega Genesis game)
* Daughter of a duke
* Difficult, like a Friday crossword
* Dot at the end of some sentences
* Henry _____ (current Nickelodeon show about a superhero's sidekick)
* Kingfisher or king penguin, e.g.
* Last name of Fred Flintstone's boss
* Los Angeles soccer team
* Peanut butter partner
* Pentagon-shaped baseball plate
* Rear Window actress _____ Kelly
* Shape of the Sega Dreamcast's logo
* Stylish 2011 neo-noir film starring Ryan Gosling
* Throw, like dice
* What a Match Game contestant needs to fill in
* Word following "golf" or "obstacle"

Once you think you know what the FINAL ANSWER is, send it to either redhead64@chartermi.net or itsredhead64@gmail.com (though I'm more likely to check the second one) and I'll put your name on a solvers list once I post the answers in about two weeks. You can also use those email addresses to give me some comments and feedback (or get a hint from me in exchange for a "hint star", more details for that are on the sidebar to the right) or send me the answer to last week's puzzle, if you haven't already figured it out. If you have a printer and want to solve this puzzle on paper, just head below the break for a version you can print out!